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Evening star., 1949-01-23
ArIinoton Adults to Donee

An adult ball room dance group
will meet twice a month on We'd
nesdays at 800 pm, beginning We'd
nesday, at the Arlington Recreation
Center.
Evening star., 1949-01-23
Weather Report

District of Columbia Mostly
cloudy and colder, highest in lower
40s, followed by rain this afternoon
or night. Tomorrow cloudy with
rain.
Maryland - Mostly cloudy and
colder today followed by rain pos
sibly mixed with snow north portion
in afternoon or at night. Tomorrow
cloudy with rain.
Virginia-Cloudy and colder today
with rain southwest portion spread
ing over east and north portions in
afternoon or at night. Tomorrow
cloudy with rain.
River Report.
from o Engineers.)
1o4o OF
Evening star., 1949-01-23

With the Hoover Commission
recommendation coming up next
month and the probability that
President Truman will want to in
Evening star., 1949-01-23

despite the fact that applications
were accepted away back in October.
Commission officials say they hope
Evening star., 1949-01-23

This edition contains This
Week Magazine of 20 pages, a
14-pdge comic section and is
pd1es of rotogrdUure.
Evening star., 1949-01-23

From o S Engineers.)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah cloudy at
rarr
Evening star., 1949-01-23

Hlgh and Low Tor 1estefdAy.
High, -, at 1:@6 PM
Low, 81. at 1904 am.
Record Temreratures This Year.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-02-17

From the VALLEY Register" of
1893, comes the following story,
which is entitled A New and Clever
Swindle," and a sub-head of "a Val
ley Family the Victim of Sharper
Who Rides Through the County De-
livering Bogus Messages.
1t seems that this enterprizing
crook rode into out-of-the-way
places and tried to deliver faxed
telegraph messages, and collect the
charges for them, some of which
were four or five dollars. 1t was
not known how many people may
have "bit" and lost their money. He
had his fake telegram cleverly word
ed so that the fact that it was no
good was not easily determined. The
message stated that a man had been
found dead in town named Helena,
Montana, and that on his person was
a large letter addressed to the in
tended victim The telegram was
supposed to be from the mayor of
the town, and asked if the party
here in the east wanted the dead
mans body shipped here. There
was considerable delay in most cases
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-02-17

British, Superintendent of Schools of
Washington County
The literary program, in charge
of the Youth Committee with Ray
mond Mueller as chairman, carried
out the st. Valentine theme. First
on the program were vocal selections
by the Grange chorus, composed of
Lorraine Baker, Isabelle Hebb,
Stella Byers, Charles Grab, Lyle
Mellott and Raymond Mueller. A
box was then passed around, from
which each member took Valentine
which they later read aloud Lor-
raine Baker and Raymond Mueller
then presented a Hidden Lovers
Stunt" after which verses were
passed to the officers, who in turn
read them aloud. The verses depict
ed the various offices.
The program continued with
duet, "Long, Long Ago." by Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Scheller, and this was
followed by playlet, 1.-TWO Is A
Company" by Isabelle Hebb, Stella
Byers, James Wilson, Lyle Mellott
and Charles Grab. The program
was then concluded with the singing
of "Silver Threads Among The
Gold"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-02-17

before any checking could be done,
but one family got in touch with the
telegraph office that was supposed
to have sent out this gentleman, and
found that they had received no
such message and had sent out no
one to deliver a message. So the
bogus messenger fled to some other
territory, and no doubt worked his
scheme until he had to flee again.
One thing that is of interest to
me in these old papers is the, ar
rangement, especially in the Mid
dletown papers. The front page
contains almost no news at all, but
is taken up with short stories APP
propriate to the season land a great
deal of advertising. The news is
carried on the second page, and as
was pointed out in an old column
of Horse and Buggy Days, the news
is very brief and only local, there
being almost no news from other
parts of the Nation, and none from
any distance. 1t is almost amusing
to note the prolific and almost by
periodic language of the ads. Every
thing is Absolutely the Best in the
World" These papers are profuse-
ly illustrated, with pictures of bug
gies, wagons, steam engines, as well
as all sorts of clothing. The papers
are made up almost entirely of adj
vertising.
Two of these ads are as follows:
No Trespassers
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned are determined to en-
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-02-17

force the law against persons who
may be found trespassing upon their
lands after this date either by hunt
ing, fishing, or otherwise.
Cornelius Ridenour
John j. Smith
Sarah Morrison
Charles E. Shank
Noah w. Myers
Jacob Moser
Lewis Moser
Jacob W. Dutro
Hiram T. Smith
Alice r. HORNE
Charles w. Ludy
Susannah Schildtknecht
Personal Liberty
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-02-17
Montsarada Grange
Valentine Meeting

Youth Committee Presents
Fine Program-Plans CompIet-
ed For Tenth Anniversary Pro-
gram February %.
The regular meeting of Mont
sarada Grange No. 404 was held on
February at the Fairplay School,
with Master Russell Iseminger pre-
siding, and several visitors present
from Wacohu Grange.
During the business session, final
plans were made for the Tenth Ami
versary of the Grange on February
%, after which Mrs. Harlan Biggs,
chairman of the home economics
committee, reminded the ladies of
the sewing contest and announced
that the garment to be made is a
two-piece cotton suit She urged
them to get their patterns at once
so as to have the garments finished
on time.
Resolutions on the deaths of Ben
jamin Clark and William Croft were
then read by W. B. Leatherman and
adopted by the group.
AS a part of the Community Serv-
ice Contest, members were urged
to cooperate in the cleanup and
identification of the roadside and to
paint their mailboxes. Talks were
then given by David Clark, Ha-
gerstown police officer, and William
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-02-17
Physical Slavery

We are all free American citizens,
enjoying our personal liberty; but
most of us are in physical slavery,
suffering from scrofula, salt rheum
or some other form of impure blood
Hoods Sararilla is the great blood
purifier which dissolves the bonds
of disease, gives health and perfect
physical liberty.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-02-17

John Jacob Astr, of New York,
who lived from 1853 to 1848 was
probably the richest man in the
United States in his day.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-02-17

While less than ten per cent of
California's population lives on
farms, it is first among the states in
farm income.
Evening star., 1949-05-08
Truman Says Citizens
Should Tell Congress
When II PIeases Them
ey mo Asseeiassd Press

President Truman said yeSter-
day that his 10 years as a Senator
convinced him that citizens who
agree with q member OF Congress
don't give q damn whether you
know 1t or not
Mr.. Truman spoke informally at
a luncheon given In honor Of
Senator Vandenberg. Republican.
of Michigan. and House Speaker
Rayburn after he presented them
the annual Golfers Magazine
Congressional Awards for distin-
guished service to the Nation in
1943.
Mr.. Truman said he hopes cit
liens who agree with what their
members. OF Congress are doing
will tell them so. And. he added,
he hopes the legislators will do
what they think Is right.
Right does and will prevail. -
he said.
His remarks came after several
speakers had mentioned difficult
ties experienced by legislators who
receive complaints in their mail
from persons who disagree with
them but never hear from constit-
uents who do agree with them.
Stresses Responsibilities.
Mr.. Truman said legislator are
chosen by the people who expect
them to find out facts and then
make up their minds what is
right.
\ He said he hopes that out of
the magazine awards will grow a
responsibility on the part Of con-
stituents to members of Congress.
He said he also hopes there will
be responsibility on the part Of
the members to do what they think
Is right even though this some
times may not be in accord with
what some Of their constituents
feel.
The President said he has some
times had disagreements with
Congress-the 80th, but not the
81st. he said parenthetically
(The 80th Congress was con-
trolled by Republicans and Mr..
Truman made its record a tar
get In the Presidential cam
paign last year. The present
81st Congress is dominated by
Democrats)
He said It is the privilege of the
President to disagree with Con-
gress and Of Congress to disagree
with the President. He said the
people have the final decision to
say who Is right.
The awards to Senator Vanden-
berg and Representative Rayburn
were presented in the Rose Garden
at the White House before a dis
tinguished audience of persons in
and out of official life.
Each Gets $4,000 Check.
To each went an engraved silver
plaque and check for $4,000 to
be given to whatever public pur-
poses the winners designate.
Senator Vandenberg said his
Evening star., 1949-05-08

the House Fsshe-sss saeccrrm.sses
Il II shows 10.
Ccrn.ssee Chairman Frank w
Royktn. Democrat. cs Alabama
SAID II wAs.a,nxscn several cayi
aso that no further action y
legiaaat2cr 10 abolish 1znfrAps u
Alaska wtli ne taken until after q
committee trip 70 the terrsto-y
this summer
The territory voted, . 10 ! last
year for Q referendum recon-
menclng TO CongresS sae gradual
elimination Of sshIr&ps
The Chronicle quoted one ash-
eTnens spokesman as Saylng
We are laying plans to show
Congressman Royktn that there is
TO be no northern hospitality for
such q vacation iankes
The newsps per. q supporter o.
Evening star., 1949-05-08

check VIII 90 to the First Consre-
gational Church In his home town
Of Grand Rapids. Mich. as q me-
mortal 70 his mother, who was q
member Of the church for -
years. Senator vandenbeFg also
has been a member for 81 years.
He said he was happy TO be per
mitted to make the donation In
connection with Mothers Day to-
day.
Mr. Rayburn said his check viii
go toward establishing a public
library in his home town of Bon
ham. Tex. for the benefit OF resi-
dents Of Bonham and Fannin
County.
Evening star., 1949-05-08
AIaskans 10 Picket
Congress Probers
o. sAs A.aaas ss~e rrsas

KETCHIKAN. Alaska. May t.
If Congressnen come TO Alaska
for another fShtrap hearinE. they
may run into pieketins Of their
committee
The Ketchikan Ci1roaacie sad
today that American Federation o.
Labor and Congress Of Industrial
Organizations fishermen at Ket-
'chikan. Ca e and Cordo.s are
considering formation Of q 'rain-
ute mems committee" 70 picket
Evening star., 1949-05-08

Sidney Seidenman, wel-known Washingtonian and
head of sidney's Orchestras, Incorporated says:
Ive been Arsto Cleaners customer for better than
ten years. That ought to be good enough endorse
ment for any cleaner-because I'm pretty finieky
about the way my clothes are handled" Thanks Mr.
Sedenman We hope that the rest of the folks in your
musical organization feel the way you do about
Aristo. ARISTO CLEANERS & DYERS, 10 stores
all over town to serve you.
Evening star., 1949-05-08

ari3-sssi-Ar g-c4zgs. saa1 tAEac-s
Interests tr3; adequate sosaylraes
were hs51 rwcS5ily II wASszsssgtsSr
assa Raya1as statement thai ae
wants - heAr tsar E{sss r,an "a
Alaska "a rsssSsr q hind !sF a
free V&rA t2saa trip
Evening star., 1949-05-08

There are more than 100 species
Of toads in the world. Is Of which
are found In the United States.
Evening star., 1949-05-08

Trimmed with a wide ruffle
banded with eyelet lace and baby
blue rayon satin bows, these cot
ton petticoats have four cores,
an elastic waist. Medium and
extra large.
Cotton Lingerie Second Floor
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-26
Doctor Called TO Treat
Deer With Broken Leg

GREENVILLE, MAINE. - DR..
William Thompson, on vacation
here, was reused from his camp
bed a few days ago to treat a pet
deer.
The deer, named Flag" ap-
peared at a Moosehead lake camp
with a broken leg late at night.
Guests took up a collection to pay
a doctor to come to Greenville to
attend the fawn.
Then they learned that DR..
Thompson had registered a few
hours earlier. they woke him and
he applied splints.
Charles Hartman, game war
den supervisor, told of seeing "a
fair-sized buck deer actually play
ing with a pair of horses and some
young cattle in the middle of a
wide open pasture" at Westfield.
Later. ne said, the deer went into
a farmers yard and trotted past
a dog and a haying crew into the
woods.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-26
Invisible F%ingerpnnts
Plus Psychology
Illustrate Forqers

C~HICAGO-Crooks won't willing
ly leave their fingerprints - moi
even invisible ones; but invisible
fingerprints teamed up with psy-
chology are being used by business
men throughout the country as a
two-edged weapon against forgery,
a 300-million dollar drain annually
on American business.
This is how the system works:
A stranger seeking to cash a
check is asked to put his thumb
| print in invisible ink on the back
of the check.
If the9check clears the print re-
mains invisible. But if the check
bounces, it is sent to the office of
the Canler corp. and developed by
a special solution into a visible
print.
The resulting visible print is
positive Identification, which can
be checked against local police
lllCS VI Tic lllOIC Gidii liz AtaAS
prints in the FBI files at Washing
ton.
So successful has the system
been in discouraging forgeries, said
j. W. Field, spokesman for the
corporation, that it has not yet
been necessary to refer a print to
the FBI.
Field said that of the millions Of
checks cashed under the invisible
print system, only 20 were forg-
cries. Identification was estab-
ished through local police finger
print files and IS arrests have been
made so far.
BY far, the bulk Of the bad
checks are for reasons of insuffi-
cient funds or closed accounts.
The invisible fingerprinting T
ice is the brainchild of Elwood
Brooks, president of the Central
Bank & Trust co. of Denver and
former official Of the American
bankers association.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-26
Mystery Mist Wreaks Havoc
As Scientists Ponder Cause

TILGHMAN Md. - Auto
paint was eaten away, holes
were burned in clothes on the
wash lines, and stone houses
were discolored. The people OF
the town were puzzled over the
mystery mist that was wreak-
ing this havoc. Complaints from
residents led to an investiga-
ton.
There were several theories.
Fertilizer fumes, water cab
bages, other things were blamed.
DR.. Lewis S. Welty, county
medical examiner, explained
his water cabbage theory thus:
When the big leaves OF the
plant rot, they give off hydrogen
sulphide fumes. If enough hydro
gen sulphide gets into the air
and there is a heavy dew, the
hydrogen sulphide may dissolve
in the dew drops and form sui
phur dioxide. That in turn be-
comes sulphurous acid. The ACID
does the dirty work.
Maryland state police at near
by Easton said they had re-
ceived a dozen complaints.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-26
Goat-Hating Vermonters Bar
Woman, Stock From Homesife

BETHEL, Vt.-Goat-hating Yer
monters barred Mrs. Arthur La.
meal and her wagon load of live.
, stock from their waiting home
when the 54-year old woman re-
turned here from a 3,600-mile trip
to Arkansas and back by prairie
schooner.
AS her covered wagon groaned
into this Green Mountains village
she left last year, Mrs. Lamear
was greeted by an enthusiastic
welcome from townsfolk-and an
ultimatum from residents of near
by Royalton where she had planned
to settle on a friends farm.
"You can't come into Royalton
with those goats" said the ulti-
matum delivered to Mrs. Lamear.
by a messenger when she halted
her nanny-crammed wagon at
noon on Bethel's main street.
Mrs. Lamear gave no sign Of
disappointment at being barred
from the 60-acre Royalton Farm
made available to her by Mrs.
Eugene Fisher of Gowanda, N. Y.
Informed that several Royalton
men were waiting at the town
line to turn her back if she went
that way, she started her wagon
toward Camp Brook, some five
miles out of the village, to seek
refuge at the farm of a nephew.
Its still wonderful to see the
Green Mountains again." she said.
Mrs. Lemear began her 1900
return trip July S when she
left Hunt, Ark.
She drove the wagon to Ar
kansas last year in belief the
there would speed her
recovery from injuries
suffered in an automobile acct
dent. When his health failed to
improve, they decided to return
to Vermont. He came north by
bus and found work at Bryant,
Y, while his wife made the
rip by wagon.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-26
LegIess Cowboy Manages
To Become Star in Rodeo

BRANDON, M A N. A legless
cowboy manages to do rather well
astride his horse-if it doesn't
buck.
The cowpoke is Danny Wilkin-
son, who rode into Brandon re-
Gently as a star rodeo performer.
On his horse, Turk, Danny whirled
through a fancy riding stunt that
won the crowds heart.
Danny's no stranger to the sad
die. He grew up in Alberta's ranch
country and when he was 8 years
old he could ride with the best of
them. He's Is now.
AS soon as he was old enough to
join up in the second World War,
Danny entered the Canadian army.
He was in the paratroops.
He went overseas and on Dec. 10,
1914, he stepped on a land mine in
Italy and lost his legs.
Painful months in the hospital fol-
lowed and during that time Danny
pondered whether he'd be able to
pursue the career he'd always
wanted to follow-singing hillbilly
songs on the radio.
Late in 1945 he got a ~hankering"
to get back into the saddle. Ignor-
ing those who said it would be i'm
possible, he rugged up a saddle
support for himself and in no time
was back on a horse.
The support: One piece of potato
sack Topped around his body and
hooked over the saddle horn.
1T was kinda tough getting used
to all right" said Danny. ITS OK.
as long as Turk does not buck"
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-26
Square Dancing
Takes Firm Hold
In New YorkCify

NEW YORK.-Square dancing
that beloved recreation of the rura
and mountain people-has takel
firm hold of New Workers mucl
in the same way it has their rura
counterparts-and much in thu
same way its charms are being
discovered" by the teen-agers O.
the nation.
Last summer, $50, 900 persons at
tended the square dances at three
of the city's parks and Fairgrounds,
and more than a half-million New
YorkeN took advantage of a SINH.
larly free program of social dancing
conducted with popular bands in
parks and Fairgrounds of the city's
four more populous boroughs.
The square dancing programs
usually go like this:
A loudspeaker booms. A voice
tells the dancers to form squares.
The voice belongs to the callers
some one like Ed Durlacher of the
Top Hands and one of the city's
best callers. Eds instructions are
always larded with bits of salty
humor. Before the tyro or the WISH
tor can gasp out his surprise, he
has acquired a pretty fair idea of
some of the simple dances.
How Durlacher Does 1t
Take a typical Durlacher-called
dance. Here's how it went:
Durlacher alerted his dancers
with a cowbell and announced that
Honolulu Baby would be the
next dance.
Face your partners" he in
toned, but don't get the horrors
just face them"
The seven musicians started play
ing. Durlacher began, First gents
to the right, circle, then hands
around. Swing with the other fell
lows lady. When you have swung
60 back where you belong and
swing with your Honolulu Baby.
"Oh, you swing her around, you
swing her up and down. Prone
made with your lady. Your arm
across her waist and you prone
made to place-promenade with
your Honolulu Baby"
Gain Popularity
The square dances, which are
more popular this year than ever,
also attract Walter S. Mack Jr.,
president of the company, which
the square dances, and
Mrs. Mack. Both watch the pro-
ceedings intently.
Elsewhere in the city thousands
Of couples who are not square
dance addicts take part in social
dancing sponsored by another COM
pany in conjunction with the park
department. Favorite band leaders,
including Tommy Ryan, Sonny Dun
ham, Larry Clinton, AIvino Rey and
Ray Mckinley play nightly on
in a project begun for
men in the war and con-
,inued at the request Of the park
department and by popular de-
nand.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-26

Mrs. Mary Bell Hoppel, associate
conductress.
Mrs. Ina Anderson sang several
folk songs accompanied by Mrs.
Dorothy Egnew at the piano.
Prizes at bridge went to Mrs.
Dorothy Bundy and Clarence
Laird. B. L. Price received the
door prize.
Hostesses for the evening were
Mrs. Ina Graft, Mrs. Lynn Cal
loway, Mrs. Anna Vordahl and
Mrs. Edith Sherrow.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-26
O. E. S. Chapter Has
Halloween Party

Ziaonian chapter No. so, Order
of Eastern Star held a regular
meeting at the Masonic temple
last Thursday evening. A short
business meeting was followed by
a Halloween party in the club
rooms.
The birthdays of three members
was observed, Mrs. Luella Bro
haugh, worthy matron; Herman
Schessler, associate patron, and
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-26
Model Business
Now Specialized
AsAny Others

NEW York; may never loo
like it on the surface, but modelinI
business is now as specialized a
engineering. And the would-b,
model is advised before packing
her suitcase for the trip to the bi!
city to look at the various phase.
of modelling and decide what door.
to knock upon.
First, naturally, is the glamorou:
fashion photographer model ca
reer, epitomized by Jean Patchett
Then there's the fashion show
model, like Wendy Russell.
There are models in dress
houses, like Peggy Porter.
And there are artists models,
like Leona Osborn.
Even-featured and beautiful Jean
Patchett, %, is currently riding the
crest of the wave in her own di-
vision. Since last year (when her
career started she has been on
five magazine covers and has lost
count of the number of times she
has been on the inside pages. She
has taken airplane and boat jaunts
to Southern and Northern chimes
for photography purposes. Her
weekly pay is over $500.
Tops $500 Weekly
IF it ever drops below $780,"
she said, 81 get worried and think
maybe I'm through. Then I rush
out and get a new hairdo or some
thing"
She's an Eastern Shore Maryland
girl whose ambition was to be a
singer. But she was infected by the
bug, borrowed some
money from a disappearing family
and hit New York.
She lives in a women's hotel, is
careful about money and thinks,
maybe, if she's smart and handles
herself well, she'll last 10 years in
the business.
'It's hard work." she says. II
haven't had a date for a week.
You've got to take good care Of
yourself if you want to look fresh
and attractive"
According to Jean, no one can
teach you to be a model, it's some
thing you can do or can't do.
"You have to have a feel for
and be able to catch in
your face the mood Of a Dress" she
added.
Jean is at the top of her profess
,ion-only a handful of girls make
hat kind of money. Many hope
'uls, who receive occasional jobs,
are making coffee-and-cake money
as saleswomen or clerical workers.
Showed New Technique
Pretty, vivacious Wendy Russell,
few years older than Jean, is
me of the most popular fashion
how models in the business-and
t pays off during the fashion show
eason at a rate of about $500 a
,eek. But the average model take,
avs Wendy, rum around $l25.
When Wendy came to New York
-om Marshall, Tex, the fashion
how model invariably was a cold
= beautiful, bored girl who walked
ut and displayed clothes as though
he were comforting a privilege
pom the audience.
That wasn't Wendy's dish of tea.
he ran out to the audience, look
IL pleased and excited as well as :
retty. She sold clothes, and soon '
as in great demand. She thinks
lie started a new technique in her
ne.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-26
Oil Wells

In drilling for oil, man makes his
deepest earth penetration without
going below the surface himself.
One Texas hole, though it never
produced, was drilled three and
one-seventh miles before being
abandoned. Oil flows from two and
two-third miles down in a produc-
tive well of the Louisiana bayou
country.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-26
CARD OF THANKS

For the lovely flowers, and
words of sympathy, we extend our
heartfelt thanks.
The Crutcher family.