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Evening star., 1949-07-05

say you do when you're drowning.
The thought that kept running
through my mind was that I was
getting married In q month and
I had all the Invita- tions out and
all, the preparations made and
now it wasn't going to happen. I
thought about the future, not the
past"
Trying to Reach Friend.
Miss Treml, secretary to Bert
Andrews. chief of the New York
Herald Tribune's Washington bu-
reau. went to Great Falls yester-
day with her fiance. Peter Robin
son, 20. q law clerk, and another
couple.
At the falls she spotted her
roommate, Sara Pittard, "a. with
whom she lives at 1920 Sixteenth
street NV.
Il was wading in the water by
the shore, going over to meet
Sara. I was holding onto the
rocks. but I think my hand slipped
and I fell in. The current swept
me along and I thought sure was
q goner," Miss Treml said.
1T happened so fast I'm sure
I didn't swim. 1 suddenly found
myself against a rock and I hung
on and climbed up. I started
crying, mostly from relief. Then
I walked across the rock to see If
I could walk over some rocks on
the other side but the water over
there was even swifter. I knew
I'd just have to wait until help
came
Specta tors Lined Shore.
As hundreds of spectators lined
the shores, Miss Tremfs friends
started sending her notes. One of
them, written on = postcard and
sent over to the rock in 4 soft
drink bottle. said:
Mart. please sit tight. They're
bringing ladders. Remember we
al love you. Sara"
Chief John H. Carper, head Of
the Fairfax County Volunteer
Fire Departments, said there was
only chance in 1000 that Miss
Treml would have caught the jut-
ting rock to which she clung
He added that if she had gone
over the 20-foot falls. her chances
Of survival would have been
simmer.
The Mclean Volunteer Fire De-
partment. with 20 men. was first
on the scene. Chief Carper or
dered the departments 24-foot
ladder laid out to a rock and had
the Forestville Volunteer Fire De-
partment CO. Led. Those volunteers
arrived with a 30-foot ladder.
The two we're joined. but that
still left a 50-foot gap so the Clar-
endon ladder truck was ordered to
the scene with it's 60-foot ladder.
When the ladders were anchored
to rocks and each other, Ralph
Jackson, who operates an amuse-
ment concession at Great Falls
Park, climbed out over the ladders
to the girl.
Gosh. I feel so silly" were her
first words.
Mr.. Jackson tied q rope around
her waist and remained alone on
the rock to hold the ladder fast
while she crawled over the ladders
to shore
Lug Ladders 1,000 Yards.
Altogether SO volunteer f1remen,
who had to carry their ladders
1000 yards from the road, partic-
ipated in the rescue.
Another rescue was taking place
At about the same time-7:20 pm.
from q rock above Little Falls,
Md. Stranded was Royce Latin
am, 22-year-old George Wash
ington University engineering STU
dent of 1898 Calvert street NV.
Mr.. Latham said he had started
cut to shoot the rapids in a canoe
with Kenneth A. Tomlin, 18. of
1882 Calvert street NV. When
they realized how high the wa
ter was. he said. they wanted to
ehange their minds but 1t was
TOO late.
They took the first drop and
tae canoe was promptly swamped
Evening star., 1949-07-05
Three Young Girls Drowned
At MARYLAND Beaches

BALTIMORE, July S (P}.-
Three young girls drowned yester-
day on holiday outings.
Two cousins, 12-year-old Iona
Peters and 11-year-old Florence
Marie Koerner, both of ToWson.
were wading hand-in-hand off
Hart's Island at the mouth of
Back River. They had gone there
with their older brothers and sis
tiers, none of whom could swim.
Someone noticed that the girls
were missing. Screams attracted
the attention OF a fisherman Off
shore who, according to police,
called to an unidentified man in
a power boat. The boatman began
diving for the bodies and with
the aid of other fishermen and
swimmers, recovered them an
hour or so later. Firemen tried to
revive them.
Police said the children stepped
into a channel and that the area
was posted against swimming.
The third drowning victim was
8-year-old Mary Lucille Wynne of
Baltimore. She disappeared while
wading in shallow water with
other children at Maryland Beach
in Anne Arundel County.
Her body was recover d
promptly. police said, but f1remen
were unable to revive her.
The child had gone to the beach
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Wynne.
Evening star., 1949-07-05
2 Brothers and Sister
Among 4 Drowning
Victims in Vireini,
By the Associated Press

PALMER, Va, July 5.-A holi-
day swimming party turned into
tragedy yesterday when two
brothers, their sister and a woman
drowned.
The four persons, all of Rich
mond, drowned in the Rappahan-
mock River near this Lancaster
County town while visiting at the
summer home of a friend. Another
sister of the youths and the
daughter of the woman were wit
nesses to the tragedy.
The dead were Mary Haley
Frayser, II; her two brothers,
Frank. Is. and John Carson
Frayser. 13, and Mrs. William
Alfred Pennell, about 40.
The victims, in the water about
100 feet from the-river bank, ap-
parently stepped into a deep hole
or were swept under by the cur
rent, witnesses said.
Swimming near the bank at the
time of the accident were Anne
Frayser. IA, sister of the three
young victims, and Frances Pen
nell, Is, daughter of Mrs. Pennell.
Evening star., 1949-04-15

Clubs and has been active in civic
matters. He is on the board OF
Emergency Hospital and trustee
Of the Washington City Orphans
Asylum.
mfr. White, who takes the Gre
ated position of chairman OF the
Board of Directors, became presi-
dent of the bank after the death
of George L. Starkey. He has been
connected with the National Bank
Of Washington almost since he was
a boy 80 years ago. Born In
Washington, and educated in the
public schools here. he graduated
from Gonzaga College and entered
banking as a messenger at the
age Of l8.
The Bank of Washington is
said to be in the soundest condi-
ton in the last Is years. The
Controller of the currency's con-
dition call, as of April IL, showed
deposits of S26,689, ,619, an in
crease Of more than $4,000D00 IN
the first quarter of this year.
The main Office of the bank.
now 140 years old. is at Seventh
and c streets NV. with branch
at 1121 Maine avenue S.W.
Evening star., 1949-04-15
Howard County Man
Resigns From Group
Placing DPS on Farms
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE. April 15.-John
H. Roger, jr.. Of Howard County,
has resigned from the committee
sponsoring the program for re-
settling displaced Europeans on
Maryland farms.
Mr.. Roger said the program has
been misrepresented and not prop
erly administered. His resignation
was addressed to Gov. Lane, who
helped start the program.
An official OF the International
Committee said most OF the trouble
experienced by Maryland sponsors
comes from the cumbersome ma
chinery In Europe for administer
ing the program at that end.
Mr.. Rogers letter Of resignation
said:
I'm my opinion, this program
was misrepresented. has not been
properly administered and has
caused hardships, perplexity and
uncertainty to the farmers spon-
soring the displaced persons.
Called First Withdrawal.
"The DPS have not been selected
in accordance with application
requirements: they have not been
placed in accordance with seniority
of applicants: there is no informa-
ton as to arrival dates although
farmers have been waiting Tor
months, and there is no uniform
wage scale or no definite method
of handling complaints or def1nite
policy of any kind"
Mr.. Rogers resignation Is the
first withdrawal from a county
DIP committee, the Governors Of
flee said. There are more than
40 MaryIanders serving on the
committees.
Several CO u.nty Agricultural
agents, when told that Mr.. Roger
had resigned, said delay in arrival
of DPS is proving serious hard
ship to farmers who agreed to
sponsor them.
200 Families Settled In State.
Landon C. Burns. Carroll County
agent, said several farmers who
have applied for DIP labor have
purposely withheld from hiring
available farm hands.
David l.. b. Fringer. a member
of the Governors resettiement
committee, said that to the best
of his knowledge only about a
Evening star., 1949-04-15
Fair Deal Democrats Back
RooseveH's Candidacy
sy ssss A swsse Fs~ss

NEW YORK. April iss--Ttae
Fair Den Democrats. a group os
young men and women opposed 10
the present leadership Of Tam
many Hall. have In dorsed the
Congressional candidacy Of Prank
lin d. Roosevelt. tr.
Mr.. Roosevelt has been deniec
the Democratic nomination in the
Goth Congressional district oy
Tammany Hall. whose leader Is
Hugo L. Rogers
Joseph L. BrodeTlek. chairman
of the recently organized Fair
Deal Democrats. said III n state
ment after the Endorsement yes
t~rdag.
fammany viii be shown in this
election and In the fail primAr les
that II does not represent the
haif-million Democrats IN New
. York County Manhattan but Is
rather small clique. interested in
patronage. control and plunder.
Welcoming Fair Deal support,
Mr.. Roosevelt said the Dsir Deal
ers have already shown that they
will not sit by while hand picked
Tammany candidates are thrust
upon them"
A majority vote OF the Tam
Evening star., 1949-04-15
Barnum Cotton Heads
National Bank; White
Is Chairman OF Board

Barnum L. Cotton who has been
d vice president and director of
the National Savings & Trust Co.,
ts to begin his new duties at once
as president and q director Of the
National Bank OF Washington.
At the same time. j. Frank
White. president of the bank for
13 years. becomes chairman of
the board. following action taken
by the directors at special meet
ing late yesterday.
The directors also added James
NJ. Johnston. member of the In
vestment firm Of Johnston. Lemon
Il Co., to the board. Mr.. John
ston's brokerage firm represents
an unrevealed client. or clients.
who recently obtained control of
the Bank OF Washington.
y New Management Unknown.
Announcement of Mr.. Colton's
election contained no reference to
the identity Of the new manage
ment. Change in control was
brought about by an offer for
the stock Of $3.50 a share. much
more than 81 per cent quickly be-
ing deposited with the Liberty
National Bank. The offer ex-
pired on April 8.
A previous offer made by the
National Metropolitan Bank was
rejected by the stockholders at a
special meeting. This offer in
volved the loss of the historic
name of the oldest bank here.
Mr.. Cotton, the new president,
is native of Washington, was
educated in the public schools,
Business High School. the George
town Law School and is member
Of the District bar. He Is an
expert in real estate as we'll as
n general banking.
Z Had Many Assignments.
Long active in the District Bank
srs' Association. Mr.. Cotton held
many important committee as
signments. He is a member of the
Metropolitan and Chevy Chase
Evening star., 1949-04-15

many Leaders N t,s aosh 61ss-es
has csrked Reris1str serafisex
Municipal Court justice. .nr the
Democratic nomination, Tn<r.
wia be nj least two more can6s-
dates-Repaollesn and American
Labor Party.
Mr.. Roosevelt has eeeu rsoani-
also x'all run with . new -Four
Freedoms Label
A special election stn hs lseld In
The 10th district Nav II - All tss
seat @! the late Sol Bloom. veteran
Democratic HOUSE member.
Evening star., 1949-04-15

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Evening star., 1949-04-15
More Maryland Areas
Adopt Daylight Time
Nv IN. Axsoe;o,.d Press

Two new arrivals were in the
daylight saving camp today as
most of Maryland was set for the
switch at 2 am. April "a.
The latest subdivisions to adopt
the move are Allegany County
and Pocomoke City. It's commits
sioners decided yesterday to bring
the county into line and residents
of the Eastern Shore town last
night voted likewise for Pocomoke
City.
Allegany thereby Joined Balti-
more City and several other coun-
ties which will observe daylight
time. These include Baltimore
Anne Arundel. Prince Georges
Montgomery, Calvert, Hartford
Carroll and Howard.
The only county where not q
single community has announced
1t will make the change is Gar
rett.
In others daylight time will pre-
vail officially for residents of mos1
cities and towns. with the rura
areas indicating they will strins
This Is the situation in Wash.
ington County, where the change
mas been approved by the Coun.
cils Of Hagerstown, Hancock anc
williamsport, and In Frederick
County, where 1t has met witt
the favor of Frederick. Noun
Airy and Brunswick.
Evening star., 1949-04-15
Hudson Cuts All Models
From SIS 10 500
n. ~. A.sa..a>-s s.,.Aa

DETROIT. kazA tAa~~T T1ss
Hudson Meter Car CO Agssssr<s sfas
gss re cutting parade te~3ay
The auto fsrn reduced lssssr~s
BIS to slaa ssa ali raae~lS y a
the seventh car manufacture ge
10 10.
rresieesa. A. " EAgg, SD a sa-
rear sales record sas s~t IN TIRE
Evening star., 1949-04-15

dozen cases have occurred In
which displaced persons have
proved definitely unsatisfactory.
More than 200 displaced fami-
lies have been resettled on Mary
land farms to date.
Evening star., 1949-04-15

More merchant seamen lost
their lives during the invasion Of
Mindoro Island In the Philippines
in World War II than did soldiers
or sailors who participated in the
action.
Evening star., 1949-04-15

of offset printing paper. valued al
50 800 and belonging TO the Fed
eral Lithograph Co, COLL Blair
road NV.
The paper, according TO Charles
#. Williams, president of the COM
pany, was taken from the COM
pany's warehouse some time be-
tween March l and last Tuesday.
A machine gun was first fired
from an airplane in 1912.
Evening star., 1949-04-15
Thieves Take Ten Tons
OF Offset Printing Paper

Police today were searching for
thieves who carried away 10 tons
Evening star., 1949-04-15

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Of
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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-11-03
CONCERT GIVEN
Hunters Hove
Average Luck

The state fish and game de-
partment checking stations have
reported that Montana big
game hunters have had only
average success.
In the Sun river area, 1900
hunters have left the area with
1854 elk and 1912 deer since the
season opened October Is. In
addition two black bears and
four mountain goats have been
taken.
In the south fork of the Flat
head river drainage, 1913 hunt
ers have taken out 113 elk
since the season opened Octo-
Der /. Also killed in this area
were one grizzly, two brown
bears, nine goats and one mule
deer.
In the Big Hole area 1000
hunters have killed 40 elk,
three bears, $50 buck and 1877
doe deer and four moose. In
Seeley lake or Clearwater drain
ages hunters have taken 81 elk,
five mule deer, IL Whitehall
deer and four goats.
In the Judith Basin area of
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South Hdrdin

Sam Kern, Jr., was able to
return to his home, after be-
ing hospitalized for a few days
due to injuries received during
football practice.
Miss Katherine Paulson and
Merle Gustafson were among
those attending the football
game between Central and Har-
din Saturday night J
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Haynie,
Miss Norma Boggess and Jack
Ball were Sunday callers at the
Earl Gray homer -
Fred DeWald called on his
neighborS Monday. morning.
Harold GreenWald was host
at a Halloween party for mem
berS of the Pride of the Big
Horn All club Friday evening
at his home. Halloween games
and folk dancing furnished rec
reation for the evening.
MI. and Mrs. Ivan Harden
and Mrs. Glen Gustafson drove
to Roundup Friday to attend
a dedication service. Friday ev-
ening they were guests at the
Evan Gustafson home.
Miss Joyce Gray spent
Thursday night with Mrs. Grace
Gibbs.
Mrs. Charlie Ferguson re-
turned to her home in Hardin
recently, after spending about
two weeks in Great Falls, where
she went through the clinic.
Art Koebbe is stacking alfal-
ia seed this week.
The B. Y. F. sponsored a
Halloween party at the log
church Saturday night. Recrea-
ton committee in charge was
Mary Helen Swaby, Norma Bog
CESS and Edith Harden. Food
committee was Guilford New
man Lorraine Knapp and
Joyce Gray. About 80 guests
attended.
Miss Katherine Paulson, past
vice president, installed the
following new officers for the
fall quarter in the Baptist
Youth Fellowship Sunday night:
Mary Helen Swaby, president;
Merle Gustafson, vice president;
and Norma Borgess., secretary
treasurer.
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Sam Denny home Saturday ev-
ening. Guests present in addi-
ton to the honorees, were: Mr..
and Mrs. Evin ClaWSon, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. r. Davis, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. G. Drake, Mr.. and Mrs. Bill
Martin, Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth
Zettle, Mr.. and Mrs. Darrell
Drake and Mr.. and Mrs. Elvin
Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Braaton
were dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Kenneth Zettle, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Pitsch, Jr.
and family spent the week end
at Ucross, Wyo., at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Pitsch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Pitsch
were week end guests of Mr..
and Mrs. A. Koch in Sheridan,
Wyo.
Visitors at the w. G. Drake
home Sunday were Mrs. Tru-
man Mason and children and
Mr.. and Mrs. Darrell Drake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Denny were
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dinner guests of MI. and Mrs.
Alvin Braaton Tuesday.
Miss Mary Taniguchi and
Tom Miyoshi from Billings were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Taniguchi and family on Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Fellows
were hosts at dinner Thursday
with MI. and Mrs. w. G. Drake
as guests.
E. Bomar of Fromberg visited
Thursday at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Ed Hager.
MI. and Mrs. Bill Martin and
family visited at the Pete Ste
venS home Sunday.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1949-11-03
HARDIN SCHOOL
NEWS
ATTEND CONVENTION

AL ENO CON Elm 1lON
Hardin schools were closed
Friday, Oct. 18th, to allow
teachers to attend the south
eastern district convention of
the Montana Education associ-
alton in Miles City. Most Of the
teachers Of Big Horn county
attended the meetings.
During the convention, Elmer
Skeie, superintendent of school
district 17-H presided over the
sectional meeting of superin-
tendents, and Mrs. Lura P.
Strand, Big Horn County super
intendent, presided over the
meeting of county superinten-
dents. Mrs. Lille A. Macleod
was elected treasurer for the
coming year of the classroom
teachers. Mi. Skeie played a
part in the skit given at Fri
day nights banquet.
SUPPORT GRID SQUAD
A busload of Hardin high
school, students and faculty
members helped swell the num-
Der of Hardin's rooters at the
Saturday night football game
in Billings.
CONCERT GIVEN
The Mormonaires entertained
the students of senior and juni-
or high schools Monday at an
eleven o'clock assembly held in
the Junior high school gym. An
hour-long concert. was given by
octet, quartet, and orchestra.
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A problem Completing the practice of pharmacy is pre-
sented by the patient who. orbihuilY. demands haste in
the preparation Of q prescription
As much as twentyfour hours. or more. occasionally
may be necessary to fill q prescription properly. 1t is poss-
ible thdt q complicated process is involved. or thdt q rore.
hdd-to-get drug is called fol-. Minutes may turn into hours
os your pharmacist meticulously transforms the written
word of your physicians prescription into q heoing re-
mediol agent.
Don't hurry your pharmacist. Give him precious time
necessary to compound into exucing balance the drugs
your doctors prescription demands. Your pharmacist
wonts to serve you. but he must have time to place in
your honds q preparation carefully compounded especial
ly for you. Your pharmacist is uwoue of his serious re-
sponsibilitY. He is vitoly interested in guarding your
hedlth-Reprinted from q copyrighted advertisement pub
lished by Porkc. Ddvis & Company, Detroit 81. Michigan.
RIG HORN DRIIG
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TO TAKE EXAMS

Twenty-Five attorneys will
take examinations to practice
law in Montana beginning No
vember Is according to State
Supreme Court Clerk Frank
MURRAY.
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NEW POLIO CASES

During the October 1922
week Montana had five new
polio cases, bringing the 1949 to-
tai to 80, an increase of II per
cent over 1913, according to the
! state board of health.
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GdrrYowen News

Robert Garner of Stanford,
Mont, visited at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Evin ClaWson this
week.
a farewell party honoring the
Alvin BraatonS was held at the
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central Montana $50 hunters
have left with So bull elk, 173
mule deer and one bear.
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William Adams, the first
Englishman in Japan, was hon
ored there by a yearly festival.
Marion progress., 1949-08-11
F. w. Howell To Make
Race For Congress
From nth District

Burnsville- Watson How
ell, superintendent of the Yancey
County Public Schools for the past
five years, announced Saturday
his candidacy for Congress from the
11th District.
Howell seeks the post now held
by Rep. Alfred Lee Bulwinkle, 66,
of Gastonia, who announced recent
ly that he would not be candidate
for reelection in 1850.
A native Of Yancey county, he
attended Wake Forest College and
received the masters degree from
the University Of Philadelphia. He
is "A years of age.
Howell said his campaign plat
form will call for better schools,
better school houses, more teachers,
more pay for teachers and better
roads for school buses.
Engaged in educational work all
his life, Howell formerly taught in
the Mcdowell county schools and
has been active in the promotion Of
veterans vocational training class
as in Yancey county.
The 18th District is composed of
the following counties: Mcdowell,
Polk, Rutherford, Cleveland, Gas
ton, Madison and .Yancey.
Marion progress., 1949-08-11
Home Demonstration
Club Weekly Schedule

August is picnic month for Home
Demonstration clubs. The follow
ing schedule has been announced
by Miss Jean Steele, county agent:
West Marion, $50 O'clock, Aug
ust IL, Old Fort picnic grounds.
North Marion, 7:30, August IS,
Old Fort picnic grounds.
Greenlee, $50, August 16, Old
Fort picnic grounds.
Providence, 700, August II, at
Mrs. Guy Little's, home.
Bethlehem, two o'clock, August
18, lodge hall.
White Pine, $50, August IS, Old
Fort picnic grounds.
Turkey Cove, August %, home
of Mrs. w. K. King (hour to be an
nounced later.)
Nebo, 600, August 2s, home
Mrs. Jay Ballew.
Cherry Springs, 1890, August
"a, home Mrs. Ira Knupp.
Pleasant Gardens, 600, August
25, meet at Gibbs station and go to
the Grindstaff cabin on Lake Ia
aloma.
Dysartsville, 200, August 26,
dplace to be announced.)
Glenwood, 500, August 26, Glen
wood picnic grounds.
Chapel Hill, 300, August 80,
home Mrs. J. H. Barnes.
North Cove, August 81 (time and
place not announced).
Old Fort: 700, September 1,
home Mrs. B. C.. Miller.