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will compete Tor the queen OF
the Chesapeake title Sunday,
June Z. at the 5lst opening
day ceremonies Of the Mary
land Yacht Club near Balti-
more. One club. Selby Bay. is
entering a princess for the
first time.
Capital Yacht Club will pick
its princess from among four
contestants April 10 at the
clubhouse. 1920 Maine avenue
S.W. Candidates are Miss Nan
cy Little of 1909 Woodbine
street, Chevy Chase, Md; Miss
Lynn Lambert of New York
City. whose father. F. M. Lam
bert. lives aboard his boat at
Capital; Miss Annette Schuster
Of 1716 31st street S.W.. and
Miss Valerie Tarr Of 2503 Cow
entry road. alexandria.
Almas Temple Yacht Club
will select its princess April "a
at the Temple. Selby Bay Yacht
Club viii pick a princess May
"a while Corinthians repre-
sentative will be named Nav Q
at the annual May ball at the
clubhouse. Annapolis Yacht
Club also will name princess
All candidates must be 16
years old or older. unmarried
and a member of a yachtsman's
family. Contestants will be
judged on the basis of appear
ance, personality, poise, ambi-
ton and hobbies.
Solomons and West River
Yacht Clubs already have
picked their princesses. Solo
mons will be represented by
Miss Bonnie McKenny. blond
17-year-old student at Calvert
County High. Bonnie's mother.
then Miss AIthea Bowen, was
the clubs first princess. Her
father is Stafkey Mckinney.
well-known Solomons Island
fishing captain.
West River Yacht Club has
selected Miss Sandra Lyle Of
TACO Fenns lane, Lanham. Md.
17-year-old brunette daughter
of Rear Commodore and Mrs.
Nelson w. Lyle.
Some of the clubs have not
completed their season pro-
grams but here is a rundown
to date:
ALMAS TEMPLE YACHT
CLUB-April 10, fourth annual
oyster roast at the Hobby home
on Whitehall Creek, Annapolis.
April %, selection of princess
at Almas Temple. May 1-8.
annual Chesapeake Bay cruise.
ANNAPOLIS YACHT CLUB
May 1924, spring series of
sailing races. May 1881, host
to international SIS meter series
of races. June 20. start of An
napolis-Newport ocean race
Jointly sponsored by New York
and Annapolis Yacht Clubs and
Naval Academy Sailing Squad
ron. July 1912, clubs open
regatta. July 16, start of Vir-
ginia Cruising Cup race to
Hampton. Va. August 8, start
of Annapolis-Miles River race
in conjunction with Miles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-10
HIKING CLUBS
SUNDAY

CAPITAL HIKING OLUB--Nine-m mil,
hike along the CSC Canal towpath
from Williamsport TO Foremans Ferry
2-g0S0, and Mary Collins ZEN > ZOO
extension 6I2), Make reservations b.
noon Saturday Meet at $50 a m al
1929 K street NV for chartered bus
CENTER HIKING CLUB -Six-mllt
Mountains near the Skyline Drive led
by Dave Paulson Make reservations
with Harriet Gross Of OIL 6-95a2
Meet al Jewish Community Center a
$50 am
Kennedy Peak in Virginias Massanut.
ten Mountains Make reservations
with Woody and Bsrty KENNEDY lead
ers 1T ia 7-525g Chartered coach
will leave Twelfth street and New York
avenue NV. at \ an
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PICKING PRINcEssEs
Ydcht Clubs Reody
For Banner Season
BY CHARLES COvELL
Outdoor Editor

Pretty princesses, eisurely cruises, spirited re-
gattas, dram or two of pleasant living; these are
all wrapped up in the plans of Washington and Ches
apeake area yachtSmen for banner season.
Some yacht clubs already have picked their prin-
cesses while others preparing to do The girls
Jackson advocate., 1959-02-21
POLITICAL DEVEl lOPMENTSIN
FRENCH BLACK AFRICA MAKING
IMPRESSION ON REST OF AFRICA
Sekou Toure President Of The
Republic Of Guinea No Yes Man
For chana's Prime Minister Nkrumah
SEE BEGINNINGS OF FEDERATION
SEE BEGINNINGS OF FEDERATION

Cape Town, Africa, Feb. IA
Of all the events which have come
crowding one upon another in AZ
rica in recenth months, perhaps
none is more striking than the po-
litical revolution which has swept
French Black Africa, says John
Hughes, Staff Correspondent of
the Christian Science Monitor.
Till a few months ago, France
could count on an empire in sub
Saharan Africa stretching in a
great arc from Dakar through
French West and French Equator
ial Afrcia to the banks of the
River Congo-an area approaching
the size of the United States. Com
prising a string of romantically
named states, such as Seengal, the
Ivory Coast, and Ubangi-Shari, it
was firmly under French rule, al
though it's African peoples grad
ually were assuming additional re-
sponsibilities.
Today, after the upheaval pre-
cipitated by Gen. Charles de
Gaulle's new French Constitution,
Continued on Page Two)
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Native Riots Upgrade Reforms
In Africa's Belgian Congo

Peopoldville, Feb. IS -- Last
months native riots ut Leopold
vile have shattered Belgian hopes
that the wave Of African nation
alism will bypass the rich Congo
colony.
Belgium's public and press are
highly critical Of the government
and the Congo administration
which are accused Of having look.
ed 1t the situation through rosy
glasses and Of having failed 10
prevent the antiwhits riots.
"Why didn't we forssee any.
thing?" writes the Liberal-lnde-
pendent newspaper L. Soir In =
series Of articles on the Congo
problem.
"The revolt Of Leopoldvills was
bound to come. Il could Be rsad
in last years demographic survey
Of the Congo. But how many of
our officials tool, the trouble even
to look ut this voluminous docu-
ment I"
Continued on Page Four)
Jackson advocate., 1959-02-21
SAY NEGRO LEADERS PREPARED
TO DISCUSS APPROACH METHOD
AND PACE OF INTEGRATI0N
WITH S0UTHERNERS
Say Race Relation Is A National
And Not A Sectional Problem
See American Negro Better Off Than
Most Non Whites And Many Whites

Birmingham, Ala, Feb. 13-Dr.
Ralph J. Bunche, Under Secretary
of the UnitedNations, said tonight
that Negro leaders were prepared
to discuss the approach, method
and pace of integration with Sou
therners.
"Race relations" DR.. Bunche
told the Periclean Club annual
forum, "is a national and not a
sectional problem. Let me say
that despite the tempest over inte-
grafton in the schools, l am as con-
fident as ever that the problem is
on the way to solution, even in the
deepest South"
DR.. Bunche said that of a world
population of 2,8O0,OO0,0O0, two
thirds or 1,9O0,00O,00O were nom
white.
From the world perspective"
he said, "the American Negro is
we'll off, better off, indeed, than
most non-white and very many
white peoples. But he is supposed
to be better off, because as an AM
erican he enjoys the material bene-
fits of life in the most highly de-
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate., 1959-02-21
Negro Students
Seek lntegration
In Birmingham

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Feb. 12.-
Eight Negro children have applied
for admission to all-white schools
in Birmingham, city school Of
ficials said today.
Frazer Banks, Birmingham Sup
erintenden Of Education, said the
applications for transfer had been
filed.
The applications involve an ele-
mentary school and high school,
he said.
Mr.. Banks said five of the chill
dren had been parties to a suit
that resulted in a United States
Supreme Court ruling that the
Alabama school placement law
was not unconstitutional on its
face but could be unconstitutional
in its application.
Jackson advocate., 1959-02-21
j. S. To Study
Ways 1t Can
Help Africa

WASHINGTON. - A study of
ways in which science and tech
nology can most effectively be
used by the international Coopera-
tion Administration in its pro-
grams Of assistance in sub-Sahar-
an Africa has been undertaken by
the National Academy Of Sciences
DR.. ]. George Harrar, Director
Of Agriculture Of the Rockefeller
Foundation, is executive director
Of the study and is undertaking q
survey with a five-weeks tour o4
African nations and dependent ter
ritories, commencing in early Feb
ruary. Z.
Accompanying DR.. Harrar on
the survey will be DR.. John M
Weir, associate director, Tropical
Medicine and Public Health Divi-
CONTINUED on Page Four)
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Marian Anderson And Thurgood
Marshall Named Electors For
Hall OF Fame For Great Americans

New York, Feb. 15-Forty-seven
distinguished citizens have been
appointed to the College Of Elec-
tors of the Hall Of Fame for Great
Americans, DR.. Ralph w. Sockman,
director Of the shrine, announced
today monday, February 16).
They bring to 151 the number Of
persons who next year 1960) will
vote on candidates for inclusion In
the Hall of Fame, which is located
on the Bronx campus Of New York
University. Each of the 40 states
Is represented in the College Of
Electors. The candidates are nomi-
mated by the public.
Continued on Page Two)
Jackson advocate., 1959-02-21
RH0DESIA FEARS native STRIKE

tionalist leaders said today that no
strike had been organized.
With the spread of the rumor
sales of firearms in this partner
ship" capital Of the Central Afri-
can Federation have rocketed and
several gunsmiths have sold out
stocks Of revolvers, rifles and am
munition.
Jackson advocate., 1959-02-21

Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia,
Feb. 13 - Sir Edgar Whitehead,
Prime Minister of Southern Rho
desia, told Parliament today that
the Government was fully pre-
pared for a possible general strike
by African workers.
The rumor Of q strike tomorrow
has persisted for q fortnight. But
the Prime Minister and Negro ma
Jackson advocate., 1959-02-21
Virginia Maps
Plan To Minimize
School Integration

Virginia started Wednesday to map
a long range program to minimize
the effects of public school integ-
ration.
A special Legislative study COM
mission held its first meeting Tor
four hours behind closed doors
and organized for the task.
State Senator Mosby Perrow,
chairman, said afterward that
q ten-man executive committee
would meet tomorrow. The full
committee, contained forty OF
the states 140 legislators, will re-
convene soon, possibly next week.
Today's session heard sugges-
tions for It's work for Gov. J. Lind
say Almond Jr. and from Attorney
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate., 1959-02-21
Hearing Set On
Little Rock
School Opening

Little Rock, Ark, Feb. II -
United States District Judge John
E. Miller today set Feb. 27 for a
three-judge Federal hearing to de-
eide if the laws used by Gov. Orval
E. Faubus to close Little Rocks
four public high schools were con-
stitutional.
Attorneys representing the Ma
tional Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People asked for
the hearing. Today, the United
States Justice Department joined
the NAACP in asking a speedy
hearing on the laws.
Governor Faubus entered a plea
Continued on Page Eight
Jackson advocate., 1959-02-21
Liberia Will Have
s. Million Hotel

Monrovia, Liberia - President
VIM. v. s. Tubman and other Lib
erian officials studied . model Of
the new Monrovia Hotel which will
be built 1t cost Of $4,000, 900 here
to be ready for the Inauguration
ceremonies in January, 1860.
The hotel will be built on Light
House point, the highest area OF
Monrovia, and will face the Attain
tic Ocean.
Jackson advocate., 1959-02-21
Southern NAAcP
Delegates Hit
Token Integration

Tampa, Fla, Feb. 16 - The
NAACP asked local branches to
continue their fight for total inte-
grafton on al public facilities -
It ended it, southern conference
here Sunday.
The delegates from six states
also pledged to "seek greatly ac-
celebrated segregation in those
states which now have so-called
token integration."
The delegates urged that more
work be done to end discrimination
against the Negro in housing, labor
and industry, and segregation In
hospitals "partically or wholly sup
CONTINUED on Page Eight
Jackson advocate., 1959-02-21
National Beauty cuIturist League
Launches 1859 Membership Drive

Washington, D. C. (Global) -
Hrs. Katie Wickham, National
President of the National Beauty
Cultrists' League, Inc. is to he
commended on her 10-Point Pro-
gram she is developing in interest
of NBCL and the set goal of TO-.
900 new members for 1869, by Ma.
tional Convention time in October
Jackson advocate., 1959-02-21
anne General Conference To Be
Held In Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. IA
The 36th Quadrennial General Con-
ference of the AME Church will
be held here during May, 1860,
Bishop R. R. Wright, Jr., who pre-
sides over the Fifth Episcopal dis
trict, announced last week.
The 81-year-old prelate made the
announcement at press confer
ence held at the Watkins hotel.
Jackson advocate., 1959-02-21

Bentonia, Miss, Feb. 14EMrs.
Alma Johnson, President Of Yazoo
County's Women's Association and
a mother to many young people In
the community was the Honoree Of
the recent "This Is Your Life" pro-
gram presented by members Of her
membership church, New Concord
M. B. Church and the young peo-
pie Of the community.
Jackson advocate., 1959-02-21
Florida Pupil
Placement Law
Is Upheld

Miami, Fla, Feb. 13 "A Fed
eral District judge upheld today
Florida's pupil assignment law. He
refused to order immediate inte-
grafton of one Negro pupil into a
white West Palm Beach school.
Judge Emett C. Choate held that
parents of 8-year-old William M.
Holland Jr. must exhaust admins
Continued on Page Eight
Jackson advocate., 1959-02-21
Civil Rights Bill
Hearings To Start
In Senate Mar. is

Washington, D. C. Senator
Thomas C. Hennings, Jr., (D-Mo.),
chairman of the Senate Constitu-
tional Rights Subcommittee, an
nounced today that the subcommit-
tee had set March 18 as the date on
which it intends to begin public
hearings on civil rights bills pend
ing before it.
Jackson advocate., 1959-02-21
tito JOINS SELASSIE ENDORSING
A POLICY OF COOPERATION

Adds ABABA, Eithiopa,
Feb. 21 = A Policy of coexist-
ence cessation of nuclear tests and
organized international economic
assistance without strings attach
ed were among the topics discuss
ed by Marshall Tito and Emperor
Halle Selassie during the Yugo-
slav Presidents ten-day visit to
Ethiopia.
A joint communique on the talks
was issued today as Marshal Tito
Jackson advocate., 1959-02-21
Mrs. Alma johnson honored With
This Is Your Life Program

Mr.. Roosevelt Hobb and Mrs.
Emma Cowan narrated the high
lights Of Mrs. Johnson's life. The
group Of young people who formed
a beautiful choir were as follows,
A. G. Spiers, John w. Spires, Louis
E. Watson, Mary E. Polk, Dorothy
R. Chambers, Merlene Spiers, Bob
bic ]. Chambers, Linda Clifton,
Continued on Page Two)
Jackson advocate., 1959-02-21
New York Senator
Urge Court Action
In The South
Javits Tells NAACP
Dinner Without Court
Action IntegratiOn
Will Fail

New York, Feb. 13 - Senator
Jacob K. Javits said last night that
school integration would be delayed
indefinitely in some parts of the
South unless Congress authorized
the Attorney General to start court
actions to implement the Supreme
Courts integration ruling.
The New York Republican told
a group of civil rights leaders that
the difficulty of integrating
schools in Virginia had confirmed
a need for Federal authority.
at took effective court action
there to start public school deseg-
, regation," Mr.. Javits said, "and
that is not likely to happen in
many other states, in view of laws
Continued on Page Six)
Jackson advocate., 1959-02-21
Dr.. ARENA c. Mallory Mvc
Annual Women's Day Speaker Sunday

ton, Mississippi. DR.. Mallory has
achieved national distinction for
her innumerable educational and
civic contributions.
The most recent honor to DR..
Mallory is that Of being listed as
one among fifty Negro women
whose names appear in "Who's
Who in America"
Jackson advocate., 1959-02-21
j. S. Backs Cameroons independence

sion had reached the unanimous
conclusion that "the Cammeroon-
ian people desire independence and
are entitled to it without further
delay"
The date for independence was
set after agreement between
France and the administering pow
er and the Legislative Assembly
of the Cameroons Government.
Jackson advocate., 1959-02-21
States Program To Make Schools
Equal Nears COMPLETION

The states program to equalize
Negro and white schools was re-
ported near completion this week
with all but some 80 percent Of the
program remaining to be carried
out.
T. H. Naylor, executive secretary
Of the state educational finance
commission, reports 86S Negro
classrooms and 203 white class
rooms have been constructed since
Jackson advocate., 1959-02-21

returned from a hunting safari.
He left by air for Khartovm, the
Sudan.
The communique said the talks
had been carried out in "con-
genial atmosphere and a spirit of
mutual understanding" At the
same time Yugoslav officials ac-
companying Tito and Ethiopian Of
ficials held separate talqs on eco
nomic and technical matters.
Continued on Page Eight)
Jackson advocate., 1959-02-21

Itta Bena, Miss.-The Third An
nual Women's Day of Mississippi
Vocational College will be observed
Sunday, February %, 1859 at $3.50
p. m. in the College Auditorium.
Guest speaker for the occasion
will be the pre-eminent DR.. Arena
C. Mallory, founder Of Saints In
dustrial Junior College at Lexing-
Jackson advocate., 1959-02-21
Paul Robson
Wins Five Year
Tax Battle

Washington - Paul Robson
last week won a five year battle
with the internal revenue service
to escape taxation on a $4,000
peace prize he received in 1853.
The prize was a gift from the late
Russian boss, Stain.
The Government said Robson
owed $9,6t5 in federal income tax
es on the award before abandon
ing it's claim on the grounds that
the Stain prize is in the same tax
exempt class as the Nobel and
Pulitzer prizes.
Jackson advocate., 1959-02-21
Alabama Supreme
Court Refuses
Decision Of j. S.
Supreme Court
Says 1t Will Not Be
Bound By Ruling Out
NAACP 100000 Fine

Montgomery, Ala, Feb. 12-The
Alabama Supreme Court refused
today to be bound by a United
States Supreme Court decision set
ting aside a 100000 fine against
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People.
The states highest court, which
had upheld the penalty before the
Washington tribunal overruled it,
reaffirmed the fine and left it up
to the Federal court to reverse it
again if it sees fit.
Because the latest ruling is sub
ject to review by the Federal court,
the state cannot collect the money
while the judgment is on appeal.
Continued on Page Six
Jackson advocate., 1959-02-21

He said the conference lasting
for Is days beginning May 8,
1860, expects to draw upwards of
$4,000 delegates and visitors from
all parts of the world.
Los Angeles, he predicted, will
be benefited to the extent of about
S3,000,000 by the conclave brought
here after a four-year effort on
Continued on Page Eight)
Jackson advocate., 1959-02-21

in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Wickham's 10-Point Pro-
gram embraces Bigger and Bet
ter Beauty Business and Service"
through the listed 10 areas: 1-more
General Education 2-Thorough
Training in the Field Of Beauty
Culture 3-Charm as an Asset
Continued on Page Four)
Jackson advocate., 1959-02-21
Haitian Partisans
Urge Cuba To
Gust Deioie

Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, Feb. 12-
Several thousand workers and
partisans Of the Government Of
DR.. Francois Duvalier demonstrat-
ed before the Cuban Embassy to-
day calling for the expulsion from
Cuba Of Louis Dejoie, a Haitian
Opposition leader.
Jackson advocate., 1959-02-21
Russians Say
US. TrampIes
Lincoln Ideals

Moscow, Feb. IL = The Soviet
Union marked Abraham Lincoln's
150th birthday today with long
accounts Of his fight against
slavery and charges that his ideals
were being "trampled upon" in the
United States.
Izvestia, official Soviet Govern
ment newspaper, noted that the
sesquicentennial of Lincoln's birth
conceded with the anniversary of
the first establishment of diploma
Continued on Page Eight)
Jackson advocate., 1959-02-21

United Nations, N. Y, Feb. 12-
The United States would be willing
to sponsor a resolution calling for
the independence Of the French
Cameroons by Jan. 1, 1860, Mason
Sears, United States representa-
tive, told the Trusteeship Council
today.
Mr.. Sears spoke in support Of
the report of a United Nations
visiting mission. He said the mis-
Jackson advocate., 1959-02-21
President Sees
Bow Scouts

Washington, Feb. II - Presi-
dent Eisenhower Wednesday thank
ed the Boy Scouts Of America for
their work in a nationwide safety
campaign during the last year.
The President expressed his graf
itude through IL Eagle scouts who
called at the White House in OBJ
servance Of Boy Scout Week, mark
ing the forty-ninth anniversary OF
the movement.
The scouts, representing the IL
Continued on Page Seven)
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the program got underway.
An additional 1880 Negro and
b23 white classrooms are under
construction, while applications for
state funds have been approved for
942 Negro and 681 white class
rooms.
Since World War II an estimated
loo million dollars has been spent
on school construction, with most
Continued on Page Five)
Jackson advocate., 1959-02-21

Guest leader of Religious En-
phasis Week at Jackson State Col
lege, which began Sunday, is DR..
Melvin H. Watson, Director of the
School of Religion at Morehouse
College, Atlanta, Georgia. A ma
tive of Atlanta, DR.. Watson at
tended Morehouse College and re-
ceived the A. B. Degree there, the
M. A. Degree from Oberlin Col
lege, the B. D. and B.S.T. from
the Graduate School of Theology
Jackson advocate., 1959-02-21
Moorehouse Prof. Jackson College
Religious Emphasis Week Leader

at Obrelin, and the TIL. D. from
the Pacific School of Religion.
He has served as Dean of Men
and Director of Religious Activi-
ties at Shaw and billiard Universi-
ties, and as Acting Dean of Chapel
at Howard University. He came to
Morehouse in his present capacity
in .1948.
Speaking before the opening
REV assembly during the Vesper
Continued on Page Eight
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-01-02
E. +. Striplin Honored
Special Recognition Accor1ed 40 Al Club
Members In CozlnLy lchiegaLnent Day Prograzn

More than 40 Prince Edward
Alters received awards for oiti
standing work III their lttiisidtiai
projects in 1853 dlrinp the Aeiiete.
ment Day program held >atnglaH
Dec. 20, in the county e0l@iluasit
An annual affair Spons0le llv
County All Council lie E.04
featured number Of inter-
talks. model demonstration a
the presentation OF 4 gift Of apnrae !.
alton to E F. 5tripiil II
county agent, III addition p M
awarding of the special faara
Frances Southall Of s3arla
gave an interesting and Informative
account of her experiences AIS
delegate to the All short course Il
VP1. Jimmie PAYNE. oi Darlina s6r
Heights. reported on the state Flee
trio Congress which he attended tat
Richmond.
The blue-ribbon winning demon
stration of how TO can tomatoes
was given by Barbara Lee. a mem
Der of the Hebron Community Club
in Appomattox County
Award Recipients
The award for the Identification
Of home grounds went to Bobby
Farmer. of Farm Vile Jim
mic Payne from Darlington Heights
now living in Meeklenbug County
was the recipient of the boys agli.
cultural award
In canning. medals were won BY
Ann Hobgood. of Meherrin. Linda
Lee Stockton, of Charlotte Court
House. and Lucy Wilkes. OF Farm
vile.
Bobby Porterfield. Of Worsham
Charles Barton. OF Green Bay.
Betty Lloyd Irving. OF Worshan.
and Frances Southall. Of Pamplin.
were cited for superior achievement
in their electric projects.
Dairy awards were won by Rose
Lamberth, of Cullen Susan Payne.
Of Darlington Helg hts III Al
Scruggs. Of Cullen and kenny
Watts, of keysville
Two Prospect boys. Oscar r.
Booth and Ray Wooten shared tori
honors in the field of entomology
In food preparation. awards were
presented Carolyn Gates. of Rice
Marie Gerhart, of Cullen; and Iona
Gillian. of Panlplin. Special recog-
milton for frozen foods went to two
Panplin girls. May Gillian and
Frances Southall
Garden Medal Winners
Garden medals were received by
Linda Lee Stockton. Ann Hobgood
Lucy Wilkes. and Miriam McFar-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-01-02

NIX Baueh. Other recent callers
there were the Rev Wilson Stitt.
Of powhatan, and Mr.. and Mrs
Richard Dunevant and Miss Bar
bara Dunevant, of DillWyn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Paleologus
have spent some time in Florida
and they will 90 to California before
reuuning TO Belona, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dale Pyros are looking after his
store and service station.