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Evening star., 1948-08-02

OF SlSCerS, nleCeS
and ,nephews she
n e ver KIN e W
existed.
Miss r S e n.
helm acquired a
score or so OF
relatives, an un-
limited portion
of JOY and a
certain amount
of inconvenience
with the discov-
cry that a Balti-
more man she
believed to be
a cousin born on
Evening star., 1948-08-02

/ had taken on a fishing trip ir
Northern Ontario. And at another
meeting in the Chevy Chase Meth
odist Church, j. Marion Shul
gave a talk on THE how and VIII!
of plant raising" and then tool
the members over to his garder
at 2O7 Raymond street, Chevy
Chase, to see his day lilies.
The "baby" of the Fossils has
joined the group. He is Edwin w
Schneider, a spruce. fresh-faced 81.
year old retired contractor who lives
at 10 Virgilia street, Chevy Chase.
Chairman of the games committee
Mr.. Schneider, who is an enthusias-
tic occasional poet, who has con-
tributed to papers here under the
pseudonyms of Edwin Guess ano
Bethesda Balladier." He submits
reports of his subgroup's activities In
rhyme.
"Of course, we confine most of our
violence to speech these days." he
said. But we play ping-pong
checkers and horSeShoes."
Report on County Action.
ashley and 1 will be the chief
competitors on the horseshoes," said
DR.. Curtis. Were a couple Of farm
boys"
They said also that they attend
meetings of the Montgomery County
Commissioners when, some issue OF
particular interest is being discussed.
The members report back to the
club.
DR.. Curtis helped the Chevy
Chase-Bethesda High School to get
its microscope in shape, Mr.. Ash
ley explained.
/ Since the charter meetings there
has been one death in the club-B. !.
w. Kumler, a retired member of the
Civil Service Commission The Fos-
sils sent delegation to his funeral
and made a contribution of $40 to
the local Red Cross chapter in his
name.
In speaking about it, Mr.. Ashley
said:
you've got to expect many casu-
alties in a group like this. After all
the average age is between 70 and
U.s."
Meanwhile they're full of plans for
the future.
I'VE expect The Fossils to add ten
years to our lives" DR.. Curtis said.
Were ready for anything. Except
we draw the line at baby sitting"
Evening star., 1948-08-02
North ireland Leader
Scorns U. S. Trip Idea

Sir Basil Brooke. Northern Ire
lands Prime Minister, has spurned
a suggestion that he go to the United
States to debate publicly the ques-
ton of Irish partition. He said in
Belfast that the request came from
the American League for Undivided
Ireland.
The only people interested in the
subject in America were those who
had been stirred up by Fires propa-
ganda. he said, "and the truth b
not In them"
Evening star., 1948-08-02

CdUlC ulucNuO.
mt candidate"
appears before
Thursday night.
On that night,
the Arlin gton
Citizens G ON =
mittee for School
I m row ement
will in d ors e a
n on = partisan
candidate in the
contest W h | c h
will be decided
in the November
general election.
Already in the
race are I. Lee
Evening star., 1948-08-02
Retired Men Band Togethern Fossils Club
And Dedicate 1t to |SociobiIity and Service
Group Is Organized
By Physicist Long in
Standards Bureau
By Mary McGrory

Many OF Cnem wear nlgn SnOeS,
most of them are white-haired, and
they call themselves the Fossils.
Their idea is that retirement can
be fun, and since their first meet
ing eight months ago, almost 60
oldsters have joined them in "soci-
ability and service"
It all began last December when
a white-haired, 72-year-old retired
physicist was in church. He was
DR.. Harvey L. Curtis, who left the
Bureau OF Standards in January,
1947, after 40 years of service.
At the time he was watching a
retired friend and thinking that he
looked a little down in the mouth
After the service he went over and
asked him how he liked having so
much time on his hands.
The first six months were the
hardest" his friend replied, I'm
getting a little used to it now"
Growing All the Time"
I decided said DR.. Curtis,
that there were probably a lot of
other old boys who were sitting
around just waiting for the time
to pass. So I called up about seven
old friends and suggested we get
together and have some fun. We're
growing all the time, and I
wouldn't be surprised if a lot of
clubs like this didn't spring up
around the country
DR.. Curtis was sitting in the
foyer of the Library of Congress
resting after a tour of the building
with other members of the Fossils
Such excursions are a regular part
of their program. With him was
the secretary of the Fossils, Alex
ander McC. Ashley, rs, of West
Melrose street, Chevy Chase, who
was an employe of the Agriculture
Department for At years.
Fossils pay no dues and the only
requirement for membership is that
an applicant shall be male and
retired from his life's work"
Does the exclusion of women
mean they have any prejudice
against them? Not at all, DR..
Curtis fastened to explain. It's
just that there are plenty of Or
ganizations for women in the Be-
thesda- Chevy Chase area.
Wife Is ALI for Idea.
MY wife is all for the Fossils,
Mr.. Ashley, a tall, twinkling eyed
man put in. She's seen so many
elderly gentlemen just go to seed
after they have retired and have
nothing to keep their wits sharp
ened."
Right now, DR.. Curtis explained,
they're working hard to break the
evergrowing membership down into
sub-groups by interest.
The discussion subgroup which
set itself the topic, How to COM
promise with Russia by means short
of war; has been side-tracked on
the question of a world court, a
subject which Dr. Curtis wrote
about fully some 10 years ago.
3 They're not in too much of a
hurry to get back to their topic.
said DR.. Curtis smilingly. We've
got all the time in the world. That's
one thing we've got plenty Of"
Excursion Group Popular.
II guess the excursion subgroup
is probably the most popular" DR..
Curtis continued. We've been to a
lot of places around town that we
never had a chance to see before
We went to the Smithsonian and
they showed us all around,
especially the fossil collection. We
understand that there's a collection
of fossils started by Thomas Jefter-
son in the White House and We
want to see that Well go to the
Evening star., 1948-08-02

He and his Texas-born wife are
staying at the Wardman Park
Hotel, but hope to find house soon.
DR.. Tavares has written a column
on inter American affairs for a
Rio de Janeiro paper since 1941. He
is the author of the Brazilians.
People of Tomorrow. published last
year.
Evening star., 1948-08-02

were to question Livingstone. Har-
ford County police kept him under
guard Saturday but said at the end
of the day that they were with
drawing from the case.
Funeral services for the girl will
be held Wednesday in Baltimore.
Chief Inspector M. Joseph Wal
lace said two Baltimore detectives
will guard Livingston and take him
to Baltimore when his condition
permits.
Evening star., 1948-08-02

proved today at
H a r f ord Me-
mortal Hospital.
Suffering from
a bullet wound
in the lung, he
was discovered
in his automo-
bile early Satur-
day beside the
b body of Miss
Shirley Will. 18.
Capt. Henry j.
Kriss of the
Baltimore d e =
tectives said two
men from the
hop,icido Snllad
Evening star., 1948-08-02
w. c. Nemeth to Go on Air

william C. Nemeth, candidate for
the Arlington County Board in to-
morrow's Democratic primary, will
speak on Lets Look at the Record, :"
at SIS o'clock tonight over Station
WARL.
Evening star., 1948-08-02

The 37-year-
old author has
been a special
adviser with the
Office of Inter-
A m e r ! c a n
Affairs in C e
1943. In this
c ity he
served as con-
sultant to Walt
Disney on edu-
cational films
for the United
States and Latin
American gov
Evening star., 1948-08-02
Woman Discovers Twin Brother
And Whole Family by Surprise

Miss Edna Earle Rosenheim, Gov
ernment secretary. started life all
over today with a new name, new
mother, a twin brother and a flock
Evening star., 1948-08-02
Howe May Run
For Arlington
County Board
Says He'll Announce
Candidacy Unless
Potter Is Rejected
By Robert G, RoIIinos

H. Herbert Howe, Arlington civic
leader, today declared he will an
nounce his candidacy for the Arling-
ton County Board unless an "accep-
Evening star., 1948-08-02
Man Found Shot at Side
OF Dead Girl Improves
by the Associated Press

ABERDEEN, Md. Aug. 2.-Dun-
can Livingstone, Jr, Is, who was
found beside the body of his
strangled girl friend, was much i'm
Evening star., 1948-08-02
Brazilian Writer Becomes
Pan American Press Chief

DR.. Hernane Tavares de Sa,
Brazilian writer, took Office today
as chief of the division of public
relations of the Pan American
Evening star., 1948-08-02

easy to meet them," Miss Rosenheim
laughed. They said I looked just
like sister, Henrietta, who died
seven years ago. 1t made Henri
Evening star., 1948-08-02

MARYLAND GIRL RULES VIRGINIA PAGEANT-Miss Lucille
Andrews of Chevy Chase represented her State wn
GLORY" at williamsburg Va Andrews selected as MISS
MARYLAND last Nav at the University Maryland holding
mirror while Walter adjusts his wig for MS
as Thomas Jefferson in play about early America
90 ~A' ~ - williamsburg Photo Service
Evening star., 1948-08-02
2:39

LIZ
Children learned to swim last
week at District outdoor SWIM
ming pools operated by Gov
ernment Services, Inc, and the
District Recreation Depart
ment.
Can You Swim?
II the answer Is mo-" YOU.
can learn to swim in a week, by
receiving Red Cross swimming
instruction at your nearest
pool.
Want to try?
For full information about
swimming classes for all chill
dren, and adults, as well. tele-
phone the District Red Cross
Water Safety Services, Hobart
$500.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-03-20

TRACTOR, John Deere Row Crop, Model A; comp. w power take-off, power lift, 9 row cultivator, 2-way blow. See A. A. Rempel.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-03-20

HOUSE, 5-rm., furn.; lot 1892 x 140; good garden plot. Victor Nelson, Box 1916.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-03-20

OIL STOVE, only slightly used; paid $230 when new, selling for $175. See c. L. Dudley, II East K Street, Anchorage or write Box 841, Anchorage.n
Valley frontiersman., 1948-03-20

ONE-ROOM CABIN, partly furn.; lights, water; 2 mi. south of town. See William HoSkinS
Valley frontiersman., 1948-03-20

1946 TAYLORCRAFT, w/wheel pants, Jack Carr skis, radio receiver, approx. 200 hrs. total time; $2,250; consider late model car. See Leslie Green at Palmer airport.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-03-20

OFFICE SPACE, Koslosky Bldg
 Ina. Jan Koslosky.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-03-20

ATTENTION FARMERS and HOMESTEADERS. New 1947 International Harvester Farm all tractor, Is inch blow with sod cutter, power take-off and pulley, pneumatic lift, starter, front and rear driving lights, tools and accessories. NEVER B E E N U s ED. $1,375. J. Brown, City Fire Station, An chorage.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-03-20

TWO-ROOM HOUSE E; lights
 water. See Charles Monaghan
Valley frontiersman., 1948-03-20

OVER STUFFED SET, 3-pc., S165; Universal mixer, comp, $2O. 836 Fourth Ave-, Anchor age.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-03-20

10000 HAIRCUTS, messages, slaves and tonics. Inquire at Valley Barber Shop, Daryl Meeks, prop.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-03-20
SPECIAL SERVICES

CIRCULAR SAWS gummed and filed. Hand saws filed. Tom Mack, 417 East E St., Anchor age.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-03-20

DAVENO, $25; chair, $1O; not matching. See Dave Rush.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-03-20

LIVE baby bunnies. Write Box 923, Palmer.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-03-20
FOR SALE

FORD V-8; radio, heater; rattles like everything, but runs good See Rev Victor Alfsen. Q'll have to use it until end of April)
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-06-09
CityCounci|
 (Continued from page I)

Mayor Lanier stated that the school situation hinged on the ability of the city to clear the dictrict of indebtedness and that 113 % to 212'o money in large quantities over tong terms was available if this was done.
 The Seward Cabinet Shop of which Garret Hoogland is prop Tietor and the Seward Plumbing and Heating Shop of which Pat rick Began is proprietor bid on the work of rebuilding the base ment of the school together but only the one bid was made and the matter was tabled until the next regular meeting.
 The report of the Chief of Police was read in which 62 tickets were issued and over s45O00 in fines were collected.
 Hi-way Patrolman Puckett will probably have offices with the Chief of Police it was agreed, he having received the appointment sately
 A note for $500 was paid by the city which had been carried since Nov. 2l. l947 having been authorized by the former council.
 The council authorized Harry Mann to select any one of three or four lots at a price compared 70 that paid by Mrs Burke who obtained the lot bid upon by MT Mann through no fault of her own
 An option on lots 23 and 24 jn block 21 of the Original Town site was tabled altho check in inc amount of $50 was attached. This was on account of the in- ability of the city to produce a deed as the government cannot
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-06-09

engaged in business for profiU; carrier sales to consumers or users of newspapers, servlcing, freezing, storing, handling or wharfing of fish; sales to the US. Government, Ter. of Alaska, City of Seward or any of it's political ub-dvisons.
 Returns must be made each quarter and for promptness a re duction of 39o is offered,
 Penalties are heavy such as failure of the vendor to collect or for evasion of collection; also the tax must be added to the sales price and must be collected; rebates to the consumer directly or indirectly or in any way ab- sorbs the tax shall upon con- viction there of be fined not more than $l0O and on the second of fense shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisonment for not more than 30 days or both.
 The collection scale eliminates any tax on less than 24c.
 Over $500 a 2oo straight tax per dollar is payable. therefore a S7.5O purchase would cost the purchaser S7.66.
 The meeting adjourned about ll:50 PM.
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-06-09

give possession until the Veteran Housing Area is ceded to the city by the government.
 The contract for Mrs. Ling was produced and signed.
 It was brought out by Mrs. Ling that the Henretta scale oi depreciation and the scale used for the cubic footage upon which figures for assessment are based are not applicable to the city in practically 9892co of the cases.
 For instance depreciation on a concrete building would not be as much as on one built of other materials.
 It was suggested that she go by the Henretta scale but that she tot down also her own judge ment in the case for the benefit of the Board of Equalization in helping them to make a just de ciSion.
 MT. Peterson who is building a home and plans to do a little car painting as a hobby in case Of depression or strike convinced the council he was building his own place to live and was not enter ing the business of painting, plumbing or any of the kinds of business which would be a fire hazard
 The first reading of the Sales Tax was finished and an out line follows:
 One of the most important points made in the Ordinance tNO. l9O) is Subsection IT of Section 2383 C. l.. A. 1933) which authorized the city ITO take such other action by ordinance. re- solution or otherwise as may be necessary to protect and pre- serve the lives, the health. the safety. and the well-being of the people of the city,
 Practically every business in the city will have to pay 20o on sales. Exemptions will be doc tors. dentists and medical pre- scriptions: churchs. (except when
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-06-09

Outright Grants of Financial as sistancc, $79,8O. Emergency Loans, $&60. Loans repaid, $6O. Loans to be collected on Power of Attorney June 10, $120. Freight and haul ing charges on 3 cases of books donated to High School and San itorium, S488O.
 Number of cases handled re- quiring financial aid 10, concern ing the safety and welfare of 3l persons. Number of cases handled not requiring financial aid, but inquiries by letter or telegram 10.
 In order to cut expenses the Red Cross office in the Arcade building and the store room in Brown and Hawkins building were discontinued. All office furn- iture and supplies are now stored by the curtesy of MT. Hedley Davis in the Alaska Transfer Co. warehouse free of charge Tele- phone service was discontinued and is now carried on over the private phone in the home of the Chairman. who can be reached at any time at Madison 57.
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-06-09
NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR RED CROSS

Seward Chapter American Red Cross announces the new Board of Directors for the coming fiscal year as follows: Chapter Chair man. Mrs. Mildred E. Kirkpatrick. Vice Chairman, MT Frank De Loughery. Secretary Mrs Mary Switzer Treasurer. Peggy Good rich
 Committee Chairmen compris- ing the Executive Board: Frank DeLoughery with Carl Carlson and Jas. Kirkpatrick Home Nurs ing and First Aid. Mrs. Elsie Whitmore. Volunteer Services, Mrs. John Penrose Disaster. Tom Erdmann, Joe Doyle and Jack Werner. Canteen Services. Mrs. Phil Harding. These Chairmen will call upon the townspeople for aid in their committees.
 Financial report as of April 1st Campaign Fund collection. S568 Seward Chapter share of Military Installation collection, S43O. Bal ance in treasury April 1st. s6O2. Total, April 1st. S16OO.
 Expenditures since April 1st.-
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-06-09
Jas. EDWARD McCRACKEN
 ARRIVES 90 MINUTES LATE

Thirty minutes after the dead line on the Polaris James Ed ward McCracken arrived at the hospital later moving 10 the home of his parents, MT. and Mrs. Jim McCracken on June l. l948 at 6:3O PM.
 The forms closed at } PM and the ' ID. 15 OF. youngsteI did not make the paper last Wednesday so he waits week for the announcement of his arrival.
 (Ed. Note: By rights this ought to be in the 8-bau column as that's where the Ed. is Be hind the 8-BalI0
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-06-09

We shall keep the people in formed of all activities of the Sc ward Chapter and pledge our selves to an honest, impartial, and judicious application of Red Cross funds to the good of Sew ard. No one is attending the Ma tional Red Cross convention which is being held in San Fran cisco this month, but we will re- ceive reports of what is done there and they will be published.
 The Home Service Committee and the Chapter Chairman will be at the service of any regularly appointed committee from any re- cogniZed organization to discuss the financial status of Seward Chapter and to explain the ne cessity for various expenditures.
 Mildred F., Kirkpatrick
 Chairman. Seward Chapter
 American Red Cross.
 Vaccination on an increasing scale has done much to reduce the toll of sleeping sickness. among American horses.
Evening star., 1948-05-26
SITUATIONS MEN,

ACCOUNTANT, expert: books opened
closed: kept auditsd; essG reas; complete 90. tax
ScSSbNsA ssSSSf o .zpsls sH essa ooof, started. s.p,
ments. audits: reasonable OR, 2o74.
ACCOUNTANT. thorouEhly experienced; Of
ing. etc: permanent; available now. Box
es5oi ecsc5ooiuNsTiaAlNr-BooKKEEpER. sial World War
s:5. :sss sssss ssl week 'fE5ss
81 CIVIL IF ENGINEER, experienced. desires
paTt-sime Part tim. emp9ymsnt 9sss eyes, and sats'
COLLEGE JUNIOR desires summer position
through Sept; veteran, excellent appear
esnss IN .7.ss. sssn' hs
GoELEaE soT 1 sTupENr, H5fd married, desires SUM
mer work; salary open. Box 11s-c' Star.
EXPERIENCED FIRE and casualty insur-
ance underwater desires position with
progressive agency or BRANCH once: mar. mar.
LAW. STUDENT, Georgetown, beginning
fourth year night school, wants Saturday
employment during summer months with
eng, civil service engineer past 8 years;
age 80, married. family. Box 46s-A' star.
sIHsr MAs i yan psss. ss % vsst eS5e5 4 Fl
MAN. white, American. for position al as
highest references DE. 696s.
perienced general ONCE and clerical. fast
typist. good telephone voice; can handle
teietypewriter. mimeosraph, dictaphone,
SS,tfsiGGAN YoUNG MAN, de desires Temporary position
and adding machine. Box 97-c, Star. 27'
desires janitor's quarters with small salary:
evenings only. AT, 5S12 after pm. 26s
Evening star., 1948-05-26
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