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The Nome nugget., 1948-12-29
Army Proposes Communications System In Alaska

WASHINGTON, CP) - Defense Secretary Forrestal recommended to President Truman today a bill for submission to Congress which would authorize the army to con- Struct a communication system in Alaska.
 The brief reference to the pro- posed measure, contained in For reStals annual report, did not ex plain how extensive the proposed system would be or whether it would be an expansion of present army and air force telegraph and radio systems in the Territory.
 In another section of the report, which covered the period from September, l947, through this fall, ForreStal said in connection with geographical explorations:
 Scientific programs for two ex- petitions north of Alaska were planned for the strategic air com mand, and six other proposed ex- petitions advanced by non-service sponsors were appraised by the committee on geographical explo- ration (of the national military es- tablishmenD.
 "AS a result of these latter ex- petitions, the services expect to gain useful information regarding such little-knoWn areas as the Yu- kon, Ungava, northern and cen- tral Alaska, central Africa, and southern Arabia"
The Nome nugget., 1948-12-29
Scissors Movement Of Legs Used In
 Skating Backward
(BY Betty LYle)

Backward ska ing, despite its title, is not for backward skaters. It's for those who have their for ward skating pretty well under control.
 Backward skating IS a matter of balance and confidence, and here is how you can get youSelf a large helping of both. You wan. to learn merely how 10 roll back ward on one skate at time, and it is done through a scissors mcvc-
The Nome nugget., 1948-12-29

ment of the legs which is master ed very easily.
 First, place the fee: ;n p. .geon- toed position ttoes togeche-. heels ou). Then press on the inside of boht feet and push the feet apart a short distance. You'll strat to roll. Now pull the fee: into parallel
The Nome nugget., 1948-12-29
MOrrOW-Tait's Plane To Be
 Repaired Soon

ard MorroW-Tait, the Would-be world flier who won Alaskan's hearts, will soon get her plane back, all. repaired.
 An airline official, Jim Dodson, has agreed to disasSemble her bad ly-damaged aircraft, "Thursday's Child" and truck it to Edmon- ton, Alta. It may be on the way by the end of the week. In recent weeks, Ladd Field maintenance crews have a S o worked to help Mrs. MorroW-Tait out. after she cracked up near the Alaska Highway in forced land ing while flying around the world from London, eastward.
 Two six-man crews removed the wings and loaded the plane onto a truck-trailer to be brought 235 miles here, in severely cold wea- ther.
 At Edmonton, Mrs. Morrow Tait said she had arranged with customs officials to pass the plane into Canada. position, keeping them close to each other.
 When you find that you're los ing momentum, or slowing down, repeat the exercise. It's easy, and when you've picked up little speed and grace, it looks good! To keep yourself from appear ing awkward, don't eXaggerate the distance when you push the feet apart-use just enough push to keep rolling. Push smoothly, not jerkily. Keep the knees flexi- ble, and your weight over the middle of both skates.
 Remember:
 1. Place feet in pigeon-toed po- sitiOn.
 2. Press on the inside of both feet.
 : 3. Push feet apart a short dis tance.
 The principle behind skating backward is the same as in ska = ing forWard-the good old clock system that used in my last col umn. I'll go over ii briefly.
 Skating is just one curve Cor edgeI after another Imagine you are standing on a large clock drawn on the rink floor. You are st six o'clock. with your back to nine o'clock. Apply the three S cps outlined above, with your body leaning toward the center of the clock.
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The Nome nugget., 1948-12-29

:, Prof.-"Mr.> r.. Jones, hate to tell you, but your son is moron" !"
 Jones-"Where is he? I'll teach 'tha: young pup to join a fratern. ity without consulting me" T~
The Nome nugget., 1948-12-29
NUGGET ADS GET RESULTS
Alaska Airlines

Scheduled trips week: Monday. We'd nesday, Friday, Saturday Nome (Moses Point Flag Stop), Unalakleet, McGrath Farewell Flag Stop) Anchorage. Alaska Airlines IS STEADILY INCREASING THEIR SERVICE to the people of Nome and the surrounding districts We are proud of our dependable service, and in- tend to maintain the BETTER SERVICE to Nome. Low freight rates and even lower rates on produce shipments will help everyone-Merchants, Businessmen, and Housewives
 Mail service four times week speeds your; correspondence. ...: ...,~
 Alaska Airlines maintains Shopping Service too, for. your convenience:
 TRAVEL, SHIP, THE DEPENDABLE - THE STARLINER ROUTE
 One carrier service from Anchorage to Candle, Deering and Kotzebue.
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The Nome nugget., 1948-12-29
PA Answers Letters to Santa

football of course l would like more but there are other kids who want some things to.
 Yours truly, Jimmy ..........-......" Dear Santa Claus:
 I would like a rocking horse. l am six years old. Are your men working hard?
 Roy ...-........-....--.
 These little notes and many others, most of them combining childish desires, adult restraint and some pathos, found their way from Alaska into the offices of Pan American World Airways at Boeing Field, though addressed to Santa Claus at the North Pole.
 The mistake was made after Pan American sponsored project to have parents write replies to children's Christmas letters in Santa's name and to have these answering letters cacheted, or marked with the Santa Claus North Pole stamp, at Fairbanks, Alaska, and returned to the chill dren.
 The letters quoted above, how ever, came just as shown, from the children only, without any replies. Most of them came from the Wrangell Institute, Wrang ell, Alaska. Postmaster Everell R. Sharnbroich of that city had sent them to Pan American to be in cluded with the letters going to Fairbanks for cacheting. Pan American went even farther, how ever, and answered the notes.
 The presents requested ranged from expensive electric trains to Mickey Mouse watches, ink pens and fairy tale books. All the let ters were polite and conSiderate of Santa and his workers, but firm and definite about what was wanted. Some were written on pretty decorated stationery, others on colored construction paper, and still others on wrapping paper.
 Since there were too many let :ers to be answered individually, Pan American wrote 9 blanket let ter which was sent 70 each of the children with the Santa cachet on the envelope. The letter reads as follows:
 North Pole, Alaska.
 The week before Christmas Dear
 My helpers and I up here at the Nor h Pole were very glad to re- ceive your letter, and to know what you think about Christmas and what you are hoping to re- ceive at Christmas time.
 As you know, there are many, many children all over the world who expect me to bring them presents on Christmas Eve, and try very hard to bring them all something. though it may not al- }:ways be axactly what they want. The main thing we should all re- { member about Christmas is the idea of it, and not just the pres ents we hope to find on Christmas morning, though the presents are very nice to have, aren't they? Merry Christmas. my lit.le friend, and 8 Happy New Year! l ,Wil try my best to bring you what | you hope for, Or something else
The Nome nugget., 1948-12-29

Some of the buses are so crowd ed these days you even see the men standing up.
The Nome nugget., 1948-12-29

Many people in the Middle Ages wore "cramp rings" Blessed by the king and believed to have spe- cial powers to ward off stomach cramps.
The Nome nugget., 1948-12-29
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-11-04

from bottoms normally too soft to
support oysters. In this area the
oystermen have developed a thriv-
ing industry by making bottom"
with large quantities of shells.
The shells then act to stabilize the
bottom and at the same time pro-
vide the necessary cultch on which
young oysters may set. Favorable
setting regularly occurs in this
area so that wherever there is
suitable cultch material available
these bars will sustain themselves
under longing operations.
1t is clearly obvious that if the
State is to increase it's oyster pro-
duction materially it will be neces-
sary to depend upon sound farm
ing practices. The downward trend
in the States production has fol-
lowed the decline of both cultch
material and natural growth.
The bars of the Chesapeake Bay
proper represent the largest nom
productive area in the State. Most
of the bars lack cultch material,
but even where cultch is present,
setting no longer occurs with any
regularity or abundance. 1t is the
view of the best authorities that
bringing these bars into produc-
ton will necessitate plan of man
agement based on a cropping sys-
tenn of seed paintings. Each crop
might be expected to be ready for
harvest in three. years so that a
three-year rotation system is prac-
ticable. 1t is highly improbable
that the setting of young oysters
on the Bay bars will ever be suffi-
cient to maintain them in a pro-
ductive state. The setting and de-
velopment of the young oysters
that are used to plant these bars
must necessarily take place in
areas that are known to be more
favorable for setting.
No attempt has been made to
discuss the question of private
versus public oyster farming. The
methods are the same with the
only difference being that in one
case the operations are supervised
and directed by private capital and
in the other by the State.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-11-04
Obituary
Roland B. Kemp

Funeral services for Roland B.
Kemp of Gaithersburg, who died
suddenly on Saturday, were held
Tuesday, November 2, from the
Roy W. Barber funeral home, Lay
louisville. Interment was at Hyatts-
town.
Mr.. Kemp was a veteran Of
World War l, and a member of
the Rockville Methodist Church.
Besides his wife, Agnes M. Kemp,
he is survived by one daughter,
Carol Kemp of Takoma Park; two
brothers, George T. Kemp, of
Washington, D. C. B. Frank Kemp
of Takoma Park; three sisters,
Mrs. David NJ, Abercrombie, Mrs.
John F. Noonan of Takoma Park
and Mrs. Amos Burdette of Wood
field.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-11-04
= Sandy Spring ;
Mrs. Malcolm Thomas
Ashton 51S4

The w ed nesday Afternoon
Bridge Club met this week with
Mrs. Richard Janney. Mrs. Wilt
am Fl. Gilpin and Mrs. Norris Fus-
sell substituted for Mrs. Frank
Wilson and Mrs. Albert Stabler,
Jr.
On Wednesday evening the new
Hospital Guild met at the home of
Miss Pat Berlage. During the
meeting the charter was read and
approved and the following offic-
ers elected: Chairman, Miss Pat
Berlage; vice chairman, Mrs.
Henry T. Clark; secretary treas
urer, Mrs. Francis P. Robson, Jr.;
representative to Woman's Board,
Mrs. Frederick Young. Correction
the previous meeting of the
Hospital Guild was held at the
home of Mrs. Frederick Young and
not at William j. Hines, Jr.
On Tuesday evening the Home
Interest Club met at Alloway, the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lotion S.
Wesley. During the meeting Mrs.
Wesley gave talk on her hobby
paintings of Madonnas, from the
early ones to modern interpreted
tions. Her talk was illustrated
with pictures from her collection.
Mrs. G. M. Bell of Florida is
spending two or three weeks with
Mrs. Maurice Stabler.
The Lay Health Council held
its meeting Wednesday a week ago
at the Montgomery County Cen
eral Hospital. Mrs. Katherine
Johnson, supervisory nurse of the
Health Department attended the
meeting to answer questions con-
corning the workings of the coun-
Gil as a whole. Plans for Christ
mas were discussed as under the
councils new system no more gen.
eral meetings will be held before
that time.
A display for Girl Scout week is
in the Sandy Spring Store and will
be there over the weekend. For
donations of clothes, books, etc.
there is a box in the store as well
as at the Olney DIGS. All articles
in any condition will be very much
appreciated. The donations will be
sent to the Girl Scout Thrift Shop
in Silver Spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick l..
Thomas recently returned to the
neighborhood after a brief stay
with their son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Turner of
Almond, N. Y.
Mrs. Frederick Gilpin and Mrs.
Jack N. Bentley we're co-hostesses
on Thursday night at Dessert
Bridge. There we're 10 guests
present.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-11-04
Frances Maude Morningstar

Funeral services for Frances
Maude Morningstar, who died on
Sunday at her home, GAINESVILLE,
Md, were held on Tuesday from
the Hilton Funeral Home. with
the Rev. Morgan officiating. In
terment was in Monocacy Gene
terry.
Besides her husband Algie
Morningstar, she is survived by
four daughters, Mrs. Joseph S.
Hanson, Mrs. H. L. Bledsoe, Mrs.
Russell Kinna, Dorothy Morning
star; two sons, Arthur and Thorn
as A. Morningstar; two brothers,
Morris and Charles Orme of
GAINESVILLE.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-11-04
William 7. Brown

Funeral services were held on
Wednesday, November 3, for Will
liam T. Brown, who died on Mon
day, November l, at his home, 101
North Adams Street, Rockville.
Services were held from the Rock
vile Methodist Church, and inter-
ment was in Chestertown, Md.
Mr.. Brown is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Elizabeth England
Brown; two sons, w. Maynard,
Ridgely T., and two daughters,
Evelyn T. and Lillian E. Brown.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-11-04

Long ago most 100 per cent New
Dealers in high places displayed the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-11-04
The Sentinel And The Charter

In the interest of good government the Sentinel
pledges itself to help make Charter work. that it
has been accepted by the majority VOTE by cooperating
with the Charter committee in its "educational
pagn in the rural sections of the county where oppo-
sition to its adoption greatest Of course first of
all the editor has to be shown-by actions, not words
that the Charter Council really wants to cooperate with
Rockville the county sea), and the farming
rounding it where the Sentinel is the undisputed voice
of the people.
At the time the Sentinel established in 1855
the county all excited about the Know Nothing
Party-now almost forgotten If the Charter form of
government is to survive and prosper must not make
living too hard for the rural areathe food bowl of the
county. 1t not ignorance of the provisions of the
Charter which caused the negative vote from the Sent-
mel and this areabut the knowledge of the small scope
OF the document. The things that most provoked the
suburban area into voting change of government
not affected by the charter-and did this so-caled ess
progressive" section of the county realize it!
Well now that is off chest-let's get together
and try to make the thing work to the advantage of ALL
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-11-04

wis dom which
they felt was the
b etter part of
valor and va
moosed. others
assumed new col
ors. Some who
had not been too
careful previous
ly to keep the
right hand from
knowing what the
left hand was do
ing gradually be-
gan to grow am
bidextrous and
soon were able to
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-11-04
Free Press Is
Best Check

The next day at the White House
news conference, Hoover said he
would not comment on the meeting
Though the notice had appeared
in the papcrs), and that he consid-
cred il the duty of the press not to
rrint anything which was only par
TALLY true. or else incomplete.
Richard Oulihan of the New York
Times. one of the most be-
loved and respected correspondents
who ever covered Washington, and
an outstanding leader, made a typ
ically dignified. but very emphatic
protest then and there. He said it
was out of the question to ask the
reporters not to get as complete a
story as they could. 1t was pointed
out by another well-lsnown reporter
that the press would have to have
the story, and the reporters would
have to get it. regardless of the
Presidents wishes.
The President refused at first, but
the reporters insisted. Finally he
agreed to give out an official state
ment after the conference.
have known other examples
Of short-llved gag rules. One
which Secretary OF the Treas
ury Morgenthau tried to estab-
lish on the treasury. He issued
an order that none Of the treas
ury officials could talk with
newsmen. He might as well
have told reporters not to read
the market quotations. 1t failed.
Legitimate news continued 10 be
reported as it always had been.
Franklin Roosevelt had, at one
time. at least 80 per cent of the
newspapers against him. He
knew he couldn't change their edi-
torial views by giving out news to
their representatives He also knew
that if he tried TO withhold news,
the American people would be far
less likely to support him. And be-
cause he understood the meaning
of the freedom Of the press, he
wouldn't have thought of trying.
And he knew how to make it appear
as favorable as possible.
The most effective check in a
democracy is not the first, second
or third, but the fourth estate. An
unenlightcned public conceivably
might elect totally bad president
and totally bad congress which
would establish a totally bad SUI
preme court, but unless the press is
gagged, the public in a democracy
cannot be democratically unen-
lightened.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-11-04
Mas az: ) } lI:l2Sy
u. S. Presidents Respect
Members of Fourth Estate
BY BAUKHAGE
Neios .4nnlyH and C0mmeniatOr.

WASHINGTON. In this post-electon calm which has
settled the domestic political scene many vest shirt
blouse or slip in the capital conceals papitang heart
Year? ~ -"
The regular classified haven't much to fear They
De nred without
raons houseceanng may be of the furniture
wnere IT was before although here and there
recognize old friend in a spcovcr.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-11-04

This newspaper Isl modern Sc
vice to spread information. sNbu
can tell us and we'll tell almost
all the people in this County.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-11-04

The main business of every citi7
zen of this County is to improve
this community by improving HIM
self. That's the only way it can be
done.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-11-04

The churches of this County are
open every Sunday. The man who
thinks religion is a good thing
ought to be in one of them during
services.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-11-04

Communications sent to this
paper for publication should be
brief. Our space is limited and
long discussions can rarely be
printed.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-11-04

be the public relations secretary
in the White House. The other was
man who probably won't be in
Washington at all-Dewey's veteran
political adviser, Edwin Jackie.
There was no conflict between the
two, rare situation indeed. Jackie
supplemented Hagerty.
This would seem to contradict the
sharp charges of Warren Moscow,
author of Politics in the Empire
State which came out this fall.
Moscow, one of New York City's
top-rank political reporters, who
also covered Albany, claims that
Dewey shut down news sources dur
ing his governorship in an, attempt
to thWart any criticism. That he
even tried to lay down a press con-
ference rule that a question was
'off the record" thus covering up
the fact that an answer had been
given not to be made public or had
been refused. Moscow asserts that
Dewey wanted to be the oracle, the
one and only, the sole source of
what should be reported.
If that was true earlier in Dewey's
career, the dapper New Yorker
who has been widely-touted of late
for being able to take advice and
e. for being able to pick people who
know how to advise, has had some
good advice. If he should revert to
methods such as Moscow describes,
two things would happen: first, he
would suffer; second, he would fail
in his attempt, and the effects of
the effort might be permanently
disastrous.
Some presidents have tried to
conduct government by dis
turbing the 'tcheckS and bal
ances." 1t never works long
and the freedom of the press
is one of the checks-a prin-
ciple that is part and parcel
of the American concept of
government.
A notable example of how the
very weight of the news, legitimate
news, breaks through any wall, was
the case of the financial conference
called by President Hoover just be-
fore the end of his regime-193l, to
be exact. Hoover had no intention
whatever of deceiving the public.
He simply didn't understand that
you couldn't have a gathering like
that without making an adequate
explanation of some kind. At any
rate just bare announcement was
issued.
Evening star., 1948-09-19

.way from the Bethesda community.
The hostess was Mrs. E. q. Wine
and the guest Of honor was Mrs.
Philip ChafIin, who left Thursday
to join Mr.. Chafin at Athlone
Plantation. DoloroSo, Miss.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chafin and the
three Chafin boys, Philip, Norman
and David, will spend the winter
in Mississippi, and they may remain
in the South for a much longer
period.
Among the guests at the luncheon
were Mrs. George Schultz. who
drove down to Mississippi with Mrs.
Chaffin and who viii remain there
for several weeks before returning
to her Georgetown road home.
Another party for Mrs. Chaffin
was an outdoor supper that Mr.. and
Mrs. Gordon Garvin gave Monday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Boothby,
Evening star., 1948-09-19

parties will be more or less a gath
ering of their close friends. who
like to get together for cup Of
tea and to talk about things they
are all interested In.
Mrs. Skinkman brought back
some interesting books from her
European travels first edition OF
Kate Greenway and a complete set
of the Paldecott picture books for
children to add to her collection
in the Dogwood Library. She will
have these on hand to show to her
friends who come in for tea and
some time later, perhaps during
Book Week in November she plans
to give a tea for the children for
whom the Dogwood Library, which
is located in Mrs. Skinkmans home,
was created, and their mothers.
There was party here Wednes-
day in honor of a resident who is
going to make her home many miles
Evening star., 1948-09-19
THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington. D. c. Dir
j

who were in Kennebunkport. Me-,
for part of the summer. returned to
Kenwood recently and after q week
in Rehoboth, left for Virginia Beach.
They will be back tonight and for
the next week or two will have as
their guest Miss Nancy Cousins Of
Salem, Mass, and Westmoreland,
N. II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude E. Cook
were in Canada through July and
in Atlantic City In September and
they now have in mind a trip to
the Great Smoky Mountains during
the fall. They returned from
Atlantic City to be home when
Mrs. Cooks aunt, Miss Blanche
Galloway, arrived from MADEIRA,
Calf, to spend little time with
them,