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Evening star., 1947-02-20

versity of Wisconsin and the Uni
versity of Southern California. DR..
Hansen has been connected with
the public school system of Nebraska
since he began teaching and also
served as lecturer at the Univer-
sity of Omaha. He is specialist in
languages and school administra-
ton.
Long in ID. C. Schools.
Mrs. Cramer has been in the Dis
trict school system as teacher and
principal for the last 27 years. She
served as administrative principal
of the Peabody Hilton and Wheat
ley Schools for the last II years.
The approval of the Naval Gun
Factory School for high school
equivalent certificates came after a
request by the yard last November.
The board said an investigation
showed the courses offered at the
school were complete and compre-
hensive." Besides the vocational
training offered, the men study such
subjects as English, history and
mathematics. The board reserved
the right to inspect the Naval Gun
Factory at intervals to assure the
continuance of high standards.
The request by the Home and
School Association of Woodrow
Wilson High School asking .estab-
lishment of rifle range at the
school was turned down by the
board.
The reason given was that exist
ing rifle ranges at four other high
schools were badly in need of re-
pair and until this was done, a
range for Woodrow Wilson High
School would not be considered.
They are not only in bad condi-
ton, they are absolutely danger
ous," Norman J. Nelson, associate
superintendent, told the board.
Other Actions by Board.
Other actions taken by the board
included:
l. Waving of age requirements for
two employees so they might take
examina tions to become qualified
first aid nurse assistants. The en-
ployes are Mrs. Hope B. Tibbets of
Woodrow Wilson High School and
Miss Florence w. Whitaker, Deal
Junior High School, both 46. The
age limit is As.
2. Approving retirements of Mrs.
Ernestlne B. Edmonston, Giddings
Elementary School teacher, effective
February g. on account of age and
service, and joseph L, KOchka.
Woodrow Wilson High School
teacher, effective January 81, for
disability.
3. Changing requirements of quail
f1cationS for high school equivalent
certificates so that veterans and men
and women in the armed services of
any age may qualify. Previously,
the examinations were not open to
men and women in the services.
4. Disappearing of request by
the National Association of Colored
Women that each pupil in the
colored schools be permitted to con-
tribute penny toward permanent
maintenance of the Frederick
Douglas School. The board suggested
the association work through the
parent-teacher associations of the
schools for the contributions.
S. Accepting an offer of the Amer
icar Association of Teachers of
Spanish and the American Asso-
citation of Teachers of German to
make awards to students who excel
in the two languages.
6. Granting DR.. Corning leave of
absence for week, so he can attend
the Atlantic City convention of the
National Education Association.
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Navy Course
Recogniizedby
School Board
Gun Foetory Glass
Apprentices to Be
Awarded Certificates

Apprentices at the Naval Gun
Factory School will be eligible for
high school equivalent certificates
from the District public school sys-
tenn after completing their courses
there, under plan adopted by the
Board of Education yesterday.
The board also approved the ap-
pointment of DR.. Carl F. Hansen.
principal of Technical High School
in Omaha, Nebr., as executive as
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Sistant to DR..
Hobart M. Cor
ming, superin-
t e n d e n t of
schools, and the
appointment of
Mrs. Bessie w.
Craner as direc-
tor of f-Division 6
in the white ele-
mentary schools.
DR.. Hansen,
Al, will fill a job
created several
months ago. He
studied at the
University of Ne
hra Ska the TTDi-
Evening star., 1947-02-20

LA PLATA, Md, Feb. 20.-Charles
County is a small agricultural area
with a population Of some 10000
persons, 46 per cent of whom are
colored. It's school buildings have
been branded the worst in Mary
land by DR.. R. Floyd Cromwell
State supervisor of educational ano
vocational guidance.
Possibly they are.
But everything wrong with the
Charles County school system also
can be found in other schools across
the Nation. In Charles County
they are worse because of conditions
which make rapid progress impos.
sible-in spite of the intelligent ef-
forts of sincere citizens.
cts all a question of money
County School Supt. F. B. Gwynn
declared.
Schools Are Overcrowded.
If an 100000 bond issue now be-
ing advocated can be obtained, q
central high school for white chill
dren will be established in La
Plata. The resulting space and re-
forms it would allow in a system
still close to that of the little rec
school house of 30 years ago, would
be big step toward the educational
setup county leaders desire.
Here's what is facing them.
l. The schools are badly over
crowded. More than 1000 pupils
are jammed in the county's "a school
buildings of which about Is are one
and two-room affairs.
Cafeterias in Only Two Schools.
2. There is no gymnasium in any
of the county schools and no physi-
cal education program. The only
gymnasium is in the high school al
Indian Head, which was built on the
naval reservation there for children
Of resident personnel, but is con-
trolled by the county superin-
tendent.
3. Only two schools have cafe
terias and both are small and in
adequate Other schools have tt
serve hot lunches under the ma
tional school lunch program in
makeshift kitchens.
4. School buildings are neat look
ing but inadequate. All were built
with cheap materials to make
available funds 60 as far as possible
Many roofs leak. Heating is diff
cult.
No Money for Building.
S. The school budget covers only
current operating expenses. There
is no money for building program
6. Teachers are among the most
poorly paid in the Nation-and
hard to find.
7. The subjects taught are limited
due to the size of the schools and
the stats available.
Maryland has to do something
more for its schools" Mr.. Gwynn
said. That's simply all there is
to it,"
The county actually depends on
State and Federal aid to get any
thing accomplished. The 1916 school
budget was $685., ,296, Of which the
State and Federal Governments
paid more than two-thirds.
County Can't Raise Large Fund.
Charles County itself just can't
raise much money.
The county has only $500 of as
sessable property back of each school
child. Many Maryland counties have
as much as $4,000 behind each
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Group disqualification
Will Pay $250,000
More 10 Hospitals

Group disqualification, Inc, whose
current contract with 16 local hos
pitals has brought charges that
those institutions are losing money
on members of the health insurance
plan, has agreed to a 22.6 per cent
increase in rates to the hospitals
in 1947.
In a statement issued by the
organization, President Joseph H.
Hines today assured members the
agency would meet the added ex-
penses for the balance of the year
out of reserve fund, rather than
by raising membership dues.
He indicated that a revision of
the hospital contract as well as the
expected changes in membership
dues would take place next year,
when "a more permanent formula
for reimbursing member hospitals is
determinedP u.s..
Low Rate in District Cited.
Rates paid by, CHI subscribers, y
Mr.. Hines asserted, "are among the
lowest charged in any community,
nom profit hospital service plan in
the country"
The rates include monthly fee of
65 cents for individual participants,
$1.50 for a husband-wife contract
and SITS for the subscriber family
contract. They have been un-
changed, Mr.. Hines said, since 1899,
while similar organizations, in other
cities have been forced to raise their
fees.
Spokesman of CHI said reserve
funds are ample to take care of the
expected 1947 deficit. They esti-
mated it would be about $4,000 If
members receive the same amount
of hospital care as they did in 1945,
the last year for which complete
statistics are available.
Called Substantial Increase"
The new schedule, announced yes
terday, follows several months OF
negotiation between Group Hos
pitalization representatives and
COIIlllllIGGG VI CllC 41OcPAedA OSSAAS~A
of the National Capital Area.
Both parties described the raise in
payments to the participating hos
pitals as "a substantial increase.
It was estimated by William r.
Castle. chairman of the Hospital
Council, that the higher rates would
net the hospitals an extra $250,O00
this year. The agreement is retro
active to January l.
Mr.. Castle said the new contract
substitutes for the old fiat daily
rate for group disqualification sub
scribers a formula under which the
organization pays each hospital 81
per cent of the amount it is billed
or 10 per cent above actual cost,
whichever is the lower figure.
$4,000 Distributed Earlier.
After charges that member hos
pitals were operating at a loss on
their contract with Group Hospital
ization last year, the agency dis
tributed 100000 as an additional
payment for services rendered its
subscribers above the amount called
for in the contract.
A similar charge by local hos
pitals that they were losing money
on patients affiliated with Group
Health Association resulted in an in
crease of so cents month in the
fees maid by members of that CO.
operative medical service organiza-
ton.
The action of CHA was taken
after a vote of the membership,
results of which were announced
February 10.
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Action Again Postponed
On D. 6. Representation

The Senate Judiciary Committee
again postponed today consideration
of the Capper resolution on national
representation for the District.
A lengthy session was devoted en-
tirely to a subcommittee report on
portal pay legislation.
Evening star., 1947-02-20
Gun Fuctory Talk Planned

Walter D. France of the Scoville
Manufacturing Co., Waterbury,
Conn, will talk on stamping
and Drawing" before employees of
the Naval Gun Factory between II
am. and 2 pm. tomorrow in the
factory'S theater.
Evening star., 1947-02-20
Bryson to Seek Dry Low

Representative Bryson, Democrat,
of South Carolina, who sought
vainly to outlaw hard liquor during
the war, served notice yesterday he
will renew his campaign for ma
ticnal prohibition.
Evening star., 1947-02-20
Construction Jobs Rise

Construction provided jobs for
1,728,0 900 workers in January, or 40
per cent more than last year, the
Bureau of Labor Statistics reported
today.
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AN OPPORTUNITY

Hardin will have an opportunity, the last of THIS
month, to show just what kind Of town It IS. We re-
fer to the projected organization OF 4 parcnt. each
es association, which, it's sponsors hope VIII become
affiliated with the state and national Congresses OF
Parents and Teachers.
1t should be pretty obvious that as 4 general rule
interest in our local schools has been Il flecting and to-"
often a half-hcartrd proposition. How many know
lust what the aims of our local elementary. junior and
senior high school education aref How many have
any idea how parents and citizens at large can help III
the realization of these aims!
Every once in Il while someone has a gripc. 1t
may be the Fairgrounds. 1t may be the condition OF
the classroons. 1t may be sanitary facilities. Or it
may simply be that fond mama (and possibly papa
thinks that mean old school teacher has been too tough
on dear little Johnny. These matters, which usually
are minor issues. can get the parent at white heat
for ten minutes. 1t doesn't last. 1t is not 4 sustained,
intelligent interest in the welfare of the children and
young people Of the community. 1t does not take
into consideration some of the difficulties which our
entire educational staff, from administrators down to
janitors have to face.
In a word, we don't understand our schools. what
they are trying to do, or what they should do. In
sonable demands upon the schools.
y Parent-Tcachers association most certainly will
not be any solution to all the private and personal
grlpes to be found in Hardin. In fact, from where we
SIT, 1t ISM any place to air grievances. What it should
90. and what it will do, if we give it a chance. is to
make us more intelligent about our schools. give us a
chance to get acquainted with our teachers, and let us
all have the truly wonderful opportunity to co-operate
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SOUTH HARDIN

The members of the BYE met
at the Gustafson home New
Years eve for their watch party.
Games were enjoyed during the
evening and refreshments were
served. Among those attending
we're Mrs. Bert Salveson, Mil
dred Reeves, Eugene and Nor
ma Borgess., Jack Colstad, Eth
ell Mae Humphrey, June and
Francis Swaby, Don Holland
and Joyce Gray.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ewing
were Hardin callers Tuesday.
Marian and Joyce Gray called
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noon.
L. Martel transacted business
in Hardin Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Schaak
we're Hardin visitors Saturday.
MI and Mrs. Emanuel Roth
entertained at a Christmas din
aer. Guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Ludwig Martel and daughter,
Ida.
The Home Demonstration
club will meet Wednesday, Jan
uary 8, at the home of Mrs.
Alice GreenWald.
Archie MacDonald, Mick Eel
Ter and nephew called at the
A, trope home Tuesday night.
Miss Lois Hodgskiss, home
demonstration agent. called on
Mrs. Earl Gray Friday after
noon.
Dave Seader was a Hardin
caller Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Schaak
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made a business trip to Bill
lings Monday.
Jack Colstad, John Fergerson.
Mrs. Glen Gustafson and chill
dren and Marian and Joyce
Gray attended the skating par
ty at the Swaby farm Sunday.
Others attending included Jack
Darby, Mildred Reeve:. Eugene
and Norma Bogess and Ethel
Mae Humphrey.
Erwin Schelske transacted
business in Billings Monday.
OLAST WEEKS ITEMS)
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Dygert
and Miss Eileen Dvgert were
callers at the Earl Gray homo
Monday evening.
Christmas day guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. c: E.
Astrcpe were Mr.. and Mrs
Clarence Astrope and Sharon,
Misses Irene and Shirley len
hover and MI. and Mrs j. R.
Paulson, Elmer, Katherine and
Patricia.
Fred Dewald was a Hardin
business caller Friday.
Miss Ida Martel. student at
Omen Bible Institute of Des
Moines, Iowa, is spending the
holidays with her parents and
relatives here.
Gerald and David Fergerson
called at the Earl Gray home
Tuesday.
MIR. and Mrs. Roy Byrnes and
Bill Corsant called at the As
trope home Chri:tmas after
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with our schools to improve conditions for teachers
and pupils alike.
If Hardin is the right kind of town. and we like
to think it is, this organization meeting of the Parent
Teachers association will be attended by everyone
and we don't mean just parents-who is interested in
the welfare Of school children and young people. We
hope the community room Of the courthouse won't be
able to hold the crowd. Every group-religious, social.
economic, what-have-you should be represented.
Everyone should not only be there, but be present with
the idea of trying to give our schools and our teach
|ers our sustained interest and help.
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on Darlene Schelske Saturday

on Darlene Schelske Saturday
afternoon.
Miss Ida Martel left for Des
Moines, Iowa, Sunday where
she will resume her studies as
a pupil at the Open Bible Insti-
tute.
Jake Lachmayer was a Har-
din caller Saturday.
Mrs. Emanuel Roth and
daughter were callers at the L.
Martel home Sunday.
Miss Joyce Gray spent New
Years night as a guest OF Miss
Edith GustafSon.
Jack Colstad called on the
Fergerson boys Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred DeWald
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and Eugene were Hardin call
ers Monday.
The first power driven flax
spinning mill in Belfast was
set up IN 1928.
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This is the first or q series OF cnt0ons N Buy at Hons" sponsored by the Big Biz H 61 SSs@cT
Of Commerce and the Fudn Tubune-Herud These c1toonsU are do"n by OhesNl
Kck Denver artist and will appear each weekn 1.-THE pogeso this paper
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-07-15
TODAY'S
ANNIVERSARIES
know America)

1779-Clement c. Moore, New
York theological professor, author
of Twas the Night Before
Christmas, 1923, born there.
Died July 10. 1868.
1836-William Winter, eminent
New York critic and man of let
ters of his day, born at Glouces-
ter, Mass. Died June 80, 1917.
1850-Mother Frances Xavier
Cabrini. nun, founder of Mission
airy Sisters of the Sacred Heart of
Jesus, first American to become
a saint, born in Italy Died Dec.
%, 1917.
1864-Franklin K. Lane, San
Francisco lawyer, Interstate Com
.merce Commissioner, Wilson
secretary of the interior, born at
Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Died May Is, 1921.
1878-Anna Coleman Laid,
noted sculptress- author, born in
Philadelphia. Died June 3,
1889.
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A. Nswsisoiv,ss

there were children" Then. fear
full that she might be asked to
produce the imaginary offspring,
she tackled on hurriedly, But
they were taken away from me.
II try not to think of Them"
John Bates had put his cards
back into the box and was watch
ing the little scene with anxious
eyes.
"How many youngsters, Susie?
Two? he prompted, in a hasty at
tempt to save her from another
false move.
This, thought Susan, was the
GROWING indignity. 1t was with
some difficulty, however. that she
managed to get the words past
the lump in her throat:
mo. There wasn't just two.
There were four"
"Four?" 1t seemed to Susan
that everyone in the room shout
ed the word at one and the same
time.
"They-they were twins" she
stammered, and burst into tears.
Nov, if you Ii forgive me, please
may I say good night and 60 to
my room?"
Bella and Frank were too
touched to do more than nod
agreement. Frank looked as though
he had lost his last friend, and
Bella was unashamedly hopping
her eyes with her pink handker-
chief.
Steve Cells said nothing, but
the muscles of his face contorted
into froWn. He was trying to
look sympathetic. He was also
trying to piece together the frag-
mentS of story that hadn't quite
made sense, as far as he was con-
cerned. Susan married? Divorced?
The mother of four? No-a thou
sand times. no! He made a mental
note. to see even more of this
astonishing Susan Brown in the
future.
John Bates, who was the only
one not bereft of the power Of
speech, remained silent simply
because he dared not come out
with what he wanted to say. What
he really wanted to say was:
"Attagirl, Susie! You were
pushed into it, and you were
scared out of your wits. But you
dood it! From now on these daisy
pickers will be eating out of your
hand. Nothing short of bomb
shetland a phoney one, at that
would have registered with
them"
Ito be coa!ihaeIl
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Sea. SUDAN Aaou41s'

the same thing-all Of your read
ers, I mean," Bella went on.
They'll be just as shocked as
was when / got here and found
you were-Well, just a slip of a
girl. with no experience at all.
CUSAN flashed an appealing
y glance at Steve Cells, and saw
that she could expect no help
from that quarter. He was too
busy being annoyed with Bella to
speak in defense of mere love
columniSt. In fact, he looked as
though he had gone completely
sour on the whole thing.
She glanced across at John
Bates, hoping that by some mir
acle he would come to her rescue.
But he was, to all appearances, a
man alone on a desert island,
playing a game of solitaire. She
would have to do it herself.
"Im not guessing when I write
my columns of advice" she said
quietly. Il don't usually talk about
it, but I've had quite a lot of ex-
perience-bitter experience" she
added, feeling her way cautious
ly. II was married-naany years
ago"
"Bel1a's expression was one Of
complete bafflement. "And you
don't look day over twenty, dear
Mrs. Brown"
IL was a child-bride," Susan
answered hastily, appalled, at the
thought that she was getting more
and more involved by the minute.
She knew that every eye in the
room was fixed upon her; knew
too that her face was crimson and
that her own eyes would betray
her if she looked up.
II was too young" she said.
perhaps that's why the marriage
didn't last. But it taught me a
great deal We only learn through
our mistakes, you know"
Steve Cells leaned forward.
"Why, Susan, my dear, / had
no idea you'd had such a tough
break" he murmured. and made
a mental note to raise her salary
Immediately.
Frank Gaines, who had finished
with the exploits of Scorchy
Smith. suddenly came to life. did
you have any children Mister
Mrs. Brown" he asked, frankly
touched by Susan's recital.
'No-that is, yes" she amend
ed quickly, recalling that Bella
had mentioned children as one of
the major requirements of a sat
iSfactory love columniSt. eyes,
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TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS
know America)

Chief Justice Richard S. Wha-
ley of the us. Court of Claims,
Washington, born in Charleston,
S. c., 70 years ago.
Louis J. Waldbaucr of Albany,
N. Y, noted General Aniline
chemist. born in ST. Louis, 81
years ago.
DR.. Garry G. Myers of Boyds
Mills, Pa, noted psychologiSt-edi-
tor, born at Sylvan, Pa, So years
ago.
Paul H. Alling, US. Minister to
Syria, born at Hamden, Conn,
81 years ago.
DR.. Horace M. Whaling, Jr.,
noted ME- Church South clergy
man-editor of Dallas, Tex, born
Memphis, Tenn, Sc years ago.
Rear Admiral Harold M. Bemis,
born at Oshkosh, Wis, So years
ago.
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Chapter z

Chapter z
DINNER was over and Susan
~ sat stiff1y erect in a high
backed needlepoint chair. and
wondered if the evening would
ever come to an end. A cautious
glance at her wrist-watch told
her it was only ten o'clock.
1t seemed incredible to her that
Bella and Frank, the premature
guests, had arrived only six hours
ago.
Susan was wearing sleek black
dinner dress and her blonde curls
were piled high on her head in a
manner calculated to make her
look very mature and sophisticat-
ed. But John Bates, sitting at the far
end of the living room, preSum-
ably playing solitaire, thought he
had never seen anyone look quite
SO young and delightfully."- naive
Over near the long French win
dowS Frank Gaines had settled
down with a pile of comic maya
zines which he'd brought with
him. Every now and then he
would give with guffaw that al
most made Susan jump from her
chair and caused gooSe-pimpleS tC
break out on her bare arms.
Bella, dressed in pink eve
ming gown that did nothing foI
her except, possibly, accentuate
her size, was enSconced on the
love-Seat with a decidedly un-
comfortable Steve Cells. She
was RECALLING him with what she
coyly referred to as my life in
Cordele, Georgia." Steve was
trapped, and Susan could not help
feeling a little sorry for him. He
looked even worse than she felt!
Presently Bella. apparently g
trifle piqued by Steve's lack OF
response, turned and included Su-
san in the conversation.
"Your advice is really quite
good, dear Miss Brown. AS mat
ter of fact, I expected you to be
a much older woman. You know
the motherly type. Someone
who's had a lot of experience, and
scads of problems of her own
that she's had to overcome. Some
one who's been married may
be couple of times, had a house
full of children, and knows all
the answers because she's been
through the mill herself. See?"
Susan nodded, but said nothing
"I'm sure everyone else thinks
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Wampum, the shell-money of
North American Indians, was of
two colors: dark purple and
white.
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The black walnut tree of No.
America grows as high as $50
feet with 20-foot gmth.