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Holmes County herald., 1959-03-05
1t Happened In Holmes
1t Happened In Holmes ;.
Mystery of Red CeIIophone Bands
Partially Cleared To Aid Blind

Everybody's doing it, school
kids and grown-ups alike, but no
body seems to know why
All over the county they're say
ing up little red cellophane bands
] from cigarette packs, gum etc,
They say If 10 pounds can be col
lected they can be exchanged for
a seeing eye dog for some blind
child.
But the whole collecting cam
paign has been a mystery. Ru-
mors had it that the collection was
started for a blind child who lives
IN the Coxburg community and
that Mrs. Tootsie Baughn, Dieti-
clan at Holmes County Commu-
nifty Hospital was the person who
started it.
From the number of inquiries
received at the Herald office, we
decided something should or had
to be done to clear up the mystery
and try to locate the person who
wants the bands. Some facts have
been uncovered, but not all.
Several school teachers verified
the fact that their school children
had been instructed to collect the
bands. We called Mrs. Baughn to
see if she could tell us the story
behind the collection and she told
us that she had nothing to do with
the campaign, and that there was
no blind Coxburg child that she
knew of, but she said Mrs. George
Self, who lives on Horseshoe near
Tchula is the person who wants
the bands. She said Mrs. Self has
a relative, or knows a person who
lives at or near Oxford who the
hands are being collected for. We
couldn't locate Mrs. Self before
presstime, but we vow we'll con-
tact her before next week.
In the meantime, we're about
convinced that the red band col
lection is authentic, even though
we've been unable to learn as yet
what organization will trade a
seeing eye dog for cellophane
bands, and to what use the little
bands can be put to.
Holmes County herald., 1959-03-05
TchuIo Merchants To
Start Trades Days Sut.

Saturday, March 7 marks the
beginning of Tchula's annual
Trade Days promotion, with the
first drawing for cash prizes to
be held Saturday afternoon at A
O'Clock.
Persons holding lucky tickets
will be given cash prizes.
The prizes are as follows, First
prize will be 5000 only one num-
Der will be drawn and the per-
sons name called must come up
and claim the prize within three
minutes. If not claimed in three
minutes this prize will be carried
over till the following Saturday
and another $1,000 will be added
to it, each week till someone
wins.
The second and third prizes will
be for $1,000 each. These prizes
will be given each week, the num-
bers will be called till someone
wins. Ali prizes are cash.
Twenty one merchants and bus
"iness houses have joined in the
promotion this year. They are list
ed below and customers are invit-
ed to visit these firms in order to
get their tickets and become eli
gible to win during the Saturday
drawings.
Western Auto Associate Store,
Nelson & Bennett Store, Tchula
Hardware Co., Smith Super Ser
vice Station, Georges Toggery,
The Fair Store, Joe Maggie Gro
Gerry, Curles Auto & Furniture,
Sheppards Store, Merchants &
Planters Bank, Noah's Ark, Roy
Foster, Tchula Drug Store,
Tchula Cleaners, Sara's Gift
Shop, Tchula Super Market, A.
Braslow, Garrett Service Station,
Tchula Food Market, Wong's
Food Store, Williams Bargain
Store, Ferren Cafe.
Holmes County herald., 1959-03-05
Tribute Paid
L. p. Johnson
By Lions Club

The Lexington Lions Club paid
tribute to the late L. P. Johnson
at their regular meeting Monday
night and voted to have com
mittee purchase something for the
Methodist Choir, of which he was
a member, in his memory.
The Lions welcomed Gene Ware
into the club as new member
and enjoyed a program on for
estry, presented by Mr.. Swenson
of the Forestry service here. He
was introduced by program
chairman Charles Wesley Bailey.
Mr.. Swenson said Holmes
county is in the process of chang
ing from agriculture to cattle and
forestry and he pointed out how
effective the change is becoming
He said the county has approx
mately $4,000 acres in woodland
with 1900 acres of this in scrub
hardwood. 44,500 acres of this to-
tai is eroded land but better cut
ting practices by the farmers and
woodsmen is now taking place. He
said that instead of 289 people now
employed in some manner in tim
Der in the county, more than 800C
would be employed if all 219,OOC
acres of woods were of the pro
ductive type.
The speaker said 100000 pine
trees have been planted in the
county recently through the con
tract planting program, of which
the government pays for the trees
and planting and 1.725, 900 have
been planted under the ACP AS
sistance program. In 10 years he
said Holmes county should be
really green. However, he pointed
out we have got to watch forest
fires.
Holmes County herald., 1959-03-05
.I'HCiveMyLife
Sun. Mon. Tue.

The challenging motion picture
"I'n Give My Life" will be show
ing at your Ricky Theatre March
8, and 10.
1t is the strange story of a
mans two loves-the woman at
his side and the destiny that de-
manded all he could give. Trained
to build skyscrapers, he became
a builder of men instead.
Starring in the picture are: Ray
Collins, Angie Dickinson, and John
Bryant with Donald Woods and
Katherine Warren.
There have been many favor
able comments by those who saw
the preview screening of "I'll
Give My Life" held on Friday,
February 20.
Holmes County herald., 1959-03-05
Shaw Mfg. Co. Needs
More Male Applicants

Additional men applicants are
needed for employment in the
Shaw Manufacturing Plant at
Pickens which is scheduled to re-
open in the near future, Mayor
Garland said this week.
A representative of the firm,
Mr.. Carl Cutchbertson, of Chariot
te, N. c., was in Pickens last Fri
day and Saturday interviewing ap-
plicants, both men and women for
employment. Mayor Garland said
enough women applicants were
secured but not enough men who
were qualified to hold a job in the
furniture plant applied.
Mr.. Cutchbertson will be back
FOR further interviews the early
part of next week.
Holmes County herald., 1959-03-05
City Aids In
Decoration Of
Ab TAYLOR Home

The Mayor and Board of Alder
men of the City of Lexington voted
to spend $500 to help re-decorating
the main hall of the. Alb Taylo,
Memorial Home during the regu.
lar meeting Tuesday night.
The Veterans Home has beer
used as a youth center for dances
and parties in the past and the of.
ficials felt that the city should
help bear some of the expense in
the much needed repairs.
An estimate showed that aboui
$500 would be needed to re-decor-
ate the Hall and the V.F.W. ant
American Legion, who jointly own
the building will be responsible for
the balance.
Holmes County herald., 1959-03-05
Ball Game Melted
S113 For Red Cross

Basketball f a n contributed
$113 to the Red Cross last Friday
night by buying tickets to see the
Lions defeat the Rotarians am d
the Bloomer Girls out-score the
Moderns on the Lexington High
School court.
Opening the exciting double
header was a spirited game in
which the Bloomer Girls, In ole
time black boomers, laid low
their short-clad opponents, tn e
Moderns. Carrying their team to
victory were Mrs. Walter Strider,
Mrs. Charles Bailey, Mrs. w. w.
Holder, Mrs. Lois Carson, Mrs.
Bob Tidwell, Miss Mary Harpole,
the Mrs. Billy Herring, j. B. Eth
ridge, Calvin Moore, Edwin White,
Miss Ernestine Ellis, the Mrs.
Hilda Watts, ]. w. O'Kelley,
James Norris and j. B. Granth-
am.
Playing vigorous game for the
Moderns were Miss Betty 10
Craney and Barbara Moore, and
the Mrs. Jim Springer, Vicki
Farmer, Carolyn Wilson, Jean
Mitchell, Ralph Cain, White Ma
lone, Billy Upchurch, and Miss
Grace Dunn.
In the hotly contested game be-
tween the Rotarians and the
Lions, the substitute-poor Rotary
team went down under the effec-
tive offensive of the Lions, with
players on both sides drawing
cheers for their excellent perform
ance.
Rotarians Woodson Earle, Henri
Watson, Jr., Parham Williams,
Jr. w. r. Sullivan, Bill Schneider,
DR.. ]. c. Patton, and Lynn Jordan
were pitted against Lions Harold
Blaylock, DR.. ]. E. Roberts,
Chalmers Richardson, John Bell
Rosamond, Johnny Williams, W.P.
McWilliams, James Norris, Char
les Bailey, w. w. Holder, Jolly
Massey, J. B. Ethridge, Reuben
Netherland, Wheeler Smith, and
DIR. Dan Mitchell.
Doing double-duty as clown and
official Eddie Fuller, wearing vol
luminous jeans supported by sus-
penders, added laughs to the hill
arious event. Bill Hamberlin was
second official.
Holmes County herald., 1959-03-05
More Clay Tests To Be Made


has been brought the attention of the Herald that Lexington
Girl Scouts having difficulty keeping grounds their hut
on Boulevard in shape.
In spring and the and
they have no funds to have the grass
These little girls who belong organizations for
youth in America, need your help.
The Herald would like to help the Girl keep grass cut
around their hut this proposing raising campaign
for this purpose has been estimated that about $50 that's
needed So wants contribute
be glad to these contributions to the Girl
Scouts. We have $5 check rolling.
Holmes County herald., 1959-03-05

We are happy to report to our
readers, stockholders, and well
wishers throughout the South, that
our first month of operation more
than surpassed previous anticipa
ton. Advertising and job printing
revenue was more than enough tc
pay current operating expense, in
cluding the cost of the first two
issues which we had printed in
Kosciusko.
AS newspapermen know, Feb
ruary is usually a slow month and
by passing the "break-even" point
the first month, something we
thought would take at least q
year, gives us increased encour-
agement with the manner in which
the Herald has been welcomed.
We pledge to give you a better
paper as time goes along. With
some additions to our staff, this
week, we think we can do this.
Billy Herring joined us this week
as Advertising Manager, and Mon
day Billy Rogers, will join us as
shop foreman. Both these young
men are native Holmes countians
Holmes County herald., 1959-03-05

up, you can save all types of
cellophane bands, from Cigaret-
ties, crackers, gum, nabs, or what
have you. Best we can find out is
they have to be red 1--WE didn't
know they made any other color.)
If it's OK. with Mrs. Self, the
Herald will act as a collecting
point, if anybody wants to turn
them in to us and we'n see that
the right person gets them.
Holmes County herald., 1959-03-05
CARD OF THANKS

The family of Mrs. T. E. Steele
express their thanks and deer
appreciation for the many flowers,
messages of coincidence. and num-
erous acts of kindness during our
grief and sorrow at her death. 1t
is such thoughtfulness that en-
dears each one of you to our fam
lily. Of such is true friendship
made.
Mrs. T. E. Steele Family
Holmes County herald., 1959-03-05

Just for the record, though, the
task of collecting 10 pounds of
red cellophane bands is tremen-
dous. Somebody has put lot of
thought behind it and came UP
with a-figure that is astounding.
Judging from the average weight
of a band from a cigarette pack,
it will take 1865 bands to make
10 pounds.
So let's get this collection wound
Holmes County herald., 1959-03-05
HiEifeS
Oa'QK
Holmes
BY Chester Marshall

Somewhere along the way this
week we ran across a simple little
article called "a Vocabulary o.
Values" taken from the Guidepost
magazine which we think is wor-
thy of reprinting here. The author
is unknown but the wisdom o.
his words are mellow and if more
people lived by this set of values
think what life would be like:
Five most important words
am proud of you.
Four most important words
What is your opinion?
Three most important words Il
you please.
Two most important words
Thank you.
Least important word l.
Holmes County herald., 1959-03-05
VIEW. Dance
Saturday Night

The V.F.W. is sponsoring a
Young Peoples dance, to be held at
the Alb Taylor Memorial Home,
Saturday night at 7:3O.
All school students are invited
to come out and enjoy an evening
of dancing.
Holmes County herald., 1959-03-05

The Arketex Ceramic Corp. of
Brazil, Indiana, the company that
has indicated an interest in locat-
ing ceramic tile plant near Lex
ington, notified the Lexington
people this week that tests have
been completed on the corings TAX
en- on a 800 tract of land near here
a few weeks ago.
Additional tests will be made in
the near future before a decision
will be received by the company
to locate here.
c. S. Hughes, of the Research
Department of Arketex Ceramic
Corp, who was here to conduct
the corings, told Wilburn Hooker
by phone Monday that analysis of
some of the corings were very
favrable, but his company felt
that more tests were needed on a
larger scale. Within the next 80
days the company plans to exca-
vate about 20 tons of the clay in
the area to be taken back to their
laboratories in Indiana for further
tests.
Mr.. Hooker said company Off
cials seemed very encouraged
with the tests SO far. The Holmes
county Conservation Service is
making an elevation study this
week of the track of land to be
furnished to the company.
Holmes County herald., 1959-03-05

County Red Cross Chairman
Frank Houston has expressed his
sincere thanks to all four teams
and their coaches for their coop
Grafton in putting on this benefit
game and also to the Girl Scouts,
who sold tickets.
Holmes County herald., 1959-03-05

Marshal Sonny Meek informs u
that by actual count there has
been 120 new homes built for
white people in Lexington since
World War II. He has no court
on the colored residences, but the
number, I'm sure is even more
than the ones for the whites. Prac-
ticaN all the houses in Pecan
Grove have been built since the
war.
There are certainly not yer.
many, if any vacant houses in
town, so evidently the city of Lex
ington has grown in population
since the 1850 census.
Holmes County herald., 1959-03-05

Mrs. c. c. West of Indianola
visited her mother, Mrs. J. M.
Lipsey Monday and Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Gulledge of
Goodman visited relatives and
friends here Saturday.
Holmes County herald., 1959-03-05

MIR. and Mrs. w. r. Ellis and
daughter Sarabeth spent the week
end at Ole Miss with William FL
lis III. While there Mr.. Ellis at
tended his sons initiation into the
ri Kappa Alpha fraternity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-24
DE LUXE SHOE BOY

For women's shoes. Rubber
tipped feet. Holds 9 Poirs Of
shoes.
For mems shoes. holds s poirs
3.79
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$21,950
Split-Level
Screened Patio

A brick home. on a 49,.
GOOSE. 1T. wooded lot, Of
fering living room with
fireplace, separate dining
room, modern kitchen, 3
bedrooms, . full baths.
garage, 19x12 screened
porch and full basement
with recreation room. Club
and swimming privileges
available. Call SO. 5-6T90.
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$29,950
S Bedrooms
1-Year-Old Brick

custom-built 4-level split
on . level, N-acre lot: 8
tiled baths, separate dining
room. kitchen with disposal
and dishwasher, full base
ment, 24-ft. recreation
room with fireplace. game
or shop room. Home in
eludes cypress paneling.
telephone Jacks and inter-
eon system. Call CIR.
o-4OOOs
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$20,50O
4 Bedrooms
Holm Hall

This rambler situated on Q
wooded level lot offers q
fireplace in the living room,
separate dining room, up
to-date kitchen with dis
posal, 2 fun baths and q
full basement. Open for
your inspection Saturday
and Sunday, j pm. til
dark. Drive south on 1T.
] through Alexandria, take
first left after crossing
Hunting Greek ut. Hunt
road, continue for ap-
proximately 4 miles to
to Karl and No. 315,
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NEW APT. HOUSE
AIR CONDITIONED
40 UNITS

An 2 bedroom. Wen situated. Yer,
GOOD return on your Investment
e-0sSa. JAMES Z. DIXON u Co.
Realtors.
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$18,950
Doctor-Dentist
BY Commercial

Available for immediate
possession Is this brick
rambler next to q large
commercial tract in Spring.
field. Living room, separate
dining room, kitchen with
eating space, disposal and
dishwasher, 3 bedrooms,
Ia baths. full basement
with outside entrance.
Home is on a nicely land
scaped, k-acre lot. Call
FL. 4-S600.
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ALEXANDRIA ARLINGTON FAIRFAX
$23,75O
Carport
Mclean Area

A contemporary brick ram
bier on q l01x121-ft. level
lot; fireplace divides the
living room and dining
o. m, comfortable den,
dream kitchen with eye
level oven, countertop
range. disposal and dish
washer, entrance hall, 3 big
bedrooms, full basement
with recreation area and
roughed-in bath. May n
nance FILA. VA or eonven-
tional. Open Saturday and
Sunday. / PM. til dark.
From Chain Bridge bear
right, follow signs to Nc
Lean. At Mclean trafilc
light proceed approximately
4 blocks to Westmoreland
road, left to Moresuue and
house, or call ia. $4,000.
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COMMERCIAL GROUND

Linden, virginia -.
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$19,95O
4 Bedrooms
Big 4A 20 Loan

Assume this large 4stss
loan on this brick rambler.
Living room. separate din
ing room. big kitchen with
disposal 2 fun baths. fun
daylight basement, . aS-ft.
recreation room, walk-out
patio; large wooded lot. Lo-
Gated on quiet cul-de-sac.
Call FL. $4,000.
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$17,75O
Lake Use
% Acre

A straight run out Route
No. Z gives this home con-
venienee with country liv-
ing. Roomy, modern kitch-
en-: 3 bedrooms, Ia baths,
utility room, full basement
with outside entrance and
snace for recreation room,
Good fishing, boating and
swimming in 3-acre lake,
Call CIR, 3-4560.
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$26,95O
3-Bath
Split-Level

Plenty Of room in this q
year-old brick home, 3
bedrooms (plus den or 4th
bedroom). 3 full baths,
large living room with fire.
place, separate dining-kit-
chen area with disposal,
daylight entrance into the
mahogany paneled recrea-
ton room with fireplace.
separate utility room. Open
Sunday, / pm. It'll dark.
South on Shirley Highway
to Shirlington Cloverleaf,
around circle to Quaker
lane, approximately . miles
to Janney's Lane, left to
East Taylor Run Parkway,
left to house, or call XII.
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$17,95O
Colonial
Braddock Hts.

Living room with fireplace.
separate dining room, big
kitchen. 3 bedrooms, nice
screened sideporch, de-
tached garage, full base
ment. This home Is situated
on q large lot with many
trees. Call XII. $3.50.
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BUILDERS
VIRGINIA

40 acres, 1,OO0-ft. road frontage.
high land, water. sewage; near
schools; fast-growing ares: Cal
Mr.. Binning, ST. $1,000. EN-: b
1868. JAMES L. DIXON d CO.,
Realtors.
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$47,500
Country Club
Arlington

A centrally aforementioned
eft. rambler on a lovely
wooded lot adjoining the
18th green Of the Washing
ton Golf and Country Club.
Large living room with iire-
place. formal dining room,
q kitchen to be envied, big
den with French doors, en-
trance foyer; 3 bedrooms.
2 baths on LIST level: maids
room and full bath in base
ment with recreation room,
including built-in bar and
fireplace. Home includes
wall to wall carpeting.
Grapes and cornices. Open
for your inspection Sum
day. ! PM. It'll dark. From
KEY Bridge. bear right on
Spout Run Parkway to
Lorcom Lane. right to Old
Dominion Drive. right to
Glebe road, right to 26th
Street. right to Wakefield,
left 70 2791. or call IA.
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$15,95O
Full Basement
u Acre

An expandable Cape Cod
with a 15x15 potential 4th
bedroom and roughed-iri
bath on End floor. fireplace
in living room, up-to-date
disposal, 3 nice size bed
rooms, tiled bath, 16x26
finished recreation room
in the outside entrance
basement. Convenient loca-
ton, lot Of tall trees. Only
$500 down, FILA, Open
Sunday, / pm. til dark.
From Fairfax Circle drive
west on Rt. 99-211 APP
proximately "a miles to
Fairchester Drive lfirst
right after Old Coach Innl.
2 blocks TO Scott Drive,
right TO No, 232, or call
CIR. 3-4b60.
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HAMMER

llI11VIUILlV
XII. s-1012 XII. S-1013
SLEEPY HOLLOW-Swimming pool
membership avail. to buyer Of this
3-bedrm. brk. center-hall rambler.
Completely equip. kit, alum. storm
windows throughout; 21x26 rec.
I'm. in full ground-ievel bsmt.
Less than yrs. old, excel. cond.
Stairs to attic suitable for ex-
pansion: 1a-acre beautiful high
level lot. Price S23,750. OWNER.
JE 3-oRnfl
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$27,S50
Aforementioned
Custom Brick

A custom home on q large
corner lot with many trees
and shrubs: 3 bedrooms
with cedar-Iined closets; 2
tiled baths. with built-in
vanity. Living room with
fireplace. separate dining
room. 16xS entrance hall,
modern loft. kitchen with
disposal. beautiful screened
porch with fiagstone floor
ideal for summer dinins),
full basement with laundry
room, workshop and Aft.
recreation room with fire.
place: permanent stairway
10 attic, Open Sunday, /
Pm. til dark. Shirley High
way to Sprinefield Clover
leaf, left on to Franconia
Road 2 miles to Westches-
ter Street Opposite Safe
way), left to York Road,
left 70 house. or call FL.
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$17,950
4 Bedrooms
2 Baths

Over u acre situated on q
high hill with lovely view
Is this ANTIQUE brick ram
bier offering kitchen with
disposal, separate dining
room, skill storage room
and nice closet space. Some
trees on the property. Low
down payment, FLA. Call
CT. 3-4h60.
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$25,95O
Close-In
Alexandria

Four bedrooms (master bed
room 1919. ga baths,
living room with fireplace,
separate dining room. de-
lishtful kitchen with dis
posal and rich mahogany
cabinets, storm windows
and Venetian blinds, full
basement. CAL KI. 1920.
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$18,95O Up
8, 4 Bedrooms
View of Lake

Four new homes: Two
ramblers, one split-level
completed. One split-level
under construction. New
or used brick. One of the
most picturesque settings
In the county overlooking
g lovely springfield lake.
Full Easements with fire.
place, large living rooms
with fireplace and modern
kitchens with eye-level
oven and .countertop range,
9 full baths. Open Satur-
day and Sunday, / pm.
It'll dark. Drive south on
Us. 1 to Woodbridge, right
on ri. 123 approximately !
mile to Lakewood Forrest
and our signs,
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USED CAR LOT

150-ft. Front zoned ca
More people 100000 will see your
cars here every day. Il will open
q huge new market to you that
now has no competition. Next to
1899 Lee hishway running throuEh
242 it, to Lorcom and Old Domin-
ion drive. Double frontage with
double direct visibility. Lease or
sell on easy terms. Your own
broker or r. L. CARTER, 45bO
Lee hwy. ia. 2-S0S0.
I4th ST. NV, 1907 AND $500
Ofilces on LIST A., apis. on End and
Bird frs. of each bldg; S1S,50O
ca. OWNER, JU. $4,000.
I2th ST. NE, commercial; park
ing. popular neighborhood: mod
crate terms. Call MR.. CHERUB,
CO. 5-5037.
I-sTORY BRICK STORE, central
NV. area. Frontages are 2 heavily
travelled main streets: 5000 50. it.:
CO. zone. Ideal for drive-in BUSH
ness. Mr.. Wimsatt, OIL. 4-5039,
ME. s-15S1. JOHN R.. HoKE.
18th AND FLA. AVE. NV, S17, 800
Store and 2 apis. Parking OF
alley. rented to laundry-mat; zon-
ing CM-3, EN-, 3-354S, ME. s.
1881. JOHN r. HoKE.