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DILLON
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SOhSAhuCu IA VAAA Il II ~ as e
to an annual rate of about $565
billion.
Summing up, Mr.. Dillon de-
clared: THE business outlook
is decidedly promising"
He said recovery from the
recession so far has been wide
spread and rapid-in fact the
fastest on record"
Mr.. Dillon gave much of the
credit for recovery to the Ken
nedy administrations programs
to stimulate the economy. He
said these measures increased
budget deficits, but laid the
groundwork for increased rev.
enueS next year.
$50 Billion in Revenues
Because of prosperity, Mr..
Dillon said, Government rev.
enues will rise from the current
fiscal years estimated 1924 bill
lion to more than 800 billion
next fiscal year.
Although these increased rev.
enues should be sufficient to
cover Government spending,
Mr.. Dillon said, President Ken
nedy will propose higher tax
rates if necessary to balance
next years budget.
Mr.. Dillon said this fiscal
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NEW YORK
Record Democratic Vote Gives
Moyor Firm Control Over Party
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Mayor Wagner were headed by
former Senator Herbert H. Leh-
man and Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt.
Mr.. Lehman declared at a
Wagner victory celebration:
I'VE are going to get rid Of
the bosses, as I have urged for
many years, and have honest
officials and Embossed govern
ment."
Mr.. Lanigan, a former Ne
braskan closely associated po-
litlcally with Adlai E. Steven
son, Ambassador to the United
Nations and former Democratic
presidential candidate, emerged
as a new figure on the political
horizon in defeating Mr.. De-
Sapio.
He is expected to make a bid
for the Manhattan leadership
of the party.
Mr.. Stevenson paid a visit to
Mr.. Lanigan's headquarters to
congratulate him and quipped:
Where were all these people
in 1852 and 1856 (the years he
ran unsuccessfully for the White
Housed? :"
Mr. Lanlgan is a 1885
graduate of Western High
School and worked in Wash
ington as an aide to Averell
Hartman from 1948 to 1852.
He is a vice president of the
Stevens Development Corp,
one of the major firms in
the Southwest Redevelop-
ment project.)
Prior to the balloting. in
Surgents controlled 1915 votes
of the Is in the Tammany Hall
Executive Committee.
They won three more votes
for a total of 6 5/6. This is short
OF a majority. but some other
members of the committee areI
expected to switch over to the
insurgents and give them a.
majority, now that Mayor
Wagner is in the saddle and
in top control of patronage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-08
Historical Society
To Meet Toniqht

The Arlington Historical So
ciety, Inc. will hold its first
fall meeting tonight at 8 at
Woodlawn Plantation on Route
$50.
The meeting. open to the
public, will include a candle
light tour of the historic
grounds conducted by Meredith
johnson, Woodlawn curator.
The society president is Dow
H. Nida, 1907 North Twenty
ninth street, Arlington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-08
Mrs. Roosevelt
Leaves Hospital

NEW YORK, Sept. 8 APP
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, de-
scribed as in very satisfactory
condition" leaves Columbia
Presbyterian Medical Center to-
Gay after a routine three-day
checkup.
DR.. A. David Gurewitsch, per-
Sonal physician to the 76-year-
old former First Lady, said yes
terday Mrs Roosevelt would go
from the hospital to her home
in Hyde Park, N. Y.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-17
Chamber
Continued from cage II
Ike to resolve the issue

take to resolve the issue.
Press accounts from Washing
ton indicate the Virginia Con-
gressional delegation is split on
the issue. generally depending on
whether the Congressman repre-
SentS a northern or southern link
constituency. Some legislators.
without making a stand or either
route, believe the final decision
whatever it is. should be left to
the State.
Centennial Essays
The Chambers Civil War Cen.
tennial committee reported that
Prince Edward School Founda.
ton students are engaged in the
essay contest on The Ideals Of
the Confederacy." The Chamber
is offering prizes for the winning
essays. with a completion dead
line. of March p, and announce
ment of winners to be made ir
early April.
The Centennial committee is
also engaged in preparing 8
brochure Of local war shrires, ar
ranging for a registration of wal
relics and period materials fol
possible exhibit use, and negoti
ating regionally for better pro
motion of Sayler's Greek Battle
field Park during the five-yeaI
Centennial.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-17
BTU Enlargement
Campaign Starts
At WOrsham

WORSHAM. Mar. Is The
Training Union enlargement
campaign will start at the Bap-
fist church, March 20 and will
continue through Friday night.
Everyone is invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lowe. of
Lawrenceburg. Tenn, arrived
last Thursday for several days
visit with his son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs, Chester
Lane. Jr, and sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elkins, of East
Orange. N. j.. visited Miss Mary
and R. w. Dupuy Friday.
Guests of Mrs Stanley Mckay
during the week end were Mrs.
w. j. Pollard and Mrs. Rodhe-
nicer. of Keysville. ON Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pugh. of
Richmond. were dinner guests
Saturday while here they also
visited the Reynard McKays, the
T 0nnie Mckays and the Martin
/ CoVingt0ns). Mr. and Mrs. Mel
vim Tribble and boys. of Hurt
spent the week end and Mr.. and
Mrs. LLOYD Mckay, Of Farm
vile, were Sunday night guests
Sunday visitors Of Miss Jean
Rodgers were Miss Lois Mylum
of Throck, Garland Parsons and
Jimmy Baldwin, of Wakefield.
Mrs. R. H. Mckay. Miss Ann
Carol Mckay and MIR. and Mrs
Curtis Mckay and daughter went
to Richmond Sunday to visit Mr.
and Mrs. Willie Jennings, III,
ard son. Keith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Elder
and John, Jr., spent the week
end in Richmond with her aunt
Miss Jean Rodgers was al
overnight guest Friday of Miss
Carolyn Baldwin near Farmville
( Miss Mary Dupuy left Monday
/ to spend a few days in Richmond
with friends.
Billy Rodgers, of Danville, was
a week end guest of his parents
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Rodgers.
Mr., and Mrs. Melvin Coving
ton called on Mr.. and Mrs. R. H
Mckay Monday night.
Visitors over the week end O
Mr.. and Mrs. Greed DeHart ane
Mr. and Mrs. j. D. Throckmor
ton were Mr.. and Mrs. Billy
Redd and children, of Big Is
land. Mr.. and Mrs. A. R. Griffetf
and girls. of Keysville. were Sun
day visitors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Clibornt
and Miss Charlotte and John Por
ter Cliborne. of Mckinney, were
Sunday guests of Mrs. c. L. Irv
ing and Mr.. and Mrs. Johr
Routt, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donnie Fore art
receiving congratulations on the
birth of a daughter in the South
side Community Hospital las
week. Mrs. Fore was formerly
Miss Phyllis Paulson.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-17
Farmville District
P-TA Meets
March %

The Farmville District, Vir-
ginia Congress of Parents and
Teachers, will hold its annual
session March % at Blackstone
High School commencing at 4
pm.
Highlighting the agenda will be
reports of local P-TA's and dis
trict committees, and address by
Warren L. Thweatt, Blackstone
principal, a $50 pm, dinner and
a concluding panel on Civic In
terest and Responsibility"
J. A. Hazlegrove. of Cumber-
land. is Farmville District direc-
tor and will preside.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-17
Top Market
tContnued from page u

more growers from heavy pro-
ducing AppomattoX county and
more from the eastern fringes of
the dark belt. The Chamber of
Commerce annual Tobacco Jubi-
lee is credited with some OF the
advance F'armvi Hes price
strength in the middle and lower
grades was considered q factor.
too.
Average Figures
All three markets exceeded
S39 per hundred pounds to give
the 1860 crop second place among
all-time crop averages. Lynch
burg led with a $39.7l average,
followed by Blackstone at $39. sc
and Farmville at $39.O5.
Farmville led with its SUM-
cured average of $34 .66. followed
by Lynchburg with $34.3l and
Blackstone. at $3l.42.
The Richmond Market. exclus-
lively a sun-cured mart, auctioned
lao 1896 pounds averaging $38. AZ.
The 1860 production of Virginia
dark-fired tobacco was 1894 1872
pounds. down l,l74.534 pounds
from the 1859 crop. Marketing
authorities estimate that only 80
per cent of the states total al
lotted acres was planted for 1860.
Had it been planted the extra 20
per cent would have added two
million pounds to production and
5000 900 to grower receipts.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-17
Leading American
Ethnologist
To Speak At H-SC

DR.. William c. Sturtevant. out
standing American ethnoAogist.
will be visiting lecturer on the
campus of Hampden Sydney
College on Thursday and Fri.
day. March Is and II. His visit
is sponsored by the National
Science Foundation through the
Visiting Lecturer Program of
the American Anthropological
Association.
DR.. Sturtevant received his
BA. degree from the University
of California in l949 and his Phi.
D. from Yale University in 1855.
His field of specialization is his
chronological $ udy of North
America with special interest in
eastern North America. He has
done special field work with the
Seminole tribes in Florida. the
Senecas in New York, the Choc-
taws in Mississippi. and the
Cherokees in North Carolina. He
has published many books and
articles as a result of his field
work.
DR.. Sturtevant is member OF
the American Archaeological
| Association and the American
chronological Association. He is
a member of the Bureau of
American Ethnology and affili-
ated with this and the Smithson-
ian Institution.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-17

visit Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Tucker.
and Mrs. Bertha Tilman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Buhrman
and family. of Richmond, were
visitors at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. P. Hicks last Saturday
Visiting on Sunday afternoon
were Mrs. Jesse Watt and Holt
Pierce, also of Richmond.
Mrs. Rebie Tilman and Mrs.
Jack Mootz were in Charlottes-
vile on Wednesday, March g, to
attend funeral services held
there for Mrs. George Dew. Of
Beaumont.
Miss Linda Perkins, Of Nor
folk, came home Monday to visit
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. C.
Perkins, until Thursday.
r. B. Piercy. of Weston. W.
Va, has been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. S. F. Piercy for several
days. Last Friday they went to
Columbia to visit Jack Stump
and on to Cumberland TO visit
their friend, Jeff Keith. They
also spent one day at Bon Air
visiting the Douglas F'arr family
Mrs. Emma Hall and Wallace
NI,,,.,,b,- IF Diab,,,onJ cna,,t GU,
day afternoon visiting Mrs. E. R.
Jones.
Several citizens of this COM
munity went to Goochland Court
House on Sunday afternoon.
March II, to dedication services
ard open house at the new medi-
cal center just completed there
Mrs. E. P. Hicks visited Mrs.
Catherine Guthrie at Goochland
Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Guthrie is
the mother of Mrs. Kenneth J
Parker, and she suffered a slight
stroke at her home on Tuesday
March Z. She is responding to
treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Harvey
ard daughter. of Lovingston. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Schrecen-
COST and daughter. Of Richmond
were dinner guests of Mr.. ano
Mrs. Montelle Jackson and fami
ly on Sunday. Afternoon visitors
were Mr.. and Mrs Douglas Har
vey and two sons, and S. K
Meyer, all of Lovingston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Montelle Jack
son and two children spent Mon
day IN Richmond visiting Mrs
Julia Jackson, Mr.. and Mrs. Att
brey Martin and Snead Wilburn
Mrs. W. I. Adams has been in
Richmond several times recently
to visit her sister. Mrs. Wesley
Adams, who is patient a.
Stuart Circle Hospital, following
an auto accident.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-17
Funeral Rites For
Miss Laughlin, II
Held Tuesday

KEYSVILLE. Mar. 16-A fu-
neral service for Miss Barbara
Alice Laughlin, II, a senior at
Randolph-Henry High School. who
was killed Saturday in an auto
mobile accident near Charlotte
Court House. was held at 4::30
pm. Tuesday at the Keysville
Methodist Church. Burial was in
Ash Camp Memorial Cemetery.
Surviving are her mother,
Mrs. William Seay. of Keysville:
her father. Walter Otis Laughlin,
of Broo kneal; her paternal
grandfather, Shellie Laughlin, of
Brookneal: her maternal grand
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
Tuck. of Keysville: sister, Miss
Sterling Laughlin; and a brother,
Walter Otis Laughlin. Jr., both
of Keysville.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-17
School Board
Continued from page u

Continued from page II
ervisors was sanctioned at the
Monday night meeting.
Superintendent Sought
Securing a replacement for
the superintendent. T. ]. Neil
Waine. was discussed at length,
but no action taken.
McIlwaine, nearing the age of
retirement, has announced he
will not be a candidate for re-
election to the post he has held
since May 81, 1919. Since 1888.
he had headed up the two-county
school division of Prince Edward
and Cumberland, now split into
separate units effective July l..
The school board must select
superintendent 60 days prior to
May L, or the State Board of
Education will have to make the
appointment. according to Vir-
ginia law
The new administrator must
be selected from a certified list
of some 300 persons termed eli
gible for the position. by the
State Board of Education.
Board members agreed that
the fact they are not engaged in
the operation of schools compli-
Gates the task of securing sup
erintendent. In delaying any for
NAL action, the board expressed
a desire to think over the prob
lem for a month.
School Census
| In other business. the board
voted to conduct the six-year
school census in July and August.
Last years budget included the
census taking at 81 $50, but it was
not carried out for lack of neces-
Sary funds.
Nineteen new applications for
state scholarship grants for the
/ second semester were reported
by McIlwaine. The total Of such
applications for the second Sc
mester stands at 1919, all white
/ but five. =
The superintendent also re.
ported that work on the Farm.
vile High School roof was pro.
crossing. Davis and Ellington
have a S1,10O contract for the
major project there. The roofing
company is also handling a sec
ond project at the school for ar
estimated cost of about $500.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-17
Lions Plan Talk
On Nuclear Power

A Virginia Electric and Pow
er Company production engi-
neer will present one of the
first public briefings of nuclear
power production in the Virgin
ia-Carolina region as guest spead-
er at the Farmville Lions Club
luncheon Friday.
Straney Ragone. Vepco's SUI
perintendent for produc tion
results, will present the sum-
mary. The VPI- trained engineer
is assigned to the Technical Ad-
visory Committee of Carolina
Virginia Nuclear Power Asso-
ciates to follow progress on the
Parr Shoals Nuclear Pilot Plant
now under construction.
Ragone, a Norfolk native, has
overall supervision of the operat-
ion and efficiency of all Vepco
power stations.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-17
Prospect Firemen
Taught Field
Fire Tactics

PROSPECT, Mar. 16-The
Prospect Volunteer Fire De
partment received training in
fighting field fires from the Vir-
ginia Divisio of Forestry
Wednesday night.
District Fire Chief Maynard
Stoddard and Don Morton, for
ester, gave the course. assisted
by Jack Dowdy, chief forest fire
warden for the county.
The course taught included
the basic organization necessary
for fighting a field fire. and
methods and procedures. A
training film was also shown.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-17
State Income Tax
Filing Lays Here

Commissioner of Revenue w.
j. ellis, Jr., reported today his
office has received to date only
$50 state income tax returns of
an anticipated total of $500.
The deadline for filing the re-
turns is May |. ellis advises the
taxpayer to file early, and
avoid the long waits and incon-
veniences that come at the last
minute.
ellis also noted that his office
is able to be of more assistance
in filing the returns at the pres
ent time than it will be in the
final rush period.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-17
News Summary
CONTINUED from page II

CONTINUED from page IL
areas" funds from other federal
aid to education.
THE STICE DEPART
MENT announced Tuesday it
was suing five major electrical
companies recently convicted of
price fixing for IL million dol
lars. Under antitrust laws vio-
lators are liable for triple dam
ages. This suit concerns the sale
of one item. circuit breakers,
to the Tennessee Valley Author
ity Other suits against the cleo
trical equipment manufacturers
are being contemplated by the
Justice Department.
New appointments by the
Kennedy administration include
Frederick E. MOL tt g, Jr., of
Richmond, who has been ap-
proved by the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee as the new
ambassador to Wet Nam. The
Senate has unanimously con
fined veteran newscaster Ed
ward R. Murrow as director of
the U. S. Information Agency.
The USIA operates the Voice
of America and is charged with
telling foreigners about out coun-
try.
LIT. GOV. STEPHENS an
nounced this week he is not with
drawing from the Democratic
gubernatorial race despite wide
spread rumors to that effect. The
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-17
Kathleen Moore
Rites Friday At
Prospect Church

Miss Kathleen M. Moore, 81, a
native of Prince Edward county
died Tuesday, March Ia, at Balti-
more.
A native of Prince Edward
county, she was the daughter of
the late J. Stanley Moore and
Mary Glenn Moore. of Prospect.
She is survived by sister,
Mrs. R. T. Farmer. of Elm
City, N. c.: four brothers, D. E.
Moore. of Curdsville. J. Peyton
Moore, of Lynchburg, Handy
Moore, of CORTLAND, and Frank
S. Moore, of Norfolk.
A funeral service will be held
today friday at Davis Me-
mortal Presbyterian Chur CHI,
Prospect, at IL am. Interment
will be in Prospect Cemetery.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-17
Lenten Revival

Bible Temple Pentecostal Hol-
mess Church will begin their
Lenten R evival this Sunday
March 10. The services will con-
tinue each evening at 7:45. and
run through to Easter Sunday
The pastor, R. A. Markee will
be bringing messages on a vari-
ETY. of Bible subjects.
The community is invited to
come and enjoy a good time of
fellowship at Bible Temple. Sun
day services are as follows:
Sunday School at 10 am, Morn
ing Worship at II am. Evan
gelistic Service at 7:3O pm: and
Wednesday night Prayer Meet
ing at 7::30 pm. The church is
located at Worsham.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-17
C&O Railroad
Stops Three Trains
In Buckingham

BUCKINGHAM, Mar. 16-The
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
discontinued its train last Sat
urday from Strathmore over the
Buckingham branch of the rail-
road and two local freight trains
between Gladstone and Rich
mond.
The schedule now calls for one
train carrying local freight max
ing a round trip from Richmond
to Strathmore each day.
This change eliminates one
train crew of five men - an
engineer, fireman, conductor and
two brakemen.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-17
Baseball Players Hit Head-On

JEFFERSON. Mar. 16 - Two
boys of our community, Freddie
Jackson and James Mcconnell
had very unfortunate accident
Monday afternoon playing base
ball. They ran together in a
head-on crash. James is minus
several teeth and Freddie has a
fractured skull. James came
home from the hospital on Tues
day but Freddie will have to
stay several days.
Mrs. w. T.. Williams accom-
panied Mrs. Virginia Binford and
Mrs. Rosa Edwards. of Maidens,
to Richmond Sunday afternoon to
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-17
POwhatan School
Head Reappointed

POWHATAN, Mar. IS - j. S.
Caldwell has been reappointed
superintendent of P W h a an
county schools for a four-year
term.
Superintendent in PoWhatan for
the past seven years, he held the
same position in Spotsylvania two
years prior to his move to Pow
hatan.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-17

Smithfield lawyer insisted he's
in for the duration. Meanwhile
state Sen. Armstead L. Boothe
of Arlington. announced he was
running for Lieutenant Governor
and Stephens Immediately en-
dorsed him. This is the so-called
anti organization tic ke t Of
Stephens and BOOthe versus the
Byrd Democratic Slate OF Har'
rison-GodWin Button.
FLOYD PATTERSON knock
ed out Swedish boxer Ingemar
Johansson in the fifth round of
their worlds heavyweight
championship title fight at Mi
ami, Fla, Monday. But Johans-
son succeeded in knocking the
champion down during the first
round. It was their third match.
Johansson took the crown away
from Patterson in 1859: but Pat
terson regained the title in 1860,
the first heavyweight ever to do
so.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-17

SOUTH AFRICA will leave the
British Commonwealth of Ma
tons because of the other men,
bers' disapproval Of its policy of
apartheid or strict racial seq
regation.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-17
CLASSROOM ETIQUETTE

What dirty hands you have.
Tommy" said the young teach
er. What would you say if
came to school without washing
my hands?"
Wouldn't say anything" re-
piled Tommy. "I'd be too polite. :"
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-17
\ NUMBERS RACKET was

raidad at the Pentagon, head
quarters of the Defense Depart
ment, Wednesday and IS civil
liam employees were, arrested.
One had a days take, over a
thousand dollars, in his pocket.
The a c k e t is said to have
crossed a half million dollars
a year. No military personnel
were involved.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-03-17

Yes, come in and see for yourself, thot your
total food bill is less when you shop at Bobs.
The cost Of operation is far less at Bob's than
at the local chain stores. Low cost operation,
great buying power and excellent cooperation
from the meat packers combine to give you
more for less. Also Chain stores do not offer
credit or free delivery. Shop for quality and
service
Evening star., 1961-07-19
Congress
lnvodes
Ball Park

Congress went to the ball
game last night, more or less
en- maSSe.,
The legislators and their
families and staff, 1900
strong, first ate a typical
ballpark meal" - hot dogs,
sauer kraut and beer-in the
Senate Caucus Room, then
went to the ballpark in a fleet
of chartered buses.
Some Of the more energetic
of the legislators engaged in
hitting and running contests
with members Of the Wash
ington Senators before last
nights game with the New
York Yankees.
Held for the first time last
year, the outing was on q
larger scale this year, and the
sponsors think next year they
may take a block of 5000 or
5000 tickets.
The chairmen of the two
District Committees, Senator
Alan Bible and Representa-
tive John l.. Mcmillan Of
South Carolina, served as
honorary chairmen Of the
event.
Representative Carroll D.
Kearns Of Pennsylvania. who
conceived the idea, served as
co-ordinator.
Evening star., 1961-07-19

who commanded the Casa
Blanca divisions in Morocco
in 1941, is remembered in
Washington where he headed
the French Military Mission
in 1913. He subsequently re-
turned to command the land
ingS in Southern France
and later became governor of
the French zone Of Occupied
Austria. When he left Aus
tria he received a rare trib-
ute for the military boss sof
an occupied foreign land.
They gave him a PLAGUE
that read: HE came as a con-
dueror, remained as an ad-
wiser and left as a friend"
Lord Teynham, Deputy
Speaker of the House Of
Lords, covered mot one but
two World Wars, having
served Britain with the
Grand Fleet in the first one.
4 4 4
ms NTAN US
BLOOMING OF GARDEN
las from an explosion that
resulted from his gourmet
cooking, left Thomas Dawes