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Evening star., 1955-01-24

for "tiny tots" twice In Alex
andria for older children. once
in a Baltimore theater and twice
in Constitution Hall.
As the show progressed, a
''doubting'' Washington citizen
wandered into camera range.
what is all this stuff and
why should / contribute to it,
he asked. He got his answer as
the cameras turned toa shot OF
his 12-year -old daughter stand
ing enraptured before five wood
wind players performing a move
ment from a Beethoven quintet.
Then the scene shifted to eight
brass players, who blasted a
spine tingling fanfare" by
Buxtehude.
Four string players Quieted the
atmosphere once more with a
peaceful movement from a vi
valdi quartet and the cameras
moved back to Mr.. Frailey.
los Concerts a Year.
AS the orchestra again played
softly m the background. Mr.
Frailey addressed his appeal to
the UNSEEN audience:
1.-THE National Symphony Or
chestra is indispensable to the
cultural life of Washington. 1t
plays 105 concerts a year. SO Of
them in the city. No succession
of visiting orchestras could dc
anything like that.
TT is unlike any other orches-
ira in the number Of American
compositions it plays and in the
extent of its programs for chill
dren
But it Is dependent on you
for its existence. Most Of all we
want you to come to our concerts
But you can also make a tax
free contribution by check OF
cash to the National Symphony
Orchestra. 1900 Sixteenth street
NV, Washington 4, D. c."
Evening star., 1955-01-24
National Symphony
Is Being Honored'
IND. This Week

The Commissioners today
officially proclaimed this
week National Symphony
Week" in the District.
Today's proclamation
urges all citizens. schools.
civic and citizens associa-
tions and other groups to
.'give especial attention to
this important occasion in
the field of music" It also
notes the issuance this week
of high fidelity recordings
by the National Symphony
playing two symphonies by
1.-THE noted and revered
American Composer Paul
Creston.
Evening star., 1955-01-24
Fairfax Crash Kills
Woman CIA Clerk;
Driver Slightly Hurt

Miss Patricia F. O'Rourke. AZ,
Of 1349 Rittenhouse street NV
was killed yesterday in an auto
accident in Fairfax County. Va.
Miss O'Rourke, a research
clerk for the Central Intelligence
Agency, was a passenger in a
car which went out of control
on Route 674 and crashed into
an embankment and a pole.
She was pronounced dead as
a result of a skull fracture on
arrival at Arlington Hospital
about s am.
Fairfax Police Pvts. Marvin
Herrell and Richard Williams
reported that Miss O'Rourks
was riding in a car driven BY
James N. Brown, 40. of zoe
Jefferson street NV, q Capital
Transit Co. employe. Mr.
Brown suffered minor cuts and
bruises and was able to walk te
nearby farmhouse to summon
aid. The Vienna Rescue Squad
responded.
The accident occurred about
ia miles west of Vienna as the
two were returning from q
housewarming party at Tyson's
Corner, Va, police said.
! Miss O'Rourke was. a native
of Sioux City, Iowa. and had
held various Government jobs
here for the last 10 years.
Police said they notified her
parents in Sioux City. They saic
she also is survived by a brother
the Rev. G. A. O'Rourke of Al
ward. Iowa, and a sister, Mrs
Val Hodgeson Of Chula Vista
CaItf
Evening star., 1955-01-24
Citizens Take Posts
In Move 10 Conserve
Rock Creek Area
Star stan Photo by Rannv Rout..

Committees to chart the
formation Of a Rock Greek
watershed association were
named yesterday at a meeting
at Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School.
DR.. T. B. Symons. former act
ing president of the University
of Maryland and temporary
chairman of the organizing
group, said the council would
have the guidance of various
organizations, such as the Soil
Conservation Service and other
agencies.
Discussing the need for cor
rective action along Rock Greek,
w. Drew Chick, jr.. chief park
naturalist Of the National Cap
ital Parks, said some means
must be found to control floods
in Rock Creek If the beauties
of the park are to be preserved.
Steering Committee.
Named to the Steering Com
mittee were p. j. Lyon, retired
engineer of Brinklow, Md; J. H.
Burton. Hyattsville nurseryman;
Bernard Frank, Chevy Chase.
forestry specialist; Mrs. H. A..
Bartlett, president Of the Dis
trict Federation of Citizens As
sociations; Mrs. James w.
Doughhat. Silver Spring. presi-
dent Of Federated Garden Club;
Alvin L. Aubinoe. Washington,
architect and builder; DR.. VIII
liam B Holton, former president
of the National Izaak Walton
Leagues: G. Arthur Fuller of
the Washington Board of Trade
G. Melvin Sharpe, president Of
the District Board of Education;
Mrs. Virginia Riggs. Washington.
chairman of the City Planning
Committee of the League of
Women Voters: Adolf GUIDE,
Rockville nurseryman.
Advisory Committee.
The advisory committee will
consist Of David v. Auld, director
of District Sanitary Engineering;
DR.. Gordon M. Cairnes, dean of
agriculture at the University Of
Maryland; Edward M. Davis,
Maryland conservationist; Ray
mond w. Bellamy, chairman,
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission: Carlton e. Pyles,
chairman. Maryland Capital
Park and Planning Commission;
Joseph E. Kaylor. Maryland For
est and Park Director; Delbert r.
Foster. Montgomery County Ex-
tension Agent: DR.. James M.
Gwin, director. Of Maryland Ex-
tension Service; John w. Bar
nard, Maryland Soil Conserva-
ton Service: Fred Hazen. Mont
gomery County farm planner:
Ernie Vaughn, director, Mary
land Wildlife Department: Tho
mas c. Kelley, Harold Taubin
and James King.
Named as sponsors we're Mai.
Gen. U. s. Grant. III: Judge
Stedman Prescott. Drew Pear
son. L. M. Fisher. Samuel Zig,
Edward J. Kelly. Conrad L.
Wirth. DR.. Catherine A. Fred
erick and Mrs. John Auchinclos.
Evening star., 1955-01-24
Coroner Tells
OfBIoWs Killing
Miss Taggart
Facial Bones Broken
BY Assuilunt, Jury
In Murder TriuI Told

Deputy Coroner Richard M.
Rosenberg today described the
blows that killed Miss Alyce o.
Taggart in her SCOTS Hotel
room on July 5. 1853.
The description of the Gov
ernment woman's injuries was
one of the early highlights in
the first degree murder trial of
Clarence E. Watson. ir.. 21-year-
old colored defendant already
under a 13-to-40-year sentence
in the rape of an airline hostess.
DR.. Rosenberg testified that
Miss Taggart. As. died of a COM
pound skull fracture. He told
the jury of nine men and three
women In U. S. District Court
for the District of Columbia that
both Miss Taggart's eyes were
blackened and that bones of her
face were fractured.
Left Hand Delivered Blows.
He testified further that her
injuries indicated, from the di-
rection the blows were struck,
the murder weapon was welded
BY someone using the eft hand.
The indictment simply de-
scribes the murder weapon as a
"blunt instrument. In answer
to a question by the defense at
torney. DR.. Rosenberg said s it
would have been impossible for
Miss Taggart to have suffered all
of the injuries by falling.
Another witness was Mrs.
Maud Thomas, colored, who was
a maid at the hotel at the time
Miss Taggart was slain. Miss
Thomas testified to finding Miss
Taggart's body on the floor Of
the room on the second floor on
July 6, 1858.
Slain on July 4th.
DR.. Rosenberg testified that he
determined when he examined
Miss Taggart later that day,
that she had been dead from
"a to SO hours. This bears out
the prosecutions contention that
Miss Taggart was slain sometime
after midnight of July 4. She
had last been seen alive by a
friend on the evening of July 4.
Watson is a former Pentagon
Building bootblack. The indict-
r1ent on which he is being tried
names him on three flrst-degree
murder counts. The first charges
murder through premeditation.
The second count charges he
killed Miss Taggart while COM
mitting a housebreaking and the
third charges he killed her while
attempting to rape her. A
fourth count in the indictment
charges housebreaking only.
Miss Taggart was employed
as secretary with the National
science FoundatlOn.
Assistant United States Attor-
ney Frederick G. Smithson, who
is prosecuting, made his OPEN
ing statement to the jury this
morning. Defense counsel re-
served making an opening state
ment until later.
The jury was selected late last
Thursday, and Immediately af-
terwards was excused until today
because of other court business
on Friday. Judge Burnita Shell
ton Matthews is presiding at the
trial.
The defense attorneys are Fos-
ter Wood, Edmond T. DAILY and
Ira Michael Wayne.
Evening star., 1955-01-24
D. c. Crash Hurts Six;
One Driver Charged

Six persons were injured in
a head-on collision last night at
Nichols avenue and Waclark
place Sc.
Reported In fair condition at
District General Hospital were
William Burns, 25, Of 10 Dam
bury street S.w.. driver Of one
car. with q broken knee and
head injuries: Joyce Starett, 20,
Of ~ Twenty-ninth street S.w.,
q passenger in the car. with a
possible skull fracture. and
Sadie Chase, 81. colored. Of
BS42 Pomeroy road Sc. an oc-
Evening star., 1955-01-24
FomiIy Lecture Set

DR.. Talcott Parsons, chairman
Of the department Of social re-
lations. Harvard University, win
lecture on Family Structure
and the Specialization Process"
at Sis pm. tomorrow at the
National Institutes Of Health
Bethesda. Md. =
Evening star., 1955-01-24
A. 7. Lundbera to Speuk

Arlington County Manager
"A. T. Lundberg will discuss
county government under the
manager system before the Or
ganized Women Voters at q
luncheon at noon tomorrow in
Hogates Arlington House.
Evening star., 1955-01-24
Suspect Leads
Friend 10 Loot
Worth S18,4OO
Old Schoolmote. Nov
Police Officer, Find.
Stolen Securities

A theft suspect, tracked down
by a childhood friend who now
is a police officer. led the police
man to a cache of $28. 400 In
stolen stocks and bonds yester-
day, detectives reported.
The suspect was booked as
John Nathan Coakley. ~, after
he attempted to fee when police
knocked at his door late Satur-
day night.
The man who followed the
trail that led to the recovery Of
the stocks and bonds stolen
January 8 from the Coco Pros
ducts Corp, 1701 Forty-seventh
avenue. Highland, Md, was
Prince Georges County Detective
Sergt. James p. Kearns.
Sergt. Kearns said he and
Coakley lived within q block Of
each other during their early
years, and> attended Tuxedo
Cheverly Elementary School and
Bladensburg Junior High School
together.
Addresses Traced.
The sergeant began seeking
Coakley after he got a tip that
the stocks and bonds were in
the suspects possession.
He traced him through various
addresses and learned finally
that he was staying with q
friend, Russell E. Watts. in the
1900 block Of Olive street NE.
Sergt. Kearns wa, aware that
District police had a warrant
charging Coakley with forgery.
but had been unable to find him
since the forgery incident De-
cember 13, 1858.
District police said that on
that date, Coakley borrowed q
truck from Mr.. Watts. forged q
duplicate title, and sold it to
Vet Motors, 1918 Bladensburg
road NE. for $500. Mr.. Watts
later recovered the truck and
the automobile firm filed a COM
olaint against Coakley, who dis
- j.
appeared.
d. C. Police Called.
When Sergt. Kearns learned
that Coakley had returned to
the Olive street address. he
called District police, and a con-
tingent led by 1t. Irving Lubore
Of the check and fraud squad,
and Detective Sergt. BENJAMIN
D. Clark, Of the safe squad,
went to make the arrest.
Two uniformed policemen were
stationed at the back door while
Sergt. Clark knocked once at the
front door. Coakley fled through
the back door into the arms OF
the waiting policemen.
"As soon as heard the first
knock, / knew it was the police
after me-" Sergt. Kearns quoted
Coakley as telling him.
Coakley refused to talk to Dis
trict police. and Sergt. Kearns
walked in.
COnverses With Friend.
,Coakley recognized him. and
began to talk. Sergt. Kearns
said he admitted both the forg-
cry and the theft. and led the
sergeant to a clurnp Of bushes
in a field in the $500 block Of
Tuxedo road, Tuxedo, Md.
Prince Georges County police
said the loot included $4,000 In
Coco common stock. 81 1000 in
Detroit Steel Products common
stock, and $12,400 in Series E
Government bonds. ALI but the
Government bonds are negotia-
BILE.
The stocks and bonds are the
property of Edward c. Bangham.
general manager of Coco. and
his wife. They were stolen from
a metal filing cabinet at the
firm. The filing cabinet was
pried open with q screw driver
after the thief climbed In through
Evening star., 1955-01-24
Langley School PIoy ,

The Langley School of Nc
Lean. Va, will sponsor a per-
formance Of "The Young and
Fair" at $3.50 pm. Thursday in
the Falls Church High School
auditorium.
Evening star., 1955-07-20
Toostnistress
Club Officers

Mrs. Helen Stuart is the new
president of the Federal Toast
mistress Club. succeeding Miss
Augusta Clawson.
The new officers were intro
duced at a dinner held recently
at the Kennedy-Warren in
celebration Of the groups first
anniversary. Mrs. Katherine
Weed is vice president: Mrs.
Sue Scheig, secretary, and
Miss Roma Neumann, treas
urer.
Dinner guests also included
Mrs. Catherine Doherty, re-
firing president of the newly
formed Potomac Toastmistress
Club. and her successor, Mrs.
Genevieve Hoskinson.
The anniversary program
featured a series of original
skits written and directed by
Mrs. Gene Arnould.
Evening star., 1955-07-20
Foculty Club
Elects Head

DR.. Dorothy Condos has
been elected president of the
Women's Faculty Club of the
American University.
Other new officers are Mrs.
John S. Myers. vice president;
Miss Ruberta Olds. recording
secretary; Mrs. Willett Kemp
ton, corresponding secretary:
and Mrs. w. o. Nichols, treas
urer.
Evening star., 1955-07-20
Miss Chambers
To Wed in Fall

Mrs. Frank Chambers Of
Mount Rainier announces the
engagement Of her daughter,
Jacqueline, to Mr.. Eugene
Picciano. SON of Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Picciano. The wedding
win take place In the fall.
Miss Chambers Is a gradu-
ate Of Trinity College and Of
the Catholic University Of
America. Mr.. Picciano Is .
graduate of George Washing
ton University and did grad
uate work at George Washing
ton and Catholic Universities.
Evening star., 1955-07-20
Esther Hoffmoi7 Heuds
Veterans Auxiliury

Esther Hoffman has been
elected president of the Ladies
Auxiliary Department of the
District of Columbia, Jewish
War Veterans. Other new off,
GERS are Minnie Goldberg and
Charlotte Radow, vice presi-
dents; Beatrice Fuhrman,
treasurer; Marian Wagner,
historian; Florence Lipsky,
conductress; Freda Smith,
guard and Sadie Douglas, pa
triotic instructor.
Evening star., 1955-07-20
Miss Susdn North
AT Cape Muy

Miss Susan Lydia North,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Urban A. L. North of College
Park is vacationing in Cape
May, N. j.
On July 30, she will leave
by plane with members of the
Maryland Wing of the Civil
Air Patrol Cadets for a nine
day encampment at Grenier,
N. H.
Miss North will resume her
studies at Notre Dame Acad-
emy here in September.
Evening star., 1955-07-20
Party Given

Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. Brown
entertained recently at a din
ner party. Their guests In
cluded Mrs. Carolyn Short,
Mr.. H. T Marsten. Miss Hazel
Muriel and Mr.. w. B. McCar-
ran.
Evening star., 1955-07-20
Shop Thursday 1880 10 g.. Friday and Saturday $50 to

ssors-dssr parking In The DswnieWn Park.
Ing Garage. 10Th 81. above Q.
24-hsur-a-day Phone Order Service, call
District 1880.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-03-01
Fire Fighting
Equipment Show
Here March 9

Farmyiilc Volunteer Fire D.
partnent aill hold show Of fire
fighting equipment in the Farm
VILE Armory on Wednesdap Mar
ch 9 In thes how VIII be all Of
the equipment Of The F'armvllle
ana Prince Edward Departments.
including the new ladder truck
recently delivered TO. the Farm
vile Fire Department
Final plans are being perfected
FOR tha largest show in Southsldc
Virginia. according TO c lie +
Claude Butcher. County and town
officials and members Of other de-
partnlentS IN the area have been
especially invited Members Of the
FaYmrlllc Fire Department viii be
on hand 10 explain and demon
strate the usaees pf the various
pieces Of equipment
The show wil1 be free Of charge
and Chief Butcher and members
OF the department cordially IN
wife every citizens 10 this shoW on
March Q. Fun details will Dc given
as SON as they have been COM
pleted
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-03-01
Regional Leader
Outlines History

An avoued rrIf119se for organ
izing o Moose lodge flere -estab-
fishing a recreation center, OF
country club was achieved in a
tile ever three years, memb rs Of
Farmville Lodge 966 pointed out
proudly during the week end de-
dicatlon ceremonies.
The lodge vas .nstitut q here
October 81. 1851. with 32l charter
members. Dr. W J Sydnor, OF
Fa,myille. was installed as first
governor Of Lodge 968
Since institution. members have
Kept track Of series OF progress
hiqhtLghts. without ever losing
sieht Of the primary hope Of a
new home.
Temporary Home
In November 1851. a temporary
home was established on the third
floor o. the TAYLOR Building at
Third ana North Street Here
formal lodge matters became
more integrated and social func-
tons became part Of the lodge
life.
In April 1852, another forward
stride in progress brought the
close association and helpsof wo-
men with orEaniza ton Of the
lodge auxiliary. Women Of the
MOoSp
In June 1853. the lodge gave
unanimous approval to motion
to purchase a tHo ard a half acre
site near Longwood Estate. and
the transaction was completed
August 1853. The land was ac-
CURED from Lewis II Trear
Time, Energy Given
From that time on, members
gave freely Of their time and en-
ergy under program Of "volun-
teer carpenters" by which the
cinder block home. values at about
$50 900 was erected al greatly fe-
duced cost for labor
The new cinder block home was
first occupied and a formal meet
ng held October l9, 1854 Now
except for final grading and
planting on the grounds. the first
promise is a reality.
Guiding the organization In
this period were Governors. w j.
Sydnor first. then Nat Wilkerson.
j II. Wick and the present gov
ernor. Carl Wick
During the problems of build
ing. the new lodge has devoted
extra time to matters Of commu-
nifty service. also, Originating the
Christmas mother and needy
drives. assisting with community
fund campaigns and providing a
needed recreational center open
to community groups. particularly
young people. other than mem
bers
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-03-01
Local Students Join
Hill Fraternities

Three students from Fdrmvllle
and Hampden Sydney we're among
l02 freshmen accepting bids 10
seven hampden sydney College
social frateru!ties at tlle end Of
Rush Week recently They are
JameS Thomas CLARK and john
K HAYWOOD. Farmville and Ger
aid Duncan Hampden-Sydney.
CLARK and Duncan accepted bids
10 Sigma CHI, while Harwood ac-
cepted the bid OF Theta CHI.
Kappa Alpha fraternity Id q
after The. pledglng campaign with
% new men Other houses and
numbers Of pledges were Theta
Chi. 20 Kappa Sigma. II; Sigma
Chi i6 Chi Phi, II. Pi Kappa
Alpha 8. and Lambda Chi. T.
Thomas Glascock. student presl-
dent or the Intrrfraternity Coun-
cit. announced t.-e !!s,SS....;,..gg@
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-03-01
Before 4P. VI. Fire
Ban Starts TODAY
Open Burning Law
Remains TO May -

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,,en f,res dur,ng tbe danoero,,e
e7r,no ire ront6a knoaa ii fno
pr.sn purni,3g Tau noconeas III
foct.ve narch ravto e1,tsaar
f,rc caief II IT, rss,r,ville RS
tic, riyoioia Forest eery9ce ~
minded ,g,d.y
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.. .,, 49,, ,rta H., -. =
t,aa ,.sn.,,nn f,.rn. @1o ~ r1ao and
costs ii the discretion az the Pre-
siding nudge for convicted vlo-
lators
There were az convictions
auatns, vtolafors ID the l0-counfy
Farmvjlle District of the Forest
Service last wear Srusser sajd
The protection ot forestry re-
sources nrovidad ~ The TAU 10
even more effective shlsser said
If those Who have burning 10 al
vat far a o,iet mindless even
ing. They should also make sure
that the fire il COMPLETELY ont be-
fore leaving the mic for ne 1,{abt
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-03-01

Prize money amounting TO $500
was split up among 10 area young
sters, all members ol y0-ae clas
SIS or All clubs, in the recent
Junior Fire-Cured Tobacco Pro
duction Contest sponsored by the
Virginia DARK Fre-Cured Pr5duc-
ton Contest sponsored by the Vim
ginia Dark Fire Tobacco Grow
ers Marketing Association
Sixty-three contestants enter
ed the comp tition deslgned by
re association to teach young
ieaf growers better production
methods. acscurate record keeping
and how to Obtain increased
Yields
First prize $l00 saving bond
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-03-01
College To Consider
Increase Of Students

Dr Edgar Cannon has an
nounced thai Hampton Sydney
College Is contemplating
increasing us enrolment 4 com-
mittee 81 the Board Of Trustees
has been appointed 10 investigate
the possibilities, The committee Is
composed 0. LeNss Chewing 4
n Darlington. G, 3 ROBERTSON w
7 teed j w Duaninatou and
ID Frank $ johns ex offlcio
The prospect 81 increasing the
student body raised several prob
lens II the enrolment were en-
larged 70 400 students, tna Col
leRe would have 70 raise $3.50 600
10 meet the cost of Improvements
The Commons would have 70 De
enlarged and housing facilities
fog faculty members increased
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-03-01
FarmyiIIe Market
Sold 81 Per Cent
1854 Leaf Crops
rop Production
Tops Last Year
by - Per Cent

FarmHIies sole Or 45l4154
r4un@e u dask ~fired and sum
cured tobacco accounted for 81 %
f~r cent ~ the total 1854 leaf
vol0ma On Virginia dark belt
n ,rkets b state survey indicates
That was second bY only small
3 eceutaee 70 LynchDlrg which
sold 4.919 s33 pound. 81 80 81 per
cent 81 The 1854 crops o. both
typ"s of tobacco
TIE remaining portions of The
crop were sold at Blackstone
1872 per cent and Bedford. ~
per cent. Dollar neon 4 10 grow
c@ Al Lvnchbtre was 81 $40 !
3as ~ While al faimyNle 1t was
S1.496 0se 81
~ Million Pound
WIN both DARK fired and sum
cuf 4 leaf combined the four
markets sold 12.1e0.240 pounds
which brought growers total of
sara e8l54 an overall average
IL S3387 per 100 pounds
The Virginia Department Of
Agriculture this week published
is final tabulation Of sales Of the
dark fred crop separate from
any combination with sun cured
leaf
The poundaRe OF l0a4g 802
averaging s34 40 was Is per cent
greater than the record low sales
~ last season. the partmcnt
reports
Lowest Since i949
The averaee was 81 06 below
the final nIotatlon Tor the 1853
crop and the lowest since 1910
The value Of 81 million dollars
for the 1854 crop surpassed the
MONEY Of last year by nearly
400 600. tic yarycy reports
Decreases IN average prices bY
grades ranged from 81 b0 Sd
per hundred pounds under last
year However. the majority
amounted 10 81 10 So Bett-r qua
lily grades showed the largest
drops
the 1854 crop average loan
level was 34s cents per pound as
against $50 cents for the 1853
crop Growers received advances
from the Associations on around
2 million pounds OF almost 20
per cent OF gross sales. This com
parrs with 655 thousand pounds
delivered 10 The Associations last
season pen cent Of sales
Good 10 choice qualities were
sold in larger percentages than
during the l953~54 season. The
proportion ,of wrappers. and
heavy and thin leaf increased
whereas tine ratios of hugs. short
Leaf and nonde@ript declined
Also, the color improved with a
marked gain IN brown tobacco
and much less green
Opening auctions were held on
Monday. Nov 20. The markets
closed on December Is for Christ
mas holidays and re-opencd Jan
nary ; REGULAR sales for the sea
son ended February 3 but il was
necessary to conduct four clean
up sales