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New England bulletin., 1949-04-30
WILLIAM PARKMOND
 DIES IN WATERBURY

William Parkmond, 99 Pearl St., died April Il at his home af- ter a long illness.
 Born in South Carolina, the son of the late Henry and Arrie Park mond, he had lived in Waterbury for the past twenty five years. He was a member of Grace Baptist
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New England bulletin., 1949-04-30

COURAGE IN THE COURANT
 The HARTFORD COURANr spoke it's piece recently about the new Connecticut law which says Negroes may be admitted
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-03-17
Dr.. Selby Dies.
Caithersburg
Veterinarian

DR.. Joseph Vincent Selby, u,
Gaithersburg area veterinarian for
A years, died in his Shady Grove
Road home on Thursday, March
10, 1949. He had been i'll for sew
er3l months.
The house he lived in the past
few years was just across the road
from the farm on which he was
born. DR.. Selby worked part of his
way through the old Washington
Veterinary College as mailman.
He graduated from the college in
1904.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Mrs. Clara Claussen of
Baltimore, and his brother, DR..
Stephen Selby, retired veterina-
rian at 1864 P Street, N. W.,
Washington.
Funeral services were held on
Saturday, March IL, at st. Mar
tins Catholic Church, Gathers
burg. Interment was in St. Mary's
Cemetery, Rockville:
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-03-17
Quality : Not Quantity
New KeywOrds In
Obtaining Eric Members

In announcing countrywide
campaign to increase the enlisted
strength of the Enlisted Reserve
Corps, Sgt. Ed Brown, local Army
ecruiter, stated this week that
qualified veterans may now enlist
in the Enlisted Reserve Corps and
retain their former grade held in
World War II.
In backing up the sergeant's
statements, Frank Jenkins, chair
man of the Rockville Military
Manpower Committee stated that
equality not quantity is the new
key-words in obtaining new men,
oers for the serve units. Frank
Jenkins, who also heads the local
. Rotary Club, said "the atomic age
demands total preparedness" "Un-
,ess there is some guarantee that
the Reserve forces can be main
tanned at high level of efficiency
and strength, the military future
Of the country cannot be assured
Veterans are urged to contact
Sgt. Brown at the local Recruiting
office, ITO Commerce Lane, Rock
vile, for further information con-
rerning the Enlisted Reserve
Corps.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-03-17
Funeral Held
Saturday For
Rockville Woman

Funeral services for Mrs. Har-
riet Griffith Bastable of Rockville,
widow of Alvin N. Bastable, presi-
dent of the Union Stockyard Co. of
Baltimore, were held Saturday,
March IL, 1949. Services were held
at the Robert Humphrey Funeral
Home in Rockville with burial in
Monocacy Cemetery, Beallsville.
Mrs. Bastable died Wednesday
night, March 9, at her home 307
West Montgomery Avenue, where
she had lived since 1922. A native
of Montgomery County, she moved
to Baltimore when she was married
in 1916, where she was active in
charitable and patriotic organiza-
tions.
Mrs. Bastable's father, the late
Charles G. Griffith, at one time was
a member of the Maryland House
of Delegates.
Survivors include four sisters,
Mrs. Charles Sellman, Mrs. Frank
l. Davis, Mrs. T. Magruder Veirs
and Mrs. c. Clifton Veirs, all of
Rockville.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-03-17
Press Club Head
Plans A Varied
Program For Year

Byron Sedgwick, was elected
president of the Montgomery
County Press Association, on Fri
day, March A at a luncheon meet
ing held in Rockville. He succeeds
john W. Coffman, Jr., editor of the
Takoma journal. Mr.. Sedgwick
writes the Wick Byron column in
the Maryland News.
The new president has as some
of the aims of the Association for
the coming year public forums fea-
turing outstanding speakers; gala
receptions for public officials; an
annual dinner with one or two val
liable prizes given for the most
outstanding works of the year; a
journalistic contest for writers in
High Schools and Junior Colleges
in the county; establishment of
press rooms in the three larger
towns of the county.
Other officers elected were JOS
eph Brechner, manager of station
WGAY, vice president; Ernest
Tanner, radio commentator, for
WGAY, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. Laurette Collier, Maryland
News, recording secretary; Louis
M. Leimbach, advertising man
ager, Montgomery County Sem
tinel, treasurer; Blair Lee III, edi-
tor of the Maryland News, Mrs.
Elsie White Haines, editor of the
Montgomery County Sentinel, and
Mrs. Stella Werner. columnist for
the Record, directors.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-03-17
Geo. I'll. Darby Reports
Reduced Rates By State
Farms Mutual Company

George H. Darby, local repre-
sentative, has just returned from
an~nal convention of the State
Farm Mutual, worlds largest auto
-nsuror, held In Richmond, Va. He
reports that the company has re-
duced its rates in Maryland.
Mr.. Darby has been in the insur-
enre business for about Is years,
and is a member of the 500 Club of
the State Farm Insurance Com
oany. His Office is located at 40
West Montgomery Avenue, Rock
vile.
A native Montgomery Countian,
TONY" has lived in Rockville for
about twenty-five years. He resign
ed from his position at the Farm
ers Banking & Trust Company last
year after working there for twen-
ty-five years. He is single and lives
with his mother at 100 North
Adams Street.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-03-17
Lane Approves One-Man
Rule Of Mental. Hospitals

Continued from Page u
differ from those of the legislative
committee. 1t was in the matter of
the size of the psychopathic unit
to be built at the University Hos
pital in Baltimore.
The committee had urged that
the psychopathic unit contain $50
beds and include a ward for dis
turbed children. They estimated
the cost at $3,200,000.
The Governor took note of the
committees suggestion, but asked
for only a 70-bed unit, to cost
$2,034,831.50, of which all but
$1,000,000 is now available.
He suggested, however, that the
unit be designed as a 300-bed hos
pital and constructed "in such
manner that additional floors can
be added to increase the size TO
100, $50 or 300 beds as the future
may require"
The Governor made it clear that
his proposals are designed to give
adequate care only to the present
populations of the hospitals, and
does not allow for any increase in
the number of patients.
Explaining why his plans do not
allow for growth of the mental hos
pitfalls, the Governor told the Gen
eral Assembly: 81 am reliably in
formed that the probable effect of
the recommended program for per-
sonnet and buildings, with it's en-
phasis on intensive treatment and
care, will be to Increase discharges
to the extent that the patient popu-
lation may not increase above the
present levels"
All CO the $19,9y4,80O for the
mental hospitals would come out
of the States treasury surplus,
Governor Lane said.
In the message the Governor
also asked for SIS, 731 900 for i'm
provement program at the State
tuberculosis sanataria. Of this
amount, he said, S3,544,500 should
be appropriated from surplus
funds, and the rest included in the
construction loan of 1949."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-03-17
Fiction Books
Needed For Local
School Library

Rockville Elementary School is
conducting drive for fiction
books from March q through
April l, in order to enlarge the
school library. Books may be dom
ated by the pupils from their own
collections or local residents who
have books to contribute may send
them by any child in their neigh
borhood.
Mrs. Lucy V. Barnsley, third
grade teacher, and Aimee D. Harp
er, fifth grade teacher will handle
books received.
Although many books have been
purchased recently with regular
librarv funds, there is still great
need for pleasure type materials,
particularly on the primary level.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-03-17
Name To Be Selected
For Mems Bible Class
OF Methodist Church

A name will be selected for the
Mems Bible Class of the Rockville
Methodist Church at its meeting
next Sunday morning. Each mem
Der has been asked to present a
name for the class at that time, one
of which will be selected. D. P.
Hurley will teach the group on
March 20.
The membership of the class has
grown appreciably since the ban
quet recently held by the group. At
that time the average attendance
was about fifteen. Since then an
attendance of forty-three has been
recorded. The class has set as it's
goal a membership of at least fifty.
Men not belonging to any other
class are extended a hearty well
come.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-03-17
Beer and Wine License
Being Renewed In County

A hundred and seventeen .110
Renewals for Beer and Wine Lii
censes in Montgomery County
were being delivered this week by
the Liquor Control Board to the
various licensees throughout Mont
gomery County.
All Wine and Beer Licenses ex-
pire April 30, 1919, therefore in
order for protests to be recognized
by the Liquor Control Board on
these renewals, said protests must
be signed by ten residents or real
estate owners and filed with the
Liquor Control Board 80 days prior
to the list of May. Upon receipt of
a protest, a hearing would be set
by the Liquor Control Board in
order that both parties may be
heard.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-03-17
st. Mary's Circle
Organized To Raise
Funds For School Here

st. Mary's Circle was chosen as
the name for group of 20 women
meeting last Monday night at the
home of Mrs. Morty Hayes in
Rockcrest. The Circle has as it's
purpose the raising of funds to
help defray expenses in the build
ing of a school at st. Mary's in
Rockville.
Due to the size of the Circle.
meetings in the future will be held
in st. Mary's Hall or in the
Knights of Columbus room. Any
one affiliated with the church who
would like to join the group may
get information by phoning Mrs.
Forrest Magruder at Rockville
3712.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-03-17

The United States Air Force
has claimed a record for any type
of plane of one hour and AS min
utes between Jacksonville, Florida
and New York City. The Air Force
said the record was made by four
F-80 Jet Shooting Stars.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-03-17

The Public Health Service re-
ports that infantile paralysis to-
tails for the first two months
Of 1919 hit new high. The excess
is believed to be due in part to the
carry over from last years cpl
demic. The 27,677 cases in 1948
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-03-17
Buy-SeH-Rent? Use The CIussifieds
10. our FARMER PATRONS

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MONTGOMERY COUNTY FARM EQUIPMENT DEALERS CLUB
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-20

to the hills Of the countryside and the wine
country. 8.
To the right, the visitor with good eyes may
see the Italian coastline and the blue Medi-
terranean.
MiniaSuxa State
A FULL about-face and the tourist sees the
patch of ground that is all of the miniature
state - the worlds smallest railway line,
tiny three-cell jail, the Ethiopian college. He
sees the beautiful locked gardens that run
from wall to wall surrounding the Governors
palace. the radio station. the power plant and
the mosaic factory.
Occasionally in the late afternoon between
three and five O'Clock it is possible to pick out
the small whitehead figure of Pope Plus XII
pacing path near the old observatory the
solitary figure who is the center and fulcrum
of the whole great panorama. The End
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-20

On the first roof there is little village of
shops, post Office, photographers studio
and worluooms of the San Petrini whose
charge is the upkeep Of the church. Still
higher and running around the inside of
the gold and mosaic-paved dome like a
hatband, is a narrow balcony. There the
tourist may look down into the basilica or
whisper against the wall to have his words
travel perfectly to friend on the far side.
Still climbing he may reach the top porch.
Here there is an Incompatible view of the
whole Holy City. Before him St. Peters
Square, the fountains, horse drawn carriages.
the long graceful arms of the Bernini colon
nades - and, farther away. the seven hills of
Rome gracefully crowned with palaces, stat
ues and gardens.
To the left lie Castel SAINT Angelo and the
escape bassetto of bygone popes pursued by
invading armies, more of Rome dwindling off
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-20

Singing the versicle open unto me. We
gates of justice" the Holy Father taps three
times upon the special door and the masonry
(plaster) which has been loosened beforehand
is made to fall in at the third blow. This same
ceremony. supervised by cardinals at St.
Mary Major. St. John Lateran and St. Paul
Outside the Wall. officially opens the Holy
Year.
Outside of being an onlooker at such occa-
sions in the basilica, the visitor in St. Peters
has whole world to explore.
Follow the SUN
liz CAN. with patience, follow the sun as it
streams down through the hundreds of win
dows in the great dome and smaller surround
ing cupolas to light upon and reveal the great
works of art kept there.
He can, with fortitude, climb on foot the
thousands of steps that lead up into the dome.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-20
The TOURISTS

Year in 1900, St. Peters church will be visited
by thousands who, in accordance with the
requirements of the Roman Catholic Church,
seek special indulgence.
On this very special occasion, the grandeur
of which is approached only at Easter or on
the anniversary of the Pope's coronation, a
procession is formed to escort the Holy Father
from his apartments to the walled-up Holy
Door in St. Peters. White-frocked singers
of the famous Sistine choir lead, followed
by the Sacred College of Cardinals, the
gaily costumed Swiss guards, the Noble,
Pontifical and Palatine Guards. Then the
Papal household in Elizabethan black broad
cloth and lace. The Pope. wearing his triple
tiara of gold, is carried by the sediarti in red
damask knee breeches and coats.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-07-15

of his land had enough seepage to
affect crop production. He had a
total of "a acres of irrigated crop
land plus " in nonirrigated pas
lures. Fully half of his acreage was
spotted in places with alkali and
crops were threatened.
The secret of success on this drain
age problem, says Rex Campbell,
was that they Got it in time" And
this is important on any land need
ing drainage. In this case, while
white alkali salts were visible in
many places, the condition hadn't
lasted long enough to cause lasting
damage. This explains the reason
for the good crops obtained only a
year or two after the drain began
to work. With a more severe prob
lem, several years of land condition
ing would have been needed to bring
it back into production.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-07-15
Land Leveling Cuts
Irrigation Work

JOHN BARINGER wanted to sit
in the shade and let the irrigation
water take care of itself on his Rose
bud county farm. There was only
one way to do this-have the land
leveled.
This was done two years ago on
one 36-acre field with the help of
the Carterville-Thurlow soil conser-
walton district at a cost of about
$1,000. The first years crop from 9
acres of certified seed potatoes, Is
of flax and 9 of corn brought in
6 ,000-a return of six times the cost
of leveling.
And then there were the cows.
Running them up in the hills away
from the farm was a bother. So
leveling is being used again to bring
100 acres of land into irrigated pas
lures. Baringer hopes in time to
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-07-15

have about 100 head of beef cattle.
These nearby fenced fields of grass
should keep them fat and well I'M
der control.
Altogether, us acres of land have
been leveled in the last four years
at a cost of about $4,000. Soil o n
servation district engineering and
PIMA re-payments were a great help,
said Baringer. The Yellowstone val
ley farm has 314 acres of cropland
plus 80 acres of timber and brush.
A cooperative pumping unit
brings water from the Yellowstone
river to Baringer and five neighbors.
The pump is a $500 gallon per min
ute unit powered with a 40 h. p.
electric motor. 1t operates against an
Is foot lift. Costs last year were 81
an acre for 780 acres watered from
l to 5 times.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-07-15
Drain Ditch Saves 800 Acres
Reclaims One Entire Farm
By JERRY LESTER

OVER 300 acres of good irrigated
land were saved from a fate worse
than drouth-seepage. This is the
story of a drain ditch on the Kinsey
resettlement project, Custer county,
and its effect on 8 good farms. A
story written mostly through the
efforts of the North Custer Soil Con-
servation district and work unit con
servationist, Rex Campbell.
One farm had actually been con-
demned and several acres of good
crop land on the other seven were
feeling the effects of the seepage-
to say nothing of flooded Easements
in the area. Sos engineers found
the trouble to be a layer Of gravel
under the ground surface that was
filling with irrigation drainage
waters and rainfall from higher sur
rounding ground.
Then the Kinsey Irrigation Co.
was called in and agreed to construct
the drain ditch with its dragline.
Cost Of the 2-mile-long drain ditch,
averaging 8 feet deep, was $4,000.
About $4,000 yards of dirt YER
moved. The ditch was made to cut
through the underground gravel
layer and carry off the drain waters
doing the damage.
Results
AS for results-each of the eight
farmers on the drain has his
story, but it all adds up TO more
acres, better crops, easier use of ma
chinery and dry Easements. And the
farm that had been condemned is
now making a good living for a new
farmer.
But to get down to cases., let's take
a look at the eight farms down the
length of the drain. First, there's
the Henry Fable place at the head
of the drain.
Twenty-Five acres of croplanc
were reclaimed. This amounted to
a 80 percent increase in acreage be-
cause the farm total was only rs
Just a year before the drain wa
finished, a tractor couldn't be driver
through this 25-acre field. Poo
drainage caused Huntley mixtur,
grasses to die out. Wheat with swee
clover failed even to terminate
White alkali spots could be seen O.
the ground. One year after the drai
ditch was finished, the corn Gro
een in the pictures with this stor
was grown on the reclaimed lant
Farm Condemned
The next farm down the drain ha
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-07-15

been condemned by the FSA in 1914
because machinery couldn't be used
on it. and crop production was next
to nothing. Karl Orthman bought
the place in the fall of 1916. At that
time, soil surveys showed the land
to be class 3 to 4. By last summer,
the surveys showed the land to be
2 to 8. I'm another year," says
Orthman, this will be first class
land. Last summers crop was fully
so percent better than the year be-
fore"
Last years crops included IS acres
of beets, 10 of alfalfa and 20 of bar
ley. Orthman has 6 cows on the
place and fed 1000 lambs for a
month the year before. Plenty of
phosphate and ammoniated nitrogen
are being used to build up the soil.
The third farm on the drain be-
longs to Charles Nelson. His prob
lem wasn't as bad. I'VE didn't ac-
tually lose the production of any
land, but seepage spots in the fields
were getting larger and there was
always water in our basement" said
Nelson. After the drain was built,
the seepage spots began to disappear
as did the water in the basement.
Saved in Nick of Time
Leonard Hegler, fourth farmer on
the drain, said the ditch came "just
in the nick of time and saved the
farm" He had been able to farm
it all, but here again the seepage
spots were getting larger all the
time. And with only 80 acres of
cropland, every bit of land must pro-
duce at its best.
Vaughn Tindall had only Is to &c
acres directly affected by the orig
inal draining problem but larger
acres were threatened and crop pro-
duction was being limited.
Edwin Meidinger has 81 acres Of
cropland plus &c acres of nonirrigat-
ed pasture land. Only 3 to 4 acres
of this farm were being affected di-
rectly but about Is acres were
threatened and water kept seepins
into the basement.
Cory brothers, seventh place OF
the drain ditch, have 81 acres o
cropland, IL in irrigated pasture ant
26 in nonirrigated pastures. Rough,
SO acres of his land had seepage ba'
enough to affect crop production
and another 25 to 80 acres wa
threatening.
Alvin Walkers place is at the en-
of the drain ditch. About 81 acre
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-07-15

John Baringer. Rosebud county. holds
hill of certified Bliss triumph potatoes
grown last year on newly leveled land.
This 9 acres of potatoes plus 8 of corn
and l8 of flax brought Sc. 900 return for
$1,000 spent levelinq IS acres.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-02-25

year residence were put into ef- feet Alaska, he pointed out is now near the bottom in individual pension grants and all of the Pac- fife coast states provide larger pen sions.
 Senator McCutcheon felt that lowering the residence requirement. and knocking out the citizenship requirement. would tend to spread available funds more widely and more thinly so that the real pion- eers will get less"
 Senators Garnick. McCutcheon, and Munz voted against lowering the maximum pension from $90 to $75. Senator Huntley voted alone against the citizenship and five year clause, and Senator Munz cast the lone vote against passage of the bill.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-02-25
SOUTHERN DISTRICT B. B. CHAMPIONSHIP
 PLAY-0FFS START TONIGHT

Wrangell High School basketball team left here yesterday morning for Ketchikan where it will con- tend with Petersburg High and Ketchikan High for the southern district basketball championship First game will be played tonight in the Coast Guard gym at Ketch- ikan.
 Last week end Wrangell's Wolves played in Ketchikan, los ing the first game to Ketchikan High 5S to 42, but on Saturday night took the Polar Bears 40 to 39. tying the teams for the south ern district championship. Posi- tions for the teams playing this week end were drawn in the office of Commissioner of Education Dr. J. F. Ryan at Juneau. Ketchikan
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-02-25
I. * # + % 4 F % + COMMUNICATION
# + .s E % * < * + *

@ + E | + :. !. s. :. + S + Dear Friends:
 We are sending you this letter because we know you are interest cd in the continued growth of your public library as a commun- ity asset.
 No doubt you know that the library in Wrangell is maintained as follows; The town provides the room, heat, light and the librar- ian's salary. The Wrangell Wo- mems Civic Club and Library As s0ciatiOn assumes the respOnsibil ity of providing the reading mat erial and erceiyes $150 per year from the Territorial Library Aid fund toward the expenses of books and magazines. This amount has never been adequate and is even less so at present Last year the expenses incurred were $279.42, or $129.42 more than the amount re- ceived from the Territorial fund. No charge is made for library cards.
 We are proud of our library We feel that our patrons have a good choice of material, whether they read for pleasure or profit, educa- tiOn or information - but we also feel there is real need to improve land enlarge; especially the jun for department.
 Friends of the Library groups are helping out in similar situa- tions in many cities and towns in the states. These groups with a small annual membership fee, open to every man, woman and child interested, work for specific li- brary goals and pay for books and materials otherwise beyond the library's means.
 One year membership is $1,00 per person. Your membership card may be obtained at the, library or from any member of the Library Board: Mrs Thor Hofstad. Mrs H. B. Thornquist, Mrs. Frank Denney or Mrs. John Byrd.
 Join our Friends of the Library group and help your library. Sincerely yours, Wrangell Public Library 1 Board MRS. FRANK DENNEY Chairman