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Evening star., 1948-12-21
Young Quits Bottle of Floats
His Plun Just q Suggestion

Obviously concerned that the bat
tie" of the District inaugural parade
floats might 60 down in history with
the more businesslike encounter of
the Monitor and the Merrimac,
Commissioner John Russell Young
emphasized today that he had re-
tired from the fray.
In fact. Mr.. Young said, he hadn t
expected there would be a fray.
1t was just a suggestion-hiS idea
of float depicting the Capitol and
the Washington Monument - Mr..
Young insisted. If the public de-
mands q float with suffrage motif
that's all right with him, he said,
although the suggestion that this
idea be avoided, in which Commits
sioner Guy Mason joined. still
stands.
Mr.. Young said he had confidence
in the 1949 Inaugural Committee
and was willing to leave the final
decision on the float design to Car
ter T, Barron, special events chair
man in the committee.
Two More Groups Protest.
As Mr.. Young explained his "just
suggestion stand on the float
project, two more District groups
were making public protests against
discarding the suffrage idea which
they announced we're being sent to
the District Building.
Both took the position that float
depicting Capital landmarks would
serve little purpose, because the out
of town visitors would make a point
of seeing the actual structures.
The pleas for a parade feature
calling attention of these visitors to
the voteless plight Of District resi-
dents came from the Central Suf-
frage Conference and the Voteless
District of Columbia League of
Women Voters.
District Float to Lead.
One thing appeared certain about
the float. 1t will roll ahead of the
State floats. This is because Wash
ington is the host city, Mr.. Barron
explained.
Mr.. Baron said the design will be
symbolic of Washington as the Ma
tion's Capital"
That's just the point at issue, con-
tend Wilbur S. Finch, president of
the Suffrage Conference. and Mrs.
John F. Thamas, president Of the
women voters group.
To be properly symbolic, they
stated in the letters to Mr.. Young,
the float must point out the voteless
plight of the residents of the Cap
ital.
OF Mr.. Young's Capitol-and-Mon-
umei.t design, Mr.. Finch wrote:
The originals of these two build
ings are available to the view of any
visitor who wants to see them, and
pictures of them are no doubt avail
able in every town and hamlet in the
United States"
Mrs. Thomas agreed.
They suggested to the Commits
sioners that calling a suffrage float
controversial makes no sense, be-
cause both the Democratic and Re-
publican Parties call for 1t in their
platforms.
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100 Shade Tree Paintings
Promised ChiI|um Heiqhts

The Chillum Heights Citizens AS
sociation was assured last night ty
letter from the Tree and Park Di-
vision, District Engineering Depart
ment, that 100 shade trees will be
planted in the area by next fall.
The letter was an answer to the
associations request last month for
more trees along Kennedy and
Longfellow streets NE. between
North Capitol and First streets NE,
and on Madison street from Third
street NV. to First street NE.
The association promised full CO.
operation with the Inaugural Com
mittee, especially in regard to hnus-
ing.
The meeting was conducted by
Olaf P. Solem, president. in Luther
Rice Memorial Church, 1914 North
Capitol street.
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was intoxicated and had no recol-
lection of going through the mar
riage ceremony with Margaret at q
Lutheran Church in Ellicott City
on May 4, 1887.
Judge F. Dickinson Let's told op-
posing counsel that testimony so far
has shown that the eight months
between the effective date of Chief
CARROTS divorce from his first wife
and the date of his marriage to
Margaret formed the critical Pc
riod" in the case. If it could be
shown that Chief Garrett estab-
lished a common-law relationship
with Ruth in that period, he could
contend that his marriage to Mar
garet had no legal effect, the jurist
said.
Mrs. Ruth Garrett lives at 2544
Seventeenth street NV.
Evening star., 1948-12-21
District Heads 10 Hear
Wallace and Manthos
On Appeal by Grill

The Commissioners decided today
to call before them two police wit
nesses who gave conflicting testi-
mony in the Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board case which resulted
in liquor license suspension order
against Mitchell's Grill, 235 G street
NV.
The ABC Board order has been
in suspension since last Tuesday
when F. Joseph Donohue, attorney
for Henry G. David, owner of the
grill, filed an appeal.
The Commissioners held a two
hour closed meeting today with Mr..
Donohue and Assistant Corporation
Counsel Robert D. Wise. At its con-
clusion, it was announced the appeal
will remain under advisement until
next Tuesday, when the city heads
plan to hear Police Pvts. Samuel E.
Wallace and Frank N. Manthos.
The ABC Board found the grill
guilty of Al of ST charges of liquor
regulation violation filed against it
by Pvt. Wallace, then plain
clothesman assigned to the vice
squad.
Pvt. Manthos. then a plainclothes-
man assigned to No. l precinct, tes-
titled Pvt. Wallace told him he had
"sandbagged' the grill. Pvt. Wallace
denied this. Pvt. Manthos also tes-
tilted he had been in the place many
times and had not observed viola
tions such as reported by the other
policeman.
Both Pvts. Wallace and Manthos
were transferred to uniformed duty
after the hearing.
In its verdict, the ABC Board
ordered suspension of the grill's
liquor license from December 10 to
the end of the license year, January
81. The appeal to the Commission
erS operated as a STAY of this order.
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Fairfax Civic Group
Plans YuIe Purty

A Christmas party given by the
Vernon Heights Civic Association
will be held at $50 pm. Friday in
front of the Mount Vernon High
School, Fairfax County, Va.
The high school choir will sing
carols and the students will stage
a pageant. There will also be q
Santa Claus and community
sing"
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But Mr.. Young, addressee Of the
protests, declared his design was no
more than a suggestion and deplored
the furore which IL seems to have
generated.
Mr.. Young indicated he doesn't
give a pair Of spats what kind of a
float represents the District in the
Iparade-so long as the squabble ends.
And Mr.. Young has spats to give.
He wore pair to his Office today
the day Of the winter solstice, mark
ing the beginning Of winter.
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Plont Slated for Lynchburo

LYNCHBURG, Va, Dec. 81 R.-
The National Battery Co. announced
yesterday it would establish a $780,
900 branch factory in Lynchburg,
with construction to start early in
the year. The plant will employ
$50 men at first.
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Insurance Certificate
Challenged in Garrett
Trial for Annu|ment
BULLETIN


Love letters written to Mrs.
Ruth Garrett, blond wife of
Chief Petty Officer Laurence
G. Garrett, were being read
into the record in District
Court this afternoon to coun-
ter the love letters he wrote to
Mrs. Margaret Garrett, his
brunette wife. The two sets of
letters were similar, with each
wife addressed as my darling
little WIFE"
The authenticity Of a life insur-
ance certificate that accompanied a
letter in which Chief Petty Officer
Laurence Cash Garrett, As, pro-
fessed his unshared love for one of
his two wives, was challenged in
District Court today.
Chief Garrett reluctantly identi-
fled his signature on" the letter to
Mrs. Margaret Garrett, 32-year-old
brunette, whom he is suing for an
nulment of their marriage. The
handsome veteran of 26 years NavaI
service has told the court he loves
his blond wife, Mrs. Ruth Garrett
whom he married IA months before
marrying the brunette. Mrs. Mar
garet Garrett has filed a cross suit
for divorce.
The letter was mailed in Manila
in April, 194l, and informed Mar
garet that an accompanying Gov.
ernment life insurance certificate
would be worth $4,000 if Chief Gar
rett were killed. On the face of the
certificate, Mrs. Margaret Garrett
and her 14-year-old daughter Helen
were named benefciaries.
VA Employe Testifies.
my dearest Margaret" the letter
began, "' - remember I loye you
and Helen and no one else"
After Chief Garrett left the stand
today, the fourth day Of the hear
ing, his attorney called Miss jose
phine Bush, Veterans Admins
tration elnploye, who testified that
the certificate introduced as evil
dence was "irregular.> Certificates
sent to servicemen in 1941, she said
did not identify the beneficiaries
on the face of the document.
Furthermore, Miss Bush testified
the Veterans Administration does
not have any record of a life insur.
ance policy naming Mrs. Margaret
Garrett and her daughter as bene.
flciaries. The only record in the
files Of the Veterans Administra
tion, she said, shows that in 1916
Chief Garrett named Mrs. Ruth
Garrett as the beneficiary in g
S., 900 policy.
Chief Garrett spent an uncomfort.
able day yesterday answering ques.
tions about his romance with thu
brunette, both before and after theil
marriage, and listening to his ole
love letters being read.
Identifies Letters.
Chief Garrett testified he me-
the diminutive brunette in 1913.
and that a short time later shs
told him she was going to have hi.
child. He said he has always ad.
mitted he was the father of the
child but denied that he hac
reached an agreement with the
mother to pose as Mr.. and Mrs
Garrett.
He had told Margaret back in
1882, he testified, that he could not
marry her because he already hac
a wife. Mrs. Nanette Garrett, whose
divorce from him became final in
California in August, 1886. He de.
MED he ever told Margaret about
the divorce.
Court Fixes Critical Period"
Before the divorce became final
Chief Garrett married Ruth in
California in March, 1886. The de-
cree had been handed down in
June, 1885, he explained, and he
had thought he was free to remarry
at once.
Chief Garrett reiterated that he
Evening star., 1948-12-21

INAUGURAL BALL INVITATION-An invitation and $40 per
the requirements for admission inaugural
the night January 20 in the National Armory
Shown sample of invitation engraved with
the exception of the addresses which
Miss Fay King spencerian script specialist.
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aat he Seventeenth street NV.
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EVANSVILLE

Mrs Bruce Folk, of near Grants
vile, was given a surprise party on
her birthday by her husband and
family. The following were present:
Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Kinsinger and
daughter Karen, Miss Hazel Miller,
Mrs. Galen Beachy, Mrs Ada Bowser,
Mrs. Anna Miller, Mr.. and Mrs My
ron Miller, Mr.. and Mrs Dan King
and son James, Mr.. and Mrs Stewart
Stahl, Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Bender,
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleman Folk. Mr. ard
Mrs. Homer Rembolt, Mr. and Mrs
Stewart Rodamer, Nh and Mrs. Gay
Stanton, Nh. and Ms. Roy Kinsing1r,
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul kinsinger, Nh
and Mrs. Homer Livengood, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fay Livengood, Nh w W
Folk, Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Folk, Miss
Hazel Otto, Mr.. and Mrs Dwight
Folk and son Ronald, Mr. Carl Bow
ers, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Beachy and
daughter and son Gary, Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Miller and daughters Rosa,
Louise and Nancy; Mrs. Leslie stan
ton, Mr.. Bruce Folk and Wayne, Orlo,
Marvette and Retha Folk Mrs Folk
received many nice and useful gifts.
Refreshments were served.
James c. Beachy was host at
a dinner recently in observance Of
the birthday Of his mother, Mrs. Ev4
B. Beachy. Guests included Mn. and
Mrs. Glen Miller and their children
Rosetta, Ronnie and Vernon. Ms.
Ella Brabson assisted in preparing
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1.-THE supper. Other guests who called
were Mrs Frank Osborn, Hambul &
n. y; Miss Lucille Glotfelty. Of nea,
Accident. Mrs. c. S. Zeller. Mrs +
S. Hilton and Mr.. and Mrs Thoma.
Harlow presented Mrs. Beachy with
cake
Mr.. and Mrs. Adrian Baum and
family, Of Bellevlle, Michigan; Mrs
Milton Baum, of Base Line, Michigan;
and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Baum, Of
,Covington, Kentucky; have returned
to their homes after visiting Two
weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Baum
and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Baum.
The Women's Missionary Society of
the Lutheran church met December
s in the social room of the church at
which time the annual Christmas
party was held and secret sisters
were revealed. There were 35 mem
bers and 10 visitors present. Mrs.
Harry Yommer was in charge. Duets
were rendered by Miss Donna Yom-
mer and Martha Miller, and Mrs.
Harry Hoover and Mrs. Harry Yoil-
mer. The president. Mrs. Harold
Miller presided over the business
meeting. Mrs. Miller gave a report OF
the society's activities for the year.
The January meeting will be held at
the church with Mrs. Emerson Sebold
as leader and Mrs. George Yommer
and Harry Hoover as hostesses. Gifts
were exchanged The society pre-
scented a gift to Mrs. George +.
BowersoX, and also one to Mrs. Stew
art Rodamer, who has served as
treasurer for the society for % years.
Refreshments We're served.
A surprise miscellaneous shower in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Donald New
man was held at the home of Mrs.
Newman'S brother-in-law and sister,
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Stanton. Joint
hostess was Mrs. Elwood Klotz Those
present were Misses Dolly Layman,
Mary Kathyrn Miller, Mary
Resi-, Rosetta Miller, Helen Beachy,
Mrs. Ralph Glotfelty, Mrs. j. F.
Fahey, Mrs. n. U. Broadwater, Mrs.
Marshall Lands, Mrs Harold Miller,
Mrs. Lee Beachy, Mrs Richard Glot-
felty, Mrs. Daniel klotz, Mr.. and
Mrs. Elwood Klotz, Mr. and Mrs. DON
aid Newman, of Salisbury, Pa; Mr.
and Mrs. f. c. Newman, Lou Ann
and Kay Newman, Salisbury, Pa;
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Hager. Frost
burg, and Miss Betty Maust, and Earl
Glotfelty, of Salisbury, Pa. The ever
ing was spent in playing cards.
Members of the Women's Guild Of
st. Johns Ev-Reformed church held
their regular meeting and Christmas
party in the social room Of the church,
December Sth, Mrs Hobert Speicher
presided. Special singing by Mrs
Paul Kinsinger and daughter Vona
There was exchange of gifts.
Elwood c. Edgar, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dora Edgar and the late vii
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October Sales Tax In
County Was S11,792.35

Retail sales and use tax collections
from this county for the month of Oc-
tober amounted to $l1,792.35, it was
announced by James j. Lacy, state
comptroller.
The total represents collections
from major business groups as fol-
lows:
Food and beverage group, So
1906; apparel, $213.37; general mer-
chandise, $2,413.44; automotive, 81
O12.6G; furniture and appliances,
$32G.27; Timber. builders and con-
tractors, $1,774O5; utilities and
transportation, $1,255.23; miscellan-
eous, $1,37O.GS. The total for the en-
tire state in October was $2,375,-
G92.O9.
In September the collections totaled
$12,75S.76, with the entire state
totaling S2,197O5742. In the county
the collections were divided as fol-
lows:
Food and beverage, $2,9196S; APP
parel, $164.43; general merchandise,
$2,G9O.94; automotive, $2,169.32; APP
planes and furniture, $4,000; lum-
Der, builders and contractors, ST.
1896; utilities and transportation,
$1,964.41; miscellaneous, S1,205.70.
Total Over $35 100000
Sales taxes have poured more than
S35,0O0O0O into the state treasury
since the sales tax act went into eff
feet seventeen months ago.
In eleven months of the last fiscal
year the amount was S23,635, 242.97.
In the five months of the current
fiscal period receipts totaled SILL
G24,549.74.
OF this total amount, $96,643.65
was received from Garrett CONTAINS
during the eleven months of the last
fiscal year, and $51,78725 during the
four months of the new fiscal year.
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received his discharge from the army
after three and one half years ser
vice He entered the sevice June 6,
1914 and served in combat with the
9th division in Germany In Noven-
Der, l945. he re-enIisted in the mill
tary police. He served in the army
of occupation in Southern Germany
Iuntil last spring and was discharged
lat Edgewood Arsenal. November %.
Mr.. Edgar married Miss Ingeborg
Wilkesen, of Bremerhaven, Germany,
i'm February, 1913. His wife has been
in the United States, and has been
living with Mr.. Edgal's mother and
family.
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News of Peace

NEWS Ol CAGE
ONE of the best kinds of news
- there is is to learn that someone
we thought was an enemy, is actu-
ally friend. The end of misunder-
standing, Of ngement-what a
rush of warmth to the heart it
brings!
That is the news of the first Christ
mas-that God is our friend. Christ
did not come to assure men that
there is a God. That was well
known, indeed few doubted it. He
did not even come to announce that
there is but one God, for that was
already known to the wiser sort of
men. Neither did his coming I'M
veil the God Of justice The Greeks
and Romans, as well as the Jews,
knew such a GOD only too well.
No wonder a Roman poet, looking
about on the religions of his time,
concluded that fear is the great
god-maker. His notion was a mis-
take; but it was a natural one.
For all the religions of the ancient
world, even the religion of the
Jew, were attempts to ward off
the anger of offended gods.
The coming of Christ was to
put an end to all that. This was
more than a friendly gesture,
it was an act Of love. Those who
have discovered God in Christ
have found that God is not only
our Maker but our heavenly
Father and Friend. There is no
better news,
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Frank Osborn, formerly a teacher
lin Grantsville High school, and Mrs.
Osborn, now living in Hamburg, n.
y, spent last Thursday night with
Mrs. Osborn's brother-in-law and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs c. S. Zellcr, en-
route home from Florida, and visited
other friends in Grantsvillc.
Tobias Brandywiue" by Dan
Wickenden was the book reviewed by
Miss Holmes on Monday night An
interesting discussion followed the
review.
w. Lee Bevans, Washington. d. c ,
arrived at The home of his mother.
Mrs. Eva b. Beachy, Monday evening,
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News of Rescue

MANY Americans, caught in the
4VA war, starving behind electric
fences for years on end, caught
their first news of victory from see
ing American planes roaring high
overhead No words were needed.
1t was news, good news, the news
of rescue, of freedom.
So it is with man. Caught in the
long war between good and evil, a
prisoner in the enemy's country,
behind the high fences of frustra-
ton, plodding heavily through the
freezing mire of barren sins, man
despairs of strength or freedom.
To all mankind, to each one
who will listen, the Christmas
story is good news of rescue. A
Child is born, but more
"a Saviour, who is Christ the
Lord
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SCRIPTURE: Matthew 1:13-2:l2: Mark
I'LL; Luke 2:1.30.
DEVOTIONAL READING: Isaiah 9:2.7.
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From a Far Country

1T is good news when from a far
country, until now dark and un-
known, we learn that ii is a land of
friends who send us welcome across
the miles. So the meaning of Christ
mas is good news from a far land,
the land beyond what we call death.
"Our Saviour Jesus Christ hath
abolished death, and brought life
and Immortality to light through
the Gospel" (II Tim. l:l0).
AS on the first Christmas, so
ever since, the Gospel of God
is not alone the good news of a
God who loves and fOrgiVes and
who brings us the victory, it is
the news of God who stands at
the end of our dark journey to
welcome his children home.
Good news The world has none
to equal the news of Christmas.
copyright by tie International Council of
Religious EducsticU en- behalf o. % PyOtes-
ts1t denominations. Released BIZ HNU Fea-
tUreS.)
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CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our sincere
thanks to our friends and nciphborS
for their kindness and helpfuness
during the illness and following the
death Of our mother, Mrs. Cora r.
Harsh.
We also thank all who sent flowers
and contributed the use Of their auto
mobiles. We also are very thankful
to all VINO took part in the service at
Maple Spring Church, Eglon, W. Va.
Ira Harsh and Daughters
ADV IT.
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News Of a Gift

1T is good news also when we hear
Of a legacy or gift of some sort,
especially when it is something we
could not have expected. And the
story of Christmas is the news about
God person ally entering the life
of man. 1t IS God giving us him
self. True, the world is full Of the
gifts of God.
In the Child Of Bethlehem, in
the Man he was to become, in
the work he was to do, there
was a new thing-the Self-giV-
ing of God. That is one reason
why Christmas means infinitely
more to a Christian than to any
one else.
For the non-Christian, the story
of Christmas, for all its charm, is
only another story of child born
to poverty, doomed to pain-an-
other chapter in the long agony of
man. For the Christian, the story
of Christmas is the Good News of
how God gives himself, for our
sake.
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means. We do not
call it Good Reso-
lutions" or Good
Idea 81 or even
Good Ideals" Just
Good News. But
what is good about
it? It is a fair ques-
ton to ask at Christ
mas time, for the
story that Christ
mas brings is the
beginnin g of the
Gospel.
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to assist his brother, James Bcachy
/ in delivering coal James has beu
suffering with a scalded arm the pas
week. and has been under the care OF
! DE n. r. Davis.
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An air force bomber flew 9,400
miles, from Texas to Hawaii and re-
turn, without stopping. 1t was re-
fueled by tanker planes three times.
The trip>took 40 hours.
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The Best News
Lesson for December 10, 1913

WHAT kind of news is good?
W Christians always have called
the heart Of their religion Good
News" for that is what Gospel"