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Evening star., 1949-05-04
Texas House Votes Down
Presidential Tenure Limit
Rx the Assoeioisd press

AUSTIN, Tex, May A pro-
posed Constitutional amendment
limiting the President to two
terms was voted down amid cries
OF Republican legislation" In the
Texas House yesterday.
Il had the honor and privilege
of making the motion to kill this
two years ago." said Representa-
tive Ray Kirkpatrick Of Trenton.
"and have the honor and priv
ileee to do so now"
The House than voted its sec
ond ratification knockout-72 to
GA.
Representative Max Smith Of
San Marcos. its sponsor in the
House, said % States had ratified
the proposed amendment. Thirty
six States must ratify to make the
proposal a law.
Evening star., 1949-05-04

no broken bones He returned
10 the thester and did the full
show Of fast action without a
break. This time the old hands
said he was absolutely super.
Evening star., 1949-05-04
Turbine Cor Displayed
By Czech Inventor

A CzechosioTskian inventor Is
a turbine motorcar
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-04-28

Coming to Oakland with his par
cnts at the age of six, George Little
will round out Sc years Of living in
this community at his next birthday
on September L. At that time he will
have reached the ripe age Of 81
Born in Ithaca n. Y, he didn't
lose much time in coming to Oakland
where his main occupation for fifty
years was as a pumper for the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad.
He was member of the Oakland
Town Council for several terms and
has been active in the Knights Of
Pythias lodge, rarely missing meet
ing over half century. lie received
his 50-year jewel from the lodge sew
efal years ago. He was also a regular
attendant Of the Presbyterian church
during its existence here and since
that time has attended the Lutheran
church He is known as "Unclc
George" by numerous residents and
has many experiences to tell to those
who will lend a willing ear He still
works around his home and has stcadi-
ly maintained garden which often
produces vegetables earlier than any
one else with the possible exception
Of c. f. Hammond, 83-year-old resi-
dent who was pictured two weeks ago.
Mr. Little married Mary Pfeiffer
who died about six years ago They
reared nine children, four Of whom
are still living, Mrs. Alice Turney,
Mrs. Charles yelling, Miss Marie
Little, Oakland; and Mrs. John Bun
dus, Chicago
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-04-28

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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-04-28

Mr., and Mrs Sidney Harvey enter
tanned members Of their family sun
day with a dinner in honor Of their
son Carrs birthday A large pink and
white cake centere the table. Those
present were Mrs Nesta MeSpadden,
Mrs Ruth Leasmo, Mr. and Mrs, Carl
Harvey and daughter Ruth Ann, Earle
and Dolores Harvey Mr.. and Mrs.
Ronald +. McIntire and daughter Eva
France, Mary Lee, A. G. Rodeheaver,
and Mr. and Mrs Sidney Harvey.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-04-28
Red Oak III Club Elects

The Red Oak Ill club held its
regular meeting, April 20 and elected
new officers as follows: Clyde Clark,
president; Fronia Blamble, vice presi-
dent; Barbara Ann Warsaw, sccrc-
The next meeting viii be held sat
urday April 30. The club is expecting
john Carter and Miss Eleanor Dear
born.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-04-28
LOCAL NEWS

Copies Of The Republican may be
obtained at Gonder's Cut Rate store,
HamilFs Book and Stationery Store
and at EngIandcr's Pharmacy, al five
cents per copy.
Evening star., 1949-03-31

I Ou have, IL yOu nave 6CCAA SSAA-
scientious about bowling to the
whims of the people who promote
them. celebrated all sorts Of weeks
-Eat-Candy Week. Be-kind-to-
Dogs Week, You-Can-Be- Taller
Than-She-Is Week, Don't-Swat-
Your -Mother-in-Law Week, Never
Mix Bourbon with = Ginger = Ale
Week. and so on and on. There
are far more honorary weeks,
than there are weeks, as any one
knows. Another of them starts
tomorrow.
The one which appropriately
starts tomorrow is called National
Laugh Week. National-Laugh
Week is sponsored, in case you
have been thinking innocently
that there can't possibly be an Or
ganization for everything, by the
National Laugh Foundation. The
foundation is devoted to sponsor
ing National-Laugh Week and to
naming the top 10 comedians and
top 10 condolences of the year.
The comedians of 1949 are
Jimmy Durante. Ray Bolger. Mil
ton Berle. Bob Hope, Arthur God
frey, Groucho Marx, Jack Benny,
Red Shelton, Bobby Clark and
Danny Thomas. The funny
women are Marie Wilson, Lucille
Ball, Eve Arden, Judy Canova.
Oracle Allen. Kay Thompson, Jean
Carroll, Jane Ace. Shirley Booth
and Beatrice Kay. Apart from the
fact that Danny Thomas was
playing a sad, sincere and un-
funny rabbi in a movie when we
last saw him, it must be admitted
that the National Laugh Founda-
ton does not gain its ends through
surprise.
It is a little surprising, Of course,
that Fred Allen has dropped of
the list this year, his angry pre-
occupation with radio giveaway
shows having been one of the fun
nier spectacles of the entertain
ment season.
Anyhow. starting tomorrow. the
week honoring these people (but
not Mr.. Allen) will fall on you all
alike, if you have seen nothing to
laugh at since 1887 or if you have
been going around for years laugh
ing sardonically. Laugh.
It is unfair to expose him. but
Johnny Robb. the trumpet-playing
leader of the Madrillon's orches-
ira, has not blossomed out over
night as a French horn artist.
That French horn he OCCASION
ally plays for some novel and lis
tenable musical effects with Marty
Emersons trombone and Lou
Francois sax is not French horn
at all. It is a mellophone. an in
strument usually found in bands
rather than symphony orchestras.
Or dance orchestras.
The principal difference be-
tween a French horn and a mello-
phone, as far as Mr.. Robb is con-
cerned, is that a trumpet player
can pick up a mellophone and
play it. It's matter OF the
Evening star., 1949-03-31

the left hand rather than the
right, as the mellophone's are
operated. maybe it's the other
way around, but anyhow they are
differently Mr.. Robb doesn't
know what happens if a right
handed man wants to take up the
French horn or a left-handed one
is overcome with an urge to play
the mellophone. Never had even
given it thought. Which just
goes. to show how a man can be-
come so preoccupied with more
serious matters that he overlooks
the important trivialities.
+ X 4 *
Dialogue, Palladian Room,
Shoreham Hotel:
Sande Williams: If 7 fell off
this bandstand and landed fiat on
my face, you'd put that in the
paper right away. You never tell
people how much Clark Gable
liked this music.
Columnist: Do you suppose
there's any truth to the rumor that
Gable is tone deaf?
Mr.. Williams: --!!!
X
It was in that same Palladian
Room late one night that Bob
Rodenberg was entertaining a
party of moderate size, urging a
Evening star., 1949-03-31

nightcap upon them and thinking
that the time had almost come to
summon the waiter ana call for a
check. A friend wandered in. He
remained at the Rodenberg table
only long enough to say hello, to
say no, thanks, he didn't want a
drink, to say that he thought he'd
60 on up to bed. Mr.. Rodenberg
looked briefly after his departing
form.
That's a fine thing" he said
sadly. HE lives here. I'll bet if
he came to my house I wouldn't t
let him pay a check"
Evening star., 1949-03-31
After Dark
1t Is to Laugh, Starting Tomorrow,
Says National Laugh Foundation
By Harry Macarthur

shapes of the mouthpieces Of the
instruments. A trumpet players
lips, fitted by the years to the
oontours of a trumpet mouthpiece,
work fine on the mellophone. A
trumpet player trying to play a
French horn would blow out his
teeth and pull a lip tendon trying
to control a tone.
There are other differences, too,
Mr.. Robb was explaining at the
Madrillon the other night. The
mellophone's plumbing is rela-
lively uncomplicated, though it
does have a pair of interchangeable
slides for adapting it to each of
the two keys in which it is used.
The French horn is a maze of
pipes.
The valves of the French horn
are different. too, being played by
Evening star., 1949-03-31
Writer to Give Talk

Murray Frank, Washington
correspondent of the Jewish
Press of America, will speak on
"A General Survey of the World
Jewish Scene" at $3.50 pm.
tomorrow at the regular weekly
Evening star., 1949-03-31

services Of the Northeast Hebrew
congregation In the Sherwood
Presbyterian Church, 1902 Twen-
ty-second street NE.
, 1949-09-08
LOOK and LEARN
by A. c. Gordon

|. Which amendment to the U.
S. Constitution granted women
the right to vote?
2. How many quarts are con-
tanned in a hundred pounds of
milk?
3. How many lines are usually
run through a stamp on an enve-
lope by the post office to cancel
it?
4. Which is the longest word in
the Bible?
S. Why is thread called
"worsted"?
ANSWERS on back page)
, 1949-09-08

a study were made to deter
mine the most favorable loca-
ton, the type Of dam, its ca
pacity, and the like, and at the
same time men in that district
sounded out as to their views
and stand on the matter.
WATER storage and con-
servation is one Of our great
est problems and any effort
whatever put forth in that dir
ection will be worth the while.
, 1949-09-08

IMPROVING OUR WATER SUPPLY

IMPROVING OUR WATER SUPPLY
YEARS AGO when the great public works program was
announced hopes ran high that a goodly portion of those funds
would have been allocated for water projects throughout the
Island. AS has been seen by now, no such hope became true,
and if any dreams were had, they have by now almost evap-
Grated in thin air. Nothing could be more important to an Is
land like this which has to e depend entirely upon rainfall for
its water supply than a system of water projects located at con-
venient points where they may be put to use by farmers and
others in rural districts.
THE VALUE of the Creque Dam can be attested to by
the people of the Frederiksted district, and it has paid for it.
self many times, even though this dam may not be up to par.
A series Of such dams and reservoirs could prove of inestima-
bic value to those near enough to use them, to say nothing of
the possibility Of piping water water for miles away. The
weather bureau, which has kept records can give figures to
the effect that if even a small fraction of the water that falls
were stored, it would be a boom in the dry season.
NOR is 1T necessary to think in terms Of extensive and
expensive projects. An initial capital outlay, with careful plan
ming and substantial materials and good workmanship could
ensure for years to come the type of project which will meet
our needs. The Soil Conservation Service attempted a series
Of check dams and other plans, but little has been heard of
these. That Service, with limited personnel and funds, found
itself handicapped in its work, and had to restrict itself to the
most elemental plans. But it is not too late, andgenewed ef-
Ao"o ~ Dde oclWCC, Ii cOOP0ldlou WIFI III mcA govern
ment and farmers throughout the Island could Serve to lay
down a series of water projects which would do much to de-
velop pasture, water animals, and serve the needs Of people
in rural areas.
ONE SECTION of the Island that can welcome a reser-
voir, or series of dams is the East End, where cattlemen are
often at their wits end to devise means Of W. Inc their ami
mails. Wells run dry, pastures give out, and reat loss often
stares these men in the face. Perhaps it may not be amss if
, 1949-09-08
WANTED

Puerto Rican Laundress
Write P. o. Box 678 or to
IL Strand Street
Evening star., 1949-09-30
Rites for J. f. Jones,
Bu||dozer Victim, Held

Funeral services for Julius Ed
ward Jones, Is a construction
foreman, who was fatally injured
last Monday when run over by a
bulldozer at Stateside drive and
New Hampshire avenue, near
Silver Spring, were held yesterday
at the Hines funeral home. 290l
Fourteenth street N. w. Burial
was in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Born in Washington. Mr.. Jones
was graduated from Bladensburg
High School in 1941 and went to
work for the Morauer & Hartzell
Excavation Co. He served overseas
with the Navy for three years un-
til his discharge in 1945. when he
returned to his former job here.
He lived at 1911 Seventeenth
street S. E.
Surviving him are his widow,
Mrs. Marie Jones, a daughter,
Judith Ellen. 2, and an uncle.
George Self, Of Rogers Heights.
Md.
49, County police said
Evening star., 1949-09-30

the bulldozer was operated by
Harold j. Tanner. Of 400 Mont
gomery avenue, Rockville.
A technical charge Of man
slaughter was placed against him
and he was released under his
Evening star., 1949-09-30
Ships Must Roll

If a ship is too stable, that is,
too little inclined to roll with the
seas. the result is a short, quick
roll often uncomfortable to pas
sengers.
Evening star., 1949-09-30

personal bond pending a hearing
Tuesday in Silver Spring Police
Court.
Evening star., 1949-09-30

Most American girls mary be-
tween the ages of % and "a. Boys
marry between 26 and %.
Evening star., 1949-09-30

lHE BELL WAY is Easy to Pay. Yes, here's
brand-new budget plan that's as easy as can be
on everyone Not month, not months not
months but MONTHS TO PAY. No interest,
no carrying charges, and NO DOWN PAYMENT
NECESSARY. Bell not only offers this NEW,
EASIER BUDGET PLAN, but Bell brings you
nationally famous mems clothing at LOWER
PRICES Hammonton Park, Steuart Park,
Phoenix Rock-Knit, Glenwood, Ltd, and others
are yours for SIS to $12 and even less at Bell.
We only ask that you compared That's all!
Laurel outlook., 1949-02-09
DecarlO Serves At
Kobe Base In Japan

With the Eighth Army in Kobe,
Japan. Pvt. Tszdoro F. Decar-
10, son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Col
lOya, 523 Fir avenue, Laurel, is
now serving with the occupation
forces in Kobe, Japan.
Decarlo is checker in the cold
storage division with company B,
Kobe quartermaster depot at
Kobe base.
Decarlo entered the army in
June at Billings and came to
Japan in October 1947. In civ
ilian life he attended school in
Laurel. He was also employed
as a trackman by the Northern
Pacific.
Kobe Base, located in Kobe
City, has long been known as
Japans leading seaport and is
now playing a major part in the
occupation by acting as a supply
point for occupation forces in
southern Japan.
Laurel outlook., 1949-02-09
Valentine Party Is
Federated Feature

Eight tables of bridge and one
of hearts were in play when the
Laurel Federated club entertain
ed at an annual valentine party
Monday evening at the parish
hall. Prizes at bridge were won
by Mrs. c. G.. Scott. Mrs. Hugh
Sweeney and Mrs. Arthur Smith.
The travel prize at bridge was
won by Mrs. H. R. Russell, and
Mrs. Herman Miller was the Win
ner of the prize at hearts.
H~ostesses for the evening were
Mrs. j. G. Mace, Mrs. w. C..
Porter, Mrs. F. A. Alters and
Mrs. Floyd Bean. Mrs. Harold
Collins, Mrs. A. A. Moser, Mrs.
Harold Williams and Mrs. Vic
tor Leis had charge of the ar
engagements for the party.
At the business meeting which
preceded the party, it was de-
cided to share with the Laurel
Woman's club the expense of
sending n girl to Girls State.
1t was also decided to urge rep
resentatives in the state legisla-
ture to support education bills,
81, 81, 161 and 166.
Guests of the club were Miss
Eileen Avery and Mrs. B. Meyer
Harris.
The next meeting will be Feb.
81 at the home of Mrs. Russell
Barr with Mrs. C. A. Duncan act
ing as cohostess. "Our Club
Shines" is the program topic and
will be in charge of Mrs. W.
A. Mccormick and Mrs. Mace.
The project committee mem
.ers for the next meeting are
Mrs. Leonard Ferrin, Mrs. D.
A. Nottingham and Mrs. Harold
Laurel outlook., 1949-02-09
O. N. VOID Co.
LAURELS OWN STORE SINCE 1909

. the coat of your dreams
for Spring!

The Panthers had rallied to go
two up after trailing the entire
game. Leo Yeager had kept the
Laurel club ahead with his long
shots, but at the one minute
mark Roundup had gone in front
80 to 81.
Bill Sorg was fouled, receiving
two gift losses. He dropped
both of them good to tie the
game. Jim Phillips recovered a
rebound, with five seconds to
play to ice the game. He hook
ed it in with his left hand.
For Bill it was sweet revenge,
because only a year ago he found
Laurel outlook., 1949-02-09

himself in a similar spot in
R%oundup's gym. That time the
Panthers were ahead At to 48,
with 10 seconds to play. Bill
missed and Roundup won. He
recalled the incident as he stood
at the free throw line Friday.
Saturday night a determined
five from Hardin rushed Laurel
off their feet so completely that
seldom did the Locomotives even
have a chance to work the ball
for tries at the hoop, and the
Bulldogs evened the series with
a convincing 46 to 81 count. The
Locomotives tired after two fast
games, had difficulty with their
Laurel outlook., 1949-02-09
Injuries Incurred In
Two Wins and Loss

Injuries that heretofore were
confined to the second team have
plagued the starting lineup to
the extent that a complete rest
was ordered this week for the
Locomotives. Only light shooting
practices were slated Wednesday
and Thursday as the team looked
forward to two tough ones at the
week end.
Thursday, Bill Sorg bruised a
ligament in his left leg by break
ing a tiny blood vessel at the
same time as he was fouled in
an attempted jump shot. The
injured leg slowed Bill down in
his driving style to the extent
that his scoring punch was held
to the lowest in three years.
He collected only eight points
Friday and seven Saturday. Four
days of rest have cleared the
bruise completely and he is ex-
pected to renew his 16 points
per game average.
Friday night in the second half
of the Roundup game, running
mate Leo Yeager turned his
ankle to join the list of Jim
Wilson and Bob Kass. The in
jury luckily was not bad enough
to keep him sidelined for the
usual 10 days. and he is expected
to start Friday.
Don Miller is still PLAYING with
cast on his broken finger.
Nos ID and Is for the Loco
motives as they rode easily over
the Sidney Eagles and then
a thriller out of the fire
Roundup. Saturday they
dropped No. 6 to Hardin.
In the most exciting game at
home this year Bill Sorg and
Jim Phillips combined their
powers in the last two
minutes of the game to tie the
score and then go ahead to win
'ver Roundup. J.
Laurel outlook., 1949-02-09
Tells Experience In
Radio Farm Contest

CONTINUED from Page One)
heat of the city without avail,
but did inspect some of the farm
areas in the vicinity.
Montana people have newer
equipment" he concluded after
seeing the farm equipment of
several years ago still in use.
His farming instinct caused him
to look up the International Har-
vester plant where he saw trac-
tors and tools being made for
use on farms. Also there were
tours of the stock yards, meat
packing plants and the wheat
pit.
When the big radio test came
he tried hard again, but another
was luckier. He was stumped
when he was asked, "What is a
cotton-mouth? 2" He didn't know
it was a poisonous snake down
south.
During his visits to the great
city he saw many people work
ing in factories and other plants
all kinds of people. They
seemed to be happy. Many were
making things for him and his
neighbors to use or were pro-
cessing and marketing his pro-
ducts. He formed the opinion
that people, on farms and in the
cities, are doing very well in
America, have made a lot of
progress and are headed in the
direction for more success
and happiness.
Laurel outlook., 1949-02-09

passes which, on many occasions
were off pace by just half a
count, and instead of turning a
,fast-break game attack into
baskets they lost possession of
the ball. Hardin, playing at its
best, held Laurel to the lowest
score in three years as their
defenses clicked to perfection.
Their ~offense, aggressive and re-
bounding, accounted for MANY
of their points.
The Laurel second team took
over in the fourth period, rest
ing the battle-weary regulars,
and turned in a neat floor game
but couldn't collect the points.
Laurel outlook., 1949-02-09
Only Four Games
Before Tourney

Continued from Page One)
victory, shown three men over
six feet. Nevertheless the scor-
ing punch of the Laurel boys has
really come out in the recent
games and they are looking for
ward to turning the tables on
the Billings club.
Laurel outlook., 1949-02-09
Centipede Grass

Centipede grass on the banks of a
farm pond acts as a buffer for
waves. In turn, the grass roots hold
the soil SO that it does not wash.
Laurel outlook., 1949-02-09
Maxed Floor Finishes

Vanished or waxed floor finishes
last longer if cleaned with mineral
spirits and %turpentine instead Of
water.
Evening star., 1949-11-04
Federal Fire Prevention

It is surprising thing that Federal
Office structure as modern as the Post
ONCE Department Building could be the
scene of such serious fire as the one
which occurred Tuesday The fire was
doubly surprising because it was the
second to damage the building and its
contents since its erection in 1884. As a
result of the earlier fire, in 1885, the
Federal Government instituted an exten-
sive fire-prevention system designed to
forestall another such misfortune.
At the time of the 1885 fire it was
brought out that Federal buildings in
Washington were without an adequate
fire inspection and prevention setup. The
District Fire Department had no authority
to inspect Federal structures and lacked
the funds and personnel to do the work,
even If granted Jurisdiction. Although
President Roosevelt suggested that the
local department be given inspection
authority, Congress eventually authorized
the Federal Works Agency to establish
its own inspection and prevention service
Whether this system was at fault in failing
to prevent the spread, if not the start,
Of the flames which wrecked the upper
floor Of the postal headquarters is ques-
tion for the Federal board of inquiry to
determine. It is hard to understand, for
example, how an electrical short-cfrcuit
Ia . transformer room could have led to