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Laurel outlook., 1949-12-21
Reported Panther Believed
To Be Big Newfoundland Dog

INDIANAPOLIS, ND.-Sheriff' S
deputies have reported that a phan-
tom panther" reported on the
loose in southwestern Indiana ap.
parently was only a big, black
Newfoundland dog named Gypsy
Blossom.
They called Off a search which
began when Mrs. Edna Lawson re-
ported seeing a black panther es-
cape from a circus car.
The hunt cauaed a split in police
forces. City police quit searching
before sheriff's officers who were
convinced for awhile that a panther
really was loose.
1t vas reported a short time later,
however, by Clifford Chasteen that
his huge. black Newfoundland prob
ably was the culprit. A resident Of
the area said Gypsy Blossom was
a. tall al q man when she stood
on her hind legs and nigh. easily
be taken for 8 panther.
Laurel outlook., 1949-12-21
BoyScouts

Boy Scouts in the Explorer crew
will have a Christmas party Thurs,
day evening at the home of theil
adviser, Karl George. Each Scout
will invite a girl to be his guest
Plans also are going forward fol
the winter camp to be held dur
ing the holiday.
Mrs. Louise VanNice, den moth
er for troop 2 reports that the boys
held a short business meeting last
Wednesday to plan their Christ
mas party. The rest of the time
was spent in finishing Christmas
gifts. Members are making achieve
ment ladders as their home pro-
ject.
Last week the boys visited the
Laurel Outlook office and watched
the setting of type and advertise
ments. They were joined in this
excursion by members of den Z.
They plan to visit several indus
tries in town when the weather
permits.
Members of den 2 are Dennis
Benin, Larry Dolechek, Roger
Freeberg, Wallace Miller, Dane
Vannice, Lee VanNice, Howard
Bezdek Mrs. Herman Miller is
assistant den mother.
Laurel outlook., 1949-12-21
Thursday. Dec. 20.
Texas Publisher Puts
Bible in Condensed
Version for Readers

SAN ANGELO, TEX.-Houston
Harte, Texas editor and publisher,
long believed that Bible stories are
as thrilling as those in the daily
newspaper and that Bible charac-
tiers are real, vital people. Since
his youth he had been convinced
that the Great Book vas ageless-
and its narratives beautiful.
Harte was a Bible reader but
made no claim to being a Bible
scholar. Young people told him that
there is so much of the Bible that
it's hard to find anything" Desiring
that everyone might find in the
Bible all the wonderful things it
meant to him, Harte decided to do
something about the situation. Then
he had a challenging idea.
II took a Bible and a pencil" he
says. II marked some of the great
stories. And I wondered how many.
Of the millions of Bibles really are
read"
In effect, Harte edited out 1.-The
begats," genealogy and other ex-
traneous material not germane to
the stories Of the philosophy Of the
Bible.
From the slender beginning in
an editors home has come what
the Oxford University Press says
is a modern masterpiece. And the
Oxford Press has been making
beautiful books for 500 years.
The volume. "in u image"
Is a s~trikingly illustrated book OF
great bible narratives. The publish
ing project involves an outlay OF
$3.50 900. including 80 color aplates
made in England at a cost OF. $780,
600.
Kent Cooper. executive director
OF the Associated Press. in q stir
ring foreword. calls the idea for
the book a stroke Of genius.
II credited two things with keep
ing some people from reading the
Bible" Harte said. THE way it
was printed-usually in small type
and with meaningless headings and
numbered verses-and the genoa
logical material not absolutely es-
sendal to the narratives"
Laurel outlook., 1949-12-21
Airplanes for Seeding

Airplanes are being used to re-
seed vast rea in the United
States, including rice fields in the
South and Southwestern parts Of
the country.
Laurel outlook., 1949-12-21
Grain Bins

1t pays to get grain bins clean
and ready for the new crop well
before harvest.
Laurel outlook., 1949-12-21
Sugar Beets

Row fertilization Of corn and
sugar beets helps prevent disease
and insect damage.
Laurel outlook., 1949-12-21
Calendar
Of Coming Events

Friday, Dec %.
A Sunday school program will
be presented at the Methodist
church at 1880 p. m.
Tuesday, Dec. 81.
DeMolay will meet at 1880 p. m.
at Masonic temple.
A silver tea will be served by
Alyce Leis chapter of the Wesley
ar service guild. All men and wo-
men of the church IRE invited.
Wednesday, Dec. %.
The Laurel high school alumni
Christmas formal has been an
nounced for this date, beginning
at 9 o'clock in the gymnasium.
Thursday, Dec. 20.
Joint installation ceremony for
Corinthian lodge No. ~ and. Zidor-
lar chapter No. so will be conduct
ed at the Masonic temple at 8
m.
Laurel outlook., 1949-12-21
Soluble Cotton

Soluble cotton is an important In
-gredient in the lacquer finish ap-
Piled to auto bodies.
Evening star., 1949-10-31

Two Convenient
Ways To Buy
!. Thirty-Day Account poyobls
in 30 days.
z. Extended Payment PIon" pov
in four equal amounts :. Va
in November, Va in December. "
in JonuoY. Va in February.
Evening star., 1949-10-31
Phone Operator Tells
How She Killed Furrier
BY the Assoeioisd Press

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 31.-"He
said he wanted some loving.
told him: All right. I'll give you
some loving And I pulled out
the gun and shot him"
On the basis Of that signed
statement to police. Blond Patsy
Rogers. 25-year- -old switchboard
operator, today Is booked on sus-
picion Of murder in the Saturday
Staying of Harry Lapides, II,
furrier.
Mr.. Lapides' body. five bullets
through the heart. was found yes
terday under a pile Of fur coats
in. his Hollywood store. Mr..
Lapides came here two years ago
from South Bend, Ind, where he
had been in the fur business 30
years.
Miss Rogers said she had known
Mr.. Lapides about 18 months and
that he had been trying to sell
her fur coat. She was arrested
about midnight Saturday in a
downtown parking lot on sus-
picion Of drunkenness. She broke
away from officers at Central
police station but was downed by
a detectives flying tackle. Her
Evening star., 1949-10-31

$50 went to Mrs. Eva s. Clifford
Patuxent Naval Air Test Station
for a photo Of little boy being
kissed by a little girl-and OBJ
viously not liking it. The picture
entitled Ordeal" was the first
Mrs. Clifford had ever offered for
publication.
Warren B. Burgess, 1900 Twen-
ty-sixth street NE, winner of a
$25 honorable mention award
with a snapshot of a mother bird
feeding her babies. was out Of the
city and therefore could not par
ticipate in the program. His
check and certificate of merit
were accepted on his behalf by
his son. Chester Burgess. The
elder MIR. Burgess is an electrical
engineering consultant at the
Naval Research Laboratory.
Mr. Romagna, Mrs. Clifford and
MIR. Burgess. like Mr.. Gichner.
Evening star., 1949-10-31

became eligible for entry in the
National Awards by winning
weekly and grand prizes totaling
$35 each in The Stars contest.
Mr.. Romagna won In the Scenes
and Still life class, Mrs. Clifford
in the Babies and Children class,
and Mr.. Burgess in the Animal
Life Class. a.
The prizes and certificates were
presented by Philip H. Love, fea-
ture editor of The Star, and the
winners were interviewed by VIII
liam E. Coyle. general promotion
manager and radio director. Close
ups of their snapshots were tele-
vised, along With the winners Of
the $1,000 grand prize in the ma
tional awards and the class prizes
Of $500 each.
The winners Of the major ma
tional awards, totaling $4,000, will
be reproduced in The Star Pic
torial Magazine Of Sunday. No
Vember 13,
Evening star., 1949-10-31
Donora Memorial Services
Held for 20 Smoq Victims
BY the Associated Press

DONORA, Pa, Oct. 31.-Me-
mortal services were held yester-
day for the 20 persons who died
after a smog blanketed the Mo-
nongahela River Valley a year ago.
Residents of Webster, Donora' S
twin community across the river,
dedicated a plaque to perpetuate
the memory of the tragedy in
which 5000 persons were made Ill
as a mixture of smoke, fog and
industrial fumes covered the val
ley for four days.
More than 80 baskets of flowers
were arranged about the plaque
and later were placed on the
graves of the smog victims.
The Rev. Eugene G. Slep of the
Greensburg CPa.) Westminster
Presbyterian Church, told the
gathering:
Memorial services are to no
avail unless they are the impetus
to accomplish the tasks and full
fill the dreams that cause men and
women to sacrifice their lives"
An anti-smog group in Webster,
the Society for Better living, is
conducting a campaign to elimi-
nate industrial fumes and smoke
IN the area.
japan has about 10000 small
passenger cars using air-cooled
engines operating on gasoline.
Evening star., 1949-10-31
Star Snapshot Contest Winners
Awarded $625 on TVShow

Grand prize winners in The
Stars Amateur Snapshot Con-
test were presented national
awards totaling $625 on a pro-
gram telecast last night by Sta
ton WMAL-TV.
Henry Gichner, 6115 Thirty
third street NV, winner Of the
first prize in the Young People
and Adults class of the 11th an
nual Newspaper National Snap
shot Awards, received a check for
$500 and certificate of merit.
His picture of a young baseball
player trying to retrieve a ball
that had gone over the White
House fence previously won a
grand prize of $25 and $40
Evening star., 1949-10-31

japan has about 10000 small
passenger cars using air-cooled
engines operating on gasoline.
Evening star., 1949-10-31
-Modestly Priced at
$ 80

THE SUlTS-Here are rehIy-textured,
full-bodied worsteds that hold their press
with will, that wear with surprising duro-
bility, keep you looking weII-erooned at all
times. Here are worsteds in complete
variety >. in the newest styles -. in a
wide range Of weoves and pattern effects.
And at just $50 every suit is superb value
Evening star., 1949-10-31

weekly prize in The Stars con-
test.
Mr.. Gichner. vice president and
general manager of the Fred S.
Gichner Iron Works, and a sand
lot baseball umpire in his spare
time. made the photo during a
game on the Ellipse.
White House Aide Wins.
Jack Romagna. 99O8 Indian
lane. Silver Spring. official re-
porter of the White House, re-
ceived a special merit award of
$50 for snapshot of fishing nets
at Key West, Fla. He made the
picture while on trip with Pre-. =
dent Truman.
Another special merit award of
Evening star., 1949-10-31
Police Wives Club Dance
To Mark First Year

A dance marking the first ami
versary of the Police Wives Club
OF Washington will be held at $50
pm. Friday at the New Melody
Ballroom, Thirty Fourth street
and Rhode Island avenue NE.
The program will include a door
prize presentation and special
entertainment.
Evening star., 1949-10-31
Rationed Food toGoU Up
In East Germany as
Reds Drop Subsidy
BY the Assocjcted Press

BERLIN, Oct. 31.-Residents of
Eastern Germany today faced the
prospect of marked price increases
for necessities after the Commu-
nists Cancelled the subsidies that
had kept down the cost of ra-
toned goods.
The move, announced yester-
day. was designed to stimulate
trade in Eastern Germany's stores
dealing in unrationed goods. Those
Russian-style stores announced a
broad cut in prices, ranging in
some cases up to 60 per cent.
The two types of stores have
existed side by side in the Soviet
occupied portion of Germany for
some time. The ration-free stores
have sold goods, mostly. of the
luxury type, at prices much high
er than those in stores dealing
IN rationed foods, clothing and
fuel. Their business has been
ebbing.
The average Eastern German
is unable to pay the prices in the
unrationed stores. A mans shirt.
for instance, costs months
salary.
Cancellation of the subsidies on
rationed goods will save the East
German government 10000, 10000
east marks a year (about $780,
000). This means that the con-
sumer will pay several marks more
monthly for meat, coal, fish, but
ter and milk. The average work.
er calculates his rationed food
costs him Is marks a month.
Newspapers in Eastern. Ger
many promised the wage Garner
better quality for his higher prices
and said pensioners unable to pay
the increase have the promise OF
Chancellor Otto Grotewohl that
they will be helped where needed.
Evening star., 1949-10-31

THE COATS-The seasons fovorites
are here . the new bal collars and raglan
shoulders, the fly front and button thru
models, set-in sleeves and roeIons. The pop
uIor veIours and fIeeees, luxurious fobrics
=. all in an inviting collection. Tradition
al Raleigh care in tailoring is evident in the
smart appearance Of these fine eoots, truly
impressive values at just $50.
Evening star., 1949-10-31

A passer-by caught spectacles
dropped accidentally from a fifth
story window in Sydney, Australia.
Evening star., 1949-10-31
purse fell open and out rolled IN

purse fell open and out rolled an
automatic.
MIR. Lapides' body was dis
covered by his niece and her
husband. The furriers' wife had
become alarmed when her hus-
band failed to return home at the
usual time.
Miss Rogers statement said she
took fur coat, Mr.. Lapides' wal
let, his diamond ring and his
automobile. The automobile was
found on the parking lot where
she was arrested.
Evening star., 1949-10-31

The Belgian Air Force has been
host for a month to so Royal Air
Force orphans from Britain.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-05-12

Fitch and Hawthorne st.
Rev. Offutt holds a Bachelor
Of Arts degree from West Virgin
meeting Of the membership
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-05-12

ia State College, a Master of Arts
in political science from the uni
versity Of Pennsylvania, and a de-
gree of Divinity from the Union
Theological Seminary. MI. Of
futt taught civics in a Louisville,
Ky. public school. He was Race
Relations Field Representative for
the Office Of Price Administers
ton and assistant minister of the
Mt. Olivet Baptist church in Brook
Ign. Along with Offutt's interest
in the field of religion, he has
been equally concerned with civ
ic matters. While in Louisville,
he worked with NAACP for the
equalization of teachers salaries,
and while in Philadelphia he was
one Of the leaders for placing Ne
gro motormen on streetcars.
DR.. M. r. Clarke, chairman Of
the membership drive is asking all
workers to make their final re-
port at this meeting in order that
the goal that has been set will be
obtained.
Rev. G. w. Reed is president
Of the local organization.
Evening star., 1949-08-24
Van,Mefer and Hertz
Are Seeking Revenue
Post in Falls Church

La Rue A. Van Meter. Falls
Church city attorney and COM
missioner of revenue, and A.
Burke Hertz. attorney. yesterday
announced they are candidates
for the revenue commissioners
post in the November election.
James E. Ferguson also de-
clared his candidacy for re-elec-
ton to the office of city treasurer.
Both Mr.. Van Meter and Mr.. Fer
guson were appointed to their
present positions by the council
when Falls Church became a
second-class city last year.
The deadline for filing notices
Of candidates. is September 10.
No other city positions will be sub
ject to election. The council
elected in June to take Office Sep
tember !, will appoint q city at
torney. MIR. Van Meter has said
he is available for reappointment
to that Office. He has held the
legal post since 1914 and has been
q resident Of the city since 1898.
A graduate of Illinois Wesleyan
University, he holds masters
degree from the University Of
Illinois and a law degree from
George Washington University. He
also has taken graduate work in
municipal government at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin and Harvard
University.
For 10 years he was a high
high school teacher and athletic
Evening star., 1949-08-24

been proceeding in accordance
with an agenda which called for
first establishing the truth or
falsity of allegations of irregulari-
ties in the B-36 program and then
finding out who started the COM
motion.
When other members Of the
committee supported Mr.. Keenan,,
however, Mr.. Vinson agreed to call
Mr.. Deane and Mr.. Symington.
Mr.. keenan, said he had been
furnished a report on an Air Force
investigation of circulation OF the
rumors, but that this did not give
the names Of any individuals al
legged to have been responsible.
In the meantime, committee
staff workers continued to check
leads" on a secret diary repeatedly
kept by James Forrestal, late Sec
retary Of Defense.
MIR. keenan, said he had
information the diary is IN the
custody of "a person in a very high
place." He explained to reporters
he thought such a personal record
might contain information peril
nent to the inquiry.
Marx Leva, special assistant to
Secretary of Defense johnson who
held the same post under MIR.
Forrestal, was a witness yesterday.
He told Mr.. keenan, he didn't know
anything Of such a diary and
didn't think Mr.. Forrestal kept
Evening star., 1949-08-24
Prince Georges Heads
May Extend Authority
Over County Hospital

New bylaws aimed at giving
the county commissioners greater
powers over the Prince Georges
County General Hospital. Chew
erly, may be adopted today.
The commissioners announced
at their meeting yesterday they
would act either today or next
Tuesday.
They were to hold a zoning re-
hearing today on an application
for apartment classification of an
11-acre tract in the Beaver
Heights area. Following this, the
commissioners were to open bids
for the purchase of 100000 in
bonds to be used by the county
as it's share towards cost Of
110-bed addition to the hospital
and a new central heating plant
there.
A draft Of the bylaws was sub
mitted to the commissioners yes
terday by Counsel Jerrold v.
Powers.
Appointment Policy Changes.
For one thing. the proposed
regulations clarity the power to
appoint a hospital superintendent,
stating he will be appointed by
the county commissioners. A con-
troversy between the commission
ers and the hospital Board of Di-
rectors developed recently when
A. K. Besley resigned as superin-
tendent. Both sides finally agreed
on the selection of Harry w. Penn,
former assistant, to replace DR..
Besley.
Under the new bylaws. how
ever, the hospital board recon-
mends candidates to the commits
sioners.
In addition, the new bylaws
would change the method of Sc
lectmg hospital board members.
Each of the five commissioners
would recommend one member
each year for three-year terms.
The board has IS regular and 3
-oflcio members. The latter
are the heads of the county Med
Evening star., 1949-08-24

son. Democrat, of South Carolina
seeking submission of the question
Of national prohibition to the
States, also was indorsed by the
wCTU.
tClinton N. Howard of Wash
ington, superintendent OF the
International Reform Fedora
ton, was a speaker at the or
ganization's banquet last night,
the 25th year that he has ad-
dressed the convention.)
Denver was picked as the 1850
convention city.
The WCTU urged Congress to
pass the LANCER and Bryson bills
to outlaw alcoholic beverage ad-
vertising over the radio and in
interstate commerce, resolved to
send appeals to President Truman
calling "for Federal protection to
dry territory" and called on
churches and welfare. groups "to
promote a vigorous campaign for
total abstinence"
In a special resolution. the Or
ganization urged support Of the
U. N. by making fuller use OF all
its machinery" s5ss srs4l,
The President, members Of Con-
gress, Governors and all public
men and their families were asked
''to Danish all wines and other
alcoholic liquors from their BAN
quets and private tables" In this
resolution, mothers OF brides-to-
be and their friends" were asked
to serve only nonalcoholic drinks
at prenuptial affairs"
Evening star., 1949-08-24
SIovok Communists Open
New Drive Against Church
BY the Associated Press

PRAGUE. Czechoslovakia, All
gust "a. Slovak Communist
spokesmen today launched new
series OF attacks on the nations
Roman Catholic bishops. Church
authorities here believed the at
tacks might herald a fall offen-
sive by the government to win
the state-church fight.
The attacks, reported by the
Slovak Communist organ, Pravda,
came after several weeks Of rela-
tive quiet in the controversy.
Generally they fell into two
classe%accusing the Catholic
leaders of having collaborated
with the Nazis during the occu-
patton and of now promoting
"subversive activities" against
Czechoslovakia's Communist : led
government.
Church sources considered the
timing of the new assaults sig
nificant.
They pointed out that a bounti-
full harvest has now been virtually
completed. While it was being
gathered the government went out
of it's way to keep things quiet in
strongly Catholic Slovakia in order
to gain the utmost cooperation
from the peasants. Now the need
for wooing such cooperation Is
passing and the government may
feel free to push ahead with its
plans, not only for enacting fur
ther church controls but also with
its schemes for collectivizing the
farms.
Evening star., 1949-08-24
ito

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1949-08-24
Margaret Truman
Made Life Member
OF National WCTU
By the Assoeiotsd Press

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. a.
Margaret Truman today has
a life membership In the
National Woman's Christian
Temperance Union.
The WCTU said the name
of the Presidents daughter
and a $25 contribution re-
quired for life membership
was received from the Airing
ton County (Va) union and
the Virginia Youth Temper
ance Council at the WCTU's
18th anniversary dinner last
night.
Through the $25 life and
memorial memberships and
the other contributions. $4,000
was raised at the dinner as
part Of a Diamond Jubilee
FUND which may be used to
lay for a temperance film.
Ms. D. Leigh Colvin, national
president. reported.
Evening star., 1949-08-24
His one buIIot equals
a whole City voting district

Above you see "toxotion without repre-.
,entotion" back ot work in the Y. 5. A.
Thi, one former hos os much voting power
in his stote Legislature as $50 vrbon
voters. And this some sitvotion exists.
more or less, from coast TO coast.
Whots the reason for thiss Why should
bO% OF Americas population have only
25% voice in sfoie governments Why
ore mony .totes still opportionins lesis-
Evening star., 1949-08-24

domestic and foreign policy-for
other Eastern European countries.
Yugoslavia made it plain that
it will not dance to this tune in
a statement yesterday through
the Ministry Of Information reply
ing to Russian charges that a
number Of Soviet citizens have
been imprisoned here without
justification.
The reply emphasized that
Yugoslavia under no conditions"
will allow any one to interfere in
It's domestic affairs and would re-
sist In the future. as it had in
the past. pressure from outside" p"
simultaneously. it served notice
that Yugoslavia intends to pursue
an Independent foreign policy free
from outside pressure.
Answers 2 Soviet Protests.
Replying to two Soviet protests
that Tito's regime had imprisoned
and tortured 81 Russian citizens.
the Yugoslav note offered to let
those Russians 60 home. The
offer holds good for all other So
Wet national who want to leave
Yugoslavia.
The Russians were jailed, the
note added, because they "seri-
ously violated the laws Of Yugo-
slavia by their espionage and
hostile activities"
The Yugoslav reply went far
beyond the immediate issue Of
Soviet prisoners, however. It re-
iterated that Tito is ready to ne
gotiate with Moscow on a settle
ment Of all points of difference
that have cropped up during the
14-month-old scrap that began
when the Cominform declared
him an outcast because of his