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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-06-17
Cold War Makes Farmers Taxes Soar. !.

1889 as compared with $4.4 billion
in 1949.
AS farm costs and taxes increase
while farm prices decline, the smaller
farms are already beginning to sink
into debt and to look for credit. I'm
like the situation after. World War
I, however, they find that banks are
following a tight credit policy and
will only lend to the big farms. 9th
ers are told to apply for government
credit at the Farmers Home Admins
tration, where they are given the
stock answer that its funds are tex
hausted."
So hard up for credit are farmers
in North Dakota that they recently
got the State Council of Agriculture
to declare a "credit emergency" in
SO counties and to petition Secre-
tary Brannan for federal interven-
ton. In keeping with their policy
of Withholding loans to all except
big farms, the private bankers Wig
orously opposed this move, and F. B.
Heath, president of the Dakota Ma
tional Bank of Bismarck said:
"There is as much private cred
it available now as at any time in
the past three years"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-06-17
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
lin thousands of doIIars)

Source: Bureau OF Agri. Econ, al
figures are for January l
In spite of the stringent credit
policy, the farm mortgage debt has
shown a tendency to increase, but
most of these new mortgages have
Continued on Page Three)
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-03-10
Just Another Day In
The Life Of A Mother

Elizabeth Schroeder, Gathers
burg correspondent for the Sem
tinel, relates a not-too-happy in
cident which took place in her
home recently.
eve sometimes wonder just
what we did with our spare time
before we started raising family.
Preparing for company last week,
we had the furniture of our bed
rooms cleaning. The floors were
shining and everything in it's place.
The youngest daughter of the
house decided to redo the job, so
she took can of talcum powder,
busted the furniture carefully and
then rubbed it in thoroughly with
little moisture and lace dolly.
After finishing that, she painted
her face, the recently painted bath
room and several towels with a
tube of bright lipstick. We have
threatened for years to tie pedo-
meter to our ankle, and the first
opportunity we have to borrow
one, we are going to do just that"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-03-10
Richard
Montgomery
News
A Sports Summary

With the basketball season
drawing to a close, eyes of SPORTS
fans throughout the nation are
turning toward baseball and soft
ball. Rockville is no exception, and
already the spring sports have
taken their place in the cohversa-
ton of Richard Montgomery stu
dents.
During the basketball season,
the RMHS boys didn't fare so well
as the lassies, but they provided
some interesting ball games for
their followers. The Rockets won
only three games out of seventeen,
and also lost to Poolesville in the
semi-finals of the Upper Mont
gomery County tournament. 1t
should be remembered however,
that Coach Cross squad was COM
prised mostly of rockies, and that
next year should bring decided i'm
provement.
The Rockettes lost only two
games out of twelve during the
regular season, and received the
trophy emblematic of the Upper
Montgomery County champion
ship, by virtue of their victories
over Poolesville and Gaithersburg
in the tournament. The Rockettes
are now defending the Maryland
State class c championship that
they won last season. Last Thurs
day, they took their first step to-
ward the championship when they
defeated Laurel high school for the
District 2 crown.
Practice will soon begin for both
girls softball and boys baseball.
The softball team will be under
the instruction of Miss Catherine
Cockburn, while Coach Robert
Smith will coach baseball. Both
teams have many followers from
last years squads and are looking
toward winning seasons.
Well, Shut My MOuf'
Well, shut my mouf, if'n you'all
little chilluns amt gonna see a
real live minstrel show, Friday
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-03-10
Among The
Homenukers
Sewing course Worthwhile


The three days the Home DEM
onstration Agents spent at College
Park, in a Refresher Course on
Basic Sewing, under the direction
of Miss Helen Shelby, University
of Maryland Extension Specialist,
were of great value. Miss Shelby
had the agents from the Southern
Maryland District all make dresses
for themselves using the new quick
method, perfected by Miss Edna
Bryte Bishop, of the University of
Syracuse, New York. The Agents
also made models of some of the
children's garments Miss Shelby
has in the State Kit.
On April LIST, Miss Shelby will
be in the County to discuss with
selected clothing chairmen, the Kit
of Children's Clothing, after which
meeting, those attending will work
up similar Kit for the Clothing
Project Chairmen in all the clubs
to use in helping young mothers
learn to make clothes for their
children.
The Leaders went home with
All posters to be placed in their
communities during National All
Club Week.
New Club Organized
Mrs. Edward Yardley, 3 Kenil-
worth Drive, Chevy Chase, was
hostess to the new group in that
area. Mrs. Alfred Steffen, Chair
man of the Nominating Committee,
presented slate of officers, which
was unanimously elected = Mrs.
William j. Wohlforth, president;
Mrs. w. A. Montgomery, vice.
president, and Mrs. w. w. Valen-
tine, secretary and treasurer. Dues
were collected and their fees to the
Homemakers' County Council sent
to Mrs. Leslie Mullican at once.
They are the 9th Homemakers'
Club in the County. Two more
groups will be ready to be enrolled
as clubs this month.
Schedule OF Meetings
The schedule of meetings for the
week of March 7th is as follows:
March Z - Beginners Sewing
School, Homewood, 10 A. M. to
P. M.
March 8-Clarksburg Homemade
ers' Club, Mrs. Jack Afnmon, host
ess, 1880 P. M. Mrs. Howard
Smith, president of the Council
will be guest.
March O. Gaithersburg Home
makers Club, Mrs. Sherwood
Smith, hostess, IL A. M. Co-host.
esses, Mrs. Howard Marines, Mrs
Allyn Myers, Mrs. Sidney Stubs
Mrs. Luther Thompson.
March 10 - Poolesville- Barnes.
ville-Dickerson Homemakers' Club
Mrs. j. B. Runkles, hostess, 1870
P. M.
March 10-Damascus Homemak.
ers' Club, Mrs. Idell Dornheim
hostess, 8 P. M. Co-hostesses
Mrs. Patty Beall. Mrs. Ethel Beall
March 11-Colesville Homemade
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-03-10
Dorothy Muir To
Direct Play By
G'Burg Group

Now that the casting has been
completed for college Daze," a
three-act comedy by John Rand,
which the Banbury Players are
presenting under the sponsorship
of the Junior-Senior High School
Study Group of Gaithersburg High
School, rehearsals have begun, un-
der the direction of Dorothy Troth
Muir.
Prominent in the large cast are
Billy Anderson, Helen Jackson,
Charles Hinckly, Dottie Muir, and
Mrs. Grover Walker. Other mem
bers include Sally Anderson, Moe
Langdon, Joyce Ann Crockett,
Barbara Bent, Richard Wilson,
Jimmie Van Metre, Philip X. Ed
wards and others.
Mrs. Muir, the director, studied
acting and directing for four years
at Michigan State College, and af-
ter returning to her home in Plain
field, N. j., she became head of the
Dramatic Department of the
Wardlaw Country Day School for
Boys, continuing her study under
Richard Newton of New York.
After her marriage to Wallace
Muir of Chevy Chase she contin-
ued directing amateurs in clubs
and churches of Washington. Since
coming to Washington Grove in
1941, Mrs. Muir has presented
Christmas and Easter plays at AS
cension Chapel and is best known
for her group of fairy tales :
"Rumpelstilskin," Cinderella" and
the Twelve Dancing Princesses.
She is a member of Theta Alpha
Phi, national honorary dramatic
society.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-03-10

U. S. believed leading the race
in supersonic fight.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-03-10

night, March 25, at the gym.
Yes sir! Student Government
talked to Mrs. deVermond about
it and she dived into the job per
usual. Already Interlocutor David
Waters, six end men, and the min
strel chorus are showing their true
ability at rehearsal.
"Save that date-Friday, March
3d." says Gene Heflin, president
of student body. "Don't let any
body tell you it won't be fun,
cause Dicky Montgomery is doing
this show up right"
World Problems Discussed
Francis Ramsey, who has travel
ed through Europe and Asia for
the last thirty years, related some
of his experiences and discussed
the present day problem of these
regions with the upper class stu
dents of the school last Tuesday,
March /, in the cafeteria.
Mr.. Ramsey talked on the situa-
tions in such countries as Ger
many, Turkey, and Russia as he
himself saw them.
He spoke on many phases of the
rehabilitation program in Germany
and of the need for mutual under
standing among the nations and
peoples of the world.
Double Trouble Dance
Guests may think they're seeing
double when they attend the re-
cord dance March II, in the gym,
but it's only the Double Trouble"
dance sponsored by the Student
Council, where couples are to be
dressed as twins.
A prize will be awarded to the
couple most identically dressed. 1t
is not compulsory to come dressed
as twins. The dance will be held
from $3.50 It'll 11:3O.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-03-10

ers' Club, Mrs. \ vsnela,
hostess.
Schedule of meet - the
week of March 18th:
March 14-Covered ,,reh-
can at 1890 p. M. for 1Sorae-
makers Council in the Cd. tx
tension Office, Court Hou MRS.
Washington l. Cleveland itueak
on Safety on the Highway.
March 14-Cedar Grove ln,k-
makers Club, Mrs. J. HI. MueA
ter, hostess, 1870 p. M. A
March 14-Homewood / HON.
makers Club, Mrs. Keller SargenS
hostess, 8 P. M.
March 15-Four Corners Home
makers Club, Mrs. John Faul'
coner, hostess, 1890 P. M.
March Underwood Homemak'
ers' Club, Mrs. BAIL Mobley, host
ess, 7:3O P. M. Mrs. C. Randolph
co-hostess.
March 16 - Olney -,Sunshine
Homemakers' Club, Mrs. Parker
GLAND, hostess, 1880 p. M,
March 17-Chair Gaming School,
Extension Office.
March 18-Chair Gaming School,
Extension Office. y,-sn
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-03-10

the class got plain gold rings and
others got the black onyx rings.
This ring has been standardized for
the school.
Dean Price Visits
Dean Price of Montgomery Jun
Tor College, visited Damascus
High School on Tuesday, March 8,
at 10 A. M.
His talk with the Juniors and
Seniors was most helpful. Much
was learned about our Montgom-
cry County Juniors College.
Hot Off The Press"
On Feb. "a, the fourth issue of
"The Saber" our Damascus School
paper, came out with many inter-
esting articles on school problems,
sports, and bits of gossip. Every
one in school looks forward to each
new issue of "The Saber."
Graduate Receives Cap
A graduate of Damascus High
School received her nurses cap
at Frederick Memorial Hospital on
the night of March 1.
She is Elva Burdette, graduate
of 1916. She has completed part
of her college life in Massachu-
sets. After getting her degree she
expects to return to Massachusetts,
and finish college.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-03-10
Gaithersburg P-TA To
Hear DIR. Fern Schneider
At Meeting On Tuesday

DR.. Fern Schneider, High School
Supervisor, will be the guest
speaker at the joint kindergarten
Primary Parents meeting on
March 18th. Her subject will deal
with the problems Of the primary
age group that will help the child
to meet adolescent problems with
greater ease.
The meeting will begin at 8 p.
M. in the Gaithersburg High
School Library. Also to be dis
cussed is the need of the locality
for new school. This meeting is
an important one and all parents
and interested persons are urged
to be present.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-03-10
Sherwood All Club

Plans for a All basketball team
were made when the Sherwood
Elementary School All met on
Tuesday, March /, Officers elected
we're Jimmy Barnsley, president;
Tommy Hawkins, secretary; Cas-
par Whetze, treasurer; Donald
Nash, basketball manager, with
Irving Stephen as assistant man
ager.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-03-10
DAMASCUS
HIGH. SCHOOL
Junior Class

One of the great thrills of the
junior year is the receiving of the
class rings. For the juniors at
Damascus that thrill came on
Tuesday, Feb. %. The rings are
very attractive, with the sword of
Damascus on the front. Some of
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-03-10

Textile mills TO step up home
sewing drive.
255 billion gross national pro-
duct in '48; income 224.5 billions.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-03-10

the season by defeating Longwood,
1924, with Tetlow as high scorer
with ID points. They ended the
season with a total of 13 wins ana
q losses, not counting the tourna-
ment, when they defeated Pooles-
vile 1926 and the SurrattsylIie
game.
Evening star., 1949-12-07
| Veterans
Guide
By Moi. Thomos M. Mol

Half a million ex-servicers ma,
find that the dividend they ge
some time during or after Janu
ary, 1850, will be nothing less thai
they anticipate.
In fact, 1t may be exactly moth
ing.
That's because they owe the VI
money. and the VA will deduc
from the dividend what is owed II
each case.
Most Of the money veterans owl
the VA comes from overpaymen
of subsistence allowance. Some
however. is due to overpayment o1
compensation or pension, some tt
defaulted CT Bill loans and some
to readjustment allowance.
AS soon as a veteran becomes
indebted to the VA he hears about
it. Then the VA tries to make an
arrangement for collecting the
debt. Some veterans pay what
they owe in q lump sum; others
take reduced subsistence allowance
checks until the debt has been alb
sorbed: and still others make q
deal whereby they pay a small por-
ton Of the debt in cash each
month until 1t is hquidated.
Some, sad to relate, don't make
any arrangement for repayment.
But they still owe the money, and
the VA is authorized by law to col
lect 1t as 1t can.
, Well, this dividend is q good
chance and the VA will use it.
Without exception, every veteran
owing the VA money will find that
debt subtracted from his dividend
check.
VA expects to get about $20,-
BOO. 900 to $50. 900. 900 that way. out
of q total debt which runs to about
I70, ,000, 900. The balance. obviously,
IS held either by veterans who
Evening star., 1949-12-07

Ireland is moving to revive the
crafts for which its people once
were famous and has named q
special adviser to study the prob
lem.
Evening star., 1949-12-07

I won't get any dividend at all Can
estimated 10 per cent Of all vet
Grams will get no dividenO or by
veterans whose dividend won't be
large enough to absorb the whole
debt.
For instance, the average debt
for defaulted loan is about ST.
900. The average dividend payment
is SITS.
Harold w. Breining, VAS insur-
ance boss. says work on the divi-
dend is going smoothly. He says
the first payment won't come until
the middle of January. OF course,
if the work gets done sooner, then
the first check will 60 out sooner.
But the target date is mid-Janu-
ary.
Mr.. Breining does have one mild
grippe on this dividend problem.
Getting the dividend paid defln-
itely is a problem. It has involved
enormous quantities of work. the
hiring and training of special en-
ployes. the purchase of dozens Of
business and accounting ma
chines).
His grippe is that too many vet
erans are writing VAS central Of
fee about their dividends. Some of
the letters are valid, he says, but
a great many are not.
He counsels every veteran who is
going to change his permanent ad-
dress before he expects to get his
dividend to register the change
through his post Office. not by
writing the VA. The less mail VA
gets, he explains. the sooner the
dividend will be paid.
fYoA may sDrite Maj. Nal, In
care OF this newspaper. in con-
,aection NTH your opn service-
connected problem. Inclose a
self addressed, st-..e3cd en-
pelope.)
{From AP Newsfeatures)
Evening star., 1949-12-07
ADVERTISEMENT.

If you're planning holiday
parties, this stand also does
catering. ALI you need do is
give them tho size Of your
party, and they'll take care Of
your pastry needs.
The pecan rolls here are very
good, too, and an excellent idea
with coffee.
You'll find the Cakemaster
stand on the left side Of the
Market rs you enter the K-st.
doors.
THIS WEEKS recipe features
an old favorite in = new xuise.
In many families . holiday
dinner is not complete without
small whole onions for one Of
the hot vegetables. You'll like
these "Glazed Onions with Al
monds." Simmer the cooked
onions In the syrup to glaze
them and then add the al
monds just before serving.
Glazed Onions with Almonds
1h pounds small onions
u cup butter or margarine
s cup granulated sugar
" cup roasted blanched
almonds
Boil onions In salted water
to cover until tender. Drain.
Melt butter and sugar in heavy. :.
f1at pan, add onions and sim
mer 10 minutes, basting fire.
quently with syrup. Cut al
into slivers and add to
onions just before serving.
Serves s or 6.
The vegetables Of Christmas
await you ut
CENTER MARKET CITY
5th 3 K STS. NV.
Evening star., 1949-12-07

What q Christmas gift for your boy! He can build
bridges, hoists, nerrygo-rounds realistic toys
with realistic oction Aluminium tubing looks like
reolIife girders you il skyscropers and trestIe
bridges. Can't rust or corrode. Quickly assembled or
taken apart With Lionel rivetond-gromnet method
Of construction. No clumsy nuts and bolts. Eosyto-
follow. illustrated manual tells oIl Choose the size
you need for your fovorite engineer"
Jr. Construction Set t----------------- -4.o5
Other sets including electric motor 1895 to z7.95
Third Washington; Level savsr Spring
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-24

Ihs Amefisan Federation Of Labor
ana lka CouRresa q Industrial Organiza-
tluas have ialnsd wiih other labor organ
I1aflaas Is form q new non-Communist
Tfaas latau International. The action
eas iaken ln = conference Of Free World
iahqF. held b London. and Is designed to
ssi ap an organization 20 rival the Com
munti - world Federation Of Trade
la.ens
aaale anesfion arises whether the pew
afraniaat.aa ulil be- able 10 include all
fhase opposed % Communicated labor
areanlsatlans. There are Christian unions
af fhe fbnllufnt ~ Europe among whom
ths Catholics are predominant. including
rraaps 81 Ilelsium. italy and France. The
FTrnrh have Hoi yet given their approval
ia ihe nee organization. but the Belgian
thf.siian uuionlsis have done so and it is
believed that The Italians will follow suit.
fhe American delegates to the con-
terence assert that the conclusions defin-
HrlF accepted the ideals Of this country in
raHnecilon vita labor organizations. The
executive hoard viii include one delegate
from Afrlea. one from Japan. one from
india. one ffam Iran. two from Great
Rftnsl uue from Cuba. one from Chile,
one fah the West Indies. one from Aus
traiia. New Zealand. five from Europe and
four ffum North America The North
American delegates will include one from
sac A. b. % l.. aud one from the c. !. o..
Theses from Europe will be allOcated to
Scandinavia. Germany. France. the Bene-
luz Natuus and Italy.
We.do not know the exact purpose of
the neW Federation bat presume that it
seeks e. coordinate the efforts of labor
throughout the world 10 improve its posi-
sion. Just what powers the international
organization VII have is not clear tlt the
possibility exists that. in the course of
years. Il may become a very potent voice
Ia world affairs. Thus, the representatives
of labor. from the free countries of the
earth. move toward a form of internation-
allsm % order 20 oppose q more evil form OF
inirfnatonaiisn emanating from Moscow,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-24
chapter s
AP NswsFeuiuFss

Chapter 6
THERE was courage in Zachary,
i and it took all ne had to say
that so casually now. knowing
the headlong temper that was IN
Trib Valse.
The statement hit Valse hard.
He looked at Zachary. and there
was disbelief and rage and pain
blended in his glance. And then,
seeing the averted eyes OF the
other men. he knew that Zachary
was no. lying.
"Marryin' you?" Valse repeated,
and his voice was rough now.
''By heaven, Armin. that she'll
never dol I'll kill you first!"
He turned then. stumbled out
the door and into the open. Ar
min Zachary sat down again,
rather suddenly. and passed
handkerchief across his face.
Better have a drink. Zachary
Lundeen suggested. and poured a
glass for him. He watched while
Zachary drank it at gulp.
Sounded to me like he meant il"
he added. Sounded just like Trib
always did. right then"
That same reaction. one OF
doubt and possible disbelief in the
evidence of their own eyes. was
in the faces of the other men as
well. Zachary saw it. and his
mind was busy. Five minutes
later he was in the saddle riding
for the Gun.
He went directly to his Office.
calling Rudd. But his message to
his foreman was brief enough.
"Send Marsh and Huff here, "
he directed. Il want to talk to
them"
He saw the reluctance. the I'M
easiness in the two cowboys as
they came in.
so you lied to me-" he said.
"We didn't aim to, boss, not
any," Huff protested. 1--WE sure
thought he was dead"
you helped bury him." Zach
airy said bitingly. "That was a
part of your report. And yet he
walks in here"
Marsh jerked little. nervously.
I'VE amt lynn" he protested.
mary a word. We sure shot. like
we said"
"I'll let it go at that" Zachary
agreed dryly. ''The fact remains,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-12-24
LEGAL TAX EVASION

President Truman hos again spoken out in
favor of increasing government income through
higher tGxes In ON article in the New York
Times. Godfrey N. Nelson observes. There is
at leost one means by which the Federal gov
eminent could not only stimulate competitive
business but could derive very substantial rev.
enues. Tax the income of all businesses con-
Quoted for profit. both public and privote; elm
inote tax exemptions. irrespective of kind of
ownership or form of organization.
"Cooperutives and their owners for ev-
ample, should be toxed like ordinary business
corporations on their entire earnings. and on
distributions mode out of earnings"
In this connection. Representative Nooh
Moson hos proposed bill designed to tox
businesses OF this kind. including government
owned enterprises operating on taxpayers
money. generally poYing no interest and
paying no tuxes on their earnings even though
they compete directly with privately owned
companies"
The government power developments. in
Guiding the rural electric cooperotives. ore per
feet examples of the last type Of business. In
effect oil the taxpayers of the country are sub
sidizing the electric bills of q favored few. The
loss of the tox revenue that private utilities
would pay on the some vouume OF business is
q body blow to stotes and municipalities, and
all the taxpayers must kick in to moke up the
deficit.
The legal tax evasion now going on is in
defensible Mr. Muson's bill seems to be the
answer to q problem which hos become critical.
Few office-holders resign from jobs
I ,;or orI l;ftJo WORK