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The Republican., 1963-08-08
Golf Teams PIuy

Sixteen players participated in
the weekly session of the mems
golf association on the Oakland
course. Butch Lawton's team won
over jim Railey's team. Lawton
had a low gross of 81 Harold
Yutzy and Bob Storey had Tow
nets of 33. On Lawton's team Gary
Orr had a low net of 81 and Bob
Welch was second with a 80.
The Oakland golf club viii play
at Frostburg on August II.
The Republican., 1963-08-08
Discuss Fcod Processing

James elise, Supervising Sani-
tartan, State Health department, is
to be in the county Thursday af-
ternoon and Friday morning.
Charley B. Miller, local sanitari-
an, stated that he would be having
conferences concerning a proposed
bakery, and with other established
food processing plants in the coun-
The Republican., 1963-08-08

The Arnold reunion will be held
at Silver Lake Park on Sunday,
August IS.
Mrs. Edward NJ Weeks, Wash
ington, d. c., is a guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. l.. Bussey, at Crook Crest,
for the next several weeks.
Mrs. Grover Stemple is patient
at the Garrett County Memorial
hospital in Oakland, having en-
tered on Monday for medical treat
ment.
Mrs. Lawrence Blaney, Mt. Lake
Park. Mr.. and Mrs. Otho Friend
we're guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
bur Butler at dinner at Somer-
set, Pa, Monday.
The w. A. Swartzentruber fami-
ly. the Sammie Friend family and
Mr.. and Mrs. Otho Friend we're
picnicking at Deep Creek Park
last Thursday evening.
Recent visitors in the Otho
Friend home, Loeb Lynn, were
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Butler and
son. North East; and Mr. and Mrs.
Sammic Friend and family. Balti-
more
DR.. and Mrs. E. Roy Hauser, of
Clearfield, Pa: DR.. and Mrs. A. W.
Monlux and two children. Roy and
Laura, of Saltwater, Okla, are
visiting relatives and friends in
the area.
Mrs. J. Wade Beeghly and son
are returning to their home in
Silver Spring tomorrow after hav-
ing spent two weeks here visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lester
Bittinger and other relatives.
The Rev and Mrs. Charles E.
Carlson and children, of Glenshaw,
near Pittsburgh. arc vacationing
at Deep Creek Lake The former
was at one time pastor of St
Marks Lutheran church in Oak
land.
The Governor of Mississippi put
the blame for racial strife on
President Kennedy and Attorney
The Republican., 1963-08-08
Oakland Personals


The annual Bittinger picnic will
be held Saturday. August II, at
the Brenneman grove in Bittinger
A basket lunch viii, be served.
Mr. and Mrs, Harry Stcmple and
family, of Berkeley Springs. w. Va.
are vacationing this week at the
home of his parents in Oakland.
Mrs. C. NJ. Calhoun is spending
several weeks with her sister. Mrs
Raymond o. Mccullough, Sr, in
Fricndsville.
Mr. and Mrs. John Ruff pur-
chased home on Liberty street
and moved to Oakland Wednesday
from Cumberland.
Mrs. Alma Donahey and sons,
William and Jack. of Lincoln Park,
Mich, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs
James Hoffman, at their home on
Lake Side drive, McHcnry.
Carlton F. Hclbig. Pennington
street, suffered a heart attack on
Saturday morning and is patient
in Garrett County Memorial hos
pita!.
! DR.. and Mrs. Paul Santelmann
and four children, of Saltwater.
Okla, are visiting Mrs. Santel-
manns parents, Mr.. and Mrs Har-
ry L. Porter, Sr.. south of town
Miss Judith Scherr Richmond,
Va. arrived in Oakland to spend
months vacation with her grand
mother, Mrs. A. A. Scherr, Second
street.
Mrs. w. R. Yagle. Salem. Va. and
two daughters. are spending two
weeks or more here with C FORM
er's father. J. s. Cooper ,orth
Third street. while her husband is
at an army reserve camp at Camp
Grazing. Mich
! Members of the Harmed Bible
class of ST. PauTS Methodist church
will meet at the church on Tues
day, August 13. at 8 p. m. Hostess
es will be Mrs. Paul B. Naylor,
Mrs. Harold H. Harmed and Mrs.
Margaret Casteel.
Mrs. Adella McIntire, Washing
ton. D. c.. spent several days last
week with her sister. Mrs. Minnie
Mason, at Deep Creek Lake. Mir.
and Mrs. Charles Mason, Fairmont,
w. Va, also spent the weekend
with his mother, at the lake.
Mrs. Christina Young remains
patient in Columbia hospital in
Pittsburgh. Pa, but is showing inn
provement. Also showing improve
ment is Milton Hoffman, of Nc
Henry. Both persons were burned
during a gas explosion in one of
the lake cottages two weeks ago.
| Mr. and Mrs. J. p Pierce, St.
Petersburg, Fla: Dr. and Mrs.
George II. Coker Loganvillc. Ga.
are vacationing for ten days at the
Scrcno cottage Harrington manor.
DR.. Coker served as pastor Of the
Deep Creek. Ferndale and Locn
Lynn Baptist churches from 1914
, to 1913
Revival services will start at the
West Vindex Methodist church on
Friday evening, August %, and
continue through September 2.
Services are scheduled each eve
| ming at i,OO- utI I III NC oPGNldI
singing. The guest speaker will be
Rev. Robert Armentrout, Orvis
Koon, pastor, announced
Members of the Tau Phi Lambda
sorority in Oakland held cook
out at Deep Greek state park Wed
nesday evening, July 81 Attending
were Leona Wilt, Janet Paugh. Nor
ina Hinebaugh, Elizabeth Kisner,
Nancy Hardesty, Sandra Riley,
Barbara Greasy. Barbara 10 Rice,
Patricia Vetter, Elaine Marble, La
Verna Shaffer, with Miss Roberta
Sanders a guest A meeting of the
chapter will be held Monday eve
ming, August u, at p. m, at the
home of Norma Hinebaugh.
The Republican., 1963-08-08
Reporting Gos Lines

The Cumberland and Allegheny
Gas company in engaged this week
in laying a number of new pipe
lines, and the work will continue
for additional days.
The lines being replaced are
those that had been placed more
than fifty years ago They we're
rusted and leaking in many spots
The Workmen were busy this week
on Third street New lines will
also be placed on Oak street and
numerous spots throughout Oak
land
The Republican., 1963-08-08

Mr.. and Mrs James c. Lemmert
spent the weekend in Windber
Pa. with friends.
Miss Mary l. Love. Cincinnati
O.. was visiting in this area. She
was a former summer resident of
Mt Lake Park,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Longfellow
Akron, O., are visiting the latter's
mother Mrs Emma Wright, at
Thaycrvillc. this week.
Miss Ruth McRobie, guest at the
National Lutheran home in Wash
ington. d. c., visited friends in Mt
Lake Park and Oakland areas. for
several days.
Mrs. Reginald Vellcnoweth. of
Lehigh Acres. Fla; Mrs Roy Kel-
Ter, WadsWorth, o.: Mrs Glen Kel-
Ter, of Accident. were Oakland Wis
itors on Monday.
Miss Gail Naylor. Boise. Idaho.
formerly Of Oakland. is spending
two or three weeks here with her
father and other relatives. Her
father, Howard d. Naylor. came 10
Oakland several weeks ago.
Mr. and Mrs. James Pollock, of
Philadelphia, Pa, we're here for 4
short time last Saturday with rela-
tiycs, while enroute for a vacation
trip to the west coast and portions
of Canada.
Mrs w. L. Phillips. Mt. Lake
Park. has gone to Ocean Grove,
New Jersey. where she plans to
spend three weeks. Accompanying
her were Mrs. Helen Buchanan and
daughter Nancy.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Stemple
are vacationing this week in Can
ada. accompanied by their son-in-
law and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Altstettcr, of Johnstown.
Pa
Mrs. Phyllis Sewers. Lakewood.
Cal, returned to her home Sunday
after having been a guest of her
brothcr-in-law and sister. Mr.. and
Mrs. William Eggers. South Third
street.
St Matthew'S Guild auxiliary
will hold the second of its series
of food sales beginning at o'clock
Friday morning, August 16, on the
Stone church lawn, corner of Sec
Ond and Liberty.
Weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Glotfelty, north of town,
were Rev and Mrs Howard Georg
and two children, Woodburn. Ind;
Randall Georg. Los Angeles, Calf;
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Reed and fami-
ly, Pittsburgh, Pa: Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Bittinger, Jr and family,
. and Miss Georgia Ann Glotfelty,
Washington, ID. c.
The Detroit tribune., 1963-07-27

BISHOP COLLEGE
Alexander o. Okugo. OF M
geria. Africa, n senior at Dallas
The Detroit tribune., 1963-07-27

in luxurious stainless steel wa
terless cookware, china. stem
ware and table service appoint
ment which not only has social
circles a-buzz but which also
holds the germ of providing
economic security for countless
Negroes across the nation.
Capitalized at $500 600 -
through the faith and confidence
OF internationally acclaimed busi-
nessman, Harry r Boyden, pres
ident of Quality Crafts Inte--
national Corp. OF Teaneck. NJ,
Regal Elegance, as the Bridge
port firm is popularity known,
has launched nationwide, fran
chised program which h o ds
promise of financial security
for Negroes throughout the coun-
try.
Led by hard-driying executive
Osborne T. Potter. a first cous-
in of movie. stage and telcvision
actor Sidney Potter, Regal Lady
Elecance was first shunted into
the news last summer and fall
when media across the nation
carried the success story OF the
firms leading oificcr-Poitier
BOyden. whose multi million
dollar firm supplies the Fridge
port company with merchandise
in Connecticut and New Eng
land, generally and the Honor
able Sidney J Clark of Whining
ton. Del. that states first and
only Negro judge were credit
cd with ASSISTING PoItcrs phe-
nomenal achievements with The
Regal Lady Elegance Clark is
also Poiticr'S legal adviser
The firm is moving swiftly TO
set up branch offices along the
Eastern Scaboard and plans are
steadily advancing for ultimate
expansion into the interior and
Continued on PAGE 81
The Detroit tribune., 1963-07-27
College M~, Brick

Bishop College. who is scheduled
to receive his BA. Degree this
August. has been awarded a
Graduate Fellowship from the
University Of Massachusetts in
AmcrSt. Mass. according TO an
announcement by Dr. Charles
Hunter Of Bishop. Chairman of
the Department Of Sociology.
Mr.. Okugo, who majored in
under the terms Of the Fellow
ship, besides the remission of all
tuition and other fees. The award
is for the college year l963-64.
lie will continue his studies in
Sociology.
AS Bishop student, Mr.. Oku-
90 was consistently on the hon
or roll. He was editor Of the
The Detroit tribune., 1963-07-27

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - AS
an increasing number of sit-ins.
march-ins, pray-ins and wade
ins sweep the nation tracking
up unprecedented gains OF equal.
ity for the Negro) this SOLDERING
question Increasingly pops up:
After integration what must
the Negro do TO shore up the
bastion Of freedom for himself
and his posterity?"
More and more (as time mar
ches) swiftly reverberates the
answer: THE Negro must look
10 his economic future TO insure
his full participation in the pleas.
ures offered by the new free
doms he most assuredly will
gain from his impressive. mill
tant efforts That is TO say. the
Negro must have something 10
contribute, once he achieves this
equality. so say the Negro lead
erS and sympathetic believers
OF the Negro cause.
Scattered across the nation are
a number OF Negro organizations
and individuals intent upon study.
Ing the economic plight Of the
Negro. who are also mapping
plans TO harness some OF his
wealth, To help the Negro fit
more easily into the mainstrcamS
Of American life, once there is
no longer a need for them TO
silently march on picket lines
or to fight off the horrifying
fangs Of police dogs.
A commercial firm whose Gre
alton il Bridgeport last year
launched a business which is
spiraling into nationwide sue
cess is also providing economic
security for Negroes through
creation of numerous avenues
of employment.
Known as The Regal Lady FL
egance, Inc, the new firm deals
The Detroit tribune., 1963-07-27

AS scores of communities
across the nation pause this
month to celebrate the July 80
nlrth centennial of Henry Ford.
ehe simple midwestern farm
mouse In which he was born
VIII be seen by thousands OF
visitors to Greenfield Village
az Dearborn, Mich.
AT Greenfield Village, the
FAMED American history shrine
which he founded In the city of
ms birth. colorful pageantry
ana special displays will call
attention to his contributions
as an industrialist and as a
pioneer in the preservation OF
historic Am sricana.
Among the historic buildings
ransplantec to Greenfield Vii
age. visitors will see Ford's
oifthplace, the one-room brick
scnool he attended as a boy.
ana the workshop in which he
oulit his first car.
hundreds OF brightly polished
The Detroit tribune., 1963-07-27
THE HOTTEST THING SINCE ROME BURNED

Imported BaverIsn Porcelain China
You've enffhine so truly beoviifvl. -
ffeskinsy new. sseItiney sselvsivs. ond ssnsb
priced. Avoiiobls in Twelve modern poitsfm.
The Detroit tribune., 1963-07-27

Model r Fords from q dozen
states will chatter along To-
day's expressways and turn
pixies as they struggle to keep
their temperatures down ana
their speeds up to reach Green
field Village in time to star In
a July 27-2S pageant. Ihe
Creative Years OF Henry
Ford This colorful outdoor
show will include a parade OF
early cars from the first FORD
of 1896 through significant
models of the late Sos,
An impressive display IN a
series of seven rooms traces
Ford's life with exhibits rang
inp from his first homemade
tools TO the many honors ana
Gifts awarded hinn during ms
years of success.
Both Greenfield Village ana
adjoining Henry Ford Museum
are open seven days a week
the wear around. summer
visiting hours are g. $50
The Detroit tribune., 1963-07-27
BENNETT COLLEGE

GREENSBORO. NC. Twelve
men who completed four sum
mcr periods of study in the Bal
timore Area Pastors School at
Bennett College received GER
tificates at graduation cxcrcis.
cs held Friday afternoon in
pfciffer Chapel.
The school. sponsored by the
Board of Education OF the Meth
odist Church, provides training
for the ministry for individuals
who have not attended lhrO-
logical seminary II opened on
June IT.
The Rev. Charles l.. Caring
ton. of jamaica. Ny. dean Of
the school, preached the com
mcnccmcnt sermon and award
ed certificates.
The Detroit tribune., 1963-07-27

student publication, "The Bish-
op Beacon While at Bishop, he
won a Readers Digest contest
and has had two articles publish
ed in that magazine. lie ultlm-
atcly plans to return to Nigeria,
and he says that il is possible,
hut not inevitable. that he Will
enter politics in the newly ere
atcfl republic.
The Detroit tribune., 1963-07-27
GRAMDLlNG COLLEGE

CRAMRIING. La An award
winning painting by Harper T.
Phillips. assistant professor Of
art at GrambIing COLLEGE. will
be shown in Chicago next month
during the Emancipation Procla-
nation Centennial Exposition.
The exposition will hc held
AUG. l6 through Sept s.
The painting. "Coavus.' from
the permanent contemporary col
lection of Atlanta University, At
lanta. Ga. was selected as the
hest work on exhibit in the
Navicr University Competitive
Art Exhibition i'm New Orleans.
Phillips received the Enamel
patton Centennial Authority Tro-
ply as a first place award.
He also won firSt-placc
award for n color woodcut.
"Aquaticus." in the Deep South
Artist Conference at the Unlvcr-
Slty Of Southwestern Lafayette.
The Detroit tribune., 1963-07-27

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Plus COMMISSION Plus COMPANY CAR
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the ground ovne Excellent Prestige and seO with on
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Osborne T.. POTTER, President
THE REGAL. LADY EI.ECsANCE, INC.
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The Detroit tribune., 1963-07-27

mi, tv.,ro., 3.Piy s,oinlsn Steel Utility Pon Is
rot an osdlnory piece Of cook~ore. N IS. ~ foci,
Amsrieos hnssf Virivoliy indesfrveibe. u soves
on Food, Fuel ord lime. With rs shining golden
Trim ond idsafifyine crest u leods The held ~
ovoliiy. sfylIaa ard roblie eeeep'o"ee
The Detroit tribune., 1963-07-27

PROMISE - A romcnfic poiiern oi fore heoviy.
Delicote pink the ioismon tof oil overs
NE deliohf o. poets end emblem o. honor.
ore poriroyed on pure white rooslvceni Chino IN
their every living sfoae. from ne ienseresi bvdt
10 she toll bloem ao~~r I've 70 rs nome
PROMISE Is on enshoniins poiirfn Of fononee
ond beoON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-14

Near the capital Of Hell
sinki, Tapiola took 10 years to
build and houses a population
of 1850. Acclaimed by cri-
tics, it has made use of prin-
ciples Of planning and design
which are being incorporated
in 10 similar developments,
like Reston in nearby Virgin
ia, which are under way In
the United States.
Tapiola was built by the
nOn-profit Finnish National
Housing Foundation, which
has completed several small
Ter projects in Finland and is
now building two more towns
In the Helsinh area.
SubuFbon Homes Gets
SIS Million Loan
Suburban Homes, Inc, has
obtain Q d through Weaver
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-14
Builders Report
Builders Report
Woodson Heads Institute

Nelson B. WOOdsOn, vice
president of the A. P. Wood
son Co., has been elected
president Of the Masonry
Institute, 4211 Thirty-ninth
street NV. He succeeds
MyrOn COweH of A. Myron
Cowell, Inc.
Others elected at the dinner
meeting in the Shoreham
were John P. Cissel, vice
president; Gaius F. Allen,
secretary, and Joseph H.
D. c K m a n, treasurer. New
members Of the board are
DurwOOd L. BOeglen, Edmund
II. Brooke, Edward M. Dres-
Lin, IT,, and Anthony leo.
Suburban Builders
To Hold 1uIe Porty
The Suburban Maryland
Builders Association will hold
its Christmas party from S to
2 pm. Wednesday at the
Indian Spring Country Club,
1851 Layhill road, Glenmont.
Awards will be presented to
the winners Of the 1868 Bull
ders Award contest.
Advisers Hear Outline
Of Housing Report
The first Washington Area
Housing Report, being pre-
pared for release in March,
was outlined recently before
an advisory council of %
charter subscribers prominent
in various aspects of the
housing industry here.
James L. BrehOny, presi-
dent Of Promm Associates Of
Alexandria, said early analy-
sis Of the information indi-
Gates a booming market in
1864 as salary and wage in
creases feed the demand for
bigger and better housing.
Promm is directing the prep
aration of the report, with
Walter Gerson L Associates
handling the basic research.
Housing Center Shows
Model Finnish Town
An exhibition of models and
photographs illustrating the
new Finnish satellite city of
Tapiola is on view at the
National Housing Center, 1925
L street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-14
Flame
Heights

Some metals conduct heat
faster than others. That's why
the manufacturers Of gas
ranges give you a choice Of
flame heights as well as tenn
peratures on all burners.
For instance, when using
aluminium pans, set the flame
high enough to flare over tibet
entire pan bottom. The Gas
Appliance Manufacturers As
sociation recommends tn a t
you reduce the flame for uten-
sis made Of other materials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-14
Builders Forgo Party,
Cite Kennedy's Death

Because Of the death Of President Kennedy the National
Association Of Home Builders has decided to forgo its annual
Christmas press party this year.
The association has sent out notice that 1t plans In
stead to make donation to the It. Joseph p Kennedy Jr
Foundation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-14

WHEN YOU SPEND HALF YOUR DAY IN THE KITCHEN
-. IT'S GOT TO BE GOOD ONE! WE FOUND IT AT
GEORGETOWN SOUTH
Pert Mrs Donald Van Hse the mother of young boys
especially impressed with the efficient kitchen in the
Georgetown South Eve delighted with the
welplanned counter and cabinet and could hardly
believe that every appliance is included E refrigerator
ovenrange DISPOSAL and automatic clothes washer the
same level No more rudgng downstairs with heavy load
of laundry 1--WE the breakfast counter for both coffee
atches and entertaining And like the security for
children of enclosed 'commongeen for playground
To the automatically styled colonial townhOuses with value
plus priced from just S AGO. drive out Arlington Blvd Re
500 from Memorial Bridge to Fairfax Circle continue Rte
2921 to Centreve bear left Rte % and continue to
center of Manassas Left at stop sign 24 about minutes
to Georgetown South. Phone collect 7033682315.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-14

Brothers mortgage financing
Of SIS million to build four g.
story garden apartment build
ings and one 7-story building,
tOtaling 2S4 units, near the
Carrollton subdivision at
Riv erdale and Annapolis
roads, Prince Georges County.
Albert W. Turner, builder of
CarrolltOn, heads Suburban
Homes. Walton & Madden are
the architects,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-14

Harold Adler Joins
Chopmon 8 Miller
Harold Adler, ALA, is now
associated with the architec-
tural firm Of Chapman &
Miller, 1910 Wisconsin avenue
NV. GrOsvenOr Chapman and
Joseph Miller, partners, made
the announcement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-14
Housing Center Shows
Model Finnish Town

An exhibition of models and
photographs illustrating the
new Finnish satellite city of
Tapiola is on view at the
National Housing Center, 1925
L street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-30

ryrenees mining BE-
hold a Pale Horse"
Richard Quine,
native of Detroit and
sometime beau Of Kim
NOvak, hasjust finished
directing paris When
Il Sizzles."
4" Anthony Quaylc,
London actor who
helPedmake Lawrence
of Arabia BEST Pic
ture of the Year," is
now in Spain playing
in THE Fall OF The
Roman Empire"
. Anna OuayIe, no re-
latiOn to Anthony, sings
the clown-faced femi-
nine lead in BrOadway's
British musical hit,
stop the World Il
Want to Get Of"
. It's worth stretching
a point to include
Steve McQuecn, Hol-
lywOOd's hottest he
man. His newest film,
The Great Escape" is
about to be released.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-30

Newest rage in galleries is pop art" - fteu
oaiIed de "sienPGinser school" and eSenPIi'ed
By stOrts like Robert Indiana's "The BesUare-
Danger American Dream No. &" Ur Iekt). Buf
sign art isn't Hesc. In Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Melons
collection d I0tb- and l9th-oentuy English paint
ing. big iouia attraction at VirgiHi0 Museum
cf Fine Arts in Richmond dis sHmmer, Is
william Hosarsh's earliest Paintine (Reur iekt).
And Ghaf is ia A sign for London PAGER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-30

horizontally, and mail a letter 'iah
each half. A hOrisOntaI half on a
I9Ih-oaahEy envelope is nOsU $3.50!
We asked the Post Office whether
half a ten-cent stamp would carry a
letter today and were told, ''No, SIR"
Nevertheless, we bought three ten
cent independence Halls, cut them in
two, and sent six letters addressed to
OurseIf. None Of them came = only
an inspector from the Post Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-30

Stamns nf United States postage
- ..S stamps are Ito years
We wEGA old this week. It was
July l, lS47, when the 6O-year-oId
Federal government got around to
issuing its FIRST stamps "a 6ve-Cent
red-brOwn Benjamin Franklin and
a ten-cent black George Washington.
Today, the Franklin is worth about
$50 to $1,000; the Washington $50
to $3.50. depending on condition,
color variations and cancellation.
The funny ding is dtqs half a