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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-04-22
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FOX = THE MOUSE CATCHER.

Increasing need for adequate supplies of grain
again to loss through by rodents and
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annually Field mice alone known than
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sseosnOn Of role wdfe plays in conservation contained
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in the Department Of Agriculture Conservation authorities
quick to point out importance of role of pedators and
Experts control and land policies urge
gophes and SQUIRRELS Recognizing importance protec
the MARYLAND State Fox Hunters Association
data demonstrates the effective control
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Estasisb%ent Of true role foxes preventing large
M protective ASSOCIATIONS the Federal Government and ndepend
has collected much information from scientific
previous article has the diet consists
Of hed mice %oe rabbits ground SQUIRRELS wild berries insects
stcmachs Of foxes this and other regions
o ane animal does not normally vary the above diet Basic
Moles rodents to the farmer are also
factor in foxes food Insects
during the they harmful orchards and
meadows. -
Of most Importance local farmers destroyer
Of ned mice Mice being undercover spending little
time in the frequently targets birds But the
Iox dgs into and guided nothing
than faint squeak of mice The fox lying
wait much in the of household on
the unsupecing The fox will to corn
and wheat fields The female fox cat will catch
mice and carry them to the den Young
for mice which they lose The fox consume
bird. - - "i VI
Particularly of interest the observed fact
that the fox tends to limit his grain fields
Many local observers have reported watching during
the farmer " - r'e
Foxes are important natural agent field
mice rs the unbiased opinion scientists everywhere
grossly vemn catcher and according
the fox does stray from the straight
PAN and commit crime is than offset by the
Kills. the fox catches poultry he isn't blame
surveys have demonstrated that the fox is chckenhe only
ne mas acquired taste for fowl Frequently poultry
raiser Is to blame in allowing his fowl unusually
large areas at distance from the hen
he taste for fowl he will return the locality he
nrst meal But the animal will purposey wide
search Of poultry Science has
again the fox not by game
birds IT the fox does these items satisfy his hunger
u As largely mans fault
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-04-22
By the Bible

II we abide by the principles
taught in the Bible. our country will
go on prospecting and to prosper.
but II we and our posterity neglect
its instructions and authority. no
mar can tell how sudden a catas.
trophe may overwhelm us and bury
all our glory in profound obscurity
daniel Webster.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-04-22
Robs 9-Year-OId Girl

Los Angeles-Mary Elizabeth
Hunter, 3, had just been given her
very first 81 bill by her grand
mother, Mrs. Gussie Tyson, and
they were on their way to the
shopping district when purse
snatcher tore the little girls purse
from her hand AMI ripped her
dress as he fled.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-04-22
WHAT MAKES A PEOPLE
GREAT?

y ECHARIAH reminds the people
Il that the downfall of their
fathers had been due to their for.
getfulness of God. He calls them
now to repentance Of their own
sins. that they become truly great
people. Fear not, but let your
hands be strong" Zechariah 8:l3.
What makes a nation great
and strong?
Not brick, nor stone, nor wood,
But justice. love and brother
hood"
Boys and girls will do well to look
again at what this old prophet was
saying. We long to see the United
States truly great nation. Then
let us be strong in the Lord.
GOD HAS A STANDARD
D FAD chapter seven, verses
IN 8-l4. and 8:l6-l7. for some Of
the standards which God sets up
for his people, Execute true judg-
ment. and show kindness and COM
passion every man to his brother.
Cypress not the widow, the orphan,
the foreigner. or the poor, and
never plot evil in your hearts
against one another"
Zechariah is here epitomizing
the Ten Commandments and the
Sermon on the Mount All of which
Is 10 remind us today that we do
not need new standards. We simply
need to conform to Gods eternal
standards.
GOD Is TO BE SOUGHT UNTO
THE first eight chapters Of Zee
L hariah have to do with the es-
sential qualities Of life if the people
are to rebuild the temple. The last
six chapters deal with the general
standards Of life which we must
accept and strive to attain If we
are to be well-pleasing unto him.
like the phrase of the fathers.
God is to be sought unto" And
how are we to come into the pres
ence Of the Lord? He that hath
clean hands, and a pure heart: who
hath not lifted UP his soul unto van
ity. nor swcrn deceitfully." Psalms
24:4
II was not enough to rebuild the
temple God wanted his people to
become living stones Of integrity
and fidelity in the city of God.
This we shall attain only as we
seek first the Kingdom OF God and
his righteousness---constantlys seek
this daily walk with the Lord, In
the light Of his word.
righteousness exalteth a nation,
but sin is reproach TO any people. "
Copyright by the International Council
Of Religious Education on behalf OF 10
Protestant denominations Released BY
WNU Feoturss.l
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-04-22

Lord as q prophet.
His father, Bere-
chiah, was the son
Of lido. the proph.
ct. Though much
younger than Hag-
gal, about whom
we studied last
Sunday, Zechariah
began his minis
try o n y two
months later than
Haggai-a minis
try which was to
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-04-22
nv ~ Cautious

In Leap Year it's the cautious
man that hears ring in every
young lady's voice. - Christian
Science Monitor.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-04-22
zechurioh Pleads For
Righteousness
Lesson for April IS, lS4s

y ECHARIAH almost certainly
Il was born and reared in or
near Babylon, and was trained for
the priesthood and ordained of the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-04-22

SuIIlillOtl Tic pcO.
pie to righteousness as a condi-
ton essential in the rebuilding Of
the temple and in cleansing them
selves Of idolatry, if they were to
throw off the yoke of their foes.
The student will need to read the
entire Book Of Zechariah to have
the background for this lesson.
Also Psalm 24:1-6.
LIVING TOGETHER IN GODS
WAY
SGTURN ye unto me, saith the
L Lord Of hosts, and / will
turn unto you," Zechariah l:3. PEG.
pie cannot live together in peace
and harmony until first they are on
speaking terms with God. The in
sidious onslaught of secularism
was weakening the Jews at the
very moment when they needed to
be strong and united for the task of
rebuilding the temple and restor-
ing their life in Jerusalem.
Read further into the prophecy
of Zechariah and note the admoni-
tons Of the Lord for kindness one
toward another-kindness and un.
derstanding and sincerity. which
are the indispensable qualities of
community life.
Evening star., 1948-11-24
By the Assocjotsd Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 24.-If Jesse
Jones, former Secretary of Com
merce and head of the Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corp, IS we'll enough
to play poker until am, he is well
enough to be questioned as wit
ness, a Federal judge ruled yester-
day.
Judg Samuel H. Kaufman made
his ruling in granting the motion
of counsel for James A. Moffett,
one-time Federal Housing Admin
istrator, to have the 74-year r-old
flnancier of Houston, Tex, appear
in Federal Court Friday for ques-
tioning.
Mr.. Moffett, also a former Stand
ard Oil Co. executive, is suing the
Arabian American Oil Co., Inc, for
Sc, ,0O0, 900. He claims this for serv-
ices he said he rendered the latter
company in Saudi Arabia In 1941.
Worked Out British Deal.
Among other things, Mr.. Moffett
claims he worked out plans whereby
the British government took over
financial demands made by the King
of Saudi Arabia against the oil COM
pany, which had hired Mr.. Moffett.
Involved in this, he said, were con-
ferences with President Roosevelt,
Mr.. Jones and others.
His attorney has been seeking a
Federal Court order permitting the
oral examination of Mr.. Jones in
the case.
On November IS, an affidavit sub
mitted to Judge Kaufman by Park
avenue physicians, said Mr.. Jones
was suffering a severe heart condi-
ton. 1t expressed the opinion that
for him to act as a witness in the
Evening star., 1948-11-24
Education Aid Bill
To Be Offered Again
By the Associofed Press

Congress will get a bill to spread
$500, 900 900 among the States to aid
education, Senator Ellender, Demo-
crat, of Louisiana said yesterday
He expressed confidence it will pass.
The bill will be similar to one
which failed in the House after
passing the Senate in the 80th
Congress, Senator Ellender ex-
planned. Equalization Of a mini
mum standard of education" is the
goal, the Senator said in a pre-
pared statement.
ut has been proved that in the
poorer States are. to be found the
greatest number of children. with
the corresponding drain upon the
resources of those States.
''These poorer States have made
greater financial sacrifices in appro-
priations for education than have
the richer States, but because of the
Idisproportionately greater number
of school-age children between the
ages Of 5 and II years, they have
been unable to meet what is con-
sidered to be minimum require
ment."
The bill which failed in the
Eigthieth Congress would have sent
the bulk of the funds into low
income States to raise their educa-
tional standards allotments varying
from S. per child in the richest
States to $3.50 per child in the
poorest.
Evening star., 1948-11-24
Joint AF-Navy Air Training
impractical, ForrestaI Told

A committee of Air Force and
Navy officers has decided it would
be uneconomical and Impractical to
institute any joint aviation training
programs, it was learned today.
The committee completed a seven
month study and made a unani-
nous report to the Joint Chiefs
of Staff. This report has been for
warded to Secretary Of Defense
ForreStal.
The report stated that all exist
ing training facilities and instruc-
tors were being utilized to the full
est capacity and no way was seen
to consolidate them. Both services
now are training aviators on speed
ed-up schedules to fill increased
compliments authorized by the last
Congress.
Evening star., 1948-11-24
Charges Pile Up
Ion Soldier Taken
In Smile

Appearing in Municipal Court on
a series of charges growing out of q
Smile auto chase, Pvt. James A
Jukes, 21, colored, q Fort Myer sol
dier, yesterday was
Held for the grand jury or
charges of unauthorized use of the
car in which he was caught;
Fined $120 with an alternative oi
As days in Jail for nine traffic
charges accrued during the chase;
Sent to Jail for 180 days for carry.
ing .38 revolver in the car.
The chase started at am. Mon.
day in the Northeast section, and i
was 80 minutes later before a scou
car overlook him near Fourteenth
and N streets NV. The car was re.
ported stolen from Matthew B
Thorpe, 1927 Thirty-third stree
NV. Jukes appeared before Judg'
Thomas d. Quinn.
Evening star., 1948-11-24
House Un.American
Committee AssaiIed
BY Bishop Oman
BY the Assoeiutsd Press

NEWARK, N. j., Nov. A.-The
House Committee on Un-American
Activities drew censure last night
from Methodist Bishop G. Bromley
Oman for what he called "a futile
attempt to discredit the word
Protestant
The bishop had reference to Q
committee report issued Monday
which called the Methodist Fedora
ton for Social Action a tool Of the
Communist Party"
Bishop Oman told the Northern
New Jersey Conference of the Meth.
odist Church:
THE Committee on Un-American
Activities, whose chairman is under
indictment for activities allegedly
Un-American and criminal, has now
presumed to speak in the field OF
religion"
chairman Thomas of the House
committee has been charged
with making false salary claims
against the Government)
Charges Called Ridiculous.
The committee report was made
public in a summation entitled 100
Things You Should Know About
Communism and Religion"
The Rev. Jack r. McMichael, ex.
ecutive director of the Methodist
Federation for. Social Action, yes
terday called the committee charges
ridiculous and untrue"
Bishop Oman said Protestants
believe the conspirators who would
destroy our freedom can be ferreted
out and properly punished better by
the painstaking and patriotic pro-
cedures of the FBI than by the
hearsay and Un-American procedure
of this committee"
Evening star., 1948-11-24
Hoover Unit Says u 5. Metal Worker Says
Could Save 25OMiIIion Goods Escort Beat
Annually on Supplies Him, Then Killed Her
BY the Assoeicted Press

BOULDER, Colo, Nov. 24.-Ofi-
GERS quoted a slender 31-year-
metal worker as saying last night
that he disposed of the body Of
Theresa Foster, but that she was
murdered by blond, chubby" boy
friend.
Miss Foster, 18-year-old Colorado
University freshman, was criminally
assaulted, bludgeoned and strangled
on the night of November 8.
The metal workers, Joseph Walker
was taken into custody Sunday after
his wife told police she was "sus-
picious" of her husband.
District Attorney Hatfield Chilson,
who with Sheriff Art Everson re-
ceived Walkers statement, said he
would file a charge of murder.
Says He Gave Couple Ride.
Mr.. Chilson's account of the
Walker statement included these
details:
Walker drank five or six beers the
night of the murder, then was cruis-
ing around Boulder in his coupe
when Miss Foster and her COM
panion asked for a ride and he
obliged.
Walker had never seen either Of
them before.
The girls companion asked Walker
to drive out Lee Hill road, lovers
lane near here. Then the man in
sisted that he be allowed to drive.
Walker objected and a fght fol-
lowed. The man reached in the
glove compartment of the car and
grabbed Walkers As Army au-
tomato pistol. Walker jumped out
OF the car and the man followed,
chopping savagely at his head with
the butt of the heavy gun. Miss
Foster remained in the car.
Fought for My Life"
Il fought for my life," the state
ment said. 1T was q hell of q
fight.
He finally caught me a lick on
the head. =
When I woke up I was blood all
over. I got up off the road and
went back to the car and saw the
man was gone. saw parts of the
girls body sticking out the trunk
Of my car.
"The body was half naked and
there was blood all over the inside
of the car ."
The statement quoted Walker as
saying he drove aimlessly for a
while and finally dropped the body
over the railing of a bridge, the
district attorney reported.
The girls body was found No.
vember II under Q bridge 0 miles
south Of here.
Evening star., 1948-11-24
BY the Associated Press

The Hoover Commission singled
out Government red tape" for crit.
icism today and said $3.50, ,000,0 900 8
year could be saved in Federal pur.
chase of supplies and equipment
alone.
The 12-man commission, headed
by former President Hoover, il
studying more than 20 basic prob.
lens of Government operations
toward a goal of economy and ef.
ficiency.
Speaking of Federal buying, the
commission said in a statement:
"A maze of laws and regulations
surrounds the whole process with
unnecessary red tape. The emphasis
is not on promoting efficiency
and economy but upon preventing
fraud"
Mr.. Hoover said that half Of the
100000 purchase orders issued by
the Governments civilian agencies
in a typical year are for $40 or less
=" and the paperwork for single
purchase order costs more than
$40"
AS another example, Mr.. Hoover
said items of Government property
are Identified under II different
systems of nomenclature 80 that
a single type of beall-bearing has
239 separate designations"
The commission said nearly 150,-
900 Federal employees are engaged
in supply operations. 1t said that
with simplified procedures, some ST.
500 ,000, 900 could be Topped off the
estimated s27,00oO00.00O worth of
supplies the GovernmentSnow has in
storage.
Mr.. Hoover has declared that
billions" could be saved over a
period Of perhaps five years If the
commissions recommendations are
followed. These will be submitted to
Congress on or before January 13.
Evening star., 1948-11-24
Select Committee Stotus
Is Proposed by Forond
BY the Associated Press

A leading House Democrat, COM
planning that the Un-American Ac-'
tivities Committee has smeared some
good people, proposed yesterday to
change its status.
The idea came from Representa-
tive Forand, Democrat, of Rhode
Island, chairman of the House
Democratic caucus.
A standing committee is perma-
nent, with membership continuing
pretty much unchanged from one
Congress to another on basis Of
seniority. A select committee ends
when a Congress goes out and its
members are appointed by the
speaker.
Evening star., 1948-11-24
Jesse Jones Held Able to Testify
III Health Permits ? AM. Poker

law suit would be detrimental to
his health"
But Mr.. Moffett filed an aff1davit
yesterday with Judge Kaufman
stating that on November is "the
witness Jones played poker at the
% Club, located at II East Sixty
first street, until approximately 2
am. on Wednesday, November II,
and in the course of the evening
the said Jones consumed large guam
titles Of whisky"
The affidavit continued:
THE stakes ranged as high as
$4,000 hand, and on one occasion
the said Jones backed a straight
in a pot involving approximately
$4,000 against four fours. No doubt
backing a straight against four
fours with $4,000 in the pot has
been the cause of many a heart
ache, but to my knowledge it never
has been recommended as a cure for
heart trouble"
To Hold Quiz in Chambers.
Observed Judge kaufman: IF he
can stay out and play poker he can
submit to an oral examination"
He directed that the questioning
be held in his private chambers,
adding 1T is nice and comfortable
there"
Col. Joseph M. fairfield, Mr.
Jones attorney, said his client would
testify but added:
Il think your honor is all wrong
in reaching the conclusion that be-
cause man can play poker he can
be subjected to rigid examination
by lawyers"
Judge kaufman promised to stop
the questioning if Mr.. Jones showed
! any signs of fatigue.
Evening star., 1948-11-24
HOLIDAY-This column won1
appear tomorrow, Thanksgiving Day
1t will be resumed Friday.
Observation-Disclosures,
Closes Plant for Week End
by the Assoeioted Press

Preston Tucker, president of the
Tucker Corp, said last night his
Chicago automobile plant is closing
but will reopen Monday.
He said the approximately soc
employees will be idle over the long
holiday week end while he arranges
for possible new private financing.
Mr.. Tucker told news confer
ence that a syndicate of we'll
known people" is considering financ-
ing totaling about $10,000,000.
He said he also has asked the
Reconstruction Finance Corp. fo1
a loan of s3o,0O0,00o over an l8-
month period.
Evening star., 1948-11-24
10Th Century-Fox Reveals
Negotiations TO Buy ABC
BY the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 24.-Twentieth
Century-Fox Film Corp. disclosed
today that it is negotiating for
purchase of the American Broad
casting Co.
Spyros P. Skouras, president, said
the company is seeking control OF
ABC, which operates radio and tele-
vision networks.
Mr.. Skouras added that while
negotiations are in progress, nc
deal has come about" ABC officials
would not comment.
1t had been learned yesterday that
negotiations were under way, but
it was not known that the film CON-
pany was seeking full control of the
network until Mr.. Skouras revealed
the fact.
Evening star., 1948-11-24
BorkIey Builds Corn Crib
On His 71st Birthday
BY the kssoeioted Press

PADUCAH, KY, Nov. Ex-senator
Barkley observed his list birthday
today by building a corn crib on one
of his three farms near here.
The e-President-elect will eat
his birthday dinner tonight with his
son and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. David Barkley, and their two
children. No special celebration is
planned.
Evening star., 1948-11-24
| Ross Hits as Lie
| Story He Sought
ToGWe Up House
BY the Assoeioted Press

Presidential Press Secretary
Charles G.. Ross today described as
"a complete lie" columnist's asser-
ton that MIR. Ross gave up his house
because of lack of confidence that
President Truman would win the
election.
George Dixon said in his syndi-
Gated column thatsMr Ross has been
quietly but desperately turning on
the heat to get himself an apart
ment in Washington" because
Charley had given up his house"
Mr.. Ross read part of the column
to a news conference and said the
whole thing is a complete lie"
Mr.. Ross said he had lived in his
present house in nearby Kenwood
Md, since 1889, that he had mot
sought to sell or rent it," and ex-
poets to keep it.
He added that if any one could
produce any evidence that he sought
to give up his house he would donate
$1,000 to charity.
Evening star., 1948-11-24

Secretary of In
terror C. Girard
Davidson who, in
the past, has
been S h ar pl Y
critical of some
of the phases OF
the loyalty pro-
gram which he
feels have in
fringed on the
civil rights of
Government en-
ployes.
Mr.. Davidson.
who was one OF
the few Govern
Evening star., 1948-11-24

dominated United Public Workers o1
America by President Philip Murray
of the CIO was first tipped of ir
this column on Monday. -. UPWA
has just about reached the end OF the
trail as a Federal Government en-
ployes' union and from now on the
CIO will actively support the new
anti Communist Government Work
ers' Union. :. The Navy Depart
ment has an opening for civilian
training officer on Guam. Apply
Room 2S09, Navy Building. The
National Association of Manufac-
turers wants the Government pay
roll trimmed by 119,457 employees.
NAM declares this number was de-
termined by congressional investi-
cations" but it doesn't say which
ones. The General Accounting
Office Branch of Local 2, National
Federation of Employees, meets at 8
pm. Tuesday in the Willard Hotel.
" X u
HOLIDAY-This column won't
appear tomorrow, Thanksgiving Day
1t will be resumed Friday.
BE sure to listen in every Sun
dau at 11:15 am. oDer WMAL,
The Stars station, for Joseph
Young's broadcast Dersion OF the
Federal Spotlight, featuring ad-
ditional neUs and pie,Ds OF the
Government Scene.j
Evening star., 1948-11-24
British Get Food Lockers

Downham, England, is getting its
first 300 frozen food lockers, to be
rented to housewives at $40 year
as "fridges" for their meat, milk
and poultry.
Evening star., 1948-11-24
The Federal Spotlight
Top Officials Will Urge Truman
To Wind Up Loyalty Program
Bv Joseph Youno

top administration officials plan ask President
wind up the Governments loyalty program soon
possible.
officials feel the completes
loyalty of them have already been
compleed-tne program should be- - - - ,,. z.-, -
Evening star., 1948-11-24

Blessed by heavy rains, Mexico
City hopes to avoid power rationing
this winter.
Evening star., 1948-11-24

CUllIpIeItu-IIIt pIUBIdl SIIUUIu Ue
terminated except in cases of in
coming employees.
One of these officials is Assistant
Evening star., 1948-11-24
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Some SUM-
shine, with high around so this aft
ernoon. Fair and slightly colder
tonight, with low about IS in the
city and % in suburbs. Partly
cloudy tomorrow, with high about
81.
Maryland-Generally fair tonight
and tomorrow. Slightly colder to-
night.
Virginia-Partly cloudy and slight
ly colder tonight, preceded by rain
on the coast this afternoon, prob
ably ending by night. Tomorrow
generally fair with moderate tenn
perature.
Wind velocity, 6 miles per hour
direction, west-northwest.
River Report.
tFrom y. s. Engineers)
Potomac River muddy at Harpers Ferr!
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah mudd!
at Harpers Ferry.
tRea dings at Washington National Airport.
Yesterday Pct. To-day Pct
Noon - SO Midnight ~ 3.
1 pm. ------- So g am. 80 9.
Evening star., 1948-11-24
Bowie Entries

FOR THURSDAY.
BY the Assoeiotsd Press
Weather cloudy; track sloppy.
FIRST RACE-Purse. $500; claiming
price, $1,000: 4-year-olds and up; Ia