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Timet mast be getting tougher in other parts of the world-— even tougher than they are in Rappahannock. In London some fellow is working on a plan to build a “paradise” in British Honduras where he and others (“who are not bossed by women and don’t like wool next to their skins”) can go. Also invited are persons “fed up with filling in government forms.” The organiser has cleared ground for planting trees and plans to erect a plant and sawmill. “Here is an opportunity,” he says, “to do something important, free from, endless restrictions, form-., filling and far from crack-pot politicians.”
Out in Denver a professor and several of his colleagues want to buy a Colorado ghost town— “something inexpensive,” “We got the idea that we toould like to have land for a recreation spot,” the .professor said.. He wrote to the Attorney General, but got no help. Colorado doesn’t keep records on ghost towns.
A few years back all these people who want to “get away from it all” could have gone West and fought the Indians.
Scout Troop 36 Tour
Bolling Field r ^ ^
On Saturday, February 24, Captain William Wiener took the Explorer Boy Scout Troop No. 36, ~ of Flint Hill, on a trip to Washington, D.C., where they; joined explorer scouts from all over Northern Virginia in a day at Bolling Field. The Scouts were entertained for about ten hours, they were
Shown over theentire air fieldffjjj and buildings. They were also taken up in a plane for a short ride. The day ended with a movie being shown.
Among those on the trip from the county were Capt. Wiener, Grady Vest, W. Allen Gentry, John and Gordon Graves James Goode, Jimmie Lillafd, Ben Malory and Douglas Foster.
George Burton
George Burton, a veteran of World War I, formerly of Washington, who had made his home in Manoa, Pa., for some years, died at his home Wednesday, February 28. Mr. Burton is survived by his widoiw Mrs. Elsie Thomas Burton, and one son Donald Burton, of Manoa, Pa.; two sisters, Miss ' Lottie Burton, of Washihgton; * Mrs. Randolph Grubbs, "of Bayard.
Funeral-s, services were held. Monday, March 5 at Arlington, * ™ —)nal Cemetery. ».
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