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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-20
BUTLER GERSHWIN
FIRED IS JAILED AS
PIGGY BANK THIEF

BEVERLY HILLS. Calf.
Rj.-Composer Ira Gersh-
wins former butler. Mitchell
r. jenkins, was jailed by
police on suspicion of steal
ing from the Gershwin piggy
bank.
officers said that they ar
rested jenkins on a buying
spree and that he admitted
taking $l40 from the piggy
bank IN Mrs. Gershwin's
bedroom. The musician said
there was $500 in the bank.
Police said jenkins told
them he was dismissed from
Gershwin's service a week
ago, but returned and gained
entrance through an I'M
latched game room window.
He was booked yesterday on
suspicion of burglary.
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1909 Heurse Sold

RICHMOND. KY. April 20
R.-There's a market for 1909
model. horse-drawn hearses,
after all. Burton Roberts, a
Richmond undertaken, said he
had sold such a vehicle for use
In a centennial celebration in
Bristol. Tenn. The price was $225.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-20

SALT LAKE CITY.-The walls
of the. Mormon temple in this
Utah city are of white granite
and 10 feet in thickness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-26
Aid to JobIess
Areas Argued
By the Associated Press

The Senate last night debated
bill calling for a broad new pro-
gram of Federal aid to depressed
areas over the Nation but did not
bring the bill to a vote.
Republican Leader Knowland,
Republican Of California, de-
manded a roll call vote on the
bill and Majority Leader Lyndon
B. johnson, Democrat Of Texas,
obtained a delay.
The bill provoked sharp debate
In which Republicans challenged
several features Of the measure.
Senator Dworshak, Republican
Of Idaho, declared it was waste
Of time to bring it before the
Senate so late in the session
because the House would never
pass it.
But Democrats insisted there
was q chance the House might
act.
The measure contains these
four programs:
/. Providing 500 million each
in loans to industrial areas and
rural areas for projects to Gre
ate additional jobs. and for a
b SIS million revolving fund for
loans to poor communities to
build public facilities to make
them attractive to new industry.
Also provided is q maximum Of
$50 million for grants to poor
communities unable to handle
loans.
2. Partnership between the
Federal Government and State
and local agencies to develop ia
cilities to refrain skilled man
power.
3. Technical aid to depressed
areas on potential customers for
businessmen and on resources
for economic growth.
4. Special consideration for
areas suffering from chronic un-
employment in award Of Govern
ment contracts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-26
Herein Worth
$4,000 Seized,
ThreeArrested

Three persons were. arrested
yesterday in a series Of narcotics
raids. in which police seized
heroin worth up to $4,000 on
the illicit retail market.
Capt. Karl g. Mccormick, head
of the Narcotics Squad, said
Melvin E. Ward. 80. colored, Of
the 400 block Of Missouri avenue
NV, was the key figure in the
raids. The officer called him al
major wholesaler"
Arrested shortly before Ward
was picked up at his home was
Wards wife, jeanette, 80, who
was taken into custody at Fourth
and Kennedy streets NV. about
7p.m.
Clara Belle Wright, 80, colored
Of the 1900 block of Corcoran
street NV, whom Capt. Nc
Cormick called one of Wards
biggest buyers, was arrested at
her home about 1885 am.
Brought From New York
The last place hit was the
apartment Of Wards mother,
Mamie Ward. 81. colored. in the
1900 block Of M street NV,
where police seized 10 one-ounce
bags Of heroin and three bags of
capsules containing heroin AS
well as % one-ounce bags of
marijuana.
Capt. Mccormick said Ward
told him he brought between IS
and 40 ounces Of heroin from
New York last week.
The captain said Ward sold
about 1000 capuSles day and
that he paid between $4,000 and
$1,000 for the load he brought in
last week. It would sell for up toI
$4,000, Capt. Mccormick said.
Capt. Mccormick said Clara
Wright tried to dispose of some
400 capsules Of heroin by scat
tering it around the floor when
the raiders entered.
Milk Sugar Found
He said Wards wife, employed
at the Naval Annex, had an
ounce Of heroin and some milk
sugar in her purse when she
was picked up. Milk sugar is
used in cutting heroin.
Police recovered only several
empty one-ounce packages at
the Ward home.
The loot in the M street apart
ment was hidden in q cosmetics
case, Capt. Mccormick said. The
raiders also fund two cans Of
milk sugar there, he said, and
1000 empty glycerin capsules.
Markings Of 5000 Cigarettes
Police said the marijuana re-
covered from the apartment
would make about 5000 ciga-
retteS, which would sell for so
to rs cents apiece. But Capt.
Mccormick said Ward told him
marijuana doesn't go well here
they want heroin."
The raids were conducted byI
six members of the Narcotics
squad and three Federal mar
,OtIA agents.
The three defendants were to
Do arraigned today before the
United States Commissioner.
Wards mother was held as O.
material witness, police said.
Capt. Mccormick said the
squad had been working on the
case for more than q month.
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THURSDAY, JULY 70, 1855
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annually in Maine, ours look
sort of small.
Bob Elliott of Augusta writes
that bucks with from six points
up. weighing upward of 225
pounds when. dressed, are fire.
quently killed. One recently
killed byCa Connecticut hunter
and entered in the Biggest
Bucks in Maine Club" dressed
out at 236 pounds. Game War
den Telford McAllister estimated
1T would have weighed some 306
pounds on the hoof.
We are convinced that the
Maine law which permits the
hunting of deer of either sex
has much to do with this. It
gives the bucks time to develop
and their whole deer program
benefits. Because of a maudlin
Isentimentalism our Southern
States are backward in following
suit. With deer rapidly becom-
ing real problem in both Mary
land and Virginia it is high time
more legalized shooting of does
should be allowed.
Evening star., 1956-11-23

Charles Porter. Australia. s:lots; B.
Peterson, Sweden. 90; 5--Kenneth
Money, Canada, 6-1st; 6-VIadiEnar Sit
kline, Russia. 6-63a
FENCING
Team FOils
Round robin; First two in each
pool advance to semifnals):
United states, -: Australia, 3.
Bslsium. 8: Russia. Z.
Italy, s.; Colombia. o.
France. 10: Belgium.
Hungary, victories. 81 hits received I:
Australia, 8 victories, 65 hits received
tHuneary wins by hits)
United States. Hungary. Italy, France
ana Britain oualihed for seminal pools.
BASKETBALL
Uruguay. 20; Bulgaria. 65.
France, 81: Singepore, 81.
Philippines, "a: Thailand. SIS
United States, 9S; Japan, 40.
Brazil, GS Chile. 50.
FIELD HOCKEY
Great Britain. 2: Malaya. 2 tt!s).
Australia. >; Kenya. o.
WEIGiHTLIFTNG
Bantsmweighl finals (press. snatch.
Jerk and total: Charles Vinei United
States, YORK. Pa. 231 ~ pounds, 23l 40
pounds. @a21l pounds F54.45 pounds
tworlc and OLYMPIC record. old world
mark, 737 pounds, by Vladimir Stoeov.
Russia. 1850, old Olympic marx. u93
pounds. by Ivan Udodoe, Russia. 1882;
Stogoy Russia, 23I 40
231.49, 2S1 .O9. 1885; 3--Mahmud
Namdidu. Iran, 220.47. 2259s. 2S6. 80.
20a44, 297. 90, 715; 5-Kim Hae Nam.
Korea. 1870, 2O9.44, 2Sl .09, 6775;
6-Hoshio Nanbu, Japan, 1921,
2l4.95. 264 SO, 652.
MODERN PENTATHLON
Team results: limited States. 5000
points: FINLAND, 2,5l2.5; 3--Russia
2.4575; 4--Hungary. 1.727.5: g.
Mexico. 100; 6--Sweden. / $50: -
Chile, 1875; S-Rumania, 1,l60; g.
Australia, l.O60: 10-Brazil, 472.5.
ROWING
Trial Heat Winners
Fours with coxswain-United States,
Buffalo West Side Club.
Pairs without coxsWain-United States
Jim Fifer and Duvall Eecht
Single sculls-John Kelly, ir., Phila-
delphis.
Pair with coxswain-UnIted States.
Arthur Ayrault, Conn Findlay and Kurt
Seiifert
Fours without eoxswain-United States.
Detroit Boat Club.
Double Sculls--United States, Pat
Costello and Jim Gardiner.
Fights Australia. Canada. Czecho-
slovakia, Japan, Sweden. Russia quail
ned for semifnals United States YALE
third. In heat gets second chance in
repeehage,
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Won Hess Defeated
Aqoin by Storr

Ricky Starr defeated Karl Vor
Hess for the second straight
week in one fall after IL min
utes, in the feature wrestling
bout last night at Capitol Arena
In other matches, Skull Muir
ply defeated Walter Kammeroff
Dick Afflis won over Jack Bence
Cowboy Rocky Lee took care OF
Buddy Lee and in girls bout
Carol Cook was a winner over
Mary Jane Null.
Evening star., 1956-11-23

authority to approve anything
pertaining to the Olympics.
Reads Part Of Letter
at is incredible that Mr.
Mason should interpret my let
ter the way he did," Sober said
Let me read you an excerpt
of my letter letter to Mr.. Mason
dated November 8.
1T reads 1T has developed
there is an Olympic regulation
covering this problem, under
which such publications might
be improper. Cliff has discussed
this with members of the
Olympic Track and Field Com
mittee of which I am not this
year a member. and when
discussed this with him in Los
Angeles. he said he would check
with the Olympic regulations
and then determine what he
should do. That is not under the
AAU jurisdiction
Metcalf said Blair was first
warned about his outside writing
activities in September.
He was warned later in Los
Angeles, then in Hawaii and
again after we got here Met
calf added. "He continued to defy
us and sent in the articles. He
wrote the articles in the form of
letters but they had the same
effect as regular newspaper sto-
ries. He talked about team per-
sonalitieS and even made pre-
dictions of performances"
Return to States Likely
1t appears certain United
States officials would make ar
rangementS for Blair's immedi-
ate return to the States. They
didn't appear inclined to leave
him here without portfolio to
continue his writing activities.
There was one problem. That
was what to do about the uni
form which was issued to all
United States Olympic athletes.
"Of course, we may have to
let him keep his uniform be-
cause he has no other clothes
with him." Metcalf said. "But
we will have to strip him of all
the United States shields and
other insignas. He cannot keep
anything that would indicate he
is team member"
Evening star., 1956-11-23
OLYMPIC
RESULTS

MELBOURNE, Nov. % (P).-
Summaries Of today's Olympic
events:
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that carried him to victory he
left the field in his wake. After
his decisive triumph, Kouts ran
around the track, holding his
hands over his head and waving
to the crowd that gave him &
tremendous ovation.
The United States took the
lead in the modern pentathlor
when George Lambert Of Sioux
City. Iowa. and Jack Daniels oi
IMissoula, Mont, finished one
two in the riding event.
Feature events on tomorrow
program are the finals of the
ll00-meter dash. 400-meter hur-
dies. broad jump and the ham
mer throw.
Except fer the Yale defeat. the
Americans really shone this
morning on Lake. 'Wendouree al
Ballarat.
Sculling champion Jack Kelly
lir,, of Philadelphia, making hi
third bid for the Olympic titlt
his father won in 1920, beat two
of his strongest rivals in his heat
lof the single sculls.. His time ol
n minutes. 24.4 seconds for the
1000 meters was the third fast.
est on the Olympic records.
The 29-year-old Philadelphian
brother of Princess Grace Oi
Monaco. won by a length going
away from Poland's Theodol
Kocerka. who was third in the
1852 Olympic SOULS. Kocerks
eliminated Kelly in a repechagt
heat in 1852. Today Kelly over
took his Polish rival with about
900 meters to go and pulled
away in the last 100 meters
Britain's Tony Fox, fourth al
Helsinki in 1852. was third in
the heat.
Winners this morning included
two United States pairs and the
four with coxswain from Buffalo
N. Y, stroked by Ronald Card
well.
The American pair without
Icoxswain. Navy Pilot DuvalI
Hecht of Beverly Hills. Calf.
and Jim Fifer of Tacoma, Wash.
took its heat in 7:19.5-one OF
the fastest in Olympic history
and a remarkable performance
under today's windy conditions
They beat a Russian pair by siS
lengths.
Evening star., 1956-11-23

OIle Oh the pest HSnlng grounds
at this season is often found in
the Tall Timbers section of the
lower Potomac. You'll find school
rockf1sh there as a rule, and if
you're lucky. some of the biggest
Of the white perch clan which
school up in the deep water at
this season. One Of our friends
advised us that. with a party
trolling for rock in that general
area. they caught one or two
whopping perch close to the
bottom
They had a few bloodworlns,
baited their hooks. drifted over
the area and when they hit the
fish, threw out a buoy. Then by
running back up river and drift
ing down over the spot, they
caught 80 pounds of perch rang
ing to more than a pound each,
=
Some Of the best hunting in
the East is found in North Caro-
lima. From the waterfowl shoot
ing in Currituck, Mattamuskeet
and other favorite areas to bear
and deer hunting in the swamp
lands and quail, deer, bear and
wild boar hunting in the noun
tains in the western part of the
State, you'll find some of the
best sport in. any Eastern State.
For particulars on hunting.
write the State Advertising Divi-
sion, or Wildlife Resources Com
mission. Raleigh. N. c.. and ask
them to send you their free
booklets.
X
We think We have some pretty
good sized deer in this section
of the country. but when we read
of the tremendous deer killed
Evening star., 1956-11-23
U. S. Team Drops Blair
For Newspaper Letters

MELBOURNE. Nov. 23 (R.-
Cliff Blair, giant hammer
Ithrower from bingham, Mass,
was suspended from the United
States Olympic team today in
the most drastic action taken
against an American athlete in
the international Games since
Eleanor Holm, star swimmer,
was expelled from the 1886 team.
Blair, 27-yesr-old Boston Uni
Iversity student who placed Sec
lond in the United States Olym-
pic trials, was suspended for
violation of the amateur CODE"
which forhids an amateur to
write for newspaper.
Nelson Metcalf, member of
the executive board of the United
States Olympic Committee, said
Blair violated the code by writ
ing for a Boston newspaper
despite frequent warnings. Met
calf spoke for Dan Ferris, AAU
executive secretary, who is hos
pitalized with pneumonia.
Meeting Scheduled Today
United States Olympic off,
cials scheduled a meeting later
today to determine what to do
with Blair but Kenneth tTug)
Wilson, president Of the United
States Olympic Committee, said:
Blair definitely violated the
rules. He was given every op-
portunity to make himself right
with the team but he refused" !"
In 1886 Miss Holm wos booted
off the team for breaking train
ing rules en- route to Berlin in
what became known as the cele-
brated champagne case"
1 Blair, who has a pending
American hammer throw record
of 216 feet 4s4 inches, couldn't
be reached Immediately for COM
ment.
/ But in Boston. Jerry Mason,
sports editor for the Boston
Globe and a long time friend of
Blair, said:
HE is merely writing personal
letters to me. He is getting alb
solutely no pay and there has
been no arrangement for him to
be paid in the future. Before
we printed the first letter, got
an okay from the team manager
and from Pincus Sober, a metro
politan AAU official in New
York"
Mason said he has a letter
from Sober in which the publi-
cation of Blair's letters was ap-
proved.
Sober vehemently denied he
had given approval to Mason or
to anyone else, either in writ
ing or orally. to publish any
letters from Blair or anyone
else, relating to the Olympics.
Contacted at his New York
office, Sober acknowledged ne
had written a letter to Mason
but had reminded him he was
not e member Of the Olympic
Committee this year and no
Evening star., 1956-11-23
OLYMPIC
PROGRAM

MELBOURNE, Nov. % CR).-
Here is Saturdays Olympic pro-
gram ttime listed is Washington
time, Melbourne time is is hours
ahead:
pm. Friday)--Modern pentathlon.
fencing.
$40 p.m.--FencinS. team foils.
p.m.-Rowing. first repechaees.
p.m.-Basketball Canada vs.. singa-
~ p.m.-Pole vault qualifying Omitted
States entries-James Graham. George
Mstto9s; ns,t9S; BOP 1,n,d Eiehardsl hammer threw
ford Blair, Harold Connolly. Albert Hall
broad jump qualifying UNITED States
lentrtes-Gregord Bell. John Bennett and
Rafer Johnson.
7;30 p;m.1Basketball, Uruguay VS.
10 p.m.--Weiehtliftine lightweight
(no United States entry).
Korea.
10:3O D p.m.--5O-kilom walk Omitted
states entries-Eiliott Denman, LeC
sjogren, Adolf Weinacker).
IL p,m.-Boxing, elimination matches
| IL p.m.-Fencing. team foils.
1880 p.m.--Field hockey. German.
VS.. New Zealand.
1880 p.m.--soccer, Germany VS.
1870 p.m.-4Oo-meter hurdles, semi
finals.
1890 p.m-Rowine. semihnals.
1880 p.m.--Hammer throw, finals.
11:45 p.m.-Women's 100-meter dash
trials Omitted States entries-ISabelll
Daniels. Mae Faggs. Lucinda Williams)
12 midnight - Basketball, United
States VS.. Thailand
12:45 am, Saturday y)-100-mete
dash. semifinals
1880 a.m,--Broad jump, finals.
a.nl.-Field hockey, Great Britain
a.m.-soO-meter run. semifnals
80 am Basketball, Russia VS.
France.
1910 a.m.-women's 100-meter dash
semifinals
2;10 am. - 4.OOo-meter hurdles
finals.
$50 a.m-1O0-meter dash. finals.
/ 4 a.m.-Fencing, team foils
4:jO am. - Boxing. elimination
3 a.m.-Basketball, Brazil vs.. Aus
tralia
. a.m.-Weiehtliftin middleweieh
/ UNITED States entry--Peter GEORGE
4 $3.50 a.m.-BaSketball Philippines VS.
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YOU BE THE
QUARTERBACK
Answer
Question on PAGE CO

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4. Hook pass. Worst call.
Right offensive half wouldn't
have time to execute hook pass
in the area of the right defen-
Sive half. He'd be crossing over.
3. Reverse pass. No. Unre-
hearsed plays usually look bad.
He hasn't thrown before. remem-
Iber.
2. Dive play. Not bad. With a
60 score in the second quarter
you don't have to be desperate.
This play should go for yardage.
/. End run. Best call. The
speedy back against ends who
are not great could produce a
nice gain.
distributed bs The Register and Tribune
Syndieatel
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TEAM SCORING

MELBOURNE, Nov. % (P).-
Unofficial point standings in the
10th Olympics after completion
of 10 events. including six eques-
trian events decided at Stock
holm last July. Points awarded
on a 10-5-4-3-2-1 basis. (Gold
medals won in parentheses):
Germany (2), 41l2: Sweden
(3). 80; Russia ID, SO; United
States 49,. 35; Britain %, 23l
Italy. 16; Australia, IL; Czecho-
slovakia IL. 10; Denmark, Z:
Canada, 6: Switzerland, 5; Hun
gary. 5; Argentina, s.; Korea, S;
France. 4; Iran. 4; Poland. 3;
Bulgaria. 2; Spain. /: Japan. /,
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Jefferson Community Nelus, Socials

Amarillo. Texas. where they have
been located for some months.
Dennis and Elizabeth spent quite
few days also in Fork Union
with his mother. MRS. Matte Min
ter. They started on their return
trip to Amarillo late Sunday af-
ternoon. New Years Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. N. Pitts and
daughter. Doris Mae. were visitors
Sunday afternoon. first at Fork
Union at the home of Mrs. Matte
Minter: then On 10 Bremo to visit
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Patterson.
and Mrs. Pitts father. L. w. APP
person. Later IN the day they
also visited Mr.. and Mrs. B. L.
Apperson. ST., of New Canton.
and the Misses Mary and Louise
Anderson of Mt. Zion.
Back to School
Mrs. R. E. Allison was in CO.
lumbia n1uesGay taking her
daughter. June. back to Grand
Oaks School after having spent
long Christmas vacation at home.
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TIE fxEilVlI (s HEAD TUESDAY, JANUARY H. 1850

J,lzle surely did enjoy the wsAd-
erfhl weather at her favorite hob
by. horseback riding.
Mrs. Halle v. Shaver. OF Wins
ton-Salem. N. c.. arrived at the
home Of her son. Robert E. Sha-
vsr. on Christmas Day. and stay.
ed through New Years Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Troy Blankenship
went TO Forest City. N. C.. On last
Friday. On Sunday they visited
relatives in Statesville and Miss
Hanm came back with them and
will spend the week with her Sis
ter. Mrs. Robert E. Shaver.
Mr.. and Mrs. lawrence Brad
shaw and family have recently
spent several days at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Bradshaw.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-01-10

ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Drew H. Hicks. of Rock Castle.
Mrs. l.. F. Hicks and Mrs. Har-
ry Rose and son. Ricky. were in
Lousia on, "Wednesday visiting
with Mrs. Hicks mother Mrs. FL
more. OF Babaeys. Mrs. Rose is
making her home for the winter
months with her mother while
Harry is III West Virginia at his
place Of business in the mining
ares.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ely. Jr..
and four youngsters are making
their home in this community.
occupying the new cottage on the
farm Of I. B. Wilson. Mr.. Ely is
operating the dairy and farm for
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Vernon L. Spruuse. While here
they also visited at Clayville with
the Bodie family. and Cannady
family: and at Powhatan with
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Brauer. On
Christmas night Mr.. and Mrs.
Graham were accompanied TO
First Baptist Church in Richmond
by MI. and Mrs. Sprouse and
Mrs. Bernice Hicks to hear the
Christmas message BY DR.. Theo-
dore Adams. Returning home they
stopped for a short visit with Mr..
ana Mrs. n. r. Moran. Of Rich.
mond. Mrs. Moran vii lbe remeln-
beled as Thelma Hubbard Of this
community.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Hicks spent
a few hours New Years Eve. visit
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Mrs. c. r. Chittenden. of We'll
don. N. c.. and her daughter.
Eleanor. with her husband and
three children. of Durham. NC.
arrived on MonGav o. last wnok
and had dinner with Mrs. w. NJ.
Tilman. Mrs. Chittenden stayed
until Thursday before returning
to her home.
Jimmy Hannah. of Florida. but
at present in service at a base in
the mountains of North Carolina.
was a visitor for several days of
the Tilman family during the
holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Tilman
and family were considered very
lucky not to lose their home by
fire during the holidays. They
were awakened one night by
smoke seeping through the closed
door of their living room and dis
covered the mantel just ready to
burst into flames. They very
quickly tore the mantel out and
got the fire out successfully.
Guests for several days during
the holidays at "Elmington" the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. john
son, were Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Shires and family Of Richmond.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ben F. johnson,
Jr. and son of Fort Knox KY.
The c. N. Pitts family were
very happy during the Christmas
season having their daughter.
Elizabeth. and her husband.
S/Sgt. Dennis Cobb. home for APP
proximately three weeks from
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lennon Avis and two children:
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Keeton and
her mother. Mrs. Mary AIRING
ton; and Michael Keetcn. all of
Richmond. On Monday night. Mr..
and Mrs. Bradley entertained at
dinner another group of friends
and relatives. Mr.. and Mrs, Ray
mond Porter. of Richmond. Mrs.
NJ. N. BradiAy. ST.. Of Michaux:
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Willis and
family. Of Powhatan. and MIR. and
Mrs. Clinton Williams and family.
of Fine Creek.
Tuesday morning early found
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Graham.
OF Blacksburg. on the road re-
turning to VPT. after having spent
about ten days with Mr.. and Mrs.