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mission. 1neVl-
tably coupled with these charges
were attacks against Government
employees. because. somehow or
other, the commission and the
Federal employees are synonymous
in the mind of Congress.
A case in point is Congress ac-
ton last year in approving the
Whitten amendment barring per-
manent promotions and transfers,
and its action in barring further
of annual leave.
However, the picture can be ex-
pected to change with Mr.. Rams
peck as commission chief. For II
years the Georgia Democrat was
a member of Congress. serving as
Democratic whip and as chairman
of the House Civil Service Com
mittee.
In these capacities he enjoyed
the confidence and respect of both
Democrats and Republicans. lib
erals and conservatives.
One Of his close friends recently
said, Bob can be described as a
conservative liberal or a liberal
conservative"
AT any rate Mr.. Rampeck has
the confidence and friendship OF
members of Congress. and the i'm
portance of this cannot be over
stated. And it should be remem-
bered that Mr.. Ramspeck is not
lame duck" congressman. He
voluntarily resigned from the
House in 1945 to become vice pres
ident of the Air Transport Asso-
citation.
AS a member of Congress Mr..
Ramspeck sponsored and was re-
sponsible for the passage of more
beneficial Government employe
legislation than perhaps any other
member in the history Of Con-
gress.
CRACKDOWN - Mr.. Ramspeck
also has great administrative
ability. In this capacity he Is
expected to reorganize the COM
mission on a large scale, with a
view toward modernizing its
operations and streamlining the
Governments personnel system.
There'll be lot of new faces in
the commission's top command,
since the chairman controls 95 per
cent of the appointments.
Federal agencies will have to
toe the mark under Mr.. Ram
speck's regime. A strong believer
in the Governments merit sys-
tenn, he can be expected to crack
down on agencies violating civil
service rules. and to institute a
lot of reforms.
Also, rank-and-file employees
can expect the commission to
protect their interests in per-
sonnel matters. And the. COM
mission probably will launch
various programs designed to
reward deserving employees by giv-
ing them quicker promotions.
On the other hand. Mr.. Rams
peck has always strongly criticized
any "boondoggling" in Govern
ment. and the commission can be
expected to crack down on the
relatively few employees in Gov
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The Weather Here and Over the Nation

ness and colder tonight. low 30
to IS. Tomorrow, cloudy and cold
er with rain or snow likely.
Virginia-Increasing cloudiness
tonight, low 80 to IS in the north
portion, 35 to 40 in the south por-
ton. Occasional rain in the south
west portion tonight. Tomorrow,
cloudy and colder, rain.
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woodward Retires

Maj. Harry L. woodward retired
today as chief of the Arlington
County Police Department after
q years service.
Assistant Chief c. Burns Press
ley. head of the Detective Bureau,
will be acting chief pending solu-
tion of legal snarl as to who has
power to appoint new chief, the
county manager or the County
Board.
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ather Of 7 Charged
with Murder Of cousin
On Rockville Street

A father of seven children last
night was charged with shooting
and killing his cousin for "fooling
around with my wife" Rockville
detectives reported.
Held for murder was Louis D.
Fultz. 80. of Germantown. Md,
Just south of Gaithersburg. He
was arrested at the scene of the
twilight shooting on Commerce
lane near the Baltimore g. Ohio
Railroad freight station in Rock
vile.
His cousin, Cas- william OVERLY.
80. of Rockville was pronounced
dead on arrival at Suburban Hos
pital. He died of a bullet wound
in the chest.
Both From Kentucky.
Montgomery Police Chief
Charles M. Orme and Detective
Sergt. Frank Griggs attributed the
murder to bad blood between the
two cousins. Here are the events
they said led up to it:
Fultz and OVERLY had moved to
Montgomery County from Mid
dlesboro, KY, Fultz about seven
years ago and OVERLY several
months ago. OVERLY had lived
with the Fultz family until argu-
ments over alleged advances Over
by was making toward Mrs. Fultz
caused the younger cousin to take
a room in Rockville last month,
Both men worked for the B. &
D. Preheat Welding Co., 943 Selim
road, Silver Spring. and drove to
work together until OVERLY moved
out. Since then OVERLY has been
committing to work by train.
Fired Several Times.
He had just gotten off the train
before he was shot about 5:45 pm.
yesterday. Fultz told police he
happened to be in town buying
some feed at the time and that
when he saw OVERLY get off the
train. ''he went crazy and started
shooting"
Only one bullet from a .38-cal-
iber revolver struck OVERLY, al
though Fultz fired three or four
times. Fultz told police he fired
the first shot from his car and
then stepped out and "kept shoot
ing" Police said there were five
or six people on the street at the
time.
F'ultz' seven children range in
age from months to IL years.
He will be given a hearing on
charge of murder in Rockville
Police Court March 8.
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British Carrier Causes
Air Alert on Formosu
BY the Associated Press

TAIPEI, Formosa, Feb. 28.-The
Chinese Nationalist air force went
on an alert today when an un-
identified aircraft carrier was
sighted 20 miles off Formosa's east
coast. But tonight the vessel was
identified as British.
The Identification was made by
British authorities here after an
inquiry to the Royal Navy at Hong
Kong. The ship was not named.
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with Congress.
For the past
year the Civil
Service c ON
m ssion h a S
been u n d e r
sharp attack in
C o n greSS for
failing to meet
its responsible
ties fully in the
d e f e n Sc pro-
gram. Even be-
fore that con-
gressional crit
lets were snip
ing at the COM
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Weiqhts Law Planned

The Prince Georgs County COM
missioners are considering appeals
for support of legislation pending
before the General Assembly to
put teeth" in a weights and
measures law.
Both the present Republican
Board of Commissioners and its
Democratic predecessors have re-
fused to appoint a county sealer
of weights and measures because
of the weak stature for penalty
enforcement against violators.
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FIuoride Plan Advances

An ordinance providing Tor
fiuorination of the Alexandria
water supply was being prepared
today at the request of the City
Council.
The Council was asked to see
that anti-tooth decay fluorine be
added to the city's water supply
on recommendation of the Alex
andria Board of Health, which re-
ported last night that numerous
medical. dental and civic groups
favor the plan. The ordinance
would request the privately owned
Alexandria Water Co. to provide
the treatment.
Councilmen said, however. that
the ordinance preparation would
not bind them to accepting the
plan, but that they will decide
only after a public hearing.
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District of Columbia - Some
cloudiness but mostly sunny and
rather windy today. High this aft
ernoon near so. Increasing cloud
iness tonight, low about IS. To-
morrow, cloudy and colder with
rain likely.
MARYLAND Increa sing cloudi-
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Texas Airbose Robbed
OF $50, 900 PoyroII
BY The Associofed Press

WICHITA FALLS, Tex, Feb. "a
Two men held up a paymaste
at Sheppard Air Force Base todal
and made off with a $4,000 pay
roll.
Wichita Falls police said tn
men escaped In a 1850 Ford clul
coupe bearing a Sheppard All
Force Base sticker.
Shots were fired but police vert
unable to say if any one was hit
Sheppard Field withheld details
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Bevin Back to Work

LONDON, Feb. % (R.-Foreign
Secretary Bevin, nearing 10 and
Ill for more than a month. will
get back into harness tomorrow.
He is returning to London after
a weeks convalescence at the sea-
side resort of Eastbourne.
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Aqu Khan to Visit D. G.

TEHERAN. Feb. % (P.-The
Aga Khan said yesterday that he
and his wife are planning to visit
the United States in April. He said
the main purpose of the trip would
be to visit his son, Prince Sadra,
who is studying at Harvard. He
will spend six weeks on the East
coast and visit Washington.
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Ariinqton Values Up

Total assessed valuation Of Arl-
ington real estate now exceeds
5000 million. an increase of more
than rs per cent of the 1850 fig
ure, the County Reassessment
Board announced.
Mrs. Florence Cannon. chairman
of the County Board. predicted last
night that the present tax rate of
1898 per 500 of property valua-
ton would be decreased by "at
least dollar. even with a 20 to
25 per cent increase in the budget" /"
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The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Romspeck Appointment Augurs
Well for Merit System
By Joseph Young

appointment Representative Robert Rampeck
chairman well for the
future of Governments merit system.
Mr. Ramspek will give the commission the leadership
perately troubled he will
popular spokesman for Govern
dealings ernment who are incompeent
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High and Low Of Last "a Hours.
High, 6S, at . pm.
Low, AZ, at 6:15 am.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, ~, on February 13.
Lowest. IL, on February 8.
Tide Tables.
chad hu IInitad Gtatns Hsnn sf
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= Increasing cloudi-
Maryland

Snow will tonight in the northern tier of States from
the Northern Rockies Showers will
along Coast and in the most southern sections
in the Plains States
will be cooler Southwest Plains and in New England
while expected In parts OF the
Upper Mississippi Valley Little change in Temperature will occur
elsewhere -AP Wirepnoto Map
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River Report.
(From q. 8. Ensineers,)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear at
Harpers Ferry.
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Precipitati0n.

Monthly precipitation in inches in
Capital fcurrent month to date):
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FURNISHED by United States Coast
and Geodetic Suryey.)
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complmentares for show in town, and in couple of
hours was driving of Calais the Paris road perfectly
composed and his anger under control.
In Paris he put up the Hotel Bazac and that evening he
went round to his suppier This modest little
eweler in the Avenue Wagram called Monsieur Audiat.
Monsieur Auia careful we'll as modest Chris Seby
was his only for this kind of work. and he was con-
tent with regular twceayear profit rather than more con-
slant business with the risk of publicity.
The day before Chris Seby due to go home he would
leave his car overnight garage the back the shop
and Monsieur Audiat with the help of his odd job man,
rather stupid youth would have the watches all packed
away in the car by the next morning.
Chris Seby found Audia and the lad at the back of the
shop and without wasting time polite inquiries about their
health and with the smile turned off and the butter in his
voice gone rancid he let them have it.
thousand of the last batch of watches had been buds,
most of the others hadn't up specification, and the
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you can pack into car particularly your twevegallon
tank only holds two gallons of petrol and the rest watches
and the floor the is false Of course it means
filling up with petrol pretty often. but no one minds that
the gross profit on each trip touches f2OOO
If Won or tried ANYTHING like that we'd be
kittens with duck for foster mother and probably give
ourselves away But Chris Selby theatrical agency
pretty good training putting up good 'front.' He never felt
nervous and he knew his stuff.
Now that November 50 my friend told me- Chris Selby
set off from London in his car feeling pretty He wasn't
nervous or worried about the watches he going to bring
back he was just looking forward to seeing the man who sup
piled him with them in Paris
There had been certain aspects of the batch ne taken back
in the previous July which had annoyed him and maze the
trip less profitable than it should have been
As he drove into sheds Dover he showed none OF this
He put his usual agreeable 'front.' handed out bunch OF
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stopped.
Chris Selby didn't have to be told what it In those
days the First World War wasn't far behind and when the
sirens eleven o'clock Armistice Day everybody
stopped and there silence for two minutes There really
was silence Even the gs stopped bawng their heads
off, Chris Seby and the officer stood by the like fig
ures and you could have heard pin drop.
No did drop pn but Chris and the officer heard some
thing else From the loud enough for else to
hear it's true loud enough do the damage the
gentle sound of 1000 watches ticking off, all carefully wound
by the stupid French lad who wanted to please the angs
by making that he had watches which in working
order well as looking good.
1t here that my friend stopped his story to finish his
ham sandwich and beer I'd had tebobs worth, all right
But there's always something that drives on to get
little more for his money and said: Nov tell me that you're
Chris Seby and maybe I'll buy the watch for couple of qud
But old boy shook his head Selby died years back
No. I'm the Customs officer. With his smile and his ten
minute charm he talked into partnership and two
wears later we were both caught" The End
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-02

performed by Rev. E. c. Thomas,
Jr. Their attendants were Frank
lin Cannon and Mrs. Menolia Dow
ME of Philadelphia.
The Methodist Church
J. f. Layton, Minister
Services for Sunday, November
4:
Greenwood Methodist
1000 a. m.-Church School. L.
c. Zych, superintendent. A grow
ing school in a growing cOmmun-
ity. If you want to know more of
Gods Will, why not unite with us
each Lords Day morning to study
Gods Word. We have a class for
every age.
1880 p m-Evening Worship.
Our Sunday evening worship is
proving very helpful to all who
would enter into its fellowship. In
place of a sermon. we are having
discussions on various subjects.
We will continue this week on our
Faith. Why are you Protestant?
Come and unite with us.
Trinity Methodist
1000 a. m.-Church School.
John Hastings, superintendent.
11:00 a. m.-MOrning Worship
and Sermon by the minister.
Chaplain'S Chapel Methodist
1890 a. m.-Church School. Hill
ton Penuel, assistant superinten-
dent.
st. JOhnStOWn Methodist
100 p. m.-Church School. S. B.
McIlvaine, superintendent.
200 p.m.-Public Worship and
Sarmon by the minister.
The Methodist Youth Fellow
ship of the Greenwood Methodist
Charge will meet this Thursday
night at 800 o'clock in the Dublin
Hill Community Hall. All young
people are urged to attend.
The w. c. T. U. of Greenwood
Community will meet this Friday
night at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Anthony.
We are glad to report that Mrs
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-02

beautiful white net dress. Mrs.
Myers wore yellow.
Mrs. Leroy Baker and Mrs. Rose
Hit2elberger attended the Cinder-
ella Show on ice at the Ice Ca
pades at Philadelphia Arena re-
Gently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Metzner
and son Eddie were Sunday din
neT guests of Mrs. Bertha Elliott
in Delmar.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the
Greenwood Fire Company will
serve a benefit supper Friday and
Saturday evenings, November 8
and 10 in the Fireman's Building,
beginning at 4:3O O'clock The
menu will be fried oysters and
chicken salad with all the fiXings
and the price for adults is $1.25
for children, 15c.
The winner in the Miscellaneous
Club this week was Mrs. Josephine
Todd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mart Uhler, Mr..
and Mrs. Russell Kitchens enjoy
ed a sight seeing trip for three
DAYS last week, going through
the northwestern part of Pennsyl-
vania along Lake Erie to Delaware
Water Gap and through the POGO
nos.
The Misses Ray and Barbara
Humphreys accompanied Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Cox of Wilmington
to visit their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Humphreys for the week
end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Kitchens OF
Greenwood have announced the
marriage of their daughter, Patty
to Louis Donovan, also of Green
wood. The marriage ceremony was
performed by Rev. T. ]. lurking
ton in the Denton Grace parsOn-
age on Saturday evening, October
| q. Their attendants were Pri.
vate and Mrs. Elmer Wilson. The
bride wore a blue suit with white
carnatiOn corsage. Guests were
! Mrs. Richard Brown, Robert Price
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Thompson, al
of Harrington, Raymond Vincen
of Pennington, Miss Whine Gala
way, Miss Betty Ann Graham, Mis-!
Doris Williamson, all of Green
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-02

on Tuesday afternoon at 1870 o.
clock In the firemen's building. The
committee for meeting include Mrs.
c. H. Conaway, Mrs. c. E. Ochel-
tree and Mrs. Minnie Owens. The
subject is Winter Bouquets"
Todd's Club has been invited to be
guests Of Greenwood. A number of
ladies plan to attend Achievement
Day at Georgetown, November z.
Miss Jean Meredith and friend
of Selbyville, we're the overnight
guests Of her parents on Saturday
night
Mrs. Minnie Owens. Mrs. Howard
Taylor, Miss Esther Taylor and
Miss Ottolie Owens enjoyed q very
beautiful trip to Hyde Park, N. Y,
on Saturday. Mrs. Taylor returned
home Sunday with Mrs. Jonathan
Clifton Of Wilmington, who visit
ed her mother, Mrs. Minnie Owens,
for the day.
Calvin Wharton of Washington,
D. c., was guest Of his mother,
Mrs. Matte Wharton, last week.
Mrs. Katie Belts of Ocean View
visited her daughter, Mrs. Georgia
Mitchell, last week. Other guests
were Mrs. Mitchell's sisters from
Salisbury and Ocean View.
Mrs. John Johnson of Clarks-
Vile, Tenn, is spending some time
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Banning.
Miss Clara Lucas was a week
end guest Of relatives at Marcus
Hook, Pa.
Mrs. w. A. Long and daughter
Florence, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Norman Groves in Whining
ton last week.
The w. G. T. U. is meeting this
Friday evening with Mrs. Frank
Anthony at 1880 o'clock.
The w. S. C. S. of Grace Metho-
dist Church will meet with Mr.. and
Mrs. M. T. Uhler next Tuesday al
1880 p. m. A special program for
Week of Prayer and Self Denial is
under preparation. YOu are invit-
ed.
Frank Cannon Of Philadelphia
was a weekend guest of his bro.
ther, John Cannon.
J Mrs. Leroy Baker recently at
| tended a very unusual but pretty
wedding in Philadelphia. Th'
bride and bridegroom are midgets
They we're Miss Margaret Campbell
and Mr. Raymond d. Strmec o
Philadelphia. The brides heigh
is thirty-fiye inches. Their attend
-ants were Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar My
ers, Mr.. Jack Steck of Radio Sta
ton WILL, Philadelphia, sang tn
| Lords Prayer The bride wore
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-02

wood, Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Hitch
ems and Donnie Gale Kitchens, al
so of Greenwood. The bride and
groom are employed in Milford and
plan to make their home there.
The Kiwanis Club of Greenwood
observed it's fifth anniversary and
Ladies Night Friday evening, Oc-
tOber 26, with a dinner in the high
school with $50 Kiwanians and
wives present. Invocation was by
Rev. Ed. Layton and Rev. Ed.
Thomas directed the group sing
ing. Lieutenant Governor Bill
Henderson of Georgetown was
postmaster.
Sinclair Selden, Jr., of Hampton,
Va, GovernOr-elect of the Capitol
District, was the guest speaker of
the evening, being introduced by
the present governor, AL. Fleming,
of Salisbury.
Miss Carol Leigh Closer, run
ner-up for Miss Delaware at the
Chicken of Tomorrow Festival at
Salisbury in June, was a special
guest of the evening. She having
been sponsored by the Greenwood
Club at the pageant.
Stanley Cahall, president of the
/ Greenwood Club, presided.
Charles Conaway, intercluE
chairman, made the roll call OF
the visiting clubs. The following
were represented:
Wilmington, Bridgeville, George
| town, Elkton, Md, SeafOrd, Mills
bOrO, Milford, RehObOth and Girls
! field, Md.
Music for the dinner and thu
dance following the meeting was
! furnished by the Rivers-Chamber!
Orchestra of Baltimore.
Among those present were Pas
, Governor Chan Wagner of viii
mington, Immediate Past Lieuten
ant Governor Herb Weldin of Viii
mingtOn, Lieutenant Governor-elec
of the 7th Division Jim DObbs o
Wilmington and Lieutenant Cover
nor-elect of the newly created lit
Division Elmer Moore of SeafOrd.
Mr.. John L. Cannon and Mrs
Bessie Banning were married a
the home of the groom last SatuI
day evening. The marriage wa
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-02
OLD AMERICAN CUSTOM

BERLIN = g = The U. S. con-
sulate here is irritated with some
Americans who are using their
passports like, high school or col
lege year books-for the purpose of
collecting autographs.
The situation has become so ag-
gravated that the consulate found
it necessary to publish a warning
notice in the Daily Bulletin" cir
culated to American personnel.
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-02
GREENWOOD
BY Mrs.
Nora WrOten
Phone
Greenwood 4S21

Greenwood Grace and Cannon
Methodist Charge
Z. c. Thomas, JF., pastor
Services for Sunday, November
A:
Bethel:
Morning Worship at 9:45 o'clock.
Sermon by the pastor.
Church School at 1O:45 a. m. Su-
perintendent, Mrs. Mary Paskey.
Last Sunday afternoon Rally Day
was observed at Bethel. The chill
dren and young people presented a
fine program under the direction
Of Mrs. Mabel CsllisOn. The pas
tor was presented with some fine
gifts from this years harvest.
Grace:
Church School at 10000 a. m. W.
]. Mills, superintendent.
Morning Worship at IL o'clock
Sermon by the pastor.
Last Monday evening the Grace
Church Choir had a get-tOgetheI
at the parsonage. Games were
played, apples dunked for, and re-
freshments served.
Cannon:
Church School at 10 a. m. Rob
ert Gilbert, superintendent.
Evening service at 700 o'clock
Sermon by the pastor
Rally Day was observed at Can
non last Sunday morning. Ther'
were 103 at the Sunday school ses
sion and about 125 at the specia
program. Certificates were award
ed to those who had met the re
quirements of promotion. A new
system of attendance awards will
begin with next Sundays session
This system is known as the Wes
ley award system. A new cIas
has been formed in the children
division to care for the growth O
membership in that department
The classes of the youth depart
ment have been reOrganized 8
that they may work more effeC
lively. If you have no church hOm
and live in this area, we inVit
you to come and make you
church home with us.
The November meeting of tn
Home Demonstration Club will b
a group meeting with Atlanta Clu
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-02

People we're warned that the
passport is "a valuable document
(which must not be altered or mu-
tilated in any manner and no
stamps, statements, notations or
other additions should be placed in
it other than by officials Such
warning would be superhuous to
any but Americans. Europeans,
conscious of their nationality .and
stateless by the millions, value
their passports (if they. own one)
usually next to their lives.
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-02

Stewart Gibson, who was operated
upon last week in the Dover Hos
pital is much improved at this
writing.
Rev. J. E. Layton, minister Of
the Greenwood Methodist Charge,
tiOns this week over Station WJWL,
is the speaker for morning devo-
Georgetown.
One hundred and fOrty-five peo-
pie attended the fifth anniversary
dinner of the Greenwood Kiwanis
Club last Friday night in the
Greenwood High School.
Milford chronicle., 1951-11-02
BARD's HOMETOWN SNARl
LAID TO POSTMASTER

WASHINGTON - R - The Ma
tional Geographic Society notes
that William Shakespeare's birth
place is now designated on its maps
as "StratfOrd On Avon" but re-
calls that the town once had post
master who insisted that the prop
er name was "StratfOrd Upon
Avon" This official, the society
SAYS, took every letter sent TO
"Stratford On Avon" and returned
it to the sender stamped Address
Unknown"