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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-16
vFW OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY TO HONOR
 ST0RIS OFFICERS

Members of Taku Post No 5559 Veterans of Foreign Wars. and their guests are invited to big holiday open house at the " F. w. Jeep Club Sunday afternoon.
 A three-piece orchestra will play from 4.30 to 7:3o o'clock, and the party will be broadcast from 5:30 to o'clock
 Arrangements are being made by Vern Metcalf, post commander, and Don Pegues, who will emcee' the entertainment; with Hal Fennell, cluh manager. and Doctor" William c. Jackson, the clubs genial stew ard.
 Officers of the Coast Guard Cut ter storis will be honor guests
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-16

HANK CONAN, Ventriloquist at Country Club EVERY NIGHT. It
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-16
PRAISE FOR UNKNOwNs

Good news for the Forest Ser vice. Admiralty Division was in re- suits of routine inspection yes- tgrday of the 'Mendenhall Lake skaters cabin.
 Tn contrast to some mornings after" the premises had been left in excellent condition, after what evidently had been heavy use. The same staff reports that ice is not good for skating-the ice was frozen rough in the first place, and with additional snow, it is now very spotty.
 On the way, the rangers noticed that most summer homes have heavy snow loads on the roots. This is not serious unless there should be a thaw or rain, in which case trouble would be general. They suggest that owners remove snow while it is dry
 
 HANK CONAN, Ventriloquist at
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-16
CENNED GOODS ARE
 BEING COLLECTED
 FOR HAYNES HOUSE

Ire annual collection of canned goods for the benefit of Ha.nes House, is being held this week. Any donations may be placed in spe- cial box in the foyer of the North ern Light Presbyterian Church.
 The goods will be carried free ot charge on h e Denali, Christmas ship for the Alaska Steamship Co., which is due to arrive in Juneau cn Sunday. Donations should be placed in the collection box by Sat- urday
 Haines House, which is supported by the Presbyterian Missions, has 50 children residing at the home.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-16
FOOD AND APRON SALE

By Veterans of Foreign Wars Sat, Dec. l8, 10 a. m. it Sears Roebuck 69 It
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-16
)0ROTHEh BRINGS
 200 IONS OF CARGO

The Dcrotnsa came in from Se- attle this morning with 200 tons of groceries and general merchan- disc for six Juneau merchants. The craft, skippered by Martin Dahl, docked early this morning 10 unload cargo for Marshall Er- win, Berts Food Center, Juneau Young Hardware, Thomas Hard ware, Sully's Bakery and Purity Bakery.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-04-22
=: SCHOOL and CLUB ACTIVITIES -:
County Health Department News

Evans; second prizes went to Eric
Hill, Gregory Murphy and Ella
Louise Redman.
The Boy Scouts had reason to
be happy about the clinic too, be-
cause donations were made to
them via their leader, the prin-.
cipal of the school, Ross ]. Boldly,
amounting to $4,000.
Other clinics scheduled for next
week are:
smithville School, April 20, Q
A. M. IL Noon.
Emory Grove School, April n,
$3.50 A. M.
River Road School, April 20,
$3.50 A. M.
Rockville Health Center), April
80, $3.50 A. M. ss
Norman E. Pennington, Chief
Sanitarian for the County, has
been made Director of Area No. /
of the recently organized State
Sanitarian's Association. Meetings
on an average of once in tws
months are planned by the Re'
which includes sanitarians .
Garrett, Allegheny. Washing
Frederick, Carroll and Montgoi.
cry Counties. Educational pro-
grams are being outlined, which
win include recent literature and
motion pictures.
Miss Pauline Harris, R.N., Is
resigning from the. Department,
effective June LIST, to join the
Army Nurse Corps. She expects
to be sent to Japan. Mrs. Blanche
French has also resigned from the
clerical staff.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-04-22
Richard Montgomery
Scans Students

A follow-up study of all the
graduates and Withdrawals from
Richard Montgomery High School
for the years 1913 through 1947 is
now in progress.
The purpose is to discover the
problems the youths face today in
the working field. Approximately
800 young people will be contacted
by letter.
Miss Pauline Abeyounis, Eng
fish teacher, assisted by Levin
Comley, social studies teacher, is
making the study which will be
done by mail in the form of a
QUESTIONABLE to be sent along
with letter explaining to each
person the purpose of the survey.
Since the war caused a great
many changes in ways of working
and living, and since it is the job
of the school to prepare its stu
dents for society, it is felt that
the school must try to meet the
changing needs.
Miss Abeyounis says, 81 hope
those concerned will take a real
interest in the study and will an
swer the QUESTIONABLE sincerely
and promptly. % S.
The answers received from the
cut-of-school youths will be tabu-
lated and made accessible to the
school administration and the
guidance department for active
purposes. The results of the fol-
low-up will appear at the conclu-
sion of the project.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-04-22

Charles Bacon, aged 4, was
pretty sore last Thursday; they"
called him from an important ball
game just to pin blue ribbon on
him! He was first. prize winner
of the Sandy Spring area, in the
age group 3-5 years, inclusive, at
tending Negro Health Week child
health clinic at Sandy Spring
School. The largest and most sat
isfactory clinic in the area took
place this year, thanks, thanks to
the planning and cooperation of
parents, teachers and nurses.
Emily Thomas, Chairman of the
Transportation Committee, went
with one of the student nurses as
signed to the area, Miss Florence
De Zurik, to every home in ad-
vance of the clinic, to invite par
ents and their preschool children
to attend. Everything else was ar
ranged with similar good plan
ming. The school bus was secured
for transporting; the Parent
Teacher Association provided food
which was prepared and served
by Lucy Hopkins and Annie Mat
thews. Marjory Warren presided
as hostess of the clinic, in which
Bernice Gaines and Mary Murphy
assisted. The result was an order
ly, quiet, smoothly operating clinic
with a minimum Of noise and con-
fusion. School progressed as usual,
in a building which usually houses
80 students, although IS more peo-
pie were present that day.
Other blue ribbon winners were
Melvin Hopkins and Florence
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-04-22

About one and half miles from
Sandy Spring "Llewellyn Fields,
the home of Mrs. E. Brooke Lee, will
again be shown. Late Georgian,
beautifully planned and proper
toned, it's grace is enhanced by it's
fine furnishings. The estate is a
part of the plantation known as
"Montmorency", or the "old Holland
place.. Richard Holmes built the
stately brick house in 1920 and es-
tablished himself there with 100
slaves, according to tradition.
Near Travilah Mr.. and Mrs. H.
Hobart MacCubbin will show their
home Greenland, built in Cali
fornia ranch house style.
Do visit these places near home
if you cannot do the whole tour.
Farther down the county in the
Bethesda-Chevy Chase area are
"Tumblestone Farmhouse, owned
by Mr.. and Mrs. P. L. Banfield. Oak
Grove, the first house built in Chevy
Chase, now owned by Mrs. William
S. Corby. The home of Mr.. and Mrs
Don Caffery Classic at 101 East
Kirke Street, Chevy Chase; Hayes
Manor, the Dunlop home, and Wood
End, built on a part of historic
Clean Drinking Manor.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-04-22
G'Burg Women's Club
Miss Riggs Entertains

The Gaithersburg Club met on
April 18th at the home of Mrs.
James Wilson, with Mrs. Harvey
Selby, Mrs, Clay, Plummer, Mrs.
Lula Harper, and Mrs. Samuel
Peddicord, assisting hostesses. The
Club was honored to have Mrs.
Howard Smith, County Council
President, as their guest.
Mrs. Willard Gartner, President,
reported plans for the window dis
play to be in Center Markets show
window during Home Demonstra-
ton, May End to 9Th.
Mrs. Walter Hall, T-B X-ray
chairman, reported that 1913 people
had been A-rayed in the Gathers
burg Area, and that she had at
tended the annual T.B. Association
dinner in Rockville.
The 80 members and 7 guests
present enjoyed lovely buffet
luncheon served by the hostesses.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-04-22
Damascus High
School News
Glee Club Pins

All Damascus Glee Club members
are now wearing pretty, new glee
club pins. 1t was the first time the
club has had officers and everyone
thought there should be an official
membership pin, A black and gold
shield-shaped pin was selected,
with the words D. H. S. Glee Club
in gold, written above a gold note
on a black background.
Courtesy Minded
Courtesy is contagious" it is
said. 1t must be so as Damascus
High has been infested for two
weeks with courtesy minded stu
dents. The sophomores presented
an assembly to the school featuring
this topic. The 10th grade English
class, sponsoring the program
made courtesy cards that they are
giving to anyone they see doing
something discourteous. On the
card is some slogan applying to
courtesy.
Two Weeks Schedule
April 24th-American Legion
Dance
April 24th-F. F. A. Field Day
University of Md.
April 30th-May Day Carnival
May 1st-Patrol Baseball Game
May 3rd-P. T. A. Meeting
May 5th-F. F. A. Banquet
May 7th-V. E. Day Assembly
May Day Carnival
On April Both May Day Carni-
val will be held at Damascus High
School, There will be many activi-
ties for all ages. The main event
will be the browning of the king
and queen. The king and queen and
their court will be chosen by the
student body. Refreshments will
be on sale at all times. The Carni-
val is sponsored by the Student
Council under their advisor, Miss
Ann M. Rice.
p. T. A. To Meet May 3
The next meeting of the Damas-
Gus P. T. A. will be held Monday,
May Bird, in the Elementary School.
A motion picture of the Sherwood
Gardens will be shown.
The annual election of officers
will take place. Parents and friends
are urged to be present.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-04-22
Among The
HomemukeYs
The Short Course

1t will soon be time for home
makers to register for the famous
College Week for women, known as
Rural Womens Short course, estab-
lished twenty-five years ago. This
county has three eligible for gradu-
alton this year, Mrs. Merhle Haines,
Miss Lucille Priest and Mrs. Charles
Upton. They all have attended for
three years.
Slip Cover School
The slip cover schools are always
popular. The second one for 1913
is being held this week, when five
chairs are to be covered by the Is
women in the class. Several of these
chairs will be used in window
exhibits during Home ,Demonstra-
ton Week, May 8 to 8.
The Sewing School
Nine young women have worked
very enthusiastically under the
guidance of Miss Turner, and Miss
Virginia McLuckie in learning the
A.B.C.'s of sewing. They have
learned to handle sewing machine,
wear thimble, finish seams, es-
pecially excelling in sewing on but
tons, snaps and hooks and eyes.
In October they will come back
to children's clothing school and
make a garment for child.
Because they want to sew has
meant that the group has been a
very interesting one to teach. The
Agents feel that this foundational
instruction will be of sound value.
Rockville is to have two window
exhibits, one an outdoor picnic
scene to be displayed in the win
dow of the Public Health Agency.
The, other exhibit will show cloth
ing land handicraft work in the
window of Worth's Department
Store.
several other clubs are planning
exhibits, but the places and exhib-
its have not, as yet. been selected.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-04-22

elected 48-49 officers.
One of the high points of the
week was the FLA. banquet
which was held in the gym on
Thursday night, April Is.
The FLA. Banquet
Quite crowd turned out Friday
night to witness the showing of
"Sun Valley Serenade", sponsored
by the junior class. Proceeds will
go towards the Forthcoming junior
play, the Tanning of the Shrew",
on May 7. rs
The Square Dance
Don't forget the Senior Square
Dance on April %. Come and dance
tosthe music of Gravel's Orchestra.
If you attended the last dance on
March IL you know that anyone
can square dance with the instruc-
lions of a good caller). a
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-04-22
Sherwood School
News
Bureau of Standards

Bureau of Standards
The physics class, comprised of
juniors and seniors under Charles
R. Remaley's instruction, made a
trip to the Bureau of Standards on
Tuesday, April 10. ~,
Safe Driving p
High school students witnessed a
program dealing with safe driving
on April 10 which proved very
interesting. After seeing a movie
showing the tragedies caused" by
reckless driving, the girls and boys
went outside and participated in the
driving exhibition. Tests to deter
mine the amount of time required
to stop at certain speeds were made
at this time.
Pan American Day
In observance of Pan American
Day, Mis- Gehr's Spanish classes
presented a program on April Ia
with Spanish theme. High spots
of this assembly were: The Bull
fight, starring Lois Cooley and
Alice Hotel as the bull and Stuart
Wesley as the matador; the con-
cert number, in which "Bucky"
Himmelkeber protrayed Jose Iturbi;
and a dance done by Carmen
Miranda leighton Burriss).
Glee Club
On Wednesday night the Mary
land University Glee Club gave a
concert dedicated to the Colesville
Methodist Church. "Jungle Land,
and "Habanera" from Carmen, and
Albert Hay Malotte's Lords
Prayer" were some of the numbers
enjoyed by the audience.
Council Elects
Sherwood played host to the In
ter-County Council on Thursday,
April Is, when the organization
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-04-22

Z Upwards of 100000 people"
said Director General Tom Bald
ridge, "are expected to see Bling
Crosby of movie and radio fame
when he will be grand marshal of
the Grand Feature Parade on the
second afternoon of the 21st An
nual Shenandoah Apple Blossom
Festival, which will be held at
Winchester, Va, in the World APP
pie Capital, April 2sth and Both.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-04-22
: Montgomery SideIights :
By ELSIE WHITE HAINES

Isn't it wonderful to know just
what you want-the vision to
recognize it when seen in disguise
and the means with which to make
a dream come true? Gordon Strong
knew in 1899 that he wanted to
spend his declining" years on a
mountain of his own. On bicycle
he rode around the hilly sections
of the state looking at mountains
when he reached Sugarloaf, he
said, "this is It'll"
This he told us on Saturday when
the writer and the man of the house
visited him in his Stronghold" and
viewed before and after pictures of
the estate. Though he has now
reached his fourscore years and
ten, Mr.. Strong is still full of plans
for the future. Some of these we
learned as he padded us around
his beautiful Willow Pond. The
pond or lake is trimmed with crab
apple trees most generously laden
with blossoms-dogwood of various
hues-and of course, the willows
which dip down into the water. All
this beauty is greatly magnified as
it is reflected in the clear water.
We also learned something of the
history of an ancient cottage
empty and as yet uhmodernized. 1t
was not new when it was pictured
in a Harper's Magazine in 1862 in
a story of the mountain. Both its
owner and the writer wished it
could tell something of the scenes
it has witnessed.
Mr.. Strong could have his castle
if we could have the cottage on the
hill from which one may see the
mountains of Maryland, Virginia,
and in the blue distance, those of
West Virginia. When we tired of
the mountains, from our cottage
we could look down on the willow
pond, in the center of which is an
island, known as Corregidor, where
the gun implements are really
ducks nests, where Blonde and
White lay their eggs. We could
look around the rim of the pond at
Buttons Bay-Point of Rocks,
Smugglers Cove, or the Bay of
Tokyo where the cherry trees grow.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-04-22
Anywhere

An undercover man-almost any
med as the whistle blows almost
any morning.-The Toledo Blade.
The military leaders of the ma
ton seem to agree which service
will get the biggest share of the
defense budget.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-04-22

Next Sunday, the proud owners
of some of the County's loveliest
homes will again dust off the well
come mat and display to the public
cultivated gardens, early American
furnishings, and antiques seldom
seen outside of museums.
The occasion will be the 18th
Annual Maryland House and Gar
den Pilgrimage, April "a thru
May 8, 1913, sponsored by The
Federated Garden Clubs of Mary
land for the maintenance of The
Hammond-Harwood House in An
napolis. Eleven county homes are
included in the tour, all of which
may be visited for the price of one
ticket ($2.50) or any one visited
for fifty cents. Start anywhere
tickets may be secured at any of
the houses.
Once a part of the Robertson
family's Goshen land" the 100
acres, known as Fertile Meadows"
with its interesting old house, was
purchased by the Counselmans in
1884. 1t was restored and furnished
with American primitives by Mrs.
Counselman. Here we find original
hand blown window glass, old fire.
places and mantles, and original
wrought iron hinges and locks.
Several members of the Robertson
family are buried in the graveyard
back of the house. At the entrance
to the house are millstones found at
the site of an old mill which once
stood on the place.
Rolling Ridge" farm, the Small
home, contains 230 acres, originally
a part of Retirement" later of
Brooke Grove. The house was
built in 1889 by Robert Ober. 1t was
restored by Mr.. and Mrs. Small ac-
cording to old photos and furnished
with period pieces in keeping with
its architecture. In early days the
four large chimneys carried the
smoke from ten freplaces-one in
each of its ten rooms. Rolling hills
and the distant Paws ridge framed
this house most attractively.
Also open for the second time will
be Little Olney", the small white
house in which Clara May Downey,
of olney Inn fame, makes her home.
The interesting and well restored
old house, formerly owned by the
Farquhar family, is said to have
been built about 1900 by Whitson
Candy, who had a pottery in the
village-then known as Mechanics
vile. Candy built the kitchen and
the central part. The large chimney
and oven was built in 1841 and the
south wing added several years
later. Mrs. Downey preserved the
1841 lines when she restored the
house.
In Sandy Spring only the Friends
Meeting House will be open. The
original frame Friends Meeting
House was built in 1853. The pres
ent brick structure was erected in
1917, the bricks being made at
nearby clay pit. The dimensions Of
the building are go by 80 feet and
the heights to the caves, 1871 feet.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-04-22

Ivy covers the walls and peeps in
the upper window. Inside may be
seen one of the two old stoves which
once warmed the building. Also the
partition which once separated the
sexes-men to the left-women to
the right.
The Nome nugget., 1948-04-05
US. Pressmen On
 Alaska Tour, Here

On a tour of army installations throughout the Territory, group of press representative stopped in Nome for almost an hour.
 The gentlemen of the Fourth Estate were squired about the base and through town by Col. Burkhalter and Captain Griffin who stated that the visit was to be very short.
 Those represented on the press tour were James Lucas, Scripps- Howard; Wayne Thomas, Chicago Tribune; Leon Schloss, Interna- tional News Service; Martin Sheri- dan, Boston Globe; William Ship pen, Wash. Star; Ben Pearse, Air Force Mag; Ralph Howard, Ma tional Broadcasting Co.,; Ansel Talbert, New York Herald Trib- une; Harold LaVine, Newsweek; Murray Young, Mutual Broadcast ing Co.,; Milton Widder, Cleve- land Press; and Tom Cowley, Gan nett News Service.
The Nome nugget., 1948-04-05
Pres. May Name ERP Head Soon

WASHINGTON, - (P)-Presi- dent Truman may speed the start of the European Recovery pro- gram by naming it's director with in the next 48 hours.
 Presidential secretary Charles c. Ross told reporters today that MT. Truman hopes to be able to announce the appointment very soon.
 Ross said: "I think it will not be today. Possibly, but not cert ainly, it will be by tomorrow"
 He added that MT. Truman is not ready to name the rowing ann bassador called for by the $6,099- 000,000 program aimed at stop ping communist expansion. Seven teen nations, including Western Germany, will benefit.
 Ross said several officials of the National Association of Manufac- turers will offer their help in get ting ERP under way. They had a white house date to see MT. Truman.
The Nome nugget., 1948-04-05
Congress Urged To Speed Up Bills For Alaska Airports

WASHINGTON, - (P) The Senate Commerce Committee has been urged bu Senator Magnuson DAWash) to speed it's study of bills providing super airports for Alaska.
 Magnuson stressed the need for quick astion in a letter sent yester- day to Senator Tobey R-NH.
 The House has approved meas ure to appropriate $8,000,000 for a super airfield in Alaska, with the site to be selected by the Civil Aeronautics Administration.
 Another bill to construct an air port at Fairbanks is pending.
The Nome nugget., 1948-04-05
Jennie Savers Third Place
Congress Overrides President eNtO On
 Tax Reduction Bill

WASHINGTON, - (P) Some 52,000,000 taxpayers, now figur- ing how to use $4,8OO,OOO,OOO they got in tax relief, were put on not ice to expect a swift tax boost if national security demands it.
 The tax cut was put into law Friday as Congress, by an over Whelming vote, overrode Presi- dent Truman'S veto. He had said this reduction in federal revenues "would undermine the soundness of our government finances at a time when world peace depends upon the strength of the United States"
 This is the general tax picture now:
 1. The 52,OOO,OOO income tax payers get reductions, effective January 1, ranging from 100 per
 Continued on Page Eight
The Nome nugget., 1948-04-05
UNIV Coal Strike In Fourth Week

PITTSBURGH, -(P)-Soft Coal pits in West Virginia and Pennsyl- vania remained virtually deserted today as the pensions Walkout of the United Mine Workers began its fourth week, despite govern ment injunction.
 Among the silent mines were those of the steel companies which had kept blast furnace operations going at full capacity here on the chance the coal stoppage might last only few weeks.
 An early survey today yielded no reports of any major UNIV bituminous mines operating in such big producing states as Penn sylvania, West Virginia, and Ken lucky. The union claims 100000 members across the nation.
 Pits of the H. C. Prick Coke Co.,, U. s. Steel subsidiary in the UniontoWn, Pa, coke area, were among those unWorked.
 The miners apparent refusal to return to work came despite a government injunction ordering them to end the walkout. A double barreled injunction issued in Washington Saturday directed the miners to return to work immed- lately. The operators were told to try to settle the pension dispute