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The Nome nugget., 1947-05-19
Primaries Draw Many. Candidates

OLYMPIA, Wash. (P)-Nation- al attention was focused Saturday on a special Democratic primary in Washington's third Congress sional district in which state at torney general Smith Troy, who labelled himself a Truman Dem ocrat," and former Congressman Charles Savage, whose supporters said favored Henry Wallace's for eign policy views, sought their party's nomination.
 Savage has refrained from dis cussing Wallace in the cafnpais sn.
 The Democratic fight oversha- doWed interest in the Republican primary in which there are four candidates for the June 7th spe- cial election to fill the vacancy in the House of Representatives caused by the recent death of Rep. Fred Norman, Republican.
 Troy, a World War II veteran, has made speeches urging the Democratic party to throw out Communist sympathizers. Savage, who served one term in Congress before being defeated by Norman last year, said he was flor the loan to Greece and Turkey if it is used to feed hungry people but I don't believe the money should be used for political or military purposes" !"
 While the Democratic conserva- tive faction lent support to Troy, Savage'S campaign was aided by the Progressive Citizens of Amer ica groups.
 The four-way Republican race is between Russell V. Mack, Ho- quiam publisher and former Re- publican Congressional nominee; Herbert Siler, of Chehalis. for mer state senator; State Rep. Thomas Hall, Wahkiakum dairy farmer and Monroe Burnett, Olympia real estate man.
 Observers forecast rather light
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-19
Murderer Gives Eye To Two Men

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (P)-The cornea of the right eye of a dead murderer was divided Saturday between two living men.
 The left eye was burned and rendered useless for surgical transplant, doctors discovered, when the murderer Vollie Bill Bates, 20, Mena, Ark, was cleo '"o"uted Friday at Tucker prison farm for the staying of a home town taXicab driver.
 we made two gratis of the 9ooi eye," pr. K. w. Cosgrove, who with pr. J. F. Henry per- formed the operations, said.
 "It will be at least 10 days be- fore we know whether the opera tions are successful" he declared after finishing the first transplant.
 Michael F. Boucher, 73, retired Hot Springs, Ark, bricklayer, was first in the operating room for the transplants. He was followed by Frank McCracken, 49, Fort Smith piano tuner. Each had one eye which transplants might help.
 The operations were performed under local anesthetics and the patients talked with the surgeons and Baptist hospital attendants, Dr. Cosgrove said.
 Before his execution, B a { e S willed his eyes to someone who needed them badly" They were removed shortly after the execu- ton.
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-19
Stocks Decline To New Lows

NEW YORK, (P)-Heavy sell ing knocked down stocks a few cents to more than S2 a share in Saturdays market. It was the second day in a row that prices were under heavy pressure.
 At the close prices on the aver age were at the lowest since Janu- ary, 1945. Total losses for the week were the largest for any similar period since September last year.
 Volume of 98O,O0O shares top ped any short session for more than a year.
 Investor pessimism in the face of business uncertainties and for eign developments was rated by brokers as the main reason for the fresh setback.
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-19

Old lady, witnessing tug of war for the first time: Wouldn't it be simpler for them to get a knife and cut it?"
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-19

"Is there anything you fancy to eat before the execution?" asked the warden.
 "Yes, mushrooms, said the con- demned man. "l've always been scared to try them in case I'd be poisoned"
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-19

vote-35, ,OOO to 5O,0OO in the nine county district.
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-19
Portland Teamster Strike Settled

PORTLAND, Ore. (P) - AFL teamsters prepared Saturday to remove pickets immediately fol- lowing signing of a contract that would end a four-Week long strike that had tied up 66 drayage and warehouse firms here.
 It calls for a 10-cent hourly wage increase, plus an additional 5 cents hourly for night work.
 The strike had affected HOO -eamSterS and held up delivery of furniture, home appliances and some magazines.
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-19

Oklahoma as junk for S46,000 and planned to begin reducing her to scrap in June.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-07-31
Miss Ray To Wed
John Wallace Davis

Invitations have been issued to
the marriage of Miss Francis VII
Wan Ray, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. George F. Ray, Jr., of Rock
vile, to John Wallace Davis, Ill,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Wallace
Davis, Jr., Of GAINESVILLE, to take
place August at P. M. at the
Rockville Presbyterian Church.
Three miscellaneous bridal
showers have been given recently
in honor of Miss Ray. 25 friends
attended shower given June "a
by the Montgomery County Order
Of the Eastern Star, Chapter SO,
in the Masonic Hall, Rockville. On
June %, IS guests attended a
surprise shower given by Miss
Jane Warfield, Shirley and Mable
Burdette in Miss Rays home. Mr..
and Mrs. Elwood Beavens, Wash
ington, gave a shower in honor of
Miss Ray on July IL.
A dinner was given for the bril-
dial party last Saturday night by
Miss Jane Warfield at her home
in Clarksburg. Another dinner was
given at Miss Rays home on Mon.
day evening.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-07-31
200 Expected At
LCraYer GLAND Meet

The Craver GLAND family will
hold it's 18th annual reunion at
Wildwood Park, Mt. Airy, on Sun
day, August 8. Discontinued dur
ing the war years, these get-to-
gethers were resumed in 1916.
About 200 Cravers and Glands
are expected from IL CLOCK on
bringing picnic lunches with them
Mt. Airy was chosen for it's cen
tralized location as there will be
families coming from Frederick
County, its surrounding counties,
even from North Carolina.
New officers will be elected for
the next year-Craver GLAND, of
Bethesda, is the retiring president;
Clyde Unglesbee, Olney, has beer
secretary-treasurer; and vice
president will be elected.
Gifts will be given to the Oldest
man and oldest woman, the long
est married couple and the young
est child.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-07-31
Coming Events

Aug. clipper Montgomery Coun-
ty Fire Department SUPPER.
GAINESVILLE Picnic Grounds. 4
Aug. 55FRIED CHICKEN SUP
PER at Potomac Method st
Church, $500 P. M.
Aug. Z = CHICKEN AND HAM
SUPPER, 500 to 500 P. NJ, at
st. Marks Church. Falkland, by
Ladies of the Guild.
Aug. 9-FRIED CHICKEN, HAM
AND LAMB SUPPER, begir-
ming 500 p. M, at st. Bartholo-
news Church, Laytonsville.
Aug. 9 Liberty Grove Grange
PICNIC, Burtonsville, 600 to
1900 P. M, Bingo, Ball Game,
Ice Cream, Dancing.
August O. ANNUAL COUNTRY
HAM AND CHICKEN SUPPER
beginning 4:3O PM. in Church
Hall of Clarksburg Church.
Aug. 8 = HAM, LAMB AND
CHICKEN SALAD SUPPER at
st. Bartholomew Church, Lay
louisville.
Aug. Is CARNIVAL AND PA
.RADE, Damascus Vol. Fire
Dept, Inc, Damascus.
Aug. 16-CARNIVAL AND SUP
PER, Damascus Vol. Fire Dept,
Inc, Damascus.
Aug. 16-FRIED CHICKEN AND
HAM SUPPER, 1880 to 900
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-07-31

PM, at Poolesville Methodist
Church. Sponsored by w. S.
C. S.
Aug. 23 = ANNUAL FRIED
CHICKEN AND HAM SUP
PER, beginning at 400 P. M.
in the Woolfield Hall, by Wes-
ley Grove W.S.C.S.
Aug. 30-FRLED CHICKEN AND
COUNTRY HAM SUPPER, be-
ginning at 400 P. M. at Modern
Woodman Hall, Laytonsville, by
w. S. c. S. of St. Paul's.
Aug. 8 = BISCUIT SUPPER at
Washington Grove Woman's
Club. 700 P. M. Proceeds for
rebuilding MILESTONE Spring.
Aug. 16-FRIED CHICKEN AND
COUNTRY HAM SUPPER, 1 to
500 P. M. at Damascus School.
Benefit of Damascus Vol. Fire
Dept.
Aug. 21--PICNIC, CHICKEN AND
HAM SUPPER, beginning 500
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-07-31
Obituary
Charles T. Stevens

A former resident of Gathers
burg, Charles T. Stevens of Cop
ley, Ohio, died Sunday, July 20, of
heart attack while driving his
car in Akron. Burial was in Copley
with military honors.
Surviving are four sisters, Mrs.
Albert Clagett, Mrs. Fred Marth
Of Germantown, Mrs. Rush L.
Brown and Miss Marjorie Stevens
Of Copley, and two brothers, Cab
BILE c. Stevens of Herndon, Va,
and Oscar Stevens of Bethesda.
Mr.. Stevens was born in Pooles-
vile, the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James A. Stevens. He made his
home with Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Clagett until World War l, when
he served overseas with the A.E.F.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-07-31
Hope Summers Greene

Mrs. Hope Summers Greene,
wife of the late Edward L. Greene,
died at her home in Rockville on
Friday, July rs. Funeral services
were held Sunday, July 81, at the
Colonial Funeral Home of William
Reuben Humphrey with burial in
the Rockville Union Cemetery.
She is survived by daughter,
Mrs. Mary Hope Finley, and a son,
Edward Snowden Greene, and two
grandchildren, Anne C. and Eliza
beth s. Finley.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-07-31

P. M. at Dickerson Methodist
Church. Music by Poolesville
Band.
Aug. 30 - A N NU AL FRIED
CHICKEN AND HAM SUP
PER, beginning 400 P. M, in
Social Hall of Salem Methodist
Church, Cedar Grove
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-07-31

The Cuppers showed me some
tin-fypes of their nineteen-ten va
cation - picnicking on the beach
with beer and pretzels, in bathing
suits that made them look like they
we're dressed in street-wear.
Dee was smothered in a long
sleeved pull-over with knee length
shorts, and looking embarrassed
as if he thought James costume of
a heavy blouse, two copious skirts,
and long black stockings was a
little daring.
We laughed lot at those CO.'S
tunes but come to think of it,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-07-31
Engagement Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon R. Kephart
of Redland, announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Eleanor
Mae Kephart, to Gordon Leroy
Benson, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Leroy Benson, of Gathers
burg. No date has been set for the
wedding.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-07-31

Fred w. Smith, Ventura, Cali
fornia, is the new president of the
International Association of Lions
Clubs. He was advanced by unani-
nous vote from the first vice
presidency at the 3Oth annual con-
vention of the Association which
closed here today. Smith succeeds
Clifford D. Pierce, of Memphis,
Tenn.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-07-31

as Dee says, we'll probably look just
as funny twenty years from now,
in what we call our Modern"
clothes. Only thing that won't
change in the picture is that mel
low, wholesome glass of beer.
From where / sit, tolerance that
lets us wear sensible, decent clothes
to give us sun and air and free
dom will keep that wholesome
glass of beer a part of the Ameri-
can tradition. f..
@e@ss4<
Evening star., 1947-06-02
Enqruver's Art

When 1t was announced that Sir Luke
Fildes' famous painting, THE Doctor" was
to be reproduced on postage stamp, some
persons, more or less inevitably, wondered
whether SO large subject could be copied
In so small an area. The answer to the
natural question Of feasibility Is: Yes. But
few words of explanation are necessary,
If the average layman Is to understand the
essential character Of steel engraving in
that specific regard.
It happens that the art invented by
Jacob Perkins of Massachusetts, in the first
decade Of the nineteenth century is above
everything else an art of perfection of
detail. Not by accident or chance, but
rather by conscious and deliberate inten-
ton, stanps-and banknotes, as welfare
made to defy counterfeiting. That Is an
other way of saying that they are created
with meticulous care. Such caution, Of
course, is necessary. Government paper
produced by any other system or method
would be less safe because 1t would be more
easy to copy mechanically. In brief, 1t Ii
Evening star., 1947-06-02
Communistic Hypocrisy


Henry Wallace is either hypocrite or an
idealist. I don't believe the Communists will
gain power in this generation; but If they do
it will be well for Mr.. Wallace If he Is hypo-
critic and not an idealist. Communist leaders
are completely ruthless, Immoral and hypo-
critical and idealists are given short shrift
under communism
So in America, while we do not exalt idealists
we give them plenty of freedom and sometimes
even respect I sincerely hope the situation
never arises which will cause Mr. Wallace to
search his soul under communism. Such things
as fair play, freedom of conscience, generosity,
good will, truthfulness, are considered tdeaistic
by communistic leaders The opposite qualities,
namely, trickery, dictatorship. selflshness, i'll
will and deceit are considered realistic. And
Communist leaders are always realistic.
One point I want to emphasize is that hy-
pocrisy is their least understood weapon This
trait explains the contrast between their words
and deeds, and their excessive and persistent
attacks on the failings and vices of others while
they shout their own virtues from the house.
tops. I do not believe that even rank and file
Communists partake of or comprehend this
hypocrisy which is unparalleled in history.
F. GOODMAN.
Evening star., 1947-06-02
Campaign Against Noise

One OF the unpleasant aspects of modern
I urban life Is the cacophony of nerve
Irritating noises that assails the ears from
early morning until late in the night. The
recent National Noise Abatement Week has
focused attention on this Nationwide
problem. Surveys by the National Noise
Abatement Council show that disturbing
noises fall into the following groups in
order of their effect on human beings:
City traffic, miscellaneous TRANSFORMATION.
bells and whistles, construction work,
voices of loud and boisterous people Sound
engineers classify these as the nom
rhythmical noises that engender a cumu-
latlve strain on human systems.
According to Raymond G. Mayer, chair
man of the councils Publicity Committee.
noise is so traditional here in New York
that 1t will be long educational Job to
get rid of it," New York's administrative
code forbids "unreasonably loud, disturb
Ing and unnecc ssary noise" but the situa-
ton in New York Is similar to that in any
large city in the United States. A bedlam
OF noise has become more or less an ac-
eepted concomitant of metropolitan activ-
pSychlatrists have warned of the delete
rious effects of painful sound.
DR.. James Mccartney member of the
American Psychiatric Society, wrote in the
Pennsylvania Medical Journal: Noise low
ers the personality level and Injuries the
nervous system. The nervous system con-
trols the higher facilities of an individual,
his ability to work and even his expressions
of personality. Noise lowers all our facul-
ties. 1t decreases general efficiency and
drags personality to lower level" The
councils educational campaign to decrease
the decibel level of city life deserves the
cooperation of officials and laymen in all
communities. Mental health is closely
linked with the tensions and pressure of
modern living. A nation approximately 80
per cent urban must educate itself in the
techniques of living with less noise in
congested areas.
Evening star., 1947-06-02

the glory Of steel engraving that it cannot
be faxed"
And the great engravers from Perkins
onward have been honorably proud of their
technique. The earliest postal adhesives
of the United States, whose centenary now
is being celebrated, offered microscopic
impressions of portraits Of Franklin by
James B. Longacre and Washington by
Gilbert Stuart, BY 1869 it had been proved
practical to show Vanderlyn's Landing
Of Columbus" in the Capitol rotunda, on
a stamp. Among other large compositions
subsequently adapted for similar use were:
Trumbulps Signing of the Declaration of
independence" Sandham's Battle of Lex
ington and Concord" Whistler's Portrait
Of My Mother" Cassidys Coronado and
His Captains" and Whites Daniel Boone
and His Companions" Each of these Is an
authentic work of art'in both original form
and engraved equivalent.
Evening star., 1947-06-02
Rocket Research ADVANCING

Rocket mishaps, such as tbs one which
startled the Mexican town of Juarez last
week, serve to remind the average citizen
that the Army and Navy are continuing
unabatedly their efforts to keep America
abreast or ahead of other nations in mill
tary research This sort of pioneering nee
eSSarily calls for a trial-and- -error approach
to solution of the intricate problems in
volved. 1t is only when there is an error
In calculations or a failure of equipment
that the general public becomes aware that
progress, however slow, is being made.
Since strict secrecy is maintained in the
experiments going on at White Sands Prov
ing Ground, in New Mexico, the mis-
behavior of rockets not only imperils the
experimenters and civilians within range
OF the wayward missiles, but tends to COM
promise security of the tests. The fact
that accidents so far have been relatively
few in number despite the increasing fire.
quency OF the tests indicates that the SCI
ence of rocketry is advancing. Each fail
ure has its lessons for the observers, point
Ing the way to adjustments or other i'm
proVements that represent gradual steps
forward in design and technique
No lives have been lost to date in rocket
accidents, although, as in the one at
JuareZ, there have been narrow escapes.
The frightened, prayerful residents of
Juarez had an inkling of the grim poten-
tialities of rocket warfare. Although the
rocket which fell near their town was
dud, 1t was travelling at such terrific speed
that the impact alone caused it to blast
huge crater in the earth, as from an ex-
plosion. The blast effect of such a rocket
equipped with conventional or an atomic
warhead is something frightful to con-
template.
According to Hanson Baldwin, military
writer of the New York Times, who has been
inspecting the operations at White Sands.
our military scientists already have far sur
passed the accomplishments of the German
developers Of the W. rocket. Our men
have learned all that the Nazis knew and
are proceeding to learn more and more.
For example, they now are able to track"
each rocket in its fast flight beyond the
range Of human vision and even to con-
troll its flight electronically to a certain
extent. More than that, the rocket itself
sends radio data to its masters on the
ground. And when it has completed Its
Evening star., 1947-06-02
Touch-und-Go in Italy

Premier Alcide de Gasperi will be skating
on thin ice with the new cabinet he has
formed to govern hard pressed Italy. With
the Communists, Socialists and lesser left
wing parties completely excluded, the. cabi-
net is made up chiefly of Christian Dem
ocrats. In addition, it includes a group
of independents" Liberals
and members of the National Democratic
Union-not pledged to support the govern
ment In the circumstances, miracle of
sorts may be required to save the country
from paralyzing political stalemate in the
near future.
This is so for the reason that the new
government represents minority. Premier
de Gasperi cannot command majority of
votes in the Constituent Assembly His
Christian Democrats have only 268 seats,
ii short of the necessary number. Accord
ingly, unless the independent" CEN
ter and right-wing elements-back him,
the present reorganized setup is likely to
be short-lived. The Communists and So
cialists are strong. They number ITS in
the 555-man Assembly. With the 80 Depu-
ties of Italys four smaller leftist parties,
they obviously add up to a formidable
front. Moreover, apart from their political
power, their economic influence is of first
Importance, the fact being that they have
undeniable control of the countrys or
ganized labor. In short, they are In posi-
tion to cause real trouble If they want to.
In face of all this, Premier de Gasperi
seems to have dared much in excluding the
communists and Socialists from any rep
resentation in the cabinet. Heretofore, in
the postwar period, they have been in
cluded in an attempt to form a govern
ment of genuine national unity But the
attempt has failed. In the Judgment of
the Christian Democrats, Mr.. de Gasperi
had no choice but to keep them out. The
unlted-front idea having failed to work in
the past, he will try now to get along with
out them. The experiment promises to be
matter of ouch-and-go, but there is at
least chance that it will succeed between
now and the next national election.
The situation is one of great concern to
the United States We are embarked on
$400,000,000 Greco-Turkish program to
check the spread of totalitarianism in
Europe. If the Communist-do dominated
leftist elements in Italy manage to paralyze
the new regime, and if the consequent dis
content helps to enlarge their following,
we may yet see the rise of a Moscow
or1ented Italian government In that case,
our efforts in Greece and Turkey would be
largely undone. There is thus every reason
to follow Premier de Gasperi's fortunes
with anxious watchfulness.
Evening star., 1947-06-02
Schooling Cannot Be Put Off

Since, as Superintendent of Schools
Corning correctly points out, the educa-
ton Of children cannot be postponed, how
can a community justify the continued
postponement of school construction
needed to give todays children the edu-
cation to which they are entitled? That
Is the vital question at stake in the Board
of Education's proposal for a Federal loan
to finance an immediate school building
program to cost close to $50,000000.
AS DR.. Corning said in his report to the
board, there are some types of public serv-
Ice which may be curtailed or delayed
without great harm to the public welfare.
whole generation of children may suffer
lasting handicaps, however, If their elders
deprive them of adequate schooling. The
report leaves no doubt that many of the
children of Washington today are not re-
ceiving the quality of instruction which
a modern city should provide. For ex-.
ample, nearly seven thousand children are
attending school half-time, because of
crowded conditions in twenty schools. Tfir-
teen additional schools face the prospect
OF part-tirne classes next year. A number
OF newly developed sections have no
schools at all. Some buildings are obsolete
from nearly every standpoint, including
sanitation, ventilation, heating and light
ing. Even some of the newer buildings
still lack essential" equipment.
The District was falling behind in its
school requirements even before World
War II added to the burdens of the system
During the past ten years an average of
$2,000,000 year has been spent on capital
improvements. 1t never was enough to
keep schools abreast of demands of the
expanding younger population. The war
put the school system further out of joint
with the influx of new residents, the cur
tailment of construction and the spring.
ing up of new communities in areas al
ready inadequately served by existing
schools.
A real crisis has resulted which must
be faced boldly and realistically. It is
obvious that the piecemeal capital i'm
provement program of the past will never
enable the city to catch up with its school
needs. much less build for the future.
The wise alternative is to start construc-
ton OF required facilities as soon as there
b enough stability in construction costs to
warrant firm bids. The financing of the
program should be settled now. Any pay
as-you-go plan large enough to meet
today's urgent requirements would place
tremendous burden on current taxes. A
loan, such as that for parks and recreation
under the Capper- Cramton Act, could be
paid off in such way as to spread the cost
more equitably over period of years.
Unless some more practicable way can be
found to finance the important school
program, the proposal of the Board of
Education seems to be Washingtons only
hope for measuring up to it's obligations
10 the citizens of tomorrow.