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Evening star., 1952-09-19
BY chorIes J. Yorbroueh

Washington's mechanical post
men are in the 14th month oi
experimental motor scooter deliv-
Ieries.
But no matter how well it all
turns out, how many steps it saves
and how much weight it takes off
his shoulder. there probably will
be a walking postman as long as
the mail goes through.
For every man like 42-year- -old
Alonzo w. Lowns, there1l be 10O
or more like 60-year-old Pasquel
Gerard and John w. Griffin, the
two top men on the Washington
post Office seniority list.
Mr.. Lowns put-puts through
beauteous Kenwood on his three
wheeled scooter with patrons S
faithful dog as a riding COM
panion.
& Mr.. Gerard, on the other hand,
trudges around Kalorama road,
Wyoming avenue and Belmont
street NV. on his average nine
mile mail trek. Mr.. Griffin, who
win be 81 in January. does the
walking deliveries out of the Co
lumbia Heights station.
Practical In Places.
The motor scooter delivery ex-
pertinent cannot be a respecter of
age. So far, it has proved feasible
in scattered residential sections;
highly impractical in row-house or
apartment areas. Postal experts
agree the scooter's place is not
where the most people live.
They can enviSion its use in
Fastening a postman from his
main collection point to his routes
starting place, rather than having
him use public transportation,
They can see it as a means of
permitting him to carry all the
mail intended for his route that
day, rather than having him pick
up additional letters at o relay
point.
The Washington post Office, as
one Of five test centers in the Ma
|tion. is experimenting with at
least seven types Of scooter. One
|of them is even a throw back to
the old-time electric automobile,
powered by batteries and steered
|by a single handle bar.
In two other instances, they get
out of the scooter class and Jump
to standard Crosley and WHY'S
automobiles. The costs range
from SAIL each up to $2.025.
Accepted With Reservations.
Despite the 14-month expert
|mentation, acceptance Of the
scooter plan by the carriers is
still an unsettled problem, just
las it is with the post Office itself.
The average age Of the drivers
lis IS. There is no average COM
lplaint. One asked to get. back
TO the walking plan, because the
scooter gave him q backache. An
other said the breeze, after be
Evening star., 1952-09-19

dldacy Tor the
board seat va
c a t e d by her
husband.
Mr.. Cox, as
sistant execu-,
tive officer Of
t h e F e d eral
c m m unica-
tons CommiS-
sion, was ruled
off the ar ID
in a State Su-
preme Court de-
cision on Sep
tenber 10. The
decision ban S
Evening star., 1952-09-19
Jewish Group to Meet

The Young Adults of the Be-
lthesda- Chevy Chase Jewish Conn
munity Group will hold their first
meeting of the season at 3 pm.
Sunday at the home of Mrs. Her.
man Yagoda. 47l3 Morgan drive,
Chevy Chase.
Evening star., 1952-09-19
Silver Spring Golery to Open

DR.. Mahound Hoballah. direc-
tor Of the Islamic Institute Of
Washington. will be guest speaker
let the opening Of an exhibition at
the Silver Spring Art Gallery. at
4 pm. Sunday. The gallery is
located at 92l6 Flower avenue.
Evening star., 1952-09-19
Fairfax Survey j.
Check School.
Construction
Firm to Make
Recommendations on
Needed Changes

An architectural survey to tell
whether Fairfax County is getting
the most for its money in new
school construction has been. au-
thorized by the County School
Board. q.
Employment of Smith. Hinch-
man & Grylls. Inc, of Detroit was
voted by the School Board last
night. The fee will be between !
81, 900 and $4,000.
School officials said the firm will
analyze and appraise the current
program and make
recommendations for any improve
ments they believe the county
should make in it's building plans.
Mrs. H. c. Crowther. who cast
the only dissenting vote against
the survey, said she thought it was
SILLY" She said she thought the
county would be spending money
for a survey to dig up informa-
ton already available.
Defended by Davis.
II don't think that's too costly
as kind of insurance to know
we're doing things right" said
Robert F. Davis, who offered the
resolution authorizing the survey.
About SIS million is being spent
in the current building program.
including proceeds of a $l0.5 mill
lion bond issue and other grants.
More than 40 school projects are
involved.
The school board decided how to
spend an additional So million
that has become available for
construction as a result of Fed
eral grants and other unexpected
income.
Projects Set Up.
The projects were set up as
follows: Mount Vernon High gym
nasium, $350,000; Herndon High
gymnasium, $l50,000: an eight
room addition at Springfield Ele-
mentary, $l75,000; six-room addi-
ton at Holm Hall Elementary.
$4,000; four-room addition at
Franklin Sherman, 100000.
Also. Falls Church High School
cafeteria. $4,000; Fairfax Ele-
|mentary cafeteria, 100000; addi-
ltional funds for Merrifield High,
$3.50 900, and additional funds for
Annandale High, 100000. The
tirenainder of the Merrifield and
tAnnandale High construction costs
are included in the Federal grants.
? Now we're broke" said Mr..
Davis. I'VE 0Nght to start work
, on the new bond issue tomorrow.
!, Last month, he advocated a
, bond issue referendum in Novem-
Der. Other members of the School
Board agreed, at meeting two
weeks ago, however, that another
. bond issue should not be att
tempted while the Shcool Board
). has unSpent construction funds. +
Fire Escape Voted. !
j ON motion of Hills Lory, the
School Board voted to buy a new
fire escape for the three-story
Floris Elementary School. Parents
protested that the one existing fire
escape is inadequate for the old
building.
School officials said they do not
know how quickly the escape can
be installed. They asked a delega-
ton of parents if they wanted the
children to remain in the school
until then. The parents replied
they would rather keep their chill
dren in the building than have
them moved.
An earlier resolution authorizing
removal of some children from
the building to temporary quar-
ters in Herndon was rescinded.
Evening star., 1952-09-19
Mrs. Cox Seeks Seat
Vacated by Husband
On Arlington Board

Mrs. Ruth O'Dell Cox, wife Of
the ousted chairman of the Ar
lington County Board, Robert w.
Cox, today announced her can
Evening star., 1952-09-19
Silver Spring Lions to Dance

The Lions Club of Silver Spring
will open its social season with q
dinner and dance at 1880 pm. to-
morrow at the Indian Spring
Country Club.
Milford chronicle., 1952-07-18

Mrs. Emma Lindale, better
known as Aunt En-" was quite i'll
last week but we are glad to learn
her condition is much improved at
this time.
Mr.. Jack Dawson is slowly i'm
proving and we sure hope he
makes a speedy recovery.
The Rev. and Mrs. Charles Lou
hoff Jr. spent Thursday evening
with friends near Lewes and were
dinner guests of Mrs Mary Robin
son and daughter Mildred
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Timmons,
OF Milford, and her mother, Mrs.
Roy Downes, of near Houston, went
to cambridge, Md, on Sunday to
visit Delbert DOwnes, who is being
trained at the Naval Base.
Mr.. and Mrs. GOOtee Brown, of
Greenwood, Rev. and Mrs. Alden
Hopkins, of Lewes, and Mrs. How
ard Morton, of Milford, were call
ers at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Johnson on Sunday evening
and attended church services.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Edward
Carey, of Philadelphia, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alaysius Carey, of Maple
Shade, ~ j., were visitors at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Rondal john
son over the 4th of July holidays.
The Carey men are brothers of
Mrs. Johnson.
Mr., and Mrs. Charles Koeneman
were visiting friends in Penna.,
over the holiday from Friday until
Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Johnson
and grandchildren, Sammy and
Sharon, were dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Ted Kruppa, of Wyoming.
The dinner was in honor of Mrs.
JOhnson's birthday anniversary.
Mrs. Edward Horton, of near
Chestnut Hill, was circulating
around among old friends and ac-
quaintances on Friday. She will be
remembered as Miss Edith Marvel.
Mrs. Wilbur Jump, Mrs. Amanda
LOfland, Mrs. Irene Vinyard and
Mrs. Edna Sapp spent Saturday in
Choptank, Md, as the guests of
Miss Estelle Wright.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Ralph Sharp
were dinner guests on Sunday OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Sharp and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill Thistle
wood were in Vineland, N. j., on
Friday.
Milford chronicle., 1952-07-18

Mr. and Mrs. William Biggs vis-
tied her uncle, Mr.. VIM. c.. Short.
in Greenwood, on Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Short is suffering with a very
bad throat. He lives with his SON
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Kenneth Hubbard.
Mrs. George ThistlewoOd and
daughter Anna Lee are staying a
few days with Mrs. L. Paul Green
lee, who has been i'll since Sunday,
but is much better at this writing.
Ex-senator Robert H. Yerkes re-
turned from Chicago on Saturday
evening. He enjoyed a wonderful
trip and saw many sights.
Robert H. Yerkes Jr. returned
home from the Sandy Hill Boys
Camp, at North East, Md, on Mon
day afternoon. Mrs. Jennie H. Hen
bricks, Mrs. Robert H. Yerkes Sr.
and the Yerkes children went to
Wilmington on Monday to meet
him and bring him home
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles KOeneman
spent Sunday afternoon with rela-
tiVes in Salisbury and they spent
Sunday evening at RehOboth.
Milford chronicle., 1952-07-18
FARMINGTON
By Mrs.
Frances Hatfield
Phone
Harrington 7s7

Don't forget the home made ice
cream and cake festival, Thursday
evening.
Mrs. Ellis Myer and son spent
the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
Lester Hatfield.
Ruth Ann Hatfield spent Sunday
at Rehoboth.
It was with deep sorrow and re-
gret that the community learned of
the sudden death of Rev. Virgil
LittletOn. He was everything to
everyone. He delivered mail to his
nearby neighbOrs; he was a helper
and comforter in time of sorrow.
The people of town will long re-
member him and continue to miss
his good deeds He died as he lived,
quietly and peacefully.
Milford chronicle., 1952-07-18

Miss Nancy ThistlewOOd spent
the weekend with Irene Gourley.
in Harrington.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kirkby and
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wharton re-
turned home on Thursday evening
of last week from a trip to Niagara
Falls and Canada On the way up,
they stopped at AllenwOod, near
WilliamspOrt, Pa, to say hello to
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bailey, cous-
ms of Mrs. Kirkby. On the return
trip they stopped in Buffalo. N. Y,
Valley Forge, Pa, and they visited
several antique shops. At Niagara
Falls they saw cars from most of
the 48 states. They had a wonderful
trip and enjoyed themselves very
much.
On Friday evening, Mr.. and Mrs.
20. F. Sapp, Mrs. Helen Dufendach
and Mrs. Thelma Warren attended
a beach party given by Miss Kath-
ryn Downing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Obey f. Sapp spent
Saturday in Wilmington with their
sons, Frank and Hummel Sapp and
families. Their new granddaughter,
Robin DerOma Sapp, is getting
along very nicely. They also visited
Mrs. Sapp's mother, Mrs. Cora
Hummel in the State Hospital and
found her not too well. 1t was
thought she might have pneumonia
but X-Rays proved otherwise. She
has a very deep cold Mrs. Hum
mel is 81 years old and we do hope
her condition improves.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Nuis Wilker-
son, of Milford, Mr.. and Mrs. 0. f.
Sapp and granddaughter Frances
Ann spent Sunday in Ocean City,
Md.
Milford chronicle., 1952-07-18

ing Jr. These Sunday morning
services are very interesting and
uplifting, despite the very hot
weather.
The WS.C.S. had charge of the
service on Sunday evening 1t was
directed by the president, Mrs.
Josiah Parvis and committee COM
posed of Mrs. Wilbur Jump, Mrs.
Ethel Johnson and Mrs. Agnes
Webb. The program follows: Open
ing Hymn by the congregation;
Prayer, Mrs. Estella Biggs; Hymn
by congregation; Responsive Read
ing led by Mrs. Josiah Parvis; Sc
lection by the Junior Choir; Offer
ing and OffertOry; Selection by the
Senior Choir. The guest speaker
for the evening was Mrs. Earl Syl-
vester, president of the Dover Dis
tTict W.S.C.S. She was introduced
by Mrs. Wilbur H. Jump. The
speaker was excellent. A solo by
Mrs. Agnes Webb; Benediction by
Rev. Richard Odgers; DOxolOgy.
There were a number of visitors
present including the Rev. and Mrs.
Richard Odgers, of Harrisburg,
Pa, and Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene At
Tx, of Rising Sun. One of the fea-
lures Of the service were two duets
sung by Mrs. Odgers and Mrs. At
Tx.
The ushers for the evening were
Mrs. Pauline Hayes, Mrs Ruth
Buarque, Mrs. Edna Sapp and Mrs.
Josephine Harrington.
The residents of our town and
community were greatly shocked,
learning of the sudden death of
Howard ThistlewOOd at his home
near town about 1890 on Saturday
night. He had been suffering severe
heart attacks for some time He
was always interested in the local
affairs of the community and was
very active in politics He was a
staunch Republican and had work
ed faithfully for his party. His was
a pleasant personality and always
a kind word for everyone. He was
quite popular and will be very
much missed. Funeral services
were held on Wednesday afternoon
at 200 pm. from the Berry Fuper-
al Home in Milford, with Rev.
Charles LouhOff Jr, pastor of the
Houston Methodist Church, in
charge. Burial was in the family
plot in Hollywood Cemetery, Har-
rington. His survivors are his wild
ow, Florence Reese ThistlewOOd;
2 sons, Reese and Theodore; L
granddaughter, Patricia Thistle
wood, / sister, Mrs. Grace Thistle
wood Manlove and l brother, Mer-
rill W. ThistlewOOd.
Milford chronicle., 1952-07-18
HOUSTON
BY Mrs. Merrill
ThistleWOOd
Phone
Milford 4944
Houston Methodist Church
+. Charles LOuhOff Jr., Minister
Sunday, July 10th

- NANAAtS hOuliOu DE, minister
Sunday July 20th
10000 am. Church School. Supt.,
Howard R. Moore. The weather is
hot, but the adequate ventilation
keeps the church cool, so come and
enjoy the hour with us. You will
profit by it. 1t will give you a good
start for the week following.
11:00 a. m. Morning Worship
service. Mrs. Agnes Webb, organist.
Selection by the adult choir Ser
mon by the minister Men are priv
ileged to leave their coats and ties
of and be comfortable. We were
more than pleased with the unusu-
ally large attendance last Sunday
morning and nearly all the men
were cOatless. Come out and enjoy
the service with us
$500 pm. AS usual, another good
service to which everyone is invit-
ed. There will be selections from
our own church chOirs and special
singers will be Mr.. and Mrs. James
l.. Hummer, of FrankfOrd, who will
sing several numbers. The guest
speaker for this occasion will be
the Rev. Walter G. Barlow, of
Georgetown, a retired member of
the Peninsula Conference and an
excellent speaker. If you are stay
ing home Sunday evening and want
some place to go, this service is
especially for you. Come out and
enjoy it,
This Sunday is the Offering for
the Indebtedness of the Church.
School building. We owe $1,3OO.OO.
We have received $250.0O from the
Conference on this quarter which
ends September 9Th. If we can pay
$4,000 this quarter it will leave
100000 for the fourth quarter,
which ends December 9Th. Think it
over and act as you feel you can.
Thank You. Superintendent.
The services on Sunday morning
were well attended. there being
large number at both services on
Sunday morning. At the morning
hour of worship the minister
preached a very fine sermon. The
music by the choir was very nice.
At this service the infant son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Blessing was
baptized as Floyd Kenneth Bless
Milford chronicle., 1952-07-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Rust and fam
lily spent Saturday claiming. They
reported good catch and a won
derful time.
Mrs. Frank Legates and sons and
Mrs. Mae Sweegan spent Sunday
at Rehoboth
Mr.. and Mrs. Tommy Cannon and
son spent Tuesday at Hacks Point.
Mrs. Rhoda Kenton is spending q
few days with her daughter, Mrs.
Raymond Newman.
Milford chronicle., 1952-07-18

Mr.. and Mrs. william Fleischauer
Sr., and Mr.. and Mrs. William
Fleischauer, Jr., and family spent
Sunday at Colchester.
Mrs. Annie Passwaters is visiting
her granddaughter, Mrs. Johnnie
Jenkins at StaytOnsville.
Mrs. Margaret Mitchell spent
Friday with Mrs. Hester White at
SeafOrd.
Mrs. Frances Hatfield and daugh-
ters visited her aunt in Milford.
Tuesday.
Milford chronicle., 1952-07-18
Portuguese Policy

There is no blinking the 'oct that
while this Portuguese government
has taken steps toward loosening
the hard military rule imposed in
1925, it is still a dictatorship. That
American democracy now makes
common cause with it on the ground
of mutual defense shows how far
both countries have been pushed by
world events since 1941, when
Portugal stayed neutral while the
Nazi-Fascist Axis declared war
against the United States.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1952-06-19

| gin a job, they put down roots.
That means new homes. In
one city it means large, attrac-
tive housing developments, with
substantial homes, good land
Scaping and vigorous and pleas
ant community life. 1t also
means new demands for goods
and services. Existing retail
stores are enlarged and new
ones opened to supply the
needs of new households. Every
business in town feels the slim
illus the drug store, the
hardware store, the dry clean
er, the movie and the grocery
store. Churches grow too.
And with all this comes a
heavy new demand on the
municipality itself. New streets
must be laid out" built and
paved. New sidewalks, curbs
and sewers are needed. With
many new families moving in,
the towns Sabotage popula-
ton mounts fast. More school
rooms will be needed, maybe
whole new schools.
All this costs money. The
money must come out of the
municipal budget. But it comes
easily because the growth of
the community puts more mon
ey in. New homes and new bus
mess provide new ratableS and
hence greater tax revenues. The
expanded economy makes pos
Sibl the building of a new hos
pital, the expansion of schools
and the development of new
playground facilities. The same
situation would normally he
expected in any town near a
new oil field.
People outside. the town also
benefit. Many wells have been
drilled on farms, some in cul-
tivated fields. some on range
land. The drilling itself does
little to disturb farming. And
after the well is completed and
the rig is removed, only a
christmas tree" inside a square
of fence remains to control the
flow of oil. This system of pipes
and valves is so small that it
makes practically no difference
in the use of the land. And the
royalties from the oil are well
come buffers against years
when crops are below par or
pracies are not good.
No one can say exactly what
direction the development will
take in the Williston Basin.
However, the experience of
I of communities near other
fields can be taken as, a reliab-
lie guide. The growth takes
time, and the benefits are last
ing. They are measured, not in
months or years, but in decades
or generations. They add up to
progress for everybody, the
same solid progress that, even
the past 80 years, has made the
oil industry one of the largest
and most important in the ma
ton.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1952-06-19

snat persons iniurad :,
or mnvcloent at 60 miles an hour
Iikain are eight times moro
thaeIy 10 die Of their ini,,rioes
mi1a a persons injured 81 90
m aTS an hour or less ~
The human body can h. u.
eiaaiiy smashed to death in NJ
phasizeda e nigh Speeds" he en-
The supervisor also called o.
reilCion to two other daneero az
iesuits OF too-fast DRIVING
Stopping distances increase
apluly as speed increases'a be
SAG. supervisor OiNeaI az
plalned that where a drives. can
o.op Within IS feet ait on miIas
an hour, it takes aboI,t Zoe
leeI with good brakes tn hr;n"
hour. "' 'o miles an
a condition similar To atun-
tie vision" is another dancer
gus result of t~oo-fast driving
according to the suneruisoS'
Tunnel Tunnel VISION" he explained.
o thSiSuits IN droyers being less
a1ie 70 see objects on either
que OF them, and NAV he the
cause OF many sideswiping and
passing accidents.
ONE study has shown, that.
Inns condition affects all driy-
srs at speeds of 60 miles an
a,our or more" the supervisor
In reminding motorists of the
aanger OF driving too fast, the
montana Highway Patrol calls
aItentlon to it's traffic safety,
slogan for June - "Spesd Kills
-. Take 1t EasyI"
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1952-06-19
Church Women Plan
Annudl Observance

The United Council of Church
Women Of Hardin met Friday,
June 6, at the home of the
president, Mrs. I. L.. Dehnert,
for the annual Reorganization
meeting.
Plans for World Community
Day to be held in November
were made and it was decided
that anyone wishing to con-
tribute to packages for Peace"
at the meeting should start
planning for them now. The
packages will include layettes
and clothing for refugees and
displaced children from infants
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1952-06-19

Oil.drilling brings a farmer new in.
come but has little effect on his
farming. He can continue using his
land, as shown here, except for the
patch where the well is located.
NOTE: Recent oil discoveries in Mon.
tana and North Dakota have aroused
wide interest in this entire area as a
potential source of crude oil: Since oil
is a newcomer to the family of nat
ural resources here, we have planned
a series of articles, in collaboration
with the Exploration and Production
Department of Shell Oil Company,
telling how an oil field groves: who
ooks for oil and how the search is
made . how land is obtained tor
drilling . how wells are drilled
. . how oil, if it is found, is moved
to refineries that turn it into more
than 1000 products . and finally,
just what an oil boom" means to a
community. This article is the last
in a series of seven.
The oil discoveries in the
Willisten Basin have thrown
new light on an old idea many
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1952-06-19
Speed Mems Greoter
Chance of Death

Greater automobile speed
means greater chance of death
That warning to motorists
was given today by SuperyisoS
H. L. ONeal of the Montana
Highway Patrol.
The Montana Highway Patrol
and the National Safety Conn
Gil this month are stressino
Speed Control" the Inns
theme in their continuing proS
gram for traffic safety.
Supervisor OfNeal pointed ont
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1952-06-19
SET FIRST MEETING

The Montana Power Com
pany's first annual stockholder
meeting to be held in this state
is scheduled for next Wednes-
day morning in the auditorium
of the company's general Of
ficeS in Butte, F. w. Bird,
president and general manager,
announced Saturday.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1952-06-19

to six years of age.
It was announced that a tri-
state conference will be held
in Billings June 1926 with in
~teresting speakers planned and
those able to attend part or
all Of the meetings are asked
to contact Mrs. Harry Cox for
Information. ~. ~-E
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1952-06-19
JOINS GENERAL ELECTRIC

Second Lieutenant Thomas
Sawyer left this morning for
Syracuse, N. Y, after spending
the past few days at the home
of his aunt, Mrs. VIM. Frank
lin.
1t. Sawyer will be employed
in the electronics division of
the General Electric company.
Evening star., 1952-05-16
Report Reveals Plans
For 1900 New Units
OF Low-Rent HOUSING

The National Capital Housing
Authority is preparing to develop
two midtown areas for low-rent
housing projects.
This was revealed today by
John Ihlder, executive director, in
his annual report.
Mr.. Ihlder said the two areas
have been approved by the Com
missioners and of the National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission. The location of the sites
was not made public.
While NCHA has the power to
condemn the land through the
courts, the problem is how to
finance the program, Mr.. Ihlder
pointed out. Sites cost money, he
added.
Working on Problem.
I'VE are now trying to work out
that financial problem" he said.
The original program contem-
plated that NCHA would work in
cooperation with the District Re-