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Laurel outlook., 1947-12-24
Three Couples Are
Married AS Arrival
OF Yuletide Nears

The following couples were mar
ried in the past week by Rev. M.
j. Wilcox, pastor of the Methodist
church.
Saturday, Dec. 20, at the church
parsonage, Virgil Guy Shandy and
Helen Parkins, who had as witness
ses Betty Carroll and Billy Parkins.
All were of Roberts.
Monday, Dec. %, at the Methodist
church, Ards J.. Kinney, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Kinney of
Park City, and Elton l.. Beeman of
Broadview. Witnesses were Clara
Kober and Daryl Beeman.
At a 8 o'clock ceremony, Tues
day, Dec. %, Elwyn w. Tower of
Laurel and Mary Blanche Blackman
of Gallatin Gateway were married
in the presence of Mr.. and Mrs. b.
B. Hageman and Miss Mildred Hage-
man.. The couple will reside on
the R. w. Bates. ranch southeast of
Laurel.
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STUDENTS COME HOME
FOR HOLIDAY PERIOD

Students who arrived during the
week from Montana State college
at Bozeman to spend the Christmas
vacations here include Edwin Speare,
Bill Speare, Paul Dull, Jesse Long,
Jr., Jim Sherrow, George Lantz,
Miss Mildred Hageman and Thomas
Schessler. Miss Lois Crawford came
from Dillon where she is attending
Montana State Normal college.
Those from Montana State univer-
sity at Missoula are Miss Gwen
Dyer, Miss JoAnn McCauley, Jack
Mitchell, Don Graft and Campbell
Calvert.
Out of state students who had
previously arrived were Joel Roth,
University of Nebraska, Lincoln;
Pat Johnston, Carnegie Institute OF
Technology, who flew here from
P~ittsburg, Pa; Miss Dorothy Hill
CERT, University of Wyoming, Lara
mic; Miss Shirley Wilson, Colorado
College of Education, Greeley; Bud
Edwards, Colorado State university,
Boulder, and Miss Armelda Phillips,
St. Mary's Xavier, Kans., and Bruce
Bliss and Keith Brown, University
IF Southern California, Los Angeles.
A number of students who are at
schools in Billings will
spend the greater part of the vaca-
ion period at their homes in Laurel.
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TWO HERE CHOSEN FOR
WYOMING LAND FILING

Harry L. Schaff and Clyde See Of
Laurel have applied for an irrigable
farm unit on the Heart Mountain
division of the bureau of reclama-
TONS Shoshone project in north
western Wyoming and have been
found eligible to participate in a
drawing to be conducted Jan. 6, at
Cody, to establish priority of selec-
ton for the 81 farm units now open
for homestead settlement.
The opening of public lands, the
second on the Heart Mountain d.
vision since the end of World war
II, was announced by Secretary of
the Interior ]. A. Krug on July "a,
1947, and is part of an accelerated
program being carried on by the
bureau of reclamation to make irri-
gable farm units available for set
Element by veterans of World war
II. The 81 farm units now open
the project contain a total of
3,215 acres of irrigable land and
some non-irrigable pasture. 1rriga-
tion water for the land will be avail
able for the 1913 crop eason.
The first postwar opening on the
Shoshone project was announced in
October 1916 and consisted Of SO
farm units and 1920 acres. Present
plans call for the opening on an ad-
d%itional $1,000 acres on this division
in the summer of 1948. The open
ing of the 55 farm units containing
about 300 acres on the Riverton
reclamation project in central Wvo-
ming is now in progress. The bu-
reau of reclamation will open about
1000 acres on the Riverton project
the summer Of 1913, 21.00O acres
n 1949 and approximately 10000
Continued on Page 81
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Laure|H Happily Awaits
Arrival or Christmas
Children and Adults Eagerly Eye Gay Packages
At Hundreds Of Lighted Evergreens in Homes,
Plan Church Attendance, Dinners Tomorrow

Nearly half way around the worlC
in strife-torn Palestine, Christmas
comes again to Jerusalem and Beth
lehem. At ~ o'clock midnight there
the timepieces in Laurel say 1 p.
m. Eleven hours later the celebra-
ton of the birth of the Prince of
Peace, one of the two most i'm
portant events of the year for all
who call themselves Christians, be-
gins here after having been success
sively ushered at Rome, Paris and
London and all other capitals, cit
les and villages of the countries of
western Europe. Following a five
hour leap cross the Atlantic it
comes to the eastern tip of Ameri-
ca, thence to New York City, Chi
cage and Laurel in succeeding hour
intervals.
1t is the day for which so many
preparations have been made. AS
it represents a gift, the event of
the church is reflected by the COM
non practice of giving to friends
and relatives, with all the children
of the land occupying the premier
position of recipients. Laurel has
spent thousands of dollars in the
pref Christmas season, buying we'll
nigh innumerable presents and re-
membranes for kith and kin.
In the past week many people
have driven up and down the streets
and of the city to see in the
evenings the brightly lighted and
decorated trees standing before
windows of houses, and sometimes a
lighted evergreen on the lawn.
All the churches of Laurel have
programs for this evening, and sew
eral will conduct divine services to-
Christmas day.
The Church of the Nazarene, East
Fifth street and Pennsylvania We
nue., will have a Christmas program
at 1880, consisting of children's rec
itations, songs, dialogues, a Christ
mas cantata and distribution of
treats.
At the Methodist church, Third
and West Fourth street,
there was a children's party Satur-
day afternoon and another in the
for the Youth Fellowship.
The Adult Bible Fellowship had a
party Tuesday evening.
The Sunday school Christmas pro-
gram will be at the church this
evening at 1880.
The two Lutheran churches, Our
Savoir's at Second avenue and West
street and st. Johns at 400
Durland avenue, have reflected the
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VALUE Of MONTANA
CROPS ATTAIN NEW
HIGH, s%288,000,000
Unusual Prices, Heavy Yields,
Greater Acreage Contribute
81 Per Cent Increase

Total value Of crops harvested in
Montana during 1947 reached the
all time peak of approximately $2S8
million, which was $66.5 million
more than in 1916 and nearly three
times the average value for the
preceding 10 years. All wheat, with
a value of $166 million, accounted
for three-fourths of the gain over
1916 in the total crop value. Other
grains and flaxseed were responsible
for Fl per cent of the increased
value, the Montana federal agricul-
tural statistical service at Helena
said this week.
Unusually high prices were large
ly responsible for placing the total
crop value at such an unprecedented
level. Record season average prices
were established for corn, wheat,
rye, flax and dry peas in 1947. The
price of oats was the same for 1919
and barley was only 8 cents per
bushel below the 1919 average.
Compared with 1916, prices received
by growers were appreciably higher
for all commodities except alfalfa
seed, apples and cherries.
Increased output on any principal
crops also contributed to the high
production value. Quantities of corn,
spring wheat, barley, rye, flaxseed,
dry beans, sugar beets, all hay,
apples and cherries exceeded the
1916 harvest. These larger crops
more than offset the reduced produc-
ton of winter wheat, oats, potatoes,
seed peas, alfalfa seed, sweet clover
seed, mustard seed and sorghums.
Montana's crops came through
with better than average production
despite heavy winter kill of winter
wheat, late May freeze damage
to grains and hays and deficient
moisture during the spring months.
Montana farmers brought more new
land under cultivation during 1947,
which helped to increase the total
acreage of crops harvested by some
$4,000 acres above the area har-
vested in 1916.
The nations all-crop production
in 1947 was only a little below the
average Of the five best years in
history. Only in 1912, 1914 and
1916 was the all-crop figure larger '
than in 1947. Z
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FUNERAL IS HELD FOR
MRS. FLORENCE SMITH

Funeral services were held at
Smiths chapel in Billings Wednes-
day for Mrs. Florence Beatrice
Smith, 80, a native of Laurel who
had resided in Fromberg and Bill
lings since her early childhood. Mrs.
Smith died Sunday in a Billings hos
pital after an illness of two weeks.
She had been in poor health for
some time and death was attributed
to a kidney ailment.
She was married to Ferald B.
Smith in Billings Aug. 26, 1926, and
had resided there for II years.
Mrs. Smiths mother and step
father, Mr.. and Mrs. E. R. Dingus
of Laurel and Fromberg who spend
the winters in Florida, were called
to Billings by her illness.
Other survivors are two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Gaylord Nelson and Mrs.
George Fahrenbruch, both of Bill
lings.
Burial was in Mountview ceme-
terry.
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MASONS AND STARS
JOINTLY INSTALL
Ceremonies Friday Evening
Are Preceded By Dinner
Al Masonic Temple

At joint installation of officers of
Zidonian chapter No. so, o. E. s.,
and Corinthian lodge No. ~, A. F.
"a. NJ, Friday evening at the Ma
sonic temple, Mrs. A. Hageman was
installed as worthy matron of the
Eastern Star chapter, succeeding
Mrs. Beulah Hartley. Installing Of
fcers for Mrs. Hageman were her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Crum-
ley, past worthy matron and past
worthy matron of the Shelby chap
ter, following which Mrs. Edrie Hill
CERT took over the ceremonies and
seated the following elective and
a%ppointive officers:
j. r. Heebner, worthy patron;
Mrs. Luella Brohaugh, associate ma
iron; Herman Schessler, associate
patron; Mrs. Olive H. Laird, secre-
tary; Mrs. Eleanor Greening, treas
urer; Mrs. Lois Schessler, conduct
ress; Mrs. Hattie Cloyd, associate
conductress; Mrs. Hazel Coombs,
chaplain; Mrs. Mary Bell Hoppel,
Ruth; Mrs. Inez Vaughn, Esther;
Miss Esther Pearson, Ada; Mrs.
Ollimae Gass, Martha; Mrs. Ethel
Shay, Electa; Mrs. Geneva Jolley,
marshal; Mrs. Sadie Hafer, warder;
Mrs. Gloria DUR, sentinel, and
Mrs. Dorothy Bundy, organist..
With Mrs. Laird making the pre-
sentation, the past matron's pin was
received by Mrs. Hartley, and the
past patrons pin by Mr.. Heebner in
recognition of his having served
several years ago as worthy patron
of the Rapelje chapter.
Mrs. Hartley served as installing
marshal and Mrs. D. H. McCauley as
installing organist.
Earlier in the evening V. f. Shay,
successor to Philip Noel, was install
ed as wOrshipful master of Corin-
THAN lodge by G. w. Fenton, install
ling master, and T. w. Everett, in
stalling marshal.
Other officers seated for the COM
ing year were J. M. Williams, sci
ior warden; d. l.. Hafer, junior
warden; Ray Stevens, treasurer; j.
R. Heebner, secretary; Harold Rich
ardson, chaplain; J.. E. Freebury,
senior deacon; o. F. Mayhugh, jun
Tor deacon; o. F. Schessler, SEN
Tor steward; Edward L. Coombs,
steward; Frank o. Hartley.
marshal; C. H. Kucera, organist,
and LYLE Boyd, tyler.
A gift from the officers who had
served with him in 1947 was pre-
sented to Noel, the retiring master.
A dinner was served at 6:30, pre-
the installations. After the
a number of those pres
enjoyed dancing in the down
dining room to the music Of
Mrs. Dorothy Bundy's orchestra.
Laurel outlook., 1947-12-24
Magazine HOnOrs Local
Students For Solution
In Business Contest

Miss Laura Mae Bait, a CONNER
cial student in the Laurel high
school, has received a signal honor
in the form of an honorable mention
certificate for outstanding achieve
ment.
The award presented by Business
Education World, a magazine for
business education, was made in
recognition of the exceptionally fine
solution in bookkeeping submitted
by Miss Bait in competition with
approximately 5000 students repro
senting Al states, several Canadian
provinces and the Canal zone.
Laurel outlook., 1947-12-24
Mr.. and Mrs. Suddith
Celebrate Their 50th
Wedding Anniversary

To observe the fiftieth wedding
anniversary of her parents, Nj. and
Mrs. F. H. Suddith of Billings, Mrs.
j. H. Moran entertained at a family
reunion and dinner recently.
In attendance were Mr.. and Mrs.
Leo Suddith of Butte, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Dolan and Miss Donna Moran
of Helena; Mr.. and Mrs. Orville
Moran and Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Shaw and children of Columbus,
Miss Ann Whalev and Dick Moran
of Billings and Mr.. and Mrs. J.. H.
Moran.
Mr.. and Mrs. Suddith lived here
a number of years before going to
Billings to reside.
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approach of Christmas in recent
services. This evening at z the
Sunday school children's program
will be given at Our Savior's Lu-
theran, and at 11:3O a c~andlelight
service will begin for solemn re
ception of Christmas. Tomorrow,
Christmas day, services will be CON
Quoted at 10 a. NJ.
st. Johns Lutheran will have d
children's Christmas service at 1880
this evening, and two services
Christmas morning at 10 and II.
The First Congregational church,
Continued on Page 81
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ORGAN WITH CARLTON
ARRIVES FOR CHURCH

A Hammond electric organ order
ed last March arrived here Tuesday
and will be installed in time for
use at Christmas services at the
First Congregational church, Rev.
C. Haemmelmann, the pastor,
announced yesterday. The organ
with carlton cost about $4,000. The
and congregation hope to
Continued on Page 81
Evening star., 1947-09-16
Duqan 10 Seek Conference
On Uses for keyius Tract

A conference between the Ma.
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission and the Arlington
County Board over uses for the
Nevius tract will be sought by County
Board member Daniel A. Dugan, he
announced last night.
Mr.. Dugan said he will ask the
board to meet with the commission
since the latter undoubtedly" will
have to pass on the use of the land.
a proposal to use the land at Lee
boulevard and Ridge road as a site
for a Veterans Administration hos
pital was defeated in Congress and
Representative Smith, Democrat, OF
Virginia, has told the board he will
oppose its use as an extension for
Arlington Cemetery.
Before the Government took the
land, the owner, A. M. Nevius, had
planned to use it for an apartment
hotel. Mr.. Dugan said he felt the
Park Commission would oppose slch
a project on the site and, In view
Of this, the land could be best used
for residences.
Both Representative Smith and
Senator Byrd, Democrats, of Vir-
ginia, have told the County Board
they feel the tract should be re-
turned to private ownership.
Evening star., 1947-09-16
Special pispoteh 10 The Sior

ROCK POINT, Md, Sept. 49,
Amid reports Of renewed illegal
dredging of oysters in the Potomac
River, Charles County oystermen
today were circulating a petition to
Gov. Lane asking for protection for
oyster beds.
Charles C. Lancaster, farmer and
oyster dealer. said the petition asks
for protection of Potomac River and
Wicomoco River oyster beds.
So far, there has been no renewal
of the war" between Virginia oyst-
ermen and Maryland conservation
officials, although some of the Old
Dominion oystermen are reported
to have made preseason raids on
the Free States oyster beds.
The season for the Potomac River
began yesterday and for the Wi
comico River, October !. Both rivers
are under Maryland's jurisdiction
and that State prohibits dredging
Virginia oystermen, however, con-
tend the prescribed longing method
does not yield sufficient quantities
to make the business pay and q
Evening star., 1947-09-16
County Officials Tour
Brookmont Area on
Citizens Complaints

Montgomery County officials said
yesterday they would formulate a
program for improvement of the
Brookmont area after they COM
pleted a survey in response to citi-
zens' complaints of poor sanitation
bad roads and the absence of schools
and Fairgrounds.
The officials. led by Brooke Johns,
chairman Of the Board of County
Commissioners, toured the area to
inspect the conditions which caused
members of the Civic League of
Brookmont to declared that the
section between Macarthur boule-
ward and the C. g. o. Canal was
the "stepchild" of the county.
Mr.. Johns was accompanied BY
I. G. McNayr, county supervisor
DR.. v. L. Ellicott, county health
officer, and j. o. Harvey, county roac
supervisor. Wesley Sauter, member
Of the county board, representing
the area including Brookmont again
ignored an invitation to see condi-
tions for himself.
Written Report Due in Week.
The inspection was conducted by
Clarke Baridon, president of the
Brookmont citizens organization;
Norman F. RAMS, vice president o1
the Potomac Valley Citizens Asso-
citation; Albert Harris, Thomas w
Belland and Don Drawer, Brook
mont.
After the inspection, the county
officials said they would return q
written report on what could be
done for the area within seven days
Meanwhile, they gave promise that
they would correct as many of the
urgent problems as possible.
DR.. Ellicott said the sanitation
situation could not be cleaned up
completely until the extension OF
the proposed trunk line sewer from
the District line to Cabin John.
Promises to Enforce Laws.
He promised that county sanitary
regulations would be enforced tc
remedy several conditions COM
planned of by residents of the area
The county officials said they be-
lieved it would be possible to install
curns and cutters on Ridge drive al
an early date. They said the first
step would be to have this work done
and then the county would see that
roads in the area were put on grade
They also said that the county
would widen a crossing of the Cap
ital Traction Co. on Maryland drive
Evening star., 1947-09-16
Charles County Bootmen to Ask
Lane for Oyster Bed Protection

number Of boatmen conduct illegal
operations after dark.
Mr.. Lancaster said about 20 dredge
boats had appeared Sunday after
noon on the Potomac and four or
five operated in the Wicomico River
at the same time. Both fleets, it
was reported, made good catches.
There were no Maryland patrol
boats in either river at the time,
Mr.. Lancaster said.
oysters are fairly plentiful in
both rivers although most are
smaller than legal size, Mr. Lam
caster said. Unless dredging oper-
ations are halted Immediately there
will be virtually no marketable
oysters left within a few weeks, he
warned
Maryland oystermen have ex-
pressed the belief that individuals
can take from 10 to 20 bushels a
day with hand tongs if they are
given protection and dredge boats
are prevented from operating. At
present the bivalves bring about So
J buShel.
Evening star., 1947-09-16
HyattsviIIe Council
Votes Against More
Regulation Of Dogs

The Hyattsville City Council ruled
last night that existing ordinances
provide sufficient protection against
wandering dogs and decided, in ex-
ecutive session, to adopt no new reg
ulations. >~
In effect, the Council rejected a
recommendation that dogs be con-
fined on owners premises or be on
leash while outside. 1t also declined
to take action regarding the loca-
tion of kennels, on grounds that
zoning ordinances already regulate
them.
New regulations were advocated by
Holton r. Small and others, but
drew opposition from Mrs. Ralph
J. Shelter, president Of the Animal
Rescue League of Prince Georges
County. Mrs. Shelter contended
enforcement of existing statutes
would solve all problems. ,..,--.,
Dwight B. Gait. chairman of the
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission, informed the council
that it would be impossible to con-
struct storm drainage sewers in
West Hyattsville before 1949 be-
cause all funds appropriated for
work Of this type had been ear
marked for other projects He sug-
gested that citizens press for a
drainage system appropriation at
the next session of the Maryland
Legislature.
The council adopted an ordinance
requiring the immediate closing of
the Octagon house near Rhode Is
land avenue, terming it a hazard
unfit for human habitation. The
old residence is currently unoccu-
pied. Action was deferred on clos
ing the Hyatt house in order to
give the SO occupants time to find
other quarters.
Evening star., 1947-09-16
Lane Will Speak
Friday Night at
Bethesda Rally

Gov. Lane will talk on Taxes" at
10 pm. Friday during an open-air
rally launching a 14-week Shop
in Bethesda" campaign sponsored
by the Bethesda Chamber of Com
merce.
The rally, starting at 9 pm. with
a concert by the Montgomery Coun-
ty High School Band, will be held
in the Bethesda Shopping Center,
Wisconsin avenue and Leland street.
Miss Peggy Wilson. Miss Wash
ington of l947,' will participate in
the program.
Gov. Lane will go to Bethesda
from Baltimore after delivering an
address over Radio Station WBAL
at $50 pm. Friday. He will have a
Maryland State police escort and
will be met at Connecticut avenue
and East-West highway by Mont
gomery County police. He will be
accompanied by his daughter, Miss
Dorothy Lane.
William: K Hodges, president of
the Bethesda Chamber of Com
merce, will be master of ceremonies
for the rally. To encourage Bethes-
da shopping each store participating
in the campaign will remain open
Mondays and Fridays until pm.
Evening star., 1947-09-16
Prince Georges Chest
! Goal Seen by Reyes

! Edward J. Keyes director OF the
! National Capital Area Community
Chest Council, last night COM
rnended Prince Georges Community
Chest leaders for their pre-cam-
paign preparations and predicted
attainment of the Prince Georges
Chest quota of $4,000.
Mr.. Keyes spoke at a meeting at
the Varsity Grill in College Park.
E. w. Gent, chairman of the bust
ness unit, announced the following
area chairmen:
Fred Tummler, College Park; Clay
Whiteford, Hyattsville; George Dres-
sci, Chillum; Eugene Plumer, Mount
Rainier; Carl Schaltz, Brentwood,
and E. N. Snouffer, Calvert Hills.
Other committee chairmen ap-
pointed last night were: Joseph
Breckner of Silver Spring, Radio
Committee; David Ginsburg of
Cheverly, theater and display chair
man; Mrs. Virginia Hargett, press
liaison, and William Moore of Hy-
attsville, speakers bureau.
Evening star., 1947-09-16
Arlington School Board
Nominees Ask Suggestion!

The five nominees of the Arling-
ton School Board nominating con-
vention solicit and will welcome
suggestions from Arlington teachers
on all school matters, Barnard JOY
one of the nominees, declared last
night.
MIR. Joy, who, with the other four
members of the slate picked at the
convention sponsored by 81 citizens
groups, is seeking election to the
county's first popularity elected
school board, spoke at a meeting of
the School Board Nominating Con-
ference, which comprises the spon-
soring groups. Other nominees are
Mrs. Edmund D. Campbell, Colin C
Macpherson, o. Glenn Stahl and
Curtis E, Tuthill.
Evening star., 1947-09-16
Man Held in Alexandra
In $4,000 Motor Boat Theft

Walter Rugin, 80, who gave his ad-
dress as the Belvoir Hotel, Alex
andria, yesterday was held for grand
jury action in the theft of $4,000
motor boat early Saturday morning.
According to police testimony,
Rugin drove the boat away from
Norton's Wharf in Alexandria and
returned 1t hours later after riding
around the Potomac River. The
boat was damaged when it was re-
turned, police said. The boat is
owned by c. William Frietag of
l02 East Thornapple street, Chevy
Chase, Md.
Rugin was arrested on a warrant
sworn out by operators of the wharf
where the boat was docked Alex
andria Civil and Police Court Judge
James r. Duncan set bond at 81 200.