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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-07-16

dancing down to the shore, making gOOny grimaoes
and brandishing an az. The picnickers snatched up
their belongings and rOwed away fast enough to win
the POughkeepsie Regatta.
This gag not only scattered the poachen but
started spate of juicy rumOrs about the marOOned
maniac of NeshObe Island, which effectively snufFed
out all picnic plans for years to come.
Digging Up PiecGdHy. Private pranks are Okay.
But practical jOkester really gets in the Hall of
Fame until he pulls the leg of whole community.
My vote for the worlds most redOubtable wholesale
prankster goes to William Horace De We're Cole,
brother-in-law of Prime Minister Neville Chamber
lain. Cole, out for walk early morning in the
Piccadilly district, noticed gang of standing
around with picks, shOvels, pneumatic drills, and
Men at Work" signs.
''What are you blOkes standing around here fOr?''
he rOared. Pick up your tools and follow me-"
He led them two blocks away to a spot where
Bond Street enters Piccadilly. There he had them
rope of large "Start excavating" he ordered.
The men hove to, the hobbies diverted traffic and,
by nOOn the OncesmOOth and placid street had been
rent asunder by crater Of volcanic proportions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-07-16

The big turtle mystery. Macarthur himself thought
the best practical joke he heard Of was wrought
by Waldo Peircc, artist, poet, and Bohemian.
Macarthur s favorte spool flashes back to Peirces
Paris days Knowing his concierge liked pets, he
bought her turtle. Two days later he substituted
turtle size larger Next day he switched that for
one bigger yet. Madame was OveEjoyed that the
little creature was thriving, but day by day the
turtle grew until the good lady found herself sharing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-07-16
BY HARPO MARX

mer retreat, NeshObe Island, in the middle of Yer
mont's Lake BOmOseen. Alexis island was well off
the mainland and only specially invited friends were
ever expected to set foot ON it.
One day Alice Duer Miller, the novelist and a
member of the inner circle, went for a walk and
rushed hack with narrowing news: group Of
tourists had rOwed over to the island and were
having picnic.
I volunteered to deal with the intedOpers. |
stripped off my clothes, put ON my red wig, smeared
myself with mud and went whOoping and war
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-07-16

TINS WEEK Aosorias I JsIy Is. 1851
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-10-12
Tobacco Tax Distributed

Checks totaling $3,263 1868 we're
being mailed this week to the
counties of Maryland and Balti-
more city by State Comptroller
Louis l.. Goldstein, which is their
share of the State Tobacco tax
from cigaret tax stamps which
we're sold during July, August and
September This is according 10
a law passed by the 1861 legisla-
ture.
Garrett county received $780,
734,57 The money collected by the
Comptroller and being returned to
the county is to be used by local
government to furnish necessary
services to the taxpayers of the
area.
Mr.. Goldstein said by the use of
these funds local governments we're
being able to hold the line on the
increase in local real estate taxes.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-10-12

we're Friday afternoon visitors of
Mrs. Elizabeth Hartman at Garrett
County Memorial hospital
Tuesday dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs Woodrow Friend and son
we're Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hanft
and daughter. The Hanfts also
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-10-12

Sunday afternoon visitors of Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Collier were Mr.. and
Mrs. James Adams, Berlin, Pa
Mr. and Mrs. George Hetz and
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Reichen-
becher and sons we're Sunday af-
ternoon visitors of Mrs. Clara War
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-10-12

called on Mrs. Robert Friend and
son.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Collier
were Sunday dinner guests of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs Carl Richter
and family, Grantsville.
SUNDAY supper guests Of Mr.. and
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-10-12

ner, Fort Hill, Pa
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs
Lewis Hartman we're Mr. and Mrs
Herman Long, Morgantown, Mon
day evening visitors we're Mr.. and
Mrs. John Friend, Grantsville.
Rev. and Mrs. II. II. DrOutZ
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-10-12

Mrs. Arthur Butler and family
we're Mr.. and Mrs. Don Smith, of
Bittingcr.
Mr. and Mrs Fred Bentz and
family were recent supper guests
of Mr. and Mrs. William Oester
and family, Kcyser Ridge.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-10-12
3 Deed Transfers
Recorded for Week

TWentY-three deed transfers were
recorded during the past week in
the office of the State Department
of Assessments, in the Court
House in Oakland. Also eleven
building permits we're issued in
the same office.
They included the following:
Deed Transfers
Eugene Stanley Geppert and
wife to Lawrence Mariani and wife,
AZ of an acre of land and building
in district 6, Sang Run.
Robert H. Maybury and wife to
Bill d. Pearce and wife, acres
of land and buildings in district
/, Swanton.
Irwin Fed and wife to Frank
Mosko and wife, 06 of an acre Of
land in district 6.
Earl w. Shartzer and others 20
Wilma Jane Williams, so acres Of
land and buildings in district IL,
west Oakland.
Bessie E. Junkins and others to
Wellington Jack Sewers and wife
LAT acres of land in district IA.
Mt. Lake Water Company, Inc,
to Belvin c. Fazenbaker and wife.
one-half lot No. 4036 in district
10, Mt. Lake Park.
Edward F. Hoye and wife to
Herbert Camden Merrill, As of
an acre of land in district 10, Deer
Park.
w. Dwight Slower attorney for
Rosa G. Rhodes to Robert H. May
bury and wife, 5 acres of land and
buildings in district l.
Raymond burst and wife TO
Helen Marie Sweitzer and others,
PATS acres of land and buildings
in district l.
Donald G.. Swick and wife to
James j. Wilson, Jr., and wife
975 acres of land and buildings
in district l.
Jacob Platter and wife to Alvin
II. Terncnt and others, As acres of
land and buildings in district 3,
GrantSville.
Pennsylvania Electric company
to John c. Davis and others .348
of an acre of land in district 1.
Pennsylvania Electric company
to Tri-Boro Motor company, .S3 of
an acre of land in district l.
Bert Griffith and others to Oren
c. Bender and wife, 166 acres of
land and buildings in district 5,
Accident.
Mason j. Rodeheaver and wife
to Frank Hafer and wife, POP acres
of land in district 6.
Louis NJ Moomaw to Robert M.
Bradford 48 of an acre of land in
district Is.
Tri-Boro Motor company to Fred
B. Thompson and wife, Z of an
acre of land in district /.
Tri-BOro Motor company 20
Richard j. Williams, 90 of an acre
of land in district l
Spencer w. Graham and wife
to James P. Hutchinson and wife.
Sd of an acre of land and dwelling
in district Ia.
John c. Davis and wife to Edna
p. Griffith 10 of an acre of land
in district 1
Franklin Joseph Lantz to Ed
ward Robert Barnard and wife, II
acres of land in district l.
George Blizzard to Ed. M. Dis
worth and wife, 567 acres of land
and buildings in district 8, Ryan's
Glade.
Evelyn NJ. Hyatt to Ralph E.
Kisner and wife, $3.50 acres of
land in district 2, Friendsville.
Building Permits
Dale Mahaffey, Oakland, for
residence on Underwood road, dis
trict IA.
Vane B. Iden, Mt. Lake Park,
for aluminium siding to residence
in Loeb Lynn, district 16
Celtic Beckman,, Oakland, alumni
mum siding to residence in Oak
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-10-12

Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Richter and
family were Sunday evening Wis
itors of Mrs Edith Butler and Mrs.
Robert Smith.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-10-12

John M. Martin, Mt. Lake Park,
residence in district 16
George and Martha Macut, East
McKeesport, Pa, residence in
Green Glade run area in district
l.
George w. Simpson, Mt. Lake
Park, for addition to residence in
Mt. Lake Park.
George L. Winslow, Pittsburgh,
Pa, for tool shed and altera-
tons to cabin on Thousand Acre
tract in district l.
Hubert c. Custer, Deer Park, for
barn on Sand Flat road, district TO-
Francis w. Sanders, Mt. Lake
Park, for residence on route 135,
Mt. Lake-Deer Park road.
Glenn Teets, Oakland, for gar
age on route 219, Swallow Falls
road.
William Platter, Frostburg, for
residence on route 40, Long
Stretch, district g.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-10-12
COVE

Mr. and Mrs Dennis Margroff.
GrantSville, announce the birth of
son. Kelvin Walter, on Wednes-
day, October 4, in the Meyersdale
hospital. The paternal grandpar-
ents are Mr.. and Mrs Walter Mar
CROFT. The maternal grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Younk-
in, Grantsville.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hartman remains
patient in Garrett County Me-
mortal hospital, Oakland, after suf-
fering broken hip caused by a
fall at the Goodwill Nursing home,
Grantsville. when her cane slipped
She underwent surgery last Tues
day and is improving satisfactorily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodrow Friend
and son and Mr.. and Mrs Sam
Friend spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs Clarence Lantz and
family, Valley Head, w. Va. They
all attended the Forest festival at
Elkins on Saturday.
Weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mahlon Brown were Mr.. and Mrs
w. A. Gray and family, Hyatts-
vile. Other Sunday dinner guests
we're Mr. and Mrs. Nile Wagner
and family, McHenry; Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Brown and son and
Ronald Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Hartman
we're Saturday evening visitors of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Beal, Grants
vile.
Saturday evening visitors of Mr..
and Mrs. William Simmons, Grants
vile, we're Mr.. and Mrs. Ravile
Boyd and son, Chester, Pa: Mr.
and Mrs. Vernon Richter and fami-
ly, Mrs. Edith Butler and Mrs.
Robert Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Glass were
Sunday evening visitors of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Georg, State Line.
Debbie and Diana Frazee, Oak
land, spent Saturday with their
aunts, Misses Ruth and Wanda
Richter Debbie remained as Sat
urday overnight guest. Sunday din
ner guests at the Richter home
were Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson Fra
zee and daughters, Oakland.
Tuesday evening visitors of Rev.
and Mrs. H. H. Droutz and family
we're Rev and Mrs. c. F. Dauphin
and daughter, Accident
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Butler and
family took her mother, Mrs. Laura
Ramp to Connellsville, Pa, on Fri
day evening where she caught the
train and plans to spend several
months with her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Adam Miller, at Oregon City, Ore
, 1961-01-04
CALL FOR BIDS

Sealed bids, in quadrupli-
ate, will be received at tne
Department Of Property and
Procurement, Division 0 f
Procurement, Christiansted,
st. Croix, Virgin Islands, until
HOO AM. January 5, 1861
and then publicly opened for
the following:
, 1961-01-04
PRoPANE GAS

The Government reserves
the right to reject any or all
bids, to waive any informality
in bids and, unless otherwise
specified by the Government
or by the bidder, to accept
any item in the bid.
Copies Of Invitation to bid
will be supplied by the Divi-
sion Of Procurement, Chris
tiansted, St. Croix, Virgin
Islands.
R DOWNING
Commissioner of Property
and Procurement
Alphonso RomneY
District Supervisor
1884
, 1961-01-04

TG550TBD

Wednesday Double Feature)
Paramount Pictures presents:
WHEN -HEIsL+BR0KE LOOSE
Starring: Eddy Foy III, Charles
Bronson, Kathy Carlyle
At last revealed! The most faa-
tastic plot of World War II.
also
A western SIX SHOOTER JUS
TICE"
Thursday & Friday
Universal Pictures present
TOO SOON TO LOVE"
Starring: Jennifer West, Richard
Evans. The story of two kids who
grew up with a shock, and over
night found themselves betrayed
by their innocence!
, 1961-01-04
With all good wishes, | am
INTRODUCTION & ASSIGNMENT OF BILL

The following bills were introduced and assigned to
the Committee Of the Whole:
Bill No. 1918 Resolution to Amend Resolution No.
126 Bill No. 968), Passed June 8, 1859, to Authorize a
Thorough Review Of the Virgin Islands Code, and for
Other Purposes. Proposed by Earle B. Ottley, John L.
Maduro, Walter I. M. Hodge, Candida r.. Guadeloupe,
Percival H. Reese and Joseph A. Gomez.
, 1961-01-04

Thank you for your letter Of April %, with which
you forwarded a copy Of Bill No. 1144, Resolution Extend
ing an Invitation to the United States Senate Select Com
mittee on National Water Resources to Visit the Virgin
Our Water Problems, adopted by the Legislature of the
Virgin Islands on April q. 1860.
will take this matter up with the Committee at the
earliest possible date and let you know whether or not
we will be able to accept this invitation.
With all good wishes, I am
Sincerely yours,
IL Sgd Rob't S. Kerr
Rob't IS. Kerr
Chairman
Evening star., 1961-06-11

the Regional Center, 2o25 e
street NV, the donor will re-
ceive a special souvenir Of the
occasion.
Rochester, N. Y; New York
City and Washington started
blood programs about the same
time in 1948. At the outbreak
Of the Korean War in June.
1850, there were "a regional
centers in operation and IL
more were added before the end
Of the war.
Currently, about 88 per cent
Of the blood collected by the
present SIS regional centers goes
to hospitals for direct transfu-
sion as whole blood, according
to Gen. Alfred M. Gruenther,
president Of the ARC.
The Washington regional
center must collect more than
101 900 pints Of blood at the
Evening star., 1961-06-11
ChuIk-TuIks

Inspector Dick Mansfield.
director of The Evening Stars
school safety program, win
give his cartoon safety chalk
talks at the following schools
this week:
Tomorrow - Truesdell Ele-
mentary School, 9:15 am;
Ludlow Elementary School,
10:45 am.
Tuesday-Maury Elementary
School, 9:15 am. and 10:45
am.
Wednesday - Stuart Junior
High School, 8 am.
Thursday-Jefferson Junior
High School, II am.
Friday-Barden Elementary
School, Fort Belvoir, Va, 9:15
am.
Evening star., 1961-06-11
Wheels Beginning to Turn
For Moon Trip Before 1870

on the space front last week.
The Senate Space Committee
opened hearings on Mr.. Ken
nedy's augmented $1.8 billion
NASA budget and the House
passed an earlier version of the
space fund, shaving $35 million
off Mr.. Kennedy's initial re-
quest for $1,235. 100000.
NASA officials are unworried
by the small House cut. To
some of them it is an advance
indication of Congress- pres
ent willingness to leave space
budget requests pretty much
alone. The big test will come
when the $1.8 billion fund
comes up for a vote. This figure
undoubtedly will be okayed by
the Senate and Is expected to
get House conferees' approval
when the NASA appropriation
goes to conference.
Evening star., 1961-06-11
INTERPRETIVE REPORT

to make contract proposals
later on. Because the meeting
will divulge important data, it
will be held behind closed
doors.
A necessary preliminary to
the bidders conference is near
completion in the Launch We
hicle Programs office headed
by Don R. Ostrander, an Air
Force major general detached
for duty at NASA. Gen. Os-I
trander said Thursday that de-
sign concepts for the liquid fuel
Nova moon rocket would be
frozen" by the end of this
month.
NASA scientists and en-
gineers have been furiously
building" mathematical models
of Nova on computers at God
dard Space Flight Center at
Greenbelt. What is emerging
from the computer tapes is a
rough idea of the size, weight
and performance characters
tics of a rocket capable of land
ing a returnable man-space
capsule on the moon. Without
this basic information, bidders
would be unable to make CO.
herent proposals.
Finally, NASA's personnel Of
ficers are already moving to
beef up the scientific staff Of
the agency. President Kennedy
asked Congress last month for
$500 additional jobs in NASA
by the end Of fiscal 1862 - a
year from now. NASA talent
scouts are hard at work round
ing up new college graduates,
young men already at work and
journeymen in the scientific
and engineering field.
Pay Level Handicap
By this strategem they hope
to beat the rush that will oc-
cur on the working levels as
well as in top management
when moon project contracts
are let. NASA, like other Fed
eral agencies bidding for scarce
skills, works at a competitive
disadvantage because Of civil
service pay levels.
Congress made two moves
Evening star., 1961-06-11
Veterans Group
Convenes Friday

The fifth annual convention
of the District Of Columbia
Department of World War I
Veterans of the USA will open
at 8 pm. Friday at the Hamil-
ton Hotel.
Representative Gray, Demo-
crat of Illinois, will address
the opening session. 80
The Saturday session VIII
open at noon at the hotel with
a luncheon honoring Repre-
sentative Van Zant, Republican
of Pennsylvania. who will also
be the principal speaker.
Election and installation OF
officers will take place at tne
Saturday afternoon session.
Evening star., 1961-06-11

4ONhCA e1AOAAC AAANASAAAAASSAJ OAA -
business as usual" basis, FORE
booming President Kennedy's
program to send an American.
space team to the moon and
return it safely before 1870
Now, at the very least the
space program is off dead CEN
ter.
The first move Of signifi-
canoe was in management,
which may turn out to be the
most troublesome area in the
whole space effort. National
Aeronautics and Space Admin
istrator James E. Webb re-
shuffled functions of his
agency to bring technical
programs and budgetary
authority into the same office.
"Space Gear" Seen
This is regarded as a step
toward creating a space czar"
within NASA, thus avoiding the
risk of having one super
imposed later from outside the
agency. If this Interpretation is
correct, the czar will be DR..
Robert C. Seamans. jr., as
sociate administrator number
three mani Of the agency.
DR.. Seamans, a 42-year-old
engineer and scientist, is being
groomed for the deputy admin
istrator's job when the incum-
bent, 63-year-old DR.. Hugh l..
Dryden, retireS in a year or so.
The deputy at NASA is also the
agency's chief scientist.
In addition to scientific and
Industrial background (Ph.D.
from NIT; former chief engi-
neer of RCA's missile opera
tion), DR.. Seamans has the ad-
vantage Of being a Harvard
contemporary Of President
Kennedy. He is not, strictly
speaking, a New Frontiers man,
however, having been appointed
in the twilight Of the Eisen-
hover administration to re-
place Richard E. Horner, who
left NASA for industry. DR..
Seamans is said to be a man
of independent means, and
NASA is banking that this will
immunize him from corporate
Establishments when the great
ivory hunt" for top manage
ment people gets under way
Such a hunt is regarded as
inevitable once project assign
ments are made for the new
space adventure.
DR.. Seamans was the man
who last April first conceded
the possibility of getting a man
to the moon by 1867 under a
crash program. Authority for
such a program did not exist
at the time.
The Presidents May Is state
ment laid the ground work for
an acceleration If not exactly
a crash program.
,e To assist DR.. Seamans, Ad-
ministrator Webb has pro-
NOTED a 42-year-old engineer
DeMarquis D. Wyatt, from a
third echelon job in the space
flight office.
Mr.. Wyatt is expected to
have authority not only over
programs but also over the
money to finance them. Ad-
ditionally, his Office Of Pro-
grams will keep tabs on the
availability of material and on
the condition Of the industrial
plant needed for the moon
program.
A second move aimed at
getting the project off the
ground was announcement OF
a bidders conference here In
mid-July. At that time, repre-
sentatives of the corporation:
with known space-work Ca
pability will be briefed on pro-
gram requirements, at least a:
far as they can be determined.
Purpose of the meeting viii.
be to give prospective bidders
the background they will neec
Evening star., 1961-06-11
Dr.. SIoun to Speak

DR.. Arthur w. Sloan, chair
man Of the board of the At
lantic Research Corp, will dis
cuSs "The Newest Industry in
the Washington Area" at a
1878 p. m. meeting Of the
Washington Kiwanis Club
Thursday at the Hotel May
flower.
Evening star., 1961-06-11
80 MiIIionth Pint
Of Blood to Be
Taken Thursday

A Washington area resident
may have the distinction Thurs
day Of being the 80 millionth
person to give blood in the post
World War II blood donor pro-
gram Of the American National
Red Cross.
On that day, the Red Cross
expects to receive its 80 mil
lionth pint of blood since the
present program was initiated
in January, 1948.
Should that pint be given at
Evening star., 1961-06-11

center and in bloodmobile op-
erations to meet the demands of
some So hospitals participating
in the regional blood program.
Evening star., 1961-06-11
Hioh School Reunion

The Mckinley High School
class of 1941 will hold its Goth
reunion from 8 pm. to l am.
Saturday at St. Bernard's
Catholic Church, Riverdale, Md.
Local merchants will provide
door prizes for the affair.
Evening star., 1961-06-11
BY WILLIAMS HINES
Star Science Writer

wheels of Government starting to turn in
President Kennedy statement of national goal in
II days
have been taken toward organizing the national
the biggest and most challenging job World
Without these steps, the might have
Evening star., 1961-06-11

The Center has collected ! .o44,-
715 pints Of blood since the
start of the program 13 years
ago.
Evening star., 1961-06-11
Luncheon Meeting

The Columbia Heights Busi-
ness Mems Association will hold
a luncheon meeting at 1915
pm. Tuesday at the Geor-
gian Cafeteria, 3027 Fourteenth
street NV,
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-11-16

Supt. Howard Johnson attend.
ed an area superintendent con,
ference in Billings this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Swanson OF
Choteau were Browning business
visitors Tuesday.
Manuel Fenner of West Glacier
was a Browning business visitor
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Stephens made
brief business trip to South
Dakota last week end.
Mrs. Birdie Taylor and Mr.. and
Mrs. Randy Manuel and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Davis attended the fun.
eral of James Parten in Cut Bank
Friday.
Jim Ed Bell celebrated his
fourth birthday Friday. He and
his guests, Jamey Thompson and
Jackie Duncan were treated to
a visit at Doane's ranch.
Miss Shirley O'Brien and Miss
Carol Jean Stephenson attended
a sub-district Methodist Youth
Fellowship meeting at Havre Sat
urday. Miss Stephenson is pres
ident and Miss O'Brien is witness
chairman of the sub-district.
Browning people who attended
the fiftieth anniversary of the
Cut Bank Masonic Lodge last
Saturday were: s. T. Scotland.
Leo Douglas. Dick Cassutt, Char
les Devareaux, Mr.. and Mrs. Bill
Benjamin. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Gerard apd Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Johnson.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-11-16
by Mrs. Ron Norman

Happy birthday to Ross Will
liams who was six years old Nov.
9. Ross had birthday party with
10 children attending - lovely
cake was served by Mrs. Will
liams.
Del Wilson and Bunny Mulch
were out Tuesday talking horses.
Willy and Iva Norman left for
Great Falls this morning to meet
their daughter Barbs and grand
daughter Debbie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Christen-
son were guests at the Jim Polk
ranch Friday.
The parents of Pontrasina
school children met with the
board of trustees last Wednesday
to see what the possibilities were
of us getting a new school, and
also to get fence put up around
the school as the traffic is heavy
at present with pipeline trucks
going by that don't slow down
enough.
Phil Hodson's family was out
for the week end from Great
Falls.
Ray Young has sold his calves
to Ron Norman. Seems like Ray
is going to retire from wintering
cattle and just summer stock.
Oh! yes. Opal finally got her
bathroom in.
Kyeann and Joe Powers spent
Friday playing with the Norman
girls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vern Meeks and
family of Great Falls were home
over the week end visiting his
folks, Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Meeks.