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The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-09-10
WRANGELL# INSTITUTE
 NEWS
By J. Lester Minner

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 The most popular member of the Wrangell Institute staff. at least my candidate for that honor. is the new janitor, Dave Kasko I didn't learn where he's from. but where yer it was he surely learned howl to keep a building clean. A big bouquet to Dave Kasko! (Just found out - he was formerly em- ployed at Anchorage and Junsau)
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 Robert Gillespie, formerly em- ployed by the Town of Wrangel, has for the past two months been chauffeur at the Institute He also cheeks supplies ant distributes them. Kindly and accommodating manners and efficient service marks Mir. Gillespie's work here. The city's loss is certainly the Iusth. tute's gain. MT. and Mrs. Gillespie are now living in the staff house. fIt is not intended to damn with faint praise" Mrs. Gillespie's sery- ice here Everyobdy should know without being told how kindly and efficient she isl
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 pr. David L. sparling, school physician, is here giving routine physical examinations to the Wran- gell Institute children.
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 Mrs. Mary Haling and Mrs. Gent evieve Savoroff, both known locally, have worked during the summer as dormitory attendants. They will continue in this work.
 * * *
 Edward Hubbard, a former Wran- gell Institute and Mt. Edgecumbe student. has recently taken over duties as dormitory attendant at the boys dormitory.
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 Mir. and Mrs. Hugh Crawford and Navy Jo visited Mrs. A. R. Capps. the Crawfords' daughter, at Tustin, California, in July. They spent a couple of days near San Frandiaco visiting MT. Crawford's sister, Mrs. Bernlee Allen. They flew via PAA both ways.
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 Miss Eunice Logan is helping with an Alaska Native Service con ference for teachers aides at Kotze- bue. She is presently writing up re- ports of the conference in the Jun eau office.
 * < * Miss Lillie Stephens, who has B. S. in education and a Mt S. in home economics from the UniEers- ity of Tennessee, has replaced An- na Clark as home economics teacher and dietitian at Wrangell Institute. For the past two years Miss Steph- ems taught in the Territorial schools at Seward. Before that she taught in Washington state and was home economist in the U. S. Department of Agriculture t Knoxville, Tenn. Mrs. Clark recent ly transferred to an Indian Service boarding school in Nevada.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-09-10
CHRISTMAS PRESENT
 FOR WRANGELL SOLDIER

Ali J. Nore, who has been doing his hitch with the Army at Fort Richardson, Anchorage, is due for nice Christmas present lon Decem- oer 2t. Soldier Nore advises that he will be separated from the service on that date, getting two and 3 half months cut off his service time so that he can enter college in Jan uary.
 Pretty nice, huh?" says Ali.
 Yah, man!
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-09-10
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION MEETS SEPT. Is AND IS

The City Council. meeting as a Board of Equalization to hear tax payers who desire to protect their tax statements. will convene Sept, l6 and again Sept. IS. between the hours of and 3 D. m. in the City Hall
 Tax statements have been placed in the mail and those who wish to question the assessments are invit- ed to appear before the Board.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-09-10
SALVATION ARMY DRIVE GETS UNDERWAY IN WRANGELI,

The annual Salvation Army drive Tor funds, to be used locally, gos underway last week. Letters were sent out asking for donations to keep the religious. welfare and character-building work of this or ganfzation alive in WrangeI The goal is $1,000.00
 Major E. V. Hammer, officer in charge of the local unit, said that although effort was made to reach all Wrangell residents by letter, some may have been overlooked but those who were missed can send their contribution to the Salvation Army, Wrangell. He added an ef- fort will be made to acknowledge all contributions and send a receipt to the donor.
 The drive will continue through SaDtemhpr
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-09-10
CANNERY MEN SOUTH

Harold Heaton, manager of Far west Wrangell cannery. with Mrs. Heaton and their small daughter, Valerie. and Roy Hendrickson. who was in charge of the office. felw back 10 Seattle today after winding up the s"mmer canning season at the cannsry.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-09-10
IT'S A GIRL

MT. and Mrs. John Teller became the parents of a daughter yester- day at Bishop Rowe General HosA pital. The young lady weighed six pounds five ounces and has been named Lucia Ann and is the fourth child in the Teller family circle.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-09-10
GILLENS HERE

Mrs. James Gilleu and children arrived here last Saturday on the Aleutian from Everett where they have been making their home the past year. They are returning to Wrangell to live.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-09-10
NOTICE
OF PARKING AREA

Motorists are advised that the City Council has placed a 15- minute parking limit on the Shustak Point road area leading to the City floats bordering the Standard Oil property on the south. Motorists are warned of this action and signs will be posted as soon as they arrive.
 COMMON COUNCIL
 Town of Wrangen
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-09-10

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 SALVATION ARMY DRIVE y Goal For September $1,000.00 l ? Collected to date 209.00 " Balance Needed $791.00 = RaN C c |,
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1954-06-24

BRICK colonial. north of blvd, Euclid S
finest location; enjoy with pride
the comfort of this well maintained
home plus the. pleasure of beach
sale. Can be seen anytime, call
Fisher & Fisher, PO. 1904
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1954-06-24

FIRST time offered, near new Euclid
High School, 6 room home, 10 years
tiful clay tile, something we don't
see very often today; new carpeting,
storms. screens, basement, gas fur
mace, garage; $4,000 down, about S89
monthly handles everything; ask
ing $16,500. Eckart Realty, KE. 1-144O,
KE l-8342
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1954-06-24

OFF Lake Shore blvd. and East 255th
ST., bedroom ranch, attached pa
rage. 4 years old, carpeting, beauti-
fully landscaped lot. For further in
formation call Eckart Realty, KE.
1-l440, KE. l-83A2
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-03-27

Dave Hirahara was elected COM
mander of the Nisei Veterans Com
mittee of Seattle last night Friday
in the NVC Memorial Clubhouse
n sceCng Joe Hamanaka.
others elected to various posts IN
the new cabinet are Harry Katao-
ka. vice commander George Hori'
treasurer; Art Suzuki, recording Sc
cretary: Shuzo Kato corresponding
secretary; Bill Nishimura publicity
chairman; Tom Tsutakawa, social
chairman; Seiji Hata, dance chair
man; Bill KunitSugu, special SER
vices chairman; Sam Kawamura
recreation chairman; Willie Chinn
athletic chairman; Shobo ldeta
membership chairman; and Maci
| Shoji. sergeant at arms.
Dick SetSuda and Ed Kiyohari
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-03-27
X-Ray Units on Jackson st. April to 10

Mrs. Ruth Manca executive Sc
cretary of the Jackson Street Com
munity Council today announced
that the Jackson Street neighbor-
hood will be the second community
to participate in the Block by
Block x-Ray Opportunity Program
initiated in Seattle XRay units,
according to Mrs Manca, will be
stationed in the Jackson Street a
rea between Fifth and Twelfth av-
enues to offer free chest X-Rays to
all persons Is years of age and old
er.
Units will be stationed at the FOL
lowing locations next week:
April l through Sixth Ave. an'
jackson ST IL to 4:30 pm, B u
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-03-27

In a full-page feature, the Chris
tan Science Monitor on March 81
will bring to its worldwide audience
of readers the story of what Nisei
are accomplishing in the United
States.
1t will tell how Japanese Ameri-
cans distinguished themselves IN
World War II, how they are finding
new opportunities today in business,
in the professions, in government,
and in the trades, and what pro-
blems still confront them.
once hated as symbols of hague
but frightful yellow PERIL" one OF
the articles in the Monitor observes
they're accepted today as citizens
Where prewar college graduates
had to clerk in markets, grads OF a
decade later are breaking into new
lucrative fields"
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-03-27
Thieves Continue
To Ransack Homes
OF ST. Japanese

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf -, March
81 (Nichi Bel Times Dispatch)-A
tape recorder and vacuum clean
er were the missing items in the la
test burglary case reported in the
current Uptown crime epidemic.
According to Mrs Lily Nakani-
shi of Lily's Employment office,
100 Steiner St, someone entered
the second floor flat Of her corner
building at 1902 Steiner st. last
Sunday between 2:30 and 3 pm.
The missing tape recorder was the
property of one of her tenants, lKu-
ii Maruki while the vacuum clean
err was the one she left in the hall
way for use by her tenants.
Police were notified and they
made note of the serial numbers OF
both items to check with the pawn
shop detail
Mrs Nakanishi reported the door
lock had been tempered and thought
that the burglar had fixed it earli-
er, probably at night, so that ne
could return during the day when
no one was in.
| The Nakanishi house is just a
round the corner from Will K. Ito's
apartment where an attempted bur-
glary was reported later the same
day.
Meanwhile, Sankuro Kawaguchi
proprietor of o. K. Clothing at l40'
Webster st. reported to police tina
he had taken in a suit case full o
clothing, mostly japanese garment
on loan.
He said a Negro brought in tn
clothing and wanted to sell the lo'
Kawaguchi said he thought i'm
mediately that the items were sto
len SO countered with small Sill
as a loan.
His offer was taken. KaWaguci
notified the police right away an
gave them a full description OF II
man
The suitcase contained:
eight obi, one haori, two dresse
slip, hat, Kanebo chan chan JAG
ct, Japanese made velvet purse al
a silk kimono with kirimon.
Kawaguchi said that If anyol
recognizes any items as sis. he m
reclaim them at Kawaguchi's stol
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-03-27
Christian Science
Cites Progress Made
Bv Nisei in US.

The story cites the achievements
of such prominent men as Munich
pal Judge John F Also; DR.. H.
James Hara, otolarynogologist; DIR i.
James M. Goto; and Attorney Frank
F. Chuman.
But most of all, it tells how thou
sands of everyday Nisei citizens are
getting ahead as typical Americans
in a wider community.
with the first hurdle of accept
ance past one article points out
japanese American leaders plan to
help guide their people out of the
so-called Lii Tokio's ghetto to
more thorough indignation.
The Monitors special feature viii
also include a story by Togo Tana.
ka, formerly editor Of the Raj,
shimpo's English Section in Los An
geleS
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-03-27

8 80 pm.
April-673 Jackson st. II to 4;3o
p m 5 to $50 pm.
April $50 Main St. u To 40
pm to $3.50 pm.
April 6 through 8-Eighth Ave
and jackson st. 1890 am. to 4 p m.
q 80 to $50 pm
April eighth Ave and Jackson
st 70 to pm to 9 pm.
April lO-Eighth Ave and Jack
son st Q m to pm. 1:3O to
pm.
Co-sponsors of the program arc
the Seattle-King County Health
Department and the Jackson Stree
Community Council.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-03-27

It may be April Fools Day to eV-
eryone else but to thousands of Boy
Scouts in the Seattle area, Thurs
day. April l, is S-Day-the day
when they start selling tickets to
Scoutlatch, the big 1854 Scout show
Scoutlatch, the first show OF its
kind ever presented in Seattle, will
provide the most complete display
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-03-27
Boy Scouts S-Day April l-No Pooling!

of Scout activities ever seen in the
Seattle area. it was predicted TINS
week by George L. Ruggles, Scout
latch chairman The show is sche-
duled for April 1924 at the Clarence
S (Heel Edmumdson Pavilion, and
for the next three weeks the boys
will be selling tickets at 30 cents
each
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-03-27
Cleveland Couple injured in Car Crash

broken leg and head injuries. while
her husband, John, was shaken up
Police reported the driver of the
other car lost control of his auto
and crossed into the wrong lane.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-03-27

CLEVELAND, o. March 81
Four persons were injured last week
in a head-on automobile crash three
miles west of the Chesterland on
Mayfield Road.
Mrs. Ruth Takashima suffered a
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-03-27

W,bout mothers believe IN nursing
At Cook County School of Nursing IN Chlcago
Homecoming once year
eurn from all parts of the country and often oe r Fzabeth
~ ~, of mothers Hove
WIN he IF the school, the little ones a ~
coming Tea from coast but
.other on active duty settled as homenaers h community
found to be leader III h
I'D she has proved beyond doubt that 3ans
h!u oger a the building OF me ci'Ne"'
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-03-27
H;rahara Elected
To be Commander Of
Local Vets Unit

and the Rev Paul Hagiya will again
be the chaplain
Ute Hirano was reelected editor
of the News Letter.
The Women'S Auxiliary Of the
NVC at its recent election chose
Ava Kozu to be president for the
coming term Her cabinet consists
of Kinko Nomura. vice president;
June Momoda. recording secretary
Kimi Ishii, corresponding secretary
and Yuki Takeuchi, treasurer.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1954-03-27

The NVC and it's WOmen's Aux
Iiary will install their officers at
Joint ceremony next month. Plans
are now being made rs TO time ana
place by the two groups.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1954-09-11
SPrinking
ham Lifted

Despite the unusual hot
weather, Detroit lawn sprinl,-
ling restrictions were lifted
Monday.
The lifting Of the ordinances
which was helpful during the
summer months was an
nouneed by Laurence c.
LsnhardL Water Depart
menf general manager.
Lawrence reported that al
though there were % days THIS
summer when more than 600
million gallons of water were
used compared with but 20
such days in 1859 the total
usage was cut.
From June TO Sept. |. 1853,
the department pumped 49,
$4,000, 900 gallons. This years
total pumpage for the same
period was 1902. 100000 gal
Ions, Lenhardt added.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1954-09-11

are estimated in other denomina-
ticns. Thus II is indicated that
more than 100000 Negroes in
America belong to church. or APP
prCximately two out OF every
three.
The 1858 membership figures
showed thecfollowing enrollments
for the five denominations
National Baptist Convention,
lisa. Inc, 4.526,847; National
Baptist Convention of America,
2.606,5l0: African Methodist
Episcopal, l,l66,30l; Colored
Methodist Episcopal. 392,l67 and
African Methodist Episcopal Zion,
760.l5S.
The country's church popula-
ton Of nearly 100000 includes
S5.000,000 Protestants. 3l,000,00O
Roman Catholics and 100000
Jews. The Methodist denomina-
ton ranks first among the Pro-
testants with 9,l5l,524; second
Southern Baptist Convention, T.
1888, 708: Protestant Episcopal
sixth. 2.500,83l: Presbyterians
seventh, 2,492, 5O4.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1954-09-11
Dancing Studio ~
Hit

large part OF the burden FOR the
resultant discrimination in va
rious local communities.
This situation constitutes a
grave offense to the good prac-
tices code of the television in.
dustry. Under the circumstances,
we are impelled TO demand in
the interest of decency and fair
play THAI televising OF the Arthur
Murray dancing contests be dis
continued Immediately until such
time that the opportunities Of
fered are available to all citizens
without regard to race or color.
Similar Complaints
Similar complaints were sent
to the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) in Washing
ton, and TO Arthur Murray in
New York City.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1954-09-11
" AifesrD!y orr
E0SfSide Tool

DetroitS EastSIde gay white
way was real cool last week.
The two-block stretch on
John r from Garfield 10 Will
lis got an unexpected cool.
ing" last Thursday when a
42-inch water main burst at
John r and Garfield.
Ii produced a l0-toot geysyr
which caused traffic to BE- re-
routed around four-bloek
area
Although The ecyser soon
dwindlcd down To q steady SIX
inch squirt. the street buckled.
and unknown water damage
was caused by water seeping
into Easements Of business
establishments closed for the
night.
Emergency crews worked
until Saturday morning to &c.
pair the main. the break Of
which was still undetermined
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1954-09-11

Present az the final trsnsse-
ton were Oscar c. Brown OF
Chicago, President Of the Build
ing Foundation; William A.
Smith Of Gary, Indiana. Reg
ional Vice President of Alpha
Phi Alpha. and William Reid
Of Dayton. Ohio. executive
committee member and past
president of Gamma Tau.
College officials. Robb Card.
ner, Counselor for Men. and DR.
David Dickson, advisor TO the
chapter, were also on hand.
The idea of Alpha housing al
Michigan State College originated
in l948 when the chapter was
founded. Actual acquisition OF the
house was finally accomplished
after a years activity on the part
of Gamma Tau and aid from AL.
pha men OF Detroit, Flint, sno
Chicago. resulting in the national
traternity's $4,000 presentation.
The house, located at 3l8 Elm;
Place. is a frame structure in the
heart az fraternity and college &C.
tivity. II has sleeping facilities for
% men. eating accommodation
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1954-09-11

KEYS TO FRAT HOUSE,
Oscar Brown of Chicago. presi-
dent of Alpha's building corpo-
ration. presents key 10 Gamma
Tau's new fraternity house at
Michigan State College 10 the
chapters representative. Will
liam Reid. Of Dayton. Ohio.
Others. left TO right: w. X.
Haithco. Saginaw. president OF
the chapters alumni; Detroit
representatives II. II. Burnett.
business agent OF the alumni;
w. II. Thompson. vice presi-
dent OF alumni; Atty. X. ].
Rodgers. legal advisor 10 alum
nj; Reid. Brown. w. A. Smith.
national vice president OF A
p. n. and c. c. Watkins. both
OF Gary. Indiana. M. S. c. Of
ficials. DR.. David Dickson.
faculty advisor TO the chapter
and Robb Gardiner. Counselor
for Men.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1954-09-11

Charging that the Arthur
Murray television dancing
contest has adhered to .
rigid policy of racial discrim.
nation" the Detroit NAACP
requested the National Broad.
casting Company last week to
han the TV program.
The ban was sought after
The Murray studios in De-
troll refused TO accept two
Negro winners OF free les
sons in The teevee contest.
They we're Mrs. Neugola Rosa
lo 6O09 3Oth, and Edgar Johnson,
d.. 4l36 Both, both of whom were
Told TO present dancing ccrtiii-
Gates presented by the Murray
studios to the Peter Ford Studi, 5
4 which by arrangement were ac-
tceptlng Negro winners.
Turned Away
4 Arthur l.. Johnson. branch
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1954-09-11
JObIcSS fOGel
Surplus Food

\ plan TO feed the unem-
ployed with government-held
urplus food stocks, an idea
not cSpouSed since depression
days, was approved last Tues
dav by Common Council.
The plan. sponsored by the
Detroit Welfare Commission.
is sanctioned by the JAW
clio which urged and re-
eeived Mayor Cobo's ap-
prevail of II last week.
I'm metropolitan Detroit
alone there are $4,000 unem-
ployed workers." the four
regional union directors wrote
Cobo in a joint letter, land
the unemployment situation
has been prolonged and Sc
we're"
Cobo said he favored the
distribution of the food through
some grocery chain.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1954-09-11
ike ASKS AID IN BIAS FIGHT
Seeks Labor.
Industry


WASHINGTON, ID. c.
ESPECIAL - Help to end
discrimination in employ
ment from the nations bus
mess and labor union lead
ers was asked Tuesday by
President Eisenhower and
Vice-President Nixon.
The appeal was made to
boost the administrator
program for a fair employ
ment practices in the
awarding of governmental
contracts by the Presidents
Committee on Government
Contracts.
Discussion of the problem is in
pamphlet OF which 100000 are
being distributed throughout the
country, emphasizing the need to
use all available manpower and
need TO check Communist pro-
paganda of US. discriminatory
hiring practices.
President Eisenhower appeals
for fair hiring practices in mes
sage in the pamphlet. while Nixon
has also written a letter 10 bust
ness and industrial leaders, hold
ing contracts with the federal
government, citing the anti-dis-
elimination clauses in their con-
tracts.
The two points are emphasized.
First, the growing industrial
might of this country requires the
largest possible reserve OF skilled
manpower.
Second, in the world struggle
fer the minds OF men, Americas
position OF leadership makes il
mandatory that we not be sub.
ject to the charge of racial preju-
dice which is being hurled at us
every day by the Communists"
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1954-09-11
GuiIty-C Conscience
Nets Two Robber.

Elijah Wilson. 5905 ST. Antoine,
was nabbed as an accomplice in
two holdups last week after his
alleged partner got a guilty-con-
science and surrendered 10 po-
hce
Boyd M. Drinkard, 1898 Field.
was arrested at Congress and
Field after calling police 10
come and get me-"
A veteran. Drinkard said his
conscience bothered him to the
point that he had to confess par
ticipating in the Aug. 25 robbery
Of grocer at 600 Townsend
and a tire store on July 81 at
6345 Gratiot, police said
Wilson was named by Drink
ara as his accomplice. police add
ed. Both are unemployed and
spent their s204 loot for living
expenses.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1954-09-11

executive secretary, accompanied
the pair when they appeared last
Saturday week at the Murray
Studios and were turned away.
The program is carried locally
over WWJ-TV on Tuesday nights.
In telegram TO MIC. Edward
Turner, state NAACP president,
and Johnson charged that the
Arthur Murray Dancing Studios
in Detroit and elsewhere il
Michigan have adhered to a
rigid policy of racial disclimi-
nation and has no plans, accord
ing to Mr. Russell Wilde, Comp
troller OF the studios, for chang
ing their policy and practices.
The contests which are con-
Quoted over the facilities of NBC
televiSion are not intended in
the first place to reach Negro
viewers of the Arthur Murray
program on an equal basis. II is
quite obvious, therefore, that
NBC cannot escape sharing
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1954-09-11
Sentence Last of


Walter Pitts. the last Ct SIX
defendants charged IN a S344. =
900 whisky tax fraud. pleaded
guilty last week and started a
two-year term in Federal Peni-
Tertiary at Terra Haute. Ind.
Federal Judge Thomas p.
Thornton melted the sentence
which will run concurrent with
3-Yssr term Pitts received
for operating . still in his
home AZ t777 Pennsylvania.
Others who pleaded guilty ear
lier and are awaiting sentence
arc Marvin FURY, 203l6 Steel;
Sylvester Pitts, 1901 Lawtor:
Fannie Pitts. $50 Owen; Josh
Hardaway. 1885 Fleming, and
Jessie l.. Spain, l0ii East Euclid.
Ronald L. Greenberg. assistant
U. S. attorney. said the six ope-
rated stills with a total annual
production Of 32,749 gallons.