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ROCKCREST, MD.

ROCKCREST, MD.
5-rm bungalow. top cond., mi. from
Bethesda Naval Hospital. S10,500. $4,000
and ms; 2 bedrms., living rm., dining
rm.. kitchen, bath; util. rm. 15x25, det
garage, large fenced lot. Exclusive.
GEO. w. ROBERTSON
Realtor s1O1 Wisconsin ave, WI. s267;
eves WI 552d i
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SILVER SPRING

SILVER SPRING
Of Ca ave. Detached 2.story, center
hall brick; 6 lovely rms. and modern bath.
reception hall. full basement. gas a.-.c.
heat; lot 50xl30; Al condition; immedi-
ate possession: priced to sell with S con- q
CEMENT terms For details, call till 3
p m. weekdays, Sun. 12 to 5.
VIM. Calomiris Prop, Inc.
1910 17tb at NV pI. 1888. Ia
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CORNER. BRICK

House. consisting Of 8 rms. ga baths, gas,
h-wh. hardwood fs.: can be used com,
pletely as home or home and income" t2
kitcnens. Located on nice, wider rehned
block close to every convenience. just
$4,000 down; 1st time offered. Should sell
today,
IAIII, I MILLER
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ROCKVILLE, MD.

Mapleton rd; Open Sunday, . to 8. A
lust completed Large liv rm., din. rm.,
kit, dinette and porch on lst floor.
spacious bedrooms and bath, End floor
lot Quiet street. just two blocks from
transportation, school and stores. Posses
sion with down payment. Price, S10,750;
on terms.
E. S. PRICE & co.
PL. 1891. PL. O315. or call Mr.. Price
ST. 1929
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HOUSES FOR SALE OR RENT.
HOUSES FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE.

FURN. OR UNFURN., conv. to everything.
Call OV 1854
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Tel. 29g.
GAITHERSBURG

GAITHERSBURG
2-story frame house of rooms and bath:
hot-water heat with COAL double garage;
chicken house; winters supply Of coal;
Western refrigerator, electric stove. Price,
$4,000.
FRED B. CUSHMAN, Realtor
$40 Frederick pike. Gaithersburg, Nd.
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ONLY $3.50

In WASHINGTON Grove, a community OF sood
neishbors, delightful small home OF rooms
and bath Just modernized and redeco-
rated. Kit. has all metal sink. elec; ranEe
refgr. and water heater. Phone oWNEf'
Gaithersburg 6a-R -
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HOUSES FOR sALe-s.E. (cent.).
OWNER TRANSFERRED

r. Davis Sc; possession: lovely 6-rm
semidet. brick; large lot; recently built; in
excel cond;; gas heat, auto. hot water.
Venetian blinds and screens. nr. shopping
ind transp.: will sacrifice.
EUGENE BERGER
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TAKOMA PARK

Modern 2-bedroom brick home in finest
eSndit,on located bl9sk
dining rm., kitchen with breakfast nook,
rear porch; End A. 2 bedrms.
heat, built-in garage; total price, S15.950
CAR MR.. HAMRICK, SH. 3497; ewes. sH
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silver Sfh1N1
Open Sun. 1 to .p.m.: 315 Franklin
ave. A nice prewar bungalow; living rm.
and bath list d.: bedrms., End f.; bsmt.,
oil h.-w.h.; det garage. To reach from
trafic light at Silver Spring, out Colesvllle
For information. call ALLNUTT & MAUST,
SH 1915; II no answer. PL. 0ss3. III
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INDIAN SPRING CLUB
Lovely new det. brick homes; liv. rm. with
fireplace, bright dir. rm., modern kit. with
breakfast nook and powder rm.; second f..
3 bedrms. and bath; large level lot; price,
Sls.5o0; with excel. terms. a o g CaL M M
FRED A. SMITH, REALTOR
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An ideal location for rest home. clubs
or perhaps something you are looking for.
3-story frame, large rooms; hot-water
heat; property Is in nrst-class condition
and not overpriced. Price, $4,000. Pos
session at settlement
FRED B. CUSHMAN, Realtor
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BETHESDA AREA
BETHESDA-ROCKVILLE
BETHESDA, MD.

551s Roosevelt st.-Attractive 2-story
brick home: living room. fireplace. dining
room. fully equipped kitchen. 3 bedrooms
bath and shower; gas a.-e b. garage; beau
tiful. large lot: reasonable terms. Open
Sunday, / to 7 pm.
l.. G. WHITE-WI. 1900
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Open every day. II to 6 pm; S16,450 to
Sls.50O. These homes are brick with
all-electric kitchen. including dishwasher,
clothes washer, de luxe electric stove, lge.
Philco refrigerator, exhaust fan and built
in radio. All have 3 bedrooms, bath and
powder room on 1st floor; some With bed
rooms on 1st floor; full basement. gas
heat, porch. Proclaimed by every one who
has seen them as the best homes on the
market Come out today and see. Drive
bear left out Old GEORGETOWN I'd. ? miles
to our sign. turn left to Alta Vista Ter.
F. M FRY INC
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CHEVY CHASE VIEW
most desirable property. on lge lot look
$50: English design, brick and shingle con-
struction; 3 bedrms,, baths on 2nd H.:
bedrm. on 3rd A.; finished and insulated
houses in this section are always in de-
mand. Call us today for appointment to
inspect WO. 1900
EDW. H. JONES g. CO., INC.
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WOODSIDE PARK

This beautiful stone, 4-bedrm. 2-bath
home, located on 1la-acre corner lot in
the finest residential section Of Silver
Spring home is complete in every respect:
GE kitchen, rec. rm. with fireplace, guest
house. Shown by appt. only.
THOMPSON & GRAY
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BROOKSIDE FOREST

CHEVY CHASE GARDENS
This center-hall Colonial home offers 8
place. din. rm. kitchen, "a bath, inclosed
screened porch on 1 st floor; 3 bedrms and
2 baths on end: walk-up attic; detached
garage: gas heat: beautiful corner lot.
Committed 1st trust of $4,000. Owner
wants q quick sale. Call ME. 1143 until
pm.
j. WESLEY BUCHANAN
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FOREST HEIGHTS--Lovely new commu-
nifty, Just "a mi from D. c. line past
Congress Heights: 6-rm. det. brick in
peri cond: owner must sell; So 500 down,
bal. easy terms. JAMES CARROLL, TR.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-09-16

the fair Monday morning. ThS
team was composed of Dan Carter
Joseph johnson and Guy Lyons
under the leadership of Elmer
Schneider.
On August %, when school
began, Coach Smith issued %
moieskins to prospective football.
ers who went out for a short snap.
by workout with lots of pep and
vigor. This started the season
for the Orange Phantoms.
THIRTY YEARS AGO-l918
Without doubt the finest COM
pliment that has ever been paid
any man in Benton county through
the medium of the ballot box was
paid F. L. Bash of Hartford who
was candidate in Tuesdays pri-
maries for denomination for COM
missioner of the first district
In his home precinct there were
but four votes cast against him.
The state of Washington will
have the poorest wheat crop ir
its history, according to the re.
port of the field agent for the
department of agriculture.
d. G. Bergen, ID. j. Beinhart
r. E. Carpenter and Gus Person OF
the River road have purchased q
fine registered Jersey bull from
the Waikiki farm near Spokane.
The animals name is Trilby's
Owlet.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-09-16
From The Past
TEN YEARS AGO = 1875

Out of last years class of high
school graduates, there are IL
students who are planning to con.
tinue their education in higher
institutions, according to Princi.
pal T. A. Brim. There are Mark
Brown and Wayne Smalley, w. S
c.; Peggy Burton and Elgin
Spreen, University of Washington;
Pat O'Neil and Howard Reymore
Central Washington College of Ed.
ucation; Florence Peterson, Uni
versity of Minnesota; Minnie
Thackaray, Deaconess hospital in
Spokane, and Betty Shaughnessy,
Our Lady of Lourdes hospital in
Pasco.
Six post-graduates who will be
taking courses at the local high
school this year are Trula Selph,
Patsy Shoemaker, Bertha Witt
Harvey Kenne, Kenneth Staley
and Russell Reymore.
Pat Owens won second place
money in bronc riding at the FL
lensburg rodeo recently. Lyle
Simmelink took third money the
same day. Herb Ownes won
first place money the first day
in bulldogging. Many local people
are. going to the rodeo in Colfax
this weekend.
TWENTY YEARS AGO-1948
Alfred Anon this week sold his
share Of the Farmers Exchange to
his partner, E. G. Lape. The bust
ness was organized several years
ago by Anon and c. c. Williams.
The fair cleared $500 and, ac-
cording to comments of towns
people, was more like the fairs
of the good old days" than for
many years
The Finley Dairy club won the
contest for the count at
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-09-16

participating in this years bid
for office, both on the state and
county levels. It is sign of the
maturing community that they
have entered the contests. And,
win, lose or draw, these men de
serve our gratitude for undertak-
ing the work. AS never before,
Kennewick and. the Kennewick
community needs the represen-
tation they can bring to us.
We have city elections to think
about too. Filing for city offices
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-09-16
AS Tc,fplls F1lgits !.
BY HAL CLARK

It is awkward moments like
these that spirit away some Of the
spice of a columnist's life. By
Wednesday morning, the results
OF the primary elections will be
known. But the writing Of Tempus
can't wait that long.
Although no comment on the
outcome Of the election is possible
now, a general discussion is
feasible.
It is interesting ad reassuring
that kennewick candidates an
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-09-16

The entire. proceeds of this sale will be
used for service and rehabilitation work
by the Disabled American Veterans, who
for ~ years has been the spokesman for
Americas war disabled.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-02-19
Cletruc Tractors
To Be Sold
By WAA in Seuttle

Seventy-one used Cletrac
tractors, which cost the govern
ment $603 500, will be offered
on a fved price sale, Feb. 24-2T,
by War Assets Administration
customer service center, 1901
Second Avenue in Seattle, Wash,
WAA's Montana Regional Direc-
TOT Archie McTaggart announced
this week.
The tractors are military type
M, track-laying crawler type
and are located at Spokane
Army Air Field, Galena, Wash,
where inspection may be made
from 9 am. to $3.50 pm. on
Feb. Is, 10, and 20. Total weight
of each unit is 14,700 pounds
and the price is $1,700 each "as
is, where is" Spokane Army Air
Field, Galena. The tractors are
serviced for storage and are
equipped with an auxiliary gen.
orator, a two-stage air COM
pressor, and a single drum re-
versible winch.
They are offered concurrently
to priority groups, dealers, COM
mercial and industrial buyers in
the following order: February
"a, 8 am. to IL noon, federal
agencies; l pm. to 4:30 pm,
veterans of World War II, for
personal use (maXimum one
unit to a veteran); Feb. Is, 9
am. to IL noon, veterans OF
World War II, non-Set aside sale
(maximum 5 units to a veter-
am; l pm. to 4:30 pm, FWA
RFC, state and local govern
ments and non-profit institu-
tons: Feb. 26 and 27, 8 am. to
4:3O pm, equipment dealers and
industrial buyers.
Representatives of veterans
organizations will supervise the
punch board drawings at l pm
Feb. "a and 8 am. Feb. Is fol
the veterans portions of the
sale. Drawings will determine
sequence in which veterans or
derS will be filled. Orders should
be received at the Seattle WAA
offices prior to the drawing pc
RODS. Payment must be made
within 72 hours and property
removed from site within II
days.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-02-19
Members Nominated
For Top Honors
In All Club Work

Eighteen girls and fourteen
boys from All clubs in 10 Mon
tana counties have been nomi-
mated for top All honors. in
1913, and the ten members sell
ected from this group will be
announced during the National
Al Club week, March l to 7,
according to T. w. Thompson,
state club leader at Montana
State College.
From the 80 club members
two boys and two girls will be
selected to represent Montana
at the National All camp to be
held at Washington, D. c., in
June. One boy and one girl will
also be named to receive schol-
arships to the American Youth
Foundation camp this summer
at Camp Miniwanca, Mich. In
addition, two boys and two girls
will be chosen to attend the
Junior Club Week at Odds, AL
berta, Canada, in July.
The 80 club members nomi-
mated and their home counties
are:
Harold Greenwalt, Big Horn;
Juanita BlevinS and Burton
Bosch, Blaine; Mae Luoma and
Richard Reynolds. Carbon; De-
loreS Olson and William Epslov,
Cascade; Lois Lynch and DON
aid Morris, Chouteau; Jeannine
Wall, Custer; Janice Kamp-
schror, Dawson; Betty Don Nc
MILAN and Angus Mcmillan,
Fergus: Marjorie Jefferson and
Francis Van Rinsum, Fqathead;
Phyllis Todd, Gtallatin; Jean
Marie Bissonette and Paul Bis
Sonette, Granite; Joyce Murphy
and Wayne Herrin, Lewis and
Clark.
Ruth Benson and Jack Lawry.
MiSSoula; Elsie Lederer, Ponde-
ra; Joan Mcmillan and Carl T.
Dynneson, Richland; Marjorie
McRae, Rosebud; Mary Lou
Noble and John Mohr, Stillwat-
er; Peggy Rutter and Gail Stems
land, Valley; Betty Deane Suit
er and Leroy YoSt, Yellowstone.
20
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-02-19
Retired Workers
MuY Get Sociol
Security Rdise Soon

Many retired workers stand q
chance of getting their social
security retirement payments
raised, according to Glenn A.
Gardner, manager of the Bill
ings office of the Social Securi-
ty Administration. @..
Social Security Act amend
mentS passed some months ago
make certain changes in the
way the amount for a retired
worker is figured. Since the
amendments do not provide for
a general or automatic increase,
amounts already being paid will
be ref1gured only on request"
Mr.. Gardner pointed out that in
most instances no increase will
be due; in others, the increase
will be small. Some applicants,
though, if they ask to recheck
their claims, will realize a gain
of several dollars per month
he explained.
Workers who filed their origi-
nal claims as soon as they be-
came IS and who did not go
back to work are not affected.
All others now drawing retire
ment checks which were figured
before 1947 should have their
claims rechecked if they have
not already done so. Mr. Gard
ner extended a special invita-
ton to come in and talk it
over or make a written inquiry
to the following beneficiaries:
Those who waited some
months or years after they were
IS before filing their c lain
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-02-19

Claimants in this group who
continued working up until the
time their claim was fled NAV
or may not get an increase.
Those who did not work durinp
this time or who worked on
non-covered jobs likely will be
eligible for larger amounts.
Those who returned to work
after filing their claims. PEOPLE
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-02-19

IN this group should get In
touch with the social security
Office as soon as they retire.
A sponge" Is the cleaned
skeleton Of q creature which
lives at the bottom Of the sea.
Only about four per cent of
Americans bitten by poisonous
snakes die.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-02-19

HALF section of land. 2 miles SW Of
Crow. $50 acres of farm land II we
have good luck with wheat on 1t TINS
wear. It'll pay for itself twice. Well
fenced and fence belongs to the PLACE;
Also ; roomed house and 2 lots. ~
pump which pumps l ct. at a time ana
saddle, and trailer house: Two tGrd cars
with rebuilt motors. See w. Z. Newman:
No Sunday calls. HaruIn. |%
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-02-19

SOMEONE to do chores, fix fence and
a small mount of general farm work.
Would be a good job for an older man
who has farm experience. aIf interested
see Dale Redmond, Hardin. s.tf
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-02-19

USED cars-I942 Ford 4-door sedan; 1910
Chevrolet coach; l947 Mercury convert
ible; 1887 Lincoln Zephyr; 1871 WHY'S;
1886 1H-ton Ford truck, L.w.b.; 1886 In
door sedan. Rudy's Motor Sales, across
from the postoffice. open every day from
s a. m. until 9 p. III. We buy and sell
cars. Terms to suit. Rudy Kuchera. 81
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-02-19

COMBINE users-Write now for infor-
nation and prices on the new Tri-State
electric header control for NJ. M.-John
Deere and Oliver combines. Dealers
wanted: Hyatt Manufacturing Co., Kim
ball, Nebr. 81
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HELP WANTED

RELIABLE man with car wanted to call
on farmers in Big Horn Co. Wonderful
opportunity. SIS to SO a day. No exper-
fence or capital required Permanent.
Write today. McNess Company, Dept. A.
Freeport, Ill. 80 7-2H
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-02-19

22-FT. trailer house, sleeps four, COM
pltely modern, ready for immediate &C.
cupancy, temporarily occupied by Gamble
Store, west of telephone office. Inquire
Gordon Swaby. 8-tf
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-02-19

OLIVER ..6T' tractor and Power mower
AC combine s. with motor, 8 tandem
disc. IS bottom tractor plow, TO- hay
rake, buck rake for tractor, John Deere
havstacker, Van Buren, IL grain drill,
ALL for 5000. CASH! If interested con-
tact. J. H. Wiley, Lodge Grass, Mont;
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-02-19

OLIVER go" tractor, 1912 model, steel
and rubber. Motor AL, priced to sell.
Buckrake, cultivator and beet litter to
fit tractor. Ray Muhlbeier, St. Xavier.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-02-19

2 TEAMS of horses; l harness; l wagon;
] Graham-Hoeme pillow and l buckrake
for Mccormick Deering tractor, model H.
Jacob Lackmayer, 3 mi. so. and u mi.
west of Hardin. So
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-02-19

LARGE mouse, 3 bedrooms on first floor,
one large room and one bedroom up
stairs; insulated sleeping porches and
back porch, garage, chicken coop and
store room. Also store building with wide
shelving and one room, 24x50 it. John
Burns, Crow Agency. Mont. S-tf
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-02-19

5-ROOM house, owned by the Christ's
Evangelical Lutheran church. Will sell
to highest bidder. Inquire Alex Uffle-
man. 8-5s
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-02-19

SACRIFICE sale-Knapp-Monarch cleo
trio plate; ,Arvin electric heater; 2
portable radios; one Sx10 white duck tent
with floor, and wired, all practically
new. Gerge H. Holmes, Yellowtail dam.
ST.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-02-19

USED cars, bought, sold, and exchanged.
All makes; all models. Cars, trucks,
pick-ups. Cars sold on consignment. d.
R. Manner, Wyola Garage, Wyola, Mont.
Remember you neighbor trades with US.
5I-tf
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-02-19

RANGELAND cafe, hotel adjoining, liv-
ing quarters. Telephone and juke box,
helps pay rent Phone Station S, Lodge
Grass. 81
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NOTICES

GENERAL building and electrician con-
tractor, large or small. Better construc-
tion-lower cost. G. 1. homes, auto
courts, motels and apartments our spec
ialty. All cabinet and finish work. Come
and see us about your plans. Free esti-
mates. Geo. NJ. Meidinger. Will be locat-
ed in first cabin On right at Camp Gus
ter. S-I4
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-02-19

TEAM of dapple gray mares, one broke
to ride, the other broke to work.
Weight about $500 lbs, both gentle. w.
E. Newman, Hardin. 8-l+
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-05-01

NOW AYING Is EVEN FASTER with the new Push.
off attachment on my FARMLAND Loader. The Push.
off adds 6 feet to the huge stacks I build cuts waste
and weathering. Folds flat against rear of hay basket,
then pushes load over ends of tines to center of stack.
Fully hydraulic. Doesn't cut basket capacity.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-05-01

YOU NAME THE JOB !. watch the FARMLAND
do it in a jiffy! Moves earth hoists sand and grav.
Ell -. pulls fence posts -. hauls logs and lumber :.
sets poles >. pulls we'll rods. And you never saw a loader
with the brute strength the high reach . the all.
around dependabiity of my FARMHANDl
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-05-01

HAR AT WORK EVERY DAYi Next to my tractor,
my FARMLAND Loader is the most useful, most YER
satile implement on the farm. 1t lifts anything from
5000 Id. boulders to shocks and cord wood. It moves
anything :. from bulky machinery and awkward loads
to small buildings. You'll use it every day. tool
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-05-01

EVERY FARM LOADING JOE is easier with my
FARMLAND to help mel With Manure Fork attach
ment it lifts 1000 lbs. at a time, loads a spreader for less
than S cents :. in less than 8 minutes. Positive, feather
touch control gives me smooth, easy unloading with no
damage to spreaders or other equipment.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-05-01

H Money I SAvED ON HAVING alone paid for
my Loader. I cut costs up to $3.50 a ton
because does the whole job with a MIMI
mum of time and labor. See how it sweeps up the
windows in that big hay basket? ] clear Is to 20 acres O
day at speeds up to Is M.P.H.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-05-01

It's the famous FARMLAND Prairie Mulcher.
Big rotary rake spreads loose straw, stubble
and vegetation from unplowed land onto freshly
plowed soil. Mulch binds soil in place -. elimi-
mates pillow plugging and necessity for straw
burning . checks weeds and erosion . . in
creases crops. The only machine in the world
that does all these vital jobs. Ask your FARM
HAND Dealer. Or write US for free booklet.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-05-01

AMI loOK AT thu 21-FoOT REAcH That means
BIG stacks, piled high, with less spoilage. FARMLAND
stacks S to 6 tons an hour -. lifts T ton of hay in %
minute -. sets the load where I want it gently and safely
with that wonderful Wrist Action lever motion of the
hay basket-always under complete control.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-05-01
BUILD BIGGER STACKS

Cut costs. !. cut spoilage. Write for more information
about the FARMLAND Hydraulic Loader plus
'Push-of" attachment. or see your FARMLAND
Dealer todayl
Evening star., 1948-04-04
Inspecting the Moon
Two residents of sewickley, Pennsyl

4WO reSlQentS OF SeWlckley, pennsylvania
Robert D. Eaton and Charles w. Honhold
have filed land claim for the moon,
and Secretary Of the Interior j. A. Krug,
replying to their communication, has told
them that they must Inspect the area
sought in person" and Submit an affldavit
as to personal familiarity with the
character of the land applied for" II they
wish their contention to be taken seriously
Such requirements, however, are not apt
to deter the members Of q generation
brought up on Buck Rogers. The average
citizen Of this year Of confusion, 1948,
probably believes in interplanetary travel
pretty much as he has faith in radar and
the broken atom. Communication between
the Earth and its satellite was suggested
at least as long ago as 1926, when DR..
Thomas Dick of Dundee, Scotland, pro-
posed that great stone symbols" be set
up on our planet for the people Of the
moon-"if there were any"-to decipher.
From this suggestion came the famous
Moon Hoax, printed in the New York Sun
of August 81, 1885, in which Sir John
Herschel was represented as having "ob-
tanned distinct view of objects in the
moon. fully equal to that which the un-
aided eye commands of terrestrial objects
at the distance of one hundred yards"
The narrative from which these words
are quoted naturally created sensation,
especially when 1t was found to contain
the assertion that Sir John "has settled
aff1rmatively the question whether the
moon be inhabited" His telescope lens,
twenty-four feet in diameter and weighing
nearly fifteen thousand pounds after it
was polished. was alleged to have magni-
flying power of forty-two thousand times.
With so wonderful an instrument, Herschel
was said to have expressed confidence in
his ultimate ability to study even the
entomology Of the moon, in case she
contained insects upon her surface"
People rushed to the Sun Office to buy
copies Of the hoax, hot from the press.
Rival newspapers had to admit that the
st6ly had ian air Of intense vel timiu-