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Evening star., 1949-07-31
Chiefs of Staff Will Inspect
u. S. Bomber Bases in EnqIond

rotating training schedules, usually
remaining there for several
months and then replaced byI
others. Under this practice. three
groups Go planes each of B-29s !
normally are in England at one
time.
In addition to the bomber plane
crews (about $40 for three groups)
there are more than $4,000 Air
Force men in England now to|
service both the bombers and
planes of the Berlin airlift and to
operate the bases.
Gen. Bradley, in his strategy
outline, said it assumed "the hard
core of the ground power in be-
ing will come from Europe" This
remark apparently reflects the
idea that the greatest immediate
menace in Russian attack
would be the movement of the
go to 100 Russian divisions,
spearheaded by armored forces.
Tanks Estimated in Thousands.
The hard core of ground power
to meet them with infantry and
anti-tank weapons would be the
ground forces of the Western
Union nations. plus whatever
American divisions were on hand
or could reach the area quickly.
Some official American observ-
ers, basing their estimates on in
formation from abroad, think
that, in tanks. the Red Army
may be better off than any in
the world.
Some estimates are that Russia
has about $4,000 medium tanks,
not including an unreported
number of giant heavy tanks.
Estimates Of the Russian tank
production rate vary widely. some
ranging as high as 5000 per year.
Substantial Improvements both
in armor protection and firepower
have been observed in Russian
tanks appearing in public demon
strations.
Moreover. Russia is abandon
ing her traditional major re-
lance on cavalry and horse
drawn transport is expanding
motorization of infantry divi-
sions. This. coupled with her
imposing position in tanks, could
give her the ability to strike much
quicker and harder than in her
operations against the Germans
during World War II.
Evening star., 1949-07-31

Commission to change the name.
Arlington Board Member F.
Freeland Chew declared the COM
munication wasn't even worthy
of Acknowledgement because the
county governing body has moth
ing to do with names of State
highways. Mrs. Florence Cannon
disagreed, asserting that the
board certainly could make a
recommendation to the proper
State agency.
The discussion brought a num-
ber of motions, none OF which
was seconded.
Byrd Boulevard" Urged.
: Daniel A. Dugan suggested the
name be changed to "Stonewall
Jackson boulevard" or Turner
Ashby boulevard" Mrs. Cannon
said Byrd boulevard" after an
Evening star., 1949-07-31
BY Elton c. Fay
Assoeio,sd Press stoff Writer

The three top American mill
tary strategists will make a first
hand check next week on United
States bomber forces based in
England.
The inspection of B-29 bases
by the Joint Chiefs of Staff is
given increasing significance in
light Of their emphasis on Ameri-
can strategic bombing and use
Of the atom bomb in event of war.
Their conception of defense
strategy if Western Europe is as
saulted was given to Congress just
before they left for meetings with
military chiefs of the member
nations and visits to American
installations in Europe.
In that outline, Gen. Bradley,
Army chief of staff, said the
recommendations of the three
military leaders assumed that pri-
ority centered about our ability
to deliver the atom bomb.
Plans Directed at Tanks.
Meanwhile, evidence grew that
a substantial amount of the de-
fensive planning will be directed
at stopping Russia's mighty tank
forces should she launch on a
push toward the West.
The joint chiefs plan to be in
England on Wednesday and
Thursday. They will confer with
the British chiefs of staff and
representatives of other pact ma
tions who are there and, at the
same time, make inspections of
American air installations on the
island.
The three British bases used by
the United States Air Force COM
pose the largest overseas concen-
tration Of strategic bombing pow
er. 1t is from those bases that
the initial retaliatory air strikes
presumably would be launched
in event of attack.
The World War II bomber fields
used by the Air Force. through
an understanding with Britain's
Royal Air Force. are at Scampton,
Markham and Waddington. The
United States Air Force sent a
visiting squadron of B-29s to
England in 1947 which showed
the runWays were entirely ade-
quate for use by the Super Fort
resses. 1t is a much heavier plane
than the wartime Bits, B-24s
and Bfitish bombers.
B-29 Groups Rotated.
There has been no indication
that Air Force strategy contem-
plates basing the giant B-36s in
England in event Of hostilities.
Nor has there peen anything to
indicate that atomic bombs would
be stored in such a forward, ex-
posed area unless and until ac-
tually needed for loading aboard
B-29s.
Under present policy. B-2s
groups are sent to England on
Evening star., 1949-07-31
Rifle Club Throws Rocks

HAMBURG. Germany (P).-Use
of firearms by Germans, except
police. is still banned by the mill
tary government so a Ruhr Rifle
Club had a problem when the time
came for its annual shooting
match. The traditional bird
shaped target had been set up in
a tree The marksmen finally
knocked it down by throwing
stones. Hope military govern
ment won't think we are prac-
ticing grenade throwing and pro-
hibit this too." commented one
member.
Evening star., 1949-07-31
Arlington Considers
Plan 10 Change Name
OF Lee Boulevard

A proposal that the name of
Lee boulevard in Arlington be
changed to American Legion
boulevard or some other appro-
pirate name" was received with
varied reaction yesterday by men,
bers Of the Arlington County
Board.
The County American Legion
Council offered the suggestion as
a solution to the confusion which
exists because another main
thoroughfare, Lee highway. also
crosses Arlington. The council
also has urged the State Highway
Evening star., 1949-07-31
Festival at FuIIs Church
Set for August 1920

A one-act play and a pet show
will feature the third annual
Falls Church Festival August 18
through 20 at Lee Highway and
Hillwood avenue. There also will
be a pony show at noon August 20.
Proceeds will be used to help
devolep the city's first public rec
reation park.
Evening star., 1949-07-31
Church Sponsors Carnival

A carnival whose proceeds will
go to pay the cost of extensive
repairs to the church school is
being held at 1880 to II pm. un-
I'll Saturday at the Holy Com
forter Catholic School grounds,
Fifteenth and East Capitol streets.
Tomorrow night has been set
aside as Holy Comforter Reun-
ion Night"
Evening star., 1949-07-31
a Retiring Employees
Served Government
Total Of 143 Years

The retirement of four Wash
ington residents whose Govern
ment service totals 143 years was
announced yesterday. Three of the
Federal employees retire today and
one retired June 80.
Two were with the Tariff Com
mission and two were Marines en-
ployed at Marine Corps headquar-
ters here. The former are Oscar
A. Juve. agricultural division chief
and Walter H. Rastall. commodity
expert of the metals division. The
Evening star., 1949-07-31

ancestor of the senior Virginia
Senator, might be an appropriate
designation.
Mr.. Chew, who had precipitated
most of the exchange, caused it to
end suddenly when he observed
that since the highway passes
through a lot of Civil War terri
tory, it might be named Battle
boulevard" but that the action
should be taken before next Tues
day.
On Tuesday. a Democratic non-
Iinee for Virginia governor will be
chosen from among four candi-
dates. one of whom Is State Sem
ator John s. Battle.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-06-16

structed at Catoctin Furnace, un-
der the direction of brother of
Governor johnson, and hauled to
Williamsport.
Among those who accompanied
him were Governor Johnson, the
brother, and son of the brother.
This boy later wrote of the trip:
1t was necessary after the fatigues
of the survey to have quarters pro-
vided at some planters or farmers
house for the night, and it was at
one of these hospitable mansions that
at supper, after they had taken cof-
fee, my father asked the lady of the
house for a bowl of milk. The SER
want Immediately brought in bowl
of rich cream, which he told her to
take away. At this the young Wash
ington asked for it and said ut is
not too rich for me-" and he drank
the cream. That same evening when
they went to bed, Washington asked
the others, who would sleep with
him, but they declined to sleep with
the man who became the greatest
man of our nation.'"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-06-16
Long Silence

Mrs. Audrey Benwell was grant
ed a judicial separation from her
husband, Dr. Charles Benwell, on
grounds of legal cruelty after she
testified in Supreme Court, New
Westminster, B. c., that her spouse
had not spoken directly to her for
four years. Any message, said she,
was relayed by her daughter. Mrs.
Benwell also testified that she had
to borrow food from friends while
her husband, a psychiatrist, ate
steak in his bedroom.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-06-16

in literary lines too. As early as
1929 it could boast of a newspaper,
the Republican Banner" its first
appearance being under the hands OF
Daniel Weisel, editor, and Thomas
Tice, publisher. This paper is des-
cribed as running for many years"
Then in l847 the "Times" was start
ed as an opposition paper. A third
one started in 1852 and ran for a
short time, the Scott Banner" its
publishers being William and AL
len. At the beginning of the pres
ent century it was recorded that Will
Transport had a 'fiourishing week
ly paper" the pilot" edited by G.,
w. McCardell.
Here is an interesting additional
note on the canal, which played a
big part in the early rapid growth
of Williamsport. Back in 1902 the
following note was made public by
the old Potomac Company, organ
lied by George Washington, the
first company to make navigable the
Potomac;
THE locks at the Great Falls be-
ing now completed, and boats con-
sequently being enabled to pass with
out interruption to tidewater, the
president and directors have es-
tablished toll-gatherers at Williams
port, Hooker's Falls, and at the
Great Falls, who will receive the
respective tolls authorized by law
During the same year, the direc-
tors of the Potomac Company made
efforts to improve the transportation,
both as to the water way and the
boats. Regarding the latter, offers
were made of awards for improve
ments. The resolution covering
this offer was made public, and read
in part as follows:
"a premium of one hundred dol
lars remember that this was really
a large amount them will be paid
by the president and board of di-
rectors of the Potomac Company to
such persons as shall, in their judge
ment, during the present year, bring
down the river Potomac the boat,
on an improved construction, best
calculated for interior navigation,
the conveyance of produce, -"
A brief description of the things
that would count in deciding whose
boat would be best, read as follows
'The safety of the cargo, the gun
vale not to be less than six inches
above the water when fully loaded;
the burden of the vessel, which shall
not be less than one hundred barrels
of flour; the least draught of water,
the beam on the fork not exceeding
eight feet; and the strength and
workmanship of the boat and its
capability of ascending the stream"
A second premium" of fifty dol
lars was also offered to the person
showing the cheapest effectual COW
ering to secure the cargo from the
weather, and also the best means
and devices for keeping the cargo
clean and free from damage by
water"
Here is little note about one of
George Washington's very earliest
trips to this section, as young sur
veyor:
''The bateau in which Washing
ton made his first surveying trip
up the Potomac above where Viii
Transport now stands, was built of
large yellow Poplar and was con-
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-06-16
Big Ben Is 80 Years Old

Big Ben, the giant clock that
booms the hours above the House
Of Parliament in London, is now
ninety years old, and like the grand
fathers clock of poetical and music
al fame, it has operated for nine
decades without slumbering"-ex-
cept for brief period in 1914 when
a broken pendulum spring put it
out of action.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-06-16
Sees Bright Future For Negro

Nothing is impossible for the Ne
gro in America, says one of the ma
TONS most prominent members of
the colored race, DR.. Ralph H.
Bunche, United Nations mediator
for Palestine. In a recent address
DR.. Bunche predicted that the Negro
will eventually attain complete
equality in America.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-06-16
Named Temporary Head Of
State Mental Hospitals

DR.. Robert E. Gardner, superin-
tendent of Springfield State Hos
pital, has been named acting com
missioner of Maryland mental hos
pitfalls. Gardner will serve until the
full-time superintendent, ordered by
the 1949 General Assembly, is ap-
pointed.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-06-16
HORSE AND
BUGGY DAYS
by
Ida 10 Martin

l recall some of the older genera
ton telling about few things that
took place in their day, in connec-
ton with the stories about Williams
port, as told in the last few weeks
in this column. And they were
really horse and buggy" tales, for
they were about travelling by Horse
and Buggy, and crossing streams
before the day of bridges-or at
least before the day of numerous
bridges. remember being told, as
we stood by the old drawbridge over
the canal at Williamsport, that some
of the folks with us had many times
crossed the Potomac in their bug
gies at that spot, by the method OF
'Fording." OF course there was a
bridge in that time, but like many
today who do not like to pay toll to
cross so short a bridge, they Gus
tomarily forded the Potomac when
they went in the direction of Vlr-
ginia. Of course there was no dam
at Williamsport then, and they said
that ordinarily there was no par
ticular difficulty in getting across,
as the water was not so deep. But
with the advent of the "horselesS
carriage" fording large streams be-
came impossible, for the iron horse
was too easily drowned by water
and did not have nearly SO long legs.
On another occasion l heard some
of my friends tell about fording an
other stream here in the county at
ter a Spring rain. The water was
unusually high, but the folks in
those days were not so easily fright
ened, and this couple drove their
horse right into the swollen stream.
AS they neared the middle, the
water came higher and higher, en-
tered the buggy (and buggies were
high) and threatened to carry both
horse and buggy, with its occupants,
down the stream But the horse
kept steadily on his way, half SWIM
ming and half walking, and finally
reached the other shore. The folks
riding in this buggy kept their feet
dry only by pulling them up onto
the seat.
Back to Williamsport, it seems
that the Conococheague was brldged
over at that place long before the
bigger Potomac. A bridge was built
over the Conococheague prior to 1910
and after standing just short time,
fell victim to flood. There was
heavy rainfall all over the Atlantic
coast that fall, and on the 10th OF
November there was tremendous
fall of rain over the area drained by
the Potomac and ConoCocheague.
Both rivers and creek rose to great
height and swept many structures
away. In Williamsport, it took the
new creek bridge, Mr.. IoWSon
warehouse and many other build
ings, including distilleries, sawmills,
hay stacks and fences, besides other
property.
With regard to the bridge over
the Potomac, there is a record of
DlanS for such a bridge lust before
the Civil War. At this time one
writer said: "Williamsport seemed
to be developing at a more rapid
rate than any other inland town in
the State" At the same time the
record states that the turnpike from
Martinsburg was nearly completed,
and that plans for the River bridge
were being made.
Williamsport is to be mentioned
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-06-16
Still Greater u. S.
Spending Is Forecast

Administration sources predict
that despite mounting economy talk,
Government spending will be higher
in the next fiscal year than this one,
and even larger in the year ending
June 80, 1851.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-06-16
Mrs. America To Be Chosen

Married beauties with homemak-
ing abilities will get their chance
to vie for the title of Mrs. America
of 1949 at Asbury Park, N. J., next
September 10. The nationwide COM
petition was begun II years ago to
give girls who wear wedding bands
beauty contest similar to the Miss
America title selection.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-06-16
Auto Driving Tests AssaiIed

President Truman has described
the systems for examining auto driv-
ers in many parts of the country as
"scandalous Deploring the fright
full slaughter" on the nations streets
and highways, he said that driver
licensing laws in "too many cases
are pitifully weak"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-06-16
Craftsmanship Costs Shopkeeper $3.50

Herman Arons' craftsmanship was
a bit too effective. Noting two men
standing hesitantly outside the door
of his luggage shop at Newark, N.
j., Arons went out and urged them
in. They came. Then one took out
gun, the other scooped up $3.50 be-
longing to Arons, and both fled.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-06-16

eral Electric Company, predicts
that the nations industrial produc-
ton will be rolling along at high
level again by the end of 1851. He
estimates that the present slacken-
ing may continue until about the
second quarter of 1850 before it
turns upward.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-06-16
World Wide Briefs
Of The Past Week
Job Prospects Less Bright

Job prospects for this years crop
of over 100000 college graduates are
the poorest since prewar days, the
Labor Department has reported.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-06-16
Rise In Population

The population of this country
reached new record high of 49,
$4,000 on April l, the Census Blu
reau has estimated. This figure,
which reflects a growth of $4,000
during the first three months of
1919, includes civilians and members
of the armed forces overseas.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-06-16
Thief Outsmarts Quiz KID

Gurrie Rhoads, IL, of Western
Springs, Ill, won a 500 bond the
other day on the Quiz Kid radio pro-
gram. He also won the Cook Coun-
ty (Ill) spelling title and a free trip
to Washington. While he was Wis
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-06-16
Polio Rate Among Adults Increasing

THE trend toward a higher proper
ton of poliomyelitis cases among
adults continued during last years
widespread epidemic, the National
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis
reports.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-06-16
F. F. A. State Judging Contests

Members of Future Farmers of
America chapters from all parts of
Maryland will compete for medals,
pennants, hand tools, and more than
$3.50 in cash awards in judging con-
tests at the University of Maryland
June 20 to "a. The contests are part
of the Maryland F. F. A. State judg-
ing program and convention which
are being held for the first time as
a joint meeting at College Park.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-06-16
Ten Million Postwar Cars

There are now more than 10000
600 postwar cars on the nations
highways or in used car lots, a sur
vey shows. However, industry Of
ficials declare that the demand for
new cars is far from satisfied.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-06-16
Atomic Outlook

New and larger atom-smashing
machines which will make those of
today seem like relics of "horse and
buggy days" are envisioned by DR..
John r. Manning of Columbia Uni
versity.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-06-16

iting with relatives in the nations
capital, his wallet, containing the
bond and $12 in cash, was stolen.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-06-16
Learning The Hard Way

1t was just like being back at
grammar school for 30 men in the
British Army's first training regi-
ment. The men missed a bulletin
board order to change their bed
ding. The commander thereupon
ordered each man to write 500
times: 81 must read squadron orders
daily and change my sheets at the
proper time"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-06-16

When management and labor
learn to play ball, there will be few
er strikes.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-06-16
Decline In Output Temporary,
GE President Believes

Despite the current decline
Charles E. Wilson, president of Gen
Evening star., 1949-09-24
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Evening star., 1949-09-24
HOUSES FOR sALE-ho+hsa,,

SsS sSN
WOODBRIDGE. Just of Rhode Islanc
ave. n.e.-Price reduced for imme.
diate sale on this beautiful, mod.
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CO. ST. 1865. Aab
BY OWNER, 39o5 Ames st. NE
bedrms.. baths, large fenced in
sear s,n q yard; finished recreation rm.
sl4'soo' Seen BY sppt' vi: 1889. l3e9.
zoo FEET OF Rhode Island ave., near
Mt. Rainier-Beautiful corner 6-rm.
bungalow, rec. rm., oil h.-w.h.. 2-car
masonry garage. . concrete porches.
large deep lot: worth $4,000; owner
will sacrifice for $4,000: terms.
Sh1wn by appointment only. JCE
ooNio REALTY SSS H st: 1en ne
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