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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1951-12-06
LEGION AUX.
TO HELP VETS.
Members to Go to Hospital
Where They Will Help
With Xmas Gifts
1863 GIFTS COLLECTED

The Auxiliary to the David c..
Harrison Post No. IA, American
Legion met Monday night at the
home of Mrs. Oscar Attix, with
Mrs. Howard Deakyne presiding.
Mrs. James Rogers, rehabilitation
chairman, reported 169 gifts col
lected for the Christmas Shop at
the Veterans Administration Hos
pital and the unit will send $40 to
help wrapping and mailing costs.
Members of the unit will go to the
hospital at Brack-X on Saturday
to help the veterans select, wrap,
and mail the gifts to their famil-
les. Mrs. Rogers was assisted in
this project by the following mem
bers: Mrs. George David, Mr., YER
non Ford, Mrs. Oscar Attix, Mrs.
Frank Morris, Mrs. Clay Bailey,
Mrs. Kenneth Smith, Mrs. Edward
Everhart, and Mrs. Grant G. CARTS
Mrs. CARTS, department distinguish
ed guest chairman, acted as toast
mistress at the recent testimonial
dinner for Mrs. Park Huntington,
elected national chaplain, at which
Mrs. Huntington was presented a
gift of luggage from the depart
ment of Delaware. Mrs. Edward
Everhart, of the local unit, who is
department music chairman, sang
at the dinner, and other members
attending were Mrs. Florence Pass
waters, Mrs. George Scout, Mrs.
Howard Deakyne, and Mrs. CARTS.
The unit will send five Christmas
boxes to the Delaware Colony
Training School at Stockley. At
the meeting on Monday the three
girls who attended Girls State,
Doris Dukes, Marine VanPelt, and
Rosalie Williams, were guests, and
told of their experiences there. The
next meeting will be held on Mon
day, January Z at the home of Mrs.
Clark Knots.
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YOUR CHRISTMAS PACKAGES
Postmaster Asks Cooperation of
Patrons of SMYRNA Post Office

Postmaster Asks Cooperation of
Patrons of Smyrna Post Office
Postmaster Mary S yGoldsbor-
ough again asks the cooperation of
the patrons of the Smyrna Post
Office during the forthcoming
Christmas period. The postage
rate for unsealed Christmas cards
with no writing on them except the
name of the sender will be cents;
the postage rate on sealed cards
and unsealed cards with writing on
them will be cents. Please bring
your cards to the post Office for
mailing and sort, them accordingly,
all cards addressed to Smyrna and
Smyrna RID put in the slot mark
ed Smyrna Only; everything
other than Smyrna put in the slot
marked "All other Than Smyrna"
Do not put money in the mail box
es and do not expect the carriers
to put stamps on your letters and
cards. Wrap packages well and
tie them with strong cord. No not
seal packages with scotch tape or
brown paper unless you have a
printed sticker attached stating
that the package may be opened
for postal inspection. Mail as early
and often as possible. For the con-
venience of the patrons the win
dows at the post office will remain
open until 6 o'clock on Saturday,
December 22nd, and all packages
that are received at the post Office
on December oath will be delivered
that day,
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NEW CHURCH
TO OPEN DEC. 16
Congregations of Two Clayton
Churches to Worship in
New Edifice
DIR. H. P. FOX SPEAKER

The new EwelIs-St. Paul Church,
Clayton has been completed and
the opening services are scheduled
for Sunday, Dec. 16 in the morning,
afternoon, and evening. At II am.
the guest speaker will be the Rev.
DIR. Hamilton p. Fox, district SUI
perintendent, Wilmington district,
and during the morning service
there will be the reception of new
members of the congregation, in
charge of the pastor, the Rev G. E.
Lester. At 2.30 pm. the Rev. E.
A. Dougherty, Lewes, former pas
tor of Ewells Church, will assist
with the service and the Rev. r. w.
Kirwan, of Goldsboro, Md, former
pastor of st. Paul's Church, Clay
ton, will preach the sermon. At
this service Harris Sacks, of River
ton, N. j., field representative of
Schulmerich Electronics, will give
a recital on the carillonic bells re-
Gently installed in the organ and
church tower. DR.. o. A. BARLEY,
district superintendent, Dover Dis
trict, will bring the message at the
evening service at 7:30 o'clock.
Two Churches United
The new church represents the
of the congregations of
the former EwelPs and st. Pauls
churches, and also the physical I'M
ion of the two separate church
buildings at new site, and with
additions equal to the capacity of
both previous churches. 1t now is
a complete plant, with ten Sunday
School rooms, a fellowship hail.
modern church kitchen, with a
stage in the social hall for amateur
performances. The congregation
has been using the Clayton School
auditorium, and Dec. 16 will mark
the first use of the new church.
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Jane Nuckols as Joanna and
Brooks Banta as Greg add a de-
lightful sparkle to the Junior Glass
production of Don't Take NV
Penny. In this comedy they sup
port Louise Shane as Penny, who
wants to go to Hollywood, and
Karl Francis as Kerry, who will
try anything to stop her. Also in
the cast are Patricia Beck, Frank
lin Shane, Richard Comegys, Jr.,
Frank Orwell, Peggy Everett, Shir-
ley Crossley, Theresa Houtman,
Kenneth Attix, Nancy Knots, Es-
Their Ann Poore, Joyce Burris, Will
liam Kellums and Charles Duff.
Mr.. George L. Galley, the director,
has been ably assisted by Mrs. Mar
garet O'Neill, Mrs. Evelyn Menden-
hall, Mr.. Frank Stellatella, Mrs.
Harley Bodley, and Mrs. Jackie
Banta. Staging, lighting, and
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SANTA CLAUS
HERE SATURDAY
Will Be at Smyrna and Clay,
ton Saturday Afternoon
to Greet Children
TO DISTRIBUTE GIFTS

Santa Claus is coming to town
rather to two towns, Clayton and
Smyrna. He has been invited by
the Smyrna-Clayton Chamber of
Commerce and will appear on Sat
urday, Dec. 8, making his first stop
in front of the fountain in Clayton
at 2 pm. where he will be greeted
by Mayor Carl Hurd, or his repre-
sentative. He will then greet each
child and they will be given a gift
and fruit. The childrens patron
saint will be on an elaborate float
surrounded by many hundreds of
gifts and the fruit, and will be part
of parade which will come from
Clayton to Smyrna, with his sched-
uled appearance here in front of
the Post Office about $50 pm.
Mayor George r. Stevenson will
greet the distinguished visitor and
introduce him to the children as
sembled to meet him. Each child
will have a chance to speak to
Santa Claus and tell him of their
wishes. Smyrna's auxiliary police
will assist with the traffic, men,
bers of the Citizens Hose Company
will be on hand to handle the
crowds of children, and Town Man
ager S. c. Marvel and members of
the street crew will erect barri-
cades on Main Street in the block
where he will be stationed. The
town electric crew had the Christ
mas lights ready in advance of
Santa's arrival. A sound truck,
with recorded organ music and
chimes, to supply the proper
Christmas atmosphere, will be part
of the parade. This will be furn-
ished by Everhart Brothers. How
ard Pletsch will supply the tractor
and trailer needed for the trium-
plant journey between the two
towns. The following members of
the chamber have prepared for the !
event, under direction of Nelson I
Everhart, president; Leroy Sayers
and Rynear Slaughter, fruit and
gifts; Alan Robinson, transporta-
ton; WV. Price, Jr., Herman Rob-
inson, Edward Covington, Edward
Wootten, and James E. Everhart
have been in charge of the solicit
ing. If there is anyone not con-
tacted who wishes to make a con-
tribution they may do SO through
any of the above committee.
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Christmas Party. Postponed

The Friendly Neighbors Home
Demonstration Club announces the
postponed date of their Christmas
party to be held Wednesday, De-
cember IL, at $3.50 pm, at the
Taylor's Bridge Community Cen
ter. The Christmas party will con-
sist of turkey supper for all
members and a guest. The COM
mittee on arrangements are: Mrs.
Lee David, Mrs. Harold McGrath,
Mrs. Thomas Short, and Mrs. Ar
thur CHM. An entertainment pro-
gram appropriate for the Yuletide
season will be carried out.
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Mrs. Joseph w. Ennis is hand
ling locally the Care for Korea pro-
ject, and will receive contributions
from any organization or individual
to this worthy cause. Make checks
payable to Care for Korea and
send to her. Sponsored by the
General Federation Of Women's
Clubs, the local club has sent let
tiers to local organizations asking
for contributions, and received
checks from the Smyrna Home
makers Club, the Smyrna-Clayton
Business and Professional Women's
Club and the Twentieth Century
Club. More than two million civ
ilian refugees are homeless and
hungry, according to information
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WHOLE NO. SOFA
SCOUTS PLAN
CAROL SING
Girl Scouts to Visit All Wards
at State Welfare Home
Christmas Eve
REHEARSALS STARTED

Plans for the thirteenth annual
Carol Sing of the Smyrna Girl
Scouts are well under way, with
Senior Troop l and intermediate
Troops 2 and participating. Mrs.
John Fearon, who has trained the
girls each year, will again direct
rehearsals, which will be held on
the first three Tuesday evenings in
December. During the carol sing
held on Christmas Eve at the State
Welfare Home, the scouts visit in
all wards and sing to more than
four hundred residents. Miss Ellen
Russell, of Philadelphia, who has
led the singing for the past ten
years, will again be the leader.
This year the scouts of the three
troops decided to make cookies as
their Christmas gift to others, and
each scout has pledged fifty cook
les, and the committee is expecting
there will be over three thousand
to make into gift packages on the
Saturday before Christmas. Mrs.
Martin Golden, a newcomer to
Smyrna, is a trained scout leader,
with experience in scouting in Will
mington, where she lived, and she
has been welcomed into local scout
ing circles and will assist with the
intermediate troops.
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First Presbyterian Church

Services at the First Presbyter-
ian Church, the Rev. o. C. Jones,
minister, for Sunday, Dec. 9 will be
Morning worship, IL am; sermon:
'sThe New Way" Sunday School,
Gas am, 1.-THE Influence of Moses"
A Christmas Bazaar will be held in
the church school room tomorrow
and Saturday. The bazaar is spon-
sored by the Missionary Society.
Booths are laden with beautiful
Christmas gifts. This Is grand
opportunity for those interested in
bargains. The adult choir meets
each Wednesday evening at 8 pm.
The Mite Society meets at 8 pm,
tonight,
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THREE CLUBS SEND IN CHECKS
FOR CARE FOR KOREA PROJECT

released by the General Federation
of Women's Clubs. Korea is the
only small country to stand up
and fight against aggression.
Thousands of children are orphan
ed. thousand of homes. villages and
fields have been destroyed. Thous-
ands have been forced to flee pen
niless and the bitter Korean winter
has set in. In answer to the ques-
tion-how is this aid distributed?
the reply is that the U. S. Army
delivers the packages, and teams
of u. S. Army Public Health and
Welfare operating under the Unit
ed Nations Council in Korea, dis
pense them.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1951-12-06
CLAYTON All MEETING
Meeting of Clayton Clodhoppers
Meet at Home of John Clark


The monthly meeting of the
Clayton Clodhoppers met at the
home of John Clark November 81.
The meeting opened by saying the
Lords Prayer, All Pledge and the
Flag Salute. Eight members were
present. Four new members were
welcomed: George Boutwell,, George
Brown, John Stevens, and Gail
Lurty. The new officers were in
stalled by the leader, Harry Cloud,
as follows: President, Earl Hurd;
vice-president, Anthony Wolford;
secretary, John Clark; treasurer,
Isabel zippe; recreation leader,
Frank Ross. Miss Webb presented
club pins and showed two movies.
The president also appointed a
committee to make plans for a
Christmas party which were Ed
win zippe, Frank Ross, and John
Clark. A discussion was held on
the All banquet. Games were
played and refreshments served.
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sound effects have been worked on
by Bing Pussy, Walter Ramsey and
Alec Wood. The clothes which
the models wear are by Braun
STEMS of Dover and Wilmington.
The furniture is by Robinson Furn-
iture Store, patrons and friends.
Junior Play Friday and Saturday
This week has been the final
week of preparation for Don't
Take My Penny" The set has
been designed, painted and placed
and the cast has had a makeup,
costume, and a lighting rehearsal.
Tonight they will have the final
dress rehearsal. The ticket sale is
progressing we'll but many good
seats are still available. The Jun
iors are expecting a capacity aud
fence in the ]. B. M. auditorium on
both Friday and Saturday, Decem-
Der Z and 8.
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ST. PETERS CHURCH NOTES
Holy Communion Will Be Celebrat.
ed Sunday Morning

Services at st. Peters Episcopal
Church, the Rev. Human J. Morgan,
rector, for the Second Sunday in
Advent, December 9th will be: 8
am, the Holy Communion; $50 a.
M, Church School; IL am, Nurs-
cry and Kindergarten classes; IL a.
m, morning prayer with sermon.
The members of the Young Peo-
pies Fellowship of st. Peters
Church will attend the downstate
meeting of the UMCY at st. Pauls
Church, Camden, beginning at 4
p. M, this Sunday. The Woman's
Auxiliary of st. Peters Church will
meet in the parish house Monday,
December 10, at 2 pm. The YES
try will meet on Wednesday, De-
cember IL, at pm. in the parish
house.
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Lending Closet Available

The Clayton Business
and Professional Women's Club
Lending Closet is now available for
use by anyone in the community.
The closet includes adjustable
clutches, canes, various sick room
supplies, a hospital bed and mat
tress, which is for rent at a small
fee. The closet does not include
medicine and clothing. Call the
State Welfare Home if necessary to
use any of the articles contained
in the closet, and are for use of all.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1951-12-06

The Mid-State Appliance & Ser
vice Company has opened a store
on Main Street which is stocked
with many well-known makes of all
kinds of electric appliances, stoves,
refrigerators, washers, television
sets. and modern kitchen equip
ment. John ]. Johnson of Middle
town, is the owner of the business.
MIR. johnson stated that all organ
izations are welcome to use the
room at any time for bake sales,
as it is his purpose to cooperate
with all groups. Wesley Lynch of
odessa is also a member of the
new company.
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HOSE COMPANY
NOMINATIONS.
Fire Call to Home i'm Spruance
City interrupts Meeting
Monday Night
ONE MEMBER HURT

The regular monthly meeting of
the Citizens Hose Company was
delayed Monday night while the
volunteers fought a blaze at the
home of Stanley Cook, South
Street, which destroyed the roof
and upper floor of the two-and-a-
half story frame house. The Clay
ton Fire Company was called to as
sist, and brought the fire under
control in a little more than an
hour. Cause of the fire is unde-
te1nined and damage was estimat-
ed by firemen at $500. Aldan
Butch" Robinson, volunteer, had
his foot injured while working on
a ladder during the fire. The bus
mess meeting convened after the
men returned to the fire house and
nomination of officers for 1852 fol-
lowed. The nominees are John w.
Jacobs, Jr., president; Lex FAIRIES,
vice-president; Howell Barnes, Sec
rotary! John c. Mannering, treas
urer; Lex FAIRIES, fire recorder;
John C. Barnes, fire Inspector;
James Truax, chief; Horace David,
first assistant chief; Harry Pussy.
second assistant chief; the Rev.
F. M. Barton, the Rev. o. C. Jones,
chaplain; Harry Short, Wilson
FAIRIES, Henry Dukes, trustees; di-
rectors, to elect eight: Wilson Far
les, Horace David, George Smith,
]. Fletcher Truax, Clark Ennis,
Homer Short, Harry Pussy, Lex
FAIRIES, and Guy Edmondson, Jr.
The election will take place at the
January meeting, Monday, January
z. The Citizens Hose Company
acknowledged the gift of $25 from
the Smyrna Lions Club, and $50
from the Ladies Auxiliary, to be
used for their volunteers Christ
mas project of toys for children of
this area, John w. Jacobs, Jr.,
presided. More than forty volun-
teers of the Citizens Hose Company
and about twenty-five firemen from
the Clayton Fire Company respond
ed to the call for the fire on Mon
day night.
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Rushed to Hospital

Lee F. Slaughter, young business
man of Smyrna, was taken to Kent
General Hospital, Dover early
Tuesday morning in the American
Legion ambulance, with Willard
Rutter driving. Mr.. Slaughter, a
member of Smyrna Town Council,
former acting mayor, and past
commander of the David G. Harri-
son Post MO. IA, American Legion,
was hospitalized for treatment.
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VISITS AT WELFARE HOME
The Faithful Few Distribute Gifts
to Negro Patients


Miss Emma Payne, director of
recreational therapy at the State
Welfare Home, announces that on
Sunday The Faith Few, group of
twelve women from Wilmington,
visited the State Welfare Home
and brought gifts to all of the
Negro patients there. On Wednes-
day evening the Young Peoples So
ciety from the Pentecostal Church,
Wilmington, will present a relig-
ious program at the home. Next
Saturday the Sunshine Society, Do
yer, will be in charge of musical
program in the afternoon, and will
feature a singing evangelist for the
entertainment of the guests at the
home. The Smyrna Junior High
School band is scheduled to give
concert at the home on Wednes-
day evening, December IL.
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EXHIBIT AT CENTURY CLUB
Program for Friday December IA
VIII Include Exhibits

Mrs. John Schafer, Jr., is in
charge of arranging an exhibit as
part of the program at the Twen-
tieth Century Club on Friday, De-
cember IA at 2 p. m. In order to
make the exhibit interesting and
varied Mrs. Schafer is asking the
cooperation of members and others
in notifying her if they have any,
thing to add to the color or beauty
of the exhibit, such as hobbies,
crafts, fancy work, objects of art,
or collections of any kind. Mrs.
Schafer will be assisted by Mrs. Lee
roy Savers in arranging the ex-
hibit.
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To Appear on TV

Kitty Wood, of Clayton, will be
honored on a weekly television pro-
gram over WDEL-TV this Friday
evneing, December z, for having
scored the highest 3-game bowling
average in the state last week in
class B competition. She rolls for
the Smyrna Cleaners Bowling
Team sponsored by Mrs. William
Kruchen.
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Husbands Night at Century Club

On Tuesday, December IL at $50
p. m. Husbands Night will be OBJ
served at dinner meeting of the
Twentieth Century Club, with Mrs.
Ralph LANCE as hostess. Mrs. Fred
Slaughter will be in charge of table
arrangements with Mrs. James
Rodney as co-chairman; entertain
ment will be in the hands of Mrs.
Ronald Grier and Mrs. Leroy Say
ers. The annual pre-holiday event
is planned to entertain the hus-
bands of club members. Mrs. Glenn
Busker will preside.
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JOINS SMYRNA BANK STAFF
Mrs. Stanley Middleton Fills Posi-
ton at National Bank

Mrs. Stanley Middleton has been
appointed to the staff at the Ma
tional Bank OF Smyrna and will be
assigned to the Note Teller's De-
partment in addition to doing Sec
retarial work. She recently re-
signed her position with the State
Board of Agriculture, Dover, where
for eleven years she served as chief
clerk, performing secretarial and
bookkeeping duties; and also acted
as clerk for the State Soil Conser-
walton Committee.
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ID. of A. Nominate officers

The Daughters of America,
Council 9, held their Thanksgiving
dinner on November 9th. There
were sixty guests and members
present. Esther Jefferson was the
holder of the lucky ticket on the
crochet handkerchief. A business
meeting followed with nomination
of officers.
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Christened at st. Peters Church

The infant daughter of Mr., and
Mrs. John E, Wilson III was christ
ened at st. Peters P. e. Church
last Sunday afternoon, with the
rector, the Rev. Luman ]. Morgan
officiating. She was named Mer-
rill Sword, and her sponsors in
baptism were Mr.. and Mrs. William
Sword, of Princeton, N. J. and Mrs.
William B. Owens, Smyrna.
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Celebrates Fifth Birthday

Master Bobby Riddagh celebrat-
ed his fifth birthday Sunday after
noon at the home of his parents.
Those present were: Noel Lebel,
Margaret Anne and Carolyn Shit
Sky, Ronnie and Gladys Council of
Clayton; Donnie Massey of Clay
ton; Michael and Mark Ennis, Bob
by Carson and "Skippy" Busker.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1951-12-06

XMAS BAZAAR
Church Missionary Society to
Hold Affair in Sunday
School Room
FEATURE MANY BOOTHS

The Missionary Society of the
First Presbyterian Church is hold
ing Christmas Bazaar December
Z, from 2 p. m. to 9 p. M, and De
cember 8, from 10 am. to 10 pm,
in the Sunday School room of the
Church. The committees in charge
are as follows: General Decora-
tions: Mrs. o. c. Jones, Rev. o. c.
Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. Ronald Grier,
Mrs. Carl Wright; Baked Goods:
Mrs. Eugene McBrine, Mrs. Elwood
Massey, Mrs. George Brown, and
Mrs. William Piser; Food: Mrs. FL
mer Corrie, Mrs. Elmer David, Miss
Beulah Ford, Miss Bert Ransom,
and Mrs. Homer Ross; Candy: Mrs.
Harry Lower, Mrs. Lester Russell,
Mrs. John O'Connor, and Mrs. Alan
Robinson; Flowers: Mrs. Martha
FAIRIES, Mrs. Harry Cloud, Mrs.
George David, and Mrs. Edith
Tucker; Fancy Work: Mrs. Harry
Jackson, Mrs. Fred Slaughter, Mrs.
Ernest Roland, Mrs. Lolita Robin
son, and Mrs. James Everhart;
White Elephant: Mrs. Homer
Shorts, Mrs. David Grier, Mrs.
Ronald Grier, Mrs. Eleanor Hutch
inson, and Miss Elizaeth Schmidt;
Mystery Grab for children: Mrs.
Harper Jones, Mrs. Vernon West
fall, Mrs. Harry Thompson; Snack
Bar: Mr.. Fred Slaughter and Mr..
Harper Jones; Fortune Teller: 1.-THE
Great Swami.
Many Booths
The bazaar will feature booths
for baked goods, food, candy, flow
ers, fancy work, white elephant
and snack bar handling such artic-
les as cakes, cookies, doughnuts,
rolls, pies, potatoes, eggs, vegetable
soup, mincement, canned fruit and
vegetables, homemade candy, ap-
pies, popcorn balls, baby clothes,
doll clothes, pot holders, lingerie
cases, hot-dogs, cokes, etc. The
chairman and committee members
are expecting a large attendance
and parents are urged to bring the
children.
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Ambulance Report for November

Ambulance Report Tor November
Report of ambulance trips for
the David C. Harrison Post Ambul-
ance for November is IA trips COW
ering 551 miles travelled with 5
drivers and 8 assistants.