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8 FENCING AND GATES.
according to drawings and specifications covering the work
Any bids received after the specified time and date will


Each bid shall be submitted on form supplied by the
owner. Each bid must Be acco mpanied by a certified check
Tor bid bond in the amount Of five percent (5R) of the base
bid as guarantee that the bidder, if. awarded the contract
will within ten Q0) consecutive calendar days after written
notice being given Of such award, enter into a written con-
tract with the owner, in accordance with the accepted bid,
and give a Contract Surety Bond satisfactory to the owner,
equal to. one hundred percent 10000 Of the contract price,
Proposals are to be based on the minimum w~agerates as
approved by the Secretary Of Labor as shown on page 9 of
contract.
No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period Of thirty
800 days after the date set for the opening thereof, without
the consent of the owner.
Proposed form of Contract documents, including draw
ings and specifications relative thereto, may be examined
at the office Of the Public Works Superintendent, St. Croix,
VI.
Copies of these documents and forms for bidding may
be secured from the Department Of sinance office Christian
sted, st. Croix, ". /, upon deposit of Ten Dollars ($l0GO in
cash or money order for each set. The full amount Of this
deposit for set Of documents will be returned to each actual
bidder, and all other deposits will be refunded with deduc-
tions not exceeding the actual cost Of reproduction Of the do
cuments) upon the return Of all documents in good condition
Within seven ~ days after the date set for the opening Of
bids.
Qualifications Of the bidder must be satisfactory to the
owner.
MUNICIPALITY OF ST. cRoZx
ST. Croix, " J.
BY: David c. canegata
Administrator for st. Croix
Date: March 25, 1854
CARD ct THANKS roA sALEzBaby Aastat ~
Mrs Aim Finlav. Nioca4 y dUced price.
Nephews Of Miss carris val sUnlBItL cemnanY St
, 1954-04-01
CARD of THANKS

Mrs. Alma Finlay. Nincae q
Nephews of Miss Carria Val
Aaae,,thanx all friends who
showed kindness during her
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N OUNCEMENT

The Division Of Personnel announces the establishment
Of eligible list for the following class Of:
Laboratory T~echnicianI i
LABORATORY TECHNICIAN Il SALARY Range $~132O7$192O
per annllm0. Work in this class involves the performance Of
routine technical tasks in a hospital laboratory, and is such
that it requires an ability to learn to perform laboratory
tasks rather than the possession Of acquired skills or abilities.
Examples of work will include, after training, such as
signments as analysis tests, microscopic examinations and
electrocardiograph and basal ~metaboism tests.
Desirable experience and training: Completion of the
twelfth school grade, including courses in chemistry and bio
logy.
Application must be made on the official form which may
be obtained from the Branch Office of the Division of Per-
sonnet in Chrisiansted and should be postraarked by ndd-
night Of April IA 1854.
L. JAMES
Director of Personnel
, 1954-04-01
ADVERTISEMEN

MediumINTENSITY runway LIGHTING At
Alexander Hamilton AIRPORT. st. Croix, v. I
Sealed bids vii be received by the Administrator, MUM
cipality Of St. Croix, ". j. at his office in Christiansted, i
up to ZOO o'clock z. M, Atlantic Standard Time up to May
5, 1854, at the time and place all bids will be publicly opened
and read aloud for the furnishing Of all material and labor for:
l. UNDERGROUND CABLE.
2. UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL DUCT
s. MEDIUM INTENSITY RUNWAY MARKER LIGHTS.
T. WIRING REGULATORS, 8 CONTROL ASSEMBLY.
5. FEEDER.
6. GROUND GRID.
4. WIND ONE
g FENCING GATES.
Evening star., 1954-12-12
If It's Profitable, a DruqstoreN Sell II

cosmetic because It's q pale pink.
Soda Fountain Abandoned:
The Gilman store hasn't sold
cigarettes for 80 years. It once
had q soda fountain, but took II
out In 1939-and found better
use for the space"-more drugs.
Royce Franzoni. president of
the firm. says less than 1000
items on his inventory are "pop-
ular." The rest include GilmsA's
own kind Of oddities--herbs with
which you can mix up q batch
Of horse liniment, II you have
the recipe. Gilmans does Q
wholesale business with hos
pitfalls and similar institutions.
but not with other retailers.
There are other strictly drug
stores. chiefly In tor adjoining
medical centers.
= But most give the impression
Of the country general store
except that they're cleaner.
brighter. and more diversified.
The only thing the general store
has and the drug store does not
is the postoffice. And II drug
stores In the District have those.
too.
Evening star., 1954-12-12
Baltimore Livestock

BALTIMORE. Dec. II. Rl.--CUsDA)
Cattle compared last week: Slaughter
:Sccs :tsss :ssd @ Sr. S 5S Sv: sSPD
bulls and stock cattle little changed;
cows steady. to weak spots 80 on. Scat
tered sales high choice and prime steers
sRsics sna esisass 81 s slsss Ge bSf sGGd co aa
smsii lots cannsr and. utility 900 IL 90 d
Few e loads and q smaller "a I, lots Eood and
merciai and good l6 ,OO-20 90; cutter
cutter hsiiers S.Oo-ii 90. 4 fsw hish
opsT Climbed spuas as Eek q on M sss
most utility and commercial cows 1850
400; canners and cutters 600 1880;
IN iss and a9xni t. Sui. oo nS.i ut
esnner and cutter bulls 10.O0-1l 25.
ers, stock calves 10. b.o0-2o. 90; some
'srtSl Caves: soocoHUo co@USred last week: STEADY
10 l.5o HIGHER. most upturn on choice
and prime. Weeks and closing top Tor
and prime 1ss-lb. veaiers 35.50. highest
price locally since January Other
choice and prime vealers %. .00-32- 90.
inoa most mixed sY'S lots GOOD to prime 1000.
70 90: commercial down 10 1900:
utility HOO; culis 800;
Receipts on Friday too small to permit
comparison. Barrows and gifts steady
Thursday's sales included choice I60-
50,s5: 22O-a40 lbs. 1s.25-1s.85i 2a0-
Isoo-ns IT, 90: lssa.isSVlb over 400 lbs. 800 down
according 10 weight quality and condi-
ton: i20-140 lbs. 1S.25-I9.5o: 140-
100 lbs. l9.25-l9.55. Choice y ssoys s6
lbs. 1890; 450.5O0 lbs. 15. 90: 650-550
lbs. 400; 56O-600 lbs. 1900; over 600
lbs. 1900 down. stass 2.00-3:00 under
Evening star., 1954-12-12

avenue Me-. aid he can sell
anything he has the space to
stock.
ITS Just an expansion Of reg
ular lines" he said. "You get
fuses because your customers
need them. First thing you
know you are selling extension
cords and what not.
Can Sell Anything.
'If you have room you can
sell anything In Q drugstore
II you have 1t long enough.
At the opposite pole from the
new chain stores with their pet
shops, restaurants and huge ex-
panses Of plate glass is z. D.
Gilman, Inc.
This store has been at 627
Pennsylvania avenue NV. since
1922. You can buy Q couple Of
kinds Of nationally advertised
hair tonics there, but almost
everything else-some $4,000
items are on the inventory--is
strictly drug.
The only lipstick they stock
Is chap preventative, one brand
Of which might be considered
Evening star., 1954-12-12
Corporaies Absorb
Selling and Gam;
Treasures Advance
By Arthur Merin,s
Associated Press Finoneioi Writer

NEW YORK. Dec. 1.-THE
corporate bond market readily
absorbed liquidations this week
and churned upward In heavy
trading. Government bonds also
advanced. But most foreign dol
lar bonds eased.
big board volume for the
week totaled $27. 800, 900 par
value. averaging nearly SIS mil
lion dollars each session. That's
the highest total since the week
Of January 20, 1851, when sales
were $30,941, 900.
Corporate selling below par
value continued to be In demand,
especially railroads. The Asso-
ciated Press railroad average
reached 100. 4 two-year peak.
Convertible and income obliga-
tions also gained ground. In
vestment quality, low-yield corr
porates were steady.
Treasury securities inched up
ward. too. The 30-year 3As
rose 4/32 at 1lO 2/32 bid. VIC
tory Loan 21as Of l967-72 Inn
proved 6/32 at 90 8/32 bid. And
the new 2has Of 1858. trading on
. when issued" basis, climbed
I0/32 at lOOla bid.
Evening star., 1954-12-12

Board and commercial banks OF
the Nation.
AS past president Of the Amer
ican Bankers Association. he also
has served since 1945 as chair
man OF the ABA's important
Government Borrowing Commit
tee. which is advisory to the
Treasury on fiscal and monetary
affairs.
His reelection to the council
was announced yesterday by
John B. Woodward. jr.. board
chairman Of the Federal Reserve
Bank Of Richmond. The council
includes one representative from
each of the IL reserve districts.
1t confers here with the Federal
Reserve Board on system affairs
four times q year.
Evening star., 1954-12-12
Chicago Groin

CHICAGO. Dec. IL .UP3.--A week OF
sluggish trading wound up with grain
prices moderately lower on the Board of
The only two exceptions to the lower
both OF which were helped by short COW
ering. Widest loss. was In corn, with
soypeanS close second. Lard futures
also were weak as loose lard fell TO q
new low for about two years.
Wheat closed the week ia lower to q
hignsr, corn 2ss-4A lower. oats i "
soybeans / to az lower and a ara i a :Sssa ~ Il
Al cents hundred pounds lower.
Wheat failed to make forward progress
despite an assortment OF news which
ordinarily could be- construed as bulIish.
First there was substantial pickup In
week. The trade estimated ebtween 4.5
ana b.b million sacks were sold to bakers,
Second the dry condition In much Of
the southwestern winter wheat belt con-
tnued unrelieved. This was viewed ap-
prehensively. by some grain men because
q the smaller acreage sown to wheat
Finally there was fair amount OF
week.
Corn was the weakest cereal. II closed
at around the weeks lows. The decline
dssDss ss Of ims
$4,000 bushels to Ireland and 780 200
soybsans ike wheat. were subjected
Rye showed no response to purchase
q 100000 bushels by West Germany.
corn, partly for technical reasons and
partly because Of steady demand for
4 III ~
Evening star., 1954-12-12

! 80
u,, CHICAGO Dec. II " .-.Barrows and
gilts declined "a 70 b0 cents IA the hog
Market tnis WeeE while soWs were steady
70 ~ cents nlgner. .
.eetoa va. s good demand N ss aor sas saI1s
pound steers 4 topped ped It = sss.oo. s WHICH eS
c,, was equal sn @ e the high since April and
One load q prime $50 pound hsifers
price paid for straight heifers in load
'0.s s,.nas,.. TINS year = . ..... :, -.
to 80 cents higher s Whiie sIsushssr M aEseD sheep
ss any week since January. Dressed
K. sD dbseo sSsss 'tsssS SsG.s e s1oS ssss
prices sainsd 800 to- S3.oO in The The
East.
-fJsnA,--salahle hoes aOo.s tota, 4
goo . ssstimsstssSIl: q sI ssomDarsd wssE q , aso:
sows vs. steady to Is higher; trade duh.
No. . and Nc. Grades 22o-26O is.
SsrrSx; .S% sna I Elss /; V:igR.s below isS
fhe eioss Wssi most Svy ac chaics IaSssa1 il
b,itchers 17.5a-Is ": run SSi,sSSO III
I6.76-i7.75; 26O-300 ib. i6.00-i6. Us:
noss ,UEs around s111 400 b. snd Ishtir
is,ov.aS.oo. s.,.s,. ..,.,. ooo. -, .oo ,...,.
mated snIs %:ek oss sec nv and ss
srs strons 70 50 higher: asS other I grades
steady to weak: cows and bulls steady
e 90 lower; ysalers steady 70 Loo
nleneT except Gull srades weak; stoekers
Sn Sno assceis ssesay .e oo nikhers h nssrIs ;l
1.obTSS.I TX T .3bs.ib "a atesrs. = Az III -3a IA:
Hns. HGp, s%.YS no en6 * rime s.eers anu ysiF-
t,nEs, IS:yU-og.ov prime ,la,4Ie.i,p,
.d loaned Nenraska s.sers. SsES pn6k ~.
~ most good e low choice srades, 1000
Soo.ov' commeIciel V lGw go0a steers
l.o;;UO.2000: i.s; ioad I2s-b cutter Hell q
sssxo sss.n stsers. 1i:Ug; ioaa prime aso44.iD.
PRIME ps,a SSV-io. neners also az ~ zS;0O; cnoiee
,a nnu Ds,ms neaLeas, %a;SVv.z7.vu. gooo to
ioM encice, 16.Dv-ZS.0O: commercial
neaIers down W l4.O0 and occasionally
Evening star., 1954-12-12
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, Dec. II M.-Cotton IN.
lures prices edged higher this week.
The upturn came after the Agriculture
Department announced It's December esti-
mate Of pECsDects for the .lads 1875 cotton
New York Cotton Exchange sained so
cents to / 30 bale
Two factors contributed TO the rise.
For one thing. most traders already had
figured on the likelihood OF moderate
increase IN the Governrient's new-crop
forecast, When the hgure was tinally
no selling wave would deyelop. prices
- Alons with the higher crop estimate,
prospects dWindled Tor any significant
increase In cotton acreage Allotuients
next year. This, too, had . huliish effect
mate Of 1866. 900 bales as 1 guide.
the New York Cotton Exchange Service
Bureau undertook forecast Of Its own
on the probable sire of the Jnly cot
Total domestic cotton supply at the
end OF the Ig54-5 season. said the hu-
l3.300, 900 bales. This, the bureau said,
points to q earryoveT, Of about ,gS0. 900
bales when the current season ends next
July 3l---the biggest eud-season stock
since the IL, l04, 900 bale surplus Of 1945.
Exports for the week ended Tuesday
estinsssS dS sy ses Su.ssu Is td e lisooo o
d This raised r the total FOR the he season
through Tuesday to 1.I37,000 bales-a
gain 81 81 per cent ever the A3S, 600
reported at approximately the same
time last rear.
Evening star., 1954-12-12
RY Erank Sartxell. Jr

In today's drug store you can
buy o house, q suit to wear in
1t, . monkey or snake to play
with in the yard. furniture to
stock It with. and an automobile
to park In the garage.
You can even get . prescrip-
tion filled.
Local leader In off-beat mer-
chandising-som Of 1t admit
tedly attention seeking-is the
Drug Fair chain headed by
President Milton Elsberg.
Anything helps sell anything
else" Mr.. Elsberg says. and his
figures seem to prove 1t. The
chain started with one store in
Arlington IN 1888. II did less
than 100000 business the first
year. In 1854, Mr.. Elsberg esti-
mates the chain win do s"well
over ~ million" A
One-Shot Specials.
Some of the strange things
for o drug store that this. chain
sells are one.shot specials at
openings Of new stores. These
have included the English sports
cars and California-type ram
blers promoted at the opening
Of the store at Thirteenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue NV.
And the monkeys and indigo
snakes tat So q pound ut the
Cheverly, Md, store.
Interested in mems suits
they're on sale In Alexandria;
unfinished furniture Is available
in Cheverly. "We'll sell anything
people want said Mr.. Elsberg.
There's no substitute for profit. !"
Our suppliers tell u.s." he
pointed out. "that we also do
one of the biggest drug busi-
nesses in the area,
Where then does q drug store
stop and q department store be-
gin? Mr.. Elsberg Is looking for
that point, he said. but hasn't
found it-if 1t exists.
Different View.
A larger. older chain. Peoples
Drug Stores takes q slightly diff
ferent view Of the situation.
Clayton r. Sanders, adyertis-
ing manager, said "basically we
are drug stores. The prescrip-
ton Is the heart Of our business.
Anything that would conflict
with that is automatically ruled
out"
He feels that snakes would
conflict. so would suits "in our
operation"
"Our managers are trained
drug men and we try not to get
them into fields that would take
them too far from the primary
operation of q drugstore" Mr..
Sanders said.
Exceptions Are Cited.
Yet the Peoples stores In
neighborhoods take on some
functions that at first blush
might seem alien.
II q demand for any given type
Of goods is built up in an area,
Peoples, naturally. will try to
meet 1t. Thus. their store on
downtown Connecticut avenue
has . fairly complete camera
shop in one corner.
You can buy 3 toaster or q
wafie iron In some Of their
stores. but not Q refrigerator.
Aside from the chains. the In
dependent druggist has his DIFF
ferences on the question.
DR.. Alec Barbacoff. proprietor
Of the Beacon Drug Store.
Fourth street and Fhode Island
Evening star., 1954-12-12
Business Briefs

Money In Circulation In the
week ended December 8 totaled
$50, ,697, 600, 900, up $129 million
from the previous week. but
down $207 million from the like
week o year ago.-Federal Re-
serve Board.
Bituminous Production In the
week ended December 4 was esti-
mated at 8.5 million tons COM
pared with Z ,360. 900 In the previ-
GUS week and 8,371.000 In the
like week q year ago National
Coal Association.
Motor Vehicle Output last week
totaled 171.58S cars and trucks.
S.7% above the previous
week and the highest production
week since May 2. 1853. when
l72.7O6 units were turned out
Wards Automotive Reports.
United States Treasury re-
ported sales OF Series 3 and H
savings bonds In November
totaled 1894 million, up 1870
from last year. It was the best
November total since l945.
Dow Jones q Co. reported that
negotiations are under way for
the formation Of q large drug
store chain merging United
Cigar-Whelan. Inc; Rexall Drug.
Inc, and Sun Ray Drug Co. The
business service said it has been
established that officials Of the
three chains have been discuss
ing the proposed merger for two
months.
Studebaker- Packard Corp. an
nounced the closing Of its South
Bend. Ind. plant on Friday for
three weeks for "rearrangement
of the production schedule"
Piper Aircraft Corp. mailed
holders of it's preferred stock in
vitations to turn In the shares
at prices not exceeding $3.50 a
share. The company said tenders
must be received by December ~
and that the lowest tenders. up
to a total of $4,000. will be ac-
cepted.
r. w. Woolworth Co. an
nounced 1t has arranged long
term financing with the Equi-
table Life Assurance Society for
$40 million to further the COM
pany's expansion and improve
nent program.
Alexander Smith, Inc, in nine
months ended September 80 had
q loss Of $i,926,7 1877 VS.. a loss Of
$1,346, ,096 in 1853 period.
Monterey OH Co. In year ended
August 81 earned $749,948 or SO
cents a share VS.. $2.001, 1857 or
$1.57 In 1858.
Evening star., 1954-12-12
I'D Anniversary PIonned

washington Chapter, National
Association Of Cost Accountants,
viii celebrate It's 22d anniyer-
sary at . dinner meeting at the
Willard Hotel Wednesday night.
Jennings Randolph, assistant
to the president Of Capital AIR
lines. win talk On "I,he Human
Side Of Business
Evening star., 1954-12-12

Coun ell as
representative
of the Fifth
Reserve Dis
trict.
Mr.. Fleming
h as been q
member Of the
council since
1912 and as its
vice president
since 1850 he
h as had q
leading role In
relations be-
tween the Fed
eral Reserve
Evening star., 1954-12-12
Flowing Bowl Reody

The annual Flowing Bowl
luncheon or the Advertising
Club win be held 1t Hotel statler
Evening star., 1954-12-12
Open House Scheduled

The American Trade Associa- =
ton Executives viii hold an
open house in new ofIices In the
Associations Building from II
an. 70 2 pm. t0morr0E
Evening star., 1954-12-12
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK, Dee. III N1.The Asso-
eimted Press index az important com
modify prices declined this week for the
fourth week In row.
me index slipped to 17i.zg from
17I.77 week aeo and 172.54 year
ago L0Wer were induztYiais. food and
textiles Livestock and grains and cot:
metals WRra uf1cN nnnaT
Evening star., 1954-12-12
Bond Summary

"a MKMlhMeA " tMe MsB1elsteo kfeaE.
A llst e. msst active bsnAs - IN
NeE Yefk Steel Exchanse, sheWtnE the
and the NET change iron the Drsvieus
Net
Evening star., 1954-12-12
Americun Summary

fFurnisha9 " ~ Assseists& Rress.l
a list % n,o1s netiTe etoeks on thc
American gksck Exehnnge. shoNtne IL
tikh. leu and eieslng prices fer ths 9eek
and tAe net ehRnEs fforn fna ugeVio1s
Evening star., 1954-12-12
mingReappoinied
To Advisory Council
OF Reserve System

Robert v. Fleming. president
and board chairman Of the Riggs
National Bank, has been reap
pointed to the Federal Advisory
Evening star., 1954-12-12
Oyer-the-Counte Market

Furnished by the National Association
of Securities Dealers. Inc. and others.
Evening star., 1954-12-12
Chicago Livestock

'Pus extra extras fDecared pad rthis
Evening star., 1954-12-12
Mutual Funds

NEW YORK. Dec. IL R.-Nations]
Aesociation aecurities pealers. Inc -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-21
Modern Marriage
Loter Years Offer Many Opportunities

room. and want to give It to his
younger sister: they say she
has to come there to 60 to coll
lege. ! think the old deserve
just as much consideration as
the young-but I'm not getting
It."
No, Mrs. T., and you haven't
given it, either-if you'n let me
speak bluntly. They didn't want
you in their home. from the
beginning. The quicker you get
out and find another home, the
better on for all concerned. Let's
consider some Of the reasons why
you should want to go even #
you weren't being pushed out
as you say.
!. You can find a home where
you will probably be freer to
manage your own affairs than
you are now.
2. You can find a home where
you will be able to earn at least
a small salary each month.
which your daughter and her
husband can not give you.
8. You can find a home where
you will be wanted and needed,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-21
BY Dr. Paul Popenoe

Sometimes elderly people COM
plain about their treatment ct
the hands Of their children
when. actually. what is being
done is for their own good. Mrs.
T. thinks she is being pushed
out" Of her daughters home
and Is bitter about it. Here's
how she describes her problem:
"Since my only daughter
married. four years ago. ] have
made my home with her. My
husband died young and she's
all I have. When she married.
her husband got q job 200 miles
from US, but I gave up every
thing, all my old friends and
associations. and moved with
them. ] have never gotten
along too well with her husband.
but I am active and in good
health and felt that ! was doing
more than my share of the work
of the home. and taking care
Of their little girl. my grand
daughter.
Not Getting Consideration
"Now they want to put me
out. They have only one extra
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-21
ca donors
Wellesley
Seniors

A group Of Wellesley College
political science students who
have come to washington to
serve d six weeks internship in
Government service were enter
tanned at q tea given yesterday
by officers Of the Washington
Wellesley Club.
The tea was given at the home
Of Mrs. Lloyd Cutler, 52l5 Cham
berlain avenue, in Kenwood.,
The 10 wellesley seniors are
currently working without pay
in Congressional Offices and in
executive branches Of the Gov
eminent as a part Of their college
training.
The program is sponsored BY
wellesley College and includes
evening seminars with distin-
guished speakers. It is under
the direction Of Phillip Sirotkin.
a professor in the political
science department Of the col
lege.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sirotkin were
also guests at the tea.
Miss Frances Partridge was
chairman of the committee ar
ranging the tea. Among those
receiving the guests was Mrs,
A N. Sayre, recently elected
president Of the Washington
Wellesley Club.
Among the undergraduate in
terms are several Wellesley stu
dents from this area. including
Miss Susan Sabin, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel H. Sabin,
Miss Persis Gearing. daughter Of
Capt. and Mrs. e. H. Dickinson
Miss Elinor Greer. daughter Of
Vice Admiral and Mrs. Marshall
r. Greer, and Miss Joan Maisel
niece Of Mr.. and Mrs. David H
Pepper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-21

as you are apparently not wanted
and needed at present: and
where your presence win help
to keep q family together, In
stead of tending to disrupt it
as at present.
Foce the Facts
Those are facts. Mrs. T. Why
not face them and look on this
removal, even though under
pressure, as a gain instead Of
resenting it and mourning over
it?
There are plenty Of families
that will be glad to have an &C
tive and healthy home-maker.
such as you describe yourself to
be. Too many elderly persons
like you. well able to look out
for themselves, are living with
relatives who don't want them;
while within a few miles there
are a dozen families who do want
them. Write me with stamped,
addressed envelope) for my
free reading list on the Later
Years Of Life" Ask your public
library for some Of the good
books on my list. Prepare your
self for a new and happier life.