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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-06-25
Missed by a Drop

The pastor of little church in
Vermont was famous for the fact
that every one of his sermons lasted
% minutes. Then one unfortunate
Sunday the sermon lasted three
quarters of an hour.
At dinner his mortified wife asked
him what had gone amiss.
1T was one of those things" said
the pastor modify. my secret de-
vice was to slide cough drop under
my tongue just before beginning
the sermon. 1t melted in exactly %
minutes. Then l knew it was time to
stop. This morning I was talking
for over 40 minutes before l realized
my cough drop was a suspender
button"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-06-25
DRUMMING UP BUSINESS

Little George received new
drum for gift and shortly there
after, when father came home from
work one evening, mother said: 81
don't think that man upstairs likes
to hear George play his drum"
but he's certainly subtle about it,"
Father: "Why?"
Mother: well, this afternoon he
gave George knife, and asked
him if he knew what was inside the
drum"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-06-25

The teacher was explaining to the
class the meaning of the word re
cuperate." Nov, Tommy" she
said to a small boy. when your
father has worked hard all day, he
Is tired and worn out. isn't he?"
Yes, ma am"
'Then, when night comes, and his
work is over for the day, what does
he do?"
That's what mother wants to
know" Tommy explained.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-06-25
Lie Down Strike

A DOCTOR was called upon to
a attend the butler of an aristo-
cratic but impecunious patient.
When he arrived he found the man
in bed, and superficial examina-
ton revealed that there was moth
ing whatever the matter with him.
cts like this" said the butler in
a hoarse whisper, Mrs. Parking
ton owes me $50 in wages, and I'm
going to stay in bed until I get it."
And a darned good idea, too"
said the doctor. Move oversize
owes me $780,"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-06-25

Many years ago. when the Balkan
province Of Macedonia was a center
of contention among Turks. Bulgars
and Greeks, the Turks. in posses
sion at the time, set out to make the
province unattractive 10 rival ma
tonalities. They adopted the device
of putting up taxes on olive orchards
to the point that forced the unfortu-
nate owners Of olive orchards to cut
them down. AS olive growing was
an important industry. the trick
worked.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-06-25
WELL-AH-PERHAPS

HAS Grandpa left for work
yet, mommie?" asked the little
girl.
mo, DEAR" replied her mother.
"Grandpa is retired. He doesn't
work"
But, mommie, he goes to the
race track every day. Doesn't he
work out there?"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-06-25
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A FEW decades ago I asked
"A Christy Mathewson to name the
best pitcher he ever faced. "That's
easy" Matty answered. "His name
Is Charles Kid Nichols of Boston.
Nichols isn't a good pitcher. He
Is a great one."
I recalled this talk when the mail
brought a letter from Ty Cobb at
Menlo Park, Calf.
81 think everyone has overlooked
one of the greatest pitchers of all
time" Cobb writes. Ellis name is
Kid Nichols. Here are just a few
Of his records from 1890 to 1906:
81. Won three secutive
games on three consecutive days,
all pitched in different cities.
"2. Won 20 or more games for
10 consecutive years. He won 800
and lost 2O2.
"3. Won 20 or more games for
eight consecutive seasons.
%. Best three onse cutive
years of pitching percentage.
"5. Only pitcher of note to
average "a wins per year at pres
ent distances"
Cobb also extends his admiration
to Eddie Plank and Ed Walsh. "I'd
take Ed Walsh as my first choice
Of all pitchers for a five-year Pc
riod," he told me once. "He literal
ly pitched his arm off in 1903 when
he worked in &C games, winning 40
and saving IL others. Imagine
being responsible for So victories?"
"It's hard to outrank Eddie
Plank" Cobb said in his recent
letter. "Plank worked in 62O games,
won 324 and lost 100. He was a
fine pitcher - smart and always
packed with control. He wasn't
as fast as Grove, but he was a
tough man to beat"
One can be reminded again of the
great pitchers Connie Mack brought
along from Waddell, Bender and
Plank to Coombs, Grove, Earn
shaw, Rommel and others - not
overlooking Pennock and Bullet Joe
Bush.
What manager ever dug up such
left-handers as Eddie Plank, Lefty
Grove, Herb Pennock and Rube
Waddell, four of the greatest pitch
ers the venerated pastime has ever
seen on display?
And today, the eminent Mr.. Nc
Gillicuddy, aged IS, believes he has
another staff just about as good as
he had in those far off years.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-06-25

UId FasEIOned Figures
These quaint old fashioned figures
are fun to cmbroider on luncheon
cloths, dinctte curtains and kitchen
towels. So easy to do, too. The de-
signs measure 61a inches tall, and
make for conversation pieces"
wherever you use them.
To obtain hot-iron transfers for
designs. color chart and embroidery
stitch detail for Conversation Piece
Designs Pattern No. $500
Send 20 cents in coin, YOUR
NAME. ADDRESS and PATTERN
NUMBER.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-06-25
Unimpressed

Soph: MAN is wonderful. He has
learned to fly like bird"
Frosh: II won't be impressed until
he learns how to perch on barbed
wire fence"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-06-25
Lost and Found

Clerk: whats the matter, little
boy?"
Little boy: PLEASE sir, have you
seen lady without little boy who
looks like me?"
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-09-10
Miss Joyce Nelson
Luncheon Hostess
For Miss Byrd

On Friday at l o'clock in the
afternoon Miss Joyce Nelson ex-
tended pretty hospitality to the
feminine m embers of the
Vaughan-B Byrd bridal party at a
perfectly appointed luncheon at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Nelson, Jr., in Moss
Point.
A color arrangement of pink
and white prevailed in all the
details of the luncheon.
Miss Byrd was presented by the
hostess with a piece of crystal
matching the pattern selected by
her for her home.
Besides Miss Byrd, guests were
Misses Rita Joyce Krebs, Ann
Gulley, Gene Swartwout, Elaine
Avara, Katherine Wright, and
Faye Lewis.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-09-10
NEWS r o
Fontainebleau

The Belle Fontaine Baptist
church has announced the fol-
lowing schedule of services: Sun
day school, Sunday at 10 a. m;
church services every first and
third Sundays at IL a. m. and Z
p. m, the Rev. H. d. Walker,
pastor; w. M. U. meeting every
third Thursday, Mrs. Douglas
Brown, president, and Mrs. Haas
brooke, missionary leader. These
meetings are held in the homes
of the members. Mrs. Ruth Byrd
was hostess to the w. M. U. this
week with Mrs. Haasbrooke in
charge of Royal Service program.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Ravens
of Mobile were visitors in the
Phil Davis home Tuesday.
Miss A. B. Abbott returned
Tuesday from a visit with her
brother and family in Pensacola.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry West and
baby son of New Orleans r Wis
iting Mrs. Vests parents, MI.
and Mrs. c. S. Byrd.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Davis of
Vancleave and Mrs. L. R. Nc
CURE of Ocean Springs were re-
cent visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. Phil
Davis. =
Mr.. and Mrs. Haasbrooke, who
have been living at Holly Point,
the l.. S. Cook property in Point
aux Chenes, for the past eight
years have moved to a place on
V~ancleave Road.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Lacy of
New Orleans drove to the Coast
Tuesday on business and also Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Davis and
family.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-09-10
rAscAGou1A CHRONICLE STAR and MOSS POINT ADVERTISER

when vocal selections were given
by Miss Dorothy Mitchell of Moss
Point and under the title 10 and
Andy, Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard G.
Anderson of the Arthur Murray
studios at Jackson gave a beau
tiful Interpretation of ballroom
dancing. This number was par
ticularly interesting as 10 is the
former Joel Broadnax who be-
fore her marriage was a member
of the college set.
Claude Blanchard was master
of ceremonies.
The auditorium was deliberately
decorated with trellises entwined
with climbing roses, and a wish
ing well.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-09-10
SPAIN BATTLES rLLrTERAcY

MADRID ZAP One fourth
of the population of Spain is IL
l~iterate but the percentage is
dropping steadily each year. ac-
cording to official published sta
tisties. The most illiterate regions
of Spain are the Basque and Ma
varre provinces, the report stated.
The highest illiteracy rate Is
found in the Canary Islands
where SO percent of the popu-
lation is unable to read or write
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-09-10
News From Kreole
News From KreoIe -.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Vaughan Honor
Son With Party On Second Birthday

A birthday party was given
Tuesday afternoon by Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Vaughan honoring
their son, Wayne, on his second
birthday. Balloons were present.
ed the small guests and many in
teresting games we're played. 10
Ann Benefited received the prize
for the lucky balloon and Bo
Roberts won the guessing game.
Punch and cake were served to
the children by the hostess.
Mrs. Lee Busby is in Vidor,
Tex, visiting her son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Busby.
Bill Farley returned over the
weekend to his studies at Ellis
vile Junior college.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Tolar left
for Ellisville Tuesday where Mr..
Tolar is attending school.
Mrs. E. S. Clark, Miss Ann Earl
Clark and Mrs. Roy Blades Wis
tied last week with Mrs. D. E.
Taylor in Foxworth, Miss, and
MI. and Mrs. M. E. Taylor in
Columbia, Miss.
Johnny Clark of Forts Lake
visited Tuesday in the E. S. Clark
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Eklund and
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Eklund and
daughter visited in Nashville,
Tenn, over the weekend.
Miss Eloise Busby and Mrs.
Wayne Waters visited in Mobile
with Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Waters.
Mrs. Lillian Mench and son re-
turned last week from a visit in
Texas with MI. and Mrs. Albert
Lynd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Love Wis
tied in Lucedale last week with
the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dave Byrd.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Miller, ST.,
had as guests for the holidays
their son-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Corley and
children of Jackson, Miss.
Mrs. Wilton Jones was a guest
last week of MI. and Mrs. M. 1.
Brook of Grand Bay.
Miss Marjorie Clark left Sun
day for Perkinston Junior Col
lege where she will attend school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Posey had
as guests over the weekend Mrs.
Jim Nelson. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Oliver Wilmington and children
of Mobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Lander and
Mr.. and Mrs. C. J. Lander Wis
tied in Loxley, Ala. last week
with Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Jones.
Mrs. Eugene Wells and Mrs.
F. H. Lander were in Mobile last
week where they attended the
funeral of Sam Kouns, a long
time friend.
Mrs. Grace Kasby spent last
week with her aunt, Mrs. Harvey
Dye.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Waters of
Mobile visited Mrs. Wayne Wat
ers last week.
Mrs. c. c. Cooks and children
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. S. w
Barton in Agricola.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Clark have
as a guest this week Mrs. Willis
Deakle of Bayou la Batre.
Mrs. Wayne Waters will leave
for Vidor, Tex, this week where
she will join her husband who is
employed there.
Mrs. N. c. O'Brien of st. Ma
RVS, Fla, was a guest for the
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-09-10
BOMBS FOR rsErsEs

LONDON SAP)- The tsetse
fly is being attacked with a bomb,
The colonial INSECTICIDES commit
tee says that the bomb assault
on the fly will be made expert
mentally on an uninhabited is
land of Lake Victoria.
Scientists believe that a chem
ical bomb dropped by a helicop-
ter will release an insecticidal
smoke which will be kept close
to the ground by jungle foliage.
The insecticidal smoke may moi
only annihilate the fly which is
a major problem to the livestock
industry, but other insects as
well. And some of them are ben
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-09-10
BYrd-V~ oughon Bridol
PurtY Entertained
AT eheorsdl supper

A delightful finale to the many
parties that have centered around
Miss Dolores Byrd and William
Walter Vaughan during the past
two weeks, was a buffet supper
at which Misses Ann Gulley and
Gene Swartwout, were h~ostesses
Friday evening preceding the re-
hearsal for the wedding the fol-
lowing day.
The home of Miss Gulley's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gulley
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-09-10
Southern Bellies
Close Programs
With Dance

The closing entertainment of
the Southern Bellies, an organiza-
ton of young college women or
ganized for this summer was a
formal dance at the 18th street
auditorium which was attended
by about 80 members of the
young social sets of Pascagoula,
Moss Point and other nearby
towns.
This also included a floor show
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-09-10

was the setting for the supper
and it was lovely with a color
scheme of white and green car
ried out in flowers and ferns.
The table was covered with an
embroidered linen and lace cloth,
and the place cards were in
white.
In addition to the members of
the bridal party, which also in
cluded Mrs. P. ]. Higginbotham,
who was to play the wedding
music, other guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam Byrd, parents of the
bride-elect.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-09-10

eficial to man. A problem is "a
make the smoke selective. An
uninhabited region was chosen
for the experiments to minimize
injury II the plan is not feasible.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-09-10
HELD FOR GRAND JURY

Bonnie Ralph Shinn was bound
over to wait action of the grand
jury in city court on charges of
grand larceny in connection with
the theft of clothing from Ralph
C. Harris, sci Lincoln avenue.
Bond was set at $500. The arrest
was made by City Policeman
Grady Baggett.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-09-10

weekend of Mr.. and Mrs. E. S
Clark.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-09-10
Our Store VIII Continue To Close
ALL DAY WEDNESDAY
A JEWEL OF A DRESS
With level Flower Buttons
STATS

JUSTIN MCCARTHY uses ruYon tissue fdille to make q
dress you'll wear from morning till n~ight-from office
to dinner-doncing-ond be well dressed wherever you
go. A gay little double peplum. q trimmed off collor.
and the lovely buttons oil add TO its charm. Block.
brown. grey. green. los to lbs. rs to us.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-09-10

The mountain bluebird is the
Idaho state bird.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-11-04
Pilot Son Is Buried

The remains of First Lieut.. Robert
E. Browning, buried temporarily in
a military cemetery at Luynes,
France, north Of Marseilles, were
brought to this country recently and
re-burial took place yesterday in the
Arlington national cemetery.
Attending the service were his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cheston H. Brown
ing, ST., his brothers, c. H. Brown
ing, Jr.. and Donald NJ. Browning, of
Oakland; also his brother, Thomas
Browning, pharmacy student at the
University of Maryland; and his
aunt, Miss Bonnie Browning, Phila-
delphia; Jack and Horace O'Donnell
Hopwood Wooddell, Lawrence X.
Dixon, Jr., Capt. and Mrs. William H..
Robinson, of near Arlington
Lieut.. Browning was crew mem
Der of a BIG Marauder, based in
Sardinia and was on a mission to
bomb gun position south Of Toulon,
France, when the plane was hit by
flax and crashed into the Gulf of
Lyons.
The crash occurred August 20, 1914
and Lieut.. Browning was rs years Old
at the time. His remains were washed
ashore three days later and buried by
civilian residents.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-11-04
Farm Bureau Annual
Meeting Being Held

Wilbert L. Smith, field representa-
tive, Maryland State Farm Bureau,
will be the principal speaker at the
eleventh annual meeting of the Gar
rett County Farm Bureau, Inc, to be
held this evening at 1880 O'Clock in
the school auditorium at Accident.
Others on the program include Mrs
Kermit Glotfelty, associated chairman
of the county farm bureau; Mrs
Inez A. Flock, associated women
president of the Maryland farm bu-
reau; Ross Speicher, farm bureau
insurance representative; and D. f.
Vile, farm bureau accounting ser
vice.
Foster Yost, president of the local
bureau will serve as chairman and
bring greetings, as will C. E. Wise
Jr., state farm bureau secretary.
There will be election of officers
and directors. Refreshments will be
served at the conclusion of the meet
ing. About 500 are expected to at
tend.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-11-04
To Conduct Foods
Training School

Miss Margaret McPheeters, foods
and nutrition specialist from the
University of Maryland Extension
service, will conduct d training school
for homemakers' club chairmen Of
foods nutrition at the Methodist
church kitchen in Oakland this af-
ternoon at 1870.
Representatives will include Mrs
Walter Fratz, Accident; Mrs Marvin
Bethel, Bittinger; Mrs. Eva Madigan,
Deer Park; Mrs. Nellie Wheeler,
Friendsville; Mrs Mary Livengood,
Grantsville; Mrs. Robert Friend,
Hoyes; Mrs. Irwin Baker, Mars Hill;
Mrs Britton Martin, Mt. Lake-Loch
Lynn; Mrs. Blayne Skunk, New Ger
many; Mrs. Catherine Spoerlein, Oak
land; Mrs. Margaret Beeman, NindeI.
w. Dwight Slower, States attorney
will speak on Excepting out Of
Trouble" at the Bittinger Home
makers club meeting which will be
held at the Bittinger School on No
vember 5, at o'clock Men are in
vited to join with the women at this
meeting. Mr.. Slower will give sim-
lar talks to all other county home
makers clubs this month.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-11-04
Attend Dinner Meeting

Several Garrett county persons at
tended dinner meeting at Cumber-
land last Thursday evening at which
time the Celanese Corporation was
honored by the American Legion for
having assisted disabled war veterans
in securing positions to earn liveli-
hood. The Cumberland plant was cited
by the Legion as the Maryland in
dustry with the most impressive
record in employment of physically
handicapped veterans of World Wars
| and II.
Persons from the county who at
tended included Charles A. Wilt,
post commander, and John Shoe
maker, of Accident Post No. 2O8(
American Legion; j. William Owens,
Jr., of the Department of Employ
ment Security; Milburn w. Mann,
Veterans employment representative,
department of Employment Security,
and Mrs. Mann.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-11-04
100 Expected For
Better Living Dinner

Approximately 100 persons are eX-
pected to attend the first annual ban
quet of participants in the Farming
for Better Living program, to be held
next Wednesday evening at the VIII
liam-James hotel in Oakland.
The speaker will be Walter S
Overstreet, Buckhannon, W. Va, who
is executive secretary of the confer
ence board of the Methodist church.
Final plans for the dinner will lie
made at the meeting of members Of
the County Council on Friday even
ing, November 5, in the directors
room of the Garrett National bank,
at o'clock.
Maurice Brookhart, county chair
man, said that invitations would be
mailed this week to farmer members
who have enrolled in the program and
who have completed their booklets,
to council members, several members
of the Chamber of Commerce and
business men of the community.
Prizes will be awarded winners in
the program at the dinner next We'd
nesday. Attending the dinner will be
James L. Copeman and L. Bush
Swisher, Of the Monongahela Powcy
company, who have been assisting in
the project.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-11-04
To Observe American
Education Week

American Education Week is being
observed in all Garrett county schools
next week, beginning November 7, it
was announced by a committee from
the Garrett County Teachers AssocI-
alton.
Parents are being urged to visit
the schools sometime during the ween
in order to see how the instructors
are training children to be RESPONSE
BILE citizens.
The general theme of the week is
Strengthening the Foundations of
Freedom, and there are daily topics
from Sunday through the following
Saturday, which include Learning to
Live Together, Improving the Edu-
cational Program, Securing Quail
fled Teachers, providing Adequate
Finance, Safeguarding Our Amer
ica", promoting Health and Safety,
and developing Worthy Family
Life.
Local sponsors besides the Teach
ers' association are the County Board
Of Education and the Garrett County
Council of Parents and Teachers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-11-04
Named Supervisor

The Board of Education of Prince
Georges county has appointed John
P. Speicher as supervisor of all high
schools, effective November l, it was
announced. There are ten high schools
in the county with an enrolment of
about 5000.
Mr.. Speicher has been principal Of
Greenbelt High school for four years.
Prior to that time he was principal
of Oxon Hill High for three years.
He is the son of Mrs. William SPEECH
er, of Accident. He lives with his
wife and two children in University
Park, Md.
Speicher holds degrees from West
ern Maryland college, university of
Maryland, and has done advanced
work at George Washington uni
versity, Washington, D. C.
He is brother to Ross Speichel,
district manager of the Farm Bureau
Insurance company; and Miss Kath-
ryn Speicher, teacher in Grantsvillc
High school.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-11-04
Telephone Company
To Spend 100000 In
Extending Services

The Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone company is going to spend up
wards of 100000 to extend its SCI
vice to the rural area southwest OF
Oakland, according to an announce
ment by L. E. Chaser, local manager.
Officials of the Telephone company
have approved the expenditure, and
the company is going ahead with the
hundred applicants in the vicinity of
Gortner, Sunnyside, Red House ard
Gnegy Church.
In recent years there has been a
widespread demand for C. and P.
service, and the recently inaugurated
program to encourage artificial in
semination has been made good tele-
phone service "must" to many
farmers in the southwestern section,
Mr.. CHASER stated.
Chaser said that the company hopes
to have a cable completed to the Gort-
ner area before spring. 1t is expected
that next summer will see the COM
pletion of the entire project.
State Senator Lawrence Fraley and
County Agent John Carter are among
the public officials who have main
tanned a continuing interest in the
rural extension project.
Chaser pointed out that the project,
together with three other major rural
extension jobs in the Friendsville, Ac-
cident and Avilton areas, will bring
the Telephone company's expendi-
lures for this type of work in Garrett
county to more than $4,000 in the
last year. "The extension of our rural
lines into isolated areas is one of our
major tasks today" Chaser said. at
is part of general service improve
ment and expansion program now
under way throughout the state. We
are eXerting every effort to provide
facilities to all who want service"
Another item of interest to tele-
phone users in Oakland is that two
trunk lines will be built to connect
Oakland to the exchange at Eglon,
W. Va. At present, there is only one
trunk line between the two communi-
ties.