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MEXICO

llf1dIlOH.
 MEXICO
 Mexican children do not hang stockings at fireplaces, as there are few in this tropical coun- try. Thus the giving of gifts and goodies for children is sur rounded by the custom of breaking the pinata (pronounc- ed pinyata). The pinata is a large earthenware pot, around which paper figures of birds, animals and even boats are created. The pot is then filled with gifts, cakes, candy and other. good things. The filled pinata is hung by rope from a rafter, and the children gath CT beneath it blindfolded. At a signal the children, armed with sticks, strike out at where they think the pinata is, break it and the goodies come tumbling down; at which point the scrab- ble begins.
 THE PHILIPPINES
 The Philippines, predomin- ately Catholic, start their Christmas on December 18th and climax eight days of Mass worship at 3 am. with mid night services held at Christ mas Eve. That is the signal for the fireworks, the exchanging of gifts, caroling and general merry-making to begin. The final Christmas festivities come to a conclusion January 9th, which is the date of the visit of the three kings of the East.
 SWEDEN
 Christmas in Sweden is actu- ally the celebration of St. Lu- cia-and held on December 18th. On this day the oldest girl in each family rises early dons long white dress and crowns herself with lighted candles. Then she wakes the family and serves coffee anc cake.
 The Scandinavian countrie. also have a delightful custom at Christmas time. In Sweden Denmark and Norway, a tree is loaded with sheaf of whea for the birds on Christmas Eve Beneath the tree, the childrer sprinkle pieces of suet.
 RUSSIA
 Believe it or not, Russia cele brates Christmas much as w, do in the United States, wit
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regards to the giving of gifts. In these two countries all gifts are placed in large bowl call ed the Urn of Fate" In it are dumped presents for all, none of them marked. Then each person draws a gift, examines it and trades among the mem bers of the family until each receives a suitable present.
 HOLLAND
 In Holland they play a gues- sing and hunting game when it comes to passing out Christmas gifts. They put small gifts into enormous packages, hide large gifts in remote parts of the house, and use other more in- genious devices for hiding the gifts including the imbedding of them in sausage. The fun of course, is not only in the finding of the presents but also in guessing what they might be.
 GERMANY
 The Germans have a similar game but with a different twist. They wrap a gift and put a persons name on it. Then they wrap it again with still another persons name on it. This goes on until the pack age is quite large. Then when it comes to the unwrapping cere- mony, each person expectantly unwraps, until finally there are no more addresses" and the gift reaches it's intended des-
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CHINA

The Chinese do not believe in the meaning of Christmas, yet they follow our customs close ly without any religious them es. That doesn't stop them from having merry time.
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Germany, Italy, Holland, Swift zerland and Bavaria. But the
 borrowing" Americans have done from their neighbors of the world underwent changes indigenous to our country, with some of the trimmings not pick ed up at all.
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on exception. They do not make any reference to any thing holy or religious about the day. But they do have a Father Frost" and Winter Trees"
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JAPAN

When the GIs were in Japan
 they brought with them many
 State side ideas, not the least of which was Christmas. The Japanese were quick to adopt the custom and now have their Kurisumasu (Christmas), but
 it's more like wild New Year celebrations we express in the
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ENGLAND

ENGLAND
 In England, they have a Box ing Day, and why it is called Boxing" is not known. Some theorists ascribe the name to the fact that the day after
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-03-01
North High News
Senior Glass Meeting

Tuesday. fifth period, Senior
Class meeting was held in the cafe
terra with President George Kahl
presiding. Senior Class VIII. Proph
ccys. and the gift TO the school were
the topics of discussion A steering
committee was chosen to formulate
plans for the annual Senior Class
Picnic, which is the last group ac
tivity before graduation
American College Tests
Eight senior students travelled to
Frostburg State Teachers college
on February "a to take the ACT
college entrance exam administered
in the Compton auditorium. Those
participating included William
Bucket. Diana Sines, Nancy Miller,
Donald Jones, Carol Haenftling.
Robert Edwards and Cherie Vitez.
New Teacher
Mr.. Robert Mcclure has joined
the faculty of Northern in the ca
pacity of math instructor. Mr.. Nc
Clure is replacing Mrs Johnson,
who was granted a leave of alb
sence.
Junior High Tournaments
The Junior High intramural
championship games were played
Friday. February 8, during fifth
and sixth periods.
The 9B and 8B girls started the
intramural games. AT half time the
score was 1912 in favor of 9B.
The boys intramural game be-
tween &C and 8A was close. The
final score was 1917 in favor of ga.
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CRELLIN

Edward G. Markley, of Laurel
spent several days in this area on
business and visited relatives.
Miss Mildred Smith. Mrs. Lora
Markley and Edward Markley Wis
tied Frank Zeller at Terra Alta, on
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles H. Shat
fer, Buckhannon; Mr. and Mrs.
George Edwards, Grantsville; and
Mr. and Mrs Nordeck Shaffer, of
Oakland, were last Thursday Wis
itorS of Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Shat
fer and son. Mrs George Edwards
was released from Garrett Coun-
ty Memorial hospital on Thursday,
where she was a patient for two
weeks.
Mrs. Bliss Hahn returned to her
home from the Springfield State
hospital, where she was a patient
for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Larry Friend. of
Washington, d. c.. spent the week
end with the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs Arthur Friend.
Pvt William Dale Ellis is leav-
ing Fit. Slocum, N. Y. on March
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CAP. Logbook
BY CADETS

TED EVANS, GENE EDGE
Starting this week you will be
seeing this column about your local
Civil Air Patrol Squadron in Oak
land, This week we will introduce
you to the CAP, telling a little
about the history, mission, and
local squadron
The CAP conducts air and
ground search and rescue missions;
aids state and federal government
in local and national disasters: and
flies mercy missions for private
citizens and for the USAF.
The CAP was founded on De-
cember l, 1941, and during World
War II flew 24,0O0,O0O miles of
submarine patrol; sighting 173
subs. and personally destroying
two.
Oakland Squadron was founded
during October, 1860. The squadron
commander is 1st Lieutenant Fred
Tichnell. and cadet commander is
LIST Lieutenant Gary Tichnell Al
the present time the roster reads
like this:
Senior members End 1t Charles
Thomas. End Lit. Thomas Fraley
End 1t Neil Woods, Iret Ashby
CWO Vera Tichnell, WO Clinton
Shrout, WO Jackie Myers. Janice
Glotfelty. Harry Turney, Gene
Nazelrod. Chaplain, Rev. Bryan
Blair.
Cadet members: Sgt. Gene Edge
Cpl Fred Glaze, Cadet Bob Nazel.
rod, End 1t. Jerry McClung. Cpl
Carol Barkman. Sgt. Gene John.
son, Sgt David Livengood. End 1t
Gale Serge, End 1t. Ted Evans
Cpl. Judy burst, Cadet Stancy
Bowers, Cadet Danny White.
Regular meetings are held at I
p. m. above the Livestock Santa
ton department building. corner
5th and Green streets.
Also connected with the squadron
is newly formed Academy Of
Model AerOnautics chapter. This
club sponsors the building anc
flying of model airplanes. The
meetings of this club are held Sun.
day afternoons at 2:30 p. M, al
the CAP headquarters building.
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family and Elmer and Earl Hanft
were Sunday supper guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Everett Fike, Confluence.
Sunday afternoon visitors of Mr..
and Mrs. Donald Ringer and fami-
ly were Mrs. Lena Glotfelty and
daughter. Accident
Mr. and Mrs Robert Resi- and
daughters were Sunday evening
visitors of Mr.. and Mrs Kenneth
Resi- and family, Springs,
Sunday evening visitors of Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Richter and fami-
lY we're Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Rich
ter and family Guests for several
days were Reed Richter, Cleveland.
and Mrs Emerson Frazee and
daughters. Oakland
Mrs. Wayne Collier and Mrs.
Joe Collier were Friday afternoon
visitors of Mrs. Owen Bach and
children. Accident.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Glass and
Mrs George Hetz were Thursday
evening visitors of Mr. and Mrs.
Stewart Moser. State Line.
Mrs. Walter Hanft and children
visited Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Friend and children and Darrell
Friend on Sunday.
A Sunday dinner guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Resi- and daugh-
tiers was Miss Mae Schroyer, Ac-
cident
Miss Sadie Marie Friend spent
Saturday afternoon with Miss Con-
ME Devine.
Sunday dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Mahlon Brown were Mr.
and Mrs. Nile Wagner and family,
McHenry; Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Brown and son and Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Richter and son. The occasion
was to celebrate the 5th birthday
anniversary of Terry Brown.
Friday evening visitors of Mr..
and Mrs. Vernon Richter and
family were Mr.. and Mrs William
Simmons, GrantSville.
Mrs. Clarence Younkin, Grants
vile, was Thursday evening Wis
itor of Mr. and Mrs Joe Collier
and Mr.. and Mrs Wayne Collier.
Sunday afternoon visitors of Mr..
and Mrs. Everett McClintock and
family and Mrs Clara McClintock
were Mrs. Nile Wagner, McHenry,
and Mrs. Mahlon Brown Evening
visitors were Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Bowser. Monday visitors we're Mr..
and Mrs. Luther McClintock.
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SWALLOW FALLS

Bible study was held at the
home of Rev and Mrs. Jonas Sines
Tuesday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Beachy and
daughter visited Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Dewitt, Jr., at McHenry on Satur-
day evening.
MIR. and Mrs William George
and family and Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Beachy and daughter visited
Mr. and Mrs. John Hinebaugh, at
Lumberport, W. Va. Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Ream and
daughter spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Ream.
Mrs. Clarence A. Maybe visited
Mr. and Mrs. Ward May, Terra
Alta, Friday.
Ladies' Aid will be held at the
home of Mrs. Arthur Ream, on
Thursday
Mr. and Mrs Jack Broadwater,
Washington, D. c.. visited Mr. and
Mrs. Arden W. Skipper, over the
weekend
Mr.. and Mrs. William George
visited Mr. and Mrs. Jack Glotfelty.
Oakland. Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Robert Beachy and
daughter visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Ellsworth Beachy, Grantsville.
Mr.. and Mrs James Pennington
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Beeghly Gortner; Mr. and Mrs
Virgil Sisler Terra Alta: and Rob
ert Ash visited Mr. and Mrs. Law
renee SineS. the past Week.
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End for San Francisco, Calf, from
there he will 90 to Korea.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hahn and
son, of Rosedale. visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Bliss Hahn on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tate Lawson, Terra
Alta, visited William Lawson last
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Clarence Lewis and
daughter, of Danville, were Sun
day visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Ar
thur Lewis.
Mrs. Luther Jordan, Ernie Straw
ser, Ruby Hebb and Raymond Durr
were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs.
Fay Shaffer and family, near Ma
SontoWn, w. Va.
Mrs. Agnes Lantz, Mrs Harold
Hinebaugh and Mrs. Edward Hine-
baugh spent Monday visiting with
Mrs. Vivian Weaver, Mrs. Mary
Jane Weaver and Mrs. Amy Lantz
at ROwlesburg, W. Va.
Luther Jordan spent Sunday
with his son and daughter-in-law
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Jordan and
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family, at Corinth,
Mrs. Leota Carskadon, of Dan
Vile, was a dinner guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd Carskadon, Sun
day
Mrs. Penelope Wotring and Mrs.
Leota Wotring, of Danville, and Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Henline and fami-
ly, of Mt Lake Park, we're Sunday
visitors of Mrs. Nora Henline
Mr. and Mrs. James Hollis and
family and Miss Thelma Metheny,
of Terra Alta, and Miss Evelyn De
Witt were Sunday dinner guests
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will
lard Dewitt and family.
Miss Evelyn Dewitt visited Mr.
and Mrs Jack Thomas, near Oak
land, last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Rodeheaver
of near Deer Park, visited Mr. and
Mrs. Stanley Dewitt and family
Mrs. Dewitt returned home from
the Garrett County Memorial hos
pital a couple of weeks ago. Her
infant son, Michael Allen. was re-
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nounced the marriage of their only
daughter, Ruth Jane, to Pfc. Vic
tor Clyde Beckman, son of Mrs. Mac
Beckman, of Eglon, and the late
Kenneth Beckman.
The double ring ceremony was
solemnized in the Glade View
Brethren church on Monday, Janu-
AIRY %. at p. m. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. Earl Fike,
pastor of the Hambleton Brethren
church.
The bride wore for her wedding
floral satin street length dress
fashioned with a gathered lace
overbodice featuring a rounded
neckline. Her chapel length veil
was attached to sequin orna
mented satin bow and she COM
pleted her costume with a mink
stole and a corsage of yellow rose
DuuS llCu WIFI NHllC odllil oll am
ers.
She carried white Bible topped
with satin ribbon ending in love
knots and white lace handkerchief
and a pin worn by her mother on
her wedding day.
Mrs. Simmons wore for her
daughters wedding navy blue
street length dress with matching
accessories and Mrs Beckman chose
a black street length dress with
matching accessories.
Following the wedding recep-
ton was held in the home of the
mother for relatives
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COVE

A daughter, Lisa Kay was born
TO Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Friend on
Tuesday. February 20. The grand
parents are Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd
Friend, Petersburg, Va. and Mr..
and Mrs. Galen Resi-.
Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs.
Vernon Reichenbecher and sons
were Mr.. and Mrs. John Hetz. Mill
Run; Mr. and Mrs. George Hetz
and Mr.. and Mrs Carl Glass.
Mr.. and Mrs William Hanft and
Mr. and Mrs Robert Resi- were
Thursday afternoon visitors of Mr..
and Mrs. David Glotfelty, Sails
bury.
A Thursday overnight guest of
Miss Ruth Richter was Miss Linda
Fike, Friendsville.
Mrs. Joe Collier spent Monday
forenoon with her sister, Mrs. HON.
er Deniker
Monday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Glass were Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Glass, Barton.
Mr. and Mrs Walter Hanft and
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and close friends. The brides table
was covered with white lace cloth
and centered with three-tiered
wedding cake topped with minia-
turc bride and groom under we'd
ding bell
Following the reception the
couple left for a short honeymoon
trip. The new Mrs Beckman is .
graduate of Parsons High school
with the class of 1860 Pfc Beck
man was graduated from Aurora
High school, class of 1854, and has
been serving with the u S. Army
since 1860 He is presently stationed
in Fort Bliss, Tex.
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leased from the hospital last Sat
urday February oath, where he was
kept in the isolette and incubator
since birth.
Fay Lewis, Terra Alta. spent
Monday at the home Of Mr. and
Mrs. Luther Jordan.
Mr.. and Mrs Homer Shaffer vis-
tied Mr. and Mrs Jay ColaW and
family, near Deer Park, and Mr..
and Mrs. Nordeck Shaffcr and
family at Oakland, on Sunday.
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KICHT'S
Insurance Service

Has your operators license
been revoked or suspended?
need filings to get your license?
Call or stop in for information.
Open Saturdays til 9
oisl DE 4-3252 Second Street
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fore unknown. Other communities may
take heed.
No longer can we take for granted
the goodness of everyone we meet IN
the street, as we are SO used to doing
and with good reason.
Wise families will take a lesson
from events of the past weekend and
exercise extreme caution in allowing
intimate contacts of their children with
strangers. Especially does this apply
to the baby-sitting situations. Parents
should make absolutely certain they
know where their children are and
what they are doing, as far as human
ly possible.
Of course this won't bring Sandra
back and it won't mend the ~heartbreak
of the Holderfield family to which our
deepest sympathy is extended, but it
may avert similar tragedies at other
times and places.
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Your Life Al Stake, Too
(Reprinted from the Madison County Herald)

fanatics want or think they want. It
is difficult to determine what is be-
hind all of this.
Most certainly it is not patriotism.
By no stretch of the imagination can
patriotism and irresponsible and reck-
less agitation and action be associated
together.
just remember your life is at stake
as well as those who pretend to be
willing to sacrifice the future Of all
the world for their pseudo cause of
patriotism and freedom they are
.trumpeting.
And, SO, you had better stand up
and be counted in the growing opposi-
ton to the extremists and the fanatics.
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Editorial Of Note

Growing bolder, as they find some
converts are willing to swallow almost
anything, extremists attacking the
United Nations are also beginning to
sound the wal cry as well.
They are telling us the thing to
do is to scrap the United Nations and
call the bluff of the Russians. They
argue that we have been knuckling to
the Russians when we should be tell
ing them where to get off.
This sort of reckless talk pursued
long and loudly, as it appears to be
the objective Of the right wingers,
could lead US to the brink of war if
not over it.
War, or at least everything short
of actual conflict, may be what these
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EAlomcA
Sandra's Tragedy Is Our Warning

The brutal and senseless staying
of a pretty Jackson teen ager has
shocked the people of the entire state.
The killer, now in police custody, will
surely receive the punishment he de-
serves.
The Jackson patrolmen who
speedily spotted the killers car and
other members of the city police force
did a tremendous job for which the
people are grateful. They received won
derful cooperation and support from
Kinds and Madison County officers. All
citizens salute our defenders of the
law and praise them for a job splen-
didly done.
This grim tragedy is a reminder
that Jackson has grown up into a real
city with an ever increasing popula-
ton - and in such cases it is in
evitable that crime will increase along
with other complex problems hereto
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Misaps Brings Honors 10 State

Millsaps College earned first laurels
at the annual Southern Literary Fes-
tival held last week at Converse Col
lege in S%partanburg, South Carolina.
This marked the second year in a row
that the Methodist institution of Jack
son has led at the event which is at
tended by member colleges and uni
versities throughout the South.
AS additional frosting on the cake
a M~ississippian, DR.. George w. Boyd,
chairman of the Department of English
at Millsaps, was named as president
for the 1962-63 academic year and
Millsaps' invitation to host the meet
ing in 1868 was accepted.
Alumni and friends of Millsaps are
pleased at this recognition of merit and
leadership in literary effort and acti-
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vities. Cooperation and assistance to
make the April, 1868 Southern Lite
rary Festival in Jackson an outstand-
ing event will be given without stint.
Meanwhile, our heartiest congra-
tulations to all those Millsaps winners
at the 1862 Festival last week: Boyd
Kynard, Jackson sophomore, who won
first place for his short story, Sum-
mer Adventure in the Children's
Literature Division; Rachel Peden of
Macon and Evelyn Bible Of Wilson,
Ark. who collaborated on a short story
which won top henors, HFhe Secret
Glen" Miss Peden is a senior and Miss
Bible a junior. Honorable mention was
earned by Fentress Boone, Jackson
freshman, for a one-act play, "The Last
Spring"
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HISTORIC MALMAISON
BY FIRE

For just ten years short of
a century, Malmaison the an
te-bellum home of Green
wood Leflore, last of the
Choctaw chiefs east of the
Mississippi river has been one
of the show places of Missis-
sippi.
Malmaison was erected a.
bout 1852 by the Choctaw
Chief as his private home
surrounded by his $4,000
acre plantation.
Most of the furniture and
furnishings Grapes, rugs and
wall paper came from
France. Some of the chairs
and trimmings were of solid
gold.
The place was named for
the old home of Josephine,
divorced wife of Napoleon,
whom Leflore3 greatly adj
mired.
On Tuesday night Of last
week the fine old mansion
went up in smoke and is now
but a memory to those who
knew it..
Malmaison was located
eleven miles east of Green
wood in Carroll County.
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Letter To Editor

April II, 1862
Mrs. Hazel Brannon Smith,
Editor
Dear Mrs. Smith:
/ want to express warmest
thanks on behalf of the
March of Dimes volunteers
in your county for the fine
support which your news
paper gave to the january
fund appeal. Throughout the
state the support given both
editorially and in news space
was outstanding.
The enclosed news release
shows that citizens of your
county and Mississippi sup
ported this cause generously.
Continuing progress in the
Gripping disease areas of ar
Thrills, birth defects and DO
Ito has been assured for an
other year.
Again let me thank you
and please pass along my
personal thanks to those Of
your staff who assisted.
Sincerely, yours,
s A. L. Gray, M. D..
State Chairman
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r GLOVER IS
CAPTAIN IN AIR CORPS

The many friends of 1t
C. A. Glover, Jr., will be
very happy to learn of his re-
cent promotion to the rank
of Captain in the Army Air
Corps, news which came to
his parents recently.
Charles, as we all know
him, is a graduate of State
College in the class of '38,
school of Aeronautical Eng
ineering. After graduation he
was commissioned Second 1t.
in officers Reserve Corps
Coast Artillery, from which
he was transferred to the Ar
nv Air Corps in February
1941 and called into regular
service June 1941 at Ohm
cad Field, Harrisburg, Pa,
where he received his COM
mission as 1st Ii. in August
of Al.
Charles has been on duty
in the office of General Ar
mold. Chief Of the Air Corps
in Washington since January
1892.
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TWENTY YEARS AGO


has not heard his mothers
voice in all that time. He
asked her to tell all his
friends here that he is all
right and to give them his
best regards. Marshall is now
a 3rd class radioman and is
fond of The Navy.
Mrs. Stuckey also received
word from her son, P. D.,
who is with the Navy in
Portsmouth, Va. that he has
recently married. His bride
is from North Carolina.