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The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-04-09
OFFICER INSTALLED

The local EIks lodge, al it's meet .ng Wednesday night installed of ucers for the coming year. F. c.. Hanlord acted as installing officer.
 New officers are Al Ritchie, Ex- alted Ruler; Joyce Hay, Leading Knight. James simmons, Loyal Knight; John Coulter. Lecturing Knight; Jack Waters, Tiler; Bob Secretary, Sam Picker sng. Treasurer; Virgil Neyman, Trustee and Chet Steear, Alternate Jo the Grand Lodge.
 After installation Exalted Ruler appointed the following of ficers and House Committee; Don House, Esquire; R. W. McKibben, Inner Guard; H. B. Thornquist, Or ganist: Norman Whitaker, Chap lain and George Sumption, Mere dith Custard, Harry Coulter, Al Bitchie and the Chairman of the Trustees as House Committee.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-04-09
sITKA ELECTION

SITkA Al the municipal el- ection here Tuesday 53S votes were cast. Dr. w. G. Charteris was elected Mayor with 2S7 votes Councilmen elected we're H. Brown 3O2 votes; R Clithero. 297; E. M. Goddard, 2S0 and A Hope wlrh 45S votes.
 L. Yaw was elected for Public Utilities with 446 votes aud K. Snowden boiled 331 votes and w. Mcdonald 282 votes for the School Board.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-04-09
L0NGSHOREmEN MAY PICKET
 JUNEAU SPRUCE CORP

JUNEAU - Local l0ngshoremen have been turned down by the Ju- ueau spruce Corporation in their request for jurisdiction over men loading JsC lumber barges. Al a meeting Wednesday night between JsC officials and representatives of ta- Ci9 International Lougshore- men and Wahrehousemens Union and the CIO Sawmiu Workers Un- ion. the Spruce Corporation refused 70 discharge thre SWU men and uIre six ILNU members to take their place
 F.. $ Hawkins. Juneau Spruce manager said that he was perfect Y satisfied with the presen coudi- u8ns and had no desire 10 make a change.
 Hawkins said the ILWU threat ened to put a picket line in front of the Juneau sawmill He declared he SWJ representatives had said they would be forced 10 respect the picket lines and thus shut down the mill II this happens Hawkins stated that Juneau Spruce will sue the Union under provisions of the Taft-Hartley Act for damages. caus- ed by loss of operations and evr- enues.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-04-09
GEORGE GUNDERSON ELECTED MAYOR: LARGEST
 CITY VOTE ON RECORD

Wrangen turned out last Tues. day 10 elect city officials with the largest vote on record for the town Total vote east was 362 Including l5 absentee ballots To .tal registration was 392 for the .city election and 2O9 for the spec ial school addition election. The school addition ballot carried hv Ia vote of l51 To 3S.
 George Gundersou was elected Mayor by a vote of Ig5. F. c. Hanford, though not a candidate. boiled 12S votes by citizens who wrote his name on the ballot. Olaf Hansen. who last week announced he was not a candidate, although his name appeared on the ballot. got 33 votes.
 For the two-year Council term. Lee Ellis led with 2OS votes fol- lowed by Lennie Engstrom. POT. Andy Barlow, lS7; George smith. 166. John Sivertsen, l42 and Ray mond Wheeler. 124 The top three, all ineumbents. will serve another Two years on the Council
 
 For the one-year Council term Meredith Custard won the unex- pired seat by a vote of lS0 10 Lew Williams. Jr.'s l51 and William D. tBilD Grant, unopposed for the School Board, got 253 compliment ary votes.
 Names written into the ballot for the School Board post included. Mrs. Thor Hofstad. 2; Mrs Val Coulter, lMrs. Coulter is ai- ready on the School BoardJ. Mrs. Frank lepp, 2 Joyce Hay, 1 Mrs. Neya Coulter I; James Simmons. 1 and Olaf Hansen, l.
 On the issue of moving the City Clerks office from it's present To- cation 10 the second story of the Fire Hall. if found feasible. there were 156 in favor of the move and 26 opposed This was an un- official ballot simply to get an op- inion of residents of the town.
 New Mayor and Councilmen will take office next Thursday. April h. il is hoped provided the financial statement of the outgomg Council is ready for presentation.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-04-09
pUNBAR REELECTED. NOME

NUML - IOtaI V0te cast here Tuesday numbered 443. Luther Dunbar was reelected Mayor and the three Rinners for Council were Thomas McAllister. Gordon Os borne and Fred Cavota. For City Clerk Carrie NJ. MeLain won with 263 votes and c. c. Tanner won the City Attorney post with 37l. For Treasurer Marjorie Saario poll ed 356 votes and Mildred Webb won the School Board seat with 351 votes.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-04-09
STIKINE sTAMPEDERs AND WRANGELL go ALL-STARS
 APPLY FOR INSURANCE

Airs. Doris al. Barnes. local in- sufauee agent. tbis week. at re- quest of Che Sukine S,ampedefs and WHanseI High All-Stars Golf 1922 basketball teams, applied 10 Lloyd.s Of London for accident in- surance 10 cover the teams one hour play next Friday April I6.
 None of the players have prae- iieed OF played since lhe early Pos
 Practice games were ruled out when all players unanimously a. greed that any eNertion in pracGce would probably lay them up for the main event Mrs. Barnes has not get received an answer from the great London company which boast- | 1Wil insure anything.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-04-09
RED CROSS DRIVE
 CLOSES: QUOTA DOUBLED

Thc I94S Red Cross Fund Drive officially closed on March 31 with Hraugeu Chapter being able to re porf il had doubled the quota set for the town. A total of S394Oo was subscribed during the month lbe drive was on.
 As the local Chapter had suffi- eient funds 10 carry it through this fiscal year Wraugell quota for the Ig#S drive had been set al S19S- or the amount pro-rated from this Chapter to the total national quo Ia. E. R. Sharnbroich. Drive Chair man explained. The entire sl9S was sent to national Red Cross headquarters. Mir. Sharnbroicn said or all money raised over ana above the quota. the local Chapter retains 77.7ge for ifs local needs and remits the 23.3ea to the ua- tional organization. This means ap- proximately sl5o.00 retained for lo al uses.
 Mr Sharnbroieh expressed his sincere appreciation 10 the sitf- zeus of Wrangeu for again re- spending so generously 10 this worthy drive This is the sixth Red Gross drive that Mr. Sharn- bnich has chairmanned since 1922 and the toNnspeople have over subscribed every quota assigned 10 them
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-04-09
Mrs Emma Case


 About 200 guests called. Wed nesday afternoon and evening al the home of Mrs. Emma Case where Mrs. Case and her sons. Tom and George Case. were hosts al an open house 10 commemorate Mrs. Cases arrival in Wraugeli fifty years ago that day.
 + Was seven o'clock in the ev- eudng of April '. 1898 that Thomas Jacob Case. Loring merchant. and his vile and three children, Tom, Dolly and Oscar stepped to the beach in Nrangell from the 9-ton sailing schooner on which they had arrived The schooner and a barge laden with household goods and store equipment had been lowed to Wrangell from L0ring by Wran- gell mill boat The Cases settled on the property where Mrs Case still resides.
 Alr Case passed away on April $, 1882 and Mrs Case has made home for her two sons since the death of her husband and two other children.
 Many beautiful gifts were pre- scented to Mrs. Case Wednesday af- ternoon as a mark of the esteem and affection in which Mrs Case is held in the community
 Highlights of the afternoon were costumes of the old-time friends of the honoree who poured. Mrs Mary Grant and Mrs. p. C. Mccormack, ST, wore long-Waisted crepe with proiusion Of beading stylish in the early 190O's. Mrs McCormack's gown was brown and Mrs. Grants lavender. Mrs. Mccormack wore a close-fitting hat that came well down over the head and face and Mrs Grants hat was decked with ostrich plumes Mrs. oscar Carlson and Mrs. James II. Wheeler were smart, ln back and green. respec- lively, Mrs Carlson's gown having snug bodice and puffed sleeves and Mrs Wheeler in a high-necked green crepe with heavy gold chain around her neck and dark hat with gayly waving ostrich plumes. Mrs. Case wore a black formal, Of modern mode, but made from silk lace which she purchased just after arriving in Wrangell fifty years ago.
 Tea and coffee were served from long dining table lit with candles and centered with a large cake bearing the inscription "Fiftieth Anniversary"
 Others who poured were Mrs. Bertha Christensen and Mrs. NJ. o. Johnson aid those assisting in sev- ing, having charge of the guest book and at the punch bowl were, Mrs Clifford Close, Jr, Mrs Shirley Hartley, Mrs. Mary Churchill, Mrs. Ruby Casey, Mrs. Frances Bernardo, Mrs Francis Wheeler, Mrs. Yalen- tine Gartley
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-04-09
LITTLE BEENIE ARRIVES

F. D. "Bennie" Bennett. Of the Wrangell Transfer Garage, received word last Saturday that he is proud father of an eight pound eight and one-half ounce son born in Van couyer, Washington, last Saturday morning The baby has been named Farrell Lyle.
 Mrs Bennett is with her parents, MT. and Mrs. w. N. Ellsworth. Of Vancouver, who visited here lasr summer. Mother and son, the new father says, are doing well and are expected to return home in a few weeks.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-04-09
EPISCOPAL MINISTER DUE
 ON ALASKA; TO HOLD
 CHURCH SERVICE SUNDAY

The Rev. John Kenneth Watkins of Ketchikan will arrive on the Alaska Saturday night to hold Sun day services at St. Philips Church He will be accompanied by Mrs. Watkins and their two young sons. ac6 and David, and they will be Wrangel visitors until the Alaska goes south.
 Anyone wishing an appointment with Father Watkins is asked to telephone Mrs. j. C. Johnson, President Of the Guild; Mrs. NJ o. Johnson, Secretary or Mrs. Tillie Carlstrom.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-04-09
AT EPISCOPAL. cHURCH

The Rev Kenneth J. Watkins is arriving Sunday morning on the Alaska and will officiate at the II a. III. service. giving Communion and preaching the sermon. Sunday School will be held at the regular time.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-04-09
All ORGANIZER HERE

Miss Mary Robinson of Peters burg. employed by the University of Alaska Extension Service 10 or ganize All clubs locally, Is in town this week on All work. She rz ports having organized several All activities at Wrangell Insti- tue which will start as soon as school is out
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-04-09
DAUGHTER FOR MILLERs

MT. and MS. N0fman Miller are receiving congratulations on the birth of a daughter, April 6, at Bishop Rowe General Hospital The baby weighed eight pounds, one halE ounce and has been named Gamela Ann.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-04-09
nHLSnN HERE

Col Otto Ohlson. receiver for the Alaska-A -Asiatie Lumber Mill, re- turned to Wrangell Monday from the States. He continued on to Ju- neau Wednesday to attend the court hearing for the sawmill. to be held there Monday.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-04-09
CARD OF THANKS

We wish Co thank an those who contributed to the success of our mothers party Wednesday after noon and evening, and extend her deep appreciation for the many wonderful gifts.
 Thos. c. Case
 Geo. B. Case
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-04-09
AT KODIAK

KODIAK - Lee O. Bettinger waa reelected Mayor of Kodiak Tues day with 172 votes.
 For Council William Worth won POI votes. Ellen Dawson 1S1 and V G. Ellis 147.
 Wilton White won the Schoo Board election with 341 votes.
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-04-09
NO B0NFIRES! !

Fire Chief William Grant today warned citizens against building bonfires during the current water shortage.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-04-09
ROLL CALL MEETING

Wrangell Emblem Club will hold a Roll Call meeting next Monday evening beginning at o'clock at Elks Hall above Bjorge's garage.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-04-09
MASONIC CLUB

Wrangell Masonic Club will meet at the Legion Dugout Monday ev- ening. April 12, at s o'clock.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-04-09
TO MEET AT COULTER'S

St. Philips Guild will meet at the home of Mrs. John Coulter next Wednesday evening at o. clock with Mrs. E. J. Wheeler as co-hostess. The Rev. and Mrs John K. Watkins will be special guests and all guild members are urged to be present.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-04-09
FIRST AID MEETING

Red Cross First Aid unit Will meet Monday evening April 19. at ' o'clock in the Fire Hall. All are urged to be present.
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-04-09

With city elections decided for another year in Alaska towns, in- teTest was pointing toward the
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Coal
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when word of the Bridges appoint
ment came.
Settlement Predicted.
Later. many of them predicted in
dividually that Senator Bridges
would be able to bring a settlement,
at least for the time being, Of the
pension dispute.
They predicted that the plan which
may come out of the trustees meet
ing would resemble. with modifica-
tions, Mr.. Lewis demand for 500
monthly pensions for all UNIV men,
bers 60 years or older with 20 years
service. They expected Mr. Lewis
to back down on his insistence that
even UNIV members employed by
companies which have not signed
the 1947 contract-and hence have
not paid into the welfare fund
should be eligible for pensions.
Operators, who will not have much
say in whatever plan is agreed or
since the issue will be decided by
ma ajority vote of the three trustees
indicated they would be willing te
give a pension. Their specifications
were that the retirement age be g.
and the eligibility confined to those
employed in the contract year by
the contributors to the pension fund
One operator pointed out that II
the two, other trustees should ap-
prove a plan over Mr.. Van Horns
vote. the latter still coIld challenge
the eligibility Of the miners as their
cases came up tor pensions. This
would be done under the Taft
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stating its reasons or granting a
hearing. The District pound would
be transferred to the Public Safety
Department with Police and Fire
Departments) but the council would
be authorized to contract with a
humane society for taking over its
work.
The entire cost of the National
Guard, as previously planned, would
be transferred to the Federal gov
ernment. A joint board later would
recommend what is to be done re-
garding the Districts ownership of
the Armory.
Dropped from the revised measure
are earlier proposals for a merger
of the Park Police with the Metro
politan force.
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Home Rule
Continued From First Page.

referendum changes, the new bill
provides for:
l. A fixed formula for measuring
the size of the Federal payment to-
ward District maintenance and de-
velopment costs. 1t proposes that
this be, simply, IA per cent of the
total non-Federal District revenues
of the previous fiscal year-subject
to an arbitrary limit of $4,000, ,000
The IA per cent comes from the
ratio of the present general fund
Federal payment of $l1 100000. (To
this is added 100000 for water
service, which would be continued
as a payment to the water fund.-
Estimate of Payment.
The new formula was estimated
to bring general fund payment
next year of $4,000, ,000-or $13,-
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ALL THIS FOR 81

Thorough, scientific eperafins test OF your
present oil burner. using ioberoiery-iyps in.
sfrvmenis.
Comprehensive report on test results, ineIvd-
ing Goa percentage, stock iempsrot0rs, and
overall efficiency percentage.
measures. z,.~-<,,.u..
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Miller Wants D. {. Land 1,
Used for Food Production

Better use Of District -owned fam
land for food production is being
sought by Chairman Miller of the
House District Subcommittee On
Health, Education and Welfare.
Mr.. Miller has requested Secre-
tary of Agriculture Anderson. to
send experts for a conference ON
the possibilities.
In a letter to the secretary, Or.
Miller, physician, referred to his
recent visits to city institutions
where he said he was Impressed by
the large acreages held by them
which Is not under cultivation"
Il also feel" he added, ethat FIJI
clubs for those children who are fin
the industrial homes would prove
very valuable as factor in their
rehabilitation" oq
Some of the land under consider
alton, 1t was learned, Is at Eiae
Plains, where there are two city
institutions, the Home for Aged and
Inflrm and the Industrial Home
School for Colored Boys. There
also are large areas near the Dis
trict Training School for Feeble
minded near Laurel, already under
some cultivation.
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.16 Railroad Unions
Open New Pay Drive,
Seek 25-Ceni Increase
BY tn. A.seeia,sd Press

Sixteen incorporating railroad
unions started their third postwar
wage drive yesterday. They de-
rnanded a 40-hour week and wage
raise of IS cents an hour.
Letters were mailed yesterday to
the headquarters Of each railroad
Represent Million Workers.
These unions, representing about
1000 900 railroad workers, got raises
of 1871 cents an hour In 1916 and
151a cents in 1947.
Their third drive begins before
three operating brotherhoods-th<
engineers, firemen and switchmen
have completed their second
Those three brotherhoods have re.
jected the proposal of a White HOUSE
Emergency Board that they accept
an increase of 1914 cents, retro
active to November /. A strike Ii
possible after April Is.
The 16 incorporating unions are
Railway clerks, machinists, boiler
makers, blacksmiths, sheet metal
workers, electrical workers. railway
carmen, firemen and oilers, main-
tenance-of-way employees, railroad
telegraphers. signalmen, yard mas
ters, marine engineers and long
shoremen.
Negotiation Dates Asked.
Their major goals are:
/. A cut in the VQrkweek from
48 to 40 hours, without any reduc-
tion in the present straight-time
earnings for 48 hours.
2. A raise of Is cents an hour in
wage rates after the hours adjust
ment has been made.
The unions want those terms to
be effective May 10.
Each railroad is being asked to
fix a date for the start of negotia-
tions, but not later than May 10.
The customary procedure is to
consolidate the talks and bargain
nationally.
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Mr.. Martins office ard then ad-
journed subject to cali.
Mr.. Martin told reporters he has
been working fer q week On the idea
of settling the controversy. Except
for Senator Bridges. he said, he
told no one of his plan.
Called Lewis, Van Horn.
Yesterday morning, he related,
he called Mr.. Van Horn and Mr..
Lewis by telephone. He told them
he was extremely concerned about
the effects Of the strike on defense
preparations and on production for
European aid.
"It was disruptlng our country
and the world" he said. I thought
I should try II possible to bring
about peace"
Mr.. Martin said he found Mr..
Lewis and Mr.. Van Horn very
willing to do what is right for the
country and the world"
In addition to the 400 900 striking
soft coal miners. approximately I'll, :
600 were idle In allied industries, in
cluding $4,000 UNIV anthracite
miners who were out on sympathy
strikes. Jobless totalled 10000 on
the railroads, with more big layoffs
to come this week If the strike con-
tinues. The coal shortage put ST.
900 persons out of work in basic
steel plants and 1000 in fabricating
plants.
Coal burning railroad service al
ready has been cut rs per cent by
Government order. and another 25
per cent slash will take effect next
Thursday midnight If the strike goes
on.
The coal-steel situation will cost
the production of at least two weeks
output of cars and trucks-about
215. 900 units-even If the walkout
should be settled by tomorrow,
Wards automobile reports said at
Detroit. Utility executives over the
country kept nervous eye on their
dwindling coal piles.
The Government ordered a survey
Of fuel stocks at electric power
plants. The move was seen as a
possible prelude to restrictions on
use Of electricity.
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Chinese NationaIists Claim
Victory in Inner Mongolia
BY the Associafsd Press

PEIPING. Sunday, April H.
Government headquarters asserted
today Nationalist troops had won
a major victory in comeback cam
paign in Inner Mongolia.
1t said government troops had
recaptured Liengcheng, regarded as
the gateway to the government
stronghold Of Kweisui, capital of
the Inner Mongolian province of
Suiyuan.
Kweisui is reputed to be the OBJ
jective of a new Communist drive
in Inner Mongolia The govern
ment never had acknowledged los
ing Liahgcheng, which is IS miles
southeast of KWeiSui.
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Composition of Bross

The average brass contains about
10 per cent copper and 80 per cent
zinc although other brasses are
made with different proportions.
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FRIDAY.

American Geophysical Union, tbs
pm, South Agricultural Building,
Fifth wing cafeteria, sixth floor
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Science Calendar
Technical Society
Meetings Listed

These scientific and technical So
ciety meetings were announced for
the coming week by the Joint Com
mittee on Press Relations of the
District Council of Engineering and
Architectural Societies and the
Washington Academy of Sciences.
All meetings listed are open to the
public.
MONDAY.
Society of Professional Engineers,
6p.m., Potomac Boat Club. Smoker
and meeting. Milton r. Lunch,
legislative analyst, District Of
Columbia Professional Engineers
Registration Act"
TUESDAY.
American Welding Society, 8 PM,
Pepco Auditorium. william j.
Farrell, application, engineer,
Sciaky Bros, Resistance Welding
of Heavy Gage Materials
Society Of American Bacteriologists,
8 pm, Auditorium of the Army
Medical Center, Georgia avenue
and Butternut street. r. G. Daw-
son, Soil Conservation Service and
Maryland Agriculture Experiment
Station, 1.-THE Relation of Micro
fora of the Earthworm to Certain
Physical Properties of the Soil"
Morris Ostrelenk, Food and Drug
Administration. 1.-The Germicidal
Spectrum Of Some Common
Chemical. Compounds" Dorland
j. Davis, National Institute Of
Health, "Phenolized Allantoic
Fluid Antigen in Psttacosis.
WEDNESDAY,.
American Institute Of Electrical
Engineers, 8 pm, Pepco Audito-
rum. Vernon Wiehe, Air Trans
port Association, Control of Air
craft Movements by Electronic
Means"
American Society of Civil Engi-
neers, 6:45 pm, Hotel 2400. An
nual dinner meeting. Carlos de
Santamaria, consulting civil en-
gineer, Bogota, Colombia, "The
Engineers Role In international
Affairs"
The Geological Society of Wash
ington, 8 pm, Cosmos Club Audi
torium. James s. williams, geol-
ogist, United States Geological
Survey, "Mississippian- Pennsylva-
nian Contact In North Central
Rockies" Arthur G. Bevan,
Chairman division Of Geology and
Geography, National Research
Council, High Plateau Drift.
Beartooth Mountain, Montana.
David Gallagher, geologist, United
States Geological Survey, Ian
tern Slide Illustrations" Informal
communication by Prof. Frank
Byrne, Kansas State College,
Geologic Maps for Construction
Materials"
FRIDAY.
American Geophysical Union, tbs
pm, South Agricultural Building,
Fifth wing cafeteria, sixth floor
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National University 10 Give
Course in Military Justice

A special course in military justice
will be inaugurated at National
University, 1925 New York avenue
NV, in cooperation with the Army
Department, 1t. Col. Charles e.
Wainwright, dean of the School OF
Law, announced yesterday.
About 5000 Army reserve officers
in the Military District of Washing
ton are eligible for the course.
Glasses will be taught every Thurs
day, night from February to May
IA.
The Army has ruled that all re-
serve officers passing the course will
receive credit Of rs hours of train
ing toward maintenance of their
commissions on active status, Col.
Wainwright said.
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Two Specialists Join
Office Of Education

Two specialists In elementary edu-
cation have joined the staff Of the
United States ONCE Of Education
Commissioner John w. Studebaker
announced yesterday.
They are Mrs. Edna Mcclure
Boyd, Of Greencastle, Ind, who will
serve as assistant specialist for his
tory In the Office Of Education, and
Miss Elsa Schneider, of Calumet
City, Ill, who will serve as assist
ant specialist In health and physical
education.
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{dinner meeting at s p.m.). e. N.
Munns, chief of the division Of
forest influences, Forest Service,
Problems In Forest Hydrology."
SATURDAY.
Philosophical Society Of Washing
ton, S:15 pm, Cosmos Club. DR..
A. G. McNish, Bureau Of Stand
ards, Radio Observation of
Meteor Trails"