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Central Pleads
For Place in
Rail Merger
NEW YORK, April % (AP)

NEW YORK, April % (AP) .
The New York Central Rail-
road today made an urgent new
plea to be dealt into one of two
pending plans for merger of
Eastern railroads.
If both are approved with
the Central left out, bankruptcy
would be only a question of
time for the giant $2.5 billion
assets road, the No. 2 line in
the Nation, it said.
The carrier said a petition
was being filed with the Inter
state Commerce Commission,
asking inclusion of the Cen
trail in proposed union of the
Norfolk & Western, Nickel
Plate and Wabash Railroads.
Actually, it would prefer
uniting with the Chesapeake
& Ohio and Baltimore & Ohio
railroads under a separate plan
awaiting ICC action. Hearings
are set to open on June l9.
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ChrysIer Posts
Loss; American
Makes Profit

DETROIT, APRIL % CAP).
American Motors made $2.2
million and Chrysler Corp. lost
S2l.9 million in the first three
months of this year as auto
sales generally fell off 20 per
cent from year ago levels.
The loss was the largest for
Chrysler since the final quar-
ter of 1859.
Both companies spoke en-
couragingly of the immediate
future. George Romney, presi-
dent of American Motors. as
sured his shareholders earnings
will improve in the April l-June
period.
L. L. Colbert, reelected chair
man and president of Chrysler,
said there is an IAN encourag-
ing improvement in the sales
outlook for cars and trucks"
. For both companies the
earnings reports marked sharp
drops from the similar period
of last year when American
Motors made $14.4 million and
Chrysler $10.9 million.
/ ChrySler's loss came on sales
of $432 million, off SO per cent
from a year ago. American
Motors profit came on quar-
terly sales of $179.7 million.
For the six months the Ram
bier manufacturer reported a
net of $12.3 million compared
with S266 million year ago
Chrysler declared its usual
Is cent dividend. American
Motors continued its 30 cent
dividend.
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For Quarter Ended March 81
Northern Pacific
Merqer Voted

ST. PAUL, Mimi, April %
(AP) Stockholders of North
ern Pacific Railway yesterday
approved a proposed unification
of the MP with the Great
Northern, Burlington and Spo-
kane, Portland, Seattle Rail-
ways.
The affirmative vote repre-
sented 1886 per cent of the s.
992,O33 shares of stock out
standing, it was reported at the
annual meeting here. A two
thirds majority of shares out
standing was necessary for ap-
proval.
Five management nominees
were reelected to the board of
directors by votes of more than
100000 each.
The merger plan was pre-
! Sented to the Interstate Com
merce Commission February
II. Under it the companies
would become a single corpora
ton known as the Great North
ern Pacific & Burlington Line
Inc. with principal offices in
st. Paul and Chicago. The four
roads currently operate 25,00C
miles of line in II States and
the Canadian provinces OF
Manitoba and British Colum-
bia.
Burlington stockholders will
vote on the proposal May 8 and
those or Great Northern or
May II.
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totals and comparisons follow:
Sales

Area department store sales in the first quarter ran
per cent above year ago after March squirt wiped out
effects of bad weather in earlier months.
Substantial gains in suburban branch stores more
than offset per cent decline in downtown stores Dollar
volumes are not reported in this compilation by the
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
While March brought substantial comeback in ap-
pance sales it not sufficient to wipe out earlier
decreases Radio unit sales in the Maryland and District
sections served by Potomac Electric Power off 81
per cent from year ago. while sales Of teevSon units
were down 1875 per cent.
After very poor January and February, auto sales
in the District of Columbia showed tiny gains for the
first quarter New-car titles up 09 per cent while
used titles up 06 per cent New-car titles in
the entire area down 1873 per cent in the first two
months but the March total should close this gap and
also result in a small gain.
With only two months available, gasoline gallonage
in the District showed decrease of 20 per cent result
of the bad weather Totals for this year compared
below with 1860
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Earnings

May Department Stores, of
which the Hecht Co. is a part,
in the year ending January 81
earned $22,643,0O4, or $3.11 a
share, VS.. $23,775,131, or $3.26
a share, in the 1860 period.
Jones g. Laughlin Steel in
the first quarter earned $2,587,-
900, or % cents a share, VS.
$17,794,OO0, or 1922 a share
in the 1860 period.
National Cash Register in the
first quarter earned 3,720,897
or AZ cents a share, VS.. $3,424,-
007, or 43 cents share, in the
1860 period.
Standard Oil of California ir
the first quarter earned $65,.
$4,000, or $1.04 a share, VS.
$50, ,727,978, or SO cents a share
in the 1860 period.
Other earnings:
For OuaFter Ended March n
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Employment

Area payroS for March estimated at $347 828OO0
compared with $685. $4,000 in March last year Employ
ment of 737200, compared with 22,1OO year ago.
Federal government payrols Of 900 81
cent higher while Federal Government employment
of 236,900 persons was up IA per cent
Private payroS Of $173 900 per cent ahead
of earlier, while 4445OO private jobs 81 per
cent higher Payros of state and local
estimated at $290l6O00 up 126 per cent while their
ployment Of $1,000 was As per cent higher.
Area unemployment totaled 300 in March, an in
crease of l46 per cent while District jobess payments
of $lOO,O49 in that month 169 per cent above
year ago.
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GWII Declares Melon
In Shares Of C-E-I-R

continue as wee president and
a director.
In other promotions, Edward
%. McHenry, jr.. moved up
from director of advanced. un-
derwriting to superintendent of
agencies. c. Turner Hudkins
advanced from assistant coun-
sci to assistant general counsel
and Fred J. Rice from attorney
to assistant counsel. George A.
Geiser, jr., investment depart
ment, was promoted to officer
status with the title of attor-
ney. Other officers were
elected.
Evening star., 1961-04-28
Gold StockpiIe Down
81 Million in Week

NEW YORK, April % (AP)
The United States gold stock
pile grew smaller last week for
the first time in nine weeks.
The Federal Reserve Board
estimated yesterday the loss in
the week ended Wednesday was
/ 81 million but said the exact
figure. when available, may be
only one-fourth that. The es-
innate is rounded off to the
nearest million dollars.
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She'll Oil Profit
About UNCHANGED
NEW YORK, April % (AT

NEW YORK, April % (AP)
Shell Oil Co.. will capitalize
on unexpected 80 per cent in
crease in oil consumption in
the next decade through prod
uct diversification, Monroe E.
Spaght, president said today.
Mr.. Spaght told shareholders
at the annual meeting, I'VE
shall not hesitate to move into
new markets as we find oppor-
tunity for profitable operation" "
Shell reported net earnings
for the first quarter of $34, ,709,-
900, equal to 81 cents a share,
compared with net income for
the first three months of 1860
of 34,545,000, or 81 cents a
| share.
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Auto Production
Dips This Week

DETROIT, April % CAP).-
Auto production in the United
States dipped again this week,
Automotive News said yester-
day, with total assembly esti-
mated at 1l5,361 passenger
cars.
Last week 124,6O7 cars were
built and a year ago in the
similar week the output was
1856
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CHICAGO
LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, April 2S tAPl CUsDA.-
Hogs $500. moderately active, butchers
25 to so lower: sowS % lower: good
shipping demand at the price decline;
mixed ? and mixed l-3 l9O-23O lbs
16.75-l725: los head mostly is
around 2lO lbs at 1880: mixed ga
and IS l9O-23O lbs l6.5O-i875; mixed
3 and mixed 20 10000 lbs i6. 90
1873, mixed % and IS 100000 ID,
300-4O0 ID sows l4.50-l5. so; mixed
2-3 and 3s 400-60O lbs 1350-l4.75.
Cattle 400: calves none; less thar
300 head on offer. mostly cows: not
enough slaughter steers heifers OF
bulls on sale for price test; cows and
vealers steady; a few good 900 ID
steers 80 0O-@5 90: small to mixed
good and choice $50 ID helters 23.0O;
utility and commercial cows 1900
1900. Gamers and cutters l375-l6.T5:
a few good vealers 25.OO-27 90; culls
down to 1900.
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D. c. Fund Reports
Rupid Growth

Shares in American Industry
Inc. Washington mutual fund,
had net asset value of $l5.36
a share on March 81, compared
with $1l.04 a share last De-
cember 81 and 1888 a share
on June 80, 1860, reported
President Newton I. Steers, jr.,
today.
He declared the per share
figure increased 64.6 per cent
in the nine months ended
Mach 81. Assets totaled $1,130,-
988 on March 81, up 271 pei
cent in three months ended
March 81.
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Peoples Drug Votes
Quarterly Dividend

Directors of Peoples Drug
Stores, Inc, today declared a
regular quarterly dividend of
so cents, Treasurer Harold J.
Althouse announced.
The dividend will be paid
June % to stockholders as of
the close June 2.
Evening star., 1961-04-28
April CIeorings Up
73 Pct. From 1860

Washington bank clearings in
April scared to $649, ,579,395,
with a gain of 13 per cent. from
$574,329,9l2 in April last year,
reported William N. .Cradlin,
manager of the clearing house.
-Four months clearings
totaled $2.564, 4,498,937, a gain of
1913 per cent from $2,314,763,- :
221 in the same 1860 period.
Both of the latest totals were
new all-time records for the
periods.
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WGL Revenues, Net
Lao Durinq March

Both revenues and net in
come of Washington Gas Light
Co. Jagged behind a year ago in
March, but remained ahead for
the first three months Of this
year. the monthly report dis
closed today.
March revenues dipped to
$S,675,674 from $11,087,586 a
year ago, while net income
declined to 81 ,435, LOG from ST.
485,011 in March last year.
Revenues for three months
ended March 81 rose to $685.
624,611, compared with $780,
407,609 in the same 1850 Pc
riod. Net income was $6,934,-
158, compared with $6,394,311 a
year earlier.
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Construction

Area construction authorized in the first quarter ag
gregated than SIT million including $7 269 900 of
private building permits for the three months and $46
O280O0 of Federal contracts record in the first two months
When Federal contracts for March compiled the total
will be augmented substantially.
In the first quarter last year, construction totaed
$865 million including $82729OOO of permits and little
more than $4 million of Federal projects.
First quarter totals compared below with the
periods last
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METALS

NEW YORK. April 2s (AP) Spot
nonferrous metal prices today: Copper
~ cents a pound Connecticut Valley
Lead II cents a pound, New York
Zinc 1lia cents a pound. St. Louis
Tim los a pound, New York. For
New York
PITTSBURGH scrap steel No l heavy
was quoted by Iron Age at $500
re 90
Evening star., 1961-04-28

ton furniture firm, and Harry
L. Curtis elected to succeed him
as president.
Other officers we're elected
as follows: Arthur B. Curtis,
senior vice president; Archie B,
Curtis, vice president; Charles
w. Curtis, secretary and gen.
eral manager; Annie L. Curtis,
treasurer. and George Thomas
Curtis, assistant treasurer.
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Public Utilities

On March 81, the had So per cent electric
customers than year ago. 29 per cent gas meters
and SO per cent more telephones
Sales of electricity in three months of this year
climbed 1876 per cent above year ago. while gas
sumption 80 cent The daily average Of telephone
calls up 54 per cent
Suburban sections of nearby Maryland and Virginia
where population growth centered accounted
of the increases Ten years ago. less than half of the
totals was in the suburbs and larger portion is
there.
March 81 totals given below with comparisons
same date last wear
Evening star., 1961-04-28
Acacia Promotes
Simpson, Longhenry

Directors of Acacia Mutual
Life Insurance Co. yesterday
appointed two new vice presi-
dents and made four other
officer promotions, President
Howard w. Kacy announced.
William Simpson was pro-
NOTED from second vice presi-
dent to vice president anc
actuary and Burton Langhenry
was advanced from SECOND
vice president to vice president
OF public relations.
Lloyd K. Crippen, former
actuary Of the company will
Evening star., 1961-04-28
Controllers Group
Headed by Sener

Charles E. Sener, jr., assistant
vice president of the Chesa-
peake & Potomac Telephone Co.
has been elected president OF
Washington Control, Control
lers Institute of America.
Other new officers of the
group include: Howard R. Car.
michael of Reuben H. Donnelley
Corp, vice president; Donalc
r. Jackson, Hot Shoppes, Inc.
treasurer, and John Howzdy
Aeronautical Radio, Inc, secre,
tary.
Evening star., 1961-04-28

1860 levels in the opening three months of the year
Further increases in customers and sales of public utilities
indicated steady expansion in population continued
Bank deposits clearings and debts all well ahead
of year and savings and mortgage loans of
ingS and loan associations up more.
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OVER COUNTER

Following prices furnished by the
National Association OF Securities
Dealers in Washington represent the
range within which locally active Sc
CuritieS could have been bought or
sold at l pm. Friday, April 2s:
Evening star., 1961-04-28
Curtis Brothers
Chunqe Officers

George T. Curtis, jr., has been
elevated to board chairman of
Curtis Brothers, Inc, Washing
Evening star., 1961-04-28
THE STARS BUSINESS BAROMETER
Larger Area Buying Power Helps
Bring Business Upsurge in March
BY DONALD B. HADLEY
Star Financial Editor

BolStered by increased employment and buying power
business activity in the Washington Metropolitan Area
staged a strong comeback in March and erased many
the declines caused by of the codeSt and rougheS
winters experienced here in many years.
Area payrolls in March exceeded $3478 million, ul
Evening star., 1961-04-28
TREASURY BONDS

NEW YORK CAP) Noon over the cOun-
ter U. S. Government Treasury bonds,
bid, asked, net change and yield for Fri
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IT per cent from a year ago and
employment of 7S7,2OO persons was
81 per cent higher. Despite these
gains, unemployment and jobleSS
payments also were higher.
Department store sales and auto
mobile sales came back strongly in
March after snowbound January
and February and raised their first
quarter totals to even or a little
so.,
tits were off moderately but Federal
public and private total well above
Evening star., 1961-04-28

For 6 Months to March 81
Rubbermaid 435,S10 ss5.36s
For 26 Weeks to March "a
Veeder-Root 51l 0S7 542.922
Per share .03 1.09
For 30 Weeks to March rs
ACF-W -WriEley 1859 900 $500. 900
Per share O94 063
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This is another in q
series Of surveys Of the
Washington oreo economy.
BY examining it quorterlY
in terms Of O standard set
Of eriterio, The Stor hopes
to give readers the local
business picture in full
perspective.
Evening star., 1961-04-28

For Year to February 20
Red Owl Stores 2,247 sos 2.349. $50
Per share $50 35a
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for the same date last year
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-08-31

Berlin is important to the Free
World. 1t is. in fact, the key to
Western survival. Khrushchev
thinks that we and our allies can
be prodded and panicked into Civ
ing up one city and one country
after another, that we find eX-
cuses for our surrenders to world
Communism. If we were to let the
Communists seize West Berlin as
a prelude to gobbling up all Of
Germany, how many of our Eu-
ropean allies would trust us to
stand by them against Khrush-
chev's threats TO blow them up
with missiles? To surrender West
Berlin would probably mean the
collapse of NATO and the possible
rush to jump on the Communist
bandwagon. To give up or to ac-
cept some compromise on the is
sue of Berlin would destroy the
remaining will and power of the
West to offer effective resistance
to Communist aggression
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-08-31
JENNINGS

Recent visitors of Mr.. and Mrs
Lee BroadWater were Mr.. and
Mrs. Jim Alverio, Miss Myrtle
BroadWater, Mrs Ruth Mckenzie
and Mrs. Estclla BroadWater. Key
ser, w. Va: Mr. and Mrs Glenn
Harvey, of Luke; Miss Myrtle Gus
ter. Mrs Jake Platter, Lester Mil
Ter and son and Mr.. and Mrs. Bill
BroadWater
Mrs. Edward Platter spent last
week in Endicott, n Y. visiting
Mrs. Effie Eberlin and Mrs. Ray
Wiland in Vestal, n Y. Mrs. Ell
mer Korrell, of Frederick, accom-
panied her there.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Resi- Wis
tied Harry SWaugcr at Grants
vile, Friday evening.
Simon Bittinger is patient in
the veterans hospital at Martins
burg, w Va Members of his family
who visited him recently were
Mrs. Bittinger, Mr.. and Mrs. Or
vile Bittinger and Mrs Anna Bit
niger.
Mrs Bayard Platter, of Freder-
lex, visited Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Platter, one day last week.
Mr. and Mrs Heiskell SWauger
and sons. LIarkleysburg, were Sun
day visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Resi-.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eldred Stahl re-
turned to their home in Cincinnati,
O., after spending some time with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs Stewart
Stahl.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-08-31

mans plan for a kind Of syndical-
lied agriculture which would let
growers of each crop get together
under the surveillance Of Agricul-
ture Department field agents and
write their own ticket subject to
approval Of the Secretary Con-
gress also cut out drastic propos-
ais for restricting crops by volume
marketed rather than by acreage
planted There are a few new gadg-
cts in the bill, but experience sug-
gests that they offer no real solu-
ton
Farmers are ingenious and in
dustrious, and the assurance Of
good prices has led them to find
ways of raising more on smaller
acreage, defeating the purpose Of
farm subsidies. The theory of farm
subsidies has failed miserably. As
you know, from the very beginning
II have consistently opposed the
farm subsidy theory
A nationwide group OF patriotic
Americans, headed by top-flight re-
tired military officers and other
prominent leaders, has proposed
a plan to strange Communist ex-
pansion in Cuba and Latin Ameri-
ca" The group, the American Sc
curity Council. composed Of 2900
members, proposes that the United
States designate the Western
Hemisphere q peace zone" and
that all Red shipments to Cuba's
Castro be declared contraband.
The group feels that this is the
best way-at this time-to discOur-
age Red infiltration of the hemis-
phere through Cuba
Russian Premier Khrushchev In
dicates he will mass new divisions
close to Western Europe, and he
simultaneously boasts that Russia
can produce a nuclear warhead 20
times as powerful as any the u
S. A. now has. AS for us, we may
fly six additional divisions to Eu-
rope, depending on a number of
military factors Our Tactical Air
Command is readying about 50
squadrons of jet fighters and
fighter bombers for possible
transfer to Europe Other U. s.
plans are in the works for the de-
Tense of West Berlin, if that be-
comes necessary.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-08-31
Senate Cloakroom
By ]. GLENN BEALL
United States Senator FROM
Maryland

The insistence of spokesman for
the President on a foreign-aid fl
nancing plan which would permit
them TO take money from the
Treasury over a period of five
years without the money being ap-
propriated by Congress is an il
lustratOn Of how this Administra-
ton is attempting to take over
more and more powers for the
Executive Branch-poWers belong
ing to the Legislative Branch.
Programs involving the usurping
of controls by the Administration
are being fOisted upon us, one
after another. in rapid order
Every major piece of legislation
which base been proposed by the
Administration this year has con-
tanned two propositions: first, in
creased centralized control in the
Executive Branch of the Govern
ment, and second. the expenditure
of tremendous sums of money at
the discretion of an administrator.
These proposals are. in my iudg-
ment, part of a system of planned
economy, planned not by rep
resentatives of the people, but by
self-styled experts who are not
answerable TO the electorate. The
Originators of the "no-controp
concept are appointed officials,
some of whom will do the adj
ministering of the vast funds in
volved. and quite Understandable
ly, they desire nothing more than
to avoid having to come before
Congressional committees, pro-
pose their programs, justify their
actions, and get the money for
them as a result of such juStifica-
ton. Any attempt on the part of
the Administration to get carte
blanche authorization to carry on
for several years with money
taken from the Treasury without
due appropriation and with no
restraint strikes at the very foun-
dation Of our form of government
devised by its founders as a gov
eminent Of checks and balances.
The Farm Bill, as passed by two
houses of Congress, is a new YER
sion of the old effort to persuade
farmers to cut production-an
surpluses-by promising them
higher support prices on what is
grown. The measure provides for
10 per cent cut in wheat plant
ing, increases support payments q
cents bushel to a new support
price of 50. 1t raises supports for
corn from S1O6 pushel to S1.2O.
and extends for year the produc-
ton control program on corn and
other feed grains. Congress cut
out Secretary of Agriculture Free
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-08-31
Marriage Licenses
Recently Issued

Donald Ray Tressler. 81, plumber.
and Janet Marie Schonefeld. l8.
both Long Island. N. Y.
John Merl Ours, 25, truck driver,
Petersburg. w. Va. and Sarah Ell
len Burnham, Is, Baltimore, Md.
Lee Richard Bero, %, salesman,
Uniontown, Pa. and Carol Jane
Pilipick, 81, both Uniontown, Pa.
James Ralph Metz, %, unem-
ployed, and Louetta Faye Anvil
Hebb, %, both st. George, w. Va.
Gordon Coil Shahan, 48, farmer,
Reedsville, W. Va, and Cora Lee
Sigley, 80, Tunnelton, w. Va.
Merle Gen WEIGH. 10, parents
CONSENT, laborer, Pennington, w.
Va, and Darlene Katherine Sim
mons, 10, Pittsburgh, Pa
Robert Harold Blizzard, 81,
farmer, and Dovie Flanagan, 10,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1961-08-31

Rev Trout, deputy director Of
Civil Defense, announces that -
men and s women of Accident.
finished their course of radiolog-
zeal monitoring, Monday evening.
A new class viii be started Sep
tcmbcr at Route 40 school. near
Fiuzcl Interested persons arc re-
Cucsted TO contact Francis Harriss.
Frostburg.
Rev Trout is now forming an
auxiliary police class of rs for
training Eleven men have signed
up for the class Interested persons
may contact Orlando Hcrick. fire
chief, at Accident
An advance course in first aid
will given to those who took the
standard course. Glasses Will start
as soon as a class of 25 is enrolled
Interested persons should contact
Mrs Raymond Georg.
Mrs Carrie Burkhart. Mrs. Will
liam Hughes, Leon Burkhart, all
OF Mt Savage. were Sunday eve
ming supper guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles r. BoWser.
Jesse Bradford and family. of
MitchCllyille, spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Rush and
family
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Rush and son
Reed, were Wednesday evening
visitors of Mrs. Margaret Rush and
Carol
Patricia Coddington spent a week
with Linda and Lonnie Article.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Alexander
and son we're weekend visitors of
Mr. and Mrs James Sisler, of Alex
andua, va.
Alr and Mrs BENZ. Calls visited
Mr.. and Mrs William Owens and
MIR. and Mrs. Donald Casteel. on
Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Deniker
and sons, Mr. and Mrs. George
Bach were Sunday visitors of Mr..
and Mrs Walter Richter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Casteel and
family were Tuesday visitors of
Mir and Mrs. BENZ. Calls. Donald
Francis returned home with them
after spending sometime here with
his grandparents.
MI and Mrs. Lyle Liebea and
family, Of Ellicott City, spent a
few days with MI and Mrs. Ford
Fikc and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Brayton were
Friday visitors of Mr. and Mrs
Kelly Uphole
Mr.. and Mrs John Friend and
Rev Lloyd Trout we're Friday owe
ming visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Article and family.
Mrs. Visa Uphole and Mrs. Neil