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Evening star., 1954-05-21
School Officials Get
Friendly Hearing on
S35 Million Budget
By HoroId B. Rogers

District school officials today
were accorded a friendly hearing
by q House Appropriations sub
committee on the $35 million
budget for next fiscal year be-
ginning July l. E
subcommittee Chairman Will
son of Indiana commended the
school officials on their presenta-
ton in the closed session.
Everything was fine and
smooth" Mr.. Wilson said, mo
problems. no controversies, no
trouble"
Sees Educational Boost.
Mr.. Wilson said the school
officials have been doing a "good
job" with the facilities they
have had at hand. But he en-
phasized that the new capital
outlay for construction, now
possible under the long-range
public works law, should help
bring this city's educational plan
up to what it should be.
The finances made available
by the new law. Mr.. Wilson said,
were long overdue"
Witnesses included c. Melvin
Sharpe, president of the Board
of Education; DR.. Hobart M.
Corning, school superintendent:
John M. RickS, associate super
intendent in charge of buildings
and grounds. and Charles N. Eel
lers. assistant to the superintend-
ent in charge of business affair.
Donald Clemmer, director of
the Department of Corrections,
testified briefly for his budget
estimates. They include $259, 900
to plan the new youth correc-
tional center on prison reser.
vation center near Lorton, Va.
Among the supplemental re-
quests before the subcommittee
based on the Districts new 10
year public works improvement
law are $7.2 million for new
buildings and land and $3.50, 900
for additional operating ex-
penSeS.
Field Trip. Tomorrow.
Representative Wilson an
nounced his unit will make the
first of two or three field investi-
cation trips tomorrow afternoon
with the District Commissioners.
Among the institutions to be
inspected will be those at Blue
Plains and Laurel, Md. The Sec
ond such trip probably will take
place Monday afternoon.
The subcommittee yesterday
heard testimony in support of
next years budget from officials
OF the Recreation. Police and
Fire Departments.
Principal witnesses were Henry
Gichner, chairman of the Rec
reation Board. Recreation Supt.
Milo Christensen, Police Chief
Robert v. Murray and Fire Chief
Milland H. Sutton.
More Crossing Guards.
+ Chief Murray asked for rs
more crossing guards. eight ad-
ditional motorcycle policemen
to service parking meters and
funds to plan the new Woman's
Bureau building on North Capt.
tol street.
Fire Department estimates
supported by the chief included
$260.000 for personnel and
equipment to man the new fire
station at Forty ninth and East
Capitol streets. already under
construction, and $1,000 for an
other ambulance to serve the
Northeast and Southeast sec
,tionS of the city.
Smyrna times., 1954-10-28
HALLOWEEN
SAFETY HINTS
Rules For Motorists and Hal
lowe'eners Suggested By
Safety Head
RULES LISTED

October is the month of Hal
lowe'en and the familiar phrase,
trick or treat" says Mrs. Will
liam N. Cam, Vice President for
Home Safety of the Delaware
Safety Council.
There are tricks in traffic which
are no treat, but some of the
tricks are because of the gather
ing dusk. Deceptive shadows, re-
duced visibility, will o'wisp refiec-
tions, throw normal eyes off bal
ance-make them untrustworthy
to drive and walker alike. Many
people don't realize this. They
rely on their eyes to perform as
accurately in dark as in daylight
=. and the result often is trag-
edy, she said.
October marks the beginning of
six month period when more
than half of each day will be
Smyrna times., 1954-10-28

er commissions nor bonuses of
any kind. For these reasons. Mr..
Maybee said, Blue Cross last year
was able to pay out to meet hos
pital bills of its members and to
put aside in reserves about 90 per
cent of all income from members.
Only 8 per cent was used for op-
Grating expenses by this econom-
ically-run Plan. All Blue Cross
members may take comfort in
the fact that Blue Cross is pro-
viding them with the maximum
in benefits at the minimum in
cost. AS a community agency,
Blue Cross is happy that two
thirds of the population of Della
ware is counted among its MEM
bers.
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dark. One factor that increases
the danger during the Halloween
celebrations is that masks and
dark-colored costumes frequently
make it difficult to see or be seen
The use of makeup instead of
masks, and light colors-if posi-
BILE with refiectorized materials is
much safer foI children.
Mrs. Cam suggests these rules
for Motorists:
1. Slow down-darkness is q
condition that calls for caution.
2. Have your car checked fire.
quently-double check all lights
8. Be alert-keep . constant
lookout for depestrians and fol
vehicles without lights orr dim
lights.
4. Don't wear tinted glasses al
night.
5. Use headlights properly. Dim
your lights-always-even though
Continued on Page Sixteen
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Halloween Party

The annual Halloween Party
for students of Smyrna High
School will be held tonight in the
school gymnasium. The affair is
sponsored by the General Organ
ization with assistance from the
Leaders oCrps. The events of the
evening will commence at 7:30
and shortly thereafter the grand
march will be held to determine
the prize winners for the best
dressed, most original and most
funny. Many surprises are ex-
pected as last year a group of
teachers came dressed as Indians,
and they completely fooled the
crowd. The party is expected to
end about ten o'clock with the
serving of refreshments.
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pointed out by H. v. Maybee,
managing director of the Della
ware Blue Cross-Blue Shield Plan.
There are other essential differ
ences between Blue Cross and
other organizations offering hos
pital and surgical-medicaI cover
age. One of the distinctive fea-
lures of Blue Cross is the guar
antee of hospital services to men,
bers under the terms of hospital
contracts which each general hos
pital in Delaware has signed with
the Delaware Plan. AS non-
profit community-sponsored organ
ization, the Blue Cross Plan has
a Board of Trustees serving with
out any kind of compensation and
the Plan employees receive neifh-
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SCHOOL
REPORTER
81
Drama Club

The Drama Club will be repre-
sented at the Dramatic Confer
ence at the University of Della
ware on November 29 by Janet
Wickham, Dick Price, Beth Den
ney, Tommp Price, Mary Ann
Mormon, Carolyn Marsh, Fay
Houtman, and Charlotte Pryor
A dramatic reading of scene
from Shakespeare's 'sMacbeth"will
be presented at the conference by
Marie Rehak, Luz Kerr, and Hal
Bodley.
"A Sign Unto You" has been
chaser by the play-selecting COM
mittee to be presented by the
Drama Club for the high schools
Christmas assembly. This year
the play-selecting committee is
composed of Pam Gibe, Tarun
Comegys, Mary Ann Norman,
Beth Denney, Tommy Price and
Ronald Stevens.
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Football Games

The Smyrna High School Eag-
les football team will try to play
its second home game of the cur
rent season tomorrow night when
they oppose the forces of John M.
Clayton High School of Dagsboro.
Last year the Eagles just man
aged a so win, and this year
they are hoping to improve on
htat score. The youth movement
instituted by the Eagles coaches
is expected to be noted in the
starting lineup as only three
boys, Fortner, Jarman, and Jacobs
will not be around next year to
vacort in an Eagles football uni
form. If mistakes can be held to
a minimum, the coaches are ex-
pecting victory.
Smyrna times., 1954-10-28
Senior Party

The Senior Class will be enter
tanned at an ice cream and cake
party on Wednesday evening, Mo-
vember 8, in the school cafeteria.
Mr.. Wedd, Carter Publication rel
resentative, will be host at the
affair. The serving will be done
by members of Hal Bodley's team
since they were the losers to
Janet Wickham's team in the rec
ent campaign.
Tuesday, November 2, is cleo
tion day and there will be no
school at any of the Smyrna
Special School District Schools.
Smyrna times., 1954-10-28

Can't you tell just by looking that Chevrolet and General Motors
have up with completely idea about the lowpced
car? The idea this: build that offers the very
thing styling the modern features the finest kind of per-
fomane and the highest quality of manuactuea at modest
price, It's something that took lot of doing and that only the
worlds leading builders could do Everyhings in this
Motoamc Chevrolet from its lower top right down to its tube
less tires Come for the fascinating visit you made to
a automobile showroom!
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In Pole Line Construction Course

In Pole Line CONSTRUCTION course
Harry A. Virdin of r. ID. 2,
Smyrna will graduate this week
from the Pole Line Construction
Course, one of the many courses
offered at The Southeastern Sig
nal School, Camp Gordon, Georgia.
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry f. Virdin, RID. 2, Smyrna.
The Pole Line Construction
Course, which is eight weeks in
length, trains selected enlisted
men to construct, maintain and
rehabilitate open wire, cable and
field wire communications sys-
TENS. During his training, Pvt.
Virdin received technical educa-
ton worth thousands of dollars.
He will now be reassigned to an
active unit of the United States
Army. The Southeastern Signal
School is a component of the Sig
nal Corps Training Center, a
mammoth communications college,
which supplies trained signal Tech
nicians to Army units all over the
world.
Smyrna times., 1954-10-28

Now Chevrolet, the leading builder of
valve-in-head engines, introduces the
''Turbo-Fire Vs. 1t carries the V8 design
to new high in efficiency with its high
horsepower (162), high-compression e to
y, high performance and surprisingly high
gas mileage. Available with standard trans
mission, or with the extra-cost options of
Overdrive or Powergide.
Smyrna times., 1954-10-28
s1a5's e49ZZl5lllElV

MO one can point with surety to
1N the origin of the customs and
practices of Halloween as we cele-
brate it today = but the stories and
legends are many.
The name means hallowed or holy
evening, the eve of All Saints Day,
a Christian festival begun in the
seventh century. Yet many of the
customs arose long before the Chris
tian era.
A pagan practice was to build
great bonfires on the night to keep
away evil spirits. Gathered around
the fires in Pickering shadows, an
clients told weird experiences with
gusto, fiutterings and mystic mo-
tions : probably the forerunner of
today's ghost stories.
The Halloween date also occurred
at about the time of the ancient au-
Smyrna times., 1954-10-28
Juior Varsity Game

The Smyrna High School Junior
Varsity Football Team will jour
ney to Middletown on Monday,
November /, to oppose Middle
town High School. In a previous
game played in the rain, the
Smyrna team scored TO over
Middletown.
Smyrna times., 1954-10-28
Citrus Fruit Expands

The growing of citrus fruit has
expanded more than any other
agricultural commodity in the
United States in the last 20
years.
Smyrna times., 1954-10-28

tumn festival of the Druids. Mark
ing the waning of the sun and the
beginning of winter, it was an occa-
sion for the opening of the summer
food stores and celebrated with
great feasting and merriment.
Halloween became national holi-
day in America after the great Irish
immigration following the potatoe
famine of the 1840's. It associated a
night of goblins, elves and divina-
tions, which appealed to the popular
Imagination, and the more practical
celebration of fall and its abundance,
represented by fall and food decors
and feastings of the season.
Today, after the parade and frol-
ic, Halloween affords a warm and
welcome opportunity for hostesses
TO entertain at home goblin-minded
and hungry little friends. Try, for
instance:
Smyrna times., 1954-10-28
GROUP HOSPITAL SERVICE
Delaware Blue Cross-Blue Shield
Plan Is a Non-Profit Agency

Blue Cross is a non-profit COM
munity agency and is not to be
confused with the various hospital
insurance firms against whom the
Federal Trade Commission has
made serious accusations, it was
Smyrna times., 1954-10-28

QUICK HALLOWEEN BROWNIES
" cup ~ 15-oz CAM sweeened condensed milk
pkge (6 oz.) semisweet chocolate pieces
Dash of
teaspoon vanilla extract
1cup walnut meats coarsely chopped
Melt boiling Stir weeened condensed
milk from heat Stir SALT vanilla aud walnut Turn
CREASED Bake in moderate (35oF) rs
While brownies when COOL
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Elementary School
Plans First PTA

At a meeting of the executive
committee of the Oakland Ele-
mentary Parent-Teacher associa-
ton on Monday evening, the date
for the first meeting of the new
school year for the organization
was set for Monday evening, Oc-
tober 4, at 1880.
The first meeting will be more
or less a get-acquainted session,
according to Howard White, presi-
dent. Refreshments will be served
after a short business session.
Mr.. White announced the heads
of committees which the executive
board named at the meeting on
Monday:
Program, Fred Tichnell; hospi-
tally, Robert Forshey; member
ship, Mrs. Playford Ryan and Miss
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SWALLOW FALLS

Revival services are in progress
at the Rocky Dream Assembly of
God church. Services are being con-
Quoted by Ruth Mccartney, Bridge
port, w. Va, and begin at 1870
each evening.
Mrs. Thomas Hensley and daugh-
ter, Hancock, is visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence w. Maybe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bittinger
and family, Barton; and Jonas
Broadwater, Savage River, visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Myrl Wilt, Sunday.
Luther Werdebaugh, Baltimore,
visited his family over the week
end.
Mrs. Bessie Lewis and son are
now residing in Cumberland.
A surprise birthday party was
held for Clarence w. Maybe at his
home on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hine-
baugh and daughter, Shnnston,
W. Va, visited Ernest Maybe on
Thursday.
Mrs. Mabel Carper and daugh-
tiers, Oakland, visited Samuel
Lewis, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Sines and
daughters and Roger DeBerry Wis
tied Mrs. Clayton Polling, near
Marques, w. Va, on Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Sines and family,
Beverly, w. Va, visited relatives
here over the weekend
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McHENRY

Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Miller and
sons were Sunday evening dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert
Glotfelty. Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Glass, Cove, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Mosser and family, Accident, were
Sunday callers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Glotfelty
and son were Sunday dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Verlyn Carr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Webster Brenne-
man visited Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde
Smith and Mr.. and Mrs. Everett
Duckworth, near Jennings, Sum
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Y. w. King and
Mrs. Walter Bowman, visited
Mrs. Jane Bowman, Accident, and
Mr., and Mrs. Harold Kahl and son
Saturday afternoon. Mr.. and Mrs.
Kahl recently moved to their farm
known as the William Herring
farm at Flatwoods, having traded
their property at Accident for L.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Knots and
daughters, Crellin, were Sunday
visitors of Mrs. Nora Glotfelty and
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Glotfelty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merle Griffith, of
Confluence, Pa, were Sunday eve
ing dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs
A. J. Thomas. Thursday evening
supper guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Orrie Loudermilk, Uniontown.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Savage and
daughters were Cumberland shop
perS Saturday.
Rev. and Mrs. Ralph Jacks at
tended the United Pentecostal con-
ference at Columbus, o., last week.
Rev. and Mrs. Jacks visited her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ford,
at Morgantown, Monday and Tues
day.
Mrs. Earle Glotfelty and children
were Sunday dinner guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. Oscar Savage and sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Farley Savage and
daughter and Mrs. Nora Savage
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Dayton Saw
age and family at Hyndman, Pa,
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earle Coddington
and family, near Hoyes, visited NJ.
and Mrs. Farley Savage and fam
lily Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Stark and
family and Mrs Fannie Stark, Of
Akron, O., spent the weekend at
the home of Mrs. Pearl Mclean.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stark and family re-
turned home Sunday and Mrs.
Stark remained here for an extend
ed visit.
Mrs. Beulah Walton was in
Cleveland, o., last Tuesday where
she attended the funeral of her
Cousins son. who was killed in an
automobile accident.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Bowman
and Mr.. and Mrs. Junior Bowman,
Accident, motored to Ohiopyle and
Connellsville on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. J. Ferguson and
family visited Mrs. Ferguson's
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MARRIED

Fike-HOuser-In a double ring
ceremony performed at 2:30 o.
clock Saturday afternoon, August
7, Miss Rnbl Haua.r daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Houser, Oak
land, became the bride of James
Roy Fike, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Gill
mour Fike, Eglon, w. Va.
The Rev. William A. Rem, pas
tor of St. Johns Lutheran church,
Red House, heard the exchange of
vows in the church. Candles and
gladioli formed a background for
the mid-afternoon service.
Mary June Roth, cousin of the
bride. presented a recital of tradi-
tional organ selections.
The bride was given in marriage
by her brother, Arvin. She wore a
ballerina length gown of Chantilly
lace and net over satin, featuring
a fitted bodice, a double Peter Pan
collar and long lace sleeves which
came to a point at the wrist. A
jeweled headdress held her match
ing fingertip veil. Her bouquet was
of pink and white rosebuds.
The brides sister, Miss Colene
Houser, of Passaic, N. j., was maid
of honor. She appeared in a bal
lerina length gown of pink net
with matching headdress and
mitts. She carried a colonial bou-
quet.
Jack Fike, Ringoes, N. j., was
his brothers best man.
The mother of the bride chose
pink dress with pink and white ac-
cessories, while Mrs. Fike, mother
of the groom, wore a blue dress
with navy and white accessories.
Each wore a corsage of white
roses.
The brides home was the scene
of a reception for immediate MEM
bers of the families following the
ceremony. The center of the table
was decorated with a three-tiered
cake topped with miniature bridal
couple, and bouquet of mixed
flowers.
The couple took a short honey
moon to points in Virginia and
they are now residing in Parkers-
burg, w. Va, where Mr.. Fike is
employed.
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Report Shows
IL County Fires
During E Months

There were some so forest fires
in Western Maryland in the first
six months of 1854 and they
burned 395 acres of woodland, ac-
cording to a report of William II.
Johnson, district forester. In Gar
rett county II of these fires oc-
Cured, burning 90 acres.
Statewide there were 424
blazes which burned 1879 acres
between January and June 30.
Johnson cited these figures in
calling attention to the fact that
another controlled burning season
is in effect in Maryland between
September Is and December IS.
During this period when danger of
fire is greatest, debris burning is
legal only between 4 p. m. and
midnight. All burning must be in
the open at least 200 feet from
woodland or inflammable material
leading to a woodland.
Safe-burning regulations at all
times require the clearance of
10-foot area around the operation
with all inflammable material re-
moved. Enough men and tools
must be on hand to keep the fire
under control.
A breakdown in the area showed
Allegany county had II fires burn
ing 1873 acres. Each of the other
three counties was charged with II
fires. In Washington county they
burned "a acres and in Frederick
county 40 acres.
District-wide IS fires were
caused by careless smoking, 13
were attributed to brush burning,
10 were blamed on railroad sparks,
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Revivol Service To
Conclude At Deep Creek

Revival services at the Deep
Creek Baptist church will conclude
on Sunday evening at 7:45 p. m.
They have been held every evening
over the past two weeks, drawing
large audiences, and will continue
daily until Sunday evening.
Rev. Harold Adams, Of Phila-
delphia, Pa, known as 1.-THE Boy
Preacher" has been the evangel-
list. Special vocal and instrumental
music has featured each service.
Vocal selections have been pre-
sented by local talent and selec-
tions on the vibra-harp rendered by
Mrs. Ruthie Adams, the evange-
lists wife.
Among the vocalists participant
ing have been the Starlight Gospel
Male quartet, Mr. and Mrs. Sam
uel d. Pyle, PhoeniXville, Pa;
George c. Edgar, Mrs. Leo Friend,
Loren Wotring, Walter and Nancy
Mummert, the Pine Grove Church
Of the Brethren choir, the Gospel
lite Male quartet, a mixed quartet
from the Deep Creek church, the
Elder Hill choir, Misses Anna Mae
and Mary Miller, and the senior
and junior choirs of the Deep
Greek congregation.
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SANG RUN

Mrs. Violet Pike and Mrs. Carlis
Helms visited Mr.. and Mrs. Junior
Carr, Tuesday.
Harry Carr and Billy Carr, of
Canton, O., visited friends and
relatives here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Frazee
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Parker De-
Witt, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Dewitt and
Mr.. and Mrs. William Savage at
tended Rev. Huey Gillispie's meet
ing at Mt. Lake, Sunday evening.
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L. Briner; legislation, Mrs. Robert
T. Hoffman.
Other officers for the associa-
ton this year are Robert Forshey,
vice-president; Mrs. Robert Ault,
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Josie Iden; safety, NJ. c. Cargo;
health, Mrs. James Feaster; study
and discussion, c. w. Highlander;
homeroom mothers, Mrs. Fred
Burgwald; ways and means, Chas.
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brother, Mr.. Everett Fearer, at
Keyser, Sunday.
Raymond Ferguson, who spent
a vacation with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. G. J. Ferguson, returned
to Baltimore Monday, where he is
employed.
Recent guests at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. c. l. Wright were
Mr.. and Mrs. Orland Wright and
family, Somerset, Pa; Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Burkholder and family,
Brandonville, w. Va; Mr. and Mrs.
Herman Rodeheaver, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. A. Savage and son, Mr. and Mrs.
Claud Cuppett and family.
The w. NJ. C. of the First Breth-
rem church Of Accident met at the
home Of Mrs. G. J. Ferguson Fri
day evening of last week. Members
present were Mrs. Kreimes, Mrs.
Jensen. Mrs. Kelso, Mrs. Earle
Coddington, Miss Betty COdding-
ton, Miss leila Keller, Miss Judy
Kreimes, Mrs. c. !. Wright and
the hostess, Mrs. G. j Ferguson.
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five were caused by incendiaries,
three each were blamed on camp
fires and numbering operations,
and one was listed as miscellane-
Gus. On statewide basis careless
smoking caused 80 percent, brush
burning, % percent.
Last year in the district there
were only ~ fires which burned
81 acres. However during the en-
tire II months l39 occurred in the
four counties and they burned over
567 acres.
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SWANTON

A birthday surprise party was
held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
TIMBER Bray at Swanton, Monday
evening, September 20, in honor of
Mrs. Bray's birthday. Refresh
ments We're served by Mrs. Wells
Bray and Mrs. Betty Wildesen.
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United Nations gave us. atomic
pool plan top priority.
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secretary; Willard Elliott, treas
urer.
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You can't beat success in an automobile for
proof of value. So take look at the national sales
figures and you find this fact: Buick today is
Outselling all other cars in America REGARDLESS
of price class of the so-caIIed ow-prce
three" And when you look at the tomorrow
styling of this glamorous beauty-when you
try it for vs. power for room, for comfort, for ride
and when you check its low delivered price
you have all the reasons for Bucks soaring success