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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-07

Chester E. Betz, father of two children and train man with perfect no-accident record
 There wasn't much Engineer Beltz could do as he watched the dumb horror the youth at the wheel ptted his frail against the hurtlng tons of pas senger train He couldn't check the headlong onrush of the train enough to make any difference lie couldn't turn or swerve. The gleaming rails held him inexorably on course All he could do was pray dur ing those feetng seconds the automobile raced toward it's rendezvous with death-the girl throwing her hands in front of her face and crngng in horror against the driver
 In the utter nick of time, the engineer and his firemen waited to hear the crash and rendering of metal and the screams the automobile grazed by the locomotive The youth drove on. He'd won his desperate gamble with his life the life of the girl and perhaps the lives of the trainmen So at the end of the run Engineer Beltz wrote letter to that Herald published and which many other newspapers and magazines have republshed since. It said, in part:
 You and your girl one second from eternity Sunday son. I hope you read this and know 1t means you and that vour girl will too If were that girl I'd null away from you fast. You don't have good sense son. You probably say you love her. l wonder Those we love we try to protect. But not you Wouldnt that have been nice Christmas present to hand your moher-a broken and battered body? And how do you think that we in the cab of the engine would feel? We are human beings, too. We have young ones waiting home for us We. too, could have been killed Next time you go driving around, stop and look We don't want 10 hit you. If were you son. and you too sis I'd thank God for that split second He granted you Sunday evening. And please for Gods sake. don't try it again"
 That letter would make pretty good required read ing for all automobile drivers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-07
ATTEND THE LEGISLATURE

Legislators new and old are welcomed to Juneau
 For the sixteen days of the special session plus sixty days Of the regular session of the Legs lature they should be the busiest people in the capital They have lot to accomplish in that time.
 And here in Juneau fortunate in that We can watch in action the people we have elected.
 The galleries of the House and Senate should be full each day. Voters should attend sessions of the Legislature whenever possible. should become ac- ouaned with the people they have elected to represent them should become familiar with the laws they introduce
 These are the men and whom you the people elected to make the laws to levy the taxes to make the appropriations necessary to run the Terri tory for the next years.
 The legislators responsible to the people The people should show their interest in the legislators and their accomplishments for the Territory by attend ing sessions whenever possible.
 You elected them. It is presumed that they intend to serve you we'll Let them know you are interested in what they doing. They deserve your interest
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-07

of Oregon-it was decided to op- pose Tafts efforts to change Sen- ate COP rules so he could boss the COP policy committee for another four years.
 Tt seemed to us that Senator Taft thinks he is bigger than the rules he helped devise" said Ives, acidly The rule limiting policy committee chairman to four years was adopted in the first place to prevent the very thing MT. Taft is trying to do.
 The time has core for liberal Republicans to take stand against him. grimly added the New York Senator. This is an informal meeting to decide how many Sen ators want to make that fight
 There was chorus of ayes from Senators Flanders, Lodge, Morse, Leverett Saltonstall, Massachusetts, George Aiken of Vermont, Chan Gurney of South Dakota ta new conner to liberal COP ranks, Ray Baldwin of Connecticut, William Knowland of California, Milton Young of North Dakota, and Ed ward Thye of Minnesota.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-07

mering brislly but probably not boil over during 1949. A major cabinet shakeup is likely before long.
 Many deep-rooted economic and social factors-some domestic i'll origin, others the result of univer- sal trends-are involved in what is now happening all over Latin Am erica. But politically it boils down to an all-out battle of democratic forces vs the totalitarians of both the right and left.
 Communists have demonstrated their willingness to play ball with fascist minded military clements throughout the continent. When you add this fact to the ultra-con- servatism of wealthy Latin-Ameri- can landholders. plus U. S. iodiff- erence toward the whole picture, it isn't hard to understand why real democracy is on the defensive among our neighbors
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-07
CENTRAL-A AMERICAN DICTATORS

Meanwhile, in Central America three dictators-in the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua and Fl Saliva dor-are watching the newly estab- lished organization of American states to see how tough it will be with the Nicaraguan attempt to overthrow the government of peaceful Costa Rica
 The government of tiny Fl Salva- dor was toppled by military coup on Dec. l5. Panama narrowly averted civil war over a disputed presidential elecJion. but succeed ed in changing administrations without bloodshed.
 Cuba installed new president, liberal, energetic Carlos Prio So- carras, ill orderly fashion. The status quo was maintained in Guatemala and Haiti-which means vigorous democracy in the first and semi mi-feudalism in the second.
 The next twelve months will be historic for uneasy Central Ameri- ca. They will produce either full scale warfare, with Cuba, Costa Rica and Guatemala lined up against three or four Relationships or else overthrow of the strong men" and the first practical moves toward realizing Simon Bolivars old dream of a Caribbean Union.
 Mexican politics will go on sim
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-07
Daily Lessons in English v v. [. GORDON

Say ExPECTED ANTICIPATED usually carries the of approval enjoyment.
 NISPRONOUNCED: Gloucester tMass) Pronounce as spelled GLOSSTER.
 OFTEN MIsSPEILED: a number light (to down; destroy.
 (verb disever divide disune dsconne sunder, destroy.
 three times it yours" Let Todays word CONDONE; especially by treating the offender the action easily condoned
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-07
20 YEARS AGO fyfT fME EMPIRE
JANUARY T, 1929

JANUARY
 being the Aux Bay Devighne Cleveland Helps, R. G. Feeburge N. MacKinnon The development be called Banacle Simpson purchased Wadleich the Stabler
 K. w. Chapman of Douglas at bridge party guests were
 Tucket of Douglas the Wickersham and wife the Queen after spending a month in the States
 McAter who had visiting the holidays turned to the
 Valentine being quite i'll from attack of influenza Lundgren celebrated eighth birthday party given Attending the Ruth Tcrkelson Olga Helen Tokeson and
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-07
l949 IN LATIN AMERICA

Although public attention during l94S was centered chiefly on Der lin, China and Palestine, actually the year produced more unrest and violence right in our own Latin American front yard than any f where else in the world.
 Five governments were over thrown. bloody riots in Colombia during the Pan American Con- ference left ominouS tension in their wake, while. from Argentina, John Peron reached out to spread his military influence in other countries. Bad as the year 1948 was, however, the year 1949 un- questionahly will produce further upheavals Thanks partly to the complaisance and ineptitude of the U.. s. State Department, partly to persistent Argentine intrigue, South American militarists and reaction aries are making a strong come back
 Most likely hotspots during l949 are Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador-in that order. The Boli- vian Army, still largely staffed by fascist minded officers, IS al- ready hostile toward what it con- siders President Hertzog's middle of-the-road intellectual liberalism " It will probably try coup before summer
 In Brazil, continuing economic troubles have dangerously weaken ed the prestige of the clumsy Dutra regime and have given former die tator Vargas new hope. Luis Pres tes, leader of the now-illegal Braz- ilian Communist Party. has working agreement with Vargas and will support the latter whole heartedly when the thinks the time is ripe.
 Colombia militarists, although they have held off because Presi- dent Ospina Perez is still backed by the country's conservative ele- ments, are ready to move in at the first opportunity. Despite official assurances to the contrary, that opportunity will soon present it. self.
 Ecuador's situation will probably be determined by external influen- ces. If the army takes over in Colombia, Ecuador will find itself completely surrounded by military dictatorships and the temptation to join them may prove too strong for the officers corps. which has long tradition of conspiracy.
 Argentine developments during l949 could prove decisive for the entire continent. If skyrocketing inflation-fed by a heavy sag in export trade and in agricultural production. plus sharply reducted man-hour output-gets much worse, Peron may well seek to create a diversion by military adventures in other countries. Such action is
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-07
MODERN ETIQUETTE Ry9RrRra By LEE

she obligated hand?
 A. S privilege the should extend his 
 O. permissible eating with the knife 0 o o the with fork?
 A. should bite a to fingers
 gifts their holidays and 8
 really better business relations from things personal
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-07
TAFT'S "INSATIABLE
 AMBITION"

By all means. we must assert ourselves now" said Vermont's us ually soft spoken Aiken, 50 the people will know we have rejected the leadership that has kept our party tied to the past. We have compromised with Taft for the last time"
 Baldwin, Morse. Lodge and Young all insisted it also should be made clear that the cleavage in Senate COP ranks had been caused by Taft's unsuitable political ambi- tion," and that there would be no split if the Ohioan had "subordin- ated himself to the interests of his party"
 Senator Taft seems to have the votes to re-elect himself com mented Connecticut Baldwin, But # he and his supporters use the force of their votes to emas- culate our rules there can be no unity between them and us.'
 Young Lodge, who was voted temporary chairman early in the meeting. agreed to be the liberal candidate for policy chairman against Taft.
 T heartily endorse the views that have been expressed here" he declared. T have nothing per- sonal against Senator Taft, but this attempt to change the rules to sat- isfy the ambitions of one man is ore of the rawest things I've seen in my experience in the Senate.
 This is the crossroads as far as am concerned" concluded Lodge
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-07
Norway Makes Second Heavy Defense Grant
(NeWs of Norway

Norway's second extraordinary defense appropria- tion this year totang $22 100000 was passed by the Norwegian Parliament on December 10 against nine Communist votes first extraordinary appropriation totalng $22O O00 was passed by Parliament on March l6 Earlier, the Three Year Defense Program drawn up following liberation found to be made uuate in light of world developments, and the two new appropriations have now received support rom all Norwegian political groups excluding the extreme left.
 In the course of debate, Prime Minister Einar Gerhardsen lashed out at the Norwegian Communist Party and parliamentary policy regarding the de- fense program Replying to the arguments oi an earlier Communist speaker who had decred the ap. propration the Prime Minister declared, We others find that our democracy is worth this price. The Communists do not seem to think For them there are other factors which weigh more heavily. We feel that we must place consideration for the country and by that we mean Norway-before party politics"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-07
KELLY BLAKE RETURNS TO
 HOME AFTER HOLIDAYS HERE

E. J. (Kelly) Blake was a south bound passenger aboard the Prin-
 cess Norah enroute to his home in
 Eugene, Oregon, where he is asso- ciated with the Weyerhouser Lum- Der Company. [ Mrs. Blake, who with her hus- band arrived in Juneau shortly eefore Christmas, will remain for several weeks visiting her parents,
 Mir. and Mrs. John Krugness be- ore returning to her home.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-07
GERMAN TANKS MELTED

MOSCOW German tanks captured during the war are be- ing junked here and melted down. Evening Moscow" said the tanks many of them the huge Cotton Tigers have been on exhibition in the capital but have now been sent to the junk heap.
 The announcement said the same fate awaits all other German tanks, mobile guns and other armament which have been on exhibition.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-07

We liberals have got to take a stand, even though we may lose, so that the people will know we do not accept the type of leader ship being forced or us, and will not follow it during this Congress" <"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-07
Engineers Letter
Cincinnati Enquirer

Cincinnati Enquirer
 Some months ago youth and girl in an auto- mobile raced a speeding railroad train to a grade crossing in Nebraska At the throttle of the train was a second generation Union Pacific engineer,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-07

The daily intake of cobalt of a typical sheep is about 28 thous- andth of an ounce, yet if it is not present in it's food the sheep will die
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-07

MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. lAs SECOND and FOURTH a Monday of each month jTS in Scottish Rite Temple <. HvM beginning at 7:30 D. n MN WILLIS R. BOOTH, " Worshipful Master; JAMES v LEVERS. Secretary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-07
CONDITIONS OF WEATHER
 ALASKA pTS,

Weather conditions and temper atures at various Alaska points, also on the Pacific Coast, at 430 a. m, l20th Meridian Time, and released by the Weather Bureau,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-07
w E L c o M E

To the Legislators and out of town visitors to the Salmon Creek Country Club. 86 St
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-07

What do you do with your money anyway?'- Catchline of an ad Say you mind your own busi- ness Nobody but creditor talk to us like that.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-07

Overheard, experienced parent speaking: "A girl S easier to raise, but harder to get rid of.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-07

definitely planned should wa break out in Europe.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-07

Flexible Flfer Sleds at Madsen's. Open noon until 6. 79 If
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-07
The Washington Merry-Go-Round
By DREW PEARSON

Contirued from Page Che,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-07

w E L c 0 M E
 To the Legislators and out of own visitors to the Salmon Creek Country Club. 86 St
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-07

Weather. High. 38; low, 35; rain.
Evening star., 1949-03-23
Cathedral Wins Right
To Share in $158,000
Miss Grover Estate

District Court Judge David A.
Pine yesterday upheld the right
of the Washington Cathedral to
share in the $685. 900 estate of the
late Miss Janet Buchanan Grover.
Also permitted to stand was a
provision in her will bequeathing
one-tenth Of the residuary estate
to former Queen Elena of Italy
for charitable institutions in
Rome.
Miss Grover. a daughter of the
late Gen. Cuvier Grover, died at
the age of 81 in Boston in May,
1916.
She provided in her will. filed
for probate in November, 1946,
that the Cathedral and the Amer
lean Academy in Rome each was to
receive one-fifth of the residuary
estate, unless the value of the dol
lar became reduced, through in
hation. by the time of her death
to below it's "59 cents" value.
Will Drawn in 1888.
The will, drawn in 1888, men
toned particularly the dollar
value in relation to it's gold back
ing.
Attorneys seeking instructions
on the will presented evidence
yesterday there had been no
change in the weight Of the gold
dollar since January, 1884.
The right of Queen Elena to
receive the portion designated to
her was questioned because she
is no longer Queen, but is in exile
in Egypt.
A letter from Rome. signed by
j. A. Serrao. who said he had
visited the Queen in Egypt, was
quoted to the court as saying she
was willing, if the executors
agreed. to indicate the charitable
institutions to them for direct re-
mission Of the funds. but that she
intended to make no court ap-
pearance.
Still "Her Majesty"
II only take the liberty" the
letter said. ito express my mod
est opinion that the testatrix
intended not to bequeath to the
Queen of Italy. but to the high
Evening star., 1949-03-23

personality Of her majesty. Queen
Elena Of Italy. who still is her
majesty Queen Elena of Italy. If
not actually Queen of Italy"
Judge Pine held also that a be-
quest in the will giving one-tenth
OF the residue to a graduating
West Point cadet a year after
her death meant a member of
the 1947 graduating class, as op-
posed to the 1916 graduating class.
Other institutions listed to re-
ceive bequests when the petition
for probate of the will was filed
in 1916 included the Washington
Home for Incurables, which was
willed one-f1fth of the residue.
Evening star., 1949-03-23

been installed to measure wind
velocities. The association hopes
to generate electricity equivalent
to the output Of 100000 tons Of
coal a year.
Evening star., 1949-03-23
Wind Nay Be Hurnessed

Britain's gales will be harness.
ed to generate electricity. If plans
Of the Electrical and Allied In
dustries Research Association
carry. London reports. On the
gusty hilltops of the Orkney Is
lands, in the north. apparatus has
Evening star., 1949-03-23

Spain recently played host to
the Rios choir of IS Welsh
miners, who gave concerts in vari-
GUS cities.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-03-10
Stars To Play
Last Home Game
On Saturday

Heading into the last week of
the 1948-49 season, the Rockville
Stars ran into a couple of cold
nights and dropped two ball games
this past week.
This Saturday night will be the
last home game of the season for
both the Stars and Starlets. The
Starlets will play the Albrecht's
team of College Park while the
Stars will take on the Caruso Flor
list team of Washington. Both
games should be thrillers, as they
have each played in Rockville pre-
viously this season and both were
close games.
The Starlets are entering tour
nament in Washington next week
and if they can hit their stride and
play the ball they are capable of
playing, they should go somewhere
III it. The Stars may yet get into
the play-offs of the Eastern States
Basketball League, but this will
have to wait until the other teams
have completed their league sched-
ule.
Sunday night, both teams jour-
neyed to Alexandria with the girls
playing the Garvins Grill sextet
and the boys taking on the Webb
Aircraft team in a league team.
This loss knocked the Stars out
of first place in the League and
boosted Alexandria to the top
spot.
Billy Rorer's 10 points led Webb
Aircraft to Victory although
Hank" Giaugue was high scorer
for the contest with 10 points.
"Web" Webster had IS points and
Bill Moulden IL for the Stars.
The Starlets also lost in Alex
andria despite the fact that the
girls put up a bitter fight. They
just couldn't seem to hit the bas-
ket and had the same luck in Bal
timore against the Bomberettes of
the Martin Aircraft Company on
Monday night.
The Stars gave the Martin
Bombers a fight all the way Mon
day night, but faltered momentar-
lily in the final quarter to drop a
56-47 decision. "Slim" Bean led the
Bombers with "a point total, all
made on field goals. "Web" hit for
81 points, while Giaugue was the
Stars next highest man with 10
points.
Unless they do get into the
league, play-offs Saturday will be
the Stars final showing in Rock
vile this season. 1t is hoped that
all Of the local fans will come out
to see this one to show the Stars
and Starlets that they have been
appreciated during this past sea-
son.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-03-10
All Local Leader
HOnOred By Award

Allie Messer, 34-year-old Lay
louisville farmer, spoke before APP
proximately 100 leaders in public
affairs, at the Congressional Ho-
tel in Washington on Tuesday. AS
part of a send-off for All Club
Week, he told, at a National
Friends of All breakfast, how in
10 years he had become success
full dairy farmer.
Mr.. Messer, orphaned at ID,
joined a All Club then, and raised
a Jersey calf as his first project.
When he was 81, he began run
ming a 333-acre farm. At %, he
married a All girl. He now has
five children, 80 head of cattle and
a $4,000 dairy farm free of debt,
he said.
Mr.. Messer credited his All ex-
perience for much of his success,
and for the fact that he is raising
enough feed for two cows on each
acre of his farm.
Mr.. Messer was presented with
the Good American award by Ted
Malone and "Best Years" maya
zine on Monday, March 7, for the
outstanding contribution he has
made to his state through his work
with the All organization.
Mylo S. Downey, State Boys
All Club Leader, made the actual
presentation of the award to Mr..
Messer, who has been serving as
volunteer club leader for IL
years.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-03-10
T'wenty-Seven
Women Given
March Jury Duty

When the March term of Circuit
Court opens on Monday, March 81,
twenty-seven of the forty-eight
jury members will be women.
Among members of the mascu-
line minority drawn to serve on
the jury were Mayor G. Lamar
Kelly of Rockville and Ulysses
Griffith Nv of Laytonsville, former
member of the House of Delegates.
1.-THE full panel consisted of the
following:
X LIST District, Laytonsville-Eve-
lyn Prescott Hines and Mr.. Crit
fifth.
End District, Clarksburg-Cora
w. Fetrow and Arthur o. Johnson.
X Bird District, Poolesville-Edwin
r. Allnutt, Jr., Marshall Hers
berger and Emma Hodgson.
4th District, Rockville - Lyold
A. Brewer, Edward A. Osborn,
Mayor Kelly, Theodore Ricketts,,
Charles w. Bouic and Nancy w.
Williams.
9Th District, Colesville - The
resa Marie Hanson, Mrs. Hank,
Olivia B. Holmes and Truman r.
Cissel.
i 9th District, Darnestown-Clark
w. Boyer and Dorothy M. Bogley.
7th District, Bethesda-Martha
p. Lewis, F. Newell Griffin, Ruth
G. Thompson, Thomas P. Bones,
Conway p. Coe, Carl r. Greimel,
Helen A. Travis and Laura w.
Leonard.
9Th District, 0lney - Cynthia
w. Stabler, Robert H. Chichester
and Elizabeth Umstead.
9th District, Gaithersburg -
James E. Kinsey, Eleanor S. Nc
Cathran and Gretchen A. Barbour
10th District, Potomac-Ryenza
S. Langley and ]. Dunbar Stone.
nth District, Barnesville -
Charles C. orme and Mary V
Easter.
18th District, Damascus-Roby
B. Miles and Bertha M. King.
18th District, Wheaton - Mar
guerfte M. Langley, H. Deborah
Keister, Marjorie d. Vogel, Bessie
v. Beach, Gladys M. Harvey
Charles w. Armiger, Jr., Nettie
hartman, Kenneth A. 0rdey
Louise r. Keagle and Mrs. Mar.
guerite Hampton Hark.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-03-10
Gaithersburg Volunteer
Fire Department Lists
Calls Made During Week

Calls responded to by the Cal
thersburg- Washington Grove De-
partment during the week were:
March 3, Chimney fire at home
of Raymond Gibson, Emory Grove.
March a, Field fire on property
of Montgomery school, Gathers
burg; Chimney fire at Clarksburg.
March 5, Auto fire at Choppers;
Rescue call to Ounce Orchard.
Rescue Squad took Mrs. Reta Pow
ers to Walter Reed hospital; Field
fire on property Of Herbert King,
Old Germantown.