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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-14
Alabama's famous giant has
had a checkered career, but
he's as robust as ever at 50
by j. Morgan Smith
BIRMINGHAM

0AkkAlCNSklAM
As A Roman god. Vulcan has past that
"A reaches back to the far recesses Of
ancient mythology. As the second biggest
statue in the U.S., he's celebrating his
fiftieth birthday this week and half million
people this year are expected to climb up
his pedestal to get close look at him.
Although if you visit Birmingham. you can
hardly miss him, Vulcan Is little known in
comparison with his big sister up north. the
Statue of Liberty.
The truth is, Vulcan has had mixed ca
reer. Designed by Italian sculptor Giuseppe
Moretti. and cast in parts in Birmingham
foundry. the 56-foot giant was no more than
out Of his cast than his midsection cracked
and he had to undergo an operation. Despite
the fact that the suture was made with a
hundred pounds Of cement. you can't spot
the scar.
me &c the Show
SEvEN railroad cars carried Vulcan to the
St. Louis Exposition Of 1904, where he was
bolted together and promptly became the
hit Of the show IN the eyes Of l85O,OOO
fair-goers. He won gold medal and the
grand prize Of the Exposition. Despite his
triumph. his return home brought rhubarb
instead OF an accolade. a. different civic fac
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-14

Ouul q LduhuSO1Iie I'D tOOt
pedestal, and the iron man
began his climb - a hazard
Gus three-mile one - to rec
ignition and respect.
Success
TODAY, properly assembled,
wen cared for and superbly
mounted, Vulcan is at last
achieving the eminence he
deserves. A good use has even
been found for his out
stretched right hand.
Today the statue holds a
lighted beacon - red if some
one has been killed IN an auto
mobile accident within the
last "a hours. green for 30
long as Birmingham is free
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-14

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-31
Adolph Merz, Retired
Rail Equipment Man

Adolph Merz, 68, retired vice
president of the Standard Rail-
way Equipment Division of the
Union Metal Products Co., died
last week in Miami Beach, Fla,
accordingn to word received here.
Mr.. Merz formerly lived at the
Mayf1ower Hotel and Stoneleigh
Courts Apartments until he re-
tired and left Washington eight
years ago. He was formerly a
member of the Congressional
Country Club and the University
Club.
Born in Madison, Wis, Mr..
Merz began his railroad career
as call boy for the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul Railroad.
Later he was fireman and engi-
neer. He represented railroad
men in the Wisconsin State
legislature. During World War I
ne was a major in the Engineer
Corps.
Mr.. MerZ had operated offices
OF the Standard Railway Equip
ment Division in Chicago. ST.
Louis and New. York as well as
Washington.
Survivors are a sister in New
York and a brother in Madison.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-31
No 1Soucers' Seen ,
Sighting Station
In Canada Closes
By The Assoeia,ed Pres,

OTTAWA, Aug. 81. - The
Transport Department has given
UP its efforts to prove or dis
prove the existence of flying
saucers.
J. R. Baldwin, deputy Minister
Of Transport, said yesterday that
the flying saucer sighting sta
ton at Shirleys Bay. 10 miles
northwest Of Ottawa, has been
closed.
1--WE have decided that moth
ing SO far has come out of the
stations operations to merit
further expenditures of govern
ment time on it." he said.
wilbert B. Smith, engineer in
charge Of the broadcast and
measurement section of the
Transport Department, said the
station has sighted nothing since
he built it last October.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-31
Theodore J. Vance, AZ;
Headed Odd Fellows Unit

Theodore j. Vance, 40, an cleo
trician who was active in the
Odd Fellows, died Sunday at
District General Hospital. He
lived at 1904 Twenty-eighth
street Sc.
Born in Brooklyn, N. Y, MIR.
Vance came to Washington 80
years ago. He was a member
OF Local 26 of the Electricians
Union. He formerly served in
the Marines for four years.
He was a major and past de-
partment commander of Canton
Washington No. / of the Odd
Fellows and a member of Amity
Lodge q.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs.
Mildred Ford Vance: a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Betty Kucharik, Cleve-
land; his father, Theodore. of
Flushing. Long Island; brother
and two sisters in New York, Jo-
seph, Mrs. Blanche Minkevich
and Mrs Anne Vik; and two
grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 am. to-
morrow at Chambers funeral
home in Riverdale, Md. Burial
will be in Fort Lincoln Gene
terry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-31
Col. John H. Kintner ,
Pioneer investigator
OF Animal Diseases

Col. John H. Kintner, 81, di-
rector Of the Grayson Founda-
ton laboratories at College Park.
Md, and a retired Army veter-
marian. died Saturday at Walter
Reed Hospital. He lived at 6905
Wells parkway. University Park.
Md.
Col. Kintner was one Of the
pioneers Of the Army veterinary
laboratory service and was out
standing as an investigator Of
animal diseases. His studies on
oSteomalacia "a bone-softening
disease) in the Philippines as a
member Of the Medical Depart
ment Research Board established
it to be a nutritional deficiency
disease and preventable by min
eral experimentation Of the ra-
lions fed to military horses and
mules.
Col. Kintner was selected in
1943 to head the veterinary Sec
ton Of the Pan American San
itary Bureau in making the first
comprehensive study of the in
cidents of animal disease in
Mexico, Central America and
Colombia. He retired in 1916
but was recalled to active duty
in the Office of the Surgeon
General until 1913.
Since 1913 he had been di-
rector Of the Grayson Founda-
ton laboratories where he con-
tinued studies of horse virus
diseases.
Col. Kintner was born in
RiegelSville, Pa. He was grad
uated from the University of
Pennsylvania School of Veter-
mary Medicine in 1917. He
Joined the army the same year
and served overseas during
World War I. In 1919 he was
assigned to the Army Veterinary
laboratory in Philadelphia.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs.
Elizabeth Turner Kintner; a
daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth K. Bell,
Alexandria: two brothers, Judge
Floyd j. Kintner, Perryville, Md;
Herbert w. Kintner, Ardmore,
Pa, and two grandchildren.
GraveSide services will be held
at 3 pm. tomorrow at Arlington
Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-31
Edgar F. Deysher, 10,
Government Chemist

Edgar F. Deysher, 70, retired
Government analytical chemist,
died Sunday at Washington
Sanitarium, Takoma Park, Md.
He lived at 205 Lexington drive,
Silver Spring.
Mr.. Deysher retired in 1850
from the dairy division of the
Agriculture Department. A
Government chemist for AZ
years, he began his service with
the Bureau of the Mint when he
first came to Washington. He
later worked for the Bureau of
Standards and the alcoholic and
drug division of Internal Reve-
nue..
Mr.. Deysher was born June S,
1884, in Bechtelsville, Pa. He
was graduated from Pennsyl-
vania State College in 1907.
Survivors are his widow Susie
and a daughter, Mrs. Clyde G.
(Margaret) Douglass, of the Sill
yer Spring address.
Services will be held at / pm.
tomorrow at Lees funeral home,
Fourth and Massachusetts, ave-
nue. NE. Burial will be in Cedar
Hill Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-31
Basil G. Taylor, Is,
President Of Mosaic
Concrete Firm, Dies

Basil Gordon Taylor. rs. presi-
dent Of the Farley Studio Corp.
in Rosslyn. Va. an architectural
mosaic concrete firm, died Sat-
urday at Glenn Dale Sanatorium.
He lived at 1910 Buchanan
street NV.
Mr.. Taylor used natural mar
BILE. colored stones and even vol
canic substances to get the nee
esSary shades In his concrete
work. One of his most unusual
jobs was the mosaic work at
the Bahai Temple in Chicago
which took 10 years. The temple
is 225 feet high and from the
first floor one can look up
through concrete and steel to
the dome. His firm also did
mosaic work at the Mohamme-
dan Mosque here as well as mo-
sale ceilings at the Justice De-
partment, the. Scottish Rite
Temple and Sacred Heart
Church.
Mosaic Concrete Maps.
Mr.. Taylor's firm produced s.
ton pieces Of mosaic concrete
maps which were placed in the
Memorial Chapel of st. James
Cemetery in France this year.
More than 1000 American
soldiers are buried in the ceme-
terry. The maps depict the
movements of the allied armies
from the beaches of France to
the end of World War II.
Another one of his unusual
jobs was the concrete work for
a reproduction of the Parthenon
in Nashville, Tenn, more than
20 years ago.
Came Here in 1900.
Mr.. Taylor was born in Green
wich, Va. and came to Washing
ton IN 1900. He entered business
with the late John j. Farley
with a studio in the 210O block
Of G street NV. For the last
Is years the business had been
in Rosslyn.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs.
Idella Byrnes Taylor; a son.
Vernon G. Taylor. 1922 Raymoor
road Kensington. Md, treasurer
OF the Farley Studio Corp: a
daughter, Mrs. Thelma T. Hell
delbach, Gainesville, Md; two
brothers and two sisters, E. A.
Taylor, Mrs. Mollie Montjoy and
Mrs. Lucille House, all of Green
wich, Va; and w. w. TAYLOR.
Herndon, Va. and three grand
children.
Services will be held at II
am. tomorrow at the home.
Burial will be in lakewood Gem
etery, Falls Church, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-31
Dratha

sst s. f fsss EsS 9e sa MaTkER A9
s az p st. us Sc: He leaves wife,
line smenten 0 two oas sisters c oIlie
Wright and Fannie Meade: tSre ae
BROTHERS. Mckinley. Willie and Sidney
o WSsaKer: two grandchildren and many
pm. Wednesday, September 1, friends
may, call at the Eugene and lone z
Ford Funeral Home, 1ai3 4th st. s..
\s ssnt.m Funeral services on Thursday.
Joy Baptist Church. ia Attn q st. M0 s.e.,
Kew L. j.. Brooks officiating. Inter-
ment Lincoln Memorial Cemetery. i
WT0SLCOTT, JOHN. WoODwORTH. On
Kose sesoh august Fa j SS 1875 s. 11sla9
Wolcott. beloved father of Mrs. James
brot iheskeo Sf a Me-, Mrs. w NJ Rqtlsdge
are invited to cali at the Colonial Colonial
Funeral Home Of Robert A. Pumphrey.
Rockville, Nd. where services will
at nerd on 1 Wtednesdays September I.
n munication Of Hiram ipaIa' Logic oSM.
IN No. 10. F. A. A. NJ, is called
services at. the Humphrey FIJI
: neral Home, Rockville, Md, and con-
66 rotbess M aoan NJ rites for our late
SIuART II. D. FREED. Master.
WoODsON. WALTER. On Saturday
August ~ 1894; Ct p G; General Hos
st. ne. husband of the late Sadie
Moodson. father Of Virginia Ward, Lucy
Tolliyer, Edith Dishman. Annie var
Dough- Alfred, Ella and Redmond Wood
son. He also Is survived by eight
grandchildren, thirteen great-grand-
children and host of relatives and
lrlends. The late Mr.. Woodson may
pm. Tuesday, August 81. Services
will be held at the Stewart Funeral
TENDER 1, 1854. at 1 pm. The Rev
BENJAMIN Hall off1ciating. Interment
Woodlawn Cemetery al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-31
Jay c. HORNED, 81,
Chairman Of Board Of
Meat Packing Firm
BY the Associated Press

AUSTIN. MINI. Aug. 3l.-Jay
G. Horned, 81. head of the
George A. HORNED meat-packing
firm. died yesterday after a
long illness.
Mr.. HORNED, son Of the found
er of the firm. had suffered more
than year with a heart con-
dition. He had been feeling
fairly well recently. however,
and his wife had gone to their
California home several days
ago.
A tireless worker. Mr.. Horned
was a leader in employment
technique improvement as well
as new ideas in meat-packing.
He supervised exeriments Lead
ing to the first successful method
of canning pork which led to
the widely known SPAN and
greatly expanded market for
hogs. His firm became well
known in labor relations when
the Horned company introduced
an annual wage plan for it's
packinghouse workers in 1881.
The plan guarantees year-round
employment.
Mr.. HORNED became president
Of the firm in 1928 on retirement
of his father, George A. HORNED,
and became chairman of the
board in 1916 after the death
OF the father, who established
the company in 1891.
Death came at the family
home here. A nurse was in at
tendance.
The family also maintains a
home at Bel-Air, a Hollywood
(Calif.) suburb.
Mr.. HORNED is survived by his
widow, three sons. George A..
HORNED II, a pianist formerly
married to Actress Leslie Caron;
Thomas HORNED, "a, a coast
guardsman stationed at San
Diego, and James HORNED, 81,
student at Swarthmore College
in Pennsylvania.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-31
Ex-sergt. John Holman,
Mayor OF West Point

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 81
John Holman, often called the
Mayor of West Point" is dead.
The former master sergeant
was military policeman at West
Point for % years. He retired
in 1923.
Mr.. Hoffman, died Saturday.
He was 80.
The 1922 "Howitzer," West
Point yearsbook, said of him:
There are few men who can
tell you as much about West
Point as can Sergt. Hofmann.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-31
Lemke Named 10 Head
Chicago Branch Of FTC
sy the Associated Pres.

William F. Lemke. jr.. son Of
the late Republican Congress
member from North Dakota. has
been named to head the Chicago
branch of the Federal Trade
Commission, Chairman Edward
F. Howrey announced today.
Mr.. Lemke. an attorney. has
been a member of the commits
sion's legal staff since Deem
Der. 1897. AS head of the Chi
cago branch, he succeeds Donald
Macdonald. who is being trans
ferred to WASHINGTON
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-31
200 Phone Calls
Put Wife in JuiI
BY the Associated Press

DETROIT.-Too many tele-
phone calls to her husband at
work landed Mrs. Zita Raymond,
43, in Jail. She called him 200
times in two months.
Circuit Judge Thomas F. Ma
ger found this to be a violation
of an injunction prohibiting her
from molesting her husband,
Milton, a factory executive. Mr..
Raymond got the injunction in
a suit for divorce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-31
William Wood Glass, 80

WINCHESTER, Aug. 80 (P).-
William Wood Glass, former
Mayor of Winchester and a di-
rect deScendent of the city's
founder, Col. James Wood, died
here Sunday. He was 80.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-31
HIT Mrt1turtat1t

Dry Of cHA AkEs Z & BE tsSins m sRo
left gs one year ago today. August
God called you to His home. Gene,
To- rest in peace, and in our hearts
Your memory will always stay.
BETTY AND FRANCES.
our father. LLOYD B. BucH3NAS \.
E XnsnI passed a ,Say five years ago today,
:, Burns. unfiickering bright and true:
On love and tender thoughts of you.
CORNELIUS NJ BUCHANAN. PRIs-
s StedA B. NEwMoN' NELsENA 3.
DAVIS, LEE ]. In loving memory Of
my dear husband, LEE J. DAVIS, who
departed this life six years ago, Au-
gust 81, 194S.
The road unto sunset
Asou Ins ne br Ue Ell mt must soI tread
DEvoTEp WIFE. EMMA Il. DAVIS. {.
FRISSELL, FREDERICK r. In loving
memory OF my dear husband and our
deyoted father: FREDERICK F. FRS
SELL, who passed away nine years
ago today, August 81. 1945.
Our THOUGHTS of you will never fade
Your memory, as the brightest star.
You'll p sESeyr ss M1F Hsf M hSRh AND
CHILDREN, ADDIE, IDA, FREDDIE,
CARRIE AND ROsEMARIE
HULVEY, FREDERICK PAUL. In mem
e eIIrS Of my mg 1 dsar husband. FREDERICK
year ago. August 81, 1853.
So deep was your love,
It lives. with me every day,
HIS no Ls s%iSsse' WIFE VI "ai MYRTLE A.
JONES. MARGARET BROOKS. In low
ing memory OF our dear sister and sis
JONES, who departed this life one year
ago today. August 81 1853.
There's an open gate at the end of the
:. ThTcash which each must 60 alone.
Our Father claims His own.
Beyond the gate our loved one finds
Happiness and rest.
AND there Is comfort in the thought
That loving God knows best.
JONES, MAGGIE BROOKS. In sad but
loving memory Of our beloved sister,
MAGGIE BROOKS JONES, who left
US one year aso today AUGUST 81, 1853.
The years may wine out many things.
The memory Of those happy ls5:
When we were all together
PIERCE, KENNETH. IN memory Of our
loved one, KENNETH PIERCE, who
entered into eternal rest seven years
ago today, Sunday, August 81, 194S.
Loved and remembered always.
HIS WIFE, CHILDREN AND GRAND
CHILDREN.
RENFRO, OLIVE CONTEE. In loving
remembrance of my dear wife. OLIVE
CONTEE RENFRO, who passed away
ten years ago today, August 81, 1914.
DANIEL !. RENFRO.
SIMMONS, JESSIE b. We wish to ac-
knowledge gratefully the many kind
services and expressions of sympathy
extended by our kind friends and neigh
bors In our bereavement.
STONEBURNER, WILLIAM A. In sad
but loving remembrance Of my dear
friend. WILLIAM A. STONEBURNER.
who departed this life two years ago
today. August 81, 1852.
No one knows how much miss you.
Life has never been the same.
YOYyR pAT. rAHnH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-31
New Coal Mines

LEXINGTON, Ky.-From 1916
through 1850 there were 48 new
coal mines opened in Kentucky
with a daily capacity of 1920
tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-31

SIMMONS, JESSIE B. We wish to ac-
knowledge gratefully the many kind
services and expressions of sympathy
extended by our kind friends and neigh
bors in our bereavement.
THE FAMILY. /
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-31
With Regard to a
Card of Thanks

Very often cord Of fhonks in
The Star meets need which con
hardly be solved in ony other woy.
Not only is il o gracious expression
Of gratitude to those who hove sent
floral tributes but also courteousis
acknowledges the services and kind
nesses OF the meny to whom q per-
sonoI note OF thonks eonnot well be
moiled or whose MONIES and 3D.
dresses ore not known Insertion Of
cord Of thonks may be arronsed
by telephone to The Stor. ST. $4,000.
The Evening and Sunday Stor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-31

HARRY T. CHAPLIN. Acting comdr.
PUGH. RAYMOND 7. On Monday. Au-
RAYMOND T. PUGH, husband of the
late Mary B. Pugh, foster father OF
Robert F., Callow,. uncle Of Helen
sepS y. a Gavin G and JOHN H. calloS.
brother of Hattie McGrath and Eliza
beth Whaling. Friends may call at
the Lee Funeral Home. 4tn ST. ;,r ana az
held on Thursday, September 2, at
10 am. Interment in Congressional
Cemetery.
ROONEY, JAMES L On Sunday. August
JAMES /. ROONEY d. 100 South Bar
s9n 81 F. Roo SsSveS Sro ss
Of Mrs. Mark Ryan OF Manhasset. Z. l..
y; X, and Mrs. John J; Flynn. ir; Of
W wa Mass Friends may cr, ea Do6 a
Mor More s. Catholic s'V Church. 10 III Nort5
Glebe I'd, Arlington, Va. on Wednes-
% aagt Nasios s cemeterg Il
RoYE, HALLE sI p On M91say. a Aus Zns
S1st st. ne. beloved mother Of Mary
Roye Reid and grandmother of Frank
Reid and Rosalfe r. Kennedy. Also
surviving are three great-grandchil-
Notice OF funeral later. Arrangements
by MCGUIRE, Inc.
SAWYER, EUGENE. OF 1851 N. Capitol
ST., on August 30, 1854, beloved hus-
band of Kitty Sawyer, son Of Daniel e.
SAWYER, brother of Mrs. Ross Williams,
Mrs. Gilbert Futrell, Mrs. Pansy Byrd;
Edward, Charlie, Carlton and Willard
Sawyer. Services at Chambers Fu-
neral Home, SIT 18th st. s.e., on We'd
nesday, September, at 2:30 pm.
1nterment lakewood Cemetery. Falls
Church, Va. 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-31

BECKER, CHARLES E. In loving MEM
DRY of CHARLES e. BECKER, who
LETT US one year ago today, August
81, 1858.
God called you to His home, Gene,
Just one year ago today,
To rest in peace, and in our hearts
Your memory will always stay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-31
Dratha

DEYsHER, EDGAR r. On Sunday. Au-
gust 20. 1854 at the, washington San
satarium, Takoma Park, Md, EDGAR r.
5prns Md Of sSS 81
Deysher tResider), father of Mrs. Clyde
G.. tMargaret) Douglass. Friends may
call At the Lee Funeral Home Ix,c 4th 81
e.; 8 pm. rntsTmsns Cedar Hill csps-:
DRIVER. CHARLES 2. tSTINKuM. On
EhurssaiH Aqspst Ss 1gs tsthsF 3
Mrs. Annette Taylor. brother. OF Mrs.
Driver. He also is survived by three
friends o Remains may f Be t viewed afse a
pm. Tuesday. August 81. at Barnes
81 Matthews Funeral Home. 6I4 4th st:
s.w., where funeral services will be held
Rev ansso sI Johnson of &c Inc
terment Woodlawn Cemetery.
August so. 1854. sat Georsetown uni
yersity Hospital, EDWIN o. ERN-
SSTEDT Of 56l6 North 10Th st.; Ar
crime Ernstedt, father ar'D Of Jean Aa and
James Ernstedt, brother Of. Mrs Ellen
Oliver Of Detroit, Mich: Mrs; Thomas
Fahey OF Chicago. III. and the Misses
Co. Funeral Home. 290l 14th st. NV.
on Thursday, September 2, at 2 pm.
Interment Glenwood Cemetery. l
ERNsTEDT. EDWIN o. A special COM
@ munication of Columbia
IN Lodge, No. 2S5, A. F. and
IN A.. M, Arlington, Va, is
M NO called for 12:45 pm. Thurs
ENX day September 2, 1854, for
NY the purpose of conducting
Masonic services at the flu
neral OF our late brother. EDWIN o.
ERNSTEDT
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Dfatha

ALEXANDER, MORE TRAVIS. sud-
denly. on Monday, August 80 1854,
at her home. 47Q4 South Chelsea lane,
AMBER, beloved wife of Robert c.
Alexander. sister of Mrs. B. F. Butler,
Mrs Nan A. Thompson, Mrs. Nell
Klein, Mrs. Marjorie Caruso and Cliff
ford Travis. Friends are invited to,
call at the Bethesda Chevy Chase
Funeral Home of Robert A. Humphrey,
Bethesda, Md. where services will be
IL am. Interment Fort Lincoln
Cemetery.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1954-12-31
Swan Quarter Mans Generosity Makes
Santa's Tour of Hyde County Possible
For % Years. D. E. Tunnel Has Sponsored Visit of
Santa Claus to Hyde Christmas Eve

addition to Mr.. Tunnel and his
wife, this included a truck driver
and two hired helpers, and a small
group of Boy Scouts. The Christ
mas tree, the decorations, and the
fruit and small favors, which had
been secured previously, were
loaded onto the truck. The group
then went to Piney Woods, be-
tween Hodges Fork and Fair
field. The truck was decorated and
when Santa joined the group, all
was in readiness to start the
journey.
The truck, preceded by Mr.. Tun-
nell in his car, moved along slow
ly, blowing it's horn at any house
where children might be found
And whenever children came out
the truck stopped. All small babies
were given a candy stocking, and
all other children received a piece
of fruit.
After stopping a short while in
Fairfield, Santa proceeded on
around Lake Mattamuskeet to
Engelhard, stopping whenever any
children appeared.
1t was after noon when the
truck reached Engelhard. Many
children were waiting there for
Santa. After each had gotten their
little gift, Santa and his helpers
took short break for lunch.
The journey was soon resumed;
all along highway 264 other chill
dren were waiting eagerly for a
glimpse of old Saint Nick. Long
before the truck arrived IN Swan
Quarter, the crowd began to
gather there. Some began to grow
worried when the truck did not
arrive when they expected it
However, Mr.. Tunnel soon drove
up in his car and said that Santa
was just behind him.
The truck parked, and, for al,
most an hour, the Scouts assisted
Santa in giving away a good deal
of fruit along with some other
small favors.
And so, that's the story of how
one man brings so much joy to sc
many folks, young and old, each
Christmas Eve. It's not often chat
you hear of men with such gen.
erous heart as this.