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81 PAUL JONES
By PAUL JONES
Il Short StOrr

AFTER SPENDING 20 years
working up from hotel thief to the
extortion racket, a sensible man
doesn't attempt to milk town bone
dry. He gets away before anybody
even thinks Of squawlking.
This was Carver's rule, and he fol-
lowed it faithfully. Still, even though
he knew he was clean, he had feel
ing Of relief as he took his Pullman
seat in car Of the New York ex-
press. When you've had three pre-
vious felony convictions, it's an
ordeal to go through any train gate.
But it was all right. The train be-
gan to move and he could relax in
comfort. The porter was passing and
Carver called him: Get me Scotch
and soda, George"
George was a small man, very
black and beaming, with hair like
steel wool. ssYessuh!" he said. Fright
awayi"
When he came back with the high
ball, Carver paid for it, and as George
was making change he noticed half
of a SIS bill in the Negroes hand.
whats that, George?" he asked, OBJ
serving that the raw edge of the
bank note had been torn in neat
saw-tooth design. Somebody play
ing tricks on you?"
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1951-05-01

way. He gives me one piece now and
one piece later, If he's satisfied"
George laughed richly. Hell b
satisfied, all right"
CARVER WAS IMPRESSED. h
took a SIS bill from his own wallet
and tearing it across, gave one part
to George and put the other back.
sYou treat me right" he said, land
you'll get the rest in New York
'Yessuh," George beamed 4
treat you mo- than right"
Over the edge of his glass, Carver
examined his fellow passengers
Some of the mugs looked like ready
money. A man might make his
travelling expenses without running
much risk. 7. But he put the thought
out of his mind with decision He
had $4,000 in the money belt under
his shirt, and he intended to take
things easy for while.
Presently, he had another drink
and then went along to dinner. As
he passed the open door of compart-
ment B, car S, his alert little eyes
noted that it was occupied by two
prosperous-looking business men
The idea of a friendly poker game
occurred to Carver at once, but again
he thrust temptation behind him.
That last two-year stretch in Atlanta
had stiffened his fingers too much for
any kind Of really accurate dealing.
He saw the two men once more
about an hour later. They were
standing in the vestibule of the diner,
waiting for seats.
The older one had changed to
black mohair coat, for greater COM
fort, and as Carver passed he heard
him say to his companion: Hang
it, I left my wallet back in the COM
partment. Wait minute, I'll go get
it."
'pll catch the dinner check the
younger man protested, as Carver
1oitered to light cigar. you're taxi
ing care of the porter. Come on, let's
eat, or well lose our places"
CARVER WALKED back to com
partment B. There was nobody in
sight and the two men were set for
at least half-hour in. the dining car.
Carver slipped through the door and
into the compartment. If he hadn't
he'd have felt that he was refusing
his luck and thus storing up trouble
for himself.
Inside, when he looked around, he
nearly burst out laughing. When he
changed his coat, the old sap had laid
his wallet on the little folding table
between the seats. All Carver had to
do was open it, slip the tightly folded
bills into his hand, and transfer them
to his own wallet. The edges of the
notes showed all SIS, los and 2Os
nothing anybody could trace.
Getting out was just as easy as
getting in. The corridor was de-
serted, and Carver walked through
the train to the club car to have a
drink It wasn't anything worth
celebrating didn't even bother
examining the money-and yet il
was such neat coup that he feE
better than he had for months.
| He went to bed little tight, put
his wallet under his pillow, and
slept like schoolboy, his money
belt safely strapped around him.
The train was due in New York
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1951-12-13
fd.A 60 TO ~
yEGHURch.
DyEAaa1n
st. Joseph's Catholic

st. Joseph's Catholic
G. L. Owens, S. j., pastor
Mass will begin at $3.50 every
Sunday morning.
Church of Jesus Christ OF
Latter Day Saints
Sunday school 10 a. m, In the
Seventh Day Adventist church.
Seventh Day Adventist, 9Th and
Cody
E. &. Fresk, pastor
Saturday, Sabbath school, 2
p. m; divine worship. 8 p. m.
Church of Open Bible
G. w. Hart, pastor.
Sunday school, 10 a m.
Morning worship, IL a. m.
OvercomerS service, Z p. m.
Evangelistic service, 7:45 p. m.
Mid-Week service, wednesday.
7:45 p. m.
Redeemer Lutheran
Miss0uri Synod
18th and Crawford
0. F. Wagner. pastor
Sunday School and Bible Class
10 am. .,.
Morning Services 11:00 am.
Lords Supper is celebrated
the 1st Sunday of every month.
Christian Science,
Masonic temple
Morning Service, IL a. m.
Church of God, End & Crow
Sunday School, 1000.
Morning Services, HOO.
Evening Services, 7:45.
Mid Week Services, Wed. at
7:45.
st. Johns Lutheran missouri
Synod) st. Xavier
0. F. Wagner, pastor
Divine Worship every Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 pm. Sunday
school and Bible Class follow
ing.
First Baptist
Corner 9Th and Custer
VIM. J. Pennell, Pastor
Sunday School, 1000 a.. m.
Morning worship. II a. m.
BYE 700. Worship 8 pm.
Bible Study & Prayer 800 pm.
Foursquare Gospel, 3rd & Miles
Pastor, E. Fitch.
Sunday school 10 a. m.
Morning services, II a. m.
Evening Services, 7:45 p. m.
Burgess Memorial, Crow Agency
C. A. Bentley. pastor
Sunday school, 1890 a. m.
Evening services, 1880 p. m.
Indian prayer meeting, 8 p.
m, Wednesday,
st. Thomas Episcopal
Center Ave.
w. B. Alderman, lay reader.
Sunday School, every Sunday,
10 am.
Morning Services, First Sun
day of month. II am.
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Al Club Meeting
Held at Church

The Folds and Fun All club
met at the Baptist church in
Crow Agency December 6. Lead
ers were Sylvia Bravo and Miss
Violet Alexander. .
The meeting was called to
order by Deanna Deernose,
president. A revised constitution
was adopted and plans were
made for future meetings. PhyI-
lis Jefferson was selected cor
respondent and Manuella Real
Bird was named to act as Sec
rotary for Deanna Stops while
she is away.
Cheer leaders practices yells
and the Junior and senior girls
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Christ Evangelical & Reformed
701 N. Cheyenne
"A. G. Kroehler. Pastor !
Sunday School Gas an.
Morning Services 10:45 am.
Youth Fellowship, z pm.
Bible Study and Prayer Serv-
ice Wednesday, 7:30 pm.
Choir practice, Thursday 7:30.
Confirmation Glass, Saturday,
2 to 4.
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prepared separate recipes for
French toast.
Members present were Deanila
Deernose, Sylvia Bravo, Ida
Mae Falls Down, Manuella Real
Bird, GWendolyn Old Elk, Min
ME Little Light, Wilma Howe,
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$40 REGISTERED

A total of $40 persons III
Montana has registered under
the new federal gambling tax
law, T. NJ. Robinson, intern
al revenue collector for Mon
tana, has reported.
The persons who have regis
tered include 281 principal OPP
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1951-12-13

Phyllis Jefferson, Nellie Moe
casin Top and Jeanene Other
Medicine.
Hamburger is so called be
cause it originated in Hamburg,
Germany. !.
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orators" Robinson said, 'and
259 agents" who handle Wagers
for the operators. He stated
that more applications are ex-
pected.
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First Congressional Church
Third st. & Cody Ave.
"a. Clair King Pastor
Sunday School, 9:45 am.
Morning Services HOO am:
Sermon Topic Light Unloll-
ing"
Youth Pilgrim Fellowship
$50.
First Methodist
416 M. Crow Ave.
Harry NJ. Guyer, Pastor
Sunday School, 9:45 am.
Morning services, IL am.
Mid Week Services, 8 pm.
Evening Services, 8 pm.
Junior choir practice Friday
at 4 pm.
First American Lutheran, Terry
Avenue and 18th Street
Norman C. Johnshoy, Pas
tor. 49,.
Sunday School 9:45 am.
Morning Services 11:00 am.
Junior Choir at 4:30 pm;
Luther League at $50 pm.
Ladies' Aid meets at 2::30 pm.
in the church on Wednesday.
Senior confirmation class at
400 pm. Friday, Children's
Choir :rehearses at 400 pm.
Junior confirmation class meets
at 400 pm.
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Both the words Gar anc
Kaiser come from the Latin
word Caesar.
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Evening star., 1951-09-09
DAN wEINKR PHOTOS

GERS monopolized the spare time of visiting
entertainers, so Special Services now advises
entertainers to spend maximum time in the
enlisted mems day rooms, mess halls and
other gathering places. When Jack Benny
went to Korea. specific orders were issued to
arrange no social engagements on his account
since he planned to spend all his time with the
men. avoiding high-level parties.
5. A ne,C uniform, standard for all ranks.
has been introduced by the Air Force. The
Army now issues its enlisted men shirts with
shoulder straps that used to be exclusively
for officers, and low dress shoes. And it author
ICES them to buy tropical-woolen dress uni
forms for summer that were once dapper
privilege Of commissioned personnel only
Army officers on duty with troops are re-
quired now to wear the same uniforms as
their men, even if they're in fatigues, the
Army's work clothes.
Looking toward the day when only their
insignia and whatever qualities of leadership
they personally demonstrate will distinguish
its officers, the Army has under consideration
a new gray uniform to be worn by privates
and colonies alike
.. SGluting requirements have been modi-
fled. While the enlisted man still has to salute
the officer first, it is no longer required off
Army posts in the us. A General Staff letter
Evening star., 1951-09-09

CTS who raised their voices back in 1916:
I. Scrapping of those odious signs. "Of
Limits to Enlisted Personnel" was called for
in instructions to commanders in 1916.
z. Travel allowances have been changed
from eight cents mile for officers and three
cents mile for enlisted men, to six cents
mile for everybody in all services.
Per diem, or expense allowance while trav-
cling, has been changed from 81 day for
officers and SIS for enlisted men to SO day
for everybody in all services.
3. Tern,inaI-Ieare pay has been granted to
enlisted men as we'll as officers on an equal
basis Congress, reacting to the public clamor,
authorized this even before the Doolittle
report, making it retroactive for World War II
enlisted men, who received the money several
months after their discharge.
4. adequate recre0tiOnal facilities for en-
listed men have become Army policy.
Furnishings and facilities of post service
clubs for enlisted men are often superior to
officers clubs now Enlisted men in San
Francisco, returning from Japan, described
the GHQ Club in Tokyo, for non-commis-
stoned personnel, as far more luxurious than
any officers club in the Far East.
At recreation and leave centers, Army pol
icy is to provide facilities for enlisted men
equal to or better than those for officers.
Equal to" used to mean the same facilities
for thousand CTS as for hundred officers.
Now, the Army has ruled that equal" must
be figured on per-capita basis.
CTS in World War II complained that Off
Evening star., 1951-09-09

last March urged all officers to speak greet
ing, such as Good morning when returning
a salute. to emphasize the fact that this is an
act of courtesy rather than servility.
]. Food preparation and selection has been
improved greatly by studies of soldiers pref
erences. and better training and higher status
for mess personnel
The quality of food reaching Army kitchens
was generally good in the last war, but it
didn't always come out that way when served.
The new program has tended to equalize con-
siderably the food served officers and enlisted
men.
9. The greatest targets of criticism IN the
old setup were the all-officer courts martial
that denied an enlisted man the traditional
American right to be tried by jury OF his
peers. Now, by Act of Congress, enlisted
men in the Army, Navy. Air Force ano
Marines may demand court comprised OF
at least one third enlisted men. To the aston
ishment of the lawmakers, however, only SIX
per cent of defendants have requested enlisted
men on their courts since the Army put ti'e
new law into effect in l949 The reason is that
enlisted men on the courts generally nave
proved severer than officers. One guardhouse
lawyer explained it this way: Good enlisted
men are bound to have less patience with
goof-off, because he makes it tough for other
TW-S.S-SI
Evening star., 1951-09-09
CONTINUED

Each of these issues in itself was not of cru
cial importance. After all, the CT had car
ried American arms to victory in spite OF
them. But the accumulation of what he
looked upon as indignities soured his SOUL
made him feel like second-class human, and
time and again cost the Army that greatest
of military intangibles, morale. The soldier
had a word of his own for the whole flap
doodle of autocracy, of which he never spoke
without contempt The word was chicken
Taking seriously the recommendations of
the Doolittle Board, the Army has carved
away good deal of chicken" in the big, new
military machine we're building now. Some
of it still remains, and expect lot of CTS
will write me an indignant, "Oh. yeah?'
There's no denying, however, that the Army
as whole now offers the average soldier more
grounds for honest self-respect. l talked. with
officers and enlisted men in many camps and
nine out of every 10 who were in the last war
expressed much the same feeling as the reserve
sergeant recalled to active duty at Fort Ben
ming, Ga. He told me: Il couldn't get over it
WhenI first came back in - the free and easy
association of officers and men, the greater
privileges and better facilities the ordinary
soldiers have. And the pride lot of the men
feel now where they used to be ashamed of
their uniforms.
Resexvists Are Dissatisfied
That doesn't mean that everybody's happy
in the service were they ever? = or that all
American soldiers everywhere are enjoying
the full fruits of military democracy. There's
still lot of basic dissatisfaction, particularly
among reservists called back involuntarily
from their homes and jobs. No amount of
equality can cure that, though under new
policies a great many of these individuals
may be released.
Also, in an organization as large as the Army,
there are unquestionably posts and units where
parts of the new policy are openly defied.
Anybody who's been in the armed forces
knows that a commanding officer some
times can be a little tin god and ignore
or circumvent the fairest policies.
Nevertheless, in the last five years the
American Army, with the aid of Congress,
has given its enlisted men new Bill of Rights,
and there is every evidence that it has done
so without. coddling them and without sacri-
fcing the discipline essential to fighting eff
cheney. Here are some of its provisions,
which should be heartening news to all those
Milford chronicle., 1951-01-05

Mrs. Charles Messick and Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles EllingswOrth and son
Philips Of Ellendale.
Christmas Party
Friday evening, December 29th.
Miss Shirley Lea Ellingsworth en-
tertalned to Christmas party and
miscellaneous shower for Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard EllingsWorth of Mil
lord. Guests were Miss Phyllis
Dlckerson, Miss Joan Ennis, Miss
Betty Carey, Miss Shirley Carey,
Miss GwendOlyn Lynch, Ray Woot-
ten, Donald EllingsWOrth of Ellen
dale, James Deputy, r. Glasgow. W
Martin Coverdale of Milford, Miss
Charlotte ArgO of Harrington, Miss
Betty Deputy and Miss Evelyn Den
uty of Lincoln.
The table was beautifully deco
rated with Christmas decorations
Special cake for the neWly-weds
and everyone had delightful time
and enjoyed the refreshments.
Richard and Eleanor received
many useful and beautiful gifts.
Glendale Methodist Church
Rev. James O'Neil, Pastor
Sunday, January z
Sunday school services at 10 a
m. in charge of F. w. ireland, su-
perintendent.
Preaching at II a. m. by the
pastor.
GAS p. nm. Y.F.
Preaching at 1880 p. m. by the
pastor.
Class No. 6 To Meet
Glass No. will be entertained
at the home Of Mrs. F. w. ireland
on Friday evening, January IL. All
are cordially invited.
McCOlley's Methodist Chapel
Rev. James O'NeiI, Pastor
Sunday, January z
Sunday school services at 2 D. IN.
Preaching at 3 D. m.
Union Methodist Church
Rev. James O'Neil, Pastor
Sunday, January z
No services.
Faith Bible Holiness Church
Rev. Robert B. NailOr, Pastor
Sunday, January
Sunday school services.
Preaching by the pastor.
Everyone welcome.
Sunday School Glass No. II will
meet with Mrs. John Lindale, Tues
day evening, January 9th. A good
attendance is desired.
Milford chronicle., 1951-01-05

Memorial Hospital, Milford is i'm.
proving at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester ShOcK!ev
and son Tommy entertained guests
during the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Timmons oi
Lincoln, were holiday guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Neibert and fam.
lily.
Mr. and Mrs. 2. d. Coverdale and
w. Martin Adkins were guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Johnson and
son, Of Lincoln during the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. J. Fleming en-
tertained guests last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones EllingsWorth
mOtored to fredericksburg on Mon
day evening and visited relatives
and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Dickerson of
fredericksburg, Md, were holiday
guests Of Mrs. Dickerson's mother
mother, Mrs. Noah Donovan.
MIR. and Mrs. Arthur Tucker en-
tertained guests during the week
end.
Mrs. Helen Davis is visiting rela-
tives in New York state for a few
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. James McIlvain and
daughters of Milford were guests
Of Mrs. Sarah McIlvain and Miss
Mary McIlVain during the holi-
days.
Howard Williams of Wilmington
Daniel J. Williams and Thomas P.
Wilson Of Glendale left asst week
for Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Plummer
are now occupying the Workman
property on Main Street Ellendale.
Mrs. Sallie J. Warren is having a
delightful visit with her daughter
and son in law, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
d. Hess of Allentown, Pa.
Mrs. Della B. Reed and Miss Vir-
glnia Lingo were callers of Mr.. and
Mrs. D. Lingo of Millsboro last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Ellingsworth
entertained to a delicious turkey
dinner during the holidays: Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Worthington and
family Mr.. and Mrs. Reese Jester
and children, Mrs. Russell Robbins
and Mrs. George Jester of Milford.
Mrs. Laura Chaffin and family of
Georgetown, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Ennis, Sr., and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. I. w. Ellingsworth and daugh-
ter of Ellendale.
Mrs. J. Roland TyndaH, Mrs.
Calvin A. Evans and Miss Kathleen
V. Baynum Of Lewes were callers
of Mrs. John B. Derrickson last
Wednesday.
Miss Shirley Lea ElIingsworth
was guest Of Miss Charlotte Argo
of Harrington last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Jones enter
tanned guests on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Donovan
and daughter jeanette were guests
OF relatives and friends of Lincoln
during the holidays.
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs.
l. W. EllingswOrth were Mr.. and
Milford chronicle., 1951-01-05

Read the classified ads
Milford chronicle., 1951-01-05
GLENDALE
By Mrs. Hazel
D. EIlingswOrth
Phone Milford
$3.50

Holiday guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. r. Jones Sr., we're; Mr.. and Mrs.
Hummel Sapp and son Of Whining
ton and Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Jones
Jr., and family Of Ellendale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Warren
and son and Vernon Smith enjoyed
the New Years parade in Phila.,
on January 1st.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vadakin and FAM
lily entertained to a family dinner
during the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Derrickson
were callers Of Mr.. and Mrs. Her
bert Williams of ClarksVille.
Mr.. Curtis w. Ennis, Sr., has re-
turned home after motoring to
San Diego. California, with his
daughter, Mrs. Marvin Transeau.
Mrs. Transeau will live there with
her husband who is in tae U. S.
Navy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Sam
mons and friends had a delightful
New Years Eve Party.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Ennis, Jr,
and daughters of Milford, Mrs. Ida
Ennis of Glendale, Mr.. and Mrs.
David Ellingsworth and Mr.. and
Mrs. /. w. Ellingsworth were call
ers Of Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Ennis,
Sr., Tuesday evening.
/. w. Warren spent the holidays
visiting his children in Penn, and
New Jersey and was dinner guest
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hinkle
and family Of Lansdown, Pa. for
Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Tucker
and son, Ralph were Sunday din
ner guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas
Morgan and family Of Lincoln.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Ireland and
daughters visited relatives and
friends on Sunday.
Mrs. Bertha Carey Of Milford,
was Tuesday guest Of Mrs. M. 2.
Warren and attended the Christ
mas party of the Home DemOnstra-
tion Clubs.
Mrs. Chester Dickerson and
daughter Phyllis, spent the hOli-
days in Harrington.
Miss Gwendoyn Lynch and Ray
WOOten visited in Millsboro during
the weekend.
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. l. Webster Warren were Mrs.
Cora Prettyman and Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Smith Of HarbesOn, and Mr..
and Mrs. George Marshall Of Mil
ton.
Guests Of Misses Allie and Mia
&acklin during the holidays were:
Mrs. Vesta Mills, Mrs. Barbara
Donovan and dalghter and Mrs.
James Mills Of Milford.
On Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Webb and family and Mrs. Mary v.
Webb entertained to a family din
ner the following guests: Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Webb of Milton, Mr.. ana
Mrs. David Webb and family of
Seaford, Mr.. and Mrs. Evans Nor
gan, Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Morgan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dias Spicer and son,
Raymond of Glendale, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilson Shockley Of Lincoln,
Miss. Louise Higman and Henry
Deputy Of Milford, and Mrs. C. vi.
Simpson TO Baltimore, Md.
Mrs. Della w. Baker, who is re-
ceiving Treatment in the Milford
Smyrna times., 1951-02-22

The GENIUS OF GEORGE WASHINGTON AS ALEAoER AND HIS
FoRcEFuLNEss AS MAN sTEmMED FROM QUALITY HIS
NEeHsoRs RenhAskEo on UNUSUAL AslLJTy FOR
applying HIMSELF TO THE JOB AHEAD
AS SOLDIER, AS coMwANoEeN-cHEF, He TRANSLATED THIS
QUALITY INTO GRIM DISCRIMINATION ENORMOUS CAPACITY
FOR WORK, WIN THROUGH AGAINST ALL DISBURSEMENTS
IN THE coLoNsTs' FIGHT FOR FREEDOM.
To MEET THE THREAT WAR THAT DEMOCRACY FACES
TODAY ALL or US MUST APPLY OURSELVES TO THE JOB
At THE TASK or DEFENDING AND MAINTAINING THE
FREEDOM THAI WASHINGTON WOW roe Us The hAeo WAY
Smyrna times., 1951-02-22
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