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The Republican., 1947-12-11

! Mr.. and Mrs. Walter E. Dawson
were in Redwood, w. Va, recently
on business.
Mrs. Elizabeth Turney was a bust
ness visitor in Cumberland on Tues
day.
Mrs. Harry White entertained with
five tables of bridge on Wednesday
evening at her home on Oak street.
The December meeting of The
Homemakers club will be held at the
Episcopal Parish House next Tues
day, December 16, at 8 o'clock
Members of the Business and Pro-
fessional Womens club will have a
Christmas meeting this evening at
6:15 o'clock at the William-James
hotel. There will be an exchange of
gifts.
Miss Isabel Hamill, who had been a
surgical patient in Memorial hospital,
Cumberland, for about two weeks, re-
turned to her home here last We'd
nesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Veryl Weimer, Mt
Lake Park, announce the birth of a
son on Friday morning, December 5.
Mrs. Weimer was the former Ruth
Bittinger
A regular meeting of the board of
library directors was held last
Thursday evening in the office of F.
E. Rathbun, county superintendent of
schools.
Mr. and Mrs. Emeric Dusic went to
Unontown, Pa, today to attend the
funeral services for the late Miss
Esther Monheim, former employer
Of Mr.. Dusic.
Mrs Harry White and Mrs Vernie
K. Smouse entertained number of
friends at dessert bridge, on Mon
DAY evening at the home of the form
er. Six tables were in play.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Richards,
Cumberland, were in Oakland yester-
day, having come to this section to
make an inspection of their summer
home at the Park which was broken
into several days ago. Local authori-
ties are investigating the robbery.
The Youth and Adult choirs of the
Bethel Methodist church, Mt. Lake
Park, are presenting a dramatic
Christmas cantata, THE Lost Carol"
by Frances Simpson and Ruth Bale,
on Tuesday evening, December %,
al 8 o'clock. The public is cordially
invited
Hervey L. Bittner returned to Oak
land on Wednesday after having
been in Baltimore Monday and Tues
day. He visited James P. Treacy and
Floyd Stahl, hospital patients there
and reported both improved. The
latter is able to walk around the hos
pital and seems definitely on the
mend
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Jones, who
ale occupying an apartment in the
hcme Of Mrs. Archibald Moore, plan
to move next week to the home of his
father, Dr.. A. X. Jones, at Red House
The apartment to be vacated will be
occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Waller
Iloye, who also have an apartment in
the same home.
Members of the Underwood Sunday
school class will present Christmas
program on Monday December %, at
7:45. They will present a pageant
There Shall Be A Babe" followed by
short play entitled "Ebenezer
Scrooge," The program is under the
direction of Mrs Walter Peterson.
The public is cordially invited.
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The Republican., 1947-12-11

Mrs George Walls is Ill at the
home Of Miss Bridget Maroney, where
she is residing
Mrs. +. c. Lawrence went to Balti-
more on Tuesday and on Wednesday
entered Union Memorial hospital for
observation and a possible operation
Pfc. Harold c. Phillips, US Marine
corps, stationed at Camp LeJeune,
N. c., was here with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Clifford Phillips, on Satur-
day, and attended the funeral of his
grandmother at Hendricks. W. Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Lewis, Rock
land, O., who had been visiting the
, latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs Russell
| Smith, went to Washington on Satur-
day to visit Mr.. Lewis father. They
both returned to Rockland on Sunday.
The WSCS of Pleasant Valley will
hold its regular monthly meeting at
the home Of Mrs. Otis Riley on Thurs
day, December 18, from 10 to 4
o'clock. There will be covered dish
dinner. All members are being urged
to attend. There will be an exchange
Of Christmas gifts and election of of
ficers for the coming year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy burst, of Manas-
as, Va, announce the birth of a son,
Harry Woodland, on Thursday, De-
cember 4, at Columbia hospital,
Washington, d. c. The father is a son
Of Mrs. H. O. burst, Underwood sec
tion. The mother is the former Mari
anna Lee Long, home demonstration
agent here for several years.
Roland C. Ready and Norman |.
Broadwater have announced the
opening of offices for the general
practice of law in Hagerstown. Mr..
Ready is former resident of Mt.
Lake Park and Mr.. Broadwater is a
son of Mrs. n. l. Broadwater and the
late DR.. Broadwater. Both are gradu-
ates of Oakland High school.
Miss Ruth Hauser, cadet nurse, Of
Frederick; Pfc. William Talley, US
NC, stationed at Washington, d. c.;
and Capt. Ralph W. Martin, stationed
a, Fort George G. Meade, were at
the home of the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Darwin Hauser, over the
weekend. Capt. Martin also visited
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dave
Martin, at Aurora, w. Va.
Miss Florence Sisk, student at
Shenandoah Conservatory of Music,
| Dayton, Va, sang two numbers on a
r&dio broadcasting program through
Harrisonburg station last Saturday
afternoon. Miss Sisk sang, "A Birth
day." and "The Maids of Cadiz." She
is a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Sisk, Loeb Lynn.
Mrs, Elsa L. Check, r. n, POGO
hontas, Va, spent last week with her
brother and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Lohr, at their home east Of
town. DR.. Everett c. Wcitzell, Alex
andria, Va, nephew Of Mr.. Lohr,
also was guest for the week where
they joined the sport of deer hunting.
One evening Mr.. Weitzell showed
slides of his recent flight to Japan
where he spent about 3 months as an
ambassador for the government,
Other visitors during the week in
cluded Mr. and Mrs. c. NJ Lohr. Miss
Winifred Lohr, of Cumberland; Mr..
and Mrs. Bruce Lohr, Bruce Swift,
Oakland; Mr.. and Mrs, H. j. Pritts,
of Kitzmller; Mr.. Walter X. Baker
and son David, Hagerstown; Joy
Pyle, Somerset, Pa; Sada Ann and
Roy Wetzell, Alexandria, Va;
Leonard and Lionel Sweitzer, Ed
ward Lewis, Earl Zembower, DR.. C.
N. Roose, Cumberland.
The Republican., 1947-12-11

Several meetings of Lutheran
organizations are scheduled for the
next few days. A congregational
meeting is called for next Sunday
following the church service. The
Everready circle is having a Christ
mas meeting Friday evening at the
home of Mrs. Harry Friend, Water
street. The Missionary society also
met there on Tuesday evening. The
Pastors Aid is meeting on December
18, at the church with the Dorcas
circle having a brief meeting before
hand at o'clock.
The Republican., 1947-12-11

Miss Nell Helbig returned to Oak
land last night from Baltimore where
size had visited for few days.
Mrs. F. d. Bittle entertained mem.
bers of her bridge club at her home
on Monday night.
Rev. and Mrs. Austin Schildwachtel
were in Baltimore on Monday anC
Tuesday of this week.
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visiting relatives and friends in Oak
land and near Hoves this week.
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The Republican., 1947-12-11

You'll have to use the front door,
Santa. AS Aunt Ella warns, you can't
squeeze your fat tummy and all those
Christmas presents through that small
chimney.
In the same way you can't squeeze the
needed amounts of electricity through
wires that are too small. If your lights
flicker OF get dim when an appliance is
turned on. chances are you need larger
wires and more circuits.
The Republican., 1947-12-11
DEER PARK

Mrs. D. R. Hinebaugh entertained
the Homemakers Club on Tuesday
evening. Besides the regular business,
a Christmas dinner with games and
an exchange of gifts were features
of the meeting. An apron contest was
also conducted. Mrs. Evelyn Perando
was awarded first prize. New men,
bers were enrolled.
The Republican., 1947-12-11

Swauger obligated a class of eight,
four from GrantsvilIe Camp Al, and
four from Bittinger Camp 68. Spen-
Gel Graham explained the progress
the W. o. W. had made this year.
T. 0. Broadwater spoke briefly.
The Republican., 1947-12-11
LOCAL NEWS

Copies of The Republican may be
obtained at G0nder's Cut Rate store,
Hamilrs Book and Stationery Store
and at Englander's Pharmacy, at five
cents per copy.
The Republican., 1947-12-11
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While we do not install electric wiring
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kind of wiring you need by supplying
practical layouts from which your con-
tractor may work. This layout service
is free. In the long run you'll save mon
ey and enjoy carefree electric service
by buying adequate wiring when your
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The Republican., 1947-12-11

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Evening star., 1947-09-21

Napoleon, one Of the greatest
soldiers Of all time, once remarked
that the two nightiest powers in the
world were the sword and the spirit
and that, Of the two, the spirit was
the stronger in. that in the end II
always triumphed over the sword.
James P. Warburg, In his book 'Un-
written Treaty." last year pointed
out that while steps had been, or
are being, taken to end military and
economic warfare, little or nothing
has been done to put an end to the
third kind of modern war-psycho-
logical warfare, the struggle for
control over the minds and emotions
of men.
With these thoughts in mind, one
is better able to appreciate the real
significance of '"T1ne Cultural Ap-
proach: Another Way in Interna-
tional Relations" Archibald Mac
Leish, who was the first Assistant
Secretary of State In charge of in
formation matters that the United
States has ever had, emphasizes this
point in his introduction. 'The
worlds hope for peace, which is
another way of referring to the
worlds hope Of survival" he says,
"is directly dependent upon the
mutual understanding Of peoples.
And 1t is precisely the mutual
understanding Of peoples which the
Evening star., 1947-09-21

clumsy phrase, Cultural relations
attempts to describe"
Ruth McMurTys and Muna Lees
book, unlike Warburg's, does not at
tempt, at least not directly, to ad-
vance a program. It Is an objective
report Of the efforts of contem-
porary governments to advance
their foreign relations by publicizing
certain aspects Of their national
cultures. The programs of 10 gov
ernments-France. Germany, Japan,
the U. 8. s. R., Great Britain
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and
the United States-are outlined.
The authors rely almost entirely
upon oficial documents, such as re-
ports, laws. DEGREES. records Of
parliamentary debates. and there
fore the story of each country is
largely told in the words of its own
offlcial spokesmen. Their work. ac-
cordingly, becomes essentially a
source book Of information as to
how each country regards It's own
cultural relations program, The
obvious defect Of this objective
treatment Is that 1t Is deficient in
its presentation Of the outside ap-
praisal. Nevertheless, the authors
have accomplished what they set
out to do, and thereby have provided
q valuable source for information
contributing to international under
standing.
Evening star., 1947-09-21

Hepburn. Thomas J. Triplett, Will
liam Easily, william Bird, - Storm
George w. Stewart, John Suter and
Henry Trunnel. The case came. on
for trial at the October term OF
court, 1e46, and, finally, on January
/, 1847, the court took the case from
the Jury because Of lack Of evidence
The Verdict. &
After some consultation, the fore
man of the jury asked the court If
II Jurors could make verdict. The
court said they could not. Mr..
Easily was then allowed to retire
from the jurybox, and the remaining
II Jurors returned to the court a
paper, stating, In the form Of a
verdict, that, under the instructions,
they find that Mrs. Mary Ann Van
Ness Is not the widow Of John P.
Van Ness The return Of the jury
was then recorded, and the jury dis
charged.
The jurors then informed the re-
spective counsel in the case that,
without the instruction Of the court,
they stood seven for sustaining the
marriage and five in opposition to it
The Christiancy Divorce.
Another celebrated case which
had, indeed, q really sad ending was
the Christiancy divorce proceedings
In 1875, Isaac Peckham Chris
tiancy came to Washington as a
United States Senator from Mich
igan.
At this time he was q wdowel
with six sons and one daughter
However, 1t was not long thereafter
Evening star., 1947-09-21

BY courtesy OF Col. George G.
Wynne, G. 8. c., the following trans
lation Of q letter written to him by
the Mayor Of verdun. France, on
September ; Is printed for the In
formation Of stamp collectors and
other persons interested In the his
tory Of present times:
II am pleased to inform you that
the City Of verdun Is happy to cele-
brate on September 20 the third
anniversary Of It's liberation by the
Sd American Army. On this occa-
sion 1t will ofiicially receive an i'm
portant delegation Of the staff Of
the American Legion. which has
come to France to dedicate the Road
Of Liberty from Cherbourg to Bas-
togne.
During the 1s14-ls1s war, ver-
dun was close to succumbing, and
she could be relieved by means OF
the only access road which was left
to her and over which came troops
munitions and rations. This road
which Is the route from Barbecue
to Verdun, was kept in good repair
by constant day and night mainte-
nance, In spite Of Ice, snow, thaw
Evening star., 1947-09-21
Among the Authors 'sssssssss$saxass vEsssask
Author of Gus the Great to Resume Life
lin Trailer After New York Visit Ends
BY coroIyn coeeins

Thomas W. Duncan, the genial
author who has eked out q living
by writing for years, and who has
now struck 1t rich with his fourth
novel, Gus the Great" (reviewed in
The Star last Sunday, is in New
York for what he and his beautiful
wife call relaxation after the ex-
citement." They have been going
through the intoxicating period of
the book being accepted for big
money by every one from publishers
to movies, the daily chores like read
ing proof, and getting used to the
idea that from here on they can
afford just about anything they
want. The book came out Septem-
Der II and made history long before
1t appeared by selling to Universal
for a very high price.
So much has been written about
Mr.. Duncan that when we sat down
for a chat with them at the Al
gonquin, the two things we still
wanted to know was: What would
they do with their new wealth? And
was he working on another book?
The first thing he bought was an
adding machine because mathemaC-
les Is something which has harassed
the Duncans, and they are people
who figure out ways Of avoiding
wear and tear and hurry of living,
as we shall explain. There 1t sits
reassuringly In one end Of their
trailer home, should something like
figures face them. Vivian Wolfert.
of ook-of-the-Month Club, re-
minded them that 1t could not
subtract or do fractions, but I hast
lily suggested that 1t was unlikely
that the Duncans would need to do
anything but add for some time.
Evening star., 1947-09-21

made him the Gen. John Van Ness
Mayor Of Washington in 1880, and
continued him In office until 1884,
As a business man he was a sue
cess and early demonstrated this
by marrying Marcia Burnes, the
heiress and daughter Of the original
proprietor, David Burnes. on May
10, 1902, and who was reared IN a
modest cottage which stood on the
ground now occupied by the Pan
American Union Building. Nearby
Mr.. Van Ness built mansion house
which he first occupied In May,
1916, and here were entertained
many people>of note and distinction.
Neighborhood Gossip.
Mrs. Van Ness died in 1882, and
shortly thereafter there came into
the life Of Gen. Van Ness Mrs,
Connor, q widow, in whom he took
such great interest that, we are told
he let her live in his fine house In
Reservation B, which was probably
located on Missouri avenue between
Four-and-a-Half and Sixth streets
without charge, though he did upon
frequent occasions call, when the
neighbors-just like all good neigh
bors-wagged their tongues rapidly
and freely.
Time rolled on, and conditions
remained the same, until one bius-
terry day In March, 1s46-the 9th to
be exact-the National Intelligencer
announced his death in his 77th
year.
Hardly had Gen. Van Ness been
Inferred in the tomb, which then
stood in downtown Washington Con
the south side of II street between
Ninth and Tenth streets, before
trouble started over the disposition
Of his estate. Mrs. Connor, other
wise known as Mrs. Mary A. w. c.
Van Ness, put In a claim for her
dover interest, claiming to be the
lawful widow of the deceased and
that she was married to the general
In Philadelphia on August 6, 1845
but by whom she did not know
except that Van Ness addressed him
at the time as 'Mr. Alderman"
Naturally, since the question o.
marriage and widowhood were mat
ters Of fact, this phase Of the cas-
had to be settled by the Circui
Court, and for this purpose jur!
was tmpaneled, which includes
Orme Is foreman, z. Jones, William
Henry Craig, Peter Hepburn, J
Evening star., 1947-09-21
Public Library
By Monon Holt
Central Reference Room, washington
Public Library


Public Library.
Between 1926 and the First World
War. over 100000 Norwegians emf
grated to the United States-not a
large number among 10000 900 Euro
pean emigrants, but . very large
number for 30 small 4 country. Only
Ireland had sent to America q larger
percentage Of her people.
Though the population Of Norway
approximately doubled, during this
period, in spite Of the emigration,
there were many who were alarmed
by 1t. Patriots condemned the dis
loyalty" Of prospective emigrants.
Ministers appealed to them to re-
main where God had placed them. VI
Both painted q dark picture of the
hardships and homesickness to be
endured in a strange country. But
the hope Of richer and q freer life,
and, for peasants and small free
holders especially, the prospect Of
abundant farmland, prevailed in
spite Of all argument.
Norwegian Emigrant Songs and
Ballads" edited by Blegen and Rund,
Is an appealing record Of the mixed
emotions Of pioneering, doubtless
much the same for all emigrant
groups, Rolvaag's Giants in the
Earth" set In the Dakota Of the
early 70s, is one of the best Amer
lean novels. Ole Raeder's America
In the Forties" gives the interesting
and sometimes amusing views Of an
immigrant, while Carleton Qualey's s
Norwegian Settlement in the United
States" and Olaf Nelson's History
of the scandinavians in the United
States" provide fairly detailed
factual history Of the movement.
Evening star., 1947-09-21
From an old Print.

in the Equity Court, Judge Hagner
presiding. The court simply said,
while disposing Of the case, that
after . careful review Of the case,
he had decided to grant a decree
Of divorce on the grounds Of deser-
ton, and it was not necessary to
enlarge on the subject. He said
that In disposing of the case he
did not take into consideration the
dispositions Of Mr.. Christiancy.
Neither of the parties was in court
at the disposition of the case, and
the audience present did not exceed
half dozen persons"
The sad part about this case is
that Mrs. Christiancy's mind was
wrecked by the proceedings and
she died soon afterward in Brook
lyn, N. Y. Senator Chrstiancy died
September 8, 1890, at the ripe age
of 7S.
sprague vs.. Spraghe.
A case that attracted much at
tention in Washington, particularly
because one of the parties had
made this city her home, when not
living in Rhode Island with her
husband, was the divorce proceed
ings between Gov. William s.
Sprague Of Rhode Island and Kate
Chase Sprague, his wife, and the
daughter of Salmon p. Chase, Chief
Justice of the United States Supreme
Court.
Kate Chase sprague, who lived
with her father in the large, plain
brick building at the northeast
corner Of Sixth and E streets north
Evening star., 1947-09-21

came ACQUAINTED Mrs Lille Chrisdancy
with the married Senator Sprague
All went well for a while until the
Governors fortune began to wane
when the love on both sides de-
creased accordingly.
The Governor then sued for d.
vorce, and his lawyer put many
allegations in the form book. II
was, indeed, q bitter attack, couchec
In legal parlance.
Just what sort Of q divorce the
Governor obtained, II any, the writ
er does no recall, but the matter
at the time kept the people inter
ested for quite awhile.
Evening star., 1947-09-21
!

After this relaxation" In New
York, they will return to their trailer
where they have been this summer
about 10 miles northeast of Loi
Angeles at the edge Of the Mojaye
Valley.
This fall they will move about the
Southwest, as they have done for
years, but this time with an eye to
buying a ranch. Probably they will
spend the winter near Las Cruces,
about 40 miles north of Ell Paso
We talked about the charm Of the
adobe houses seen in the Southwest
and Mr.. Duncan's preference for
adobe bricks which, since the In
dians do not use a plumb line, give
a nice, wavy, lived-in appearance to
a house.
New Novel Well Along.
They will remain in Las Cruces
until the novel he is writing now is
completed. About 10000 words are
done. It is about a grocer this
time. II like to write about average
people" he told us.
I was curious to know whether or
not early training as a lawyer had
anything to do with the clever con-
tract which was made for Gus the
Great" 1t is a fabulous affair,
calling for more money from the
%>sl.
Enjoys, such as digest and Book of
the-Month selections. But it also
calls for this money to be paid in
not more than $4,000 a year for
the next 10 years. Since Gus the
Great" is exceeding both the au-
thor's and even the agents widest
dreams. the Duncans are practically
assured Of q minimum income of
that amount far into the future.
Evening star., 1947-09-21

In Boston. f1rSJ-day ceremonies are
to be staged on the deck Of the
ancient ship tn Boston Navy Yard,
October 81.
President Truman never will zee
his portrait on q postage stamp
of hts own country. But Brazil
has admitted him to the worlds
philatelic gallery in q cornmemo-
rative issued in recognition OF his
trip to Rio de Janeiro. The new
label Is q Accent denomination,
blue in color. A map Of South
America and the Statue Of Liberty
are featured In the design. Other
Chief Executives of the United
States honored in the stamps of
foreign nations are: Cleveland.
Grant, Hayes, Lincoln, Theodore
and Franklin D. Roosevelt, Taft,
Washington and Wilson.
Announcement was made last
Monday that airmail service win be
commenced over FAM Route II
from San Francisco and Honolulu
to Tokyo on or about September
rs and over FAM Route 1S from
New York to Tokyo on or about
September 90. Special cachets will
be provided for covers carried at
rs cents q half-ounce. Collectors are
advised to take their SELF addressed,
stamped envelopes to the post o.
fees personally, checking With
clerks on duty as to details.
The Woodbridge Stamp Club will
meet at the home of Yves M. Tryon,
1902 Twentieth street NE, tomor-
row evening at 8.
The Collectors Club OF washing-
ton will meet at 1912 Ninth street
NV. Tuesday evening at 9.
The Washington Philatelic So
ciety, Sheraton Hotel. Fifteenth and
L streets NV, will have an OPEN
house meeting on Wednesday eve
ming at 8, with Robert Alexander
discussing. Interesting Aspects Of
japanese Philately." Public In
vited.