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Wise Park proviso.

President Eisenhower included in
his Chesapeake & Ohio Canal proclama-
ton proviso reluctantly accepted by
park officials but nevertheless necessary
to insure proper control Of the Potomac
River In the public interest. The proviso
makes it clear that Congress at any time
may authorize use Of the canal park
land for water-supply, flood-control "or
other beneficial purposes" And Army
engineers responsible for assuring the
Nations Capital an adequate supply Of
water and safeguarding 1t from floods
have declared that water-Storage facil-
tiles In the canal-park area eventually
will be necessary to give that assurance.
AS originally prepared for the Presi-
dents signature by the Interior Depart
ment, the proclamation draft contained
no specific provision for possible future
seizure of any part Of the canal national
monument" for vital dams or storage
reservoirs. This omission fortunately was
noted by the Budget Bureau, which
sensibly asked the Army Engineers
Corps and the District Commissioners
for comment. Both bodies urged that a
clause be added which would leave no
doubt at the Capitol that the canal land
could be used for essential public works.
The proclamation accordingly states:
Nothing in this proclamation is
intended to prejudice the use Of the
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National
Monument for such works as the
Congress may hereafter authorize for
municipal and domestic water supply,
navigation, flood control, drainage, re-
creation or other beneficial purposes"
Congress, of course, could authorize
such uses without benefit Of the pro-
yision-but experience in the West has
shown that 1t Is extremely difficult to
obtain an authorization for public
works, once national monument has
been established. There should be no
congressional uncertainty on this issue
asit affects the scenic and historic canal.
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PARIS.

EA61S.
Whatever domestic bomb
shells President Kennedy
may be hiding under his top
hat today, few would suggest
that what the world needs at
this point is q new 100 days
in the realm of American
foreign policy.
It may be, as was often said,
that the last presidential
election turned primarily on
foreign policy issues. For
some Of us who watched the
affair from q distance. how
ever, 1t was not always very
clear what these issues were
and what would be different
If the Democrats won. And
as the fury Of the elections
has died down. it has become
more and more unclear in
what direction the brave new
departure should be made.
When 1t comes to specific
situations, Of course, there
is no doubt that MIR. Kennedy
Is rather firmly bound by the
policies inherited from the
outgoing Republicans. Deci-
sions taken during the final
weeks Of the Eisenhower ad-
ministration can hardly be
unmade again easily. whether
or not they have had the
complete approval Of the new
team.
Such items range all the
way from the decision to
break diplomatic relations
with Cuba and the DISPOSE
tons made to meet the
Communist threat to Laos
to the new measures to halt
the drain on American gold
reserves. Whether some Of
these decisions might not
have been put off for a few
weeks Is beside the point.
For better or worse, they
represent drastic steps taken
to face up to current prob
lens. Along with the prob
lens themselves they are
part Of the political inheri-
tance that MFR. Kennedy will
have TO live with.
Temptation for Spectacular
Apart from immediate
crises. however, there may be
o strong temptation for some
spectacular initiative in the
foreign policy field during
the opening days of the new
administration. After all thu
talk about past deficiencies
and loss Of American prestige
abroad. there viii inevitably
be pressure for q demonstra.
tion Of the bold and imagi.
native" type Of diplomacy Il
get things started off with
bang.
One hopes most earnestly
that Mr.. Kennedy will resist
this temptation as he woult
resist the bubonic plague
From the point Of view Of thu
overwhelming majority Of oul
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VISTAS IN SCIENCE.
Life on Other Planets Defies Proof
By THOMAS R. HENRY

Cney are extremely C0lu--IaE
colder than would be en-
durable for any earthly or
Martian organisms. Such
enduring cold hardly can be
produced on a major scale
in laboratories. Second Is
the effect of the immense
pull Of planetary gravity on
the radiations themselves.
Under such conditions
they might or might not
produce amino acids. They
might produce quite diff
ferent kinds Of amino acids
which could be built up into
quite unterrestrial kinds Of
organisms. Nobody is likely
to find out what happens in
this generation. or probably
the next.
Quite different is the case
with the inner family Of
solar satellites. A few years
ago folks who talked about
"life on Mars" generally
were classified as eccentrics
without any regard to fun
damentals. Because Of the
extreme cold and the very
tenuous atmosphere, it was
held, the essential life proc
esses would be impossible
on the neighbor planet.
Now it is about two-thirds
accepted that there are liv-
ing things Of some sort on
the Martian surface. In fact
many lowly terrestrial Or
ganisms. chiefly Of the vege-
table branch, might well en-
dure the conditions there
and, assuming them subject
to the same laws of heredity
and survival of the fittest,
they may well have radiated
into unpredictable higher
forms.
Theories ON Mars and Moon
Most pertinent is recent
evidence of infra-red light
reflections from dark areas
of the Martian surface
which, it is indicated. are
due to large patches of "hy-
dro-carbonaceouS materials"
the stuff of which earthly
life is made. There Is no real
evidence as yet. however,
that these dark patches on
Mars are alive.
Lately there have been Sc
rious speculations about life
of some sort on the moon
speculations which a few
years ago might have Sc
cured admittance to a psy-
chiatric hospital. Says the
report:
'"The exposure Of the
moons surface to solar ra-
diation and the absence of a
significant atmosphere have
discounted the possibility Of o
lunar biology. However, the
composition Of the moons
deeper layers, from even q
few meters beneath the sur
face, is very much an open
question.
Apart from the remote
possibility of indigenous life,
the moon is q gravitational
trap for meteoroidal mate
rial. We may eventually be
able to screen a large guam
tity Of this virginia. mate
rial"
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S@A@S SAs S0AeSA E~e~NAA~N@ -
the solar system may be quite
possible-but not now prov
able.
This is the consensus Of
the National Academy Of
Sciences Space Science Board
after consideration Of all pres
emily available evidence.
When q man thinks of
''life" he thinks Of plants
and animals and considers
the limits within which
earthly organisms can exist.
These limits are very wide.
Creatures crawl. plants bios
som in the eternal darkness
Of earth's great depths, rest
with the weight Of thou
sands Of tons on their backs
at the bottoms Of the seas,
float in nearly airless reaches
Of the sky, are found in
everlasting ice at tempera-
lures perpetually below zero
and In boiling hot springs.
But wherever found. they
still are plants and animals.
Man can feel some sense Of
fellowship with the most
fantastic Of them.
What Type Of Life?,
Here Is a trap to be avoid
ed. the National Academy
report stresses. in any con-
sideration of other-worldly
life. It Is hard to escape
from the terreous point Of
view. Mans mind is terreous,
as are a butterfly's wings.
It is Of the earth. earthly.
fashioned in accordance with
physical and chemical ter
restrial laws. They consti-
tute q windowless tower
around it.
But organisms on Jupiter
or Saturn-even more so on
planets of other stars-may
be neither plants nor ami
mails but represent forms oi
life at present unimaginable
to humans. They might be,
in their ways, quite superior
But no way of getting in
touch with them now is
imaginable. They may
neither hear. see, talk or feel,
but possess quite other
senses.
OF absorbing interest is
the kind of organisms, II
any. which might be found
on one Of the big four outer
planets. These bodies are
enormously bigger and
heavier than Earth or Mars
They probably are solid
spheres with extremely thick
temperatures Of light gases
These atmospheres are ex-
posed, like the rest Of the
solar system, to ultraviolet
radiation from the sun and
cosmic radiation from outer
space which have been dem
onstrated to create tn G
amino acid building blocks
or organisms when passing
through a mixture Of gases
such as presumably formed
the primaeval atmosphere Of
earth.
Conditions are so differ.
ent, however. that chemical
effects are incalculable
] First, the outer planets are
SO far from the sun that
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-10
Supervisors

tCOni1NuG, from page ,
Livestock Market. That short
stretch has been taken back in
the county Secondary System.
being designated as Route SOS.
Bicentennial Invitation
Claiming H. Moon, of Bucking-
ham county. was present to ex-
tend an official invitation to sup
ervisors for the May II cere-
monies celebrating Buckingham
county S 200th birthday. The day,
celebrating the countys formal
splitting off from Albemorle
county in May 1861. will COM
mence with 1920 am. parade
The board also conferred with
E. w. Carson. District Agent Of
the Agricultural Extension Serv-
ice, and Mrs. Frances G. Moon.
county superintendent of welfare
relative to 1861 80 appropriations
and with Farmville Police Chief
Otto S. Overton. The chief re-
quested. and got. the agreement
to up the colmty's monthly share
of the rental cost of the teletype
machine in the Police Head
quarters. A new. noiseless ma
chine will raise the count S
monthly payment of rental from
Sl2 to SI4. The county shares the
cost with the Town of Farmville.
Mrs. Paul Erdman. Of the staff
Of Crippled Children's Hospital.
Richmond. appeared to express
the hospitals gratitude for the
annual 800 appropriation from
the county Mrs. Erdman said
such continuing. faithful sup
port is in great measure re-
sponSible that the institution
never turns its back on any
child. no matter what the cir
cumStanceS.
In a final action. the board ap-
proved seven half-year $50 edu-
cational grants for private
schooling in the county. and Is
Transportation grants. The former
will provide for childen Of new
residents.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-10
Hospital News

There were 81 hospital patients
Thursday morning.
Patients Admitted
Taylor Agee. Farmville: D. A.
Hillsman. Jetersville Mrs. c. S
Jones. Crewe; w. T. Royal
Keysville; c. NJ. Easter. Amelia
Carl DicEhoff. Farmville: j. T..
Dewitt. Farmville Charles Stod-
dard. Farmville; Miss Mary
Trent. Farmviile: j. w. Laugh
lin. Ithaca. N. Y: H. r. Osborne.
Burkeville: Miss Linda Camp.
Greer Bay: R. A. Wood. Amelia,
ard Mrs. G. H. Thompson, Chase
City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Troy Linville,
Rice. girl. March 6.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.. Jamerson,
Crewe, boy. March 7
Mr.. and Mrs. Bobby l.. Mott
ley, Ontario. girl, March 7.
DR.. and Mrs. j. A. Mcclellan,
Farmville. girl, March 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Royster.
Petersburg. girl, March 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Fore, Rich
mOnd. girl. March q.
Mr. and Mrs. c. M. Irwin.
CreWe, girl, March 8.
C0l0red Patients
Maggie Scott. Prospect: James
Epperson. Prospect; Joe Davis.
Prospect; Charles Goeins, Rice:
Lucy Green. Chase City: Sallie
Spencer, Green Bay: Mary And
erson. DillWyn; Hessie Ford, Me
herrin; Judith Redd. Hampden-
Sydney, and E S telle Dodson,
Burkeville.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-10
AAUW'S Creative
Writing Entries
Due March 81

Entries for the annual Creative
Writing Contest of the American
Association of University Women.
Virginia Division. may be sub
mitted until March 81.
The contest has divisions for
poetry, short story, short short
story. stories for children, and
two nonfiction categories, per
scnal essay and Informative arti-
Gle.
Entries in this area for any of
the divisions may be presented to
Miss Mary Dupuy. of Worsham.
The contest. open to nonprofes-
sional writer's and other inter
eSted, seeks 10 encourage anna
teur writer's in Virginia.
. Winners will be announced and
certificates OF awards given at
the Virginia Highlands Festival
Abingdon. on Creative Writers
Day next August.
AAUW committee members
will screen the entries to the six
best in each division. Well known
writer's will make the final de-
cisions from these. The judges
are:
Poetry. Emma GRAY Trigp, of
Richmond: Short Story, William
M. Blackburn. English professor
at Duke University, Short-Short
Story. Doris Belts. Sanford, N.
c.. writer and newspaper cores
pondent; stories for children. Ina
Forbus, North Carolina writer:
personal essay, Frances Stoakley
Landlord. of Norfolk, teacher and
writer, and informative article.
Roberta Teal Swartz Chalmers,
professor of creative writing,
Queens College. N c.
Lynchburg. Mrs. T. P. Reynolds
and daughter of Cumberland,
MIR. and Mrs. Bill Riley and
children of Richmond.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-10
Ballsville

Mar: Mr.. and Mrs. Jim
my" ellis. of Richmond. visited
his people here on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Caulbourne Ty-
Ter were visitors of the Hurt
family here in the villege on
Sunday.
Mrs. Fannie Nichols, Mrs. Il.
L. Jessup, Mrs. Evelyn Stokes
and Mrs. R. j. Lester spent
Wednesday Of this week in Rich
mond.
Green grass, forsythia and
early jonquils are a welcome sight
here in the village. Looks like
spring is here to stay.
Alan ellis sustained a broken
shoulder in the. same accident.
Gene Walton was crowned
King at the Annual FLA
FILA dance last Friday night.
Madge Riddle. Of Powhatan.
was CHI SEN queen" These
titles were voted on by members
of FFA-FHA. The two were
chosen for their work and ac-
complishments through the
group they represent. Gene is
the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. f. M.
Walton of this community. He is
a senior at PoWhatan. His father
operates REVIVAL Farm" which
specializes in breeding swine.
Gene works with his father and
has begun his own dairy herd
He recently completed his COW
barn and milking parlar.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-10
W. c. Canada, 70
Farmville RealtOr
Rites Thursday

Funeral services for William
Cabell Canada, 70, Farmville
real estate broker who died here
Tuesday. March 7, were held
Thursday from the Canada resi-
dence at IL am. Interment was
in Westview Cemetery.
The Rev. J. Hoge Smith. Jr.,
officiated.
A native of Halifax county
where he was born May 81, 1881
he was the son of William Ran
dolph Canada and Mary Alice
Irby Canada. He attended the
public schools of Halifax county
He was a member and elder
Of Farmv ille Presbyterian
Church.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Halle Hall Canada. and two
daughters. Mrs. j. Kemper But
Ter and Mrs. Samuel P. Glover,
all of Farmville.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-10
Kenneth w. Davis
Auto Crash Victim
Buried In POwhatan

POWHATAN, Mar. 9-Funeral
services for Kenneth William
Davis. 81. of PoWhatan, who
died in an automobile crash
Monday evening in State Route
l3. halfmile west of Belona in
PoWhatan county, 'were held at
3 pm. Tuesday at Mt. ,Moriah
Baptist Church. Interment was
in the church cemetery.
He is survived by his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Davis. OF
Powhatan: four sisters. June
Carol. Barbara Ann, Jane Lois
and Linda Mae Davis, and two
brothers, Jessie and Robert Da-
Wis, all of PoWhatan.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-10
Personal Mention

Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Hinson. of
Forestville. visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Jake Wamsley this past week
end
Mrs. +. X Martin, of Glad
stone. is visiting her sisters. the
Misaca Lucy and Irene Adams.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-10
R. w. Noel Honored
On Soth Birthday

Mr.. and Mrs. B. V. Timber
lake entertained Sunday in hon
or of Mrs Undertakes father
R. Walker Noel on his 89th birth
day. which was March 7.
Out of town guests were: DR..
and Mrs. w. w. Noel and grand
son of Henderson, N. c., DR.. and
Mrs. David Noel and children
of Oxford, N. c., DR.. and Mrs.
Harold Riley and children of
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-10
News Summary

grants and loans to private and
parochial elementary ard secon-
dairy schools on an across the
board basis are unconstitutional
He said he hoped those seeking
federal aid for parochial schools
and those wanting to use it to
promote racial indignation would
not block the main purpose of HIS
program. This purpose is to pro-
vide federal aid to public schools
and scholarships for needy col
lege students regardless of the
type of school. private or public
they wish to attend.
y y
DISCRIMINATION of Job op-
portunities in the federal govern
ment and among contractors do
ing work for. the federal govern
ment viii be the target of the
new Committee on Equal EN-
ployment Opportunity The new
eight-man board headed by Vice
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-10

SIR THOMAS BEECHAM. fam
ed British musical conductor
died Wednesday at the age of 81.
He was noted for his outspoken
manner and caustic wit. Once
during a Beethoven concert in
Seattle. he stopped the orchestra
for some late-comers. bowed
them into their seats, and then
began again at the beginning
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-10

President Johnson Will replace
two older committees and will
mete out stiff penalties to VIC
lators of federal rules against
racial discrimination.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-10
DIPLOMATIC TALKS between

the u. S. and Red China were
held Tuesday for the first time
since President Kennedy took Of
flee The Reds were still belliger-
ent and said they had given no
consideration to requests for IN
release Of veral American
flyers held captive behind the
Bamboo Curtain. They also re-
fused to exchange neWsmen with
the u S.
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Is some special ne,Ds signiti-
canoe attached to them.

Is some special ne,Ds signiti-
canoe attached to them.
Admiral G. Roy Hartwig,
Montgomery County's deputy
director of civil defense, will
speak on shelters at 8 pm.
Wednesday to the West Brad
ley Citizens Association, meet
ing at Bethesda Country Club,
760l Bradley boulevard, Be-
thesda.
Other citizens groups this
week, scheduled to meet at 8
pm. unless otherwise specified.
are:
TOMORROW
Bloomingdale Civic Association
Tabor Presbyterian Church. I'd and s
SITS. NV.
Capitol View Civic Association
Richardson School, SD and Blaine
SITS. ne.
Chevy Chase Citizens Association
Chevy Chase Recreation Center. Con-
neeticut ave. and Mckinley st. NV.
EdgewoOd Civic AssOciatiOn-Lang-
ley Junior Hish, LIST and T SITS. ne.
Fort Davis Citizens Association
Ryland Methodist Church, Branch ave.
and S st. Sc.
INTERPOLATION COuneil-Room SGT
District Building, l4th and SITS. NV.
Lincoln Park Citizens Association
Epworth Methodist Church Annex, 1906
East Capitol st.
Marshall Heights Civic Association
Male School. 50th and SITS. sc. =,
Randle Highlands Citizens AssOcia-
tiOn-National Capital Bank. 270l
Pennsylvania ave, Sc.
Shepherd Park Citizens. Association
shepherd School, 14th ST. and KalInta
I'd. NV.
Southeast Civic AssOclatiOn-Payne
School, 18TH and @ SIS. sc.
5~" TUESDAY
Anacostia Citizens AssociatiOn-Ana
costa Methodist Church. l4th and U
SITS. Sc H..
Cathedral Heights Cleveland Park
CitITens ASSocIation-Guild Hall, st.
Adams Parish, Wisconsin and Massa-
chusetts ayes. NV.
Central Northeast Civic Association
Brook SITS. ne.
Central Northwest Civic Association
--Garnett-Patterson School, 10th and
U SITS. NV.
Crestwood Citizens Association
Grace Lutheran Church, 18th and Var
nun SITS. NV.
East Central Civic Association--Scott
Montgomery School, AIS P st, NV.
Eastland Gardens Civic Association
-Kenilworth School, 44th st. bet. Nash
and Ord SITS. ne.
Mount Pleasant NeiEhbors AssoeiS-
tior-Mount Pleasant Library, 10th
and Lamont SIS. NV,
Northeast WashinEton Citizens As
sOeiation-Barnes residence, 1910 Mas
sachusetts ave, ne.
PetwOrth Citizens Ass0eiatiOR--Pet-
worth Library. Upshur st. aad Kansas
Upper Northwest Community Group
-Gethsemane Baptist Church 4th and
Hamilton SITS. NV.
WEDNESDAY
Capitol Hill Community Council
Friendship House, 619 D st. Sc.
Citizens Block Improvement Assoc
eiatlOn-l390 z ST. ne.
ton-River Terrace Elementary. 34th
and Dix SITS. ne.
West End Citizens AssOeiation-S:l5
pm, Western Presbyterian Church,
1905 H st. NV.
THURSDAY
Congress HeiEhts Citizens Association
-Congress Heights Elementary, 5th st.
and Nichols ave. Sc.
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F5IAeent to Address
Sd Youth Workshop

Special Agent Charles D.
Brennan Of the FBI will speak
on Communism. Target of
Youth" at the third annual
Catholic Youth Organization
Workshops at LAS pm. today
at Mount Calvary Parish Hall,
Forestville, Md.
The Very Rev. MSgr. William
]. Await, executive director of
of the CYO, will head a spe-
cial workshop on leadership
training, assisted by Joseph
Poole. president Of the Wash
ington Council of Youth Clubs.
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CITIZENS CALENDAR

Meeting announcements
must be in the hands of the
Civic Calendar editor By noon
Thursday of each tDeek to
insure publication in the
column on Sunday. Those
received too late tDiH not be
used separately unless there
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Can you
guess her
SECRET?

Contact Lenses have come a long
way since they we're first intro.
duced to the human eye. For many
individuals today. they are the
answer to a better appearance &.
a feeling of seIf-confidence d.
more active participation in sports.
Whoever your rsoson fer being inter-
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he's done about confoef lenses.
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konn's - Bedspreods - Third Floor,
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Evening star., 1961-11-24

Dream drifting long gowns laden with lace or
sheer pIeots at bodice and hemIine! Pink, blue,
white, black and green, sizes 81 to AZ in the
group. 49,
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-06-30

July /, 1896-Harriet Beecher
Stowe, author Of Uncle Toms
Cabin" written in 1851, died.
July 2, 19os-Atty, Thurgood
Marshall, outstanding civil rights
attorney and chief NAACP coun-
sci, born in Baltimore, Md
July 4, 1s31-Nat Turner'S in
surrection against slavery began in
Virginia
July 5, 1s09-Abysainian Bap-
fist church organized In New York
City with 10 members.
July 9, 1921-Ezzard Charles,
former heavyweight champion Of
the world, born in Atlanta, Ga
July z, 1S6S-Slavery abolished
in Dutch West Indies.
July 8, 1914 - Billy Eckstine,
popular singer. born in Pittsburgh,
Pa.
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clarence SndCh ana was presented
with a gift by Mrs Smith. The
club win resume its regular meet
ings in September.
Omission: The name Of Mrs.
Elizabeth Clark was omitted from
the list Of those who dropped by
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ramsey
Jackson, 635 Fuller Av., on sun
day, June Is, to meet Mr.. and
Mrs. o. T. Whitlow Of Omaha,
Neb., houseguests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dewey jackson OF 1912 Rondo Av.
Iowa Visitor: Mr.. Lloyd Capes
Of Cedar Rapids, Ia, Ii visiting
in the Twin Cities and ia a guest
at Hotel Lowry during his stay.
Mr.. Capes came to the city to
attend the Twins Yankee baseball
game on Sunday. He was dinner
guest on Sunday Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Darnell, 47O0 Fourth Av.
s., Minneapolis, Other guests OF
the hosts were Mrs. Lillian Bal
enger Of st. Paul and the Misses
Alfredo Latimer and Bonnie Glenn
ent, diatetic internes at the Univ
ersity hospital On Monday night
Mr.. Capes was host for dinner to
Mr.. and Mrs. Darnell and Mrs.