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Milford chronicle., 1955-03-18
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Milford chronicle., 1955-03-18

CLASSIFIED Ads Get Results
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-03-18
GRAYTOWN

Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Flick are
rejoicing over the arrival of their
first grandchild. A son was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Flick,
Marc.l 4th at st. Charles Hospital
Mrs. S. T. Dick and Mrs. Howard
Lewis spent Friday in Clyde with
Mrs. Jacy Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert SproUse
are parents of a baby daughter,
born March at st. Vincents Hos
pital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawerance Harder
and family spent Sunday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Harder
and family at Oak Harbor.
Ladies of ST. Marks will go to
Lutheran Chidren's home to mend
all day Tuesday. Ladies meet at
$3.50 at church. Please notify Edith
Sandrock if you can drive.
On Friday evening, March 18 at
Benton Grange the Third and
Fourth Degrees will be exemplified
by Benton and Oak Harbor
Oranges. All members are invited
to be present
Friends of Mrs. Gilbert Dam
schroeder are pleased to hear that
she is recovering, nicely from re-
cent surgery.
Mr., and Mrs. Leslie Helwig and
Miss Grace Helwig spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Sabin at
Martin.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-03-18

home of Mr.. and Mrs. Avery Hum
phrey.
Mrs. David Lantz is spending
this week with her daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. John Hook in Genoa.
Mrs. c. B. Rarick, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Rarick and children, Mr..
and Mrs. Wayne Johnson and chill
dren, Mrs. Erwin Johnson and jim
Burkett, all of Gibsonburg, called
at the George Koepke home Sun
day afternoon to get acquainted
with little Robin Gay Koepke.
Junior Women's Club will meet
Wednesday night at $3.50 p. m. at
the Warner Hotel Election of new
officers will be the main feature
of the meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christ Sehlmeyer
of Sandusky were Sunday visitors
Of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Lay
man, Gary, Paul and Susan.
Mrs. George H. Peters, Mrs Eth
ell Yeasting of Elmore accompa-
MED a group of ladies to Cincin-
natl Wednesday where they at
tended the 3-day Jurisdictional
meeting of the WSCS of the Meth
odist Church.
Louis May returned recently
from a Florida vacation
Mr. and Mrs Alton Nissen are
caring for the latter's mother, VINO
is recuperating at their home from
hip fracture.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Rice, Bar
bara and Rebecca honored Mrs.
George L. Peters on her birthday
Sunday when Mr.. and Mrs. George
l.. Peters and Mary and Mr. and
Mrs. Roger Peters joined them
for dinner.
Mrs. Pearl BrunkhorSt spent
Sunday with Mrs. Anna c. Flick.
Mrs. Ray Boiler was speaker
W1en the Lacarne NJ. Y. F. group
were guests of the Oak Harbor
MYF, Sunday evening.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-03-18

r. III w r. III
A speech therapist and an occu-
pational therapiSt already are
hired for the new treatment cen
ter, and physical therapist will
be added to the staff shortly. Fam
lilies who can afford to pay for the
treatment the Center offers cere-
bral palsy victims will do so, but
the same treatment is given at no
expense when the family needs
it but cannot pay.
The first necessity here is to
learn the names of all Otta "a
county cerebral palsy sufferers. If
there is a victim in your family,
you are urged to contact Robert
Kennedy, $50 w. Fourth-St, at his
residence or at Kennedy Cities
Service, Perry and Jefferson, who
is acting as temporary county
chairman of the Cerebral Palsy
Unit here.
New medical advances can do
much to aid the cerebral palsy
victims, the forgotten children"
of the past, and the Fremont
treatment center open to SanduS-
ky, Ottawa and Seneca county
residents will be equipped to pro-
vide such aid.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-03-18
Man Fined After
Following Woman

Arrested after he followed wo-
man as she drove to the Gypsum
Co. to pick up her husband, Del
mer Cradle was fined $25 and costs
in municipal court this week on
charges of assault and battery.
The woman, whom Cradle ad-
mitted he did not know, locked
the car doors when she parked to
wait for her husband. Cradle re-
portedly was trying to get in the
ear when the husband appeared,
according to testimony in court.
A 10-jail sentence was also given,
but was suspended on condition of
good behaviour for three years.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-03-18
Oak EIarbor News
PHONE 1919
News Staff Correspondent

Annual Boosters basketball ban
quet will be held Thursday night
at st. Paul's Reformed church be
ginning with dinner at $50 p. m
MIR. and Mrs. Stanley Boss, Ste.
phen and Stuart of Cleveland were
weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs
William Buhrow and Elsie. Sunday
they left for California where they
will make their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron A. Rosen-
treter spent Sunday with his niece,
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Clock and
daughter in Muncie, Ind. Mrs
Charles Rosentreter, who had been
visiting there, returned to Oak
Harbor with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Leutz have
returned from their vacation in
Clearwater, Fla.
Mr.. and Mrs. James LenZ, Shar-
On and Tommy of Gibsonburg, Mr..
and Mrs. August Blatt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Buhrow and Ray were
Saturday evening visitors. of Mr..
and Mrs. William Buhrow and FL
sic and their guests, Mr.. and Mrs.
Stanley Boss and family.
Circle One of the Methodist
Church will meet Tuesday, March
%, at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth
Dehn for a IL o'clock potluck
lunch and regular meeting.
Mrs. Anna Stiffler returned to
her home on Church Street after
having been at the home of her
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. John Met
field, for the past several weeks.
DR.. and Mrs. r. d. Heller were
erpected home this week from
their winter stay at Mt. Dora, Fla
A regular meeting of the Amer
ican Legion Auxiliary will be held
at the Legion Hall Monday night.
Mrs. Emery Seawater of Toledo
spent the weekend with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lindley Hum
phrey.
Mrs. Harvey Knoerr spent the
weekend with Mrs. Vern Wodrich
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-03-18

To sell, to rent, to buy, to lease,
to beg or borrow. Use THE NEWS
Classified Ad Column. Phone 5271.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-03-18
Program For Armed
Forces Day Planned

A committee has been appointed
to plan for the Armed Forces Day
at Erie Ordnance Depot Wednes-
day, May 18. 1t includes:
Capt. Paul A. Pencola, Coordi-
nator; T. H. Eshelman, preparation
and assembly of material; Bert C.
Alexander, technical demonstra-
ton; Milt Cunningham, static dis
play; Gene Schneider, live fire dis
play; Harvey Battrell, program and
publicity; Maj. James w. Devlin,
transportation; Capt Harold r.
Scott, traffic control; Paul Lock
wood, reception and ushering;
Fearnot Blackburn, utilities and
facilities; Capt. John w. Scherer,
Asst. Secretary and coordinator.
Plans at the present are being
developed to establish an interest
ing program for the public on this
day. Open House to the public is
the policy of the Department of
Army on Armed Forces Day.
To sell, to rent, to buy, to lease,
to beg or borrow. Use THE NEWS
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-03-18
GENOA NEWS
ANDY HALEY

The new elementary school
building, which is to be erected
1ere, will be named the John E.
Drummer" building, due to his
staunch support Of the school pro-
gram in this vicinity since he be-
came resident of Genoa in 1915
and being member of the board
of education from that time until
Jan. 1851. Mr. Drummer was born
in Macon county, Mo. Feb. 1881,
and came to Marbfehead, Ohio in
1901 after a period of years as an
employee of the former Kelley Is
land and Transportation company
he was transferred to Clay Center
as Supt. moving to Genoa in 1915
ne served as Supt of that Company
until his retirement in 1947.
The community association of
Martin has designated a clean up
day which will be held early in
April. Trucks will available to be
used for the pick up service. Five
committees were selected by the
association for the membership,
safety, nuisance program as we'll
as welfare. EdW Tank, member
of the county commissioners was
in attendance at the meeting and
answered many questions put for
ward by the group.
The members of Gertrude Chap
ter, Order of Eastern Stars, will
hold dinner meeting at Masonic
Hall this Wednesday evening, at
six thirty o'clock with Mrs. Daisy
Moore in charge of the reserva-
tionS.
The members of Genoa cub
scouts were in charge of the meet
ing of the P.TA. which was held
at the high school building Mon
da evening. Den Mothers included
Mrs. Margeret Dunn, Mrs. Dwight
Gould, Mrs. Ralph Reidemann, Mrs.
Edo Bergman, Mrs. Warren Hes
selbart, Mrs. Leslie Wyse, Mrs.
Gallen Drummond, Mrs. Vern Coff-
man and Mrs. Andrew Verkin.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-03-18

Oak Harbor Booster Club is
sponsoring it's annual Basketball
Banquet on Thursday. March oath
.at st. Paul's. Guest speaker
will be Chick Chuckovits of To
ledo. Committee in charge of
arrangements for the affair.
Judge Don Wargowsky. Max
Sharpe. Dave Thierwechter.
Luther Mylander.
Mrs. AL Hay is helping out" at
the N. o. Telephone office in Port
Grapevine items. understand
that the late George Pete's resi-
dence has been sold. that the
present tenants. Jean and Bob
Butler. and their cute daughter,
Debbie. plan to move to Ere
mont. that the new occupants
will be the Kenny Wendts. who
lived there prior to Kennys going
into Service.
Mary and Jack harrington plan
to build soon. they have pur-
chased a lot on East Main Street.
f-:
Ray Bordeaux is vacationing in
Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Clayman
and Kathleen of Mentor, O., and
Mr.. and Mrs. Emery Seawater of
Toledo we're Sunday callers at the
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-03-18

in Cleveland.
Mrs. Carol Hablitzel was host
ess to her bridge club Wednesday
night. Following a dessert course
bridge was played by Mrs. NJ. E.
Leavy of Port Clinton, Mrs. Adolph
Sorg, Mrs. Charles Fought, Sr.,
Mrs. Luther Hetrick, Mrs. Earl
Hockin, Mrs. Ray Hablitzel, Mrs
John Zehner, Mrs. Darlene Smith,
Mrs. Bernard Scleuerman, Mrs.
Lewis Wistinghausen, Mrs. Roy
Garner and the hostess. Prizes
were won by Mrs. Leavy and Mrs.
Hetrick.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-03-18

by Raymond Lykens, Alva Hay,
and Magdaline O1daker, and then
skidded across the road where it
took down several small trees, said
deputy Myron Hetrick. The driver
was not injured. He said some
thing had gone wrong with the
truck. One of the parked cars hit
was hurled into the middle OF the
road, deputy Hetrick said.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-03-18
CARD OF THANKS

The family of Paul Deindorfer
wishes to extend their sincere
gratitude to the many friends for
their kindnesses during the illness
and death of our husband and
brother. Especially do we thank
Rev. Shoup, DR., Shortridge, Oak
Harbor Lodge 495, F. & A. M. and
donors of cars, flowers and me-
MORALS.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-03-18
Parked Cars
Hit By Truck

Three parked cars were badly
damaged Monday at $50 a. m.
when a truck driven by Willis
Witmar, 45, Lincoln Park, Mich,
went out of control near Zoschke's
Trailer Camp.
The loaded truck hit cars owned
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-03-18
CARD OF THANKS

| wish to thank every one who
remembered me with cards, flow
ers and visits during my recent
stay at the hospital. Special thanks
to the nurses and aids at Magruder
hospital and to DR.. Miessner for
their kindness.
Mrs. John (Yano) Macko
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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-03-18
CARD OF THANKS

Our sincere appreciation is ex-
pressed to the many friends and
neighbors whose flowers and mes.
Sages of sympathy solaced and
comforted us in our loss. Special
thanks to the Sanders Funeral
Home.
Git The Staff Family
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-03-18
GETS PERMIT

A building permit to connect
the present garage to an empty
building for a proposed office was
issued last week to E. w. Ref
schneider, 418 E. F'ifth-st. Esti-
mated cost is $500.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-03-18
Ottawa Co. Cerebral Palsy
Victims Can Receive Help

helping hand is held out to Ottawa countys cerebral
palsy victims in the form of treatment center which
will shortly open at Fremont to hreecounty area
The treatment CENTER located in the basement of the
Eks building at Croghan and Justicests in Fremont will
have open house March 20 from II and from
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-07-01
SOME CHURCH GROUPS DENY
PART IN BINGO MOVE

Following the many threats that
had come to her in person and by
telephone, Mrs. Marjorie Wescott,
secretary of the Manteo Methodist
Church board, inquired of meet
ing called by the Board Tuesday
night of this week, as to the eX-
tent of the support she might eX-
pect in the fight previously spon-
sored by the Board against blngo.
Out of more than dozen people
who had been notified to attend
this meeting, only six or seven at
tended, and none of them would
come out and support her. Her
father, Judge w. F. Baum, was
present at the meeting in his ca
pacity as an honorary member,
and he advised her to give up the
fight if the church board was not
going to back her.
Mrs. Wescott, considerably ner-
vous and disturbed, in view of the
threats that had been made, par
ticularly those that had threatened
to railroad her husband, despite
his perfect service record, out of
the Coast Guard Service or into
prison, said she was so discouraged
she intended to withdraw as COM
plainant in this action. However,
she had not yet learned if she
could withdraw until Judge Morris
has heard the complaint. Mrs. Vlr-
ginia Wescott, however, said she
had no intention of withdrawing
from the fight.
Reports are current at Mays
Head that some members of the
Kitty Hawk Methodist Church are
denying that their church ever
took any action or discussed bingo
unfavorably in any way.
Bingo operators are represented
by Forrest Dunstan of Elizabeth
City. The compliments in the bin
go case are represented by Martin
Simpson of Elizabeth City. Re-
ports are that sympathizers of the
movement will attempt to have So
licitor Walter Cahoon assist in the
prosecution of the case.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-07-01
FIRST TARPON OF SEASON
CAUGHT AT CAPE HATTERAS

Buxton.-First tarpon of the
1855 season was landed at the
Point of Cape Hatteras by an
angler who was fishing for blue
fish on Thursday. The tarpon
scaled at Al pounds, and measured
So inches from tip to tip. 1t was
caught by Junius Clemmons,
EMT1c, USCG of Southport, who
is currently assigned to duty here
as telephone linesman.
On the same day Raymond Bas-
nett of Buxton hooked one but
lost it. The wife of a coastguards-
man, whose name was not given,
also hooked and lost one.
Tarpon are not uncommon in
Dare Coastal waters. Commercial
fishermen at Hatteras often ex-
perience torn nets as result of
catching tarpon, especially during
the Spring and Autumn. The local
Hatteras name for tarpon is
"Sprat" which is an old English
word meaning a 'large herring
like fish" The name used at Hat
teras has probably been handed
down since the Outer Banks were
first settled by English-speaking
peoples, two or three hundred
years ago.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-07-01
WORTH
Continued from Page One)

witnesses" have been called to
testify this week, including DIR. E..
Willard Berry of Duke University
and E. C. Van Horn, consulting
geologist of Murphy, N. c., B. M.
Hedrick and Dial Williams of Eliz-
abeth City have also testified, and
A. w. sDrinkwater and E. E.
Meekins of Manteo are among the
Worth witnesses.
Earl Mann of Manteo was called
to testimony as to game conditions
in the area.
The hearing which is to be re-
cessed Thursday on completion OF
testimony by Mr.. Worth's witness
es, will be resumed next week for
the National Park Service to pre-
sent it's evidence. Counsel for the
Government are Clyde E. Gooch
and William 7. Gaskill.
Mr.. Worth acquired this land
some ten years ago for a mere
$4,000, upon the settlement of the
estate of the late David Inquest,
through the sale of the tract by
the trustee holding title. Before his
death, Mr.. Lindquist had set plans
in motion to make it gift to the
people of Dare County, but his
death defeated his purposes. Pre-
viously he had donated go acres
to the County, and for which the
county received more than $54 900.
Of this money, the commissioners
now have $4,000 in hand, draw
ing no interest, and they propose
to spend it on building Jail, after
tearing down the old Jail, and get
ting the people to vote them
$4,000 more next Saturday, July
9th
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-07-01
GEORGE A. WISE, POPULAR
MANTEO NEGRO PASSES

Well remembered will be Rev.
George Albert Wise, one of the
most popular negro citizens of
Roanoke Island, who died Friday,
June "a, after a long illness. For
many years he served the public
in his employment through local
hotels and his last post was with
the Fort Raleigh Hotel. He was
well known and highly regarded;
leader and a tireless worker
among his people. He is survived
by his wife, and by son, Haywood
Wise of Manteo.
The funeral was conducted Sum
day afternoon at 2 pm. by Rev.
w. s. Reyes, pastor of Hayens
Creek Baptist Church. The church
choir sang "Near the Cross" and
"The Old Rugged Cross" Solos
were sung by Mrs. Sonny Tillett,
Leo Daniels and Mrs. William
Daniels, Mrs. Clifton Daniels at
the piano. Mrs. Nora White, mis-
tress of ceremonies.
DIR. o. L. Sheriff. will be guest
speaker at Ravens Creek Baptist
Church, Manteo. The public and
friends are invited to attend. DR.
Sheriff. is famous speaker. He
is Secretary of the colored Ma.
tional Baptist Convention.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-07-01
LOST COLONY SCHOOL OF
FINE ARTS JULY II

Sponsored by Roanoke Island
Historical Association the summer
School of Fine Arts will open on
July u and continue through
August 10, it was announced today
by Lost Colony Manager Dick
Jordan. The curriculum will in
clude 10 classes, and persons in
terested in taking the courses, for
which no charge is made, should
register at the Community Build
ing in Manteo between 10 and
1890 o'clock, July II.
Courses offered and the instruc-
tors follows: Chorus, Nena Will
hams; Children's Choir, Val Gwa-
decki; Beginners in Dancing, Mar
vim Gordon; Movement for Stage,
Marvin Gordon; Advanced Dance
Technique, Marvin Gordon; Chill
iren's Dance, Gloria Chavlis;
Stagecraft, William l, Long; Cos
tune Execution, Irene Smart;
Voice and Diction, Elizabeth Welch
and Play Introduction, James
Byrd.
Jordan stated that the purpose
of the school is to provide instruc-
ton in theatre arts and to supple
ment training of the company of
The Lost Colony, and to train
residents of Dare County for fu-
ture participation in this drama
of their country's history. All
faculty members are made up of
members of the Lost Colony staff,
most of whom have special degrees
in the subject they will teach.
In addition to the regularly
scheduled classes of the school, one
production will be staged during
the season. More complete infor-
nation may be obtained from The
Lost Colony office in Manteo.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-07-01
HYDE ESCAPEE IS
CAPTURED FRIDAY
IN BALTIMORE, ND.
Carroll Linwood Gibbs, Who Saw
ed Out Of Hyde's Jail Febru-
airy 4, Is Returned

After more than four months of
freedom, Carroll Linwood Gibbs OF
Shawboro, who sawed his way out
of the Hyde County Jail onFeb-
ruary 4th, was picked up by police
detectives in Baltimore, Md, last
Friday night.
Hyde Sheriff Charlie ]. Cahoon
accompanied by Patrolman w. E.
Williams, went to Baltimore Mon
day and returned Gibbs to the
Hyde Jail Tuesday, where the
prisoner will be held until the
October term of Hyde Superior
Court.
At the time of his escape in
February, Gibbs was being held in
the Jail on robbery charge.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-07-01
MASONS TO WORSHIP WITH
CHRISTIANS IN NEW CHURCH

Masons of Roanoke Island lodg-
es have been called to meet Sun
day night, July 3, at 7:45 pm. fol
preaching services in the new
Christian Church now under con-
struction on the north end of Roa.
noke Island.
This is a custom inaugurated last
year, and churches have been at.
tended by Masons in groups, al
Wanchese, Manteo, Kitty Hawk
and Manns Harbor.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-07-01
MeCOWN
Continued from Page One)

E. E. Meekins succeeds himself as
Secretary.
Endorses Tourist Bureau
The Manteo Rotary Club at a
previous meeting went on record
unanimously as favoring the work
of the Dare County Tourist Blu
reau, as a primary source of pro-
motion and publicity for travel in
Dare County. 1t was called the
clearing house for information for
the visiting public, and as such,
being of inestimable value both to
the public and the various tourist
establishments of Dare County.
The Club wished to place itself
on record as favoring the continu-
ance of the Bureau essentially as
it is now functioning, and solicits
the financial support of the citi-
zens, and the county commits
sioners.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-07-01

All along the Parkway we had
seen rhododendron and laurel, with
an occasional patch of fame azalea
still in bloom, but nothing like the
sight which greeted our eyes at
Craggy Gardens.
Returning from Knoxville we
came across the Smokes via Cat
linburg and Newfound Gap. En-
route to the gap we saw crowds at
several observation overlooks. The
first time we just thought they
were people who had stopped to
picnic. Then we saw fat, black
bear walk away from the crowd
and start down the mountainside.
Several cameras were trained on
him-but no one was feeding him.
There were all sorts of warnings
about feeding the creatures, as
they have become dangerous. The
next bear we saw was a long,
young scrawny one, standing on
his hind legs peering into an auto
mobile window-probably expect
ing lunch. The next bear was a
big, lazy fat one, probably weigh
ing 300 pounds or more. He was
placidly lying in cool spot with
dozens of people milling around
him, making pictures and wonder
ing what he might do. He just lay
there. Just before reaching the top
of the Gap young mother bear
and a small cub had attracted so
many people that traffic was
stopped until cars could be moved
out of the road. From there on
no bears. They were all in Ten
nessee.
Coming down from Cherokee
through Soco Gap into the Maggie
Valley we saw many signs Of the
prosperity that has come into the
community with the developing OF
the Great Smoky Mountains Ma
tional Park. Some years ago we
were in the same valley and there
was one nice inn and on or two
small tourist courts. Now the same
inn is there and we stopped and
had breakfast there, equally as
good as when we were there be-
fore. But now there are many mo-
tells, restaurants and tourist courts,
and the many thousands of people
who visit the park should never
have trouble finding accommoda-
tions.