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The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-12-05
RUBY RAISES $66.39
 FOR CANCER SOCIETY

The citizens of Ruby, small village on the Yukon River, sent in a contribution of $66.39 to Mrs. Mildred Hermann, Alaska Division al Commander of the American Cancer Society She received it to- day and said that no special solic- itation had been made but that it was appreciated.
 Mrs. Hermann said that the con- tribution was four times the na- tional per capita average and had been raised largely through white elephant" sale.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-12-05
FROM BETHEL

Misses Patricia Wilde and Joyce Slocim, Alaska Native Service nurs- es from Bethel were in Juneau to- day enroute to Mt. Edgecumbe. They arrived here yesterday from Fairbanks via PAA.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-12-05
Truman's Defeated Friend

President Truman did some blunt talking to Congressional leaders about unfinished business" when the special session opened, but he waxed little sentimental about the election defeat of his Senate leader Scott Lucas of Illinois.
 I'm terribly sorry, Scott" said
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-12-05
LOOK and LEARN sg q GORDON

l. How many body g. Which is the brightest planet? What is the nlarging the pupil eye? 4. Which is the largest Canadian province? B. What Show Boat"9
 ANSWERS: l. More than 2. g. Beladonna. 4. Quebec 5. Jerome Kern
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-12-05

knew that the President was in the process of issuing clarifying statement-which came three hours later.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-12-05
Weather al
 Alaska poinis

Weather conditions ana temper atures at various Alaska points also on the Pacific Coast. at 4:30 am, 120th Meridian Time, and released by the Weather Bureau
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-12-05

MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. SECOND and FOURTH Monday of each month M in Scottish Rite Temple A beginning at 7:30 ?. n. WG
 Carson A. Lawrence, w Worshipful Master;
 JAMES w. LEVERS, Secretary,
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The Washington Meny-Go-Round

Continued from Page One)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-12-05

Weather: High, 45; low, 43; rain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-19
Cash Prizes Offered
| For Work of Younq
Writers and Artists

Cash prizes of 81 are awarded
for original stories, articles, poems
and cartoons published in The
Junior Star. Contributors of ma
terial which the editor considers
of sufficient merit also are issued
reporters cards.
The contest is open to boys and
girls of high school age and under.
Write on one side of paper (dou-
BILE space if you type) and put
your name. age, address. telephone
number and school in the upper
left-hand corner. Drawing must
be in black and white. No con-
tributions will be returned.
The editor reserves the right to
publish any contribution in what
ever form he thinks best, regard
less of whether it is awarded a
prize. He also may withhold prizes
awarded for contributions found
not to be original.
Checks for prizes are mailed
during the week following publ
cation. Address: The Junior Star,
727 Star Building, Washington 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-19

Bases Loaded, by Wilfred Nc
Cormick (Putnam's: $2)-Fourth
in the Bronc Burnett series, this
young team finds more troubles
and thrills in a new baseball tour
nament.
Through the Gate, by John
Craig Stewart Dodd, Mead;
$2.75)-A nicely written character
study of a youth in the years be-
tween boyhood and manhood. For
teen-age readers and older.
Play Alone Fun Chart; $1.25)-
Another of the Happy Hour Book
series, this volume of games, play
ideas, and the like, is addressed
to youngsters 6 to 9.
Famous American Poets, by
Laura Benet Dodd, Mead; $3.50
The 1ittle-known biographical
backgrounds of % famous Amer
lean poets are presented here for
boys and girls from 10 to IA. Illus
trated with photographs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-19
Chicago Livestock

sei sHREe sss seS M't tess
sads q week lover R sow snd mc s
STEADY; weeks TOP 17.s5, paid Monday,
with 1855 the closing peak and paid
only ospoaringly; top sellers largely ch sdc
weight barrowS and gifts expected to be
or 2 pounds lighter than 245-pound
D0s s las esR sow enqn
per. cent OF marketing, against per
o sa 1sis 'as sS vsss
grading average-good and ,reiow closed
steady to strong; high-good and choice
GRADES so TO LOO lower: but such cattle
kinds advanced mostly so; heifers and
COWS strong to 30 higher, heifers in much
lighter supply nI than recently: bulls 5o-15
iings 2s,o0-3a, 90; high-choiee KINDS ab-
sent; bulk medium to sssdss
m sen1n an 3 good hsiiers
2s;oo.a7.25: good te choice ;os9- pound
1850; Gamers and cutters, 13.Oo-l rs;
medium and good sausage bulls closed az
@ aa and to co sh1en Vsssrs
feeding steers few half IA" fat
Seshs two 'r loads
to medium 725-pound Canadian stock
saiable sheep, 100 (estimated) total
not given Compared week ago: Re-
ceipts smaller but slaughter lambs only
der last weeks high time; neither shipper
nor local demand very aggressive; West
ern fed lambs in loadlots pradorinated:
top, $3.50, paid freely for bulk high
and, choice wooded lambs scaling. 95-10s
pounds. one string Colorados scaling Ill
lambs in fleece scarce at eco down to
"a. 90: big weight natives $500 down;
bulk No. / and No. 2 shorn lambs 5000
yearlings $500; 129-135 pounds. 1850,
with twos at 1900 and 1880; SLAUGHTER
ewes Arm at 11.00-15.00, occasionally
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-19
Civic Calendar
Kefuuver Bill Tonic
At Several Meetings

The Kefauver bill will again be
the topic for a number of citizens
associations this week.
Edward F. Colladay, past presi-
dent of the Board of Trade and
former Republican national COM
mitteeman for the District. will
discuss the bill at a meeting of
the Citizens Association of Chevy
Chase at 8 pm. tomorrow.
Herbert P. Leeman, president
of the Federation of Citizens AS
sociations. also will discuss home
rule at the meeting of the citi-
zens' Forum of Columbia Heights
Tuesday in the Bell Vocational
School, and at the Sixteenth
Street Highlands group Wednes-
day in the Brightwood School.
Control of japanese beetles will
be discussed by Frank w. Hyde
before the Shepherd Park group
tomorrow. zoning problems of the
area also will be brought up.
The Anacostia Citizens Associa-
ton, Inc, will vote on amend
ment of its constitution Tuesday
at the YMCA, Seventeenth street
and Good Hope road Sc.
The weeks schedule follows:
Tomorrow.
Chevy Chase Chevy Chase
Community Center, Connecticut
avenue and Mckinley street NV,
8 pm.
Chillum Heights-Luther Rice
Memorial Church annex, IA
Riggs road NE, 8 pm.
Fort Davis-Ryland Methodist
Church, Branch avenue and S
street Sc, 8 pm.
1nterfederation Council-Engi-
neers' Club, 1925 E street NV,
8 pm.
Lincoln Park Epwort h
Methodist Church, Thirteenth
street and North Carolina avenue
NE, pm.
Shepherd Park - Shepherd
School. Fourteenth street and
Kalmja road NV, 8:15 pm.
Capitol View Civic Association
Richardson Elementary School,
Fifty-third and Blaine streets NE,
8 pm. tomorrow.
Tuesday.
AnacoStia - E a S tern Branch
YMCA, Seventeenth street and
Good Hope road Sc, SPIN.
Cathedral H e G h is = Cleveland
Park-Guild Hall of st. Alban' S
Parish, Massachusetts, and Wiscon-
sin avenues NV, 8 pm.
Citizens Forum of Columbia
Heights-Bell Vocational School
Hiatt place and Lamont street
NV, 8 pm.
Petworth-Petworth Branch Lii
brary, Georgia avenue and Upshur
street NV, 8 pm.
Wednesday.
Sixteenth Street Highlands
Brightwood School, Nicholson
street between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets NV, 8 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-19
| Parent eocher
Activities

Stoddard Elementary PTA.-
George R. Hammond, director Of
Safety Education, American Auto.
mobile Association, will speak ir
the school, Fortieth and Calvert
streets NV, tomorrow at 8 pm
on "A Safe Community" Police.
man Alvin S. Bohrer, school CO.
ordinator from No. Precinct
will be guest. They will be in
troduced by Edward Holmes. who
will likewise present for special
recognition the school patrol Of
f1cers.
Fillmore PTA will meet to.
morrow at 8 pm. at the school
DR.. Sidney Berman, former di.
rector Of the Washington Institute
Of Mental Hygiene and specialisr
in child psychology, will speak or
THE Role Of the School in the
Emotional Growth of the Child.
Sturgis Warner will speak briefly
on speeding up the school con.
struction program.
Ketcham PTA will meet to.
morrow at 1870 pm. A film
Health and Happiness of Oul
Children" will be shown. Mrs
Lilywhite, of the tuberculosis AS.
ISOLATION, will speak. Health Ger.
tif1cates will be awarded to the
children who attended the sum.
mer roundup.
Stanton Elementary Schoo
PTA World Citizenship pro-
gram tomorrow at pm. A film
THE Universal Declaration o.
Human Rights" will shown, fol
lowed by a talk on What Stanton
School Has Done for World Citi.
zenship."
Langley Junior High PTA-
Guidance at Langley" will be the
topic for the meeting Tuesday al
8 pm.
Keene- Rudolph PTA will NEE
Tuesday at 8 pm. at the Levi:
Memorial Church, Fourth ane
Hamilton streets NV. Milton
Baldinger will speak on "Gooe
Neighbors." There will be refresh.
ments.
Taft Junior High PTA meet
Tuesday. Classroom visits at 7::3t
pm, followed by the program
Guidance Through Counselling,
at 8 pm.
Mckinley High School PTA
will meet in Room 1874 at tn,
school Wednesday, at 500. c. v
Hill will speak on What the Bust
ness World Expects of Our Gradu
ates." There will be group dis
cussion.
Taft Junior High PTA will pre-
sent their "a Night in the Nine
ties" Thursday and Friday at
pm.
Brookland PTA will hold a fai,
at the school on Saturday, from
2 to s pm.
All chairmen of Parent Educa
ton Groups are invited to a dis
cussion and luncheon meeting
Thursday, at noon at Taft JUNO
High School, Eighteenth and Per
ry streets NE. Luncheon reser
vations should be phoned to: co
1854 by Wednesday,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-19
Uncle Roy's Corner
Uncle Roy's Corner
Ashanti Priest Tells
How Native Witches
Take Animal Forms
By Romon Coffmon

On the western side of Africa Is
the Ashanti area. 1t is under
British rule, and is next to the
Gold Coast.
The people of that area are
chiefly Negro tribesmen. They go
under the general name of Asian
tt and have many queer customs,
If we could believe the stories
of Ashanti Negroes, there are
witches among them. Some of the
witches are men, but usually they
are women, either old or young
The witches are said to have
the power of changing themselves
into such birds as owls, crows and
parrots, or into furry animals, in
Guiding lions and leopards. Now
and then they may even take or
the size and shape of f1ref1ies!
Here are some of the things
which an Ashanti priest told a
visitor about witches:
"They are Joined at night to the
doors of houses by spider webs
AS soon as a door is opened, II
warns the witches to fee.
"All witches are in league with
the red fairies. They eat together
taking turns in supplying the
feast. Often. after sunset. they
may be seen because Of the glow.
ing light which they give off.
IF an old witch wants hel
daughter to become a witch, she
bathes her time and again with
medicine. The great desire Of q
witch Is to eat people"
Those statements about witches
seem foolish to us, but Ashanti
Negroes believe them to be true
Certain men spent a great deal OF
time going around to look for
witches.
1t is an old Ashanti custom to
give a test to person who is sus-
pected of being a witch. A poison
drink, made with odom bark and
water. is supplied. If the supposed
witch drinks the poison and dies
it is a sign of guilt. On the other
hand, if the accused persons vom-
its the poison, it is taken as proof
Of innocence.
Witchcraft is important in the
minds of the Ashanti people, but
it is far from being the only thing
which interests them. They take
part in a good deal of feasting
and dancing.
Warfare has been common In
the Ashanti country, but it was
much more common before the
British took control than it is
now. Various tribes have fought
against one another, and the
men have proved to be hardy
warriors. ..-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-19
Just Between
Ourselves
BY Philip H. Love

Who remembers when Home
Sheep Run" and Red Line" were
favorite games of boys and girls?
I haven't seen these games
played-nor even heard them
mentioned, for that matter-for
years. But I can remember when
they were played nearly every day
in good weather. And I'll bet your
father and mother will tell you the
same.
Other good games that seem to
have died out are TAP On Back, :"
Par" Spanish Flag" humble
dy-Peg," Duck on Rock, :"
"Catty" and "Pitchin'," the last
involving the use of picture cards
or bottle caps. I'll bet you've
never had the fun of playing any
of them.
Movies, radio and television
have changed the recreational
habits of boys and girls, as we'll
ffas of men and women and I, for
one, am sorry. I doubt that young
people today have as much fun
as their parents and grand-par-
ents had at the same age.
X X ~
In my neighborhood, I see boys
kicking and passing a football
back and forth, practicing basket
ball shots or playing baseball, but
that seems to be the extent of
their outdoor activities. The rest
of the time, I gather, they're at
the movies, listening to the radio
or staring at television screen.
AS for the girls, I still see them
jumping rope occasionally, but
why have they abandoned the
good old game of Jacks?
Movies, radio and television are
all right in their places, but sit
ting isn't the most healthful of
exercises. Growing boys and girls
need to engage in active pastimes,
too. And that's another reason
why I'm sorry that Home Sheep
Run. Red Line, Tap on Back, Par,
Spanish Flag, Duck-on-a-Rock
and Catty aren't played any more.
For that matter, even Mumbledy-
Peg, Pitchin' and Jacks are more
strenuous and therefore more
| healthful-than lust sitting.
Home Sheep Run, Red Line and
Tap on Back are variations of
Hide and Seek" which, I believe,
is still played occasionally. And
Par and Spanish Flag are i'm
provements on the older game of
Leap Frog"
Mumbiedy-Peg, sometimes called
"Hominy Peg" is played with
penknife, Duck-on-a-Rock with
stones and Catty with sticks.
Pitchin' may be played with pen
MES and other coins, as we'll as
with picture cards and bottle caps.
I had hoped to include detailed
directions for some of these
games, but there isn't enough
space left, and besides, my dog
Butch. is Fostering me to go out
with him and play "Fetch-the-
Stick" I'll be glad to give the di-
rections to anyone who asks for
them, however, and if there are
any boys or girls around who have
played any of these good old
games, I'd like to hear from them,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-19
Business Briefs

Short Interest in Stocks listed
on the New York Stock Exchange
totaled 2,573,569 shares on March
Is, compared with 2,350,311 a
month earlier, and the highest
mark since May 10, 1882, when
2,601, 148 were recorded.
Automobile Production in the
United States in the last week in
cluded 103,114 cars and 25.014
trucks VS.. 96,153 and 22,306 in the
previous week and 90,270 and u.s.
401 in the like 1949 week.-Ward's
Automotive Reports.
Newsprint Consumption by daily
newspapers reporting to the
American Newspaper Publishers
Association totaled 350,906 tons in
February, a gain of 1879 from
the same 1949 month. Stocks Of
newsprint on hand and in transit
on, February 28 declined to an
average 33 days supply VS.. 40 days
a month earlier and A days year
earlier.
Fire Losses in the United States
dropped to $58,340,000 in Febru-
airy, a decline of $50 from the
previous month and $50 below
the same 1949 month.-National
Board of Fire Underwriters.
Borden Co. announced its acqui-
sition of the Butterman Ice Cream
Co. of Louisville, KY. G. G. But
terman will continue as president
of the Louisville company.
Steel Company of Canada, Ltd,
declared initial dividends of 20
cents on new common and pre-
ferred shares, both payable May /.
Both issues were split for l
February 7.
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal
Co. earned s13,660,587 or $3.50
share in 1949 VS.. $21,316,340 or
$685. in the previous year.
Soundview Pulp Co. net income
for 1949 was $5,610,556 or $544
VS.. $6,149. 1888 or $3.50 in 1948.
Caterpillar Tractor Co. earned
$4,259,65O or $1.O8 in two months
ended February % VS.. $2,920,894
or Is cents a year earlier.
Potomac Edison Co. net income
for 1949 was $3,338,473 VS.. $3,001,-
391 in 1913.
Minnesota & Ontario Paper Co.
earned S3,4o9,7O2 or $2.65 in 1949
VS.. Sc, 165,740 or $3.50 in the previ-
Gus year.
Diamond Match Co. profit for
1919 was $3,212,627 or s2.35 VS..
$3,446, 259 or 1882 in 1913.
Argo Oil Corp. earned s2.693. 1895
or $156 in 1949 VS.. $3,560,301 or
$2.04 in the previous year.
Shellmar Products Corp. net in
come for 1949 was $1,705,65 or
SO. VS.. $2,027 ,092 or $4.73 in 1948.
Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corp.
earned $1,170,792 or $3.15 in 1949
VS.. 81 ,265,16 or $3.45 in the previ-
Gus year.
Byron jackson Co. net income
for 1919 was 1888 ,848 or 1882 VS..
81 ,o55 ,495 or $5.16 in 1913.
S. S. White Dental Mfg. Co.
earned $805,582 or $3.50 in 1949
VS.. $1.316,055 or $40 in the pre-
vious year.
Matson Navigation Co. had q
deficit of $4,565, 695 for 1949 VS.. .
loss of $2s,450 in 1913.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-19
Bond Market Quiet;
Issues of Missouri
Pacific Decline
Rv the Assnciuted Press

NEW YORK, Mar. ia sharp
slide in issues of the Missouri Pa
ciflc Railroad and it's affiliate, In
ternational Great Northern. was
the principal feature Of today's
short and quiet bond market.
All seven of the listed MoPao
bonds gave ground under fairly
steady selling pressure which
S t e m m I'd from disclosure at
Washington that a senatorial in
vestigation into the company's re-
organization was planned.
Dissatisfaction on the part of
owners of the old common stock
at being left without any recogni-
ton of their securities was tbs
reason assigned for intervention
by a Senate committee. In recent
weeks Missouri Pacific bonds have
enjoyed a steady rise that has
sent five Of the seven issues up to
par or better.
Today's selling was slow to take
hold but at the end the MoPac
Convertible 5l2s were down "a
points at Ala OIL sales of SAL
900; the general As were down
17s at 70 1s on sales of $4,000 and
the other five bonds were down
from - of a point to full point.
International Great Northern IS,
first IS and adjustment IS were
off y to 1l2 points.
Other Changes Small.
Elsewhere there was little
change in bond prices. American
telephone loans were a little low
err. The Baltimore & Ohlos were
mixed. Consolidated Edison 80
were a shade higher. Florida East
Coast IS were 7s lower at 68l2
and Maine Central Is were UP
15s at 81 but the adjustment So
were unchanged at 31R.
There was no activity in Gov
eminent bonds and changes in the
foreign dollar list were negligible.
Sales of $1,461 900 compared
with S1,870,00D last Saturday.
Foreign dollar bonds made the
only substantial progress in loan
trading this week
Railroad obligations moved
steadily, but failed to make much
Roadway priceWise. Utility issues
lost a little ground, while indus
trials were just shade better
for the weeks work.
There has been a sharp rise in
demand for foreign dollar issues
ever since the first of the year.
Latin American, British Empire
and Scandinavian issues have
benefited particularly from the
improved business.
Average Up 3.9 Points.
By the close Saturday, the AS
ISOLATED Press average of foreign
dollar bonds had moved SO high
err and stood at 743. This was
the highest since May, 1947.
Rails lost considerable ground
in a selling splurge Monday and
spent the rest of the week regain
ing it.
There was little price move
ment for most United States
Treasury bonds.
The victory loan 2l2s of De-
cember. 1972-67, longest maturi-
ty on the list. continued to slide
in er-the-counter trading,
however, and closed the week at
| 100 9/32 bid, lowest since last
July.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-19
Wilson Student Writes
Of Many Scenic Lures
In Famous Parks
Prize Contribution
By CoroIie Hurley, II
Woodrow Wilson High School

How many famous parks in the
United States can you name? Dc
you realize that we have over "a
national parks?
Yes, it's true and many of them
are world famous, such as Vel
lowstone. This park, located In
Wyoming, Montana and Idaho
was established on March /, 1872
and covers about 2,142,720 acres
Yellowstone has more geysers
than in all the rest of the world
A beautiful combination of colors
is found in the Grand Canyon
and the surrounding woods are
inhabited by deer. elk, bison
moose, antelope, bear, mountain
sheep and many other wild ami.
mails.
The Sequoia Park in Middle
Eastern California was begun or
September 25, 1890, and covers
161, 597 acres. The Big Tree Ma.
tional Park is another name fol-
it since it consists mostly Of
hundreds of hugh Sequoia trees
which are 10, Is and even SO feet
in diameter. The rest of the lane
is covered by towering mountain
ranges; trout fishing and a mile.
long cave of delicate beauty may
also be found here.
Another good place for fishing
is Yosemite. which covers about
1882 acres. 1t is also a valley
of world famed beauty, lofty cliffs
romantic vistas, snowy peaks, tree
groves and several waterfalls OF
extraordinary height.
An extinct volcano in Southern
Oregon is the location of Crater
Lake which consists of q beautiful.
blue crater which has no outlet
or inlet and whose sides range
to about 1000 feet high. Visitors
are amazed by the unusual Laws
formations.
Lassen Volcanic Park, in North.
ern California, has the only active
volcano in the United States anc
has a peak Of 10,465 feet in alti-
tude. Other points of interest ir
this park are it's hot springs, muc
geysers. Ice caves, majestic can.
yonS, several lakes and large
forests.
Alaska has the highest noun.
tain in North America in Noun
Mckinley, which is 10000 feet IL
altitude and rises higher abov,
the surrounding country than any
other mountain In the world.
One of the smallest parks i.
called Sullys Hill, in NORTH
Dakota. covering only 7S0 acres
which has some usual woods
streams and a lake, and is a very
important wild animal preserve
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-19
An Athenion Speaks
Prize Contribution
By Emily WenzeI, 10
ST. Jerome's School

I am an Athenian boy. My
home is called the ideal city state.
There is a wall around the city
surrounded by tiny farms and vii
lagos.
do not go to school. My father
teaches me at home. My first
class is exercises. Then after
breakfast, I do my reading and
writing. I memorize poems and
learn to speak correctly. Almost
the whole afternoon Is spent on
exercises.
I like to be an Athenian boy be-
cause as I grow up my father can
teach me to be strong and fight
to defend my city. would like to
be an ideal boy in an ideal city
state,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-19
Buoy Bells
Prize Contribution
By Theresa Vorcolik, Is

81. Anthony's School
Hear the buoys with the bells
Lonely bells!
What a world OF watchfulness
their ringing tells.
How they clang and clang and
clang
In the misty cloak Of night;
While the ships that travel near
Seem to feel much more than hear
Their muffled tones;
That drift and drift and drift
Through the mist, forbidding light
And the boats all travel far.
To avoid the dark sand bar
Indicated by the bells, bells,
Bells, bells, bells. bells. bells;
The changing and the banging OF
the bells.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-19
Fair Deal Topic
At luncheon

The Central Business Associa-
ton luncheon at 1915 pm. Tues
day in the Burlington Hotel will
hear two points Of view on the ac-
complishments of the Truman fair
deal program.
Robert Black, director and ex-
ecutive secretary of the American
Smaller Businessmen, Inc, will
present his organizations side of
the picture while a Government
official, as yet unnamed, will dis
cuss the subject.
Also on Tuesday. the Electrical
Contractors Association will hold
a board of directors meeting at
$50 pm. at 1886 o street NV.