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Evening star., 1950-08-27

coming year Will De tne order OF
business.
The department is making plans
for the coming national conven-
ton to be held at Los Angeles
Calf, October 9 to II.
The following delegates and al
ternates from the department have
been elected: Mrs. Rose Perkins
chairman: Mrs. j. Flore ence
D-etsche, national executive COM
m oteewoman. delegate at large;
MS. Pearl Heagerty, Mrs. Bertha
Fichthorn, Mrs. Golda Comana
Mrs. Rae Zaontz, Mrs. Ann Ia
ruba. Mrs. Ethel Wilt, Mrs. Claire
Smithson, Mrs. Marguerite Brent
Mrs Sarah Deery and Mrs. Toni
Zlndel.
Mrs. Pearl Heagerty, department
membership chairman, announces
the last membership campaign be-
fore the close of the national
books, known as unfinished bus
iness," which is drive for re-
neWals.
She has been asked by the ma
tional membership chairman, Mrs.
beta Zeller, to try and get as
many of these renewals as posi-
BILE by September 8.
The next regular meeting of
Washington Building and Con-
struction Trades Union No. 54,
will be held Thursday at pm,
at the American Legion club
house.
The following officers have been
elected to serve the unit during
the coming year: President, Mrs.
Eileen Moore; first vice president,
Mrs. Eula Novotny; second vice
president, Mrs. Bertha DAILY;
third vice president, Mrs. Hilda
Harbin; chaplain, Mrs. Eunice
Shannahan; historian, Mrs. The
resa Warren; sergeant-at-arms,
Mrs. Mildred Fowler; color bear
ers, Mrs. Doris Albright and Mrs.
Evening star., 1950-08-27

lumbla, will be
held tomorrow,
beginning at 8
pm, at t h e
American Le-
ion Clubhouse, ,
with the newly
elected depart
m ent president,
Mrs. er t h a
Fichthorn, pre-
siding.
r a / dcation
of the names of
the department
chairmen a n d
nlanS for the
Evening star., 1950-08-27
Legion Auxiliary
Activities Listed

The first meeting of the Depart
ment Executive Committee of the
American Legion Auxiliary, De-
partment of the District of Co.
Evening star., 1950-08-27

joyce Jenkins; secretary, Mrs.
Jean c. Turpin; treasurer, Mrs.
Louise Rudolph; unit advisor,
Mrs. Julia Beveridge.
Evening star., 1950-08-27

coming year will be the order of
hIciNecS
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-05-19
PERPLEX|NG RIDDLE
By Richard H. Wilkinson

how those letters are the means Of
conveying the information"
TAPT. LACEY picked up the let
~ tiers and read them briefly.
They contained nothing to excite
suspicion-mere messages of love
and devotion to friends in the
South.
Lacey suddenly pounded the
table. "By George, Boynton, I be-
lieve I have It'll Obviously some
thing has to be done, and I'm more
than half convinced-though heav-
en- knows why-that your suspic-
ions are well founded"
1907"
$50 we'll deport her. Turn
her over to the Confederate
army. II that stops the leakage
we'll know she was the guilty
party, and there will no longer
be danger of its continuance"
"And it will mean Alice Struth-
ers' complete freedom"
Two days later prisoner Alice
Struthers was turned over to Con-
federate Gen. Johnson under flag
of truce.
But it wasn't until after the war
had ended that he found the an.
swer to the riddle. One day while
going through his relics Of long
ago battles he came upon a letter.
It was one that Alice Struthers had
written to her friends in the South,
and Will he had kept for a sou.
venir.
The paper was yellow, the ink
faded. The postage stamp had
dried and was hanging by mere
thread. AS he looked at it, 1t. Boyn.
TONS eyes grew wide. For beneath
the stamp were some closely writ.
ten, finely penned words, obviously
the cipher employed by Alice
Struthers which he had tried sc
hard to locate.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-05-19

.uben detachment of SIS men
rang bis doo,beH. The doctor,
Wbo had been Varned to expect
them, led bis tuite and son out
The rear door, but as they buried
up tho street neiebbor spotted
them and gave the alarm.
As the hunted trio turned a cor
ner, they came upon small ca
rousel which had been set up in a
public square to celebrate the ar
rival of the German "liberators,"
and thinking fast, the surgeon
bought three tickets and climbed
aboard with his family as the bat
tered runabout started up. The
child was placed astride a gaudy
zebra while the parents sank way
back in one of those chairs whose
outsides made a swan.
The SIS men searched the square
and we're about to move on when
the boy to whom it was all a game,
reached out, and grabbed brass
ring and, turning to his parents,
shouted, Look, look! Now I get a
free ride!"
Attracted by the boys cries, the
storm troopers dragged the doctor
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-05-19
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nBy Jim w.
Fishing Safety
BY jim RHODY

Fishing is Americas Number l
sport-but far too few anglers take
the necessary precautions and
safety measures while they are par
ticipating in the sport.
Time after time safety measures
are stressed in an effort to make
fishermen conscious of the perils
they risk. Tragedies of the sort
that befall fishermen can be pre-
vented if certain fundamental rules
will be observed while the angler
Is in or near the water. Here are
some Of those rules:
AS with many other things, liquor
and fishing don't mix.
Make sure your boat Is safe and,
If it is, make sure you don't over
load 1t. In most cases, four per-
sons to boat can be managed, but
three is more desirable and two Is
always best.
Use caution when taking chill
dren on fishing trip and remem-
Der that if you can't swim, you'd
have no chance to save them from
drowning. Knowing how to swim is,
OF course, the best policy. There
fore, never pass up any opportu-
nifty to take course in water safe
ty.
Even if you can swim, remem-
Der that many good swimmers have
drowned. So, don't take unneces-
sary chances. Some boats are made
so they won't overturn easily
others are not.
If you aren't a good caster, get
yourself plenty of room and be
careful. And boat decidedly is no
place in which to practice. Hooks
can put an eye out, or snag an ear,
and your antics may upset the
boat.
Last, but not least: If your boat
has upset and thrown you in the
water, keep your wits. This is nine
tenths of saving yourself. Even the
inexperienced can keep themselves
afloat by dog-paddling, or turning
on their back and floating You'll
get water in your eyes, nose and
mouth-but that's lot better than
getting your lungs full. Take it
easy. Threshing about won't help.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-05-19
BROADWAY AND MAIN STREET
Tragedy of the Couple Watching the CurouseI
Began When the Nuzis Caught Them in Vienna

and his wife from the carousel and
were about to take the child when
their leader, a youth with a hang
mans sense Of humor, stopped
them. ''The kid got the brass ring"
he said. Hes entitled to a free
ride"
A. The esroasel started sp
again, tho tinsy strains of "Cbiri
b;r;-bim" drow1sd out sbs
nuofbsr's screams, snd The LIST tho
couple sstv Of their son BE- w<s
riding on tho msrry-go-ronnd.
The surgeon was too valuable q
commodity to kill right off, and so
was his wife, a skilled nurse. They
were sent to a slave labor camp to
tend those prisoners considered too
healthy for the ovens, and when the
Allies marched into the camp in
1945, the couple were still alive. By
this time, however, the surgeons
brain was bit misty, but friends in
New York paid his passage, and
he and his wife were among the
lucky ones who got by the irnmigra-
ton quota.
Ever since, the pair has been
spending most Of their summer
days in the vicinity Of the Central
park carousel. The old boy is pretty
much off his trolley, but his wife
continues to humor him, and when
eyer he gets agitated and mutters,
"Where's Otto? saw him on the
zebra a minute ago." she patiently
takes him by the hand and says,
"Come along, dear, maybe he got
tired and went home"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-05-19
Worms for Profit

Add business statistics: twice as
many fishworms were packed in tin
cans in 1949 as in 1913.
And, from all indications, this is
only the beginning.
At least that's the feeling of Of
ficials at the Bios earthworm hatch
cry in Boulder, Colo, where Profess
sor R. Forrest Davis and the Amer
lean Can company have elaborated
to produce canned live worms for
anglers.
The worms are packed in cans
about the size of large-size house.
hold spice cans. A mixture of peat
moss and earth makes them feel
at home, and small perforations in
one end of the container enabled the
worms to breathe.
In perfecting his product for the
market, Professor Davis, who OPP
crates his business as a sideline
to teaching biology at Boulder high
school, deity overcomes one mar
keting problem. The worms per-
sisted in working their way to the
bottom of the can, but the profess
sor outsmarted them by having the
can labels put on upside down! So
when the fisherman opens the con-
tainer the worms are right there,
ready for the the hook.
Thus may pass soon another prac-
tice of the good old days, that of
waiting for the full of the moon
and the right amount of moisture
before venturing out to the gar
den, armed with a spade, to dig
for night crawlers
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-05-19
Angle Worm Care

If you use angle worms for bait,
they will need careful attention on
your fishing trip-a fact not gen.
orally recognized by fishermen.
Take box without any cracks and
cover the inside bottom with sod
taken from black soil, soil side up,
grass side down.
Put in little dirt, sprinkle on
some worms, cover with black
soil, mix in some pieces of sod and
so on until the worms are in the
box without touching each other.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-05-19

he came upon letter.
rested, to be held for questioning
regarding the leakage of informa-
ton to Confederate Gen. johnson.
"You can't hold her forever with
out trial, Boynton," the older
man pointed out after another
week had passed in which the lieu
tenant had failed completely in his
efforts to unearth some grain of
evidence. miss Struthers is pop
ular among the officers. Some
swear they have known her for
years and will vouch for her loyal
ty to the Union"
(Which makes 1t all the
more likely she would succeed
as a spy. happen to know that
all Of Miss Struthers maternal
ancestors came from Georgia.
She herself spent a good part
of her girlhood in Savannah"
Idly he fingered a package of
letters he had brought in with him.
"I'm convinced that in these let
tiers the girl is sending out the in
formation. How, I don't know. Ger
tainly she is using no code. I have
checked every letter dozen times.
Purposely I have permitted each
to be mailed. Events Immediately
following convince me that some
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-05-19
Your Paper
Printing News
Is a Duty
BY William r. Nelson

MANY readers OF newspapers
A'A are mistakenly reluctant to
report newsworthy events about
which only they know the facts. To
some it apparently is embarrassing
to tell the paper about social affairs
in their homes, visitors, informa-
ton received in letters, or other
equally newsworthy items.
Telling the paper about news,
whatever its nature, whether large
or small in importance, should not
cause embarrassment, and will not
if rightly regarded. In fact, giving
news to the home town newspaper
might better be looked upon as a
social and civic duty one owes to
the community. Certainly the news
paper will receive it in that way.
Wsp pers
Must Rely cannot afford
on to m aintain
News Tips stats large
enough to ac-
tually hunt out every news item they
publish. All must and do rely upon
voluntarily supplied news tips and
items for large part of the news
they publish.
But there is another way to look
at it that is equally important.
Whenever you invite guests into
your home you are honoring them.
When they accept they are honor
ing you. To acquaint the community
with such incidents is gracious
action which your guests and the,
community will fully approve.
Even information received in let
tiers, excepting of course the conf
dental and purely personal, is news
if the writer is known by others.
On those &C.
Community casions when
Is sickness, acct
Interested dents, or other
personal trou-
bles occur, the community will want
to know about them so it can re-
spond accordingly. To neglect or
refuse to give such information de-
prives your neighbors and other
friends of opportunity to show their
interest and friendship.
One Of the main reasons why
people like to live in smaller COM
munities is the greater number of
friends they make. One of the surest
ways to make friends is by giving
news to the home town newspaper.
Next time you entertain, have
guests, receive news in a letter,
there is illness, or some member
of your family experiences disap-
pointment or success, tell the paper
about it. If you have never done
so before you will be surprised and
pleased by the glow of satisfaction
its publication will generate.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-05-19
Minute
. Fiction


ALL" Lacey hazarded.
Boynton's blue eyes flashed as
he jerked up his head. Eyes, she
is! I'm sure of it."
Lacey shrugged and gestured
with his cigar. eff you're so sure,
we'll hold a court-martial and"
ono" Boynton was on his
feet. "Don't do that, sir. We
haven't enough evidence to
convict. 1t will mean she'll 60
free and We'll lose our one
chance of stopping the leak. In
formation is getting through
somehow. Alice Struthers Is
responsible. We must learn her
methods"
How"
How? That was the question that
had driven 1t. Boynton nearly
to distraction, had caused him the
loss Of sleep and wearied his brain
from thinking. A week ago, basing
the act on the slimmest of reasons,
he had had Alice Struthers ar
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-05-19

stepped into Vienna and decency
went underground, wen-known
surgeon and his wife, both of
frowned-upon ancestry, were urged
by friends to take their siX-year-
old son and leave the country.
The surgeon refused. "Im need
Cd at the hospital" he said, "and
I intend to stay as long as can
be of use."
His usefulness, boweper, came
to an end few afternoons later
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-05-19
By BILLY ROSE

Some of the spghte talk to be heard Manhattan these
as Of Neh after eouaeous night You'll
huddled red white tablecohs and
cultural door has been their they
spirited socabe money, perhaps, but
longo on and bravado.
the a while a
Lave a pins. ball in
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-05-19

suits for constipation due to lack Of
dietary bulk. Eat an ounce of tasty
kellogg's ALL-BRAN daily, drink
plenty Of water! If not completely
satisfied after 10 days, send empty
carton to Kellogg's, Battle Creek,
Mich. Get DOUBLE YOUR MONEY
BACK!
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-05-19

Central park ZOO,
holding hands as
tn ir adjoining
ponies pump up
and down.
Who are they?
Well, to tell you,
I'll have to go
b a ok S e " e r a l
years and several
thousand miles.
Shortly a it e r
the Nazi goose
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-05-19

Lauritz Melchoir, Wagnerian
opera star, MARBLES an aria as
he holds aloft a couple of sea-
run fish which should have
known better than to tangle
with such a warrior. He en-
tered the catch in the Miami
metropolitan fishing tourney.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-05-19
BY INEZ GERHARD

TWO YEARS AGO Frances Gt-
l ford's movie career looked fine;
she had been in about dozen pic
lures, with increasingly important
roles. Then, at the height of the
New Years festivities, she was in
an automobile accident. She spent
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-05-19

Young and Pretty
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Send today for your copy of the spring
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pattern printed inside the book. 25 cents.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-05-19

For instance, there's the tale
about the old gentleman and his
Greying wife who, during the sum-
mer months, can be seen almost
every day on the carouSel near the
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-05-19
HUSBAND FEELS GOOD NOW
WITHOUT HARSH LAXATIVES
'For my husband, it was pills and
medicines every night for 6 yearsl
Then he began eating ALLcBRAN

Tor breakfast. It s
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him regular!" Thyra
Nelson, Star Route l,
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Wash. Just one of
many unsolicited let
tiers from ALL-BRAN
users. You, too, may
expect amazing re-
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-05-19

Sammy Kaye is recording a
series of IA radio shows to step
up the United States navy re-
cruiting program. The series
will be heard on $500 radio
stations throughout the country,
starting in July. George Hicks
does the announcing.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-05-19
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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-05-19
THE
FICTION
CORNER

TT. JEFF BOYNTON of the Union
- army's Company E, second
regiment, Massachusetts, volun-
teers, wore a look of utter dejec-
ton as he entered headquarters
tent, nodded YEARLY to Capt. Finn
Lacey and slumped onto a stool.
The captain stopped writing,
leaned back in his chair.
"She wouldn't talk, eh?"
mo, she wouldn't talk" Boyn-
ton answered. He stretched his
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-05-19

agonizing months in bed, never sure
whether she would ever face a
camera again. Complete recovery
finally came, plastic surgery re-
stored her beauty, and she has
returned to the screen in Para
mounts "Riding High" opposite
Bing Crosby. Ahead lies the success
she deserves.
"Riding High" a Frank Capra
production, is one of Crosby's best.
1t is a race track story, with Bling
starred as broken-down vaga-
bond, owner of one horse and no
money. There is a nice little love
story, there are new songs and old
ones, and a fine cast, which in
cludes Colleen Gray, William
Demarest, Jimmy Gleason, Gene
Lockhart, Charles Bickford and
Oliver Hardy.
Jean Simmons seems to be in
need of good advice. She was to
have had the lead in "Quo Vadis,"
but when she demanded a huge
salary and Stewart Granger for her
leading man, M-G-M decided that
she wanted too much. With Robert
Taylor slated for the male starring
role, they had originally wanted
Elizabeth Taylor to play opposite
him, so once more they tried to
persuade her.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-05-19

George Fisher has joined the
ranks of radio commentators who
have become movie actors. Fisher,
whose Hollywood Whispers" CHS
show is one Of the West coasts
most popular daily programs, also
conducts confidential Closeups"
over NBC Saturdays. He will make
his movie debut in E. A. Dupont s
"The Dungeon, co-starring John
Ireland, Mercedes McCambridge
and Emlyn Williams.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-05-19

Following the appearance Of his
article, "Be Kind to Bachelors"
Ben Grauer reports the receipt, of
letters from all parts of the coun-
try applauding his stand on bach
elordom. More than go per cent
are from women. Ben's a most
eligible bachelor.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-05-19

long legs out in
front of him and
studied the worn
toe of his boot.
"M a y b e she's
MT a Gnu after
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-21
HOW TO HELP KEY WEST

onlv ) relatively few Of the citizens
of Kew West take an active part n CIVIC
organizations engaged in nelp'hs nes
West on the way to prosperity.
The majority who do not take par =,
these activities fall into three genera
rrouns: Those who never take an interest,"
ii ANYTHING those who would like to take
an interest ii, something and can't because
they feel they cannot support ana orsani-
cation. and those too busy struggling to
make living and have neither the ume.
nor the means to help their city.
There is one way in which all those
interested in the future of Key West can
help develop a bright future. Tnat IS oy
being cheerful, friendly and heiptul 10
tourists, winter residents and the ofrleeFs
and men of the army. navy and marine
corps who are stationed here.
Too many of our citizens are shy ABOUT
making friends with strangers. They are
backward in contracting visitors not because
they are not friendly and helpful folks,
bur because they have an idea that visitors
want to be left alone, to rest here quletiy'
without lot of idle chatter and curiosity
on the part of residents.
There are few visitors who do want
to 60 along without cheerful word or
help from anyone. They are not hard to
spot. The ingrained Crouch wears dour
mask and is good guy to stay away from.
The majority of the visitors are on vaea-
ton. They are in froiicksome frame OF
mind They want to go places and see
things and like to talk about themselves.
the kids back home, the trip down from
the north-and Key West. What makes
Key West a city? How many people live
here? What do you do for living? Where
is the best place to eat? Got any good
shows? Where is the best beach? How do
you get to the aquarium? These and hun
dreds of questions are in his mind or on the
tip of his tongue.
That's where your friendly Key West
er can be of service. There should be
cheerful smile, friendly word for every
stranger.
The Citizen suggests the adoption of
more cheerful and friendly attitude on the
part of al our citizens. 1t costs so little and
means somueh to the future of Key West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-21
OUR TRADE BALANCE

The assistance which the United
States will give to foreign countries under
the Marshall Plan will be cut nearly one
billion dollars in the fiscal year beginning
July 1st, and this will tend to reduce our
exports and lessen the gap between i'm
ports and exports.
During the fiscal year which ended
last July 1st, the United States exported
goods to the value of $780, 100000 more
This trade balance" used to be regarded
as an asset but no one should overlook the
fact that it is being paid for by the Amer
lean taxpayers in gifts or aid.
1t would be much better, in our Opin-
ion, for the people of the United States
to accept the goods and products of 9TH
er countries than to continue a program
of assistance resigned to foster the ex-
port of our physical resources. With the
world dollar shortage. one should not over
look the fact that an export gap of ap-
proximately five billion dollars year is
equivalent to the dissipation of our natural
resources to that extent.
Exporters report strong demand for
American goods They say that price,
quality and ability to make deliveries con-
tinue to work in the favor of American ex-
porters. The only handicap is that some
governments are unwilling, or unable, to
make dollars available for the purchase
of our goods. When this happens, the only
way the foreigners can buy American pro-
ducts is for the United States to extend
assistance, either in the form of loan or
gift. This method of stimulating foreign
trade cannot last forever.