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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-09
Scales Acquires
Regent House
In Suit|and

Malcolm Scates. Inc, has
purchased Regent House, large
furniture store in the Suitlanc
Shopping Center of Prince
Georges County. Md, and will
conduct the business as Malcolm
Scates-Suitland.
Located across from the Cen
sus Bureau at 1920 Suitlanc
road. the Suitland store has 49,.
900 square feet of selling space
Full-scale clearance of present
inventory is in progress and op-
CREATIONS are planned with entirely
new stock.
David Blair. son-in-law of Mr..
Scates. will manage the store
and a broader variety and styl-
ing will be introduced. Nation
ally-known lines will be features.
Hours will be from 8 am. to 6
pm.
Mr., Scates. a native of West
moreland County. Va, has been
in the furniture field since 1915
and started his own business in
Washington Is years ago.
His big store at Thirteenth
and Upshur street. NV. started
with 5000 square feet of floor
selling space. Not including
stockrooms. display space there
now exceeds $4,000 square feet.
making it one Of the largest
furniture stores in this part OF
the Nation. Mr., Scates' creed
that every customer must be
satisfied is the major reason
why the business has grown, he
declares.
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PEOPLE
BUSINESS

Bernard A. Martin, president
Capital Cigar 81 Tobacco Co,
here was elected a member of the
board of directors of the Mutual
Merchandising Cooperative, Inc,
at it's Chicago convention.
The Equitable Life Insurance
Co. Of Iowa announced James
c. Burkett has been appointed
its general agent for Washington.
He was life manager for the
Canada Life Assurance Co. here
and in 1854 was appointed SUI
Ipervising general agent for the
American Bankers Life Assur-
Iance Co. here.
Ray AnselmO, president OF
Royal Motors, Inc, announced
establishment of a new dealer
ship to be known as Royal
Motors Chrysler, Inc. at 1901
Rhode Island avenue, NE.
Thomas Van VOorhis has been
appointed regional personnel
representative for AC Spark
Plug. the electronics division OF
General Motors. with Washing
ton headquarters in the Cafritz
Building, 1925 I street NV.
DIR. Royal Weller. chief scien-
fist, Naval Air Missile Test Gen.
ter, Point Mugu, Calf. who
served 1941-9 as physicist and
engineer at the Naval Ordnance
Laboratory, White Oak, Silver
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-09

Downtown" is coming back.
For the first time since World
War II. unmistakable signs are
emerging that the surge to the
suburbs by corporations and by
shoppers is being arrested.
Many companies have already
abandoned or are abandoning
their widely publicized plans to
disperse and decentralize into
outlying areas.
Instead, they're staying right
where they have been, are re-
building and undermining Offices
In the heart of the city.
Many department stores
which for is years have neg
llected their downtown head
quarters are now expanding. re-
decorating parent operations,
laggressively promoting the ad-
Ivantages of city shopping, WOO
Ing customers back from the
suburbs.
Prediction Offened
1.-THE growth Of downtown re-
failing. business, civic and other
developments over the next
decade will show a far greater
increase than any we have seen
in more than generation" pre-
diets Sidney Solomon, president
Iof Abraham g. Straus of Brook
Ign, and member of the Fed
Grated Department Store chain.
THE town department
store will continue to be the
largest individual retailing unit
in the United States. as long as
cities exist"
GroanS are heard about the
future of city business and shop
ping districts every time a new
statistic emphasizes the growth
Iof the suburbs or a well-known
department store closes its doors
or another corporation an
nounces its plans to build an
Office or factory in an outlying
area.
So thick is the gloom that
some significant trends are being
utterly obscured. For instance:
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Universal Corn.
Name Changed,
Big Profit Seen

Stockholders of Universal
Corp. voted to change the name
of the former Capital Transit
Co. to Universal Marion Corp,
and heard a prediction that 1857
profits will exceed $3.5 million.
President James Mullaney
made the earnings prediction
and said it was based on calcu-
lations which I'VE feel are rea-
sonable. Sales in two months
of this year totaled $6.8 million.
compared with around SIS mill
lion a year earlier and profit
amounted to around $l.150. 900,
he said.
while we do not have COM
plete figures available for March,
we expect to show sales of about
$3.5 million and earnings of
about $500.000. This will bring
our first quarter totals to SOB
million sales with profits of
around $l.650,00O equal to Sill
share" he declared.
Dividends Outlined
He said he would recommend
to directors the declaration OF
dividends amounting to 40 cents
a share in each of three remain
ing quarters of 1857 to raise
the years total to $1.60 share
Stockholders voted the pro-
posed addition of Marion to the
company name with little COM
ment. 1t is expected to more
clearly identify the company
since it acquired Marion Power
Shovel Co. and the Osgood Co
from Merritt Chapman e. Scott
Corp.
Anticipated questions on the
lcompany's purchase of 100000
shares Of Merritt Chapman
Scott Corp. last January al
$23 share. compared with an
open market price of 203s, ap-
lpeared only in very mild way
The few stockholders who had
questions were told by Mr.. Null
laney that Universal bought
MOS stock because it was a
good investment. He said the
purchase price of $23 a share
was fixed by negotiation and
should not be compared with
20ss which was paid only for a
small number Of shares on the
New York Stock Exchange.
New Acquisitions Due
Discussing the earth moving
equipment business, Mr.. Null
laney said considerable prog
gress has been made in OPP
erations of Marion Power
Shovel. Some changes have
been made in personnel. capital
improvements are being author
lied where they will do the most
good, overhead and operating
expenses have been reduced, and
the general morale Of the organ
Iization is excellent" he added.
I I'VE are continually seeking
new acquisitions and opportuni-
ties for profit which will result
! in further growth and progress
for the corporation" he added.
II think you will agree with me
that it is to your best interest
as stockholders that names be
not disclosed until the time that
negotiations have been success
full and a proper commitment
has been obtained for any de-
sired acquisition.
The following directors were
reelected: E. B. Gerbert. E. C.
Giddings. Mr.. Mullaney. Alexan-
der Rittmaster and Martin Segal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-09

JOINS AMERICAN MA
CHINE-Lt. Gen. Laurence
c. Craigie, USAF. retired,
former commander of the
Allied Air Force in South
ern Europe, has joined
American Machine g.
Foundry Co. as assistant
TO the Defense Products
Group Executive, with
headquarters in Los An
geles. Headquarters of
AMF's Defense Products
Group is in Alexandria, Va.
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MUTUAL FUNDS

NEW YORK, Apsu ~. --Nationa
ASSOCIATION .srCuTislts Dealer, Inc.
moon Quotations.
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400 ID. c. Underwriters
To Attend Sales Farley

Sine 400 life underwriters
from Washington are expected
to attend the Annual Sales Con-
gress to be held in Baltimore on
Thursday at the Lord Baltimore
Hotel.
They are members of the Dis
trict of Columbia Life Under
writer's Association. which has a
membership of SIS, officials ex-
planned. The Washington chair
ma nof the Congress is Charles
j. Lamb, who is associated with
the New England Mutual Life
Insurance Co. here. Baltimore
and Washington underwriters
are joining in the Congress.
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November 3. compared with
S6.481,597 from IA stores in the
previous year. Actually only
two stores were in operation
throughout the year and IL were
added in the last Is weeks. Sales
from two stores toateld s2,746,-
292 in the year ended October
80, 1854.
Group Decided to Share
Ideas, Then Facilities
Only a few years ago the men
who operated Food Town, Inc,
were private owners of a scat
tered group of grocery stores and
supermarkets. Ten of the COM
pany's present Is markets for
merly were owned and operated
by individual members of the
board.
In 1851 a group of these own
ers met and decided it would be
profitable for them to share
ideas. This led to sharing of
facilities. Little by little men,
bership expanded and in Febru-
airy. 1852. they formed a COR
poration. Super Market Associa-
ton. Inc. a Delaware corpora
ton. Later the name was
changed to Food Town and assets
were pooled. The 18 stores to-
Jay are served from $4,000
square feet of warehousing space
and adjoining executive offices.
Mr.. Snider has been president
since the start. He has been in
the TODD business in this area for
more than IS years and is vice
president and a director OF Re-
public Savings and Loan ASCOT
alton.
Alan r Klompus. executive
vice president. has been in the
food industry more than 10
years and was with a regional
food chain before joining Food
Town. Jerome Cooper and Harry
B. Gitomer. vice presidents, for
merly owned the Pix n Pay and
the Arrow Food super markets
in nearby Virginia before joining
Food Town.
Abraham P. Brill. vice presi-
dent, and Bernard Freedman,
assistant treasurer, operated
markets in Virginia and Mary
land and have been in the food
business more than IS years.
Samuel T. Tauber. secretary,
also has been in the field more
than Is years and operated the
Food City super markets in
Washington He also is direc-
tor of the Republic Savings and
Loan Association.
julius Akman, treasurer, for
merly owned Akman's and
Kent's markets in MARYLAND
Earl NJ. Foreman. Washington
attorney. is assistant secretary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-09

Washington. at a dinner meet
ing at the Burlington Hotel
Thursday night.
Mr.. Linn will discuss bank
by-mail deposits. Franklin A
Gibbons. jr., vice president and
controller OF Riggs National
Bank. will preside as section
chairman. A reception preced
ing dinner will start at $50
n m
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK. April o ~ Foreign
exchange rates FOLLOW Great Britain in
dollars, others IN cents unchanged un-
less otherwise noted.
Canadian dollar In New York open
market 4af32 per cent premium or
Europe, Great Britain tpoundI
S"5Sia, up -; To-day futures a1sfI
UP "a 60-day futures @5sa. IN a
Hn-day future. 2is up e Belgium
frauci .osss Of cent, Germany West.
rrni. fDeutsche marx $3.50 Holland
tFulderI Ih.ij nn n0i2 itaiy lirai
lb', Of cent PORTUGAL tescudoi 3 30,
sweden tkronal ~ IS. Switzerland
franc Gree 2J33lz: Denmark
tkrOnei - 81
Latin America; ,AEgentina free g,
Venezuela Bolivar 1000
Far East Hong Kong dollar $50.
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Union Trust Promotes
Raymond J. HOrner

4 Directors of Union Trust Co.
elected Raymond j. Horner as
sistant auditor, President Lin
wood P. Harrell announced to-
day.
Mr.. Horner is a native of Mar
tinsburg, w. Va, and has been
with Union Trust since l949.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-09

Spring, Md, on May / joins
Stromberg- Carlson, a division of
General Dynamics Corp. He will
be vice president in charge Of
engineering. al.
Robert p. Williams, jr., for
merly head of Rheem Manufac-
turing Co.'S washington Office.
has been named Washington
representative for the Kellett
Aircraft Corp. of Horsham, Pa.
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VISIBLE GRAIN

CHICAGO, April q Up The United
states visible supply OF wheat decreased
" .5f5,0 0n bushels last week TO 300 500
900 bushels. the Board OF Trade re-
ported Yesterday Corn increased 6.53l >
000 bushels TO io9 .p6n 900 bushels: oats
decreased 462 900 20 I4.4I 600: rye
decreased 500 900 to 3a5e 600: barley
decreased l3o2 QUO to 2arS4 600. and
soybeans decreased 216. 600 10 1851 600
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-09

VI lUU.UUU SHARES OF B per cent
cumulative convertible preferred
stock.
The shares will be offered at
par of So share and after I'M
derwriting discounts of 80 cents
a share or $4,000. are expected
to provide proceeds of $270. 900
to be used for opening and
equipment of two or three new
super markets. Rudd, Brod g. Co.
of Washington is listed as un-
derwriter for the Offering.
The company expects the new
markets will be In operation
within the next six to Is months.
Lease negotiations are being con-
Quoted for two unnamed loca-
tons and a commitment has
been made for a third location
in new shopping center in
Prince Georges County, Md.
The three new stores are eX-
pected to require around S204. 900
Of the proceeds and the remain
ing $66.000 will be retained in
working capital.
Use of Trading Stamps
To Ended This Week
Mir. Snider also disclosed that
Food Town has decided to drop
the use of trading stamps at tie
end of this week. He said that
trading stamps have siphoned
of nearly 100000 a year from
sales receipts, or 2 per cent,
and that the company has de-
cided this amount could be bet
ter spent by shaving prices and
other promotion.
: announcement of the el:min-
nation of trading stamps came
as a surprise in the food trade.
The company is believed 70 be
the first food chain in this
section of the country to drop
the stamps and Mr.. Snider COM
mented Food Town did not like
being the first but that other
chains who wanted to take this
action were afraid to do so be-
cause of possible customer re-
action.
On March IA the company
gave customers 30 days notice
of the plan to eliminate stamps.
and the recation has been good.
Mr.. Snider said. Additional
funds have been spent on pro-
motion and sales have increased
10 per cent in the last tn ee
weeks. he declared.
In connection with the stock
offering Ferd Nauheim. adver-
Using consultant, described plans
to interest customers of the food
chain in the new preferred stock.
Circulars describing the Offering
have been posted in all 10 stores
and more than 100000 addi-
tional circulars will be placed
in customers packages in COM
ing weeks
capitalization of the company
includes l million common shares
Of 81 par value, of which Gal ,99l
are outstanding at present;
$l37 500 of 6 per cent l0-year
debenture notes. due serially
1965-1966: 10000 authorized
shares of 4 per cent cumulative
preferred of $50 par value. Of
which $500 shares are outstand-
ing; and finally. 100000 author
lied shares Of 8 per cent cumula-
tive convertible preferred. Of
which 100000 will be offered to
the public. The 100000 shares
were authorized by stockholders
last August 30
To date the company manage
ment has psodghrd back all
earnings fer c\'ansi'> and no
dividends have E>n declared on
common. Dividends on the Gu
mulative preferred are on a cur
rent basis
Sales from l8 stores totaled
si9,754,530 in thv year ended last
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-09
Bank Auditors 10 Hear
About Mail DepOSitS

The Auditors Section Of the
District Bankers Association will
hear Arthur j, Linn, vice preS!-
dent Of the National Bank OF
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READERS CLEARING HOUSE

11a cups confectioners sugar
for icing.
Mix flour, soda. salt and
spices; stir in seeds, then
orange peels and citron, which
have been put through coarse
blade of a food chopper. Work
butter with a spoon until
fluffy and creamy. Add the
sugar. Then add well-beaten
egg yolks and lemon rind, and
beat thoroughly. Gradually
blend in flour-fruit mixture.
Add stiffly beaten egg whites
and blend well. Chill l hour,
then shape into small balls
the size of a hickory nut. Place
on wax paper and let stand
uncovered overnight at room
temperature. In the morning.
brush them with sugar icing,
made by gradually stirring the
milk into the confectionerS'
sugar. Place on INCREASED
cookie sheet and bake in oven
of $50 degrees for Is minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-09
civic and Study Cluhs

University WOmen's Club. Inc. - To-
morrow. 3 pm, French converse
ton. Tomorrow, 4 pm. club tea
Tomorrow, ; pm, hospitality COM
mittee program. Tomorrow, 8 pm,
club dinner. Tomorrow. pm,
80 pm, dance group dinner in
honor OF bride-to-be Harriet Koch
Tuesday. pm. sketehing group
Wednesday. 1890 pm. social day
luncheon. Thursday, II am. morn
ms book review and luncheon: Mrs
Milo ketcham 10 review The Life
OF Lady Wortley Montague" by
Robert Husband. Thursday. :, pm
Red Cross surgical dressings. Thurs
dag. 1.45 pm. travel-w1th-a
sroup; Or. and Mrs Willard e.
zealand and Australia dinner TO
precede a. $50 pm Friday, 7:45
pm. duplicate bridge Saturday.
a.15 am. all-day bus trip TO
Fredericksburg Va: members 10
leave from clubhouse. Saturday. y
Bm., informal dance
Woodbridge Book Club-Tuesday. 10 a m
McKendree Methodist Church. 1909
South Dakota avenue NE; Mrs. Ralph
Women by Doris Befnays
Business and Professional Clubs
LEnfant Business and Professional
Women's Club-raesday evening
Kennedy Warren Hotel. dinner meet
ing and installation OF oficers.
Zonta Club % Washing Wednesday
1870 pm YWcA. regular luncheon
meeting. Mrs Barbara Aller and DR.
Mary z. Bradshaw, to report on recent
ment to discuss Women in Foreign
Affairs"
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CLUB CALENDAR
Miscellaneous Clubs

Miscellaneous Clubs
Metropolitan Heart Guild-Tomorrow
noon. annual luncheon and card
party. with Mrs. Charles Frieden-
6srF. s39s Harvey road, Silver
weman's National Democratic Club
speaker. Senator Ralph W YarborouFh
The Capital speakers Oe ciabeT rusads
noon, Westchesier Apartments din
\ . inS room. installation Of of1cers
day, 1870 pm. Kenesaw Cafe. last
meeting of the season.
B'nai Birth. Independence Lodre and
SShapter-Iuesdav. pm. Norbeck
Country Club. cocktail party and
dinner dance. Wednesday. noon.
luncheon oiT Nth p MIs 5menb s1s
1000 Linnean avenue. NV
kenilworth Ladies Guild Wednesday.
noon. meeting. with Mrs Leslie II
Hinkel Mrs Daisy Alwine and Mrs
James 4 Cheek; 5l27 Fairglsn lane
Jayncees--Wednesday, $40 pm. Ma.
tional Grange Building, IA Jackson
place NV. election OF oficers. Fri.
gay, pm, Sheraton-Park Hotel
DanEhters Of the American Revolution
Friday. 1880 pm. Columbia Countr,
Club. Maryland Past ReRents Club
annual Flag Day luncheon speaker
judge Alfred d Moves. Of the Mont,
Erasmus Perry Chapter. birthda,
meeting. With Mrs Franklin Bruins
y. 72l5 Thirteenth avenue. Takoml
s Ron. c nd sstS T,ss PIN Key
west. ISIS Inverness drive, Chew!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-09
Marks Vonish With
Grease Treatment

My sympathy to Mrs. j. M. C.
who has white ring marks on
her dining room table. But
don't dispair, it will come off
with the use of grease. both
the elbow and the actual kind.
I had dinned plate marks on
my mahogany table from hot
spaghetti on paper plates. In
fact the, plates had been stuck
to the table top in some places.
Also one time the mark of an
electric iron. Don't ask me
how there happened to be a
hot electric iron on the table,
I'd rather not remember. But
this is what you do. Cover
each mark with a generous
amount of cooking shortening.
the solid type. Leave on over
night. In the morning rub
each place as much as possible
with a cloth or paper napkin.
Recover with the shortening,
leave on overnight and rub
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-09

Another diplomats wife,
who obviously can't be named,
notes. Every single day there
are one or two appeals in the
mail here for money, mostly
for diseases. This is a constant
complaint among diplomats.
She also pointed out that none
of their contributions in Amer
lea are tax exempt-but that's
another subject.
So what's in store for Amer
lea in general and Washington
in particular when it comes to
gala soirees is anybody'S guess.
Will next year produce a
Chickenpox Ball or Flu Fiesta?
Frankly I'm holding out for
the Common Cold Cotillion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-09
Heqdin' for California
Mrs. J. r. H., Fails Church

mrs. j. Il. H., Falls Church
Your California vacation re-
quest could have been written
by us. Mrs. T. M. of Rockville.
We, too, are planning a trip to
California with four children,
ages a to 10. The best help on
campgrounds is some sort of
campground guide book.
Our children like to play
travelling games. We count
cows on each side of the road
and a cemetery cancels out
the score. Keeping a record
Of the licenses on cars. or
counting the different models
of cars interests the boys.
They like to sing different
rounds. A friend suggested
wrapping inexpensive gifts to
be opened as we cross the
State lines so they have some
Nthing different for each State.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-09
Preserving Wolnuts

MFS. y. ", GTOUeLOH, va.
Place fresh shelled nuts in
shallow pans. Set pans in warm
oven until nuts are dry. avoid
browning.) Sterilize jars and
tops. then invert on clean
cloth to drain dry. Pack hot
nuts in jars. Process 10 min
utes at 5 pounds pressure.
then release the steam with
out letting the hand on the
gauge fall to zero. The pur-
pose of this is to draw air and
moisture from the jars. The
nuts may also be processed 20
minutes in a hot water bath.
Let the water in the Gamer
stand well below the tops of
the jars. Store in cool place.
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Living in Florida?
A. c., WASHINGTON

Can someone who has lived
in Lakeland. Fla. tell us some
thing about the climate there,
living expenses. nice part of
town, prices of small one-story
houses. and churches. We are
contemplating moving there
and will appreciate everything
we can learn about it. I have
been told this is one of the
incest sections of Florida.
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EXCLUSIVELY YOURS
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hardly be faced with our peak
era IN juvenile delinquency.
NEITHER LONDON NOR
PARIS society are so obSessed
with illnesses as we are. Bene-
fit parties in Paris, says French
Ambassadors Claude Alphand
are more to tighten the misery
Of needy individuals. Research
money is raised other ways.
Says Mrs. Col'',son, wife of
the British Minister, I'VE are
not so disease conscious as
you. Most of our London
(benefit0 balls are given for
charity" The British are also
not mad for Milltowns in
cidentally.
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Pfeffernuesse Cookies

Mrs. r. r. S., Washington
In reply to the query for
these wonderful cookies
cups sifted flour. l teaspoon
baking soda, y teaspoon salt,
l tablespoon cinnamon. /
tablespoon crushed caedamon
seeds. l teaspoon powdered
cloves, l teaspoon nutmeg. "a
teaspoon black pepper. / tea
spoon anise seeds, "a pound
orange peelS, .la pound -citron,
2 tablespoons butter. ga cups
powdered sugar. 5 eggs, 1la
teaspoons grated lemon rind,
3 tablespoons milk or water,
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WEE WOMEN

again in the morning. You
can leave it on during the day
if you wish. but I found this
rather messy. 1t takes time,
but the marks will completely
disappear.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-09-10
Center Field

have the field lighted as soon as
money is available.
Many persons in the community
have Joined force to bring the
field up to its present sta and
Blanton said that more work and
more money will be needed to
fulfil the desires Of association
members in improving the Site
A classy public address system
was used Saturday for the first
time. The system was donated to
the fiell by Bob Minor Of Rich
mond who leases record playing
machines and related equipment
in Cumberland.
The dug -outs on the field were
designed by Robbie Robinson and
built by Steve Musulin and Carl
THOMPSON
The field was seeded this year,
and supports \ good stand Of grass
in spite of the drought which
Wreaked havoc W pastures and
crops IN the county.
The field IS partially surround
ed BY wood fence. The t-ld
measures 325 feet at each toul
line and $40 a center field
IL the game Saturday Cum
berland came through With a s.