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Evening star., 1952-11-02
Ladies, Meet the Man Behind Your Smokes

folk is the chief shipping point
for overseas. with Savannah next.
Europeans. with the exception
Of the British. who have always
preferred our so-called '.flue-
cured" tobacco, generally smoked
Oriental tobacco until our GIs
brought American cigarettes to all
Of Europe. To our GIs Is due their
very general conversion to the
blended type so popular with us.
DR.. Clayton refuses to commit
himself as to his favorite blend
OF cigarette, cigar or pipe tobacco.
He says, almost all Of them are
good"
The recipient Of a b. s. degree
from Ohio State University, an
NJ. s. from the University Of
Chicago with a major In botany
and a Phi. D. from the University
LOT Wisconsin, he is a member of
many leading scientific societies
and the author Of numerous scien-
tific pamphlets. During World
War ! he served in the United
States Navy. After research work
In New York State with vegetable
crops, his first assignment with
the United States Department of
Agriculture was In 1917.
Evening star., 1952-11-02
By Jessie Font Eyons

DR.. Eward E. Clayton Of Hyatts-
vile, Md. may well be called the
patron saint Of American tobacco
growers"
Recognized as a world expert on
tobacco breeding. his country
honored this modest. scholarly
man In May, 1852, with the United
States Department Of Agricul-
+ture's Gold Medal and Service
Award. He was cited for his out
standing ability in the develop
ment Of disease-resistant strains Of
tobacco. His years of unremitting
scientific research as a plant pa
thologist In the Bureau Of Plant
Industry. Soils and Agricultural
Engineering at Beltsville, Md, the
Research Center Of the United
States Department Of Agriculture
have enabled him to obtain revolu-
tionary results in lessening the
headaches Of those who grow the
tobacco plants from which this
country's smokes" are evolved.
Through DR.. Clayton's efforts
tobacco farmers are not only
growing better tobacco but they
are netting larger incomes from
their crops. In fact, If it weren't
for the modern scientific miracles
which DR.. Clayton's research Is
accomplishing in curbing such
onetime disastrous plaques OF
tobacco farmers as. Granville
wilt" blue mold, black shank and
other menaces to tobacco plants,
both in the plant beds and in the
fields. many areas in this country,
where the tobacco crop is the
chief money" one would have
had to be abandoned.
Tobacco raising, I learned, is
not done on a large scale by i'm
mense concerns but chiefly by
small family units, with the
grandparents and the children
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O1Cen helplng with the planting
and the harvesting.
In q nutshell, DR.. Clayton's
results were achieved by trans
ferring the genes Of other plants
weed relatives Of cultivated to-
bacco. as it were, to the cultivated
tobacco plants. The virility Of the
wild plants was such as to over
come the weaknesses that made
the cultivated tobacco plants SUBJ
Ject to disease. 'sT1e whole mat
ter becomes one Of controlled evo-
luton" DR.. Clayton told me
"The important thing is that what
has been done with disease-re-
|sistant tobacco plants can be
successfully carried through with
other types Of plants" he said
Science has only just scratched
the surface Of what it is possible
to do with disease resistant plants
although In some degree other
control measures win always be
necessary"
Tough Job for Researcher
This man Of science admits pro.
ducing disease-resistant plant
strains Is a tough job for the re.
searcher. It involves going with
out vacations and working seven
days q week on the experiments
once they are started. Any
scientific project Of this type will
not adjust itself to a 4O-iioul
week. It has to be watched and
cared for continuously day aftel
day by the individual who starts Il
and has in mind the ultimate goa
ne hopes may be achieved.
DR.. Clayton's own background
lifted him for this sort Of dogged
hard work. AS D 1O-year-old farm
boy near Upper Sandusky. Ohio
he worked 10 hours d day for sc
cents a day. Through choice
when he was q student Of horti.
culture at Ohio State University
he spent his summer vacations al
the university's experimental farm
working for Is cents an hour.
From his encyclopedia back.
ground knowledge Of tobacco
breeding he explodes many Of thu
conventional theories about to.
bacco crops having worn out thl
fertility Of the farm lands "a VIZ.
Iginia, Maryland, the CarolirIal
and many other parts sdf ths
United States. las q matter 3.
fact. they are Just about q
fertile as they ever were," he EN-,
lphasized. George Washington
with his progressive, up-to-dat,
agricultural methods for his era
couldn't get a yield Of more thar
10 to IL bushels Of wheat from
his best farm lands. 1t was vir.
gin soil that did the trick 70,
tobacco. Actually the best grade
of tobacco do not grow In fertil,
soil. Virgin soil viii grow two O.
three high-quality crops Of to
bacco. and no one knows exactl.
why the quality diminishe
eventually"
In the South today successfu
growers Of tobacco are getting ex
cellent crops Of tobacco on lans
that is naturally poor. DR.. Clayton
reminded me. Pennsylvania ant
Connecticut, for instance, grow
cigar tobacco chiefly. because tn,
soil is more fertile than that Il
Virginia, Maryland. the Carolinas
Georgia and Florida, where tn,
best tobacco for cigarettes is pro
duced.
This country is one Of tn,
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worlds greatest producers Of to-
bacco. About 2 million acres are
grown In the United States an
nually, and it is possible for the
farmer to gross from $400 to 81. 900
an acre from his tobacco. Nor
Evening star., 1952-12-13

MIL road, came after Methodists
meeting in Mr.. Wheatley's home,
became too numerous for the
house. Benches and the organ
were placed in the barn and serv-
ices were conducted there.
The following year the church
was officially established. Leaders
in the move were the Rev. Daniel
Haskell, minister in charge of the
Rock Creek Circuit, Mr.. Wheatley
and DR.. r. B. DERRICK. First
charter trustees were Benjamin
Duvall. George Duvall, DR.. Det-
rick, F. M. Fawcet and Mr..
Wheatley. During the same year
work was started on q church at
st. Paul's street and Bladensburg
road. It was dedicated on May
80, 1886. The structure cost 81
202.
Nine years later q parsonage
was built at Fawcett and Mitchell
streets.
Part Of Josepn's Park.
In the first years of the con-
gregation the area was part OF
Joseph's. Park. probably named
after William Joseph. president o1
the council of the Province OF
Maryland from 1884 to 1888. The
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad built
a station there in 1873 and named
1t Knowles Station, the town anc
station taking its names from
Evening star., 1952-12-13

lIor Snut-lnS from the Wardman
Park Hotel.
/ Radio.
1880 am, WOL-"Mass fo1
Shut-ins" broadcast from Dahl
gren Chapel. Georgetown Uni
'versity.
7:45 am, WWDC-Salvation
Army Col. P. L. Debevoise speaks
on Christ Is the Answer"
8:45 am. WARL-"Arlington
Church of the Air" sponsors a
broadcast by Harry c. Browne
First Church Christ, Scientist,
Boston.
9:15 am, WOL-The Rev
Richard Williams of Washington
Cathedral speaks on Cathedral
Canon"
$3.50 am, WGMS-The Rev. C.
Leslie Glenn, rector, st. Johns
Episcopal Church, speaks.
II am, WFAN-The Rev. S
Lewis Morgan. jr.. pastor, Pet
worth Baptist Church. breaches
on From Faith to Faith"
II am, WASH -FM-Grace Re-
formed Church. Fifteenth and G
Evening star., 1952-12-13

the Knowles family. In 1890 q
Washington real estate broker
Brainard H. Warner. bought land
and founded Kensington Park
later Incorporated as the town OF
Kensington. It was named after
Kensington, England.
Active members Of many years
standing are Mrs. Harriet Defan-
dorf. who Joined the church in
1893: Mrs. Julie Bean, Mrs. Car
roll Duvall and j. j. Price, men,
bers since 1904.
Pastors since 1922 were the
Revs. U. s. Heavener, 1929:
Herman Mckay. 192S-30: J.. C.
Sinclair. 1930-35; Mr.. Heavener
1935-38: Edwin A. Ross, 1938-41;
G. e. MacDorman. 1941-44, and
William Lewis, 1944-46.
The Rev. Edward Porter, pres
ent pastor, came to the church
in June, 1916. A native of Ellers.
lie, Md. he is a graduate of Amer.
ican University and Drew Semi.
nary. He served previous pas.
torates at Paw Paw. w. Va, anc
Maryland Line, Md.
Mr.. Porter is vice president Of
the Washington dis
Preachers Meeting, secretary o1
the Washington West District
Conference, a Mason and a mem
Der OF the Lions Club. He is mar.
ried and has a daughter. judith
Ann, 6.
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treets NV, broadcasts its serv.

~s'V" SAVaASdcHo Ato SEW
ice.
IL am, .WARI-The Rev. Fret
Williams Of Clarendon Methodist
Church. in charge on Arlington
Church Of the Air"
| 1880 am, WEAM-The Rev
William Bender of Bon Air Bap-
tist Church, in charge on the
second Arlington Church Of the
Air" program.
1870 am. WWDC-The Rev
James H. Miers, pastor, Fourth
Presbyterian Church, delivers the
sermon.
! 1880 am, WOOK-The Rev
H. B. Roepe, pastor. Trinity
Lutheran. Church, speaks on 1.-THE
Word of Life" Rebroadcast al
1905 pm. over WFAN.
1880 am, WOL-The Rev. Viii.
son Holder speaks from Centen.
nial Baptist Church.
1910 pm, WOL-Bishop Angu.
Dun, of the Episcopal diocese o,
Washington. will speak on tn,
Bible Readings" program.
! 1880 pm. WWDC-The Rev
Neil j. Gargan. pastor of st
1gnatius Church. Bel Alton, Md.
speaks on the Washington Catho,
lie Radio Hour.
$3.50 pm. VIOLA Bible qui;
conducted by the Rev. Dale Grow.
ley.
| $3.50 pm. WWDC-The Rev
Donald G. Farmhouse of Phila.
delphia conducts the Bible Study
Hour.
Evening star., 1952-12-13
New Congress Study
Of Hoover Reports
Urged by Senators
BY the Asseeioted Press

Partisan Senate support ap.
peared today for President-elect
Eisenhower's plan for the new
Republican administration to take
a fresh look at the Hoover Com.
mission reports.
| Republican and Democratic
Senators said they expected the
1853 session to make sympa.
thetic new surveys of the portions
of the reports which were re-
jected or never considered by the
Truman administration.
But some of them said privately
they had little expectation the
new Congress. even though Re-
Ipublica controlled. would fee
any differently than the last two
Congresses about defeated re-
organization plans. .. ..
Senator Welker, Republican, OF
Idaho, said he definitely ex-
pected the new Congress to make
another study of the recommends
tions.
Hunt Favorable, But Dubious.
Senator Hunt. Democrat, OF
Wyoming. said he was certe in
there can be further improve
ments In the Government set,In.'
He expressed doubt that the law.
makers were willing to accept any
more Of the Hoover recommends.
tions.
Senator Schoeppel, Republican
Of Kansas, said further congress
sional action on the Hoover re-
ports would be "a most con-
structive STEP"
He predicted the lawmakers
would extend the powers of the
President to submit reorganiza-
ton plans to Congress for ap-
Iproval. This power expires next
March /.
There is wide disagreement on
how much of the Hoover Com
missions program has been
Iedo-ted and how effective it has
IHeen in boosting efficiency among
the Federal agencies.
The Citizens Committee for the
Hoover Report has claimed that
70 per cent of the recommends
tions were adopted and that even
tual savings to the taxpayer would
run to 81 billion annually.
Committee Estimate.
The Senate Government Opera
tions Committee, which has han
died the reorganization plans
sent up by President Truman car
lrying out Hoover Commission
programs. estimated recently that
Congress has acted on 80 per cent
of the recommendations.
But this includes rejects as well
as approvals. and the committee
did not estimate what percentage
lad been enacted into law.
Senator Mcclellan. Democrat, of
Arkansas. the outgoing chairman
of this committee and a member
of the Hoover Commission, has
rejected claims that the groups
work would bring savings running
into the billions.
He asked the Budget Bureau in
the 1852 congressional session to
make an estimate Of actual money
savings so far. The bureau came
up with q figure Of $33. Ats, 900
but said this probably was in
complete.
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is now being constructed. It viii
have nave. chancel and balcony
seating $50 persons. In addition
there will be a social hall seating
$50 persons, a stage. kitchen. pas
tors Office. choir room and several
clasSrooms. Johannes & Murray
of Silver Spring. Md, are the
architects. The structure is ex.
pected to be completed the end oi
next year.
After the first unit is finished
another will be erected. This Sec
ton will have more classrooms fol
the Sunday School and will cost
an estimated $4,000.
The new church is being built
next to the old one at Fawcett
and Mitchell streets, Kensington
Md. The old parsonage. built in
1895. has been torn down to make
room for the new church. A new
parsonage was bought at 105Ol
Meredith street. Chairman Of the
building committee is Robert Bow
man, and chairman of the build
ing finance committee is Floyd
Funkhouser.
Met in q Barn.
The attractive new stone and
brick church is far cry from the
barn William H. Wheatley made
available to worshipers in 1884.
Worship in the barn, at what is
now Wheatley street and Players
Evening star., 1952-12-13
u. n. Calls on France
For Tunisian Action,
Turns 10 Morocco
BY the Asseeiaiad Press

UNITED NATIONS. N. Y, Dec
13.-The United Nations put the
explosive situation in French-ruled
Morocco to an examination to-
day, only few hours after wind
ing up a tense debate on Tunisia
another French North African
protectorate.
Rushing to finish up as much
of its business as possible before
the Christmas holidays, the Gen.
Ieral Assembly's 60-nation Political
Committee took only a brief rest
before opening discussion this
afternoon on violence torn Mo-
rocco.
The committee completed its
debate on Tunisia last night with
the adoption of a mildly worded
Latin American resolution which
merely asked France to negotiate
on Tunisian demands for inde-
pendence. The vote was 45-3
with 10 abstentions, including the
Soviet bloc and Britain.
Tougher Plan Beaten.
Earlier the committee had vot-
I'd down. 27-24, a tougher Arab
Asian resolution which called
for French-Tunisian negotiations
under a three-man U. II. good.
Offices commission. Seven nations
abstained on that ballot.
France was absent from the
Tunisian debate and has giver
advance notice she will not at
tend the discussions on Morocco
She maintains her relations with
the two protectorates are an in.
ternal matter and no concern OF
the U. N.
The 13 Arab-Asian nations
which brought both issues into
the Assembly. hardly had time
to lick their wounds from the
defeat of their Tunisian plan be-
fore they were forced to Jump
into the Moroccan question.
Debate Is Moderate.
The group, made up of Af-
ghanistan, Burma. Egypt, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Iraq. Lebanon,
Pakistan. the Philippines. Saudi
Arabia, Syria and Yemen. had
devoted its entire efforts to push
ing through its proposals on Tu-
nisia. Only a subcommittee had
worked on preliminary drafts
concerning Morocco, and the
group was forced to hasten q
final proposal to be put before
the U. N.
The Tunisian debate was noted
for its moderation. despite the
backdrop of bloody violence that
ended in the assassination of q
Tunisian labor and nationalist
leader, Farhat Hached, outside
Tunis just as delegates began
arguing here.
The Latin American resolution
comes up next for almost certain
adoption by the full General AS
sembly. But French sources in
dicated their government would
completely ignore the appeal.
Evening star., 1952-12-13
Wholesale Prices Slide
As Farm Products Drop
BY the Asseeiossd Press

Lower prices for cattle. lambs,
live poultry and cotton and sharper
drops in eggs and some fruits and
vegetables pulled Government
measured wholesale prices down
four-tenths of / per cent during
the week ended last Tuesday.
The Bureau Of Labor Statistics
said yesterday the overall drop In
wholesale prices was due mainly to
a 21z per cent decline In farm
products.
The bureau said its index Of
prices dropped to 1905 per cent Of
the 1947-49 average.
Evening star., 1952-12-13
! Street Building Leased
For Trunsient-HoteI Use

An apartment building at 900
Nineteenth street NV, corner Of
I and Nineteenth streets, has been
leased by Fletcher Properties. OPP
orator. of the National Hotel at
1908 I street NV. and will be
converted for transient hotel use.
1t was learned today. Tenants Of
the approximately 100 apartments
have been notified to vacate by
January /. If possible.
The building is owned by Corn
well Investment Co. Extensive
remodeling has already started, it
was said.
The lease arrangements were
made by D. Page Cornwell Of the
Carey Winston Co.
Evening star., 1952-12-13
CHURCH OF
THE EPIPHANY
13l7 q Street NV

1877 g Street NV.
THE REV. LELAND STARK. Rector
THE REV. WARREN e. MACE. Associate
THE REV HARRY Z. MAYFlELD
The Church is Open Daily
for Rest and PRAYER
500 o.n.-Holy Communion.
1000 o.m.-Aduit Bible Gloss.
I o.m.-Church School and Nursery
] 100 o.m.-Mor,ino Prayer with
Sermon by Mr.. Stork.
s p.m.-Youne Peoples Fellowship.
6 p.m.-Youno Adults Forum.
800 p.m.-Evenine Prayer with
Sermon bv Mr.. Moce
Dolly Services: 7:45 o.m., Morning
Prayer; l2:05 Noon, lnterees-
sions; 5::45 p.n.. Evening Prayer
(Pleose Note Change of Hour)
Evening star., 1952-12-13
Pedestrian Rurt Stepping
Off Sireetcar Platform

A pedestrian. struck when he
stepped from a streetcar loading
platform, was in Freedmen's Hos
pital today in serious condition.
He suffered a skull fracture.
Police said John E. Hogan, so,
colored. of the 100 block North
Capitol street. walked into the
path of an auto driven by John
M. Joseph, 20. Of the 1900 block
Otis place NE. The accident
occurred at North Capitol and
Randolph streets.
Evening star., 1952-12-13
Church Radio and TeIevision Proorons

The following religious pro.
grams will originate In local sta
tions tomorrow.
Television.
1890 am, WNBW-The Rev
John j. Green celebrates MASS
Evening star., 1952-12-13
Aide 10 Former Envoy
I'm Critical Condition
After TWo-Sfory Fall

The 37-year-old housekeeper Of
Walter Thurston, former Ambas-
sador to Mexico. remained in crit
ical condition at Emergency Hos
|pital today after she plunged two
floors into a driveway near Mr..
Thurston's home at 2222 Wyoming
avenue NV. yesterday afternoon.
Miss Anna Marie Escarcega, who
came here from Mexico last
March, climbed out of a third
floor window and dropped from q
rainSpout while Mr.. Thurston
pleaded with her to hold on until
help could arrive.
Police were told that MIR. Thur
ston, a career diplomat, remained
home from his work at the State
Department yesterday because
Miss EScarcega had been despond-
ent and it had been decided to
send her home with her sister.
Miss Fabiana Escarcega, q trained
nurse.
Preparing to Leave u. S.
The sisters were preparing in
their third-foor room for a visit
to the Internal Revenue Bureau
to clear up income tax matters
preliminary to leaving for Mexico.
Suddenly, Miss Anna Marie
lifted the window and screen and
climbed out on the roof, police
were told. While her sister sum-
moned Mr.. Thurston. the woman
crossed to connecting roof at
1920 Wyoming avenue and
climbed down a drain spout, the
report said.
The housekeeper clung to the
rainspout at the second floor level
while Mr.. Thurston and her sister
begged her not to lose her grip,
they said. Meanwhile. police had
been summoned. Two officers
who arrived in a scout car said
Miss EScarcega warned them away
before she dropped onto the paved
driveway.
At the hospital she was found
to have fractures of both legs
above the knees. a broken arm,
severe head injuries and possible
fractures of the ankles.
Had Been iii Recently.
In recent weeks, police were in
formed, Miss Escarcega had suf-
fered hallucinations. She was
quoted as having said that enc
mics were seeking to convict her
of a crime for which she could
be electrocuted.
Her sister came to Washington
with Mr.. Thurston and his mother
when the diplomat was assigned
to a new job here on the policy
planning staff for Latin Ameri-
can affairs.
MIR. Thurston is a bachelor. The
trained nurse was brought here
to look after his elderly mother,
who died several months ago.
Later, Miss Anna Marie Escar-
cega was brought here as a houses
keeper for Mr.. Thurston while her
sister studied advanced nursing at
a local hospital. The nurse ! d
planned to accompany her sister
back to Iex CO and to return here
and apr y for American citizen
ship. ~ T.
Mr.. ThurSton, who is 81. an
nounced his retirement from the
diplomatic service after President
Truman appointed former Mayor
William O'Dwyer of New York to
succeed him as Ambassador at
Mexico City.
The diplomat, however, had 35
years of distinguished service to
his credit and he was persuaded
to withdraw his retirement re.
quest and accept another assign
ment.
Evening star., 1952-12-13
Docherty on 'Absurdity'

The Absurdity Of Christianity"
win be the sermon topic for the
Rev. George NJ. Docherty. pastor,
lat $50 and II am. tomorrow In
New York Avenue Presbyterian
lChurch. Thirteenth street and
New York avenue NV
Evening star., 1952-12-13
DombuIis to Speak

"Why Rejoice?" will be the SER
mon topic for Constantine N. DOM
balls. at II am. tomorrow at SITS.
Constantine and Helen Greek
Orthodox Church, Sixth and C
streets S.W. The Rev. Thomas
Daniels will celebrate the liturgy
Evening star., 1952-12-13

OF lCS COulTuu-
nifty.
w in a
p e r 10 d of five
Y e a r S t h e
church m e m.
b e r S h ip h a S
scared to 900.
double its 1947
total. The Sum-
d ay S c h ool
G ro W t h h a S
been even more
spectacular. the
enrolment 60
ing from l45 to
AQH ckrndox,kr
Evening star., 1952-12-13

486 students. MT rorter'
The challenge of how to handle
this stunning increase is being met
by a far-sighted building program,
part of which is now underway.
A new church plant, to be built in
two units, has been planned.
The first unit, costing $150,000,
Evening star., 1952-12-13
By Cospor Nonnes

st. Paul's Methodist Church of
Kensington. Md, is another sub
urban congregation strongly af-
fected by the fast growing pains
Evening star., 1952-12-13
Islam Is Topic for Gloss

Khalil Ahmad Nasir, minister
of the American FAIL Mosque. win
speak on islam in the World To-
day" at 10 am. tomorrow before
the adult class Of the UniversaliSt
National Memorial Church. Six
teenth and S streets NV.
Evening star., 1952-12-13
Sptrttualtat

II1 tIHd1
All Souls SpirituaIist Church
1922 Vermont Ave. NV
Services and Reading Sundays, 500 pm.
REV. MARY A. MCFARLAND. Pastor
REV KING, 1914 I4th ST. NV, APT. 3
Spiritual Readings by Appointment
Seance Friday Evenings. 8 pm. AID. 2-7852
REV. ETHEL JANET HIGHSMITH
2S05 9Th St. NE. DU. 7-S430. Readings
by APPOINTMENT. 900 am and 900 pm
rev. E1NlbR pR sfLHsAUAL cnaRI A. PH1LIIPs GHHRfs
513 Van Buren, st. NV.
Services and Messages, Sunday, 7:30 pm.
Consultation by Appointment. RA. 3-66t1 .
REV. IA. THRASH
2O16 o st. NV. AID. 2-O329
Messages, Wed, 8 p.m., Appt.
Seward seaport record., 1952-02-15
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Probate No. 590
? IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR SEWARD PRECINCT, THIRD
 DIVISION, ALASKA

In the Matter of the Estate of INGEBORG OLIVIA JENSEN,
Seward seaport record., 1952-02-15
LEGAL NOTICE

Us. Departnent Of tne Inferior Bureau of Land Management Land Office, Anchorage. Alaska NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
 Notice is hereby given that William Edward Uumes, entry man, together with his witnesses Donnie Dale McCart and Roy Goldman Mitchell, all of Hope, Alaska, has made final proof on his homestead, Anchorage Serial OlO795, for a tract of land enl- braccd in Plat of US. Survey No. 252. situated in the Chugach National Forest adjacent to Res urrectiOn Creek Road about two miles south of Hope, Forest List 6-1489, containing 162.56 acres, latitude so 53' 20" N longitude 149 39' 02' w. at Corner No. 1, and it is now in the files of the Land Office, Anchorage, Alaska, and if no protest is filed in the local land office within the peri cd of publication or thirty days thereafter. said final proof will be accepted and final certificate issued.
 GEORGE A. LINGO,
 Manager First Publication Dec. 21, 1851 Last Publication Feb. 15, 1852