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invested by an estimated 100000
Americans
Mr.. Wilson contended that Cen
eral Electrics present margins of
profit are lower than they should
be to provide the necessary cushion
against any sudden drop in the
market and to assure continued
progress in industrial achievement
He said that for nine months OF
1948 the company earned IA per
cent on each sales dollar, as COM
pared to 124 per cent in 1910 and
93 in 1888, which he called de-
preston year.
Mr.. Wilson pointed out that three
groups seek to share in the benefits
of industrial progress-the customer,
the worker and the investor.
Constant raises in wages and
salary, to the extent they are not
balanced by comparable increase
in output per man hour, can only
result in higher prices" Mr.. Wilson
continued. 1T follows that unless
prices are to keep on climbing
higher wages can be paid only out
of the increased productivity of la
Dor. And to achieve that there must
be greater capital investment per
worker. So it is that in the long
run labor can gain only as American
industry itself continues to prosper
and expand"
Later in the day the committee
Is scheduled to hear M. E. Coyle
executive vice president of General
Motors Corp.
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Gift of House
Saves Man From
YuIe Eviction

SAN FERNANDO. Calf. Dec. 20
1T will be a merry Christmas after
all for Leslie H. Lawrence, As
partly-crippled janitor, his wife and
their II children.
Word got around that they were
to be evicted Christmas Eve from
their tent dwelling because of health
restrictions. The tent is on a lot
they own. Also on the lot is the
foundation of a house they never
built because of lack of money and
illness.
Saturday men and materials ar
rived. BY nightfall the framework
of three-room bungalow and
garage was up.
Members Of a local Elks lodge and
their friends, who are financing the
venture and doing the actual con-
struction too, plan to have the house
ready by Christmas Eve. There also
will be Christmas tree and
presents
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3 Men Face CHARGES
In Passing Bogus Bills

Charges were to be placed today
against three men in the attempted
passing of bogus $40 bills at the
Charles Town (W. Va race track
on its closing day Saturday.
The Secret Service here said West
Virginia State police took the mer
into custody when the suspects at
tempted to sell counterfeit currency
to a track official. The Secret
Service believes the men may be
connected with a large-scale ring
that has been passing fake money
IN the East recently.
The men were to be taken before
a United States commissioner today
for formal charges, an official said.
None of the bills actually was
passed but some were produced at
betting windows. Thirteen counter
felt bills were seized from two of
the men and the third man was said
to have been present when the
passing attempt was made.
The three men are from the New
York area, as was another counter
felt suspect picked up in Baltimore
about 10 days ago. The Secret
Service recently issued a warning
against food of bogus $40 and $40
bills that have appeared in the East
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disabled motorboat, a Coast Guard
spokesman said.
The Coast Guard identified per-
sons on board the motorboat as
Milton Wilson, Hampton, Va; Guy
West, Hampton, and Nelson Reed,
Newport News, Va.
The Hunt sent out an sos when
it sprang leak about miles south
of Tangier Island in Chesapeake
Bay. and two Coast Guard craft
answered. One, a 52-toot picket
boat, turned back to its base on
account of weather, the Coast
Guard said
The motorboat is owned by the
w. P. Hunt Co. of Hampton and is
used for towing oil oarges in Chesa-
peake Bay, member Of the firm
said. Mr. Wilson was reported to
be skipper OF the Hunt.
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|C. Aubrey Smith, Who Portrayed
BHtishers in Films, Dies at IS
Character Actor
Had Only Recently
Completed Role
By the Associated Press

BEVERLY HILLS, Calf, Dec. 20
&C. Aubrey Smith, the personifica-
ton of the distinguished Britisher
in films and in person, died today
at IS.
Active in movies almost until his
death, Sir Aubrey only recently had
finished a role in Little Women
He died at his home, and few of his
| friends were aware he was seriously
i'll. although he had been suffering
for some time from a heart ailment
The octogenarian actor was a sort
Of untitled head of the British COL
ony in Hollywood, and returned
only few months ago from a visit
to his native country.
Born in London July 81, 1868, he
had been on the stage and screen
since 1892. But his first fame came
as cricketeer and as captain of a
Cambridge University team and of
English teams which invaded Aus
tralia and South Africa.
At the end of his South African
tour, he stayed on to work in the
Johannesburg stock exchange, but
in 1890 returned to London and a
financial career. Two years Of that
made him decide business was not
for him, and he made his profess
sional stage debut with a company
touring the provinces.
His debut was in 1892 at Has
tings, England, in play entitled
The Idler"
Since 1915 he had appeared in
movies including The Prisoner OF
Zenda,' Little Lord Fauntleroy,"
Garden of Allah" Romeo and
Juliet" "Lloyds of London China
Seas" "Clive of India" Lives of a
Bengal Lancer" Queen Christina, !"
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Cleopatra" and "Unconquered," tc
name few.
His stage work. of which. he once
said my most pleasant memories
are those connected with the the
ater," included Hamlet" "The
Light That Failed" and THE Con-
slant Wife" He played command
performances for Kings Edward VII
and George v, appeared with Sir
Johnston Forbes Robertson, Ellen
Terry. Mrs. Patrick Campbell, Maude
Adams and Ethel Barrymore
Sir Aubrey was made command
er of the Order of the British En-
pire by the King of England in 1888
The award was made in recognition
of his outstanding service in max
ing people happy through enter
tainnent.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs
Isabel Mary Smith; daughter,
Mrs. Honor Cobb, and two grand
children. Funeral arrangements are
pending.
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Accidental Suffocation
Ruled in Infants Death

A certificate of accidental death
by suffocation was issued yesterday
by Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
in the death of 6-week-old Brenda
Joyce Davis.
According to police, the mother,
Mrs. Dorothy Helen Davis, 80, of
1924 Eleventh street NV, took the
baby into her bed yesterday morning
When Mrs. Davis awoke about 7
O'Clock she noticed the infant was
unconscious. She called police and
an ambulance from Emergency Hos
pital responded. The baby was
pronounced dead about 8:15 am.
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Dog Holds OFF Rescuers
OF Youth After Accident
BY the Assoeiotsd Press


NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 2O.-Donnie
Varndo, 10, lay helpless in the
woods all night after a hunting
accident, but rescuers could not
go near him until they made peace
with a dog standing guard
Donnie was paralyzed from the
waist down in a fall from a tree
while trying to retrieve a squirrel
he had shot near his home al
Varnado, La.
Searchers found him the next
day. but they could not remove
him until members of the family
were called to placate his hunting
dog.
The youth was at Charity Hospital
today for treatment.
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rather than transfer employees and
functions to three other agencies.
At any rate, the final decision
rests with the White House, Budget
Bureau and of course, Congress,
which would have to authorize the
extensions. The Budget Bureau now
is wrestling with the problem to
decide whether such a recommended
ton should be made to Congress.
WAA officials say they are operat-
ing on the assumption that they
will be out of business by February
%. But at the same time they
have their eyes on the Budget Bu-
reau and acknowledge that any
thing could happen"
\ X
MARITIME-There is good
chance that the Maritime Commis-
sion will ask Congress for money
to pay those Maritime employees who
worked without pay during the week
last year that the agency was closed
because of lack Of funds.
Because of difficulties with the
House Appropriations Committee,
the agency was forced to shut down
for one week. Some faithful Mari
time employees went to work anyway
even though they knew they would
not get paid for it.
Subsequently, "Maritime's top Of
ficials asked for and were given
enough money to pay their own
salaries for that week. Now, be-
cause of the grumblings of some of
the rank-and-file employees, it is
reported that Maritime will ask
Congress that these workers be paid
as well.
Note: In justice to Maritime's
top officials, it should be said that
some Of them contributed their
weeks pay to charity and one
divided the money among his Office
force. But that does not gainsay
the fact that those Maritime work.
ers who did work that week deserve
to get paid for it. And it is
reported that Maritime will ask
Congress for enough money to do
just that.
4
UNNECESSARY JITTERS-This
Is the time of year when more than
300 employees in the Commerce De-
partment's Of1ces of International
Trades and Voluntary Agreements
begin to get the jitters.
That's because the departments
export control and voluntary agree
ments authority expires on February
20 and needs annual legislative
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authority from Congress to con.
tinue their functions.
So, just in case, Commerce Is pre-.
pairing to hand out 30-day dispissa
notices to these employees. But it Is
more or less of a formality. There
is every indication that Congress
will vote the necessary authority
and appropriations to continue these
programs. The employees involved
really have nothing to worry about
BAD NEWS-This is also the time
OF year when the Budget Bureau
notifies all Federal departments and
agencies as to what the President
has decided on their next years
budget requests that will be SUBJ
mitted to Congress.
And this year, practically every
agency has had their budget re-
quests slashed by the Budget Bu-
reau and the White House. Strict
economy is the rule for next wear
and practically all expansion re-
quests have been eliminated, other
than those deemed absolutely neces-
sary.
Most bureaus won't have to re.
trench or dismiss present employees
But, with several exceptions, the
hiring of new personnel has beer
held to a rock-bottom minimum.
X X X X
SILENCE is GOLDEN-Admin.
istration officials have passed the
word down the line to Government
agencies not to engage in any pub.
lie controversies with the Hoove,
Commission prior to. the Hoover
units report to Congress next
month.
Several Federal bureaus are
straining at the leash to challenge
openly some Of the statements made
by Hoover spokesmen and task force
reports regarding their operations.
But administration officials fee
that no constructive purpose will
be gained by public debate on the
report before it is officially SUBJ
mitted to Congress. And even then
it is a good bet that President Tru-
man will not permit any agency tc
propagandize openly against the
Hoover recommendations If he
agrees with the particular Hoover
unit recommendation.
1t will be only in cases where the
White House does not agree with
proposals that the agencies affected
will be allowed to slug out the issue
in public. And that won't be per-
mitted until after the entire Hoover
report is submitted to Congress next
month.
ELECTION-Arthur Motley, as.
sistant director of the Bureau Of
Employment Security in charge oil
the United States Employment
Service. has been elected president
of the District chapter Of the In
ternational Association Of Public
Employment Services.
Elected vice presidents were Sam
Howard and Nettie Shapiro of the
local USES office: Helena Hines of
USES was chosen secretary: and
Dorothy Reifkin of the Bureau of
Employment Security was elected
treasurer.
u Il Il
SICK LEAVE-Here's a break for
war service and temporary en-
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Ten Persons Injured
In Traffic Accidents
Due 10 Icy Roads

Weekend trafnc accidents at
tributed to slippery roads resulted in
injuries to 10 in nearby Maryland
and Virginia areas. A victim of an
earlier accident died yesterday. Eight
of the injured were from the Dis
trict.
A George Washington University
student suffered back injuries today
when he was struck by a skiddine
Montgomery County school bus.
Police said Dom E. Cassity, %
of 65O3 Fairfax road, Bethesda, Md.
was hit by a bus driven by Mrs
Ada Windsor on Gradley boulevard
near Leland street, Chevy Chase
He was taken to Suburban Hospital
Bethesda.
No charges were placed against
Mrs. Windsor. The bus was filled
with children, but none was hurt.
Five District residents were in
jured in a collision yesterday on
Route 240 near Henderson's Corner,
five miles north of Gaithersburg.
DR.. Leo T. Brown, 46, of 1921 New
Hampshire avenue NV, driver of
one of the cars involved, told police
his car skidded when he applied the
brakes. DR.. Brown and his two sons,
Henry. Is, and Peter, II, were taken
to Suburban Hospital. Henry was
thrown through the windshield and
was badly cut about the neck. The
full extent of his injuries were un-
determined the hospital said.
Woman Doctor Injured.
Injured in the second automobile
were DR.. Ann T. Swing, 38, Of 1915
Kalorama road NV, and the driver,
William E. Williamson, As, of the
1000 block of Kalorama road NV.
They also were taken to Suburban
Hospital, where DR.. Swing was
treated for severe head cuts and
internal injuries Mr.. Williamson
was treated and released. The
Gaithersburg Washington Grove
Rescue Squad used two ambulances
in transporting victims of the acci-
dent to the hospital.
Three Washington residents were
injured in a collision yesterday on
No. highway near Woodbridge, Va,
which police blamed on the slip
perry road.
All the injured were occupants
of one car They were Mrs. Ann
Belfeld, SO, of 4531 Kansas avenue
NV. who suffered a fractured wrist
and lacerated leg; Mrs. Laura Hutt,
55, of 1882 S street Sc, whose
shoulder was broken, and George
Brenneman, 55, of 4730 Illinois ave-
nue. NV, the driver, who was
treated for head cuts. All were
treated at Alexandria Hospital.
Alexandria Man Hurt.
Guydell Harris, 48, of 1119 King
street, Alexandria, escaped serious
injury when knocked down by a
car yesterday. He was
treated at Alexandria Hospital for
minor injuries and released.
Thomas w. Miller, IS, of 1920
Thirty eighth avenue, Brentwood,
died yesterday in Leland Memorial
Hospital at Riverdale Of injuries
last Monday when he was
struck by an automobile.
Mr.. Miller and his wife were
knocked down by car as they were
crossing the Baltimore Boulevard IN
Hyattsville. Mr.. Miller suffered a
fractured skull and leg. His wife.
who was. less seriously injured, was
reported in fair condition today at
the hospital.
CIV Student Hit by Bus. -
Hyattsville police placed a tech
nical charge of manslaughter against
Raymond Smith. jr.,,s Is, of East
driver Of the car that
struck the Millers. A hearing is set
for January l at Hyattsville Police
Court
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Damaged Boat, ; Aboard.
Beached in Chesapeake
BY the Associated Press

NORFOLK, Va, Dec. 20.-The 75-
foot motorboat Hunt Brothers was
beached early today in shallow va
ter at the mouth of Onancock
Creek, on the Virginia Eastern
Shore of Chesapeake Bay. Coast
Guard headquarters reported.
A tug from Onancock stood by
while the Coast Guard cutter Vio-
let continued to proceed to the
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Illdt Cucy are
baking at the
job because they
don't want to
take on the add
ed responsible
ties with all of
the headaches
involved.
S m e argu-
mentS are being
made that it
would be more
economical to let
WAA continue
in oper a ton
with its rapidly
dwindlin0 staff
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Wide Hunt for Fugitive
In Baltimore HoIdup
Ended in Virginia

A lone Virginia State trooper
boarding bus on hunch, put ar
end late yesterday to a wide search
for Baltimore holdup suspect. who
had eluded hundreds of policemen
for two days.
The suspect. John Edward Webb
jr., %, of Grottoes, Va. and Balri-
more, is being held in the Rocking
ham County jail. Harrisonburg, Va.
under $4,000 bond on a fugitive
warrant for Maryland
Sergt. Sam Walton of the State
police said Webb told him he woulc
not waive eXtradition. Sergt. Wal.
ton also said a suitcase belonging
to Webb was later taken off bus
at Charlottesville after Webb was
arrested
The suitcase contained clothir"
a % caliber pistol and a camera
Sergt. Walton said. Film in the
camera was being developed this
morning.
Wild Chase Followed Holdups.
Webb is accused of perpetratine
two Baltimore holdups Friday night
then leading a corps of policemen
on a wild 95-mile- -per-hour chase
through Howard and Prince Georges
Counties into Montgomery County
Although the suspect wrecked a
stolen car near Burtonsville on the
Sandy SpringLaurel road, he fled
from the scene before pursuing po-
licemen could nab him.
Webb was arrested on a Trail
ways bus yesterday. II miles west
of Charlottesville. by Virginia State
Trooper E. c. Riner. He was un-
armed and offered no resistance.
Trooper Riner said he decided to
board the bus because the trail had
become hot" in the Staunton-
Charlottesville area. He spotted
Webb Immediately from a descrip-
ton furnished by the Maryland
State police, and placed him under
arrest. The mans wife, Mrs. Mary
Elizabeth Webb, was with him.
Police Cooperation Praised.
In addition to the Friday burg
larles, Webb is wanted by Baltimore
police for questioning in connection
with series of recent holdups.
Gn Baltimore, Capt. Henry J
Kriss, chief of detectives, went be-
fore grand jury tcday to present
the case against Webb.
(He described Webb's capture as
"another good piece of police work.
We had splendid cooperation from
the police of Catonsville, Ellicott
City and the Virginia State police y
According to the police, Webb,s
identity was established after they
developed roll of film found in the
car wrecked near Burtonsville. The
pictures were of a Catonsville, Md,
girl. who directed police to the
mother of the suspect. The mother
said Webb's wife lived in Grottoes.
Meanwhile, Virginia police learned
that an automobile had been driven
into a mill race near Grottoes. They
drained it and found the car, un-
occupied
The car had been stolen Saturday
night from. the garage Of Robert S.
1NOHldS, 1U4 SullIlyslue Todu, OllFeI
Spring.
Then they found that Webb and
his wife had left for Staunton.
Webb was to be given a hearing
in Trial Justice Court in Harrison
burg t-.s afternoon on charge Of
stealing the automobile. Baltimore
detectives were to be present.
Trooper Riner was on the road
between Charlottesville and Staun-
ton. When the bus came along he
decided to take a look at the pas
sengers. He found Webb
How the Baltimore suspect got
through the dragnet spread near
Laurel by at least 200 State, County
and city policemen, remained a
mystery.
Evening star., 1948-12-20
Four City Counci|men
0fRevere, Mass, Win
Bribe Case Acquitta|
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

BOSTON, Dec. 20.-Four city
councilmen and a real estate dealer
from the suburban beach commun-
ity Of Revere were free today of
bribery and conspiracy charges in
connection with a $1,250,000 vete-
rams housing project.
A Superior Court jury acquitted
them yesterday after more than 80
hours deliberation. The trial lasted
three weeks.
The men are: Council President
Charles S. Freeman, Councilmen
Andrew M. Cataldo, Thomas j.
Dawson, jr., and Roland Merullo,
and Benjamin Seigel, real estate
man.
The case. broke last July when
District Court fudge said from the
bench that Revere police were being
muzzled when they attempted to
carry out their duties.
Assistant Attorney General George
F'ingold and State police investigated
and indictments followed.
Another councilman, Leonard
Ginsburg, pleaded guilty and testi-
fed for the State. He said he re-
ceived $1,000 from Mr.. Freeman to
vote right" on a 100000 utilities
appropriation for the proposed hous-
ing project. He maintained other
.councilmen received similar amounts.
Mr.. Merullo, Mr.. Cataldo and Mr..
Dawson denied receiving bribes, Mr..
Freeman denied giving money to in
f1uence votes and Mr.. Seigel denied
offering bribes.
Three operators of a Home De-
velopment Corp, for which Mr..
Selger was sales promoter, were
acquitted on direct verdicts.
Mr.. Fingold said he would not
press for further action against Mr..
Ginsburg, adding: The jury has
spoken. There is nothing I can do
but abide by the decison."
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Mayor, Students in Deal

COLOMBIA FALLS, Mont. -
Mayor John O'Connell spared the
treasury in a deal with Is high
school students. They put a roof
on the new town hall and he ar
ranged to have a skating rink
flooded for them.
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The Federal Spotlight
3 Agencies BoIk at Assuming
Surplus Property Job in March,
By Joseph Young

The three due to take DISPOSE
ton OF surplus next March baking the
AS result there possibility that War Assets Adminsra-
ton which scheduled to wind its activities February
get lease life and continue at
The three Federal agencies scheduled
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Weather Report

District Of Columbia-Some cloud.
ness but mostly sunny this after
noon. with highest temperature
about 40. Fair with lowest temper.
ature tonight about 80. Tomorrow
some cloudiness and milder.
Virginia - Partly cloudy tonight
and tomorrow. Warmer tomorrow,
Maryland-Partly cloudy tonight
except cloudy with a few snow
hurries in mountains. Tomorrow
fair and warmer.
Wind velocity, m.p.h.; direction,
southwest.
tFrom q. g. Engineers)
Potomac River cloudy Harpers Ferry
ana at Great Falls; Shenandoah cloudy at
HarperS Ferry w
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ployes who lost their Jobs as a re-
suit Of displacement orders issued
by the Civil Service Commission. n
they find Government re-employ.
ment within one year, they will DO
credited with all the sick leave ac-
cruing to them from their pervious
job.
JOBS-The Civil Service Commits
sion has announced exams for EN-.
ploye relations assistants with an
nual starting salaries of $3,727 to
$4,479 a year. Apply at the COM
missions fourth regional ONCE,
Third street and Jefferson drive
S.W.
Another exam Is for nurses aides
at Boiling Field Air Force Base,
with starting salaries of $2,2s4 O
year. And next month, the com.
mission will announce exams for
photographic survey aid jobs in the
Commerce Departments Coast and
Geodetic Survey, and for bacteri-
ologists (antibiotics) in the Food
and Drug Administration Of the
Federal Security Agency. The
photographic jobs pay $2,152 to
$3,727 annually. and the FSA DO.
sitions pay $3,727 to $7.432 a year.
BE sure to listen in epery Sun.
day at 1915 am. oUer WMAL,
The Star station, for Joseph
Young's broadcast persion Of the
Federal Spotlight, featuring Gd-
ditional ne1ps and We,Ds OF the
Government scene.)
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aspects OF surplus property u1SpOSaI
are the Treasury and Air Force De-
partments and the Reconstruction
Finance Corp. But 1t is reported
Evening star., 1948-05-13

Howard and Janyce Grandier. boy.
James and Mamie Gray. boy.
Leonard and Edith Gutkin. boy.
John n0a ana sne alendsriins ansasa hn aom.n. boy
Edward and Dorothy Hung, r., boy.
Allen and Bethel Jones, girl,
JEFFREY and Helen Kitchen. boy.
Eugene and Esther Kraft, girl;
Liborio and Jean La Marca, girl.
Charles and Vera Lancaster; girl.
Robert an and Mary Merfsr: girl,
John and Lucille Mullen. boy.
Clement and Bess McEachern. boy.
Josa ossph ana and Iqfae aaael aecenn ocennel girl
James and Mary Parrott: girl.
Charles and Mary Humphrey. girl.
Charles and Erma Rayfeld, girl.
keish kenil' and na0 Helen n0E EsaHppeneid. boy
Joseph and Edith Schantz, boy.
John and Marjorie Schickler, boy,
Carl and Mildred Scholl, boy.
George and md Jsanetts SShulsz girl ,r,
Jasper and Thelma Sellers, boy.
william and Hilda Shafer, boy.
Orville and Patricia Shepherd. girl.
Phil and Beth 8, shipss Il stvaI twin sirl Girls.
Roy and Verla Smith, boy.
Gillespie and Virgnia Southcomb, boy.
| Charles and Katharine Spring. girl.
Charles and Elizabeth Stone, boy.
Arthur and Helen Sullivan. boy.
Frank and Kathryn Theodore, boy.
John and Joyce Valusek, boy.
George and Vivian Veach, boy.
Daniel and Rita Walsh: girl.
Eugene and Eileen Wallace, girl;
Rexford and Eleanor Wheeler, girl.
Samuel and Jane Whit, boy,
Frederick and Helen Willcut, boy.
Earle and Evelyn Williams, girl.
Murray and Bertha liegler, girl.
william and Carlene Ferguson, boy.
Robert and Ethel jackson, girl.
| Edward and Kathleen Mcmillan, girl.