Mrs. Maude B. Edwards, 81. was buried Wednesday in Mt. Nebo Baptist church cemetery, j following funeral services at the ; church. She died Monday at her home in Charlotte C. H. She is survived by a daughter, j Mrs. L. G. Anderson, of Charlotte j C.H.: two sons, C. H. and C. D. Edwards, of Charlotte C. H ; two ' sisters, Mrs. B. N. Phillips, of Henderson. N. C , and Mrs. E. R. Hall, of Texas; a half-sister, Mrs. John Silver, of Morris Hill, N C\: 16 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren. CORPORATION GIANTS’ Fifteen American nonfinancial I corporations each made more than $100,000,000,060 after taxes in the first nine months of 1956. That is one more than earned that much during the same period of 1955 and live more than did it in the same r period of 1954. General Motors holds § top place with a net of $639,250,000. ! edging out Jersey Standard Oil. I which reported a net of $603,000,000. § Others included Bethlehem Steel. 1 Ford Motor Company, the Bell Tele- 1 phone System. Du Pont. United = States Steel. The Texas Company, ! Gulf Oil Company, Big Steel. Texas f Oil Company, California Standard | Oil. Socony Mobil and General Elec- I trie. Kennecott Copper, Indian Stan- | dard Oil. Union Carbide and Carbon | and Shell Oil are included in the 1 15 giants.

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