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Evening star., 1949-09-04
The rave|er's Notebook
In Which a Guest Writes About Europe

If you go abroad for good cook
ing. Switzerland, Sweden, Belgium
and France should be your targets.
If you want nieht-clubbing and
zippy revues. Paris is your spot
as it is also the center for perfume
and women's clothing. One warn
ing about Paris: 1t is infested by
shady characters who deal in
black market money and offer bet
ter than the official rate for
francs. Dealing with them is a
good way to get into trouble. A
safe rule is this: Never cash a
travellers check or convert United
States money into francs except
at a bank, and make sure the
transaction is recorded on your
passport. The French may be
slap-happy about checking up
but, on the other hand, they may
not be.
Scenic Switzerland-For mag.
nificent scenery, visit Switzerland
and Norway; for marvellous archi.
lecture, the chateau country ol
France, Carcassonne, Mont st
Michel and Rocamadour; for won.
derful wines, France and Italy
for great art, Florence and the
Louvre.
But for history that matches uL
with ours, and which affords g
background to the story OF Amer
ica, nothing can touch England
The British know 1t and they are
selling history this year. Hardly
spot in England lacks direct as
sociations with our own country
In addition there are such fabu-
louS sites as Canterbury. Stone
henge, Winchester-where they
tell you they have King Arthur's
veritable round table; gloomy
Holyrood; Iona, Holy Island OF the
Scots, where Duncan and Macbeth
are buried, and Glencoe. where
the massacre of the Macdonalds
by the Campbells is still debated
as though it we're contemporary.
Evening star., 1949-09-04

The best tip for any one plan
ming a trip to Europe is this:
Make your reservations as soon
as you possibly can.
1t isn't too late to go abroad
this year. The autumn Is pleasant
in most of Europe, accommoda-
tions are more readily available
on shipboard than at other sea-
sons, and by the end Of this
month the rush will have sub
sided abroad to a considerable ex-
tent.
But in the peak months of next
years tourist season. a veritable
flood of tourists will pour in on
Europe. Already bookings are
heavy. Since 1850 will be holy
year, traffic will be especially
heavy to the Mediterranean. II
YOU know when you can 60. any
time in the next II months. book
now.
In all probability Europe in 1850
will be about the same as Europe
in l949, except that it will be
more crowded. Air travel is in
creasing rapidly. but the bulk
of American visitors will still 60
by steamship. There are just SO
many staterooms and berths to
go round.
Europe has had long experience
dealing with tourists. and knows
how to treat them. There's a
shortage Of hotel rooms with
private bath-by American stand
ards. But in most places they are
available, If you make reserva-
tions early. In some countries,
notably England. they are ex-
pensive.
Also, there's another point to
bear in mind: In some OF the
smaller hotels in France, a room
with bath means just thPt. and
nothing more. Naturally. in most
city hotels, a room with bath is
complete with plumbing.
n ~
European Meals - The CONT
mental breakfast. prevalent in
most Of Europe except the British
Isles and Scandinavia. Is prob
lem to some tourists from the
United States. who are appalled, at
the idea of making a meal out of
a hard roll, a sweet roll and what
passes in Europe for coffee. OF
course. tea is available. Ameri-
cans generally don't care much
for tea, however. In most good
hotels and restaurants chocolate
is to be had. and generally it is
both good and nourishing.
There's no problem about other
meals in such countries as France
Evening star., 1949-09-04
BY Lee Somers

and Switzerland. They are almost
certain to be excellent, except that
French restaurant cars don't Of
fer much variety.
The real dietary problem is in
England. The normal breakfast
there consists of rolls and or toast,
tea, coffee or cocoa, oatmeal por-
ridge or a dry cereal, too little
milk and an almost unvarying
combination of sausage and to-
mato. No one seems quite sure
what the sausage is made Of, but
if you are lucky you may get a
fried egg with it eggs are scarce
in the British Isles. If you are
less lucky, you get egg powder
fixed to resemble scrambled eggs
The cocoa is usually better than
the tea or coffee.
| Lunch and dinner in England
can consist of no more than three
courses-soup or hors d'oeuvres
an entree and dessert. The soup
is the better bet for the first
course. The entree will be a
choice of fish and something else
chicken or guinea hen. prob
ably: occasionally salmon. rarely
meat. The desserts are adequate
sometimes very satisfactory.
/ Because the English cooks have
less to work with than before the
war, perhaps, the food seems bet
ter cooked today. but there ism
much of it.
The milkshake has made its
way to England and to Paris
where it is known as the cocktail
de lait. You won't find them in
the back country of France. but
the Partisan milk shakes are good
English milk shakes. which were
wonderful in prewar days, are
skimpy as to milk and restricted
as to flavor. with chocolate shakes
particularly scarce.
y X Il
Austere NOrway-Next to Eng
land, Norway is the country where
austerity is strongest. Meat is
almost non existent for the Nor
wegian people, but tourists get
some. Fish is even more plentiful
than in England, and the smorgas-
bord is still an honored institu-
ton. There are shortages, many
of them severe. in Norway. Whale
tat is extensively used in cooking.
Milk is plentiful. and Norwegian
cooking is better than British. The
ice cream cone is a national insti-
tuition, and every one eats cones
on the street in complete lack of
self consciousness.
Evening star., 1949-09-04
POCONO MTS.. PA.
ORKNEY SPRINGS, VA.
SEPTEMBER DAYS
Are Most Delightful At
Orkney Springs Motel

virginia's Most DelightfuI Mountain
Resort A Paradise in the Clouds. All
Activities. For Reservations Phone
Orkney SPRINGS 4S.
Evening star., 1949-09-04
HOLLYWOOD

HOLLYWOOD.
Fred Astaire is such supreme
master of the dance that audi
ences are led to feel he's getting
more fun out of hoofing than he
would out of shooting golf in the
middle 7Os (Which he does or
seeing one of bis race horses win
! a purse (and Triplicate alone
has earned him $246,00O.
But Fred doesn't dance for
pleasure. Anything but-dancing
is as tough a job as stevedoring, "
he told us on the set of Let's
Dance"
| He's complete perfectionist
Evening star., 1949-09-04
COLONIAL BEACH, VA.
The CoIeniaI Beach Heiel

ceIoaisI Beech. Va,
Europeon Plan. Running water in oil
rooms. Priyats beech. 5 aerss Of shade.
Rstss: Week dsys. 500; Friday.
Ssturdey end Holidsys. $500: weekly
sste, $3.50 per person for two
Or more in Q feem.
Coed Food. Reasonable Prices.
Lsbor Doy weekend. Sept. Ind 10
Sept. 5th. 800 per person.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-01-20
HORSE AND
BUGGY DAYS
by
Ida 10 Martin

l am indebted to George Petre, of
Maugansville, for the material in
my column this week Mr.. Petre
has loaned me an old account book,
or journal, belonging to his great
grandfather, John Petre. The book
is dated 1894.
John Petre was born three years
after the Declaration of Independ-
ence was signed, Sept IS, 1878.
Mr.. George Petre is well known
in this community. He has done
quite bit of travelling and had a
stone from every state, which he ar
ranged in the rock garden on his
yard. but now he has only forty
seven, as one dissolved in the rain.
He is an interesting person to talk
to and can tell you many interesting
stories. A few years ago Mr.. Petre
was the mail carrier for our little
town of Maugansville.
Even though the book is over 1863
years old it is in good condition and
can easily be read. A large part of
the book is written in German
script, it seems that is the part
which was kept by John Petre. That
of course l cannot read. It was
written in German script but the
money was the English pound
shilling and pence. The later parts
of the book are written in English
and the amounts in dollars and
cents, but when an amount is en-
tered less than a dollar, two zeros
were placed in the dollar column.
This book is about eight by thirteen
inches and over an inch thick.
Holding page to the light reveals
a water mark of the maker, j. C. c.
Brandywine
The entries in this old journal are
of quite variety. It seems to have
been primarily the record of hired
help and their pay, much of which
must has been in goods such as
wheat, flour, and other crops and
farm supplies. Other parts seem
to be a record of such things sold
Part of its pertains to the road build
ing activities of some of the Petres
At other places it must have been
used for the children when they
were learning to write. And one of
the interesting things is the bits of
poetry that the first George Petre
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-01-20

A note for six dollars for six months
seems unusual. But that is not all;
on the reverse side of this instru-
ment is the following endorsement,
indicating that the note was nego-
tiated:
For value received, l assign all
my right and title of the within note
to Mary Schnebley, March 28th.,
1843.
John D. Knisley"
The old book is full of miscellan-
eous odd papers, lying loose between
the pages. Many of these are prom
isory notes, receipts, bills, and some
personal notes, or letters. One of
these l think is worth printing:
July the 18th 1858
mfr. George Petery please pay
this Boy for them tow Days and
three quarters Binding for you as
'I' have Som money to pay to Day
"I'' would not have asked you for it
if 'I' could handy do with out Re
ceived the above in full.
John Calvin Bowers.
There are quite a collection of
another kind of papers; long mar
row strips, with a sentence written
in German Script | have seen a
few papers that are similar in APP
pearance to them which were the
old Faith healers' Words" used in
trying" for people. l believe that
is what these are and l wish l could
read them. The script is in a beauti-
handwriting, quite clear, and well
preserved, and could easily be read
by anyone who knows the German
There are two other papers OF
much more recent date. One is q
letter from the County Commits
sioners, to George Petre, Jr. Esq
dated April 1913, informing him
that he had been appointed as Road
Supervisor for the section of road
from the Middleburg Pike, just
south of Martins Storage, eastward
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-01-20

to the Hagerstown-Wa ynesboro
road.
Part of this communication reads:
1T shall be the duty of the SUI
pervisor, as early in the Spring as
it is at all practicable, to open and
make all drains.
Where stone cannot be obtained
the road should be well graded up
in the center and the side drains
kept well open. eve don't need
to wonder why some of our roads
have become "Sweet-potato"- ridges
eff Supervisors expend more than
the amount of appropriation with
out first gaining the consent of the
Board of Commissioners, the excess
will not be paid.
Amount appropriated for above
Road $40'
This amount seems to us to have
made it impossible for the poor su-
pervisor to do any work at all, but
perhaps the following list of wages
authorized to be paid for help ex-
plains it little:
"For One Wagon, Four Horses and
Driver per hour --------- 35c
For Two Wagons, Four Horses and
Driver per hour ---------4 5c
For Wagon, Two Horses and Driver
per hour ------------ Csc
For Plow, Two Horses and Plowman
per hour --------------- Csc
For an Able-Bodied Man per hour
John E. Wagaman, Clerk
And now one of the Poems:
1927.
George Petery is my name
Heaven is my habitation.
Maryland is my dwelling place,
Christ is my salvation.
When l am dead and gone
And My bones are rotten,
This you will see
To remember me,
When l am quite forgotten"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-01-20

wrote, and scattered through his
3 book.
On one page of the journal APP
pears this account:
To Gabriel Corners July 1926
8 days reaping TAB
Putting on 6 shoes 00.25
ga days hauling in 400
"a day moving 00.37
putting on 2 horse shoes 0015
putting on | shoe DOLL
That there must have been diff
erent rates of pay for different in
dividuals and for different kinds of
jobs, can be seen in these accounts.
The first two of the following show
this.
Craideling two days ESQ
blowing corn one and half day 0O.55
/ days blowing corn 00.37
At another place, to the account
of Matthew Clark;
l peck of corn 0010
Is pounds of pork 100
hog at 3 per 800
And to Mr. Paiden d. r.
1912 pounds of bacon 0073
7 pounds bacon 00.50
154 pounds of beef at 4 cents GIG
Killing one beef O050
4 r L
be accounts with customers, listing
items such as flour, corn, meal and
other mill products. At the end of
many of these accounts is the ac-
acknowledgement of payment, some
times receipts, and sometimes pro-
misory notes signed by the debtors.
One receipt reads;
1880 Received of John Sharer
the sum of fifty dollars in full of all
demands
! Il say received
George Petry" (signature)
/ The promisory notes are for all
kinds of amounts, the following ex-
ample being rather unusual in sew
eral respects
six months after date we or
either of us promise to pay John D.
Knisley or order the sum of Six Dol
lors no Cents current money for
value received. Witness our hands
| and Seals this 21st of March 1843.
George Petery Seal
David Gilbert Seal
This note is signed and witnessed.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-01-20
YMCA To Hold A
Membership Drive

Beginning on Monday, January
"a, and continuing through January
81, the YM.C.A. will conduct gem
eral membership campaign through
out the city and county.
1t should be distinctly understood
that this campaign is in no way a
financial campaign, but is being put
on for the dual purpose of interest
ing young men in the Y.M.C.A. and
obtaining their membership.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-01-20

Only those who have the patience
to do simple things perfectly ever
acquire the skill to do difficult things
easily. -Schilles
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-01-20

People pride themselves on their
reserve" till they find that their re-
serve is only pride.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-01-20
NOTICE
of
Primary Municipal Election

Notice hereby given that there will Primary
ton by the Democratic and Republican Parties
The Nome nugget., 1949-05-30

now desired to make an extension of an additional year.
 Under the chartering authority given it by Congress, the mari time commission has made vessels available to operators in the Alas ka trade under a charter hire ar rangement. Under the terms of the resolution enacted earlier this year, the distribution of char cred vessels as of April l5, as set forth in the committee report on the new resolution, is as follows:
 Trade in which employed:
 Puget Sound, Alaska, 8.
 United States Pacific coast ports, Alaska, 4.
 United States coastWise, inter coastal, 45.
 The committee report on the resolution seeking extension un- til June of next year states: " . |. it appears essential that the yes SelS now chartered to provide ade- quate service to Alaska and in the coastWise and intercoastal trades of the United States should be continued, since the operators in these trades do not at the present time own sufficient vessels of suitable types to successfully re- establish adequate operation and service of privately owned vessels in such trades"
The Nome nugget., 1949-05-30
Monday. May 30. ls4s
FILA Expediter To Visit Alaska
 For "LOOk See"
C(4) Special Washington Service)

0F) Special Washington SerVice)
 WASHINGTON, (P) - Plans to conduct an on-the-SpOt survey of Alaskan housing needs were an nounced Friday by federal hous- ing administrator Raymond M. Foley.
 A six-man group will leave for the Territory this week to investi- gate means of eXpediting con- struction of new dwellings there under the recently-enacted Alas ka housing act.
 Foley said the group will con- suit with Alaskan officials and business interests to determine how private builders and lenders can best participate in the pro- gram, and how the act can be eff fectively and economically admin iStered.
 Under the act, Congress author ized FILA to insure mortgages on Alaskan housing up to One-third more than permissible elsewhere because of higher construction costs in the Territory. It also set up a Sl5,OOO,OOO revolving fund from which the Alaska Housing Authority can make loans or otherwise finance construction of housing facilities.
The Nome nugget., 1949-05-30
Philip F. Smith, &2, Alaska Old Timer, Passes On

SEATTLE CP)-Philip F Smith, 82, who in his time knew the heat and dust of the Chisholm Trail and later the ice and avalanches of Chilkoot Trail, died here Tues day.
 He was one of the last survivors of the original Buffalo Bill Wild West Show in which he rode at the Chicago Worlds Fair in 1893.
 Later, lured by the news of the Klondike gold strike, Smith came to Seattle. He settled his family here, went to SkagWay and climb ed ChilkoOt in the days of '98, and spent many seasons in Alaska and the Yukon. He was in Nome and later in the Copper River country, principally around Chitina.
The Nome nugget., 1949-05-30

a u horizing appropriations for roads, trails and other aids to transportation serving lands and facilities in Alaska under the jur- iSdiction of the bureau of Indian affairs. ..-..
 This bill was passed over two weeks ago when Congressman Cunningham of Iowa objected to the amount of money which might be involved. His objection was withdrawn when the bill was amended to provide that not more than S500,000 would be author ized to be expended in any one year to carry out the purposes of the bill.
 The department of the interior has authority to spend road money on lands under it's juris- diction in the continental United States, but no authorization exists for such expenditure in the Ter ritory.
The Nome nugget., 1949-05-30
MILITARY AND NAVAL CONSTRUCTION IN ALASKA

 Congress this week received legislation which would authorize expenditure of more than Sl3O millions for military and naval construction in Alaska.
 The request is included in iden- tical bills dropped in the House and Senate hopperS by the chair men of the armed services com mitteeS of both Houses and COv- CTS construction authorization for 1 installations both inside and out side continental United States.
 The Alaska projects would to- tai SHOOTS, 500.
 Authorization is sought in the amount of S66,48O,7OO for army construction in the Territory for the following: Survey of Valdez pipe line, S315,OOO; petroleum ter minal storage at Eielson air force base, S6,800,000; ordnance shops, water intake, petroleum terminal storage and dock, design of 400- bed station hospital, water sup ply, warehouses, heat and power plant, water treatment, enlisted mems service club, outside utili- ties, bachelor officers quarters, barracks, family housing and util- itieS at Fort Richardson, S46,720,- 900: and outside utilities, central heat and power plant, composite bachelor housing, service and re- creation building at Whittier, Sl2,- 645, 700.
 The navy construction authori- zation totaling S25,164,000 is sought for Adak and Kodiak. Per manent communication facilities and family quarters and utilities at Adak would account for S22,- 6l6,0O0 of the total, while S2,548,- 900 would be authorized for the naval operating base at Kodiak for extension of the runway, fam fly quarters and utilities.
 The air force request for au- thorization totals S38, ,430,800 for: Warmup shelters for aircraft, S1,000,000; theater, maintenance docks, utilities, telephone ex- c h ange, refrigeration building, barracks, bachelor officers quar- terS, family quarters and utili- ties at Eielson air force base, $28,- l56,200; telephone system, out side utilities, warm storage for vehicles at Elmendorf air force base, Fort Richardson $3,664 500; and family quarters and utilities at Ladd air force base, $5,6l0,000.
 Appropriations to carry out the requested program will not be considered by Congress until the authorization is granted through passage of either one of the bills mentioned.
The Nome nugget., 1949-05-30
PUBLIC LAND BILL PASSES HOUSE

The House approved legisla- ton designed to streamline pub lie land procedure in Alaska.
 The bill now before the Senate requires that a settler notify the proper district land office within
The Nome nugget., 1949-05-30

 90 days that he has settled on. cer- tain land. At the present time, settlers record their action with the respective U. s. Commission CT which, in many instances, re- suits in delay so that the district land offices are unable to tell prospective entrymen whether or not the land interesting them is already claimed by prior settle ment.
 The bill also carries a provision that person already on land at the time the bill becomes effective shall have 90 days within which to file notice of location with the district land office if he has not already filed such a notice with the commissioner and two years if notice of the location has been filed in the respective recording district.
The Nome nugget., 1949-05-30
SHIPPING

The House has given its ap- proval to resolution extending until June 30, 1850, the authority of the maritime commission to sell, charter and operate vessels
 Earlier in the session Congress granted similar authority to last until June 30 of this year, but it is
Smyrna times., 1949-04-21
ODD FELLOWS
HOLD BANQUET
Senator Paul Burkholder Ad-
dresses Ladies Night Meet
of Club at The Paddock
SINGING-DINNER MUSIC

The Morning Star Lodge No. 6,
Independent Order of Odd Fellows,
held their annual Banquet and
Ladies Night at The Paddock Tues
day night. The invocation was
given by Grand Chaplain w. u.
TIackett. Senator Paul Burkhold-
er. who is a Past Grand Repre-
was the principal speak
er of the evening. His topic was
Fellowship and What 1t Means to
the Human Race. 1--WE should try
and remove selfish desires and pro-
mote a better understanding
our neighbors," he said.
Our petty jealousies are a barrier
to better living. The toastmaster
was Morgan L. Parry. A very en-
tertaining program was presented.
William Doughten, Jr. played a
saxophone solo; Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Everhart sang solos and
duets; tap dancing by John Betz.
Dinner music was played by VIE
liam Doughten, Sr., vibra-harp, and
Larry Call, piano. Group singing
Continued on Page Sixl
Smyrna times., 1949-04-21
CENTURY CLUB
TO TAKE RECESS
Final Meeting of Club Year
To Be Held This Afternoon
At Asbury Church
CONVENTION DELEGATES

The final meeting of the club
year of the Twentieth Century
Club will be held Thursday, today,
at 2:30 p. m. at the social hall of
Asbury Methodist Church, when a
musical program will be presented
by Mrs. Carl Wright, vocal soloist.
All club members are urged by the
president to attend. Delegates
have been named to the state con-
vention to be held in Milford May
1918 as follows: Mrs. Glenn Busk-
er, Mrs. Grant G. Garis, Mrs. G.
Harvey Wright; alternates; Mrs.
Harold Smith, Mrs. John L. john
son, Mrs. Ralph Lange. 1t is hoped
that as many other members as
possible will attend the convention.
Mrs. Joseph Ennis was hostess at
dessert meeting of the executive
committee and the board of di-
rectors at her home on Monday af-
ternoon. The various chairlnen
are selecting their committees, and
it is the aim to have every club
on some committee. Mem
bers who desire to be on certain
committee may make contact with
the chairman. Mrs. Glenn S. King
has been named drama chairman
for next year. Programs for next
year were discussed, and new ideas
presented. Mrs. Ralph Lange will
be hostess at tea following the
neetino