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American Consulate
Closed in Canton as
Reds Drive Nearer
Personnel and Equipment
Removed to Hong Kong;
Key City Captured
By the Associoted Press

CANTON. China. Aug. 19.-The
American Consulate General was
closed officially here late today as
Chinese Communists captured a
key city ITO miles northeast Of
this southern capital.
The battle for Canton appeared
to be approaching.
Ten plane flights to Hong Kong
removed all but a few of the
consulate personnel. A handful
remained to wind up affairs.
Lewis Clark, American Charge
d'Affaires. will fly to Hong Kong
tomorrow. He will commute
daily to Canton until the Ma
tionalist government moves.
Consul General Karl Rankin
will 60 to Hong Kong Monday
with the last of the American
officials. He. too, will pay almost
daily visits to Canton.
Information Office Boarded Up.
All day long packing cases,
borne in many instances by wiry,
sweat woman coolies,
were carried to trucks waiting
outside the Shameen Island Of
fees of the consulate.
The United States Information
Service, which moved only last
week to the Yokohama Specie
Bank Building on Shameen
Island. was boarded up. The f1ats
above in which junior officials
set up housekeeping were vacant
Excavations also reduced Amer
ican and British business COM
munities almost to that group
which will remain in Canton come
what may.
| Despite repeated official warn
ings to leave. it appeared we'll over
half the non-official Americans
in the Canton consular district
would stay.
AS an example all members OF
the faculty of Lingnan University
in Canton are staying. Only II,
most of them dependents, are pre-
pairing to leave.
The American Consulate in Can
ton is the only one to close.
Loss of City Announced.
The key city that fell to the
Reds was Tayu. 1t is in the
broad Kan River Valley. which
leads to Canton. Tayu's fall was
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| English Vicar
ENeedIesPubs to
| Brighten Signs
BY fhe, Assoeioisd Press

GREAT SHELFORD. England,
Aug. 19.-The parish vicar gave
the village saloons a. tip today on
how to pull in more customers
brighten up those signs.
The Rev. r. H. Gardner, who
hoists one now and then himself,
wrote in his parish magazine:
Personally. I would much
rather drink my mild and bitter,
or shandy and stone ginger. at an
inn with a fanciful colored sign
than at one unable to rise above
the level of mere dull statement.
Go see what they're doing in
the neighboring country of Wilt
shire" said the vicar. A revival of
bright and lively pub signs there
has added color and exilaration
to the town and village streets"
Footnote: Mild and bitter-a
mixture Of two kinds Of ale.
Shandy-a mixture Of ginger beer
and beer: Stone ginger-a mild
British wine drunk mainly by
old ladies and Wears.
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Home Rule Issue
Is She|ved for
Present Session
House Committee
Votes, IS to 8, to
Bury Legislation
By Don S. Warren

The House District Committee
today buried-for this session.
bills providing for an elected and
reorganized city government here.
At a special closed session, the
full committee voted, Is to 8, to
sustain the action of its Judiciary
Subcommittee defeating the city
suffrage bill that was passed May
81 by the Senate.
Two other bills proposing SINH
lar forms of limited home rule for
the District, in addition to
couple of tentative substitutes.
still are pending before the sub
committee headed by Representa-
tive Harris, Democrat of Arkansas.
Final Mission of Year.
Leaders of the committee. in
announcing today's action. made
it clear. however. that there is no
intention of trying to act at this
session on these suffrage meas
ures, either in the subcommittee
or in the full committee.
In fact, Chairman Mcmillan, OF
the full committee, said today's
session would be the last for this
year. Mr.. Harris likewise said his
subcommittee had no plans for
further work this year on the
suffrage issue because adjourn
ment of this session was expected
in the near future"
! Home rule supporters indicated
they would start to work
promptly, in view of today's &C
ton. to prepare a petition to the
House for the discharge of the
District Committee from further
consideration of the home rule
legisla ton.
/ If this rarely-used procedure is
successful it would take the
subject out of the hands of the
committee and bring it before the
House. To take the bill directly
to the House floor under the dis
charge rule. a petition would have
to be signed by at least 208 mem
bers or a majority of the House
membership. =,
Suffrage sponsors. however, in
dicated their hope to obtain the
necessary signatures. not immed-
lately, but by the early weeks OF
1.-THE next session in January.
Kefauyer Disappointed.
When he heard of today's COM
mittee action, Senator Kefauver.
Democrat, of Tennessee. who
piloted the home rule bill through
the Senate, said it was very dis
appointing" that the committee
had buried the home rule legis-
lation.
Il hope" he said. that some
way may be found to give the
House the opportunity of voting
on home rule
The Harris subcommittee voted
last week to table two OF four
home rule bills, all of which call
for an elected city council and an
elected school board.
The subcommittee then voted
last Tuesday to report its action
! to the full committee.
The result was today's decision
L lSaa HOME RULE Page A-6O
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An increase of 44.9 per cent in
the population of the Washington
Metropolitan area since 1910 TO
a total of 1,4O0,O00 as of last July
was estimated today in figures
released by the Census Bureau.
The totals revealed a continued
spread of Federal workers into
nearby Maryland and Virginia.
About $4,000 persons are now
living in the District, according
to the latest estimate. This is
about 81 per cent of the Metro
politan total as compared with
50 per cent reported by the 1910
census.
The bureau included in the
Metropolitan area Arlington and
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DC. Area Population Estimated
At !, 400, 1000, Up IS Per Cent
Census Unit Reports on Increase Since 1910,
With Flow Into Suburbs Continuing

Fairfax Counties and the City OF
Alexandria in Virginia, and Mont
gomery and Prince Georges Coun-
ties in Maryland
The gain for the area over the
last IL months was $1,000.
The total population of the
Metropolitan area increased stead
ily," the bureau said. from 967.-
9S5 to 100000 on July l, 1914
Largely because of a decline in
the number of persons in the
armed forces stationed in the area,
the population declined about 8
per cent between July !, 1914, and
July /. 1946.
After the latter date, however,
the population again began to
(See POPULATION, Page A-5D
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Land|ady Shot in Neck.
Police Arrest Roome|
In Row Over Rent
Salesman Persuaded
To Surrender as He
Loods Belgian Pistol

An argument over back rent was
climaxed today by the shooting of
rooming house landlady and the
arrest of a tenant who was dis
armed by a policeman.
The landlady. Mrs. Thelma
Frances Owen, 46, was shot in the
right side of the neck with a A
caliber Belgian-make pistol. Her
condition at Casualty Hospital was
described as fair.
A few minutes after the shoot
ing, on the third floor of a three
story stucco house at 1850 Six
teenth street NV, q lone police
man found Sylvan Hirsch, 81, {
clothing store salesman, loading 9
pistol and persuaded him to sur.
render.
Landlady Wanted Rent.
Homicide Squad detectives said
the shooting was precipitated by q
week-long argument, during which
Mrs. Owen had futilely attempted
to collect rent from Mirsch. The
police continued:
Today. on advice of her at
torney, Mrs. Owen sealed the door
Of Hirsch's room with adhesive
tape, hoping to keep him out.
About 11:15 am, Mrs. Owen
and Hirsch met on the third floor,
near his room, and the argument
was resumed. In the midst of it,
Hirsch tore the adhesive tape from
the door and entered the room
Mrs. Owen telephoned police that
Hirsch had threatened her. then
went to the room.
The argument went on for about
Is minutes. Then there was a
shot.
The other tenants found Mrs.
Owen and helped her down to the
first floor. The first policemen
on the scene were Pvts. Carl
Krogmann and Russell Livermore
of the 10th precinct.
Policeman Draws Gun.
Pvt. Krogmann said he went to
the third-f1oor room and found
Hirsch loading the gun. Drawing
his own revolver. Pvt. Krogmanr
came up behind the man ano
urged him to drop his weapon
Finally, Hirsch yielded and was
taken to No. 10 precinct. He was
Evening star., 1949-08-19
Boy, Hunted
Trunk of Auto
with D. Toqs

An 8-year-old boy who is unable
to talk may be In the locked trunk
of q Washington automobile. New
York police advised authorities
here today.
The boy. Richard King, of the
Willow Brook School, New York,
q deaf mute, has been missing
since $3.50 pm. yesterday and may
have crawled into the trunk OF
the car which was seen parked
near the school police said.
Number of the District license
plates Is not known.
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Sliced in House,
Faces
.Critica! Senate
Bills Bockers Hope
For Better Treatment,
But Are Fearful

Administration leaders today
looked to the Senate for eentler
treatment of the foreign arms aid
program after a battering it re-
ceived from the House.
The sl,450,000, 900 program was
slashed to 1863. $685. 900 and hedged
in with restrictions before the
House passed it last night by a
vote of 238 to 1872. 1t marked
bad defeat for President Tru-
mans congressional leaders. who
had expected its approval without
crippling amendments.
The legislation is still being
considered jointly by the Senate
Foreign Relations and Armed
Services Committees and Senate
debate has not been scheduled.
Senators Hear Wallace.
At reopened public hearings by
the Senate committees. Henry A.
Wallace, the Progressive Party's
1948 candidate for President. as
sailed the program today and
said the undertaking would "un-
dermine the economy and military
security of both the United States
and Europe"
Mr.. Wallace also declared the
statements in support Of the pro-
gram by Mr.. Truman. Secretary
of State Acheson and the Nations S
military leaders "are the state
ments of men who are either in
tent on provoking war or are SO
afraid their case Is weak they
must incite passion to support it.
The House action in imposing
so per cent. cut on the l,160,-
900, 900 of the arms fund ear
marked to help Western Euro
pean nations resist Soviet aggres-
sion was taken despite entreaties
from administration leaders.
Half Would Go in U. S. Ships.
On top of the cut, the House
decreed that at least half of the
supplies sent abroad must be
carried in ships flying the Amer
ican flag. The lawmakers also
frightened up prohibition against
using United States troops for
other than non-combatant duty
In connection with the program.
But the House granted the full
$211, $40, 900 the President wanted
for aid to Greece and Turkey and
the $27 $40 ,008 he asked for Iran,
Korea and the Philippines and 1t
beat back amendments to:
/. Add 500. 100000 for China
and other Southeastern Asia
areas.
2. Charge the Western Euro
pean allotment against the cur
rent United States military ap-
preparations.
8. Withhold funds from Britain
as long as Ireland remains parti-
toned.
4. Ban the use of United States
troops for any purpose under the
program.
S. Require the President to
channel production into areas
suffering from acute unemploy-
ment problems.
Defeat of those amendments
was a shallow victory for the ad-
ministration, whose House leaders
had predicted confidently that
they could stave of any cuts in
Western European funds. What
they failed to figure on were the
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New zeuIund Strike Ends

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Aug
10 R.- Waterfront workers
ended today q strike they began
q week ago in protest against
overtime assignments. At all New
Zealand ports they are accepting
overtime. In Auckland, 1000
workers began unloading $4,000
tons Of cargo in ships awaiting
discharge.
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ARMS CHI PARTENKIR-
CHEN, Germany, Aug. 10 (P.-
Ailing Composer Richard Strauss
IS, took turn for the worse today
and his physicians said he, is suf-
fering from Angina pectoris, a
heart ailment. Strauss illness de-
veloped after recent operation
in Switzerland.
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Fifty Decd in Turkish Quuke

ISTANBUL, Turkey, Aug. 10 lH).
Fifty persons were killed and
from 81 to 73 injured in the
earthquake which shook Eastern
Turkey Wednesday night, offlcial
sources said today. The casual
ties occurred in the provinces of
Bingol, Erzurum and Erzincan.
Livestock loss was reported high.
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NAPLES. Italy. Aug. 10 N.-
The United States Mediterranean
Fleet arrived here today under the
command Of Vice Admiral Forrest
P. Sherman. Units which an
chored in the harbor include the
carrier Coral Sea, and the cruisers
Fargo and Juneau.
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Recreation Officials
To Protest Choice Of
Site for Sesqui Fete
Members of Bourd Seek
To Avert Loss Of One
Of Largest PIoy Areos
BULLETIN

Representative Taber Of New
York, ranking Republican men,
ber of the Appropriations Com
mittee, opened a vigorous
attack in the House this after
noon on the proposed $4,000, 900
appropriation for the District
sesquicentennial celebration. He
declared plans are confused
"and the whole thing is a mess"
By Colt HendIey, Jr.
A protest against the site Sc
lected for Washington sesqui-
centennial celebration-the park
land east of the Armory-is being
planned by some members of the
District Recreation Board who
want to prevent the loss Of one
of the city's largest recreation
areas.
The city began to lose recrea-
ton areas in 1910 and 1941 when
temporary Government buildings
began springing up. Harry s.
Wender, chairman of the Recrea-
ton Board. pointed out today.
Temporary buildings erected on
the Mall, in West Potomac Park
and in Anacostia Park took away
a large number of recreation areas
with playing fields. The polo field
in West Potomac Park is occupied
by Navy temporaries now. The
Naval Receiving Station in Ana
costa is on what used to be rec
reation facilities.
$4,000 Spent on Facilities.
Mr.. Wender said the park land
near the Armory-where, the In
terror Departments National Park
Service hopes some day to de-
velop a national sports center
was developed into a recreational
area by the Recreation Board in
1912 specifically to replace other
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(See ARMS, Page A-4O
Voticon Secrecy Shrouds
BeIorode PreIute's Visit
BY ths Associated Press

VATICAN CITY, Aug. 19.-Top
secrecy surrounds a visit OF the
Most Rev. P. Hurley, regent of
the episcopate of Belgrade, to the
Holy See. He has refused to be
interviewed.
Informed sources said he Wis
|ited the Secretariat of State at
the Vatican palaces two days ago.
They speculated that he had al
ready been received in private
audience by Pope Plus XII, but
no communioue was released.
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100 Reds Seek M. P. Seots

LONDON, Aug. 19.-(P.-The
British Communist Party an
nounced today it will put up 10o
candidates for seats in Parlia-
ment during next years general
elections. The party now has two
members in the House Of Com
mons.
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'1yphoon Toll Reaches 80

TOKYO, Aug. 10 (P.-National
rural police headquarters said to-
day that 80 were dead and 123
missing in the typhoon that struck
Southern Japan early this week.
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By Colt HendIey, Jr.

(see SESQUI, Page A-63
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u. S. Fleet Reaches Naples

(See SHIMON. Page A-4o
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(See CHINA. Page A-4.)
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(See HOME RULE, Page Al
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Richurd Strauss Worse
GARMISc PARTENKIR

(See SHOOTING, Page
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-02-08

himself as others see him, rather
than as he pictures himself.
Therefore, let us look at our
selves, not as individuals only,
but as a town. 1 am not presum-
ing to offer any suggestions, I
only ask that we get together in
our groups and talk and think
this thing out. We know we do
not mean to be unfriendly, that
we are not unfriendly, yet for
some reason some people seem to
find us SO, and at least one person
has publicly told us of it. Let us
take private and group survey.
admit or refute the justice of the
statement, and if we find any
thing wrong. take steps to correct
it before this condition goes any
further. 1t is not enough to tell
people that we are the Friendly
City-we must prove it by MAX
ing other people talk about it.
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THURSDAY FOR STATES

The 1949 models of Dodge and
Plymouth will be shown in Port
land and the Chrysler and Plym-
outh will be displayed at the San
Francisco exhibition March 8
Friede said that the new model
cars will have improved engineer
ing as we'll as many improvements
in style and comfort. The new
models will be on exhibition in
the show rooms at Pats Garage
some time in March.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-02-08
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR

(This is public service, per-
formed free Of charge by the Sew
ard Seaport Record0
PUBLIC LIBRARY HOURS: Mon
day and Wednesday, to S pm;
Tuesday and Saturday, 7 to 9
pm.
February 8
VIEW and Auxiliary meet, 8 pm. at
LOOT. Hall.
February 8
SEWARD VOLUNTEER FIREMEN
meet, 8 pm.
LITERARY CLUB meets.
February 10
IMMUNIzAT1ON CLINIC, 2 pm.
at Medical Building.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. meets
at 8 pm, basement of Episco-
pal Church
ADVISORY BOARD OF Rainbow
for Girls meets.
February II
LIONS CLUB meets at IL noon at
Totem Fountain for luncheon.
February IL
EPISCOPAL GUILD meets at
Guild Hall at pm.
February IA
ORDER OF EASTERN STAR
meets at pm. at the Masonic
Temple.
February IS
SEWARD REGISTERED NURSES
meet
February Is
AMERICAN LEGION and AUXIL-
lazy meet at 8 pm. at Legion
Club.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-02-08
MR. AND MRS. FEIEDE LEAVE

Mr.. and Mrs Pat Friede will
leave Seward February II for Sc
attic and San Francisco to attend
exhibitions of the new model
Chaysler, Dodge. and Plymouth
automobiles.
They expect to be Outside for
a period of four or five weeks,
during which time Mr.. Friede eX-
poets to have physical examina-
ton at the Portland clinic.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-02-08
SUNDAY TEA AT SEWARD
SANATORIUM

The tea given Sunday afternoon
10y the nurses of the Seward Sana-
torium between the hours of
three and five o'clock was en-
joyed by the large number Of
guests attending
Miss Robinson, Mrs. Nelson,
and Mrs. Smoker poured at a
long table with centerpiece of
spring flowers thanked by two
seven branch candelabra w h
white candles.
Mary Switzer had the position
at the head of the receiving line,
and those introduced to the guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Cute
kunst, DR.. and Mrs. Laurence
Lowell, and DR.. Garcia Reitlinger.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-02-08

The lady's suit which the Blue
Shop gives to member of its Suit
Club each week was given to Mrs.
Herman Leirer last Saturday eve
ming.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-02-08
The
G.adG Roeee4

ing aware of it. Dangerous, be-
cause it is the surest way for any
individual or group to lose inter-
est, become lax in purpose, and to
be satisfied with less than the
original goal. 1t is nearly impos
sible to delineate between COM
placenay and legitimate pride,
perhaps the two are contiguous
one takes up where the other
leaves off
If Seward has been too compla-
cent, or self satisfied, we certain
ly should have been shocked out
of it by the visiting mission
Priest, Father Francis Toner, last
Friday evening when he told us
unequocally that he found us
lacking in friendliness.
Our reaction-mine as well as
others-was immediate indigna-
ton. and many shouted in loud
voices that he was wrong. |
agreed that he was wrong. and l
still maintain that we are a
friendly people. But
If man of the calibre of this
minister, one who has visited
many other places both in the
States and in the Territory. could
accuse us of being unfriendly he
must have been given some rea-
son for it. That is what we have
to search out and correct, simply
because we cannot afford to have
even one person leaving our town
with the wrong impression.
We are told that the economic
future of Seward must be built
largely upon the tourist trade.
During the coming tourist season,
which will be seventy-five days at
most, we will have about one
thousand persons arriving in Sew
ard Some will be here only few
hours, others will pass through
without delay, and a few will de-
eide to spend a few days
Every one of those thousand
tourists can become goodwill
agent for Seward. 1t is safe to say
that each one will tell one other
person about his trip, and how
friendly he found the people in
the Gateway City. If just one of
those thousand people has occa
sion to feel offended, that Incl
dent will grow in his memory to
far greater proportions than the
courteous and friendly treatment
he received, and it can do more
damage to us than we can afford.
Since last Friday night, I have
been engaged in taking myself
apart Looking at my attitude and
actions effectively. and it is an
interesting study. l can remember
at least three instances in which
I fell short--I stopped at three
because I was afraid to go on.
Three times 1 failed to take the
time to welcome new families to
town. l was too busy. That l am
taking steps to remedy my fault
now in two cases, is not to my
credit, and it may be too late
anyway, the impression is made
and the damage done.
Let's be honest with ourselves.
We have about thirteen active or
CARNATIONS for women in Seward.
These organizations overlap in
membership so that possibly two
thirds of each group are also
members of two or more of the
other groups. No doubt most Of
those groups have floral, welfare,
or visiting committees. ! am quite
sure that every member during
sickness or distress receives a
card of some kind, but how we'll
do the visiting committees work?
This is not a criticism, simply a
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over the United States. The rally
begins about $3.50 p. NJ.
Miss Ellen Riser will take up
work this week at O. S. u, in her
senior year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Riser, Miss
Lena Risser, Mrs. William Basinger
and Otis Mcbride, the latter of Lima,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Young at Springfield, o., and
also called on the Leroy Roudebush
family at London, Ohio.
Miss Doris Hilty daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Aldo Hilty has gine to Los
Angeles, Calf. for several months.
Miss Joan Hatfield is student at
Taylor University at Upland, Ind.
The Pandora school board is still
planning to erect an auditorium
gymnasium, five bus garage, voea-
tional-agricultural class room with
shop facilities. Riley township voters
voted for the bond issue three years
ago. Prohibitive building costs and
scarcity of materials stopped the
school board at that time. Bids on
the buildings are being accepted by
the school board.
Mrs. Clara Light spent Thursday
with her son Carl and family at Ft.
Wayne.
Charles Krohn was home from FIT.
Wayne from Friday night until Mon
day.
Miss Margart Hilty was home from
Findlay over the week end.
Miss Susan Basinger entrtained the
Pandora and McComb w. c. [. US
at her home southeast of Pandora,
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Tuesday afternoon. Miss Basinger Is
the daughter Of the late Jacob Ba-
singer, prominent farmer of Riley
township.
Mrs. Richard Davies and little son
Of North Baltimore were visitors of
Mrs. Virginia Davis, Sunday.
Misses Ruth Boaz and Carolyn
Krohn, nurses of Findlay hospital,
were home several days last week.
The children of the late Adam
Suter, a prominent farmer of Riley
township, held a family dinner at
the Chris Locher farm, Sunday. A
number had come from a distance to
attend the wedding of niece Miss
Ruth Burkholder, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Burkholder, of
Columbus Grove to Richard Shoe
macher, son of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Shoemaker of east of Pandora, Sat
urday night at the Grace Mennonite
church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Pickens, the
former Mildred Krohn ARE the
parents of a little daughter Brenda
Kay since Sept. Is.
A concert of Importance will be
given by Donavin Schumacher, cellist,
son of Oliver Schumacher, Findlay,
accompanied by Allen Dudley Findlay
and Robert Marshall, futist, Sept. q
at Pandora high school auditorium.
The three are musicians of promfn-
ence.