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The Republican., 1947-09-18

Members and friends of the Breth-
rem Mutual Fire Insurance Company
of HagerstOwn, were entertained
Tuesday, September IS, at a 50th an
niversary dinner held in the Ballroom
Of the Hotel Alexander, Hagerstown
Harry P. Cooper, Jr, secretary of
the National Association of Mutual
Insurance Companies, indianapolis,
Indiana, addressed the gathering on
the subject, Mutual Insurance dur
ing the Past Fifty Years" His mes
sage included comments regarding
Mutual company experience during
the infancy years. The guests were
Informed as to present day insurance
legislation and its effect upon the in
dustry at large Edwin A. Miller,
grandson of Henry Miller, one of the
founding directors, gave highlights of
the early history of the Company.
John S. Bowlus of jefferson, Fred
erick County, a director for 40 years
and President for the past 25 years,
was given gift in recognition of his
long years of faithful service.
Directors, solicitors, employees,
members and policy holders, friends
and their wives, composed the more
than 100 guests in attendance at the
dinner. The honored guests were a
small group Of policyholders who
have been insured continuously for
the past 40 years.
The Brethren Company was
founded in January, 1897. A small
group of German Baptist Brethren
subscribed the initial $5O,OOO00 of in
surance which laid the foundation
upon which the Company stands to-
day. The original spark of enthusi-
asm and suggestion that the Breth-
ren join themselves together for the
protection of their property from fire
and lightning came from David Au-
sherman OF Burkittsville, Maryland
He was a preacher, school teacher,
surveyor, farmer and businessman
The Republican., 1947-09-18
Government Funds
Asked To Complete
Savage River Dam

A resolution calling for completion
of the Savage River Dam was
ordered sent to member states of the
Interstate Commission on the Poto-
mac River Basin, at its Staunton, Va,
meeting, and the federal government
was again urged to provide funds for
completion of the dam.
The chief of the Army Engineers
is expected this year to complete
specifications and make estimates for
the dams completion.
The federal government, which is
slgnatory to the compact estblish-
ing the commission but which has
never appropriated funds for the
commissions use, will be requested
this year to provide $1O,50O or a
third of the body's operating ex-
penses.
If the government again fails to
provide its share of the funds, at
tempts will be made to obtain ap-
preparations through some federal
agency such as the Department of
Agriculture, Public Works Agency OF
Public Health Service.
The Republican., 1947-09-18
Governor Plans Half
Hour Broadcast Friday

Governor William Preston Lane
Jr., will make a half hour broadcast
this week on the fiscal situation of
the State.
The Governors talk to be made
over Station WBAL on Friday, Sep
tember 19, from $50 to 8 p. m. ,EDT,
will deal with the financial picture
which confronted him when he took
office on January 3, what became Of
! the surplus" of funds in the State
| Treasury and the needs he found for
additional revenues.
The Governors talk will touch
specifically on the States public
school system, and the new program
Of his administration for putting it
in the forefront Of the national edu-
cational picture; the need of and his
plans for reconstruction of the
Maryland highway system, and his
administrations program for raising
the standards of treatment in the
States hospitals and mental insti-
tiOnS.
The Republican., 1947-09-18
AURORA-EGLON


MIS-. ELzabeth HeImlck, widow OF
the late Gilbert Helmlck, OF Eglon
mas been at the bedside OF her mother
Mrs Maggie Scott, who is surgical
patient IN Phlllppl hospital.
David Wotrlng, Aurora, has been
surgical patient IN Phlllppl hos
pltal Tor several days.
Laney' the little SIX year old son OF
MI. ana Mrs. Ezra Lee, OF Eglon, re-
ccelVed a fractured wrist Sunday even
ing when ne feIl from an apple tree
ne was treated by local physician.
Key. ana Mrs. GaIen Ike and little
daughtef, OF Eglon, lett Sunday for
Chlcago, Where Rev. Flke VIII be a
student IN a Blblcal seminary. Mr.
ana MRS. Robert Spald Will occupy
their house during their absence.
MI. ana MIS-. Jake IeetS are the
parents OF a daughter born last week
at thelf nome near Aurora. The moth
ef was the former MISS Mildred Don
nam, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Donham, and the father IS son OF
Mr. and Mrs. William Teets, all OF
near Aurora:
MI. ana MIS-: Carl Flke, OF Brook
Slde, accompanied by MI. and Mrs.
Darwin Hauser, of Oakland, motored
to Atlantic CITY last week.
After having sold their home at
Denver, Colorado, MI, and Mrs: Eli
Lantz and family came last week by
truck. with their belongings, to Mr.
Lantz S relatives near Aurora. They
plan to spend some time visiting be-
lore Locating permanently,
Mrs. Laura Calhoun, who had been
remaining at the home OF a son-ln-
The Republican., 1947-09-18
MT. LAKE PARK

Rev. Reece Burns is in Clarksburg,
W. Va, this week where he is attend
ing the West Virginia Methodist con-
ference.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Zaftine, Detroit,
Mich, are visiting the latter's broth
or-in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. John
H. Sisk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Wood and
daughters were visiting relatives in
Swanton on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Matzick, Los
Angeles, Calf, are guests of the lat
ter's cousins, Miss Elizabeth and John
Morgan. The Matzicks motOred from
California with a house trailer and
visited many places of interest They
are on a six months vacation and it
is the first time the Morgans and the
MatZicks ever met. Mrs. MatZick was
nurse in France during the last war.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sisk mOtored to
Dayton, Va, Tuesday. They were ac-
companied by their daughter Florence
who will remain. for school at the
Shenandoah Conservatory of Music
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fleming, who
spent the summer season here have
returned to Fairmont.
Guests on Sunday of Mrs. G. W.
Hayden were Mr. and Mrs. John Hill
and daughter, Jean, of Luke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mundy and
family visited Mrs. Frank Murphy,
near Deer Park on Sunday.
Mrs. Walter A. Schiller, summer
resident Of the Park, was taken to
Memorial hospital, Cumberland, in
the Bolden ambulance on Tuesday
evening, where she remains a patient.
Catharine Kooken received treat
ment at the Myers clinic in Philippi,
W. Va, last Wednesday. Mrs Kooken
will leave next Tuesday morning for
New York, accompanying the small
children Of Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Schif-
fer to their home there.
The Republican., 1947-09-18
Have Family Reunion

Children of Mrs. ]. E. Chance, at
Mt. Lake Park, gathered at Fort
Pendleton, near German, on Sunday
for family reunion. Fifty-two were
present.
They included Mr.. and Mrs. Nal
colin Chance and Mrs. Edna Potter,
Merchantville, N. j.; Mr. and Mrs.
Carlton Chance and family, Union
town, Pa; Mrs. John Shawn, Stevens
vile, Md; Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Welch,
Akron, Ohio; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Wildesen and children, German; Mr..
and Mrs. Cheston H. Browning and
family, DR.. and Mrs. B. F. Selby,
Oakland; Mark H. Moon and family,
Pleasant Valley. Another son, J. Ed
ward Chance, and his family, Wheel
ing, were unable to be present Sun
day but visited his mother on Mon
day Mrs. Chance is "a years of age
The Republican., 1947-09-18

Joseph NJ. Rowland, father of Harry
R. Rowland, Director, served as presi-
dent from 1S97-191S
A. B. Barnhart was the first Secre-
tary-Treasurer, terminating his of
| flee in 1913 The present Company
owned office is at SO West Franklin
street, Hagerstown.
The following directors are now
managing the Company: John S.
Bowlus, jefferson; Harry R. Rowland,
Paramount; George A. Early, West
minister; C. Ebert Grossnickle,
Myersville; Emmert r. Bowlus, Fred
erick; and Albert NJ. Long and J. Lee
Mullendorc of Hagerstown. Paul d.
Horst is Secretary-T and
agency manager. He is currently
serving as Secretary-Treasurer of
the Maryland Association of Mutual
Insurance Companies. Harvey NJ.
Fike, Route 2, Oakland, and Charley
B. Miller, Friendsville, are employed
as solicitors in Garrett County.
The Republican., 1947-09-18
Wins Second Flight
In Golf TOURNEY

Dan Stealey, Luke, won the second
flight of the Oakland Golf Club
tournament Sunday by defeating Neil
C. Fraley one up in an 18-hole match.
The two were even on the first nine
holes and tied the next four holes.
Previous winners were Phil Contic,
Kingwood, top flight; Andy Smith,
Westernport, third flight. A banquet
is being planned for next month for
the membership, at which time the
prizes will be presented.
The Republican., 1947-09-18

Plenty Of steel by 1949 was fore
cast.
The Republican., 1947-09-18

In another resolution, the commits
sion approved a bill by Rep. Kee (R-
W. Va.) which would permit indus
tries to deduct from their income tax
returns money spent on waste treat
ment plants.
Appointment of a 15-man commit
tee representing municipalities and
county governments was authorized
to bring into the commissions pro-
gram the problems of small units
throughout the basin.
The Republican., 1947-09-18
Temperature Sinks to 40

The temperature dropped to 40 de-
grees on Wednesday morning follow
ing series of thunder storms oven
the weekend.
Rainfall for September stood al
Pts inches, according to the govern
ment station at Weber's.
The Republican., 1947-09-18
Named Secretary

Mrs Playford Ryan has been named
secretary Of the Business and Pro-
fessional Women's club, to succeed
Miss Mary Emily Butt, who resigned
her position upon moving to Towson.
The Republican., 1947-09-18
Win Baseball Game

The baseball team composed of
players from Ray Teets garage de-
feated team from Dusic's Whole
sale Produce on Sunday by the score
Of 16 to r.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-05-15
In the Superior Court OF the State
of Washington in and for
Benton County

In the Superior Court Of the State
of Washington in and for
Benton County
In the matter of the estate OF
MINNIE A. LUTH, Deceased
No. 1886
Notice of hearing on final account
and petition for distribution
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that Albert M. Luth, executor OF
the above entitled estate has filed
his Final Account and Petition
for Distribution in the office OF
the Clerk of the above entitled
Court and that the Court is asked
to settle said Final Account, to
distribute the property OF said
estate to the heirs or persons
entitled to the same and discharge
the executor.
Said final account and petition
for distribution will be heard by
the Court at the Courthouse in
Prosser, Benton County, Wash
ington, on the 18th day Of June,
1947, at the hour of 1000 o'clock
in the forenoon.
ALBERT M. LUTH, Executor.
BY MOULTON & POWELL and
THOMAS B. CESS, His Attor-
neys. 5/15-5 20
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-05-15
Special Surplus
Sale Be Held

Three special offerings OF war
surplus material were announced
today through the Regional Office
of the War Assets Administration.
For inspection or further informa-
ton those interested may contact
the Customer Service Center s.
157 Howard. Spokane.
WAA has % oil fabrication
coolers which will be offered
through May ~. These are un-
used and come in three boxes
each ready for shipment. The
coolers are designed with 40
square feet of heat transfer serv-
ice. Each unit weighs 1900
pounds and has II steel boxes OF
tools and accessories.
Sealed bids are requested for
arc welding cables and switch
boards on a sale which closes May
II. There are four types of cable
totalling nearly $4,000 feet in
this sale. Two switchboards are
also offered.
The third sale consists Of
drugs, medical supplies and
equipment on sealed bid basis.
The sale is concluded on May "a.
Offered in this event are BAN
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-05-15
Highland Women
Start New Year
Hi0hlauds

The Kennewick Highlands
Women's Club met Friday May
9Th at which time annual reports
were given by the officers and the
new officers assumed their work
for the coming year.
The President, Mrs. Thelma
Switzer, is delegate to the State
Convention to be held in Seattle
May q, % and 20. The alternate
is Mrs. Bruce Lampson. The Sec
ond delegate is Mrs. Neva Wat
kins.
Mrs. Bruce Lampson and Mrs. J.
r. Ayers gave reports on the Dis
trict meeting at Yakima May End.
The President appointed the
following standing committees:
House, Mrs. L. Cox, Mrs. J. u.
Sargent, Mrs. Emma Kleinknecht,
Mrs. Frieda Smith; Auditing, Mrs.
Jack Crawford, Mrs. Albert Nor
man; Ways and Means, Mrs. K. r.
Hastings, Mrs. Gene Parkhurst,
Mrs. D. Cookie; Courtesy, Mrs. E.
J. Brand, Mrs. Guy Story; Mem
bership, Mrs. Peter Erickson, Mrs.
Chas. Meyer, Mrs. r. K. Hastings,
Mrs. J. u. Sargent, Mrs. B. Boeis;
Year Book, Mrs. Ruth Watkins,
Mrs. G. bennett, Mrs. G. Mathews,
Mrs. D. Gilkerson; Program, Mrs.
w. w. Goode, Mrs Bruce Lamp
son.
A committee to receive, prepare
and ship clothing for European
relief was composed of Mrs.
Myrtle Mathews, Mrs. Bruce
Lampson, Mrs. G. Meyer and Mrs.
]. U. Sargent. Mrs. Neva Wat
kins was appointed to care for
the publicity which will be to
notify the members thru the paper
as to the date and place for the
meeting to take care of the prep
aration and shipment.
It was decided not to have a
picnic this summer.
There were % present at the
meeting and refreshments were
served by Mrs. j. r. Ayers Mrs.
L. Boutelle, Mrs. E. J. Brand and
Mrs. A Glason
The next meeting will be Oct.
3rd.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-05-15
Novel Fabric Increases
Safety of. It's Wearer

A new safety fabric will appear
this spring in sports clothes. The
fabric, which can be washed or
dry cleaned, lights up clearly at
dusk or evening under headlights.
It will be strongly endorsed as a
safety measure for children cross
ing intersections after dark, and
for persons who must walk on
highways or other unlighted roads
at night.
The fabric comes in various
colors, but lights up stark white,
says Marjorie Lusk, Extension
Specialist in Clothing. For ex-
ample, in. boys tan gaberdlne
jacket, the material appears as a
green trimming outlining the
pockets and shoulders. Its visi-
bility is claimed to be 15O times
that of plain white.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-05-15

Scientists advised the Com
merce Department that among
items tested were gun founda-
tons, turret structures and strains
on model landing craft during
bleaching operations, the towing
capacity of marine tugs, recon
rocket launching blast pressure
and measurement Of steady and
Ioscillating torque in drive shafts.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-05-15
Naval Experts Devise
New Strain Indicator

U. S. Navy experts, working at
the test model basin in WASH
ington, D. c. have developed a
new strain indicator for accurate
measurement Of rapidly chang
ing dimensions caused by stresses
in many kinds Of structures.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-05-15

daees. cotton, gauze, detergent
emulsion, powder, curved knife
blades, and various types OF
splints.
Kodiak mirror., 1947-06-14
Notice For Publication

Notice is hereby given that the Kadiak Fisheries Company have made application for 8 sol diers' addition homestead, Am chorage Serial 010154, for a trsea of land embraced in D. S. sur- vey No. 26o7, situated at Obsez~ vation point on the north shore of Shearwater Bay. east side os Kodiak Island, and it is new iE the files of the District Land 0f- fee, Anchorage, Alaska. Tho land contains 12.45 acres. Any and all persons claiming adversely any of the above men tioned land should file theIr ad~ verse claims in the local land of~ flee at Anchorage, Alaska, within the period of publication or tiliE- ty days thereafter, or they will be barred by the provisions os the statutes.
 George A. Lingo,
 Acting Manager. Date Fhst Publication
 May 24, l947
 Date Last Publication
 July l9, 1847
Kodiak mirror., 1947-06-14
United States

United States Department of the Interioe District Land Office Anchorage, Alaska
 August 22, 1946 Notice For Publication
Kodiak mirror., 1947-06-14

Fifteen two fftaen fyur and eight's a dozen" will he the theme song at the Center Tues day eveEing, June IF, when g score of cribbage "sharks" are expected to compete or he ares championship.
 Defending champion is Mrs, Marian Sautner.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-09-12
Lingerie Set

I OOKING for neatly tailored
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pantie pair is designed to flatter
the more mature figure-is easy
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Send today for your copy of the new
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up-to- the minute fashion news, special fea-
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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-09-12
STAMP OF IDENTITY
Finserprints Reveal Startling Tales
STAMP OF IDENTITY

Loops, whorls and arches on
the ends of a persons 10 fin
gers irrevocably spell out his
identity, no two sets of finger
prints in the world being iden-
teal. That is the basis on which
the far-fung activities of the Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation iden-
LITIGATION division are carried out.
Many unusual stories lie behind
the more than 1903 million finger
prints now on file in the FBI's iden-
LITIGATION division One set of linked
finger impressions may tell of a
long sought murderer captured
when his prints were checked with
the FBI. Another set establishes the
identity of an amnesia victim, re-
storing loved one to his family. A
third identifies a victim of a fatal
plane crash.
In addition to criminal prints the
FBI's fingerprint files contain per-
sonal Identification prints, army,
navy. marine, civil service and
alien prints Daily. thousands of
new prints are being forwarded to
the Identification division by local
law enforcement agencies.
Many Strange Cases.
The story behind the fingerprint
card of Charles Sidney Worthington
is illustrative of the many strange
angles encountered by FBI finger
print experts in making identif.
cations.
Wanted for violation Of the theft
from interstate shipment statute,
Worthing had been a fugitive
sine 1884 When he was arrested
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-09-12

cal with those of a young Texan
who had enlisted in the U. S. naval
reserve. The tanker on which he
had been assigned had been sunk
off the coast of Florida.
Ease Fathers Doubts.
Arrangements we're made re-
Gently for harried father to visit
the FBI war casualty section. The
father, although notified of his sons
death in action during the battle for
Southern France in 1914, refused to
believe that the deceased had been
his son.
An FBI fingerprint expert set his
mind at rest. The father was shown
his sons army fingerprint card and
the prints taken of the deceased
soldier. The expert gave a detailed
explanation of the two forms and
pointed out that they were iden-
teal.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-09-12

hospital. The 80 remaining patients
were transferred to another veter-
ans hospital and the once luxurious
hotel saw the end of its role as an
instrument of mercy.
Abandoned for Years..
Since 1922, the structure has
stood empty. A large wing was torn
down and the rest of the hotel was
dismantled.
When the postwar housing short
age developed, plans for remodel
ing the building for returning GI.s
and their families were heatedly
discussed, but finally abandoned as
impractical. It was then that the
National Purebred Livestock ex-
change purchased the building and
grounds. Purchase price was SITS
per acre for the 100 acres Of land.
with the once ornate palace
"thrown in for good measure"
Down in the hotel basement
where dignified ladies and their
very proper husbands once took
turkish baths (men to the room
on the left. prime specimens
Of YOrkshires, Durocs, Tam
wOrths and other breeds now
snore in deep beds of wood
shavings.
In the kitchens where rich foods
for the guests once were prepared,
hogs are spoon-fed on a carefully
balanced diet of proteins, vitamins.
minerals and carbohydrates.
The newly-painted ball room has
been converted into a sales pavilion
where livestock auctions are held.
It is complete with show ring and
runways, all ankle deep in clean
sawdust and with upholstered thea
ter seats for the bidders. Across the
lobby a spacious, glass-enclosed
sunroom now serves as maternity
ward where sows and their little
pigs convalesce after the trials of
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-09-12
CLLDED PALACE
Once Ornate Watering Place
HarbOrs Elite of Swine World

narrowing.
In the wooded parks surrounding
the palace, hundreds of head of
ivestock-hogs, cattle, sheep and
horses-develop while they wait to
be taken to Midwest farms for foun-
dation stock of meat you will be
eating three and four years hence.
Edwin and Wayne Fox, the broth
ers who are responsible for the Ma
tional Swine Palace, are both gifted
with sense of humor and admit
that they have had "a lot of fun
along with the work of making the
building and grounds presentable.
Pictures of hogs leaving the
elevator, of SOW feeding her
pigs in the middle of the old
marble lobby and of a lonely
gilt, Juliet, mournfully waiting
on grilled second-f1oor bal
cony for her Romeo, decorate
the Office.
Still Pioneering.
The man behind the palace is
genial Frank Fox, pioneer Iowa
resident and twice candidate for
NollSi Coo AS tlle lOulluSI Vi oil Olu,
progressive feed manufacturing
concern, he is known personally to
thousands of Midwest farmers for
his pioneer work during the past 40
years in promoting balanced ra-
tons for livestock. He still speaks
two or three times a week at farm
meetings throughout the corn-hog
belt. Although question periods fol-
lowing his talks often last until or
a. M, Fox thrives on the sessions
His friends claim they are seldom
able to get him off the subject of
livestock but they readily testify
that the stories of his experiences
keep them sitting on the edge of
the chair" When they do get him
off the subject of livestock. talk in
evitably swings to politics and eco
nomics. where he also is classed as
"pioneer thinker"
And now he is pioneering once
more. His idea is that the average
farmer-the farmer who grows the
meat-must have the best produc-
ing strains of purebred livestock
available. This, he contends, is
essential if livestock growers are to
avoid the starvation income so
widely prevalent among them dur
ing peacetime.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-09-12

under an alias in June, 1914, on a
charge of false representation, As
toria, Ore, authorities forwarded
his prints to the FBI for a finger
print check There Identification ex-
perts determined they we're identi-
cal with those of Charles Sidney
Worthington. Returned to West Vir-
ginia, the long-sought fugitive was
sentenced to serve two years and
six months in federal peniten-
tiary
Missing persons, victims of
tragic accidents, amnesia cases
and the like are often identified
through a search of their finger
prints through the FBI's files.
When a right hand was found in
the stomach of a shark caught at
Miami Beach Fla, the finger i'm
pressions were forwarded to the
FBI They were found to be identi-
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-09-12
! ASK ME n
: ANOTHER {
: A General Quiz
The Questions

l. Who said: "When there is
an income tax, the just man will
pay more and the unjust less on
the same amount of income?
2. Was battle of our Civil
war ever fought in Europe?
3. Where is the Valley of Ten
Thousand Smokes?
4. How did julius Caesar meet
his death?
S. What is the number of de-
grees around the equator?
6. What is the largest inland
sea in the world?
7. Which is the most populous
of the South American countries?
8. Who was it said: "These are
times that try mems souls?
9. Are Ethiopians Christians?
10. Does barrel of compressed
air have more buoyancy than a
barrel of air at atmospheric pres
sure?