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VOLUME SEVEN; NUMBER ft
Williams And Griffin Conditionally Ask 2nd Primary
Notice Filed
Last Evening
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Want 8«c«Ml Race For Cnmmls
■iMora NoniMtiM In Cat*
Second Race In State ■
©. W. Wlllhms of Ml. Ottvjuuad-
A. it. Oriftin of Qotdeboro. Sixth »ud
seventh men respectively In tb* race
f*r nomination* on tka Wayne Coaoty
Baa«« of Commissioners In tha inaa
J primary laat »i«bt conditionally TU
«d n at Ice requesting a aacoed primary
ca Jus* M.,, Tha condition under
which both ftlad ia that they Will
withdraw thalr request for a second
primary la caaa t aacoad primary to
aot hel4'a tba State. .
, Tha soar aacond high Candida tea—
Mr Wltllama. Mr. Griffin. C. F . Her
ring. 8«\. and C W. Oltvur—had an
-111 midnight last In which to sire no
tice as to whether or not any oae re
quested a second primary to contest
the nomination of J. H. Denning. J.
R Marvin. H-. B. Barger, and Deejas
11. Pate. Who ware high man In their
order *hme<i. but did not receive a
majority v>t*. L A. Raney, chairman
of the present board was the only
man given a majority nomination la
the June I rptlng
SJy. William« in esplalning hla con
ddlonaj request for a aacond primary
tseued tha following htatemeat:
"Not for a moment Would I pal
Wayne county taxpayers to the added
ogpenee of a imrond primary to de
termine Democratic nominees for the
county board of commissioner*. T»
damped anyth log for myaalf or for my
red too ; which might pat tho whole
to tome aacrlflce b foreign to my na
'tare. If there ta a second primary In
tha Stele, however a county primary
could he run off in ceaneetlon with
this and with practically no extra
expanse
“My frtuwde of the MV- Olive aactioa
have all urged me eonaietenily for the
peat several days ta pah for a run
off contest, In caaa there to to he one
In the state,
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I have filed with the hoard of elec
tloae for ~ a second contest for la it
night at midnight was the Anal hoof
for giving this notice. In case, how
ever. later development! show that
there will be wo second primary In the
Mute, then I shall not ask on* at th*
hands of the Wayne people but shall
contentedly abide by tha reeuits of last
Saturday.
"My friends in asking n.* to request
a Second primary if one to to be held
in the sUte have pointed out thct >
the nearest commissioner to Mt. Olive
will be 11 miles If the June 1 voting
stands. They have urged that Brog
den and Mt. Olive should have a rap
raaanUtive, sad it la tojgmuch In con
sideration of them as of myself that
I am filing for 4 itcond primary. This
notice, however., will be immediately
withdrawn In caaa It Is proved there
will he no second run-off In the State,
or a request from another source for
a aacond content In thb county."
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(tenth Blacks Smith
' WASHINGTON. June 9—(JF>— Os
the lIM delegate* to the Democratic
National Convention all but the 74
from Kentucky. North Carolina, and
Virginia have been selected. Two
third of 7SS 1-1 will be required for
nomination
The present line up;
Smith—Mb of which 14 are In dis
pute.
Reed—ll* of which 11 are In dto
jute. *
No candidate at present la claiming
tha following’"111 delegatee: Alabama
14. Arkaaaaa II: Florida 13; Mississi
ppi 20; Tsmaa M; South Carolina I*.
Os tha thru* atataa which have not
yet saieeted delegate*. Kentucky has
North Carolina 14; Virginia 24.
I/HTIBVILLE—-(4*l Result* of
Democratic county conventions In
Kentucky today Indicated that the ma
Jorlty of delegates tp the State con
vention to be held et Lexington. June
14, wonld be uninstructed .
In a few counties opposition Gover
nor Smith was voiced but early re
ports Indicated no Incidents where
the reeoHMiene opposing him had
been adopted. !
J *~ l/PI-Temporarily
(Continued on Pag# Six)
THE GOLDSBORO NEWS
READ IN THE MORNING WHILE MINDB ARE FRESH-READ BY BUYERS BEFORE THEY BUY.
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FOURTEEN PAGES TODAY
HULL HAS LARGE MAJORITY OVER SMITH
WpVTCTORY >1
inTx)inties
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Almost Cwplito Returns Give
Thimmcmm 755 Votes smi
New Yorker 414 .
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RALEIGH. June *—OF) —Backed by
Senator Simmons and other forces op
posed te Governor Smith for the bear
'>cratic nomination. Cordell Hnll, fav
orite eon of Tanneaaea, took a long
load over the Near York governor la
rumber of Instructed delegates to the
Hat* convention as almost complete
return* from today's county Democra
tic convention were tabulated by the
Associated Press tonight.
On ,lbe face of returns received bare
Hull had for Him 751 and
t fraction of tbd 1953 delegates com
prising the convention, while Smith
md 414 sad a fraction. The ualnatrac
•ed contingent, numbering MS and a
ft action, will bold tha balance of pow
>r In the cooventlon Tuesday, when.
North ('wrollna's 24 delegates to the
Houston nominating assembly will be
chosen. 4
Seventy delegatee were reported is
rtructed to vote for a "a dry" candid
He and 30 plus to rote against Smith
Senator Read of Missouri received
x few scattering delegatee and frac
tional representation. Others who
were credited with support In the In
ti' acted delegates war* senator Sim
mons. Governor McLean, ©wen D.
Young, Josephus Daniel* and Claude
Bowers.
Far the most part./, (hey were cre
dited with fraction* of dtlegete*.
Co—Mi atUI to be beard from
McDowell, Mitchell. , Montgomery,
Swain and Washington—were not ex
netted te change the relative standing
of the contenting forces materially.
The conventions, held In 99 county
heats ware marked by spirited fight*
In • great many instance*, report*
lieer said Rut Wilson county was the
only one in which a formal contest
was filed. Hull forces in-control of
the gathering elected a full ticket of
18 delegates pledged to the Tenness
eean over the protect of Smith adher
tnta. who'contended they were e»tlt
led to f ve seat* on the basis of rela
tive voting strength.
The State convention la expected lo
he called upon to settle the dispute.
Although Smith trailed Hull lo the
number of instructed delegates, W.
B. Jones chairman of the Smith cam
paign committee Issued a statement
Uta tonight In which the claim was
made that supporters of the New
York governor would control the
convention.
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fiJNto TROOPS ENTER PEKING
PICKING. June 9 —(Jf*) —(By Naval
Radio Delayed)—S i]t thousand Shanal
troops under the command of General
Shang CheW entered Peking Saturday
night. I
Court Session This Morning
To End Case Against White
After contlulng Id session until
about 1 o'clock this morning Wayne
County Superior Court hearing the
cage of Jamas White, nlgro charged
with the murder of hla daughter Ver
meil 'Vhtte. waa adjourned until 9
o'clock this morning. Solictor Claw
son William* has yet to make the
dosing address for the State and
Judge R A. Nunn to charge th,e
Jury- S
o Pprnar for a moment aalxad tha
courtroom yfltierday morning as Am-j
ells White co-defendant with hex hus
band, fell suddenly In * dead faint,
her body stiffly rigid. She lays for
sometime In a state of coma. Physi
cians said that It would probably he
Impossible for her to continue In the,
trial and after a consultation. Hugh
! Dortch, her attorney, .entered a plea
I for her (If guilty of murder In the
secoqd degree The plea waa aCk'pted
by Solicitor Williams hut aentenca
r had not been passed by Judge Nunn
when court recessed early todky. |
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2nd Newsome Heiring Mon.
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Wayne County
Essay Winner
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kiss INEZ DA YIN °
Miss Inez Davtg of bur ska was de
clared chamfßorf In Essay Contest in
Wayne County with S9o competing
from seven communities. The subject
of the Essay bplng "Cooperative Mar
koapig as It Affects Thq Cottpn F*Hm
or.” The contest was sponsored by tha
American Cotton Grower* Exchange.
Memphis. Tenn. And the North Caro
lina Cotlon Growers Cooperative Mar
keting Association. Raleigh. N. C.
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Tornado Rips Through
Section of Arkansas
LITTIJO ROCK. Ark, June !»—<AP)
—A tornado In Northeastern Arkan
sas Injurln gthree persons and scor
ing heavy damage was the climax of
rain and wind storm* which swept the
northern and central sections of tha
state today. 9
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Sergeant Run Down
And Killed By Auto
CHATTAN4KKIA. Tenn., June 9
lAA —Sergeant Henry Wl*<, 6th Cal
vury waa killed today at Fort Dgle
thfnpe whfn struck hy an automobile
driven hy the wife of Private Jones.
Wise was marhlng a detail of troops
along a post road wß<-n run down. An
Investigation was ordered py in.il liar y
authorities.
Bishop Guerry Died
Early Last Night
CHARI.CHT'O.N, 8. C. June * -(/P)
Rlahop William .9*. Guerry, who waa
rhot and seriously wounded by the
Rc*r J. E. Woodward. Monday died
i at 9:36 tonight. . .
The SUte has Introduced numerous
witnesses who testified Jo Inhuman
treatment of Vermeil White at the
Maud* of James and Amelia White.
The'fitght session got stgrted at
7:30 p )m. and was featured hy Jam
(* Whirr taking the-stgud Imhla »w*
behalf. He denied categorically the
charges made against him He did ad- ;
mlt, -however, beating Vermeil on the
morning of Easter Monday. The child,
h( said had gone to' Sunday school i
!the day before with her s**T> mother.
Amelia, and had so misbehaved that
she had Us bring her home. White
laid For this, he told the court, he
promised her a healing Monday morn
log and gave It 1o her He denle<|g|ltAt
0 he had applied a terribly burning lini
ment to the wound* following the
(mating.
Roscoe Hu tier, representing James
White, rojight to show through Ihe
.testimony of Dr. W. C. Unvtlle as
j an expert that the emaciation of th*
I— . (Continued on page S)
GOLDSBORO, N. C. SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 10, 192 M
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WILLBECALLED
IN CHATHAM CO. 1
Nalinnal Guard Infantry mail and
Machine Gunner* Will Move
Ta Protact Court.
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Infantrymen and machine fanners
wtll may* on Ptttsboro Monday morn-
Itg to prelect Eafpy Newsome vfy* a,
county negr*. wlimgoba on trUjnhert
Monday far hla llfeVMur-tluirg* of
murdering llttto Beulah Tedder, 14-
year old Wayne County girl,
whoae lifeless sad knife harked body
was found In a clamp of bushes near
bar home laat December.
The authorities art not expactlng
a repetition of tha affitr that took
place In the Wayna County Superior
f ourt laat December, when Newsom*
was first tried, but they are taking
precautions.
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Infantrymen from Company A.
,120th Infantry, and machine gunner*
of the Durham Machine Gun Com
pany. North Carolina National Guard,
will be despatched early Monday
morning lo Pfttaboro to guard against
mob violence. Adjutant General J.
Van B Malta said Saturday.
Gqwt la lava Charge Prisoner
Sheriff W . D. Grant, or Wayuy will
!bn In chart* of tha prta*»er, it v
learned yesterday, and he together
with most of hla depaty force will
he In Chatham for the. hearing as
witnesses Depdttoa Gardner. Smith.
Kornegay. Hales. Plainclothes Officer
Rhode# aAd the Chief of Police Dor
sey of Fremont will be called as yrit
t’esxri for the atata. Dr. L. W. Cor
l,att frill also ha called.
A Chatham .county attorney will be
appointed by the court to assist M
B. iKiftln, Goldsboro attorney named
by. Judge Grady at tha last trial, to
asslat In defending Newsome. ,
Some thought laat nlgFf that the
Whit* trial In prograa* In Wayne
Superior court might run so late Igto
Sunday night that the Chatham court
might he delayed In gattlng under
way with tho Newsom* r«ae Monday
morning. Solicitor William*, however,
bald that the hare would be
erded In ample time for the Chatham
court to be called at 9 o'clock Mon
day mornlng v
Ta l aa Regular Juror*
No special ventre has been sum
nioried lii Chatham. Solicitor Williams
►old. but the regular jury of thlrty-slx
summoned for criminal court will be
used.
Solictor WllllsmiFhas been busy at
odd moments the past week In re
marshaling his evidence and the case
should go forward with rapidty when
once called M R. during the
past week has *lao been In conference
with a number of witnesses.
Much interest was being manifest In
the ran* yesterday gfd It la quite prq
hable that several hilWdreJ Wayne
county people will drive dally to
.PilCsboro to follow the c*ae.
The second trial »f Newsome was
moved from Wayne Superior court to
Chatham county court hecause It was
reported. It was feared another ef
fort might be made to lynch New
some. At Ihe trial laat December
t Judge H. A. Grady, presiding. Sheriff
W D. Grant, of Wayne brandliinitd
and fired gun* •« the ronrtronm when
l relatives and friends of tha mulVered
rtrl surged forward and tried to take
Nawsome. /
It wii largely because of this dis
order that prevailed at Newsome'*
ilrst conviction which occurred on
Sunday, December IL' Inal that the
Supreme court granted him a new
i trial. Aa»ocl*t* Juatlcn B. J. Brogden
| holding that the disorder precluded a
(fair trial for the defendant
General Mett* said that about fifty
guardsmen would be aent to Pfttaboro
, to protect Newsome "We are not «a
(Con'tinned On P*s* Four)
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Will DDotcs Carol
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Patience ha* ceaaed to be a vir
tue with the former Prince**
Helene of Greece, and the
mother of the boy king of Ro
mania ha* announced she will
J seek a divorce from the «►
ferown Priece Carol. _
AYCOCK WINS
aUB CX)NTEST
45,000 Penirie Attend Coatama
ity Club Meetings in 11
Centera Pant B—S>
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Aycock. community club wink th*
mammoth silver loving°cup for hav
lug turned In the best rsoord In at
tendanca during the eight month*
competition just (omplated, Frank
Jones, chalrmvn of the ataertac com
mil tee revealed yesterday. Aynock
had an average of 144 percent of tb*
school census ej ihe community at
the laat month of competltian. Indian
Springs wqa a close runnemp for the
cup and Smith’s chapal was la thfrd
place. ’
During the eight months of the com
petition a total of 45,000 people at
tended the 192 meetings held la the
12 clubs competing for tb* cap. Last
rear, 26.000 people attended meetings,
showing an increase of 20,000 during
th* past season.
The program h*a been *ucc*uafully
financed and at the and of the ueaa*n
the steering rqmmlttee reported
(Continued on page I)
May Provide Free Rides For
Kiddies to Park Playground
A new playground fealnre which
promises more delightful recreation
to the chlldm of Oe|dsb«ro than h
over yet been offered them hr new hi
lug worked out by Mr. Roy Parker,
Superintendent of Streets and Parks,
and the playground committee, ac
cording to an, announcement by R.
C. Roblnaon. director of the Memorial
CommosHy Building. ~
ft I* a project which. If surceee
(plly carried 4ut, will make It poeal
hie for practically every boy and girl
In the city to take dally (rips td Her
man Park where they will have,the
privilege of playing under th* direc
tion of trained leaders; where they
will have th* freedom of the excellent
ty equipped play area to awing or do
as they like—where. In fact, they may
recreate as thalr whihaa d'etate.
It I* Mr. Parker'* Idea. Be to '
tone to have the children of tb* city
enjoy th* park which baa h»en *o
well supplied with attraction* far
them He plan* to mn a trailer to th*
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FOURTEEN PAGES TODAY
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Senator Simmons Is
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Endorsed Roundly By
Wayne Co. Convention
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Wayne Delegates
State Convention
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The following are th* delegatee
named' at the couaty convention heru
yesterday:
Fevering Uavurwer At Bmttk
Delegate*—(to*. K. Freeman. Mrs
N. W ‘Outlaw, r. B. Aycock. R. H
Edwards. J. F. Thomson. Thomas
G'Berry. B B Lae.
Alternate*— M R. Bobtneon. Jr .
Hugh Dortch. F. K. Borden. Sr . S.
> Teague. Mrs. C. B Wlljdna. K
,L. Herring. D. H. Bland.
Favoring Jndg* ferdoH H*U
Delegates—J D. Lqsgston, W, B.
Allan. D. C. Humphrey, Clntborn*
Royal), V. M. Gllllkln. kfra. Ben
t'ampen, Mr*. J. R Raper. A.
Humphrey, W B. Leßoy, LA. Raney.
M T. Dickinson. J. R. Aycock, Frank
Peels, W. E. Lewi*, l. A. Best, K
A. Stevens. B. D. Ham. F. B. Dan
iel*.
Alternates- W F. Tojrlor. W. H
Langston. Wyatt Blak*. Dr W H
©nbh. Mrs M. R. Jones, Mrs. J. D.
-Daniels. Ben Cseey. D*v* Ovsnpau.
E. N. Ricks. J. L Crawford. F. B
McKmne a J Martin. W. J Hawaii.
Mrs. O. A. Norwood, Dr W.O. Sut-
Von. r M. Johnson, W F Moor*. 0.
A. Yelverian.
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TWO KILLED IN TOM ABO
WICHITA. Kane.. Jans 9—Two are
deed five more or Ice* seriously Injur
ed and many slightly Injured as a re
sult of a tornado which struck near
Caldwell, Kansas Frdtay midnight, nc
cording to delaped reports reaching
here Saturday. •
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Dees Heads Wayne
Democratic Party
W A, Deea. native of Wayne
and well known Goldsboro attor
ney. will direct the activities on the
LamocraU «»f Wayne county this
Year.
Chairmen of th# precinct con
vent Inns of the party moating yaa
jerday following the County Cwu
ventlon received with regrets tb*
resignation of Cot George K. Free
man who has been chairman past
year, and circled Mr Dees to fill
Ihe vacancy. George Vann wa* al
erted secretary.
i different sections, primarily tboot
i parts where children not bloosed with
conveniences of pley space and
i opportunities for deserved pleasure
i live, gathering up the boys end girts
, *nd carry them to the park and t*7
turning them home after they have
had their fill of play. <r
; This will virtually briny the fine*!
playground in North Carolina right
U their doors. The trailer wilt he
- clean; theer will bp competent meg
I In charge of It Once kt th* park there
wtll befiiratned directors to taka
> charge (V the children and organise
them Into play groups. All aorta of
' games, such as baseball, qootts, pitch
! ing horseshoes, race*, relays, chock
i era, ring games, singing games, fol^
1 games, and th* ifEw wflf W oa tb*
dblly programs.
Then too there' Is that fin* let of
’ swing*, sea-sawe, 'giant strides. 4fl
> other pieces of equipment on which
■ will he th* added pleasure of th* opt
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MEMBER OF
THE ASSOCIATED
PRESS
PRICE FIT* CHfll
Judge Hull Gpla 18 ftptngaUp U
State CmvmMm th 7
For 8«llk
favor a a nummsT
AH HOUSTON DELEGATE
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Way** county Plata? a*P hP* to?
Smut r. H Simona, tar o*r*U
Hull of Taansaaaa an* strongly
aialnst Qonraor A! MU of Hpp
York CHy.
Than* fact* arm prom* bayOa* *
donbt la tha Warns DomoersMs ana
rantl*a kaM at tha Memorial tarn
muaHy BuiMtot yiauriny ■Amt—
which raaalta* la aauktuc H Mant
ra tar Judp* Hall U» tha Utata hanran
tloa an* T dslapatss to* Oorsraar
Smith of Haw TOrk. . t , *
This dlrUloo of tha M <atap*>na
tha roomy la *ntltM to tin atatf
coaraatioa la Ralalph nast TpfSday
waa proportioned r upon a af*w *1
•traatth la tha manta tea lar aaah
candidate. TW» ahour .f Strnapth
waa called far hy Saaatar Keaeth O
ttoyoll an* tad lasted 1W | | rataa for
I rota* tor tha^^^^gMMML
pates war* raorn^M^Tram tha Meow
poratc* towns of Mm eonatft * ttf
strictly mini praotnau manfly
indication aaU* fronts final tha
New Yorkar. y. *
With a ronaint ERlrnf npproml
from all Hall aapporta* an* (ram
tha majority of tha Smith jiff taa a
ranolntlon oadoralnp Soaator 9. M.
S«mm#na a* national commltitaman
waa naanlmonaly sdoptSJ. Thin rd
aolnUoa was offsro* byOol. John n
of Coldaboro wh* primps*
iha raaolnthm with an #|Of***t a**
m*rlnp tribal* for tha lhaiar lina
i»r who baa for an lons raprpeeasad .
hi* *tat* and natloa wWt. sodh dla*
tiartfoa.
Tha conraattoa show** how ft fHt
toward Roast or StmmnPa hy appfor- »
lap Col. Laagstoa'a rWlnthm as
fallow*: * '
Whoraaa. tha Santa Sonata, from
North Carolina, ruralfold M- ita
moas. ha* for ttfrfy yanr* wt*h
wisdom, oinrasa. alasst llf r tuSatar.
seal and f*r**tpbt labored an* snarl'
r ead to *afapaard tha IdtaaaU as
hi# *t*t* aad nstloa. sad la an data*
has praatiy r a ban cad tha prsstlp* as
his party la th* stats aad Mattoa. an*
Wheraaa. It la tha dastra as tha
Oomocrary of Wayaa aonnty tha* thla
a root aarraat of his patty, stats and
nation shall ha hoaorad wh—sir ap
portonlty ariaos to da hlaa
Now. tharataa. la K Stool rad. that
tfce Doarararrsey of Warns ooaaty ta
coaraatloß aaatmhlad. aadaraa ■ana
tor ruraHoM M. Slntmoa* for Mattoa
al ( ommittramaa far tha aa*t ensatnp
foor yaaro aad InstrmU Ha detonates
to tha Ptst* coarantlon an Jana MS
1?*« to taa and work aasMaaPaiy ta
accordant* with this ahPoraaafaat
Ramyhroy far FalMaal
Don. Ci Hamyhr*y. pr*mtaaat at
torn *y who ha* acted aa maaa*ar far
Hilil ta th* roaaty, wtH ha fsAwsJ
by Hull datapatas from Warns aa saa
of th* two dtlagato* from tha district
to th* National can root too at Bsastoa
this bsina decided t»y too c°n*sattoa
In an amended motion proaaatod by
Col. Langston. Th# lattsr jworad #t
first that th* Mir* Wayaa atraapth
of 26 rot*n rot# solidly to»
■*y as national d*l«pat*a la tha erant
the district caucu* Indicat** that tni
Conpr**sm*a from TaMssaea hai a '
(Continued 00 Plfi Three)