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Milford chronicle., 1956-02-17
WASHINGTON LETTER

Enduring Model For americans
The more we study the life Of
George Washington. the more we
realize that the Father Of His
Country was, after all, no super
man, but made of flesh and blood.
TO discover that he too, like the
rest of us, met with Illustration and
failure as well as success, that he
too enjoyed and appreciated and
knew how to use the good Thugs
his farm, his industry and his ulti-
mate position provided, makes him
three-dimensional, real-and gives
Us kinship we never felt as a
schoolboy.
At the age of fourteen, for in
stance, he wanted to go to sea.
but gave up this dream on the
plea of his widowed mother. And
it was certainly a bitter day for
% year-old Col Washington, when,
as aide to General Braddock he
was rebuked and sneered at for
offering advice on backwoods
fighting-and hours later had to
organize the retreat Of the rem
nants of Braddock's forces, carry
ing the mortally wounded general
with him.
But when, in 1853. he campaigned
for a seat in Virginia's House oil
Burgesses, his own tactics were
successful, eliminating in a ball
for the voters that is reported to
have cost him more than 40
pounds Among the election ex-
penses he meticulously noted are
"a gals. Of beer" ard "52 drs. of
ale"
And, in addition to his heroism.
devotion, military genius and
craftsmanship, it will be remem-
bered that during the late and un-
lamented prohibition period, George
Washington's own recipe "to make
small beer" excited the admiration
Of his cOuntrymen. These hand
written instructions from his own
notebook were widely printed in
facsimile form. And it was said
theY were very good, too.
Visitors to Mount Vernon, and /
there are more Of them every year. /
are invariably impressed with whet
a comfortable and well-ordefed
home it must have been when
George Washington lived there.
And those who study the nemen-
toes. the land and the buildings.
come TO realize that the keys n
Washington's greatness were self
diseinlina and deratinn-which 4
enabled him to accent defeat with
mt despair. victory without ella
fion-apd tn enjoy the bounty of
his well-earned good fortune with
out abusing t.
$40
The Greatest Need
This session Of Congress win
pass highway legislation that will
set the course Of Americas develop
ment for the next 100 years. II
may de-emphasize the rural areas
in favor Of the big metropolitan
It may doom more thou
r0wdr ~ ne ~ do an ,sst~,.<.et,
Milford chronicle., 1956-02-17
LESSON- IN FINANCE

LESSON IN FINANCE
For several reasons, the marketing OF
100000 shares Of Ford Motor Company
stock excited an extraordinary amount Of
public interest
For one thing, it was the largest stock
offering in financial history. For another, il
marked the transition of the last Of the huge
family-Owned businesses into the hands of
he public-at-large-a change which is in
eonsOnance with modern corporation his
,0ry. And sales of the stock were made in
small blocks in order to divide ownership
among as many people as possible. That too
is a healthy phenomena of the times-to-
days typical stakeholder is man of mOder-
ate means, and typical figure in the COM
munity.
The legions Of people who follow the for
tunes of the Ford issue will also learn-if
they do not already understand this-hoW
the prices Of any publicly-held stock are es-
tabliShed In a free enterprise economy. In
order to sell the stock figure had to be de-
cided upon, based on the cOmpany's sales,
prospects, assets and other relevant factors.
The experts set the issuing price at S6450 a
share and the Securities and Exchange
Commission cOncurred. But no man, and no
group Of men, can hold it at that figure or
at any other figure. 1t may go up and it
may 90 down. But whatever the case the
sellers will determine the day-to-day buying
and selling price.
The point is that a. stock exchange is part
of the free market. 1t has the basic charaC-
teristics of an auction. The exchange itself
has nothing whatever to do with values.
Onlg~the investing public-whicil. numbers
many millions-has the say on that.
~6c&0@&
POLITICAL PANIC is A DANGER
statement that, because of depressed
prices, thousands Of small farmers are being
driven off the land, has been vigorously de-
MED by Secretary Benson. He reports that
fewer farmers left the land in the past three
years than in the preceding three.
NO one should minimize the farm prob
lem. At the same time, we should take care
not to exaggerate it out of all reason and
make it appear that u. S. agriculture as a
whole is in desperate straits.
1t will be especially bad-for the farmer
and everyone else-if we permit the current
situation 10 stampede us into actions born of
political panic in an election year. For ex-
ample, there is a great deal of talk about
falling back on high fixed parity prices. But
the unqueStlOnable fact is that it was this
policy which created problems worse than
those it attempted to solve-by encouraging
production for purchase and storage by the
government, instead of for consumption We
cannot have a sound farm economy SO long
as SURPRISES of incredible size keep piling
up.
Whether the soil bank is or is not work
able solution is a matter of controversy. But
it has one virtue, so far as we can see now
it would mark a constructive attack on the
impossible surplus situation. a key provis-
ion is the prevention Of diverting land from
one surplus crop only to put it in another
surplus crop. If, for instance, the soil bank
land were used for grazing, we would soon
have a livestock problem of far greater di-
mansions than any we know now
$500
TMNICP ATION OUEpuATTT
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Jersey Drivers
Heading Toduy's
Marlboro Field

Headed by Charles Dyer. a
quintet Of drivers win arrive
from New Jersey this afternoon
for the 200-lap late model stock
car race at Marlboro Motor
Raceway. Trials start at 2 pm.
Dyer. who holds the track rec
ord for one-lap, has finished no
worse than second in the last
two years in races he has en-
tered at Marlboro. He won twice
lin 1850, including the Eastern
championship race, and was Sec
ond twice.
Entered along with Dyer from
New Jersey are Roscoe (Pappy)
Hough, Harold Frankel. George
Wasdyke and Johnny Nordmeyer,
all outstanding drivers.
From this area are Bill Nor
gan, Elmo Langley. Sam Hash,
Mace Mattingly. the Hanburys,
Mack and Cuz. and other top
drivers Of the Northern Virginia
Stock Car Club circuit.
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DAILY DOUBLE PAID SS6

THIRD RAcE-Purse S2,750; 4-year-
ODDS and up; la miles.
ReIet (Skellyl 1920 $40 100
ISnOrkel tWeissman) 40 800
ALFRED Boulder baldwin, 3.|O
Jumbo Lies, Wise Swiv, Here's Jake.
Kayo Kid. Queen Apache. Time. 1:562s
FOURTH RACE-Purse. $1,000: claim
ing; 3-year-olds; furlongs.
Mise Fighter tHeek'n) 7.@O t.90 s.ss0
Paraph tJess0p) 400
Menown, socar Pine. Donnarch,
Happy Bud, Marooned, christy's Wish.
Time, 1;26ss.
FIFTH RACE-Purse. S3.25O: claim
ing; 3-year-olds: 8 furlongs.
Full Book tChurch) $50 800 2.80
Boil Question tWagner) $50 $3.50
Ever Present tSkOrOnskD $40
Mel's Glory, Picatas. sabrina Dark
Sunny Luck, Roving Caesar. Time
l1:13ls.
SIXTH RACE-Purse, $4,000; allow
ances; 3-year-olds and ups 8 furlonss.
Lori Jane Cook $50 $50 3.2I
Nagab0nd Kind tHeckmann) 600 3.8t
Happy : America; sabourin. Better
Goods. Time, l:l2ss.
SEVENTH RAcE-Purse. $4,000: al.
lowances: 3-year-olds; s furlongs.
Old Roman (Churchl 900 80 :.sS
AmbidextrOus Jessopl 2.60
Peace Bomb, Jays Pride. Sarto, Super.
script, Greek sword. Vaults Ration
Time. 1:132s.
EIGHTH RACE-The Balmoral Turf
Handicap; $4,000 added: 3-year- oldl
and up; p miles turf.
Sir Tribal (SkOrOnskD SEQ go $50
Blue Choir (BrOOks) $50 a.40
G0fOrward (BariIel 1880
Mahan. b Roman Nettle, Impasse
Bozi, Dance Nsing, Full Flight, aSea
o Erin. Hasseyampa. Time, 1857.
a Hasty House Farms entry.
Reineman entry.
NINTH RACE-Purse. SO. 900: claim
ing; 3-year-olds and up; / IL miles Cturfl.
Par Boy (SkOrOnskil 11.OO 500 3.20
Midyear (Mulkerrinl 11.40 $50
I'm Expectin Knappl 3.A0
Mr.. Boots. Solid Rock, Scairt Rabbit,
Tall Iris, Pendooti. One Grand. Time,
II AIS
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DAILY DOUBLE PAID S12.6O

THIRD RACE-Purse. $1,000: claim
ing; Swear -olds; furlongS.
Power Steering tK'tsI 1920 60 55.999
Brassy Miss (Fairbanksl $40
Nervous Nell, Cop .Winder., Anita
Master. Fleet Chief. Flying Steel. Time
HIS.
, FOURTH RACE IA. Purse ,I;,s. s2.7oO'
CAROLYN w. (Davernl 1910 40 nOt
AdarOse tHettingerl 40 4Su
Treat Me Sweet tSpinale) Dot
ch oTay SKIN ys pyer '0s Time 'e f475
FIFTH RACE-Purse. $500; claim
ing; 4-year -olds and up; about ia fur
SahT.Esn .MessiIs5, $50 go g. 90 s 3 e
Great Habit. Bold Design, Don't Fsi
Me. Hug Up, Big Marx. Time. l:349'
equals track record.
SIXTH RAcE-Purse. S3,5oo; allow
ances: 3-year-olds and up; = furlongs
Brown BOoter tWilderl 100 $50 a.6t
Isle Of Bond tKeenanl $50 4.0t
Double. Bid (kurtzD 20,
Treat Bomb Cry Time, i:i1b.
EIGHTH RAcE-Purse. $4,000; claim
ing: 4-year-olds and up Lie miles.
Mr.. Dubuque tMeL'linl S1.6O 22.S0 l1.6t
HI Rock Smith AGO 3.Sl
Max's Reward lBOhenko) 1876
Image. OF We Go. Halcyon Chance, AS
Signment. Overprices, Sallyboots. Hom
Fleet. Time. EATS.
NINTH RACE-Purse. $500: handi
:41b.
cap; 3-year-olds and up; ia miles.
Toulouse tG0dkins) 4.2O 300 2.6t
Gold Gin Hairbanks) 90 3.2t
Transmuer tParentl LII
! Twos Company, Voyante. Ih'
Pheasant, Little Lucky, Turugeneh, Ell.
fortiess Time 2.5S2k thew tract
Dunlap-Renaud entry,
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Sir Tribal Wins
lover B|ueChoir
'At BaImoraI

CHICAGO, June Is (P).-Sir
Tribal turned back Blue Choir's
late bid today to win the S57, ZOO
Balmoral Turf Handicap at
Washington Park by a halt
length.
The triumph was worth $34, 500
to Sir Tribals owner, Charles
Fritz, Chicago trucking mag
nate.
Sir Tribal. outlegging a field
OF IL. ran the mile and three
lsixteenths in 1857 over a heavy
track.
The winner. ridden by Tony
Skoronski. paid $3.50, $3.50 and
$3.50. Blue Choir, owned by
Mrs Harry Nathenson, paid
$3.50 and $40. Goforwrad fin
ished third and paid $1,000. Co
forward. owned by Mrs. Mary
H. Hunter, went off at 60-to-1.
Sea o Erin. coupled with
Mahan by Hasty House Farm
set the pace almost to the
stretch turn but was closely
pressed by Sir Tribal and finally
tired. Full Flight. owned by
Valley View Farm, was fourth.
1t was the richest stake ever
won by Sir Tribal. An Okla
homa bred, 5-year-old gray
gelding.
A crowd of 1888 was on hand
for the windup of the Balmoral
meeting. The Chicago racing
scene shifts Monday to Arlington
Park for a 36-day meeting.
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DAILY DOUBLE PAID $40

THIRD RACE-Purse. $4,000; claim.
ing; Swear olds; q furlongs.
Always Movin (B'm'tisl $50 $40 ~
Satan'S Mate Patty 1880 5.2t
Mythical Land tMorenOl 3.St
Chickdale Flying Teddy, Part Time
Bombra. Time, iii.
FOURTH RACE--Purse. $4,000; al
.owances: 2-vear-olds: 5 furlongs.
Love Doll tBrumfeidi 500 i.20 $40
Busy Harvest tBurrl $40 500
Nitime, Three Bohs. settum Up Joe,
3radv Royal Lit. Time. 0:5SAs.
FIFTH RACE-Purse. $1,000; allow
ances; 3-year- olds: furlonRs.
Scansion tCulmone) 1I.2O 20 30
Cubed Ice Jamesl 1860 500
cele's Pet Accolade. Land o. Liberty,
Queen YvOnne, Miss Erlen, Golden Bay,
Rich and Rare Time, 1.10is.
SIXTH RAcE--The Regret Handicap;
100000 added; 3-year-olds and up; 8
Blue spsrkIsr 6sc'rlOek, 500 t.so $50
Jimminetty BURR $50 500
Prompt Impulse Blum go
Another World, Betsann. Sorceress.
orandharva. "a High Voltage, Some
time Thing. Time ] :osls. -,
SEVENTH RACE Purse, $4,000,
claiming: 4-year-olds and up: ], - miles.
Deep River Ind tBoulmstisi 40 $50
ret nS Sssff f Pisy cosinus oottapasss SEM
DUNN, Shamrock, Junaluksa, Waric,
Neektie. Topside. Time. l:46ts,
EidHTH RAcE-Purse, S3.50G; claim
ms; 4.ye,aI:olds and UP; 10 miles AZ
Brook Prince 1Morenol $50 300
Ruth Hanson MANN 1.tO
MaRic Lamp Fluent Al. Carolina Rex,
Turkish Gold, Our Felicia. Time l:44as
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Blue Spark|er
Wins Sprint
AtMonn1outh

OCEANPORT, N. j.. June 16
Rl.-Blue Sparkler, pride of
Amory L. Haskell, Monmouth
Park president, turned in an inn
pressive performance before
2l.970 spectators today to win
the $40. 000-added Regret Handi-
cap at Monmouth.
The home-bred daughter of
Knave High-Blue Tiara won
by two lengths over D. B.
Schmeck's Jlmminetty and ran
the six furlongs in 1:091s, a new
mark for the event and only one
fifth of a second of the track
record.
With OWE Scurlock in the sad
die, Blue Sparkler. a 3 to 2 choice
in the betting, opened a four
length lead in the home stretch
and won with some to spare as
Jlmminetty and Prompt Impulse
made vain attempts to catch her
near the finish. Prompt Impulse
was third and High Voltage
fourth.
In a previous start at Garden
State Park, Haskell's 4-year-old
filly won a six-furlong sprint in
1:0935.
Surprise of the race was the
effort of Jimminetty, a 5-year-
old mare. Since April 80. when
she finished second in claim
ing race, Jimminetty has grad
ually improved and earned a
start in her first stakes event
by winning four straight races.
The daughter of Jimmie. how
ever, was no match for Blue
Sparkler today. The Haskell
filly broke fourth in the field of
nine moved up to challenge
Prompt Impulse and Gand-
harva at the half mile pole. took
command on the far turn and
was never headed.
Blue Sparkler returned SIS.
$4.20. and 1920, while Jimmi-
netty, a 12-to-l choice. paid
$3.50 and SIS.
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Continued From Page CT

OUutAnuCU EEVH 0BG OSA
readily" the 33-year-old Erb
said.
Guerin. who won the Belmont
with Native Dancer and High
Gun, said Career Boy had no
excuses. HE ran a big race" the
little Cajun said, and few could
argue with him on that score.
Paul j. Bailey. one of the most
underrated jockeys in the busi-
ness, had the mount on Fabius as
IA result of the disqualification
the Delaware Park stewards
handed Willie Hartack last Sat-
|urday. 1t is very doubtful if even
Hartack could have done any
better today.
Il had to go all out to get
around two horses (Ricci Tavi
and Charlevoix) going UP the
backstretch," Bailey said later.
He ran game race all the
way"
The crowd didn't seem to like
Fabius' chances at all, appar-
emily because of the Calumet
Colts six-length defeat by Ricci
Tavi at Delaware Park last Sat-
Iurday. The change of jockeys
also may have been a factor with
the weekend throng since Har-
tack is much more of a name
than the esser-known Bailey.
Career Boy, who was coupled
in the betting with Jazz Age as
the Whitney entry, was almost
as far back as Needles in the
early running. while Fortune P.
Ryan'S little-regarded Charlevoix
battled with Fabius and Ricci
Tavi for the early lead. All the
way up the backstretch this trio
was good 10 lengths ahead of
the next fight, with Career Boy,
Beau Diable and Needles bring
ing up the rear.
Jazz Age Fades
Eddie Arcaro. who was trying
for his seventh victory in the
Belmont with the gray Jazz Age,
kept the Peter Pan handicap
winner in fourth place much of
the way, but he folded badly in
the stretch and wound up next
to last. three lengths ahead of
Charlevoix. Ricci Tavi also tired
and finished fifth. two lengths
behind Beau Diable and six
ahead OF Frosty Mr.. the l00-to-
winner of Laurel's Chesapeake
Stakes last spring.
There was little delay at the
gate, although a strong ARMED
starters assistant had to work
a bit with Ricci Tavi to get him
in the gate. The willful son of
Rico Monte got out of the gate
quickly when the start came.
both he and Charlevoix out
the fleet Fabius.
Fabius and Bailey didn't take
over until shortly before the far
turn was reached, Just about the
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Cunudiun Champ
Wins Queens Plate

TORONTO, June Is P.--
Canadial Champ won the SOS, 00C
Queens Plate today at Woodbine
by a comfortable three and one
half lengths over Argent. London
Calling was third.
Canadian Champ. owned by
Bill Beasley Of Toronto and a
I1-to-3 choice covered the mile
and one-eighth in 1855 on a slow
track at the new multi-million
dollar track.
Immediately after the race the
I3-year-old bay colt by Windfields
out of Bolesteo received the plate
from Governor Massey.
, The winners purse was SIS $50
the largest in the 81 years OF
the classic. The previous high was
S25.270 won BY Ace Marine IN
1855.
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40 Drivers to Race
At Vista Park Today

More than 40 motorcycle
racers will compete in an eight
race program this afternoon at
Vista Park Speedway. Time trials
are l o'clock and the first race
at 2.
The top two point scoring lead
ers at the track. Billy Tyler and
Reno Coletti, will head the field.
Others listed to start include
Jimmy Brent, Bobby Mitchell
Jim johnson, Harvey Bigelow
Fritzie White, Marvin Shaw ano
the Fender brothers. Jim and
John.
The track is located at the
intersection Of the Defense anc
Palmer highways.
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Needles Late Rush Wins
Belmont; Fobius Third

time the trailing Needles and
Career Boy started their drives
Fabius was firing perceptibly
entering the stretch. and it was
he that carried Needles wide
while Career Boy went to the
inside.
Once Fabius was put away
inside the eighth pole, 1t was
strictly a duel between the two
big" horses. 1t was Needles who
prevailed where his sire, Ponder,
had failed in 1949. while Career
Boy proved unequal to dupli-
eating the feat of his daddy,
Phalanx.
Despite some morning show
ers, the grass course was fast
too. This was shown when c
Mahlon Kline's Raster, carrying
126 pounds. equaled the track
record of PIT for a mile and
three-eighths in the fourth race
The record had been set only a
week ago by Lofty Peak, a sur
prise winner on the turf at Pim-
leo a short time ago. Raster
was an easy winner over Akbal
Khan. the eveh-money favorite
and paid $500.
Arcaro, who is far out in front
among the Belmont riders with
IS winners, had his troubles to-
day. Riding Seebit, the even
money choice, Eddie seemed to
have the second race won until
Pampas, a long shot ridden by
Pete Anderson, came fast be-
tween horses to nail him. The
photo showed that the fading
Seebit also had been nosed out
by a couple of others, Paris
Rabble and Gay Pole.
Pampas paid $35 and COM
bined with the favored Millden
in the first race to produce a
$155.40 daily double. The win
ming combination was 8 and z
Millden and Seebit would have
paid only Sill.
Arcaro missed with another
favorite. this time at 3-to-5. in
the third race when Amber
Diver, Eddie's mount, barely
failed to catch Gavel, the $195G
winner. Oddly enough. Arcarc
wasn't booed very much, Maybe
it was too hot.
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II Events Scheduled
For Recreation Track

The. sixth annual track and
field meet sponsored by the Dis
trict Recreation Department will
be held at 4 pm. Saturday at
Banneker Recreation Center.
The 17-event program is open
to all male athletes II years old
and over. Entry fee is IS cents.
Athletes must be registered with
the AAU and entries should be
in the Recreation Department
Office, 3l49 Sixteenth street
NV, not later than 5 pm.
Thursday.
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DAILY DOUBLE Paid sl55.4O

THIRD RACE-Purse, S3,7OO: maid
rs; 2-year-olds; 3 furlonss tWidener
Gavs Il IMisue1) 1880 $40 40
bPlaytown tFerraiuOlOl $50
Hung Up. aRoscoe Nancy. Pow-Pow.
Trace aWesley. Smiley, bJim Berger Mr.
Jay Ran RSy n , Hslf Iim Fo,tnss Fool,
Jacobs entry Brown entry. Brae
Burn Farm Waller entry.
FOURTH RACE-The Nassau purse.
81 500: allowances: 3-year-oids and up'
Raster (RodriEueEl 600 2.g0 ?.31
Akbar Khan (Atkins0nl 2.60 g.3u
Ocean Lane fGlassnerl y.SN
Devastation, High Button. Time, 2:1s
FIFTH RAcE~Purse. $4,000; allow
'ances: 4-yesr-olds and W; furlonss a
Fahulist tUsseryD 1910 90 3.ln
"a Fun steam tArcarOl 3.tO S,5N
n Brown HackIe tGuerin) ..5N
AEGEAN Sea, Acefuli. BY Jeepers, Grand
paw, Giant Cracker, Best Auper. Time
whitney entry
SIXTH RAcE-The Belmont; Sln0.-
900 added stake; 3-yeaIr-olds; Y miles
a Career Boy tGuerinl $50 e.eG
Fabius Bailey 2.30
Iazz AGE, Frosty Mr.. charleyoix
Ricci Tavi. Beau Diable Time, 2;29ss
SEVENTH RKcE--Purse. $4,000; al
lowances 3-year-olds; I mile.
Nasal tUsseryl 1890 $50 t.50
Shines BRIGHT (Nichols) 40 500
Riley (AtkinsOnl 4.Dn
Cello Poster, irish Love. Point OF
order Born Mighty, Smart Admiral
EIGHTH RAcE-Purse $4,000; claim.
ing; 4-year-olds and up. Ia miles.
ShOers End Bailey $50 6.l0 20
Royal Review tUssery) go 3.9O
Blue Nitro tGuerlnl 3.N
Prefer Dan. Lea Rondi Hidi-Ann
Langholm. Market Gain, Bold Duchess
Time, l.515a
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Pitchers Mother III

PITTSBURGH, June is (P.-
Bonus pitcher Art Swanson of
the Pittsburgh Pirates left for
Baton Rouge, La, today after
receiving word that his mother
lis i'll.
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Suffolk Downs Results

FIRST RAcE-Purse, $4,000. claim
ing; 4-year -olds and up; / 10 miles. =.
EsmOnt tMarcierl $50 3.aO ~
Luscious Fruit iVinsonl i1e
Wise Quest. Trained, Tee Wee. Arletod
Eauilla. Time. 1:461s.
SECOND RAcE-Purse, 1900: claim
ing: 4-year-olds and up; 3 turlonRS:
Flying lib lHettingerl $40 4.Vt
sound Of Dawn. Chano. Ted's Bull
Russet. Sunday Favor. South Sun Time