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the Civil Service Act of 1888. 1t
is no sacred cow"
"The time has come to cut the
shackles of red tape which the
Civil Service Commission has
laid on personnel transactions.
The time has come for the Civil
Service Commission to take an
aggressive and forward looking
attitude toward hiring, pro-
noting and firing"
Mr.. Mccormick said the COM
in it's present mode of
operations, is more a hindrance
than a help" He urged decen-
tralization of personnel authority
to the individual agencies, de-
claring that "adequite safeguards
can readily be instituted to pre-
vent the personnel system from
reverting to political spoils."
ATTENTION, CALIFORNIANS
The California State Society is
planning a series of social events
this year and is interested in get
ting as many Californians among
Federal employees as possible to
attend these affairs. For further
information, telephone the Offices
of Senator Downey or Represent
atives Engle or Jackson of the
California congressional delega-
ton.
(The Federal Spotlight radio
program featuring additional
ne1Ds and vieWs OF the GoDern-
n1ent is heard each Saturday at
Gas pm. oUer WMAL, The Star
stdtiOn.)
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Educators Plan Conference
AT Bethesda Tomorrow

A panel discussion on testing
programs used in elementary and
high schools will be held at pm.
tomorrow at the Landon School,
Bethesda.
Members of the panel will
include:
Arthur E. Traxler, director of
the Educational Records Bureau,
New York City; Mrs. Mildred
Percy, guidance department. Dis
trict public schools; DR.. James H.
Fox, dean of education, George
Washington University; Miss Lii
Liam L. Gore. supervisor of ele-
mentary schools, Montgomery
County; Mrs. Marion, Kingsbury,
director of the Remedial Educa-
ton Center; Dwight Collins, direc-
tor of tests and measurements at
Landon, and DR.. Ivan Booker,
assistant director, research divi-
sion, National Education Associa-
tion.
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Rules Group Studies
Plan for Transit Co.
Ownership by D. {.

The House Rules Committee to-
day had before it a House resolu-
tion calling for a study of the
advisability of municipal owner
ship of the now privately-owned
Capital Transit Co. 1
Chairman SABBATH of the Rules
Committee indicated his personal
belief that an investigation of the
transit firm would be justified.
The Illinois Democrat felt his
committee would give the resolu-
ton consideration. The Rules
Committee has a heavy schedule,
however. and there was no pros
pect of early action.
Introduced yesterday by Repre-
sentative Klein, Democrat, of
New York. the resolution would
authorize a five-member subcom-
mittee of the House District Com
mittee to study the feasibility
and advisability of the purchase
and operation" of the company
by the District government,
The subcommittee would make
a report to Congress not later
than May 80. with such legisla-
tive recommendations as it saw
fit. The sum of $4,000 would be
authorized for subcommittee use.
E. Cleveland Giddings, vice
president of the transit company.
told reporters. 1--WE would welcome
anything that would bring our
critical financial situation to the
attention of the public.
However, so far as Mr.. Klein 5
proposal is concerned, Mr.. Gid
dings expressed fear that we'd
bleed to, death before they (the
Congress) did anything about it."
1--WE would welcome any sort of
investigation" he said.
Meanwhile, District public utili-
ties systems, including the tran
sit company are the subject of
study by the Senate District Com
mittee.
A House District Committee, in
1914, after a study of streetcar
companies of that period here,
recommended municipal owner
ship, but nothing ever was done
about it.
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Byrd Hos Family Hopes

Senator Byrd, Democrat, of
Virginia last night was pleading
for Americans to leave this
country financially secure for
their children. He reminded
the audience at the Alexan-
dria Chamber of Commerce
that he had a sincere interest
in the future because he has
four children and four grand
children.
"And hope to have more"
he added.
The audience broke into
Notwithstanding the Sena.
tors wife.
"Grandchildren, that is," add
ed the Senator-somewhatr red
in the face.
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Truman Approves Raising
Dublin LEGATION 10 Embassy

President Truman today ap-
proved a proposal from the gov
eminent of the Irish Republic un-
der which the American Legation
in Dublin will get Embassy status,
and the Irish diplomatic estab-
lishment in Washington will be
likewise raised.
The White House announce
ment had recommended this
change.
George Garrett, the President S
Minister to Ireland, will be in line
for promotion to Ambassador un-
der the new arrangement.
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Hospital Survey Watched

Federal health officials are
watching closely a hospital sur
vey under way in Montgomery
County for possible use on a ma
tional scale.
This was revealed yesterday
with the announcement of the
appointment of a University Of
Pennsylvania student, Robert T..
Esler, jr., to assist Or. Maurice
Levens, hospital survey con-
sultant, retained by the Maryland
State Health Department to di-
rect the study.
The survey was ordered by the
County Council to determine the
need for a new hospital before
next Mays legislative session.
when a hospital bond issue will
be- considered.
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Police Help Drunk

x Martinsburg wv. Va.) resi-
dent who calls for police every
time he feels his drinks, did
just that recently and was told
the towns one scout car was
busy.
"Send for me i'm a eab," the
drunk demanded, "I'll pay the
bill"
The police acquiesed and the
drunk took his usual ride to
jail where he "slept it off," Next
day, he soberly paid his fine, a
taxi fare and thanked the blue
coats for their cooperation.
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er1ng to get any
divorces along
the way.
Several Of the
W i d o W S filed
claims to re-
ceive the COM
pensation, b u t
a f t er lon 6.
drawn-out liti-
6 a t on h e
claims were de-
MED.
Ironic a lily
e n o u 6 h, the
wife the board
finally decided
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Fare Raise Considered

The Maryland Public Service
Commission today was considering
evidence, pro and con, on a re-
quest of the Capital Transit Co
for a 2-cent fare increase. The
evidence was submitted at one
day hearing yesterday when the
commission also ordered suspen-
sion of the 2-cent boost. sched-
uled to take effect Sunday.
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Two Doiries Plan
To Ask Milk Price Cut

Two Washington area dairies
today revealed plans to ask the
Virginia Milk Commission for per-
mission to reduce retail milk prices
cent a quart.
While the commission controls
prices only in Virginia, Washing
ton dairies in the past have
brought their District prices in
line with those set by the COM
mission.
M. H. Burchell. manager of the
Alexandria Dairy. said he will pc
tition the commission next We'd
nesday for a price cut ''as soon as
possible. A spokesman for Chest
nut Farms-Chevy Chase Dairy
said his firm expects to make a
similar request.
Mr.. Burchell said he would like
to see the price cut by March l,
or even as early as mid February.
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He began wrestling in this country
at county fairs, and some uniden-
tilted sports promoter in the Mid
die West gave him the name Bull
Montana" because it fit advertis-
ing posters better than his own
name.
Montana wrestled as a middle
weight. but eventually took on all
comers, among them the great
Frank Gotch, Ed (Strangler)
Lewis, Joe Stecher, Stanislaus
ZbySzko and Jim Londos. .rF
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Greek Ship Runs Aground

VICTORIA, British Columbia,
Jan. rs R.-The 10,00o-ton Greek
freighter Kostis Lemos ran
aground early today on Sansum
Point near Cowichan Bay on Van
couver Islands east coast. The
ship captain said he was hopeful
the ship will be able to float free
at high tide this forenoon.
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been hospital
lied since De-
cember 80.
His ca auli-
flower ears and
battered face
were known to
millions for his
h e w a n d
tough-guy parts
in the films and
before that to
wrestling fans.
Montana was
b orn Luis G i
Montagna in
YA1
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was entitled to the compensation
benefits never did file her claim.
It seems she found herself an
other husband and wasn't inter-
ested in getting any compensation
benefits.
MARINE CORPS-More than
1000 civilian employees in the Ma
rine Corps Depot in Philadelphia
have been given their dismissal
notices.
In an effort to save the jobs
of these employees, John J.
Smith, national vice president
of the AFL American Fedora
tion of Government Employees
from the Philadelphia area, has
come to Washington to enlist
the aid of the Pennsylvania del
egation in Congress.
Senator Myers and most of the
Pennsylvania delegation have
promised to do what they can.
Mr.. Smith also conferred with
top officials in the Defense De-
partment.
LEGISLATION-Representative
Rivers, Democrat, of South Caro-
lima has introduced a bill to forbid
the Defense Department from
employing military personnel in
civilian jobs.
X X +
IT'S GREEK TO US-The new
civil service code for Greece, which
was drawn UP with the aid of
Fordyce Luikart. on leave from the
Civil Service Commission, contains
pay. provisions unheard of in the
American civil service.
Greek government employees
will receive, in addition to their
regular salaries, Is days pay as
an Easter bonus, one months
salary as a Christmas bonus and
an extra Is days pay when they
start on their paid vacation of
one month.
In addition, male employees
will receive a basic salary in
crease of 10 per cent, if they
have a wife. and an additional
10 per cent for every child.
Their pay automatically in
creases 10 per cent after they
have worked 10 years, Is per
cent after Is years and so on,
at the rate of per cent for each
five years. After IS years of
service, the increases amount
to 40 per cent.
The government also pro-
vides free hospital, medical and
pharmacy services for civil
servants and their families.
COMMISSION UNDER FIRE
A blistering attack on the Civil
Service Commission has just been
made by the Citizens Committee
for the Hoover Report.
Robert L. Mccormick, research
director of the citizens group, de-
clared: 1T is time to modernize
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Powell Plans 10 File
New House Petition 10
Bring Up FEPC Bill

A second petition to bring the
FEPC anti-discrimination bill to
the House floor was to be filed in
the House today by Representa-
tive Powell. Democrat, of New
York, who introduced the bill.
Mr.. Powell said he was sure his
petition would have better
chance of getting the required
21S signatures of House members
than one already filed by Repre-
sentative Franklin D. Roosevelt,
jr., Democrat-Liberal, of New
York.
He said a number of Repub-
licans had told him they wouldn't
sign the Roosevelt petition be-
cause they considered it a polit-
ical maneuver, but would sign his.
On the Senate side today a group
of Southern Senators will confer
behind closed doors to decide what
strategy they will follow in an ef-
fort to combat the FEPC bill when
it reaches the Senate floor.
Meanwhile, the House was to
operate today under the little
used Calendar Wednesday" rule,
procedure furnishing another
means of by-passing the House
Rules Committee on FEPC and
getting the bill to the floor.
The rules group refused to clear
the bill yesterday by SIS tie vote.
On Calendar Wednesday, COM
mittees are called in succession
for action on any bills they may
have ready. Chairman Vinson of
the House Armed Services Com
mittee had the first chance today,
and his group had enough busi-
ness to keep the House occupied
throughout the afternoon.
Eventually. the FEPC bill could
be reached on a Calendar Wednes-
day, when Chairman Lesinski of
the Labor Committee gets the call.
That committee has recommended
passage of FEPC, which would set
up Federal commission to act
against racial or religious dis
elimination in employment.
Opponents of the legislation
would enjoy a squabble within
the ranks of the bills hackers
over the Roosevelt petition.
Mr.. Roosevelt said he had filed
the paper on behalf of the lib
eral Democrats of the House"
and would welcome Republican
signers. He said some of them
had signed. Approximately 80
names were on the petition when
the House met today.
But other Republicans said that
while they were in sympathy with
FEPC they wouldn't be caught
signing a petition sponsored by
the son of President Roosevelt.
They accused Representative
Roosevelt of laying the ground
work for campaign for the
Governorship of New York.
This he denied vigorously.
MY motives are simply to get
the FEPC bill to the floor and
get it passed." he said.s
Accused of Stealing Ball.
Representative Brehm, Repub-
hcan, of Ohio, a backer of the
bill, said Mr.. Roosevelt was try
ing to "steal the ball" from Mr..
Powell, who was chairman Of a
subcommittee that held hearings
on the legislation and recon-
mended its passage.
For his part, Mr.. Powell said
MIR. Roosevelt never said a word
to me before he filed the petition
Mr.. Roosevelt said he merely
wanted to help the cause and
would have withdrawn mis- own
petition if Mr.. Powell had told
him he was preparing to offer one.
In the Senate, Majority Leader
Lucas said he would call up
FEPC there next month and fight
a fllibuster by Southern Demo-
Gratis by an attempt TO limit oe-
bate or, failing that, just letting
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Area Consolidation Planned

Virginia cities and counties in
the Metropolitan area could con-
solidate in almost any manner
the voters desired under legisla-
ton offered today in the General
Assembly at Richmond.
Delegate Edwin w. Lynch in
troduced a bill to bring his home
territory of Fairfax County and
the city of Falls Church, as well
as Arlington and Alexandria, un-
der provisions of the State Con-
solidation Act for counties, cities
and towns.
The proposal would make avail
able a method of consolidating
urban areas which would meet
many of the objections raised by
counties when cities act to annex
TERRITORY,
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Train Kills Truck Driver

A Baltimore truck driver,
George Bauers, 48, was killed
today when the junk truck he was
driving was hit by a Baltimore
& Ohio train at the Bush street
crossing near Camden station. A
passenger in the truck, Elmer
Anthony, 81, was hurt. Witnesses
reported the crossing gates had
not been loWered.-A. P.
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Earlier Tax Payments
By Business Urged
To Balance Budget
By ]. A. O'Leory

A plan for balancing next years
budget by requiring corporations
to pay their income taxes within
six months instead of year was
put forward today by Representa-
tive Mills, Democrat. of Arkansas.
Corporations now have an en-
tire year in which to pay the taxes
due on income of the previous
year. Mr.. Mills said requiring
payment in six months would give
the Treasury $4,000, 900 900 more
than it otherwise would collect
within the fiscal year commencing
July /.
This speed-up of collections.
plus the $1,000, 900, 900 of new cor
poration taxes President Truman
has asked for would more than
offset the $4,000, 100000 deficit
the administration has estimated
would occur again at the close of
the next fiscal year. as taxes now
stand.
Mr.. Mills conceded this plan cf
stepping UP corporation pay
ments would serve as a budget
balancer for only one year. He
expressed hope. however, that it
would give Congress time to re-
duce Federal spending to a point
that would keep the books In bal
ance thereafter.
Committee to Get Plan.
The Arkansan Is a member of
the House Ways and Means Com
mittee, which will begin work on
the Presidents tax recommenda-
tions within a week or two. He
will present his plan to the COM
mittee.
Chairman George Of the Senate
Finance Committee continued to-
day to withhold detailed comment
on the Presidents message until
he confers with Chairman Dough-
ton of the House group on a plan
of procedure.
Representative Mills first made
his proposal last year to require
corporations to pay their taxes
within six months after the tax
able year. but Congress did not
get down to tax revision in 1949.
The Arkansas Democrat said
today it is highly discrimina-
tory" to have millions of indi-
vldual wage earners paying their
income taxes currently, through
payroll deductions, and allow COR
porations to spread their tax pay
ments over the entire year after
their income is earned.
Scope of Cuts First Problem.
while it may not be feasible to
place corporations on a completely
current 'pay-as-you-go' basis, my
plan would be an important first
step in requiring business con-
Germs to pay their taxes promptly,
after the amount of tax liability is
determined" said Mr.. Mills.
The first big question congress
sional leaders must settle is
whether they are going to grant
some reduction on all of the war
time excise rates, or pick out a
selected list in order to narrow
the scope of the hearings.
They also must determine at the
outset whether to rush through
excise cuts or take the several
months that will be needed to
draft the offsetting increases in
corporation taxes. as favored by
the President. MIR. Truman made
it plain he would veto a bill re-
ducing excise taxes unless it is
accompanied by provisions to
make UP the loss.
Ontario, Canada has a lake
and river area estimated at 10000
square miles.
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10 More Schools PIonned

The Prince Georges County
Commissioners have approved a
10 : project school construction
program estimated to cost 81 1.584,-
900. The addition to the 1880
program was made possible by
lower anticipated bids on six
projects ALREADY started. Facili-'
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v *
Hume School to Be Replaced

In Arlington, the School Board
voted to go ahead with plans for
a replacement for the Hume Ele-
mentary School on an eight-acre
site at Twenty-fourth and South
Nash streets. described by school
officials as ''too expensive"
The Arlington board also an
nounced a two-day mid semester
holiday for the county's $4,000
school children next Monday and
Tuesday.
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Bull Montana Dies;
Actor and Wrestler
By the Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 25.-Lewis
(BulD Montana, 81, veteran
wrestler and film actor, died yes
terday of heart disease. He had
Evening star., 1950-01-25

About 20 cubic feet of poisonous
gas is created with each pound of
coal burned by a steam locomotive.
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The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Board Finally Clears Up Case
|Of Man Who Left 7 Widows
By Joseph Young

The of the unucky Government worker with
has just been concludedwith audible ree-by
United States Employees Compensation Appeals Board
When the eploye died from injuries
board with determining the
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Ontario, Canada has a lake
and river area estimated at 10000
square miles.
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The Ohio is the most navigated
river in Amffica.
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Maryland and Virginia
-News in Brief

ties will be provided for about
2,700 more pupils.
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Tide Tables.
,,~irkl h,v TT,,t4~l CO.
Monthly precipitation in inche
,pital (cuTrerlt month to datel

automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hour after sunset.
tfati
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eA @N -S" Aoi AcSssio@Fs
High. 73, at 500 pm.
Low, A.. at $3.50 am.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 70, on January "a.
Lowest, 20, on January 20.
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Weather Report

District of Columbia-Mostly
sunny and warm, highest in lower
70s this afternoon. Fair, lowest in
middle sos tonight. Partly cloudy
and continued warm tomorrow.
Maryland-Fair and mild to-
night. Partly cloudy and some
what warmer north portion to-
morrow.
Virginia-Fair and mild tonight.
Partly cloudy and continued warm
tomorrow. Wind velocity, Is miles
per hour; direction south south
west.
River Report,
tFrom o. s. Engineers.)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls: Shenandoah cieal
at Harpers Ferry
Humidity.
Readings at Washington National Airport.
Yesterday Pet. To-day Pct
Noon - SIS Midnight s:
p.m. --- 30 3 am. - 9:
o pm. ---- 63 10 am. II
High and Low for Yesterday,
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ton benefits.
It seems the employe had mar
ried seven women without both
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1950-10-27

same. hour.
Trinity Methodist 10 a. m. Church
school, John Hastings, supt. The
two new oil burners that have been
purchased by the w. S. c. S. will be
used for the first time this Sunday.
Trinity Methodist Church will
hold their Annual Turkey Dinner
on Wednesday night November LIST.
at 4:S0 in the Dublin Hill Commu-
nifty House. Public is invited.
The Greenwood Fire Company in
tertained the Sussex County Fire
man Association to a chicken din
ner on Tuesday night in the Fire
mems Building. More than one hun
dred attended the dinner and bus
mess meeting.
A large delegation of members
and friends from Greenwood MethO-
dist charge attended the Methodist
EvaRgelistic Rally on Sunday at
ternoOn in the Wilmington Ball
Park where $4,000 people listen to
a sermon by Bishop Ralph Cush-
man..
The Greenwood Methodist w. S.
c. S. will meet on Wednesday night
in the church.
Rev. Robert Hodgson of Princess
Anne. Md. who was assigned to the
Greenwood Church FOR the week of
evangelism, returned home on Sat
urday.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1950-10-27

While there, they will be dinner
guests at Billy Roses Diamond
Horseshoe.
On Friday, October Is, Mr.. Char
les w. Wolf, a Seneca Indian, spoke
to the student body. Mr.. VOLTS full
Indian title is Chief Sunny Sky and
his topic was the life, customs and
education of the Indian in this
country. The fourth grade with
their teacher, Miss Leila Tatman
mOtored to Lewes to see places Of
historical interest in connection
with their study of Delaware his
tory. They visited the Zwaandaal
museum, the Fountain of Youth, the
monument which stands where the
Dutch landed on our shore and mo-
tored around Fort Miles. To COM
plete the Study Of Lewes and sur
rounding area. Mr.. Geiger Omwake
lsupt., of LeWes Schools, presented
a talk to these same children on
the excavations made by the Della
ware Archaeological Society. The
class wishes to thank Mrs. John
Lyons, Mrs. Herman Schultz and
Mrs. George Pitman for the trans
portation of the children.
The Senior Glass will present on
November 9Th, their annual play
entitled "Our Miss Brooks" a
comedy in three acts. A synopsis
of the play is as follows: When
Miss Brooks a school teacher, is
forced to take over the school play
she runs into all kinds of diff
culties. COmphCh lions develOpe
when RhOnd Allen, daughter Of the
President of the School Board and
Jane battle it out for the lead in
the play. To make matters worse,
the chosen play requires a lot of
boys and despite Miss Brooks
eagerness to avoid trouble with the
coach, who incidentally Miss
Brooks thinks might be "The man.
for her, a battle royal develops
For uproariOus laughter and the
funniest two hours of your life dc
not miss "Our Miss Brooks"
Characters are as follows: Miss
! Brooks, Shirley NitsOls, Miss Finch
Doris Wright; Hugo Longacre
Raymond Dennis; Mr.. WadswortI
Gordon ClarksOn; Miss Audubon
Beatrice HignUtt; Students, Delma
Hsmma1d, Lois COnaway LOrett
Laughery, Deane Hamstead, June
Taylor, Fay Langford, Shirley
Brown, Bill Bowman, James John.
son and Louis Breeding.
Mr.. Herman Schultz, president O
the Greenwood PTA has erected
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1950-10-27
DAGsBORO
By Mrs. Essie Hickman

Two weeks of Revival meetings
are being held at the Christ Metho-
dist church with Rev. Estella Glib
bOns and Mr.. Carl Gibbons assist
ing.
Mr.. Raymond Brumbley is suffer-
ing with badly bruised and cut
fingers received while working on
a corn picker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar L. HOrnEr
were dinner guests Sunday Of Mr..
and Mrs. William e. Gray Miss
Ruth Ann Kitchens of MillsbOrO,
spent the weekend with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Hudson were
dinner guests Sunday of Mr.. and
Mrs. Curnie Clogg.
Mrs. Mary E. Vickers was dinner
guest of her daughter, Mrs. Paul
Clogg and family. They spent Sun
day evening with Mrs. Annie Quill
len at StOckley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph D. Darby OF
Wilm., spent the weekend with Mr..
and Mrs. Ottie Brumbley.