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The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-10-22
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white head pieces, and they
carried cascade bouquets of
white NUNS with flocked sea-
moss. The flower girl was
little 10 Ann Whiteside, whose
dress was of apple green vel
vet made in the colonial de-
sign; as was also the dress of
Connie Portegys Cloth nieces
of the bride) who was candle
lighter. The flower girl car
ried large white satin rose
filled with red rose petals,
which she scattered on the
way to the altar. The attend
ants gowns were designed and
made by Mrs. o. G. Tanner.
Mr.. Gregg Rice of Toulon,
Illinois, served as best man;
while the groomsmen were Mr..
John Faassen, Mr.. James An
derson, and Mr.. Robert White
side (the latter being a neph-
ew Of the bride). Little Roger
Whiteside, nephew of the
bride, in a small tuxedo, was
ring bearer; while Richard
Whiteside, another nephew,
served as Granddaughter.
The brides mother was
dressed in black, with a hip
corsage of yellow NUNS. The
groom's mother wore a plum
colored dress, with white mum
corsage.
A reception for the two hun
dred guests was held in Zion
Home; after which the young
couple left on a two-weeks'
honeymoon in Northern Wis
consin, S. Dakota and Mimi
esota. Their future home is at
3006 Eshcol Avenue.
The bride is a graduate of
Zion-Benton Township High
School and the groom is JAS
per (Minn.) High School grad
uate.
Among the out-of-town
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-10-22
KATHRYN WHITESIDE
BECOMES BRIDE OF
DONALD ERICKSON

At 700 p. m. on October II,
1947, in Zion Chapel, Miss
Kathryn I. Whiteside, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Mark
Whiteside, 3012 Eshcol Ave.,
became the bride of Donald E.
Erickson, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ellert M. Erickson of Jasper,
Minnesota, with Overseer Carl
Q. Lee officiating at the can
delight service.
Mrs. Ralph Tuckerman of
Walnut, Illinois, sang, '"The
Sunshine of Your Smile," and
|The Lords Prayer" with
Mrs. Bernard BEEN as accom-
PIANIST. Mrs. Tuckerman, the
former Florence Trouth, was
bridesmaid to Mrs. Mark
Whiteside 80 years ago.
The bride was lovely in her
white satin colonial gown with
hustle, fashioned with high
neckline and with lace outlin-
ing the yoke, and lace on
sleeves, and having full length
train. A finger-tip veil made
of nylon illusion, attached to
the lace tiara, with white
rhinestones, completed the en-
semble. She carried white
Bible with a white orchid,
from which fell satin stream
ers having stephanotis bios
SONS. The bride selected the
weddings color scheme of red
and white throughout.
The matron of honor was
Mrs. John Faassen, cousin of
the bride; the bridesmaids
were Mrs. Arthur Revis, Mrs.
Don Congdon, and Mrs. Ed
ward buckley. These attend
ants were gowned in red velvet
colonial styled with red and
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-10-22

but few and short stemmed
blooms.
Second: Plant Your Bulbs
Deep!
Tulips-8 inches or more.
Jonquils-10 inches or more.
Hyacinths-about the same
as Tulips.
THIRD: Be Sure the Bulbs
Have Drainage!
If you have clay soil, dig
the hole deeper and put in a
layer of sand or sandy soil be-
fore putting in the bulbs.
FOURTH: Fertilizer!
If you wish to use some fer
tilizer, sprinkle some bone
meal over the ground after
the bulbs are covered.
FIFTH: Planting Time!
You may plant any bulbs of
these hardy flowers as long as
you can get them in the ground
before freezing hard, but,
THEY MUST BE PLANTED
IN THE FALL TO BLOOM
THE NEXT SPRING.!
Zion Gardens import these
bulbs direct from Holland,
from growers who specialize
in this business. You are sure
to have good flowers from
these bulbs if planted as di-
rected.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-10-22
YOU WANT YOUR
BULBS TO BLOOM

Here are some timely tips
for the Home Owner who
would like to have a colorful
garden of dubious flowers in
the spring.
First: Get Good Bulbs!
A good Tulip measures
about six inches in circumfer-
ence, and it's surface is white
and free from fungus spots. A
Jonquil bulb measures about
eight inches in circumference
and should be dry and firm
and it's husks crisp. The same
is true of Hyacinths, although
they are slightly smaller. Bulbs
smaller than these may send
up fine foliage next spring,
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-10-22
THANKFUL FOR RAIN

Mrs. Lucille Sparrow in writ
ing to The Theocrat to renew
her subscription under date of
October 9th, states that on Oc-
tober 9Th, they had had their
first rain since the month of
May, for which they all were
very grateful.
They were all we'll and glad
to read the home news.
The frontiersman., 1947-01-04
Page Three

FIRST 6t LOANS REACH selDOVtA
 The first of a number of territorial CT. loans to be given to Seldovia veter ans reached the city early this week. Earl Herr brought the loans with him upon his return from An chorage.
 Mr. Herr est ina ed that nearly $65, ,oOO in loans would be put into Seldovia homes and bo ats before the year is over. Under loan terms the money may be used for eith- CT remodelling or building new homes and boats.
 Floyd Guertin of the terr itor ial vet- erans' office expects to be back in Se1do- via on about Jan. 20, Mir. Herr said.
 Tn the me an t ime if there are other Sel- dovia veter ans who wish to make appl ica- tion for loans, MT. Herr will assist in making out the forms, so that all pre1 imin- ary paper work can be completed prior to MT. Gaer t in's arri- val.
The frontiersman., 1947-01-04
FIRST SEMESTER ENOs FRjDAy

The i IT. st seme s ter of school work ends next Fr iday, Jan. 10, pr inc ipal J. W. Thom- pson s said today. The end of hal f a year's school is not marked by graduat ion in Sel- doyia.
 The one change the new s eme 8 ter will br ing Is the begin- ming of a course in ommerc ia1 law. This cour SC replaces last some s ter's ics class.
The frontiersman., 1947-01-04


 Al AN NUAl BALL
 "At least as large a crowd as we've ever had, and I'd guess 1t was pr obably the lar- gest."
 That was Fire Chic Jack Engl ish's summa- tion of the New Year's Eve Ball spon- sored by the Fire man's Associat ion at LinWood Hall last Tue sday even ing.
 The progr am worked out exactly according to plan, and the cap- ac ity crowd which greeted the New Year with nois semakers s, confetti, and the popping of balloons at midn ight, stayed on through the night unt il the dance clos- ed at 4 o'clock Wed- nesday morn ing.
 MT. Engl ish had a spec al word of com mendation for the mu- sic fans who played thr oughout the even- ing. Members of the impr omptu orche s tra included Oren Dia- mond, Hank Krol1, Mervin Brun, Edwin Bahrs and Worry Por- ter.
 MT. Porter arr iVed fr on his home on Tut ka Bay aboard L. V. Sonmervi1k s boat, Tillicum, which was sent to br ing him to Se1dovia by the Fire man's Assoc ion.
The frontiersman., 1947-01-04

The buffet supper of spaghe i, cake and coffee served by Lou Alexander, head of the refreshment commi t tee, also was highly appr owed by all-goers. The food was warmed in the ov- ems of the Linwood cafe and carr jed into the dance hall to be served buffet style.
 Mr. Engl ish today said members of the F ir eman's Association cons idered this year ball an un- oua1 flied success, and he express sed the appreciation of the group to the people of Seldovia for the ir support of this an nua1 func t ion which f in ances expenditure es for the fire equip- ment of this city. { D-, C,
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-05
Maniac In Cleric's Garb
Elaas From Insane Asylum

LONDON.--A maniacal strangler,
believed to be dressed as clergy
man but carrying seven other dis
guises with him, escaped from the
Broadmoor criminal lunatic asylum.
The madman, 37-year-old John
Lapsien, had been a model inmate
for 10 years and had gained privi-
leges which made his escape easy,
authorities said.
He is believed to have scaled the
asylum's 16-foot wall with the aid
of stepladder. wearing the clerical
clothes and carrying other costumes
in suitcase along with 1872 pounds
($648) stolen from the cashbox.
Lapsien, star performer in the
asylum's amateur dramatic society
was believed to have looted the
clubs wardrobe.
He was believed to be heading fol
the home of Mrs. Kathleen Wood
ward at Burford, in Oxfordshire
where Lapsien also formerly lived
He was found guilty in 1887 o
strangling Mrs. Woodward's II
month-old child.
At the trial he charged Mrs
Woodward murdered the child be
cause "she is in love with me-"
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-05
Trapshooting Record

One of the greatest trap shooting
records ever made was shot by the
late Mrs. Elizabeth Toepperwein OF
Winchester who broke 1852 out OF
1000 clay targets in three hours
and Is minutes of actual shooting
time. The greatest record ever
made anywhere in the world at
aerial targets was made with a ~
rife by Mrs Toepperwein's hus-
band, Ad, who is now rs years old.
In IL days of shooting. Toepperwein
broke 72.49l out of 1880 targets.
He had only nine misses in IL days.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-05
Synthetic Process
Creates Star Gems
Rubies and Sapphires Made by
Man Excel in Beauty.

NEW YORK. - Synthetic star
rubies and star sapphires, some
thing new in man-made gems. have
been developed, it was announced
by the American Museum of Ma
tural History and Linde Air Prod
ncts company. makers of the gems.
The star gems are among the most
coveted because there is pale spot
OF nearly white light in the center,
surrounded by streamers shaped
like star.
One OF the star rubies is more than
100 carats. 1t is bigger than any
known natural star ruby.
These synthetic stones are in
some cases more beautiful than the
natural gems. said DR.. F. H. Pugh,
the museums gem expert who con-
Quoted the exhibit.
This does not mean, he explained,
that the Synthetics surpass all ma.
tural stones. They do not. However,
he declared wearers will be unable
10 ulStingulSn between tNese ana tne
real thing.
jewelers., however, will have nc
difficulty in distinguishing between
the real and the synthetic. said
Pugh, because on the backs of the
man-made stones they can see
marks, somewhat like rings. thai
show the growth stages Of the syn
thetics.
Both of the star gems are made
of very fine, white powder, alu
minum oxide. This powder is col
ored blue for sapphires. with either
cobalt. ditanium or iron. The pow
der is colored red for rubies will
chromium. The gem is made by de
! posting this powder in small
stream in very hot fame of oxygel
/ and hydrogen.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-05
100 Pirates Killed on
Chinese Coast BY Navy

CANTON. CHINA. - A Chinese
naval amphibious force killed about
100 pirates in clash off the Kwan-
tung coast July %, the newly-estab-
lished navy signal station here re-
ported.
A message to the signal station
said the pirates lost their chief of
staff and a unit commander.
The Kueling islands. pirate
stronghold about IS miles northeast
of Hong Kong. now is occupied by
Chinese troops. but for years was
the base for organized sea rovers
vino exacted tolls from passing
iunks and often raided coastal viii
lagos.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-05
See $4,000 Feet
Altitude Range
Military Flight Predicted
by Tester for Boeing
Aircraft Research.


SEATTLE. N. D. Showalter,
chief OF flight test for Boeing Air
craft company. predicts military
fight at attitudes from 10000 to
SO 900 feet-more than nine miles
above sea level-''for the near
future"
The forecast. made at Boeing-
sponsored symposium on high-aIti-
tude fight, established Ave mile alti-
tudes as at present practical
levelse for regular commercial air
travel.
Military craft operated at alti-
tudes ranging from 10000 to $4,000
feet during the war.
The vast testing and development
OF high-height flying military craft
has made commercial fight in the
suhstratosphere practical. Showal-
ter said. and provided an altitude
safety margin well beyond operat-
ing levels.
Flights Called Safe.
Research programs in which
military planes pushed above the
40,000-foot level have given us ade-
quate experience for commercial
operation at lower attitudes he
said. present development indi-
Gates commercial flights should be
safe. economical and comfortable at
Is, ,000-foot attitudes. .
I'VE, believe that an entirely ap-
propriate altitude margin is pro-
vided by the background and ex-
perience at and above $4,000 feet :
Showalter cited his companys TO-
year program on substratosphere
research and development. and out
lined'the tests designed to build an
adequate altitude margin into the
airplane."
Boeing fight crews. he said. have
spent more than 1900 hours above
$4,000 feet and conducted more fly
ing at 10000 feet or higher than al
the rest of man collectively" The
program has been carried on dur
ing the last five years in connection
with army air forces.
About $50 man-hours. aside from
mechanical work on equipment
have been spent for each flight houl
In the conducting of tests and com
pilation of data, he said.
Needs Consideration.
Discussing government regula
tions Of aircraft. M. F. Vanik
Boeing airworthiness engineer, sal,
new federal requirements in high
altitude design must be CAREFUL.
considered" because of the wide ex
tent of the field and its national i'm
portance.
The basic philosophy Of govern
ment aircraft regulations. he said
sis to establish uniform safety rule
Of. minimum standards which Wi
result In maximum safety CONNER
surate with the best interests of tn
general public, the development {
aviation and the current scienc
and art Of aircraft design an
operation.
ITO realize the full advantages
be obtained with high-altitude ali
plane design, regulations must b
kept at minimum. and those tn;
are, considered necessary must
kept general and flexible to allo
achievement Of the best realizatic
Of balanced design and efficiency.
Experience in high-altitude desie
gained through the war will
translated into commercial airplar
design. he said. and high-altituc
flying soon win become commC
due to its advantages in speed. con
fort and economy.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-05
strides in Horticulture

The chrysanthemum. which be-
gan life as wild, yellow. single
petaled flower in the mountains Of
China. now has many colors. varie-
ties and sizes. Among the varieties
are the large, globular species, fam
tastic Japanese kinds, spidery types
like the Fuji, anemone and daisy
varieties, pompons and button
NUNS.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-05
Russian Is Credited With
lnVeniing Electric Light

MOSCOW. = The Russian press
said the Russian inventor Lodygin
invented the incandescent electric
light long before Thomas A. Edison.
Hailing Lodygin on the Tooth anni-
versary Ct his birth, the government
newspaper Izvestia said Edison was
shown model of Lodygin's lamp
by Russian sailor years before the
American completed his own re-
search. Izvestia added, however,
that Edison did ''an enormous
amount Cf work on the subject
The soviet press previously has
stated that the Russian inventor
Popov rather than Marconi was the
father of modern radio and that the
drug penicillin was a Soviet product.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-05
Police Call Their Office:
The Cats Maternity Ward

PHILADELPHIA The police at
a Philadelphia station say they
have no use for cats who seem to
regard their office as a maternity
ward and are too well fed to bother
with such trivia as mice. Says Sgt.
Frank Harkins:
THE cats seem to regard this
station as kind of maternity
ward. They run in here. give birth
to their litters-and then they run
out.
''They get fed so well by the po-
licemen (including the sergeant)
that they refuse to chase mice"
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-05
Philippine Foreign Trade
Far Ahead Of a Year AGO

MANILA. - Philippine imports
and exports in the first nine months
of this year were valued at $685.
SOC, 1000, and the bureau of census
and statistics estimated the total for
the year will be 300 million dollars,
about three times the prewar vol
ume. Last year the total was $50
millions.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-05
Former Duchess Marries
LAWYER After Reno Divorce

RENO.-Mrs. Irma Amelie Os-
borne, 38. dark-haired war nurse
who gave up the title of duchess by
divorcing the duke Of Leeds. was
married to Frank Atherton Howard,
81, New York lawyer and former oil
company executive.
Mrs. Osborne divorced John Os-
borne. 18th duke of Leeds. here on
the ground of three years separa-
ton.
Her marriage to Howard was her
third. Her first, at the age Of II,
was to Paul Brewster, London pub
Usher.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-05
Thrift Gardens
Cut Food Bills
Millions Of Families Raise
Their Own Vegetables to
Offset High Costs.


NEW YORK. BY raising their
own vegetables, between l6 and 18
million families in the United States
have cut down high food bills. The
victory garden of the war years has
reverted to a thrift garden.
The president of a large seed
house estimates that as result the
average family has saved from $50
to 5000 on their food bill this season.
1.-THE consumer really started the
present drive as check on the high
cost of living" said Rodney H. Bran
don, president of National Garden
institute. sponsor of thrift gar
den movement begun last spring.
Just how much home gardeners
will produce this season has not yet
been determined, but department
of agriculture spokesman said the
garden total is around rs to 80 per,
cent of the wartime peak.
Good Garden Year.
AT that time, victory gardeners
raised eight to nine million tons Of
foodstuffs, or more than 40 per,
cent of the entire U. S. vegetable
production.
1T has not geen good garden
year. in some areas of the country.
because of the wet spring, followed
by drouth so yields may not be as
great as anticipated, said H. w.
Hochbaum, chief Of the division Of
field coordination extension service
of the department of agriculture.
A recent report of the garden in
stitute, however. had more opti-
mistic view.
Home gardens are paying of
even better than last year, despite
the unfavorable season, is the ver-
dict Of families that have them, I"
the institute said. Conditions vary
according to region and locality, but
most reports are favorable"
Seed Sales Go Up.
James H. Burdett Of National Gar
den bureau recently told the Ameri.
can Seed Trade association that the
peak of garden seed sales was
reached in lS43, after which there
was falling of. to a point in 194t
where sales were 400 per cent high
er than in 1889.
The 1947 sales were 10 per CEN
greater than a year ago." Burdet
stated. The department Of agricul
ture said its reports from seedsmer
indicated seed sales are up about
per cent over 1946. ~
Most of the home gardeners vii
can more this year than they have
before" said John Fieseler, presi
dent of Peter Henderson compan.
seed house. One reason for that i
said to be the greater ayailabilit,
of canning and freezing equipment
Besides home gardens. the gar
den institute said, more than 40 pc
cent Of companies which had ZEN
ployee gardens during the war ar
continuing them. -
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-05
Russians Possess Guided
Rocket. u. s. Army Reveals

WASHINGTON. - The army dis
closed that Russia possesses a guild
ed missile with twice the range OF
the V-2's being tested here.
The missile was developed by the
Germans. who also produced the W
2 rocket captured by the Americans
and now undergoing tests at White
Sands, N. M.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-05
Root-Rot Resistance

Texas farmers are benefting by
some 80 million dollars annually
from use of recently developed root
rot resistant strains Of sorghum
bred by the Texas station. Com
mercial rose growers of the Tyler
area increased the value of their
crop more than so thousand dollars
in l945 by busting with sulfur-cop-
per dust for control of black spot.
Ten million rose plants were dust
ed according to station procedures.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-05
Bolts Were Born

In the factory Of Rugg and
Barnes in Southington, Conn.,, the
first bolts to be made commercially
were produced in 1910. Martin
Barnes invented and constructed
the first machine for cutting threads
on bolts and for rounding rods.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-05
Recruits Decline
In Armed Forces
Enlistments Fail to Keep
Manpower Of Services
At Full Strength.

WASHINGTON. Diminishing
manpower is causing grave concern
to the high commands OF all armed
forces army, navy and air. Re-
cruiting for the services is running
far below the levels necessary to
keep the armed forces at authorized
strength, in some cases as much
as 20 per cent too low, officials
say.
The navy. which customarily is in
q better recruiting position than the
army, is getting only about 80 per
cent Of the needed number of re-
crtits on the basis of latest figures.
Navy officials estimate they need
about $1,000 men a month. The
army, which also carries on air
force enlistments. gained about 2l,-
600 men in September. compared
with desired total of about 10000.
Prospects Termed Poor.
The army has a present actual
strength of about 960, 900 compared
with its authorized force of 1,070,-
600. The navy currently is somewhat
above the average strength figure
authorized for the current fiscal
year lending next June 3O) but the
present rate of discharges compared
with enlistments will drop it below
strength, officials said. The navy
strength. in men and officers, is
about 477. 900 compared with an au-
thorized 437, 900 figure for the fiscal
year.
The air force is understood to be
between 10000 and $4,000 short OF
its 391 900 authorized strength "a
part Of the 100000 total for the
army.
Guard Sagging, Too.
An intensive effort is under way
to build up another vitalIy import.
ant component of national defense
the national guard. Like the regular
establishments. that. too, lags faI
behind requirements.
High army officials said that they
were still able to keep up the man
power required by Gen. Lucius D
Clay in Germany and GenA Doug1a.
Macarthur in Japan for occupation
duties. But. they added, the point i.
being reached where the drain O
manpower in the United States tt
keep those forces at proper strength
is threatening to upset the man
power pool here required to sup
port the overseas forces.
The closing out of the Italian oc
cupation area under terms Of thu
peace treaty is helping the Euro
pean situation some.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-05
First Juvenile Courts

First juvenile courts in the United
States were not established until
1900. The hearings are private and
informal. Most other countries have
maintained juvenile courts since the
early 10th century.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-05
Cleaning Ceramic Tiles

To clean the cement joints be-
tween kitchen or bathroom ceramic
tiles, wipe the cement with iavelle
water or a liquid bleach containing
chl1rine.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-05

Hawaii is represented in Con-
gress by one delegate, who has no
vote.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-05

The voice of the tortoise is not
we'll developed; the females usually
are able only to hiss.
Milford chronicle., 1947-12-05

Big Water Drop
The Kaieteur cataract of British
Guiana has descent Of $50 feet.
The union times., 1947-07-05

ent, with many showing promise of long and sparkling careers ahead players like Shea and Berra of the Tanks, Mele of the Red SOx, Har- tung and Thomson of the Giants, Hodges and Taylor of the Dodgers and Lehner of the Browns.
 The report, by the way. is that a number of the big-league teams are about to follow the Dodgers example and sign up Negro players. Let's hope it turns out true. It wouldn't hurt to drop your nearest club line on the subject.
 THE HOTTEST
 A few weeks back we wrote a nice little notice on EWell Blackwell of the Cincinnati Reds, rating him as one of the National Leagues top pitchers. It sounded good when we wrote it, but it must have looked foolish by the time it got printed and Blackwell was spinning one no-hitter and barely missing a second.
 It looks now as if he's not only the top NIL pitcher, but the hottest in any league. You have to go back to Dizzy Dean to find NIL pitcher who had the authority in action that Blackwell shows.