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Evening star., 1961-05-16
Alumni to Hear
Publisher HodeI

Charles E. Hodel. publisher
Of the Beckley wv. Va news
paper, will speak to the D. C
chapter of the West Virginia
University Alumni Association
at 8 pm. Friday at the Army
Navy Club, Farragut Square
and I street NV.
Mr.. Hodel is the chairman. OF
the West Virginia Civil War
Centennial and will discuss
plans for the commemoration
for the next four years.
Evening star., 1961-05-16

This is the second in O four part
series on Iesol tunsIes foeins
would-bs odoptiVs parents.
Evening star., 1961-05-16
The River Road Country Club

The River Road Cou1
Potomac Valley
OFFICERS DIRECTORS
Frank L. Hewitt, Jr Richard T. Willis
President Vce President
Charles II. Jamison Bernard N Siegel
Vice President Treasurer
Ben Dyer Manuel ]. Davis
Vice President Secretary
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Wash B. Williams, Chairman
Vernon M. Briggs Harry L. Merrick
Judge Ralph Shure Judge Samuel Gordon
BEN Dyer George A. Fogarty
Richard T. Willis Marvin E. Bray
". Mack Wells Bernard N. Siegel
Frank L. hewitt Jr. Manuel ]. Davis
Evening star., 1961-05-16
Parent Group to Meet

The Washington Metropoli-
tan Area Group of Parents
Without Partners will meet at
$3.50 pm. tomorrow at Christ
Episcopal Church of George
town, Thirty-first and o
streets NV.
Evening star., 1961-05-16

Poolesville, Nd.
ADVISORY BOARD
Durwood L. Boeglen
Marvin E. Bray
Vernon M. Briggs
William F. Bulls
Jay P. Conger
Manuel ]. Davis
Ben Dyer
George A. Fogarty
Judge Samuel Gordon
Frank L. Hewitt, Jr.
Charles H. Jamison
James B. Johnson, Jr,
Harry L. Merrick
Judge Ralph Shure
Bernard N. Siegel
". Mack Wells
Wash B, Williams
Richard T. Willis
Evening star., 1961-05-16

victions. 1t has brought some
Tightening of laws and law
enforcement. But it has not
stopped the baby black
market. Authorities concede
1t is not likely to do so in the
foreseeable future.
The "black market" is
strictly an operation for
profit. run with varying de-
grees of cold-bloodedness and
varying degrees of avarice.
An intermediary. sometimes
a doctor, sometimes a lawyer.
and occasionally q public
social worker, goes into the
business Of supplying babies,
usually illegitimate, to those
who want them and can pay
for them.
One Southern California
lawyer applied all the tech
niques of modern business
organization to his thriving
baby farm. Through q nurs-
ing home 'front.'" he adver-
tised assistance to unmar-
ried mothers. A network Of
agents. including doctors.
lawyers, social workers, and
even clergymen. put him in
touch with well-heeled peo-
pie in all parts Of the United
States. His charges to the
adopters ranged from $4,000
to $1,000 and out of his fees,
he took care" of the mothers,
sometimes paying only their
medical expenses but usually
also making a cash settle
ment ranging from a couple
of hundred dollars to q couple
Of thousand.
There Is also q gray"
market" 1t operates in much
the same way. except that
the profit motive is absent.
Gray market" operators.
ordinarily doctors, nurses. or
social workers, are disin-
: terested intermediates who
bring would-be adopters and
available babies together
without profit to themselves.
The adaptive parents are Or
dinarily expected to pay the
confinement expenses of the
! mother and perhaps give her
enough money to help her
Z through the difficult period
Of readjustment after giving
birth to q child and giving it
up.
The black market, the gray
market, and the confidence
Z games in which only money
and false promises are in
volved, all spring from two
factors: The unprecedented
demand for babies and the
increasingly searching scru-
tiny public and private in
vestigative agencies give the
would-be adopter. Both his
motives and his probable
ability to fulfill his new re-
sponSibilities are evaluated
as carefully as social science
can do the job.
Widespread adoption, at
least in the legal sense, is al
most entirely a 20th-century
phenomenon. It was vastly
spurred by two world wars,
which at the same time pro-
duced enormous numbers Of
homeless children and q IA
vorable adaptive climate
millions Of families, especially
In England and France. who
had lost their sons and heirs.
It was accompanied by Q
changing social attitude to-
ward adoption. The welfare
of the child Is the first con-
sideration In every modern
adoption statute. It is the
guiding principle Of social
agencies whose recommenda-
tions the courts ordinarily
= follow in adoption matters.
Evening star., 1961-05-16
By JIM DOYLE

eNSA VA @@AA-SA ASeAA ANS Wo$SRSA 3AAAoANO
In the past 20 years. the
headline BLACK Market in
Babies" has become increas-
ingly familiar to American
IN aper readers. Few
months pass without an ex-
pose Of adoption abuses. The
rackets have ranged from
baby-farming, in which a
baby broker charges what the
the traffic will bear, to out
right swindles.
The publicity has resulted
in few arrests and fewer con-
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-05-25
One is Killed Six Are Hospitalized
In Two Separate Smash ups Here

Funeral services were held
in Willoughby Monday, for
Mrs. William R. McClintick,
So, killed in a traffic mishap
north of Chardon, last Thurs
day.
The deceased was the only
fatality in two separate ac-
cidentS which seriously in
jured six others here Thurs
day.
In the same accident which
took the life of the Will
loughby Hills woman, L aw-
renee Hathaway, 68, of Can
ton, driver of the other vehi-
Gle involved, and his passen-
ger, Mrs. Marie Wineinger,
65, of Kansas City, were also
hoSpitalized.
In a second crash, those
hospiSalized included Henry
Lipsomb, 48, sarah Lip
scomb, "A, and Patricia Lip
scomb, IA, of Middlefield;
and Sherman Harmon, %, of
Lorain.
The fatal accident occurr-
ed on "Deadman'S Curve" at
las pm. Thursday. The au-
tos hit head-on.
The victim was born Sept.
81, 1902, on Chardon Rd., in
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-05-25
Geauga Countians Get Red Feather Services

Education, and the Juvenile
Court and Common Pleas
Court Judges.
The Study Committee
found the greatest social SER
vice need in Geauga County
to be in the area of family
counseling. In cor d a
nee with the agreement an Of
flee of the Family Service AS
sociation will open in Geauga
County on July l, 1861, and
will begin Immediately to
provide service to County re-
SidentS.
The Rev. John Ridder, vi
car of st. Luke's Episcopal
Church, Chardon, gave the
invocation and Father James
Moran of NeWbury st. Hell
ems Catholic Church gave
the benediction.
The women of the Hamb-
den congregational Church
prepared and served the din
ner and Mrs. Robert E. (An-
ne, j C k n, CheSterland
was in charge of hostesses.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-05-25

The Good OF Days" will
return to Chardon Monday
night.
That is the theme being US
ed by uptown merchants for
a moonlight sale" scheduled
for 8 pm. midnight.
The event will be similar
to one staged by the mer-
chants last fall.
Stores will close at their re-
gular time, $50, then re-
open for the special event.
Genuine bargains" ac-
cording to store owners will
be offered, with regular mer-
chandise "cut drastically" in
price for the one time
special.
In addition, m ost stores
furnish refreshments, giving
area folk an opportunity to
browse, meet their friends
and shop in leisure.
There will be telescopes in
the park for star-gazerS, and
pony rides for the youngsters.
The junior and high school
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-05-25
Area Brownies Visit
Home; Plan Activities

eleven in attendance. Brown
les and Girl Scouts are to
meet at Gas a. m. on Mem
orial Day in front of Park
Street auditorium. After the
program they will march
around t h e square to the
cemetery. intermediate Girl
Scouts will assist the V. F. w.
in selling poppies May 26 and
27. After their cook-out, Mrs.
Catherine Benning aided in
flower identification during a
hike.
Several troups in the Char
don area remembered their
adopted" grandmother at
the County Home for Mot
hers Day.
Munson Brownie Troop /
recently entertained the Mum
son first-grade girls at a.
Brownie meeting to acquaint
them wit h scouting. The
guests joined in with games
and handcraftS after the re-
gular meeting was ended.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-05-25

Geauga County officially
came into the United Appeal
of Greater Cleveland, May II
at $50 pm. when represent
ativeS of the Geauga County
United Fund Study Commit
tee, the Cleveland Commun-
ity Chest and the Welfare
Federation of Cleveland sign
ed an agreement at Chardon
High School making 144 Red
Feather services available to
Geauga residents.
The Geauga County Chap
ter Of the American Red
Cross merged with the Great
er Cleveland Chapter in a
separate agreement, effect
i've July /, 1861.
T h e agreement between
the Study Committee, The
Chest and the Welfare Fed
Grafton was signed by: Ward
Lawrence; chairman of the
Study Committee; Harry T.
Sealy, vice president of the
Cleveland Electric illuminate
ing Co. and president of The
Welfare Federation of Cleve-
land; and by Dudley S. Bios
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-05-25

som Jr., secretary and direc-
tor of Bearings, Inc. and pre-
sident of the Community
Chest.
John Burge, partner in the
investment firm of B III,
Burge & KrauS and president
of the Greater Cleveland
Chapter of the American Red
Cross, signed the merger
agreement between the Great
er Cleveland Chapter and the
Geauga County Chapter with
Bruce Paepke, Chairman of
the Geauga Chapter.
The signings were witness
sed by the approximately $50
persons who attended the
Civic Dinner in the school
cafeteria.
Chairman of the now dis
solved S u dy Committe,
Ward Lawrence announced
the formation of a 19-mem-
Der Geauga County Citizens
Advisory Committee whose
members represent a wide
cross section of Geauga
County interests.
Those appointed were: Ken
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-05-25

Gordon E. Ham, resident,
Russell Township, vice pre-
sident, Tremco Mfg. Co.,
Cleveland; Warren Babcock,
resident, Claridon Township,
Operates Junction Auto Sal
eS; Bill Carson, resident,
Chardon vice president Snap
Out Forms Co.;
A. L. "AlRutowSki, re-
sident, Burton, personnel dir
ector, Johnson Rubber Co.,
Middlefield Township; Mrs.
Frank Nemec, resident, Char
don; Mrs. Robert Jackson,
resident, Chesterland; David
Eardley, resident, Hambden,
Attorney in Chardon; Ward
Lawrence, resident, Burton
Insurance Business, Chardon.
Ex-officio members have
not yet been appointed, how
ever, the list will include a
county commissioner, a mem
ber of the County Planning
Commission and a member
of each of the Advisory
Boards of the Welfare Depart
ment, County Health Depart
ment, the County Board Of
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-05-25

Eighteen m e m bers of
Brownie Troop l, Chardon,
went to the County Home
May II to present a program.
Brownie Scout Suzanne John
son announced the program
after t h e traditional flag
ceremony.
The group sang Onward,
Christian Soldiers" followed
by a choral reading entitled
"Child's Hymn to America. ]"
Sandra Talbot presented sew
eral piano selections and
Elizabeth Grabowski played
her accordian. T h e group
then sang "School Days" and
Claudia Danforth recited a
poem, "a Wonderful Mother
After the closing ceremony
refreshments were served
and the girls visited these
ageQ cltlZeIlS.
The group was accompani-
ed by Mrs. Hilda Nikkila and
Mrs. Priscilla Hall, co-lead-
ers, and Mrs. June LANCER.
Complete Course
The outdoor training course
offered by the Lake County
Council of Girl Scouts has
been completed by Mrs. Jul
ia Gable, Mrs. Sally Strater,
Mrs. Marcia Vangunten, and
Mrs. Kay Babbitt. Twenty
four persons took this course
learning m a n | y different
types of cookoutS and fire
making.
List Plans
The Girl Scout Committee
of Chardon Area had a cook
out at Camp Ruth Wiegant in
Leroy May II. There were
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-05-25

meth Mumaw, resident, Mid
dlefield Building Supply and
Feed Business; William Stur-
ges, resident, cambridge
Township, Foreman, o h i o
Bell Telephone Co.; Rev. Cor
don Forbes, resident, Au-
burn Township, Pastor, Au-
burn Community Church.;
DR.. George Dandalides, re-
sident, Chardon physician;
Louis Aikens, resident, Cleve-
land, principal, Park Elemen
tary S c h ool, Bainbridge
Township; Carl Mum, resid-
ent, Newbury; Mrs. Lois
Reed, resi- d e n t, Burton
Nurse;
Ted Case, resident, Hudson,
president, c h a I'd on Tele-
phone Co.; George Zahany,
resident, Hambden Building
Contractor; Jack Stafford,
resident, Russell Township,
principal, Patrick Henry Jun
ior High Schcoi, Cleveland;
Mrs. Theodore Jones, Char
don Kirkland Rd., Chardon
Township resident, Operator
Summer Camp in Mentor
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-05-25

symbols of Flanders Fields
will be sold by four local Girl
Scout troops, assisted by
members of the Ladies Aux
iliary to Post 6519.
The funds derived from the
sale of buddy poppies pro-
videS immediate aid to dis
abled and needy veterans and
their dependents.
This is accomplished by pro-
viding food, clothing and
other necessities to local vet
eran's families in need.
Several hospital trips are
planned during the year to
those veterans in area vet
erans hospitals.
Some funds also aid the V.
F. w. national home for or
phanS of deceased veterans
in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Mrs. Carl Speck, chairman
of buddy poppy sale; urged
every citizen to aid the vet
Grams by buying a buddy pop
py from the girls to aid the
vets"
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-05-25
Three Honored at Char rdon High

member of the Tor
scholarship team.
She plans to attend Mount
Union College at Alliance,
Ohio, and enter the field of
teaching of mathematics.
William Frank Vokoun, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Vok-
oun, Water Street, Chardon,
has been named Salutatorian
of the Glass of 1861.
William has a point aver
age of 3.8 and is a member of
Key Club, Future Teachers
of America, French Club, the
National Honor Society, Sem
ior Scholarship Team, and
has also represented t h
school at Hiram College in
the district scholarship tests.
He plans to attend John
Carroll University in Cleve-
land and enter the field of
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-05-25

Charlene M arie Colvin,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Colvin, 208 Downing
Drive, Chardon, has been
named Valedictorian of the
Glass of 1861 of Chardon High
School.
She has a point average of
3.9 and has participated in
the following activities: GA.
A., Tri-Hi-Y, Future Home
makers of America, and Stu
dent Council. She has assist
ed backstage in the class
plays and has participated in
high school musical produc-
tionS.
She is also a member of
the National Honor Society.
Charlene has represented
the school at Hiram College
for four years in the district
scholarship tests and is a
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-05-25

teaching of history and social
studies.
Peter Jerome Pankuch, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Pan
kuch, Rt. 2, Chardon, was
elected Honorarian by the
Glass of 1861.
He is a member of the Key
Club, the Projection Staff,
and Dance Band. He now SER
yes as vice-president of the
senior class and president Of
the National Honor Society.
AS a member of the senior
scholarship team he repre-
sented the school at Hiram
College in the district Schol-
arship tests. He has been ac-
epted at Case Institute of
Technology in Cleveland and
plans to major in physics.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-05-25
College Lauds
Local Student

CHESTER - Word has just
been received from Rollins
College, Winter Park, Fir
ida, that Kenneth Graft, q
graduate Of West Geauga
High School, has been honor
ed for academic achievement
at a general convocation.
Those students in Rollins
College who achieved acad-
emic distinction during the
winter term with a TO aver
age or better (of a possible
so were presented to the en-
tire college at a Charter Day
Convocation held April 80.
Kenneth Graft is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Graft Of
805 Chillicothe Road, Ches-
terland.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-05-25

Ravenna.
Mr.. McClurg h a d pre-
viously served as vice preSi-
dent of the assn. and Drag
onette as secretary trea-
Surer.
Fifty representatives of the
six banks attended the meet
ing.
The next scheduled meet
ing of the assn. will be a golf
ing party at the Grand View
Coli and Country Club in Mid
dlefield sometime in July.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-05-25

Dale McClurg, executive
vice president of the Middle
field Banking Co., was elect
ed president of the Geauga
County Bankers Assn. last
Thursday evening.
Other officers elected at
the meeting, held at the Peb-
blebrook Country Club, were
R. j. Dragonette, assistant
cashier of the First National
Bank of Burton, vice presid-
ent of the assn, and Warren
Eisenmann, assistant cashier
of the Portage County Nat
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-05-25
Elect Burton Banker to Head
County Bankers Association

ional Bank, secretary tres
surer of the assn.
The six banks represent
ing the assn. are Chardon
Savings Bank Co., Geauga
National Bank, First Nation
al Bank of Burton, Middle
field Banking Co., Portage
County National Bank, and
First National Bank a n d
Trust Co. of Ravenna.
Outgoing president of the
assn. was Earl V. Mizer, vice
president of the First Nat
ional Bank and Trust Co. cf
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-05-25
Local GHHScouts Offer Services P0Rpes to Aid Veterans

Mayor J. w. Meats today
gave his whole hearted
support to the Veterans of
Foreign Wars Buddy Poppy
campaign" which will be
held here Friday and Satur-
day, May 26-2, according to
campaign officials.
AS in previous years, these
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-05-25
KiWanis Meet

Geauga County Kiwanis
members, meeting at 7 pm.
tonight, will consider plans
for a white elephant" sale
scheduled for the future.
A farm and field trip will
also be discussed. Tentative
plans schedule the trip early
in June.
The May directors meet
ing will be held following the
regular meeting tonight.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-05-25
Feature Good or Days
During Moonlight Sale

bands, under the direction of
Richard Mcconnell, will also
play to entertain the shop
pers.
Nearly all of the merchants
along the u ptoWn business
district will participate.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-05-25

what was at that time Will
loughby Township.
She married Mr.. McClin-
tick in 1922. He IS an operat-
ing engineer for a Cleveland
construction company.
Surviving besides her hus-
band are a son, Ralph, two
grandchildren, Larry a n d
Gary, all of Mentor; brothers
Arthur Smith of Florida and
Harold Smith of Willoughby.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-05-25
Lucky Riders
Meet Tonight

The second meeting of the
Lucky Riders was held at
Francis Smiths, May II.
The next meeting will be at
Leslie Smallwood's, today at
8 pm.
Another member, Cheryl
Alden, was added to the club.
Cheryl was a member last
year. Plans for the coming
year were discussed.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-05-25

Funeral services were Mon
day at 2:30 pm, in Willoug-
hby, with Rev. Philip Nicho-
las pastor of the Wickliffe
Presbyterian Chruch, officia-
ting. Burial was IN Whitehav-
en- Cemetery, Mayfield.
In the other accident, cars
driven by Mr.. LipScomb and
Mr.. Harmon collided, at Rt.
800 and Taylor-Wells Rd., at
1922 pm.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-05-25

Trying out new gavel for a new COM
mittee, Ward Lawrence, chairman of the
now-dsolved United Fund Study Committee,
accepts the gavel given by Mrs. Ruth Nemec,
longtime supporter for the merger which
has now been accomplished.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1961-05-25
Notice

News deadline for next
week is Monday noon, due
to the holiday.
Evening star., 1961-01-22

THIS WEEK MosoIin / Joavory az. 1871
Evening star., 1961-01-22
A PLAN To SAVE 50 BILLION - Continued from page
we've already saved

lined and brought effectively under
civilian control. The Departments
procurement (purchasing) machin-
cry has been improved.
y The GovsrHmeaf's 0eeoVRf-
ing has been modernized so that
real costs can be determined. Leg
islation has been passed to mod
ernize the budget and to restore
control of the purse to Congress-
r The Csssroi Services Admin
isfrotion has been set up for eco-
nomical housekeeping" in the
civilian agencies through improved
purchasing, storage, inventory con-
troll and other functions.
y welfGre ogeneies and educa-
tional activities have been re-
grouped and brought under effec-
tive control in the new Department
of Health, Education and Welfare.
+ Wide rsorgonixofioss have
been carried out in the Departments
of State and Labor and in the Post
Office.
r. More shos 700 bvsissss-sype
oesivisiss in competition with tax
paying private enterprises have
been shut down - mostly in the
Department of Defense.
y A Nosionoi MsdieoI library
has been established.
r Popsrwork in Government
has been reduced and simplified,
thereby reducing red tape. For
example, in the l,04O largest post
Offices 600 standardized national
forms are used instead of $4,000
local forms.
As for the eight currently needed.
reforms listed on Page g, President
Kennedy has promised vigorous
action. Here is unfinished business
sitting right On his doorstep. He
already has studied most of these
recommendations. Bills have been
drafted for many of them and with
some adjustments could be intro
duced in Congress. Almost all OF
the recommendations are as valid
as when made by the Commissions.
In toto they mean better Govern
ment at less cost. The End
Evening star., 1961-01-22

greater authority for its inquiries
and could 60 into matters of policy,
its recommendations go deeper in
to Government functions and are
more controversial. The result was
that some of the most important
got more opposition than accept
ance.
Commission supporters learned
early that while everyone in Gov
ernment speaks for economy,
action to bring real savings or real
efficiency meets vigorous opposi-
ton. Savings can be obtained only
by reducing costs, cutting per-
sonnel, abolishing duplicating or
needless or obsolete functions. All
these affect individuals and, in
many cases, pressure groups, and
they can be loud in their protests.
Bure0verufs resist
Federal bureaus naturally resist
change. Recommendations en-
countered dragging of feet in de-
partments, agencies and bureaus,
even in the Bureau of the Budget.
While top policy-make approved
recommendations, lower echelons
delayed action or did nothing.
About half of the recommenda-
tions could be adopted by Presi-
dental executive order. Others
required legislation. Still others
required both. Under President
Truman the First Commission got
quick action on many recommen-
dations, including the important
ones. He used the Reorganization
Act of l949 to get acceptance of
those requiring legislation.
President Eisenhower expressed
support and approval of those of
the Second Commission and
ordered action on them. But he
did not overcome the inertia in the
Congress and in many of the
Bureaus and Departments. He also
made less use of the Reorganiza-
ton Law.
Here are the main Hoover Com
mission reforms that have already
been carried out:
+ The Department Of Defense.
which spends 90 cents in every tax
dollar, has been unified, stream
Evening star., 1961-01-22
THREE PRESIDENTS
BACK THE HOOVER C0MMI9 SION

Trvman Support from outside the Government as treA as
from mithin is necessary. Certainly he goal is "ory
Eisenhower: In adding strength to the American Republic you
he CommisSon haze added strength to the UOle free ~ortd
Kennedy: 'a all of us share but small part of President
Hoorers unsf dedcaton then continued progress is ours