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Evening star., 1950-12-30
S7.5Ni||ionp Plan Maryland Faces
For New County Problem in New
Schools Stu1iied Congress Seat
TwoYeor Program 9TH House Member
9TH House Member
May Force Revision
Of State Districts
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 30.-Just
who will Maryland's new member
of Congress represent?
That will be one of the hottest
questions of the coming session Of
the General Assembly.
Because the State gained in
population in the last census, it
rates another-or seventh-mem-
ber in the House of Representa-
tives. But what section Of the
State he will represent has to be
decided by the Legislature.
Three Propositions Discussed.
Three major lines of thought
have made themselves known:
1. Make the new Representative
an at-large one-elected by the
entire State.
2. Divide the present Second
District-with a population Of
745.000 and one of the country's
most heavily populated-into two.
3. Throw out all present con-
g1essional district boundaries and
start from scratch.
Nearby Counties Involved.
The chances are, many political
observers feel, that the seventh
member of Congress will be elected
at-large. at least at the start.
Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties are in different dis
tricts, although most of the
population of the two counties is
crowded around the District of
Columbia lire and consequently
the two counties have most things
in common.
Then, South Baltimoreans have
little in common with Southern
Marylanders of st. Mary's and
Calvert counties, although all are
in the Fifth District, along with
part of the overflow from Wash
ington.
Separate Plans Offered.
Five separate plans have been
offered 70 correct this situation:
Cd Divide Baltimore City inU
three districts and give the coun
ties four.
CO The same as ID, excer
shift Montgomery County to til
Fifth (Southern Maryland) Dii
trict, and Carroll and Howard l
the Sixth (Western Maryland.
CD The same as Cd and g..
regarding Baltimore City and
Southern Maryland. but put Har-
ford in the First eastern Shore3
District and Howard with Balti-
more to form the Second North
ern Maryland District.
"a Make three districts in Bal
timore City, the four Southern
Maryland counties with the East
ern Shores First District, Prince
Georges and Montgomery to form
the Fifth, and Carroll and How
ard included in the Sixth.
60 Form two districts in East
and West Baltimore and link the
North and South sections of the
city with counties. Prince Georges
and Montgomery would become
the Fifth, with Howard going In
the Sixth and Hartford in ths
First.
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Reckless Driver Fined
S105 in Alexandra

An Alexandria man was fined a
total of $105 and costs in police
court yesterday after he pleaded
guilty TO reckless driving and
driving a car without a permit.
The fines were imposed by
Judge James r. Duncan on Lester
E. Travis %. a mechanic, of the
200 block of Hume avenue. The
reckless driving penalty was 500
and costs.
Police said Travis was the driver
Of an auto that struck another
car driven by Kenneth D. Kopp,
of 10 Briland street.
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Police Pvt. Johnson
Called to Guard Duty

Pvt. Alfred E. Johnson, jr., 81,
fourth Montgomery County po-
liceman and eighth county en-
ploye to be called into military
service. will begin training jan
uary 4 and will be placed on
active duty with District Ma
tional Guard unit January 16
Pvt. johnson, who is married
and lives at 9515 Kentstone drive
Bethesda, is a World War II vet
eran of five years Army service
A policeman since 1948, he is
currently assigned to the COM
nnunications center in Rockville.
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Arlington Board
Stops Deal for
Fort Reynolds
WinkIer Withdrows
Offer of IS Acres
Near FoirIington

The Arlington County Board TO-
day voted to delay consideration
Of plans to acquire the 35-acre
Fort Reynolds tract for a park.
Malcolm Miller. attorney for the
board in the negotiations, said
Mark Winkler, Washington real
estate man, had decided to with
draw his offer for the present. .
Mr.. Miller said Mr.. Winkler had
been advised by his attorneys not
to go through with the transaction
at present because Denman T.
Rucker, Commonwealth's attorney,
has made ruling that the
transaction would not be a gift
and MIR. Winkler might have to
pay a capital gains tax"
Approved December 20.
BY a 80 vote the board voted
December 20 to acquire the prop
erty by assuming a 100000 mort
gage which it planned to pay off
in two years.
The trust applies to only Is
acres. The other 10 acres would
be given to the county over a
10-year period.
The property is a hilly, woody
area on the west side of Shirley
highway between Shirlingtone and
North darlington.
= Mr.. Rucker announced Thurs
day that he believed the boards
agreement to acquire the tract is
illegal.
The Commonwealth's attorney
said that, If necessary. he would
file suit to clarity the legality
Of the aid transaction.
Will Sell for $4,000.
Mr.. Miller said today that Mr..
Winkler is willing to enter into
another agreement on outright
sale Of the property, with no
mortgages. for S190,000.
Daniel A. Dugan, chairman of
the board, said he was extremely
sorry that Mr.. Rucker did not con-
suit with the County Board before
releasing his opinion to the news
papers," Board members Robert
w. Cox and Mrs. Florence Cannon
also registered their objections
to Mr.. Fuckers announcement
Thursday.
F. Freeland Chew and Alfred E.
Frisbie had voted against the
transaction.
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B. & 0. Raises All Salaries
OF Whife-C Collar Workers
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 80. - All
salaried employees of the Baltimore
g. Ohio Railroad will get a pay
increase.
The superintendent of the
Cumberland division of the B. &
O., Chester Williams, said yester-
day the increases would be $22 a
month for those earning up to
$500, and per cent for those
earning more than that.
He said the increases will be
retroactive to October l, and that
they will 90 into effect with the
January IL paycheck.
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> I e u ar { A.
Reiss. vice pres
ident; Daniel F.
O'Flaherty, sec
retary, and Will
liam A. Craw-
ford, treasurer.
Elected to one
y e a r member
ships on t h e
board of con-
troll are Charles
A. Ch a k ! e y.
Adger L. Cooley
and Lowell c.
Wilde.
D,,r,~~ 1nEf
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hospital after a
long illness.
He had been
in the real es-
tate business in
Arlington for 80
years. His Office
was at 1042
N orth Irving
street. He lived
at 1918 North
Key boulevard.
Mr.. G o h e n
was born in the
District a n d
attended public
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Five Treated for Injuries
After Bus Skids Off Road
By the Associo,ed Press

SILVER RUN, Md, Dec. 3d.
A Baltimore bound bus with %
passengers skldded on ice-glazed
Route 140 near hear yesterday
and plunged over a 20-foot en-
bankment.
Five passengers were treated by
a physician at Littlestown, just
across the State line in Penn
sylvania. Witnesses said the bus
went into a skid about half mile
north of Silver Run. which is
about 4 miles below the State
boundary.
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Alexandra Club Elects
New Slate Of Officers

Richard H. Bailey has been
elected president of the Exchange
Club of Alexandria. ....
Other new officers are: Capt.
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Albert H. Cohen, s.,
Prominent as Virginia
Civic Leader, Dies

Albert H. Cohen, SIS. Arlington
real estate broker and member of
the Arlington Hospital Board of
Trustees, dled yesterday in that
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311b 4OU1t
the club plans to hold meetings
on the second and fourth Wednes-
days of each month at $50 pm.
at the George Mason Hotel.
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INTERNATIONAL

firm or deny strong lunches if a person agrees
to submit to it. In most cases, though, the
people who originally helped Valanis with his
drawing easily identify the right man when
he is picked up for questioning.
Back 10 Jesse James
/ HE idea of tracking down a criminal on
the accuracy of drawing goes back further
than the cops night stick. Jesse James, the
Dalton Boys and other celebrated nineteenth
century desperadoes were advertised as miss
ing - and badly wanted by posters on
which their bearded faces were sketched
But as photography improved to the point
where sharp, accurate images were produced,
the art of drawing bandits face dwindled
practically to extinction. In recent years it
has cropped up again in several large city
police departments.
Valanis became leading part of the re-
vival mainly because he was former artist.
Continued on page 20
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should have crossed state lines. FBI agents
started to work on the burglaries
Shortly after a hospital was held up.
Valanis took out his sketch pad and listened
to three people who had gotten a quick look
at the intruder.
His features made good drawing"
says Valanis. He had red hair, squinty eyes
and mouth turned down at one corner"
Armed with copy of the drawing and
lot of evidence turned up by the Chicago
police, Federal agents were able to capture
Harry Aughinbaugh in another city and re-
turn him to Chicago for trial
Another time the police seized Remote
Cherry NOse) Loli after Valanis had
turned out sketch based on descrip-
tions furnished by eyewitnesses. Lolli
admitted he had been on the scene but claimed
friend had done the actual killing.
Since Valanis drawing has no legal powers
for conviction and is only the means to an
end, the lie detector frequently is used to con-
Evening star., 1950-04-23

thumbed through pictures searching for Red
Smith. In the blur of hundreds of photo
graphs, they passed by the one of the man
whose face they had seen long enough to de-
scribe for Valanis's drawing.
IF witness doesn't spot the right picture
early, he'll probably miss it., Chicago Off
Ger told me. S'After a few minutes of con-
centrated focusing, his eyes tire. Then
his back gets sore. When that happens he
couldn't recognize print of his mother"
Unfortunately not all the portraits Valanis
sketches in pencil, charcoal or paints are as
complete as the one of Smith. In many cases
a drawing is blank-eyed or chinless for an
obvious reason: witnesses had no recollec-
ton of these features. When that's the case,
the criminal often escapes despite the best
efforts of Valanis's pencil.
Last fall Valanis quizzed bystanders who
had seen a North Side cabdriver slain. All
he could do was patiently draw as much as
they remembered "a moon face, blond hair
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sheared in crew cut and deep eyes. Plainly
an Identification based on that drawing would
be almost impossible. During football season
blond crew cut is as common on Chicago's
North Side as Northwestern University
windshield sticker.
Il got the nose two weeks later when a
missing witness came in,' says Valanis. 1T
was straight, pointed nose. added it to the
drawing. But it wasn't enough"
He CANE Get Far
FIVE suspects were picked up and run
through the lie detector without success The
case is still open. But a blond, moon-faced
North Slider with deep-set eyes is going to be
in danger of discovery for the rest of his life.
Reproductions of better Valanis originals
have helped even FBI agents. Two years ago
one of Chicago's smarter thieves made nice
living by looting hospitals, drugstores and
jewelers., then marketing his merchandise in
Illinois and surrounding states. He never
Laurel outlook., 1950-04-05

tainment be run off smoothly for
the visiting high school juniors and
seniors. The co-chairman will also
take turns as presiding over as
semblies during the week end.
Coombs is an agricultural eco
nomics major and plans to gradu-
ate next December. He was CO.
chairman of the 1949 homecoming
festivities, has been a member of
the student senate for three years
and was listed in "Who's Who
Among College Students in 1949."
A member of Sigma Chi frater-
nifty, Gene was recently named as
distinguished military student.
He is president of Scabbard and
Blade, military honorary, and has
held the presidency of the college
4-H club and the sophomore class.
He is a member of the Ski club;
has served with Fangs, sophomore
service honorary; been member
of the Agriculture club; and has
been appointed by President Renne
to serve on two student-faculty
committees.
Gene is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward L. Coombs of Laurel, and
is married to the former Irene
Sherrow, also of Laurel.
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Biq Mace of House
HeIdMightyWeopon.
But Is Little Used

WASHINGTON, D. c. Joe Cal
lahan, of Bellevue, KY, hasn't used
it yet, but he is equipped with
mighty powerful weapon. It's the
mace, symbol of authority, of the
national house of representatives.
Callahan is house sergeant-at-
arms. Rules of the house, adopted
in 1889, point out that his job is
''to maintain order under direction
of the speaker" and that the sym
boil of his office shall be the mace,
which shall be borne by him while
enforcing order on the floor" One
sergeant, apparently. had gotten
into trouble trying to enforce order
with no mace.
The Mace would not be very
effective to stop a street-corner
battle. In fact, some suspect 1t
would be a handicap to Callahan If
he had to sprint up the aisle to-
morrow to part two battling con-
gressmen. Its power lies in the
fact that it is the symbol OF author
ity Of the house.
The mace is 46 inches in height
and consists chiefly Of 13 ebony
rods-one for each Of the original
states-bound together with silver
bands and surmounted by a AZ
inch silver globe, atop which sits
a solid maple eagle, wings spread.
It's the second mace used in the
house. The first was burned with
the Capitol by the British In 1914.
This one was made by William
Adams, a New York silversmith,
In 1841. Cost $500.
Our Mace is a survival OF the
Roman fascis, which was bundle
of rods wrapped around an ak
handle and carried as symbol OF
authority. The rods signified au-
thority to flog; the ak, authority
to behead. The Romans took fasces
to Britain and we got the idea
from the house Of commons.
Ours serves one other purpose,
When the house goes into session
each day, one of Callahan's help
ers places the mace on a green
marble pedestal at the right of the
speakers desk. If the house re-
solves itself into the committee of
the whole, he moves it down to a
lower pedestal by the desk Of the
sergeant of arms. Thus member,
by glance at the Mace, can tell
what kind of session he's in.
If a member gets abusive (that
is, beyond the bounds of house
rules, the sergeant at arms, at
the direction of the speaker, is
supposed to go after him with the
mace. He simply walks up to the
member and holds the mace out
toward him. If the member refuses
to acknowledge his authority of
the house, and shut up, he makes
himself subject to discipline by the
house, which can be severe.
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PARK CITY
Guy Blakely, So,
Succumbs Sunday

Park City, April 5.-Jeff Guy
Blakely, SO, of Park City, died in
a Billings hospital Sunday, March
&c, after weeks illness of a stom-
ach ailment.
He was born Dec. "a, 1896, at
Livingston, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Green Blakely and married Matte
Buening of Rapelje in 1910. The
family having resided in Living
ston, Reed Point and north of Park
City on the Taylor place. Besides
his widow he is survived by his
mother. Mrs. Mary Blakely of
Cody, sister. Mrs. Chester Martin
of Cody, and a brother, Charles
Blakely of Mcleod.
Funeral services were held We'd
nesday, March 20, at the Smith
funeral home in Billings, the Rev.
Friedrich Ross. pastor of the First
Christian church. officiating, with
burial in Mountview cemetery.
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Sherrow CD Servicenter
occasion being Mrs. Corwin's birth

occasion being Mrs. Corwin's birth
day.
Mrs. Nettie Chinouth of Polo,
ILL.,, came Monday to visit at the
home of her sister, Mrs. j. H. Dove.
She reported being stranded all day
Sunday, Mar. 26, in North Dakota,
on train No. /, where there were
8-foot drifts of snow and a high
wind.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Keefer of
Roanoke, Va, came Saturday to
visit at the home of Mr.. and Mrs,
j. L. Keefer. They reported plenty
of snow in Dakota but the ther-
mometer was above 70 degrees in
Park City when they arrived Sat
urday. April 1.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morrell Ketchum
end Stanley Ketchum of Plevna
came Wednesday to spend short
time with Mr.. and Mrs. Owen
Ketchum. Thursday they and Mr..
and Mrs. Owen Ketchum went to
Broadview to spend the day with
their sister. Mrs. Clifford Barn
hardt and family.
Charles Stonerock underwent
surgery in Billings hospital Sat-
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Pickett and
two sons of Denton came the
middle of the week to reside in
the community. At present they
are with Mr.. Pickett's sisters, Mrs.
Charles Stonerock and Mrs. Ray
mond Daley.
Mrs. M. l.. Dunsworth and Mrs.
Earl Dunsworth were guests Sat
urday of Mrs. Thelma Gebo in
Billings.
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birthday of Mrs. Raleigh Easton,
Jr. Guests were seated at u
shaped table decked in an Easter
motif. Those present for the no
host affair were Mr.. and Mrs. Ra-
leigh Easton, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs.
Gaylord Easton, Mr.. and Mrs. Ken
meth Olson, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Garlock, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Hollands, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Lumsdon, Mr.. and Mrs. Freddie
Herman and Mr.. and Mrs. Simp-
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Crumley of
Shelby were guests this week at
the L. Wayne Hageman home.
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assisted Dy ner uduSnCer, MIS-
Martha Bare.
Joe Eisenman of Fairfield, sor
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Eisenman
Sr., recently purchased the Asso-
ciated Seed Pea company ware
house at Fairfield. He will use the
structure for clover milling and
will process peas for Associated
He is also owner of the Fairfield
Feed and Seed company.
Mrs. B. Vandenberg was taken
to a Billings hospital the middle
of the week for treatment and OBJ
servation.
Ray Southworth and family, who
have been living in the south part
of town, moved during the week
end into the P. w. Roberts upstairs
apartment on Main street.
Mrs. A. o. Nelson accompanied
Miss Lucille Nelson, county dem
onstrator. to Broadview Friday and
attended an upholstery demonstra-
ton given by Miss Nelson.
The sophomore class entertained
the high school Friday evening at
the school house recreation rooms.
Dancing and games were enjoyed
and a lunch was served by the
hosts. Miss Mildred Stanfield is
sophomore sponsor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Smith of
Greenacres, Wash, who formerly
resided in Park City, have recently
sold their grocery store there and
are at the home of their daughter
and family at Grandview, Wash.
Mrs. Robert Streedbeck and son
Jimmy of Billings came Thursday
and remained until Sunday with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H.
Dove. Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Dove and
daughter Cathey of Columbus,
We're visitors Thursday at the
Dove home.
Mrs. Fred Carpenter has been
spending the week at the home of
Mrs. Larry Pendergraff in Bill
lings. Mrs. Pendergraff, her daugh-
ter, has been i'll in Billings hos
pital.
Mrs. H. D. Tompkins had the
misfortune to slip and fall Mon
day morning on bit of ice, and
chipping a bone in her left wrist.
A Laurel physician put it in a
cast the following day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Orchard OF
Billings were dinner guests Sunday
of Mr.. and Mrs. r. W.. Davis and
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Franzen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Braunstadter
and family spent Sunday in Hunt
ley at the home of his mother, Mrs.
j. Hust and Mr.. Hust.
Mrs. l. ]. Smith and daughter,
Mrs. Iris Craven and two daugh-
ters, were visitors last Sunday at
the home of Mrs. Helen Braun.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Brownawell
Wednesday evening
for Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Whitcan-
ack and Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Flood.
Mrs. R. w. Davis spent the week
in Bozeman at the homes of her
brother and two sisters and fam
lies and among friends.
Supt. w. F. Truckner and family
spent last weekend at points in
the western part Of the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arno Albrecht and
son Corwin spent Thursday eve
ming at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Corwin. The
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COOmbS CO-Chairman
High School Week
At State College

Bozeman, April 5. - Eugene
Coombs of Laurel was one of four
Montana State college seniors
named yesterday as co-chairmen
for the annual State college high
school week to be held on the cam
pus April 27-29.
The student co-chairmen have
the job of coordinating the faculty
and student plans in order that
scholastic tests, as well as enter
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News Items

Mr.. and Mrs. William Frank
were dinner hosts Monday evening
when their guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. David Frank and Mr.. and
Mrs. George N. Frank and son
Elmer. The occasion marked the
twenty-third wedding anniversary
of Mr.. and Mrs. David Frank.
A sunrise breakfast at the EN-
NETT Simpson home Sunday was
for the Snappy Sewing Sisters and
their families, and marked the
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Dick Vandenberg
Elected Trustee

Park City. April 5.-The annual
school election was held Saturday
afternoon, April 1, at the school
house, to elect one trustee to fill
a three year term.
Dick Vandenberg was elected, re-
ceiving 1873 of the 148 votes cast,
with 10 scattered ballots.
The polls were open from ~
noon until 6 pm. with Mrs. Alex
Fox, Mrs. John Sitzman and Miss
Rose Marie Kober as judges.
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Radiator Reckoning

To figure how much enamel you
will need for re-coating a radiator,
multiply its height by its width,
then multiply by seven. This will
give you the area to be covered.
Your dealer can then advise you
the quantity of coating material
you will need.
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BuckWheat Harvest

A smaller buckwheat harvest in
1949 means fewer winter break
fasts of buckwheat cakes. Although
Is states contribute to the CONNER
cial crop of grain, about two
thirds of it is normally harvested
close to the New York-Pensylvania
horder
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Labor Troubles

Belgians in the Belgian Congo
have boosted production steadily by
promising the natives bicycles if
they reached a certain volume Of
production. Reports are that it
works beautifully.
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u. N. Assessments

The United States pays nearly
40 per cent of the United Nations
cost assessments and Russia, who
makes more noise about it than
anyone else, pays less than per
cent.
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Farmers More Efficient

Farmers are rapidly increasing
the efficiency with which they
crow crops through the use of i'm
proved soil management methods.
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"African ViOlets"
Garden Club Topic

Park City, April 5.-Mrs. B. C.
Bare was hostess Thursday after
noon at her home to the Garden
club. Mrs. P. w. Roberts gave a
talk on the culture of african
Violets." Mrs. C. V. Mosier and
Mrs. w. D. Whitcanack, who raise
violets also spoke.
Roll call was an exchange of
seeds, cuttings, plants and bulbs.
Ten exhibits on arrangements US
ing some plant material in natural
containers as shell. wood, or hollow
stone. The three Judges were Mrs.
w. D. Whitcanack, Mrs. Ralph
Story, and Mrs. H. d. Lampkins,
gave first place to Mrs. John AL
tice. Mrs. John Kinney and Mrs.
P. w. Roberts. Second place went
to Mrs. A. R. Brown and Mrs. E..
H. Reiman, and third place to Mrs.
Sam Flood and Mrs. Charles East
lick.
Mrs. Reiman drew the first pro-
iect prize and Mrs. Ralph Story
second. Guests were Mrs. Earl
Dunsworth, Mrs. Dave Roth and
Mrs. Walter Kober.. Lunch was
served to the club by the hostess
assisted by her daughter, Mrs.
Martha Bare.
Evening star., 1950-06-11
158 Sheep Are Entered
In Eastern Stud Ram Sale
BY the As,oeioted press

STAUNTON. Va. June IL
Leading breeders from IA States
have entered 1853 sheep In the
Eastern Stud Ram Sale, to be
held here Wednesday and Thurs.
day.
Sale officials announced that
$500 in cash prizes and the Bullet
Memorial Trophy will be awarded
at the show. held In connection
with the event.
Alex Meek Of Burkes Garden
will make the introductions at the
sale. which begins at 1890 am.
Thursday.
The program also will include
a banquet Wednesday evening In
the Stonewall jackson Hotel, with
DR.. Paul D. Sanders. editor of the
Southern Planter. as speaker.
A Hampshire eve lamb, do
mated by r. w. Sharp of The
Plains. will be awarded the person
who guesses correctly the overall
average price for all breeds at
the sale.