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Businesses, Clubs. individuals To Take Part In Porcde

Arrangements for Stewards 1853 Fourth of July parade were made this week by the Fourth of July committee. Frank Rob erts has been appointed parade master and everyone interested in taking part in this years parade is requested to contact him immediately.
 This is Stewards fiftieth anni- versary and so this year parade will have as a theme, Stewards Fifty Years" Organizations with the facilities for building a float will enter ideas commem- orating outstanding scenes in Stewards history. But the build ing of float is not necessary for those who wish to be in the parade. A decorated bicycle, wagon, baby buggy or automo- bile will be welcome. For those who wish to dress up as clown or a storybook character, the parade extends a special invi tation.
 This year the parade will be judged in two divisions. com mercial and non-commercial Winners in inc commercial divi- sion vii receive handsome rib bons for first. second and third prizes. while those in the non commercial division will be awarded cash prizes in addition 10 the ribbons.
 Those who plan on being in the parade are requested 10 con tact Frank Roberts immediately. either at his home. Apartment "L" in the Arcade Building. or by telephoning him al Main ls5. the railroad freight office.
 The Pet Parade will be part of the regular parade, as usual. Anyone intending to enter the Pet Parade is to contact MT. Roberts.
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Two Seward Scouts Attending Jomboree

Peter Wagner and Dan Rose, Seward boys, are a part of the contingent of 65 Alaska Boy Scouts attending the National Boy Scout Jamboree at the IT, vine Ranch, Santa Ana, Calif- ornia.
 The Alaska contingent left Anchorage Saturday in char tered DC-4 for Seattle, where they will begin a tour of II states before returning home July 31.
 The boys will have sight seeing tours of Seattle and other Washington points of interest, including Coulee Dam. They will go on to Yellowstone Park, Salt Lake City, Denver, and then to the Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico where they will spend four days over the 4th of July.
 The Alaska boys will then continue their tour which will take them to the historic cities in. Arizona and the Grand Can yon. They will next go to Calif- ornia where they will see Holly wood, Los Angeles. San Diego and Tia Juana, Mexico.
 They will join the 48,000 other Boy Scouts at the great
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well as the Jim Aylen home on the highway.
 Part of the Lagoon Road is inundated and Frank Woods home is entirely surrounded by water. A high tide Thursday did nothing to alleviate the flood condition on the lowlands.
 The record temperature of 30 degrees June "A is the hottest June day ever recorded here and only three degrees less than the hottest day on record, July 4, 1851. Thermometers down town registered 6 degrees hot ter than the official Weather Blu reau Wednesday, and most folks agree that it seemed much hot ter than 80.
 However that may be, the un- usual heat has caused a rapid melting and runoff of mountain snow, causing every stream to overflow its banks. The water fall from the Lowell Creek di- version dam, which runs through Bear Mountain and into the bay, is filled to capacity.
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Stewards Mt. Marathon Race. first run about 40 years ago, has now become quite we'll known in the States and Terri tory.
 Marathon Mountain dominates the Seward landscape. It's bare upper slopes seem a constant challenge to visitors and new corners. If treated with respect it offers a wonderful view of the valley and Resurrection Bay, the Harding Gateway and Gulf of Alaska. It has been known to bring death several times in recent years, however, though never during racing event.
 The race story goes that in early days the pyramidal noun tain presented such a challenge to seamen that they often at tempted it's climb while they were in town between trips.
 One day an argument. arose as to how long it would take to climb to the top One claimed that he could do it in an hour. Local men claimed that they knew of someone who could climb Marathon and return in an hour. The argument waved hot and heavy until they chose sides and each put up a man to try a race.
 The result is not known as to actual time, but it is said that the winner was presented with a new suit of clothes. Out of this encounter the regular race began on the 4th of July and has been run since 1915 except for the war years.
 Oldtimers say that the start ing point has been changed from time to time In 1949 it started at the bank corner, instead of Fourth and Washington, where it has been for the past three years.
 Ralph Hatch, a local boy of Aleut origin, made first place for five consecutive years, vary ing his time from 57 minutes 31 seconds in 1948 to 66:52, which happened to be on the following year.
 In 1850 a new contender ran a close second to Hatch. Don Stickman, an Indian from Ruby, Alaska, entered the race with out ever having been up the mountain. The following year he took the race at 56:38 and bettered his own time last year by three minutes, two seconds. Stickman is an entry again this year, hoping to cop the prize for the third time.
 A Kansas athletic coach, liar old Walker, came in at third place for the past two years and is also an entry for the 1853 running. He is working with a brother in law in Hope on a logging claim. He never
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Standard Oil Honors Al Torvunger

A. o. Torvanger of Seward received a gold service pin in recognition of 25 years service with Standard Oil Company re- gently. J. D. Smith of Wrangell received a ten year service pin. The presentations were made in line with Standards policy of recognizing long time employ ment with the company.
 Another award was given to Larry Hagen, assistant district manager for Standard Oil Com pany of California, in recogni- tion of thirty years continuous service. He was presented with a gold watch and diamond serv- ice pin by s. E. Stretton, district manager of the company.
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ARR. Running Special Train For Celebration

The popular Seward special is sharing the spotlight this year with the Aurora to Lake Lu- cille. Both places plan extensive Fourth of July celebration pro- grams.
 A special train will leave An chorage for Seward at 7:30 am. and is scheduled to depart for the return trip at 6:30 pm. Re duced excursion fares for the round trip are $6.85 plus tax and family plan rates are again being made available.
 Under this program, parents buying two adult excursion tickets can take along children 12 to 16 at half fare. Young sters under 12 are allowed to ride free.
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WasEsing+on Newsletter
By Mary Lee Council
ELECTIVE GOVERNOR

ELECTIVE GOVERNOR
 By an overwhelming voice vote and after a brief hearing, the territories subcommittee of the House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee rejected Del egate Bartlett's bill providing for an elective Governor and an elective Lieutenant Governor for Alaska.
 Following favorable report on the bill from Assistant Secre- tary of the Interior Orme Lewis but qualified by the statement, T recommend enactment of H. R. 1916 if enabling legisla- tion for statehood is not enacted by the Congress, testimony was taken from William C. Strand, Director of the Office of Terri tories.
 From the outset of the hear ing, committee members voiced the opinion that the elective governor bill would be a barrier to statehood, and the motion to table the measure made by Representative Wesley D'Ewart, Republican of Montana, was sup ported by both Republicans and Democrats. The motion was sec onded by Representative Wayne Aspinall. Democrat of Colorado.
 John P. Saylor, Republican of Pennsylvania and chairman of the subcommittee, apparently expressed the views of the ma jority of the committee mem bers when he said, "In my opin- ion, the elective governor bill would set back the cause of Al aska statehood 20 years. I am now and always have been for statehood and not for any stop gap legislation. If greater mea- sure of territorial home rule were the only alternative to statehood, naturally the elective governor bill would not be the complete answer"
 Senator Hugh Butler, Chair man of the Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, has stated he will back and urge his committee and the Senate to accept an elective governor bill. Senator Butler is opposed to statehood at this time.
 MINING LEGISLATION
 Two measures which have been declared designed to stop abuses with regard to mining land and disposal of materials on public land received con gressional attention.
 One measure, favorably acted upon for report to the House by the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, would with draw the disposal of sand, com mon stone, gravel and cinders from location and entry under the general mining laws and would permit their disposal un- der permit or leasing system. The legislation which would forbid the ownership of land upon which the named materials are located from passing from federal to private ownership would, according to federal of ficials, put an end to the loca- tion of mining claims for the enumerated materials to obtain title to valuable land, water, timber, recreational and other resources unrelated to or un- necessary for the conduct of mining operations. Since miner als of this nature are generally
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WASHINGTON MINISTER ACCEPTS LUTHERAN PASToRATE HERE

Rev. Dwight J. Boe of Wins low, Washington, has accepted a call to serve the Seward Lu- theran Church. He will arrive with his wife about October l.
 Rev. Boe was classmate at Seminary with Rev. Spaulding, who is leaving the Seward church to accept a charge at Klamath Falls. Oregon. Rev. Speulding will leave on July 16,
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TAX SALE ON REAL ESTATE

Listed elsewhere in this edi- lion are 20 lots and some build ings which are to be sold for delinquent taxes. The date of sale is Monday. July P at 10 a.m.. City Hall.
 The sale is on properly held for taxes delinquent in 1850 and 1851. Seward townsite. Laub- ner. Cliff and Federal Additions property are included in the sale.
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 highway began Thursday. The new surface begins at the city line and is wonderful change.
 The Lagoon Road is under water in several places as is the Dairy road, so unless you have to get out that way 1t is a good idea to stay out.
 The USMT Funston docked Tuesday with troops. This is the first Army transport to dock in Seward for several years. The troops were transferred to an ARR train for movement northWard.
 Mrs. Lester Harvey and Miss Alma Schatz were guests of Mrs. Fred Wilmann this week. They are former owners of Carols Dress Shop in Anchorage and have many friends here.
 NA .. AAoA NCy "Cilt Oll tO VlSll her husband who is with the Shell Oil exploration team at Yakataga, but Miss Schatz will be here for few weeks.
 MT. and Mrs. Jacque Roth with the children Jeff, Scott, Charyl and the baby arrived home on the Aleutian Wednes- day. They must have been among the first off the ship as they were seen driving around the old home town shortly after the Aleutian docked.
 MT. and Mrs. Joe SabroWski and sons Leonard and Jimmy are visiting here for the summer. They are guests of the Harold Davises. The Sabrowskis now live in Salem, Oregon, but lived for mony years in Seward and other Kenai Peninsula commun- ities.
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Bert Varnell left with his fa- ther for Harriet Point. They will be fishing. Good luck, Bert. See you in month or so.
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Bill O'Brien got tooth knocked out while he was play ing football the other evening. Sounds like it was a rough game.
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Don't lei shYness keep you from helping 10 make this Sew ards biggest Fourth of July
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TEEN TOPICS
 By CindY

Jerry Zentmire spent most of last week in Anchorage. He brought a boy friend back with him who will be here until the first of next week.
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We'll, guess that's all for now. Watch for me next week. OK?
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UnusuuI Heat Cousinq Floods In This Areu

Several areas in the vicinity of Seward were in sudden flood Thursday caused by the rapid melting of snow on the noun tains.
 All three branches of Resur- rection River are running over the banks, covering the lower road out of Forest Acres. Houses on tho north bank and facing Nash Road are under water as
 Emergency crews were sent 10 the Mile Is bridge on the railroad Friday morning when reports were received that the bridre was washing out. This is one of several railroad bridg- es that have been destroyed by flood this week.
 Nile IS road camp is reported in dancer from high water in Kenai Lake.
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Walter Metrokin just got back from Kenai. He has been there fishing with his dad since school was out.
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Reporters Notebook

Laying Of blacktop on the highway began Thursday. The new surface begins at the city line and is a wonderful change.
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Frazee, Jack Frantz, Dale Schroyer,
Delmas Wright, Jack HENDERSON.
Representatives to the camp were
Merle Fantz and Foster FraZee.
Died
Mrs Rhoda Thomas LoWdcrmilk
died Sunday afternoon, July ., at
the home Of her son, Olrie Lowder-
milk, at Uniontown, Pa. Her hus-
band, Milton Lowdelmilk, pre-
coded her in death Another son,
Bruce LoWdelimilk, resides at Ash
or Glade, and six grandchildren
also survive. Services were held
Wednesday afternoon, July 8, from
the Sand Spring Church with
burial i'm the church cemetery.
Brief Mention
Mrs George Coddington and
children and Mrs Okey Hoff and
daughter. MarleLe, were shoppers
in Cumberland Monday.
a daughter, Carole Lynn, was
born to Nh. and Mrs. Elmer f..
Shultz at City Hospital, Meadville,
Pa, ON Thursday. July ,. Mr.. and
Mrs. ShultZ are former local resi-
dents. Mrs. Mel1ille Shultz and
daughter, Evelyn, and Mrs. Frank
HENDERSON spent Thursday in
Meadville, Pa, with Elmer Shultz
and family.
Sunday visitors at the Friend
Deyinc home were Miss Patty Ellen
Friend. Morgantown, W. Va; Mrs.
Minnie Friend, Mrs. Ivan Humber
SON.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Thompson
and son, Roger, Baltimore, visited
with her father, Lloyd c. jenkins
and her sister and family, Mr. and
Mrs. n. ID. Frazee, Jr.
Mrs. Geraldine Friend and chill
drcn. Mr.. and Mrs. Orval Rush,
spent Thursday evening with Rev.
$, +. Ryan at Brandonville, w.
Va.
Mrs. Nevada Hostetler and son,
Jackie, and Mrs. Laulna Savage
and Beverley spent Thursday in
Uniontown, Pa.
Miss Elsie Wright is spending
week with Miss Carole Fike at
Masontown, Pa.
Miss Sandra Kaye Schlossnagle
spent few days last week at Ac-
cident with her grandfather, How
ard Schlossnagle and family.
Mrs. Lee Frankhauser, who re-
sides on the Murphy farm at Sci
bysport, is a patient in Memorial
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Hospital, Cumberland.
Mr.. Kenneth Shope, Akron, o.,
is here for a week with his wife
at the home Of hen. parents, Nh
and Mrs. Walter Lowdermilk
Mr.. and Mrs Hobart Dodril, of
Buckhannon, w. Va, are vacation
ing here with Rev. and Mrs. l.
| Curtis Saville.
William NcCulloh, Of near Addi-
son, Pa, was a brief caller at the
I William Durham home ON Thurs
! day. Sunday evening dinner guests
Of the Duuhams were Mr.. and Mrs
Calbert Bussard and daughter
Dolly, Of Cumberland; Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Spear, Oakland
Other Sunday callers were Walter
Haenftling, OF Grantsvillc. ano
Mrs. r. II. Schlossnagle ano
daughters.
MIR and Mrs. Eugene Mcnear anC
son, Of Pittsburgh, Pa, spent the
holidays here with Mr. and Mrs
Tom Love and Mr.. and Mrs
James Schroyer.
Pvt. Mike Kahl, who had beer
! in service in Louisiana, is vacation
ing at Accident and Fricndsvill(
with relatives for eight days anC
then Will report to California fol
overseas duty.
Mr. Clarence Sislcr and son
Billy, and Lambert Wright, OF
Euclid, Ohio, spent the holidays
here with the formers family anC
| the latter'S parents.
Mrs. Eleanor Frazee, Parsons, W
Va, visited with relatives here OF
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Fike anc
daughter. of Mill Run, were Sun
day evening guests Of Mr. and Mrs
Ralph Fihe
Members Of the Community Fire
Company, Auxiliary and Drum anc
Bugle Corps participated in the
parades at Oakland and Terra Al
ia on July 4th. Firemen also pa
raded at Accident in the evening
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Friend anC
family, Morgantown, W. Va, Wis
tied relatives here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Juniper Teats, OF
Wilmington, Del, are vacationine
at their home here.
Mr.. w. T. Wade returned t
Canton, Ohio, where he is EN-.
ployed.
Mrs. Laura Conway, Miss Laura
Coddington and Mr.. Conner Evans
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Pittsburgh, Pa, spent a few days
here with Mrs. Nettie Coddmgton.
Mrs. Flora Welch and Nh Hay
nond Hclcomb, Of Baltimore, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs Clyde
NanSickle. Mrs Albert Smith and
son. Carroll, Accident, were Mon
day evening guests at the Van
! Sickle home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wagner, Grants
vile, and Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Coddington, are spending two
weeks in Canada.
Mr. and Mrs Bliss Friend and
son, Harold, and Miss Alice Uhl, of
! CreSaptown were Sunday dinner
/ guests of Mrs Margaret Rush
/ Monday visitors We're Mrs. Icio
Hoff and Mrs. Dicic Friend.
Mir and Mrs Emory Baum and
/ children have moved from the
/ Shultz home at Frazee Ridge tc
Narkleysburg, Pa.
Robert LoWdermilk, Baltimore
spent the Weekend here with his
! relatives. His wife and three chill
/ drcn, Robert, Donna and Janet, ac-
/ companicd them nome after a two
/ weeks vacation mere Tommy Low
! dcrmilk remained with his grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charley Fra
zee, and David LoWdermilk re-
manned with his grandparents, Mn
and Mrs Fred LoWdermilk.
Mr.. and Mrs Jim Kahl and chill
dren, Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Van
/ Sickle and children were Sunda,
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Picnics wouldn't be picnics with
out paper plates. Ever since an
ardent Dicnicker invented the pa
per plate in 1904 as a substitute
for heavy china dishes, paper
plates have been tightening the
picnic basket load. They've also
been sparing Mother scraping,
stacking and packing dishes, then
washing them when she gets home.
OF recent years paper plates
have added to their list Of picnic
qualifications Today's plates
stand up sturdily under any food,
hot or cold, and let food taste
as it should. These changes are
due to construction improvements.
Paper plates are thicker today.
Many are plastic-coated.
Available in Color
Paper plates have improved in
appearance. too They now come
in a selection of pretty pastel
shades: yellow, green. blue and
pink in addition to white, and in
attractive printed patterns. There
are plates with Pennsylvania
Dutch designs, plates with styled
floral designs and some that sim
ulate the color and pattern Of
knotty pine.
There has also been a revamp-
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ing OF size. There's a nine-inch size
for the entree, a six or seventeen
size for bread and butter, dessert
and salad. In addition, there are
plates in odd shapes and sizes.
There are small, partitioned tray
shaped plates intended for sand
wich snacks, large partitioned
tray-shaped plates for full course
meals and plastic-coated bowls for
ice cream. soup and relishes.
Packed in Quantity
AS a result of better construc-
ton, better styling and the ap-
proval by etiquette experts of
paper plate service for all &C.
casions, paper plate use has been
stepped up in most households.
This increased popularity led to
a demand for paper plates in
economy-size packages. Today
paper plates are available in cell
lophane-wrapped family size pack
ages OF thirty to fifty plates, sold
in grocery stores and supermar-
+ kets across the nation.
Homemakers planning to beat
the heat this Summer with pic
mics should make sure that their
picnic supply shelf is stocked with
these well styled, sturdily con-
structed, handily packaged plates.
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family. Winchester, Va; Mr.. and
Mrs. Gerald Folk, Cumberland;
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tichnell, Bloom
ington; Mr. George Leatherman
and Hazel Clark, New Greek; Mrs.
Asa Orudorf and Eva Sell Bit
finger: Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Tuck
er and son Braddock Heights;
William Jackson and Mary Yates,
Grafton W. Va. Mr. and Mrs.
Alan Sultzer and son Mr.. and Mrs.
Leonard Saville, Mr.. Harry Suit
ger, Purgittsville, W. Va; Mrs FL
sic Mowbray and daughters, Bar
ton. Mr. Bob Turnbull and daugh-
ters. Mr.. and Mrs Charles Miller,
Homecoming; Mr. and Mrs. Glenn
NanSickle. ST., and Rev. John At
we'll Oakland Bob Burton and son
and Jerry Kurt. Mansfield, Ohio;
Mrs. c. B. Wagner and Erwin
Wagner. SWanton
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weekend here with relatives. Miss
Bonnie Lee Wagner remained for
threp-wecks' visit.
MIR and Mrs. James Ryan, Nor
gantoWn. W. va, spent Friday
evening with Mr. and Mrs Richard
Selby.
Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Warthen spent
Tuesday in Terra Alta, w Va.
Mr. and Mrs Glen Spaw and
son and Mr. and Mrs. George Hile-
man spent Sunday with Dorsey
Ilileman and family, at Grants
Vile
Mrs. Clarence Friend and chill
drcn spent the holiday weekend in
Bruceton, W Va, with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs Frank Ryan.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Richter and
family of Grantsville, were guests
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Philip
Garletts, over the Fourth.
Mr. and Mrs c. c. Sanner, Sr.
spent Friday in Somerset, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. +. burst and
children, of McClellandtown. Pa.
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Lyle on Saturday, and Pvt. Paul
r. Lyle of Camp Gordon. Ga
spent the weekend here with his
parents, MIR and Mrs. Ray Lytle.
Sunday picnickerS at Pleasant
Valley were Mr.. and Mrs Russell
Wright and children, Mr. and Mrs
Charles Hook and family, Mr. and
! Mrs. Doyle Mccullough. all of
FriendsVille; Mr. and Mrs Reed
Wright. of Richmond Va. Mr. and
Mrs. Worley Wright and son Gary,
of Brandonville, w Va
Mr.. and Mrs Eugene Sines and
/ daughters were Sunday evening
/ guests of Mr. and Mrs John Vitez,
ST., of Mill Run. Miss Betty Vitez,
of Williamsburg, Pa, and Miss Elsie
/ Vitez, of Homestead, Pa, spent the
weekend with their parents at Mill
Run.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Johnson
and daughter, Judy, Of Cresaptown,
were Sunday guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest Friend
Mr.. and Mrs Lloyd Warthen
spent Saturday and Sunday in
Parsons with Mr. and Mrs E. r.
/ FraZee
Miss Janet Fike. Dayton, O.. was
here over the weekend with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs Ralph Fike
Mrs. Renelda Frazee accompanied
her to Ohio for a vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs John Wallace and
daughter Sherry, Baltimore, spent
the weekend here with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Friend.
p. J. Kahl and son and Harvey
and Clayton Smith, Accident. visit
ed with James Kahl and family and
Clyde VanSickle and family on
Thursday evening.
Miss Hazel Schlossnagle spent
several days in Accident with rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Thomas and
family, of UniontoWn, Pa, spent
Saturday here with Mr.. and Mrs
Dwight Metheny.
Mrs Nina Love and daughter
Glenda, Miss Rosemarie Hinncigh
Mrs Madeline Metheny and chill.
dren spent Thursday in Uniontowu
Pa.
MT. ana Mrs. Charles SchrOycl
and family. of Flintstone, spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr.. anc
Mrs. James Schroyer.
S/Sgt. and Mrs. Winston Teats
Dayton, O., arrived Friday for :
vacation here with relatives.
Friday evening guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Selby were Mrs
Wade Schroyer, Mrs Bruce Hum
berson. Mrs. Olin Friend anC
daughter, Leota Mrs. Charles Me
theny Friendsville, and Mr.. anc
Mrs Earl Hetrick and family, State
Line The occasion celebrated wa.
the birthday anniversary of Mrs
Selby.
j Weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs