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Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1954-11-01
N Ancient Egyptian on Today's Farm

FARMERS OF THE PRESENT DAY
fully realize that they are operating in pc
Rod of swift change and progress. Many of
them have not only witnessed but have taken
an active part in the change from animal
power to automotive power. They have seen
the coming not only of the gasoline engine
but of the electric motor as we'll.
During the more recent years they have
taken swift advantage of the time and labor
saving facilities Of the grain combine, the
automatic hay baler, forage harvester, the
sugar beet harvester and host of other new
machines that have been rolling out of the
farm equipment factories.
Chemicals for weed and parasite control,
new insecticides, more efficient fertilizer
combinations, patent feeds reinforced with
vitaminS and antibiotics are just few of
the new products of the chemical labora-
tories which have increased the productive
efficiency of farm and ranch operators.
These developments have come so rap
idly that the men and women on the land
today cannot fully appreciate the tremen-
douS revolution in which they have taken
such an active part unless they glance oc-
caSionally back down the long corridor of
agricultural history.
DR.. Earl Butz of Purdue University asks
us to Imagine for moment that a good
Egyptian farmer in the day of Moses could
have been brought back to life in the day of
the Caesars, some II centuries later, and
placed on good farm in Italy, then the most
advanced nation of the world. He could have
farmed with practically no additional in
struction, for the art of agriculture had
changed little, if any, in the intervening II
centuries.
''Let us now imagine that same farmer
brought back to life on good English farm
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1954-11-01

FROM. A. H. TRAUTWEIN, an expert
enced Colorado banker, comes the follow
ing gem of advice which should be par
ticularly helpful to the young farmer or
rancher who is just getting started:
"Never go into debt without definite
plan for liquidation of your debt. If your
debt cannot be paid within a short time by
the liquidation of, say your beet crop or your
calf crop, or some other current cash trans
action, then be sure your debt is set up to
be paid over a longer period-out of one,
two, or even ten or twenty beet crops or calf
crops. And allow for a large margin of er-
ror smaller yields or lower prices.
eff you prepare for the worst, you can
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1954-11-01

in the day of Shakespeare, some four cen
turtles ago. He still would have been pretty
good farmer with no additional instruction.
CHOW let's bring that same ancient Egyp-
tian farmer to the eastern shores of America
$50 years ago and put him on Thomas JEFF
ferSon's farm, one of the advanced farms of
that day. He still would not have found the
art of farming very different from that
which he practiced in Egypt 5000 years
earlier. He still would have used the same
motive power, the same crude implements,
and large amounts of hand labor. He would
have known very little about fertilization,
improved varieties, high producing breeds
of livestock and the hundred mechanical
and electrical gadgetS which occur on our
modern farms.
snow imagine for a moment that same
farmer on a modern American farm. He
would not even recognize the working end
of the tractor parked in the farm yard He
would probably raise the cry of ''witchcraft''
at all the wonderful things performed by
mechanical and electrical power 1t would
require hard years of instruction and ap-
premiership for him before he could even
begin to operate the modern American
farm"
All this mechanical, chemical and tech
biological change that has come to agricul-
ture is having the inevitable result of max
ing family farms much larger than in the
past. The drudgery of hand labor is largely
gone and todayS farm or ranch operator has
become mechanical engineer, a practical
chemist and an efficiency expert all rolled
into one.
But while farms have increased substan-
tally in size and the rural standard of living
has improved to an amazing extent, the fam
lily farm has been largely preserved. So
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1954-11-01
All the Milk You Can Drink

HERE'S A MILK PROMOTION idea that
might be used at state and county fairs in
Montana and northern Wyoming next sea-
son. 1t attracted much favorable attention
at the Wisconsin state fair at Milwaukee this
year.
A booth was established by the Wiscon-
sin state department of agriculture adver-
Using the nutritive value of milk as food
and offering Cali the milk you can drink for
only ten cents" About 10000 people took
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advantage Of this opportunity for refresh
ment.
Average consumption per customer was
2.12 cups. The price paid covered the whole
sale cost of the milk. The fair furnished the
booth and the state department of agricul-
ture furnished the help.
Perhaps a plan could be worked out
through the cooperation of local dairy
groups and distributors so that booths of this
kind could be set up at some of our fairs
next year.
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called factory farming has made compare
lively little Roadway In most of our agricul-
tural regions. And it is vitality important that
our national agricultural policy be de-
veloped in such way that the family farm
and the family ranch will be maintained and
encouraged. For this is where the moral and
spiritual strength of America has its stur-
dieSt roots
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Plight of mustard seed growers is an
example of the weak position of a minority
group under the foreign trade agreement
program Canadian mustard seed has been
pouring in over the tariff wall with the re-
suit that prices for our domestic growers
have been reduced severely in recent years.
But the comparatively small number of mus
tard seed growers are finding it very diff
cult to apply any political pressure or get a
very sympathetic hearing from the tariff
commission. They are not asking a change
in the tariff They do want quotas applied so
that imports will be restricted to the 1850
level.
Montana feeder cattle are bringing mod
erately better prices this season than year
ago. While cornbelt feeders have $50 fewer
cattle on feed now than last year, California
feeders have 41@o more cattle in their lots
than in 1858. The four leading cattle feeding
states now are Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska and
California. Principal reason for the boost in
California feeding this year is the sharp in
crease in corn and barley production in that
state.
There is shortage of high protein milling
wheat, as evidenced by the substantial pre-
miums paid. 1t doesn't make sense to restrict
acreage on this type of wheat on the same
basis as other kinds.
Cooperate with census taker. He is under
strict orders to keep any information you
give him confidential Your answers to the
questions just go to make up totals and fig
ure averages for state and nation. 1t is to
your advantage to answer the questions as
accurately as possible and thus contribute
to true picture of the agricultural industry.
If price support levels for barley and
other feed grains for 1855 are not an
nounced by USDA before November 2, you
can be pretty sure that they will be reduced
rather draSticallY
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November I, l954-9
The Nome nugget., 1954-01-25
Repatriation Commission
Disapproves Relase Of
POWs BY U.N. Command

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the armistice.
1t freed all the $500 anti-Red
North Koreans and $4,000 Chi
nese turned over to the Allies by
the Indian custodian command
last week.
The first five ships, carrying
4,O65 Chinese ex-POWs, arrived
at Formosa Monday, where the
Chinese Nationalist received the
men warmly. The Koreans were
undergoing processing in deep
South Korea.
There was no word on Fl Amer
leans and 1926 other pro-Red pris-
oners abandoned in the neutral
zone by Indian guards at mid
night Friday.
The Communist command had
refused to accept custody Of the
347, to back the Red propaganda
position that India should hold the
prisoners indefinitely until a Kor-
can peace conference.
The Nome nugget., 1954-01-25
Four Juneau Children
Perish Tn Home Fire

JUNEAU, LR - An exploding
kitchen oil stove took the lives
Of four children in a blaze which
destroyed the five-room George
Hanna home north Of here Sun
day.
Hanna is nephew Of the secre-
tary Of Alaska, w. E. Hendrick-
son.
Hanna carried outdoors the
youngest child, one month old
Harley, from the parents bed
room on the first floor. But the
child was dead Of suffocation.
Flames rapidly engulfing the
house prevented Hanna and neigh
Dor from reaching the second
floor where the other three chill
dren slept. They were Henry, 4;
Harry, 3; and Holly 18 months.
The young parents were in a
state Of shock.
The Nome nugget., 1954-01-25
ST. PAUL POLIO
SPREAD HALTED

ANCHORAGE, pa polio cpl
demic which claimed two lives on
St. Paul Island in the, Pribilofs
was reported under control Friday
by Dr. Henry Belcher, Fish and
Wildlife Service physician at st.
Paul.
Sixteen persons were stricken
last week among the islands pop
ulation of $780, A mass innocula-
ton Of gamma globulin was COM
pleted Sunday.
Burton Glinn, Life magazine
photographer who returned here
from St. Paul reported only four
Of the Is cases were serious.
Two of those died and the other
two now are well on their way to
recovery. All were Of the bulbar
type, he said.
Most cases were children and
late teenagers, with only a few
adults, Glinn reported. Only seven
were hospitalized.
The Nome nugget., 1954-01-25
Effect OF
Atomic Bomb
Uncomfortable"

WASHINGTON, R-Field Mar
shall Bernard l.. Montgomery says
the effect of atomic bombs is can
imponderable" and that it is too
early to say how they will affect
the size of ground forces needed
to defend Europe.
'Nobody can say that the atom
ic weapon has proved that we can
do with less forces" the British
officer said in copyrighted inter
view with the magazine us. News
and World Report published to-
day.
There have been no atomic
weapons used in the active thea
ter Of war today-Korea, Indo-
china, Malaya-Where fighting has
been going on . n. how will mill
tary forces be affected by the
progress Of science? It will affect
the balance, you see-how much
must exist in peacetime, always
ready, and what can come along
after war starts
But there's nothing yet to show
that the total force you want has
been made less because Of the
progress of science. It might"
Montgomery was interviewed
at the supreme headquarters Of
at the Supreme Headquarters
Of the Allied Powers in Europe
(SHAPE near Paris. He is deputy
to the supreme commander, Gen.
Alfred NJ. Gruenther, as he was
to President Eisenhower when
Eisenhower held the command.
Montgomery did not relate his
remarks about the imponderable
effect Of the atomic bomb on
ground forces to Eisenhower's
new concept" Of defense, placing
more emphasis on air power to
carry the A-bOmb and new Wea-
pons while cutting down on man
power.
Asked whether A-weapons would
be useful in the defense of west
ern Europe, Montgomery replied,
"Certainly," and added: Il would
never refuse any weapon If I
were to engage in a roughhouse
in Europe, l would like to know
that | should be backed by atomic
power, certainly"
AS for the possibility Of out
having atomic weapons, MontgOm-
cry said that is a political matter
outside his field, 'but I think you
can assume, If a war starts, that
both sides, if they have got atomic
weapons, will use them"
The Nome nugget., 1954-01-25
SAS DC-6B Makes Polar
Flight In 40 Minutes
Ahead Of Schedule

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, n
scandinavian Airlines' &c orm
Viking Super Cloudmaster land
ed 40 minutes ahead Of schedule
here early today, completing a
6,OO0-mile test polar flight across
the top of the world from Los
Angeles.
The company hopes. to inaug-
urate regular Scandinavian-to -Los
Angeles passenger service on the
route by May l if necessary ar
engagements can be concluded with
Canada and the United States.
The airline's first trans-polar test
flight was made in November,
1852.
The four engine DC-6B left Los
Angeles Friday and flew by way
Of Edmonton, Alta, Churchill,
Man, Brobisher Bay, in Canada's
Northwest Territories, and Green
land. 1t landed here 1t 49, am.
after a nine-hOur nonstop f11ghs
from Greenland.
The Nome nugget., 1954-01-25
Pan Am Inaugural Flight
Hailed AS Start Of
Speedier Service to States
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SDecQIer service TO states
Continued from Page One)
Tacoma airport so that snow
plows could clear a strip for the
big plane to land.
President Dewey Goodrich said
at was more like sitting at your
favorite club. Passengers moved
about, formed groups, read, dozed
or talked business with no sense
of motion, speed or altitude al
though cruising at 10000 feet at
1926 miles per hour. Chairs are
roomy and comfortable, lights and
ventilation good, excellent food
and superb service.
with an average flight time Of
six hours, passengers should ar
rive at their destination rested.
If and when the CAA improves
our Nome airport, enabling these
super skies to land at Nome, a
business man or tourist or invalid
will be able to go from Nome to
Seattle between breakfast and
dinner time in all the comfort
and luxury Of his own home or
faVorite club. Thanks again to
PAA for luxury travel at no ex-
ira cost Of Alaskans."
PAA and its officials are to be
complimented on their leadership
in the transportation field, giving
the parts of Alaska they serve the
best available service.
Nomeites, probably the most air
minded Of all Alaska, as they have
neither road connections to other
parts Of Alaska, or passenger SER
vice by water, especially appreci-
ate this faster more comfortable
service
Among the newsmen from the
states was Allen Delay, now
photographer for the Portland
Oregonian, who sent greetings to
his many Nome friends made
while stationed here during World
War H.
Both Nome representatives had
only words Of praise for the new
service and the hospitality and
friendliness extended them on the
trip by PAA.
Alaskans enjoyed seeing the
familiar faces Of many members
of the crew who have been in
Alaska several years as well as
executives of the organization
who have been with the company
since they went into service here
The man longest in service was
John White, who was presented
with a scroll Of recognition by
PAA employees at a special lunch
con in Fairbanks.
The success Of the entire pro
gram, they attributed to the out
standing executive ability and
showmanship Of Willard Marsh,
who engineered the flight from
start to finish, to the complete
satisfaction Of everyone.
The Nome nugget., 1954-01-25
THREE TOUGH NUTS
BY STANLEY JAMES

''This is the first session Of Congress that ever
opened with three filibusters."
So Wse-cracked a neWspaperman, Interviewing
Senate Minority Leader Lyndon Johnson of Texas
about the prospective legislative program for the first
few weeks of this new session of Congress-
He referred, Of course, to three highly controver-
sal matters the slate for early votes:
L. The St. Lawrence Seaway;
2. The Bricker amendment restricting the Pres-
dents treaty-making powers;
3. Statehood for Hawaii
Johnson grinned at the remark as if he were not
happy the prospect Of filibusters embarrassing
the Republicans for change, instead Of the Democrats
He said he is discussing the program with the
majority leader Senator William Knowland Of Cafor-
MA and exploring possibilities for agreements. How
ever the leaders could arrive at only general agree
naent the timing Of legislation They can not control
individual members Of their parties who feel the
urge to protect local interests the three explosive
issues.
In fact, a member Of President Eisenhower's own
party Senator Butler, Of Maryland opened fire on the
St. Lawrence SeaWay immediately Butler lives in
Baltimore, which might lose trade to ports farther
north if the seaway went through
On the Bricker amendment, Knowand is still
hunting compromise satisfactory to the administration
and the extreme right wing Of the COP.
In Hawaii, the COP is fairly we'll united, with
exceptions, but the Democrats are holding back
until Alaska be added, and some Southerners
don't Y ut either
He who has battled, were it only with poverty
and hard toll will be found stronger and more expert
than he who would stay home from the battle.
Thomas Carlyle
We often discover what will do by find no on+ wh9t
viii not do; and probably he who never mad9 mis-
take never made discovery. -Samuel Smiles
The Nome nugget., 1954-01-25
Bartlett Stranded In Snow

WASHINGTON, B-Delegate
Bartlett didn't make it to the
Seattle Chamber Of Commences
annual party for Washington and
Alaska Congressional delegations
and their friends Friday night
Aides said his automobile had
been stranded in the snow earlier
in the day.
Legal Blanks al The Nome Nugget
The Nome nugget., 1954-01-25

We often discover what will do by find 10 o1+ what
viii not do and probably he who mado mis-
take never made discovery. -S9muel Smiles
The Nome nugget., 1954-01-25

He who has battled, were it only with poverty
and hard toll will be found stronger and more exper
than he who would stay home from the battle.
Thomas Carlyle
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HOUSES FOR SALIVA.

TARA AREA. S21. 500. Arl. N.-Tow-
wood surround this lovely brick
Colonial. 1st a.. Nv. rm.. frepl..
family din. rm. 2 corner cupboards.
secluded ser porch. equip kit; End
fl. 3 bedrms. Il pine paneled). tile
bath: full bsmt.; attach. garage.
Immed poss. Approx. $4,000 cash,
$I20 mo. LUCILLE COOK. Exclu-
SiUn IE 02o7o TE o-4RR4
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HOUSES FOR SALIVA.
Custon-C Contemporary

Here 10 really ONE OF A KIND, pos
sibly the most distinctive rambler
on today's market at .$19,950.. Sit
a Gn ,espS NV , cSei sTs
expensive all different homes. oh.
yes YOU can assume Q Az trust.
Call now for further details. J.
WESLEY BUCHANAN. INC. ia.
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B UIL D \ r /

Level lots near Riggs I'd. Zoned SEMI
Diet. All utila. there. 81 $50 each.
Also avaiiable various lots and acre.
age In excel. Nd locations
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LOTS AND ACREAGE FOR SALE

@SbS NM ASN6AS6 bVN SA66
hwy oox5so-ft. level nj ho Snsits
with city water. Front half cleared.
$50 mo- VERNON M. Lynch e
SONS. springheld. Va. XII. 9-575s.
p LEASES MARE sap; BEST OFFER for 40
acres of good farm land no bidgs.:
in historic ApDomattox. virginia:
net net Sinding. Reply at once. .Rox
edge Of Falls Church. Sewer. water.
OWNER. ia. .2-5575. No brokers. a
N: ARL.-2 lots at 18th and Quantico.
T ge iro1 owN imRgrGyed; s $4,000 esch.
8 ACRES and small trailer near
g, 3; zANTzINoER, Jr.. WA.
ROCK CREEK HrLLs-A nne corner
s2ss. ' on' ansss7 Al ufils: EN-: .
125 xCREs-Wiil divide: want OFFER:
s Close in ID s I'd; nr. good virEinis
6 TOTS acre each: 5000 to 5000.
Fairfaxs pu. b-sas7. @-''cv
IS8 25-FT LOTS, kings Manor" at
Mclean. Va. $3.50 cash per lot, as
a group. Call Crescent 3-OO7O. -
BETHESDA-Record subdivision OF
73 lots for quality homes. Builder
or developer, can start work i'm.
mediately. Mr.. Lebling ewes. OIL.
4:6oss. ROBERT B. HALL CO,
ACRE k HooiMGGGsrTEs near Norbeek in
Montg. Co. Easy terms. 10. 5-2SOO
~ 9 pm, HIGGINS d HARRISON.
ONE-ACRE RAMBLER SITE; excel.
lent location. good view, good terms.
BERNARD T. BRosIUs. Realtor.
wEsTGATE. MD.-Two lots OF Mass.
ave. near D. c. line; roads, curbs
and all utils.; T2x1b0;. $3.50:
54xi00. S2,750; 2 biks. to school.
From OWNER. EN-. 2-414s. -
DEVELOPMENT SITE Of approx.
mately 24:l wooded acres for pos.
on main road n Lanham HeiEhts.
City water. telephones and cleo
tricity. Close to complete shopping
area and good transp. Priced for
quick sale. Miss 2aker. DI. 7-31bo.
MARSHALL J. WAPLE CO..
Realtor. 1924 18th St. AID: 4-2000.
W A N T E D
Bull d ERi
Level lots near Riggs rd zoned semi.
A~A
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FARMS

3IO-ACRE DAIRY FARM-4O miles
u. C., $40 acres in grass, grain, all
ialfa. houses. / modern, / built in
100. 1OO-cow dairy barn: plenty
rs ACRES on HIGHWAY: fenced fenced:
beaut. 5-rm. mod. bunga.. Ice. ultra
mod. bath, :. porches, / screened; dry
basement. hardwood floors: soft.
o edtis; Ngo9 %o ou 4 kns3 s15,96o. MR..
CARROLL ,CoUNTYwss acres. beau.
tiful stock farm now stocked with
corn, wheat: has tremendous in
come: lovely lOO-yr. old brick home.
BANK EARN o0T Soy b fipsplsces large
houses. "-csr garage. machine shed:
all other necessary outbuildings: land
very productive, tractor Harmed:
an oulioings in good repair; largo
s s1e No. near lean. barn: , Prize GnlJ
DoFr. Colesville, Md. caii Ever.
: ACRES - a,bedrm. brick country
home. all modern: nothing to do:
ready to move in. Beautifully land
path. attractive din. rm with pic
ture window with rlenty morning
sun. library or nffice. all modern
Iitchen, rec. rm., laundry rm..
Ibendix washer, law. oil heat. spark
barn for horses, cattle sheep. poui.
Try or dog kennel. Large outdoor
stone fireplace. sparkling refreshing
spring under large weeping willow
s str 1uil loIs,, With. With stone: Small
circle driveway. Quiet surroundings
on Route 20, JOHN BuRDoFT.
Colesville. Md. Call Evergreen 1.
MUST SELL THIS FARM Of f7o
water; no other improvements;. in
fair cond.; all nee. outbldgs.; az
mi. south of u S. so. mr.. Lena IN
Loudoun County; most all land clear;
mr.: good roads; school bus at door.
TeT fn on 3he bs GsTn pay Cs hoo 300
don S4-W:4 or 5T4-J-I after s
pm; or stop, at ONCE. chantilly.
3; E BENTON. Broker. II
on JORDAN RIVER = 233 acres.
view hill tops; rich bottom land:
road frontage; 65 miles In North
virginia. 5000 cash and 500 mo.
MAN Realty Co JA. S-64ae. III
81 miles to b. c. c. s4s u acres 20 Of hisn.
course; $lS5 per acre as a whole;
$1,000; substantial cash. f. F.
STEFFEY. JE. 4-3447. -
MD.--l00 acres, practically
all clear; l2-room, 2-bath frame
Colonial house: large barracks, barn.
all necessary outbuildipRs; fully
equipped for raising chickens; ex-
cellent location. near Manor Club:
S52 500. with good financing avail.
able soo Call MR.. johnson. DE.
oLNEY DIsTRICT-eo-acre stock
farm; good home and farm build
ings; located on 2 highways. with
lovely view; Falkland community.
This cozy. home is just what the
doctor ordered. Brick rambler. with
30 acres and lovely stream; s mi.
Silver Spring. BERNARD T. BRO.
SduS; Realtor: JU. 9-O420.
- States: STROUT REALTY. 234-A
woodward Bldg. Washington. ST.
40 ACRES. we'll. creek and broom
cottage. near Stephens City, of Rte.
277. on State Road $40 where 636
crosses creek. Cash price. $4,000.
IA. 1870.
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INDUSTRIAL PROP. FOR RENT

SILVER SPRING-Just Minis. from
Montg Hills. we are building 5000
to 10000 IT. warehouse for imme-
diate rental. JU. 9-4362 for de-
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ALEXANDRIA BARGAIN
BY OWNER

ALEXANDRIA BARGAIN
BY OWNER
bedrms., liv. rm.. lge.. kitchen,
plus once and Law. ideal location
for home and business: S16.500.
Easy terms. Call DE. 2-1137; ewes.
AID 4-4157. Il
ANNANDALE-SI3,5O 800. THIS IS
DIFFERENT Custom-built stone
and-redwood exterior. stone-and-
pine interior; lovely liY. rm.,. firepl..
picture window; 2 unusual bedfmS.
and bath down; partially finished
bedrms and roughed-in plumbing
UP. Lovely stream and y acre. CT
financing. available. LUCILLE COOK.
Exclusive. JE. 2-3272. JE. 2-4e64.
ARL.-$90O DN.-S10,60O
on Columbia pike In nice commu-
nifty; 2-bedrm. semidet, masonry;
aluminium storm sash; Anchor fence;
garbage disposal; clothes washer;
good closet space; assume 4Se CT
trust. OWNER. IA. 2-5l36, %
m FALLS CHURCH FAIR CITY
THERE'S NOTHING so PRETTY
As this 3-bedroom brick rambler on
u acre, viewing towering oaks;
superb floor plan. picture windows
galore. q kitchen out Of . masa-
sine. hagstone terrace. tremendous
attic. and many. many other fea-
lures including convenient terms.
OWNER, JE. $1,000. -