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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-04-26
Pfc. Bobby Howard
On His Way Back
To Civilian Life

Pfc. Bobby Howard is back in
the United States after a long
period in the Pacific zone, &C.
cording to a telegram received
from him by his mother, Mrs,
Minnie Howard, Tuesday.
The message, no doubt the
most happy one she ever received
in her lifetime, said that he ar
rived at San Diego on Easter
Day and that he would be home
in a month,
And until then, his mother,
along with other relatives and
many friends, will be anticipat-
ing his return home as a civilian.
Browning Chapter Takes Part In
Conrad Event Tuesday Evening
A large group of members of
Browning Chapter, Order of
! Eastern Star, were in attend.
ance at the Friendship Night
event given by the Conrad Chap
ter at Conrad Tuesday evening.
Members of Chapters of Great
Falls. Cascade, Waller. Shelby,
Cut Bank and Dutton were also
guests.
Browning Chapter participated
in the program. the theme being
symbolized by golden keys in
stressing the virtue of hospital
ity.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-04-26
School Comedy,
Nautical Knot"
To Be Tonight

Local school patrons and others
of this community are looking
forward with happy anticipations
to this evenings production of
"The Nautical Knot" a two-act
comedy, in the high school audi
forum. The curtain will rise at 8
o'clock.
The cast includes eight high
school students Roberta Wood.
Monalta Olsen, Jack Henderson
James Croft, Jackie Billedeaux
Tommy Rodgers. Everett Nom.
berg and Jason Devereaux.
A 5O-voice chorus, qroomec
carefully for their importan,
part and appearing in colnrfu
costumes. will avail an enhauc.
ing quality to the performance.
The comedy will be directed
Mrs. Nelson, assisted by Mrs.
McCorkle, Junior Class advisor,
both having given of taeir fine
talents in recent weeks in groom
ing the participants.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-04-26
Former Browning
CIT Bride At
Church Wedding

The marriage of Miss Jewel
Steele. daughter of Mrs. ]. W.
Reeder of Great Falls, to Richard
W. Humble, son of William Hum.
bic of Cut Bank, was solemnized
at the First Presbyterian Church
at Great Falls last Saturday at 2
p. m,
The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. Hugh B. Jones, pas
tor Of that church.
The bride formerly resided 10
Browning, where she attended
high school. For the last several
years she has been at home at
Great Falls. being a graduate of
Great Falls high school and a
student of Montana State Uni
versity at Missoula. The groom
also attended the latter institu.
ton.
The couple will make their
home at Cut Bank.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-04-26
Frederic Sherburne
Couple Visiting;
He's Now Civilian

MIR. and Mrs. Frederic Sher.
burne arrived from San Francis
CO Wednesday evening for a visit
with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
]. L. Sherburne and other rela-
tives, the occasion being the be-
ginning of his happy postwar,
He was honorably discharged
from the Navy at Treasure Is.
land recently and Joined his wife
at San Francisco. she having
been employed there through the
duration and since it's close.
The couple will leave next
week on an extended tour of the
United States before establishing
their permanent residence,
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-04-26
Mrs. G. W. MusseIman Plans
Joining With Husband In France

Mrs. G. W. Musselman was
here from Great Falls to spend
Easter with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs, George Courtney.
Tentative plans provide for her
leaving for Rheims. France with
in the next several months to
join her husband, First Lieut..
Musselman. who signed up for q
years service with the army of
occupation. Under the govern.
ment's plan wives of officers may
join them for a years residence,
with transportation and incident.
al costs provided by the govern
ment,
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-04-26
All Club Basket
Supper Set For
Tomorrow Eve

A joint get-together will be
held by the Heavyrunner All
Club at the Heavyrunner school
tomorrow evening, April q.
A basket supper will be enjoy
ed, with the proceeds of the
sale being used to help finance
the Al Club camp to be held at
Glacier Park this coming sum-
mer. The Heavyrunner All Club
was organized recently, with II
members in the beef breeding
project.
Mrs. Sharp was elected with
out opposition as chairman of
the leader council at the last
leaders meeting.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-04-26
Dumping Grounds
Bespoiled and Town
Mayor Swore Streak

Mayor McDougall's vision of
loneliness, that of a cummunity
Of hard-surfaced streets and
finely contoured cutters. got
clouded Tuesday when he beheld
present treatment of the recent
ly improved town d u m ping
grounds, accorded it by indiyid-
uals. They have been dumping
their garbage in "helter SHELTER"
fashion, strewing it about as to
defeat the Towns efforts at or
derliness, the Mayor lamepted.
He pointed out that orderly
dumping. and in places that
would avail good appearance
is an obligation of all who use
the dumping grounds.
He cussed a blue streak" and
for a moment or so Tuesday had
a morbid vision of furious old
Mt. Vesuvius paving the town
streets to a height of the water
! tank.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-04-26
Weaselbead
Hole Plugged
And Abandoned

Attaining record drilling
depth of 1910 feet-lacking
only 458 feet of being two miles
-Kerlyn Company. drilling con-
tractors of the Lucy Weaselhead
project, ceased operations b e
latter part of last week upon or
ders of the Carter Oil Company,
following substantiation that the
petroleum quest was fruitless.
Tuesday the hole was plugged
and abandoned" under the d.
rection of W. M. Peden, district
engineer. United States Geologi-
cal Survey. of Great Falls.
The deepest hole ever driven in
Montana in search of oil, the Car
ter Oil Company having driven
the second deepest. also. so it is
understood, the Weaselhead en-
tailed enormous expense as indi-
Gated by the employment payroll
and other major factors OF pro-
ject of such magnitude.
With t b e most modern f
equipment. Kerlyn Company be.
gan drilling about the middle Of
last July. Rapid progress contiu-
ed most of the time, Only until
the last month did they encounter
difficulty, due mostly to cave-ins.
said to be characteristic of deep
drilling operations in Montana.
Boring into the Madison lime
stone, the formation that was to
yield the oil. if there wss any,
the drilIers encountered sulphur
water.
Preparatory to drilling opera.
tions near Verual, Utah. the
Keriyn Company are removing
their equipment.
with good producing wells
just off the Reservation, the Car
ter Oil Company are among sev-
ersl big concerns having faith in
the general outcome of drilling
ventures in this section.
There is no gainsaying that
though the Weaselhead did not
yield oil, it availed valuable in
formation for the direction of fu-
ture quests on the Blackfeet
Reservation.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-04-26
Rep. Charles Higgins
Files Candidacy To
Succeed Himself

Now serving bis first term as
Glacier County State Represen-
tative. Charles Higgins filed bis
candidacy for the republican state
primary election to be held July
16.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-04-26
Tribal SawmiII To
Operate Following
Repair By Hilton

With plans to begin operating
some time late this spring. Ed.
ward Hilton, who recently ae-
quired the Blackfeel Tribal por-
table sawmill, is now repairing
the equipment.
The property was disposed of
at bid sale by the Tribal Coun.
ell, Hilton being the highest of
four bidders, the consideration
being $500. The equipment is
understood to be at present in
stalled in the Babb section. in the
proximity of a good stand of
merchantable timber.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-04-26
First Lieut.. Pugh On
Duty As Adjutant

Norman R. Pugh. son of Mr..
and Mrs. Stanley R. Pugh of
Browning, is now serving as ad-
jutant of the 3906th Signal Ser
vice Battalion.
First Lieutenant PuQh has
been oversees continuously since
July, 1914, and has been at Okin-
ava since August, 1915.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-04-26

Other candidates who have
filed include Jess l. Harlan, re-
publican, for sheriff; j. Lee
Anderson, republican, for coun-
ty clerk & Recorder; Wilbur Wer-
ner, democrat, for county attor-
ney, and Jessie Allison, demo-
crat, for county treasurer. Wer-
ner and Anderson are incum.
bents.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-04-26
Knights Of Columbus Hold Social
Meeting Here Tuesday Evening

The Browning group of the
Knights of Columbus Council of
Cut Bank sponsored a soc a
meeting at the parsonage of the
Rev. FIR. M. J. Halligan Tuesday
evening. Included as guests
besides the Cut Bank Council,
were these of Waller. Conrad,
Sunburst and Glacier Park.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-04-26
Special Church Event.
Scheduled For Nav 3

There will be a special young
peoples service at the Assembly
of God Church Friday evening
May 8 at 7:45. with members of
the church at Cut Bank iu
charge. There will be special
speakers and singing.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-04-26
Mckay Sons Home

Jack and James Mckay arriv.
ed home from Portland Wednes.
day evening, where they had
been on business mission, Wait
until Jack sprouts out into q nice
car-and that's going to happen
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-04-26
Lincoln BilIedeaux Visits

Lincoln D. Billedeaux arrived
here last week from Renton.
Wash, to spend a few days visit
ing friends and relatives. He
plans to return the first part Of
May to resume his duties with
the U. 8. Employment Service.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-04-26

Mrs, Ted Vinegar and daugh-
tiers, Letha, Peggy and Cleo, ar.
rived home Tuesday from Bel.
ton, where they had enjoyed q
weeks visit with Mr.. Wynegar's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. P. E.
Wynegar.
The Valley settler., 1946-01-11
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Evening star., 1946-08-11

MITCHELL QUICK, DI. 1881 until m
pietes redee and 01e nicss fTn aes nens e
fine income; oil ht.: perfect cond,; .purr.
have BOSS 4r and @ ane exesen 1 t s essrsa sad
WALTER s. cANTRELL, Wo. osos,
HYATTsvILLE-,A spacious brick BUNGALOW
two additional rooms and bath; Vacant:
ra sa uck ssSSs sG n &
HosPfraIa HR's 7 In CLINIC, club. organization,
have q mansion, Ideally situated high
tifSl park, close to excellent transDortstien,
room, II supply Closets vault. storage
room, Hobbies. lounge and spacious yeran-
das. Present income S25,oo0., Consult our our
ASSOCIATES, INC. Ex. 1922 till pm.
:o:4 NJ ST. s:E;-Nsar Near psnna and MINI, m,
basement, oil heat, side porch. refrigerator
and stove sxcellen, o eommgnity conysn pysn
tS ssfTshRRs AT fieaSs ss or ca az se Por
BRAND-NEW HOME in Chevy Chase. D. G;
All brick, dst:, center hall; rms. 3
WooDRIDGE WOO B2RGAINsM7s S Fms rms, 4 bed
te and lot sarden deSos haa out
Rhode Island ave; Only s12,76o rms,
3 bedrms.: auto. heat; 2-car garage; l 50.
Rhode Island ave-, Bargain at Sl235o.
CO.. 23l4 Rhode Island ave. ne. NO. 433S.
-l2
IMMEDIATE OCCUPANCY-This fine new
!y built S-room brick home is situated on
large shaded lot in good residential
section of Alexandria. Special features
built-in garage; can be handled for $3.50
$500 a month. MR.. HOGAN, RE 1888.
Iii
BETHEsDA---Lovely 5-rm. and bath white
stucco bungalow, on large lot, within 8
blocks of stores and transp.: completely
redecorated: full basement; gas a..e. heat;
price S14,175. terms. A. MORTON
THOMAS. 5000 Wis. ave-. WI. 1889. Ill
Evening star., 1946-08-11

YOUNG ~ PASIOH, li~o SeEHoht efe
bHNNooeCHRBURN HEIGHTS. ss1a AYR lane
Vacant Open Sunday. TO o. a very
attractive bedroom and bath, centsr-nal
red brick containing large rooms ana stor-
age attic. About 5 years old ant, IN ex.
cellent condition. Slate roof, OIL neat
about "a acre OF ground; close to bannock.
burn golf course. To reach: Out Wisconsin
ave to River rd.. bear left. pass the Ken
wood club to Wilson lane, turn lett "a
Selkirk dr., then left block to Ayr lane
and house. W C.. o. 4. N. MILLER De.
lVELOPMENT CO, Builders and Developers
OF Wesley Heights and Spring Valley, 1850
ROOMiNG HOUSE, .1st nr. Mass. ave
nw-I6 rooms. 4 baths, oil h;.w.h., 1ur
nished with plenty valuable furniture own
er occupied; income quoted over S426 mo
plus livina quarters; brick and stone
priced to sell, $4,000 down. EDWIN
ELLIS. Realtor, 1910 Vermont ave" Rm
CHEVY ilk Y CHASE, RtaSE D. c.-sa5, 900. / slocl
off Conn ave, 4 bedrooms. 2 baths, bricl
detached. large lot. .garage, close to shop
ping and bus: priced for quick sale. See
today. Call EN-. 1870 sunday and wkdays
| til 8 pm. r. A. TWEED CO., 1904 Conn
No. ARLINGToN-unusually beautiful de
tached, owner-occupied home of 2 room
and 2 baths; one block from bus. school
and shopping; immaculate condition
throughout; automatic heat, porchss
landsesped lot; S.sar sarass: Our bes
buy today MITCHELL QUICK. DI. 1881
Smyrna times., 1946-07-18
The Smyrna Times
PAoos b2.I SMYRNA. DELAWARE

Founded by Robert D. Hoffecker. July 5.
1854. Editor and Proprietor until Feb
ruary 10. 1907.
Owned and Published by Robert d. Hof-
fecker. Jr.. from February 10, 1907 to
December "a. 1889.
Published Every Thursday Morning by
The Smyrna Times. Inc.
w. Lester Smith. Manager
ADVERTISEMENTS = The Smyrna Times
is the business medium not only for the
town it represents, but for the outlying
district of which it is the center. em-
bracing the towns of Clayton, Kenton
Cheswold. Townsend. Leipsic. &c. A rate
of so cents per inch an insertion charged
for transient advertising. Season OF
yearly display advertising rates quoted
on application. For Sale, For Rent
Lost and Found advertisements occupy
ing one inch space or less. minimum
charge of so cents per insertion. In
memoriam articles, 10 cents per line pei
issue.
Entered at the Post Office at Smyrna. Del
aware. as Second Class matter.
Subscription price. s1.5o per year. strictly
in advance.
Smyrna times., 1946-07-18
HEINOLD FAMILY REUNION
Returned Servicemen Saluted By
los Members Present

The 18th annual reunion of the
George c. and Elizabeth Heinold
family of Walkers, was held at the
farm home of the president, Edgar
T. Heinold, on July 14th with 105
members present. After a picnic
lunch, business meeting was call
ed to order and cheers of welcome
were given to the returned service
men who rose as group. This
group included Thompson East
burn of New Castle, Donald East
burn, Bear; 1t. Herbert D. Smith
II, West Chester, Pa; Vance Hall,
Gwinhurst, Del; Robert Richard
son, Middletown; Harvey Pollen,
Kennett Square, Pa, and Alfred
Moffett of st. Petersburg, Florida,
as we'll as many Others who have
not yet returned. When the busi-
ness meeting was terminated, a
special collection was taken to
place marker stone on the grave
of John Heinold, now deceased
Special gifts were presented to
Elizabeth Hutchison. Newark-old-
est member present, Elizabeth
Heinold, Smyrna = head of the
family with 100 per cent attend
ance and to John Lynton Moffett,
st. Petersburg, Florida youngest
member present. New members
who have entered the family dur
ing the past year included the fol-
lowing: Vance Hall, Gwinhurst,
by his marriage to Grace Husha-
Smyrna times., 1946-07-18
BOWEL CLEANING POWER
OF ERB-HELP MEDICINE

One man recently took ERB-
HELP three days and said after
ward that he never would have
believed his body contained 50
much filthy substance. He saws his
stomach, intestines, bowels and
whole system were so thoroughly
cleansed that his constant head
aches came to an end, severel pim-
ply skin eruptions on his face dried
Iup overnight, and even the rheu-
matte pains in his knee disappear
ed. At present he is an altogether
different man, feeling fine in every
way.
ERB-HELP contains II Great
Herbs; they cleanse bowels, clear
gas from stomach, act on sluggish
liver and kidneys. Miserable peo-
pie soon feel different all over, So
don't go on suffering! Get ERB-
HELP! Jones Phcy.
Smyrna times., 1946-07-18

Phone GOAL
Smyrna times., 1946-07-18
st. Peters Church News

st. Peters P. E. Church, Smyr-
ma, announces the following ser
vices for Sunday, July 21: Church
School, 10 a. M, in the Parish
House; morning prayer, IL a. M,
in the church. Sermon topic, st.
Matthew 10: 27, This Is Also
Vanity" Confirmation classes will
be discontinued for the remainder
of the month of July. They will
be resumed again in August.
Trinity, Church, Clayton
Trinity P. E. Church, Clayton,
announces the service of evening
prayer to be held in the church,
July 21st, at 7:30 p. m. Sermon
topic, Proverbs 8: 1, 'It's The
Law"
Smyrna times., 1946-07-18

Chester. Penna., now living In JOS
eph's Mills, West Virginia, could
not attend. Two members present
are Just recovering from serious
injuries resulting from automobile
acknowledgement "AP" Husha-
beck of the Wilmington Police
Force, and Harold zebley of wash
ington Park, husband of the for
mer Caroline P. Warner of Clay
mont. Mrs. T. E. Smith and Miss
Emma Smith, mother and sister OF
Herbert D. Smith of West Chester
were guests.
Smyrna times., 1946-07-18

children from Clayton. A half
hours delay in starting for home
subjected them thus to the risk of
the warning elements. The later
showers had some heavy thunder
but we hear of no damage from
lightning.
Smyrna times., 1946-07-18
SMYRNA AND VICINITY

% 1dT tue OeiuOCTdlS III w IL
mington have not decided to hold a
meeting to ratify the nomination
of Bryan and Sewall for they do
not approve either the platform or
candidates of the Chicago conven-
tion.
The stay-at-home girl who has a
porch full of gentlemen to enter
tain every evening does not find
life half as uninteresting as her
sea shore sister, who has to share
the attendance of one man with a
dozen girls.
There is something catching in
the word free" Thus, when a
free train" is advertised there al
ways persons who will go to an
expense of two or three dollars in
other ways for the sake of a ride
on free train. The same seems
to apply to free silver"-there is
a belief in getting something fol
nothing, or its equivalent. The
prevalent opinion among large
class of people familiar with cur
rent events is that the man who
has a gold dollar can take it and
get sixteen silver dollars, each one
of which he can go into the market
and buy as much as with the gold
dollar.
In Crisfield league was form
ed against illicit liquor selling.
Church Hill, Queen Anne's coun-
ty, will have waterworks and a fire
department.
Rev. Harvey Ewing, who fills
the pulpit at Port Deposit, Md,
created quite fiutter in his con-
gregation Sunday. The Reverend
gentleman made his advent into
the pulpit, arrayed in a white linen
suit instead of the conventional
black suit that Methodist ministers
are accustomed to wear before the
congregation, to expound to them
the teachings of the gospel.
The new Innovation in the pulpit
was occasioned by visit to his
house by thieves on Saturday night
last, completely cleaning the min
lister out of his clothing and pro-
visions.
Compressed air is coming to the
front now as motive power, al
though electricity has not as yet
hardly emerged from its swaddling
clothes, and is strong enough to
give the new power a box on the
ears for daring to enter the do
main of utility while it treads the
boards.
Over twenty persons went from
here on the excursion to Ocean
City last week; about quarter OF
this number to Rehoboth.
The amount of money in oul
two banks subject to check
amounts to S259,591.93.
The thunder shower last Wed
nesday evening, or rather a sue
cession of thunder showers lasting
from nine until after one o'clock
with very short intervals between
was much the heaviest rain of the
season. The day had been hot and
sultry, but the approach of the
first shower did not indicate any
thing like what followed, and q
number of people in town and
country were caught unawares
b both by the heavy rainfall and its
continuity. The beach visitors
were the greatest sufferers, many
having to stay all night. Some who
started home had sad experiences
IN running into bitches and hedges,
Ia one or two instances having to
disturb sleeping farmers and Sc
cure shelter for the night. Among
those who caught the pelting Of
the storm wore wagon loads Of
Smyrna times., 1946-07-18

beck of Wilmington; Tennis Now
land, West Virginia, by her mar
riage to Raymond Nowland of
Smyrna; Robert Richardson of
Middletown by marriage to Carlene
Jones of Smyrna. BY birth: John
Lynton Moffett, son of Alfred and
Marie Heinold Miffett; Levin Earl
Eastburn, son of Earl and Betty
Hutchison Eastburn.
Playing of Games
The annual baseball game was
enjoyed by players and spectators
alike as were the peanut scram-
bles, horse shoe pitching and a
great variety of games and prizes
for the children. A "round robbin"
letter was sent to Evelyn Robinson
Magill who is living in Cuba where
her husband, Jack Magill, is sta
toned. Mrs. Tom Grave, the for
mer Mrs. Cora Heinold of West
Smyrna times., 1946-07-18
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
so YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

Taken from our old files of
corresponding week, as near
date Of this issue as possible
Fifty Years Ago. This column,
now a regular feature Of the
Times, will call to mind people
and events of the older genera
ton.
Smyrna times., 1946-07-18
LOST

Tools and wooden tool box Wed
nesday evening, July 10 between
Michael Moffett's and Norman
Shorts. Liberal reward if return
ed complete.
ELMER FORAKER,
Smyrna-Clayton Road