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Evening star., 1952-09-14
By Jessie Font Evons

Slowly summer has slipped
away. Along the rolling hills and
mountain tops. the ridges aren't
quite as vividly green as they were
before. The leaves or the sugar
naples are beginning to turn a
glowing red and those on the
birches a cleaning yellow, hints
Of the riot Of color soon to en-
blazon this New England country
side.
Characteristic of rural Vermont
at this season are the woodsheds
closely adjoining the farmhouses
and piled high with logs for win
ter, many of them Of birch. cut
stove length. Already numbering
operations are in progress with
the International Paper Co.. q
ready buyer from those who are
willing to creep up bit on their
wood lots" for the ready money
the timber will bring.
The clatter Of corn binders is
heard in the place of the noise
of moving and threshing ma
chimes that was earlier prevalent
in the fields. There must be
plenty of feed in the barns for
the cattle during the long winter
ahead. for the dairy herds sum-
mer and winter are the chief
source Of revenue for Vermont
farmers. A Middlebury cynic
affirms, Vermont has more cows
than people. Some folks like them
better"
Much of the oats, wheat and
barley is harvested. Only the
sturdy buckwheat stands ripening
and there are potatoes still to be
dug from the late mounds.
From white-steepled meeting
houses on every village green.
whose architects in many in
stances were pupils of Christopher
Wren's. rise such hymns as, Come
Faithful People, Raise the Song
of Harvest Home"
You see strange birds in un-
accustomed places for day and
then they are gone. They are
moving South in easy stages. We
know we aren't seeing flying
saucers these cool nights but we
wonder if we do not catch occa-
sional glimpses of the Northern
lights on the most biting ones?
Tomatoes and cucumbers were
never finer. Apples are red and
juicy and grapes are hanging
heavy in purple clusters. q bum
per crop on the vines. From Ver-
mont housewives kitchens rise
the tantalizing odors of Jelly, jam
and pickle making to mingle with
the tang of sunny, cloudless fall
days. My cousin. Virginia Willis,
has succumbed to the lure Of dam
son plums and ripe peaches and
is preserving the plums and pick
ling the peaches. However, with
|grasshopper improvidence I am
lazing through the last few days
before we turn our way home
ward via Butler, Pa. to be the
weekend guests of MIR. and Mrs.
Thomas w. Phillips. jr. Mr.. Phil
lips was formerly a member of
Congress from his congressional
district.
The summer auctions are no
more. Like the summer people
they will not be featured for an
other year. The church suppers
Valley frontiersman., 1952-01-03

fur the 1881 fishing season, plus abandonment of the proposed withdrawal of 772.s20 acres of land near Gulkana as an artillery range.
 Hearings by a subcommittee oi the House Interior and lnsular Affairs Committee were held in Alaska in the fall on Delegate Barileit's bll setting up pro- cedure for settlement Of land claims In Alaska.
 Allotment of funds were made to Palmer and Anchorage for school operating expenses. for a new general hospital 10 cost s400.o00 at Palmer, and money was allotted under the Alaska public works program for Sel- dovia, Juneau, Ketchikan. Far banks, Petersburg. Hoonah, Ko- diak. Wrangell. Seward, Palmer the University of Alaska. Valdez, Sltka. Anchorage and Sand Point. Funds were transferred by the Department of Defense to the Interior Department for winter operation of Thompson Pass.
 Early entrance of a pulp indus try into southeastern Alaska was assured N hen final arrangements were made with the Forest Ser vice and the Defense Production Administration for a pulp plant near Ketchikan.
 Action long sought by fur-far- mers, processors and dealers was taken in prohibiting the import of certain furs from Russia.
 The Civil Aeronautics Board allowed five-year exemption from certain CAB regulations un- til December 31, 1856, to pilot owners in Alaska.
 The existence of a 30-milllon to 100 million-barrel oil field at Umiak was confirmed by the De- partment of the Navy, with a 900 billion cubic foot natural gas reserve confirmed at Cubic. The Secretary of the Navy recelved a favorable report from a special committee appointed to advise him on the conduct of the exploc- ation program of Naval Petrole- um Reserve No. i in the Terri tory recommending continuation of the program during the 1852 calendar year and an appropria- ton of $81a million for the fiscal year 1853 to support the 1853 cal endar year exploration program, It is understood supplemental appropriation of $6,lO0,0OO will be sought for the 1852 program.
Valley frontiersman., 1952-01-03

laaANf'A 1N aA8t sNt-abMAt A8EA AaA aaA VI the House Armed Services Com miitee allowing . special formula for civil defense purposes in AL aska whereby Alaska would not be required to put up on B matcn- ine fund basis so much money as the States and other territories The House approved Delegate Bartlett's bill to permit the sale of % acres of land on the Cinema River Co the Panama Valley Sportsmen's Association of Fair. banks
 Congress a dopted Delegate Bartletts amendment excluding Alaska and the other territories from parcel post weight and size limitations
 Legislation waving the statute of limitations so that Alaska Road Commission employees could sue in the Court of Claims for oVes- time compensation was reported favorably to the Senate. a com panion bill to Delegate Bartlett'S House measure. During the yea, the test case brought in behalf Of Alaska Railroad employees for overtime compensation was Wol Tn the Court of Claims. and the first check in the amount of Sl0. 5O6.l8 was paid to the test case plaintiff, George Poggas.
 An additional District Judge for the Third Division of Alaska was approved by the Senate Ju- dietary Committee in reporting out an omnibus bill creating a number of new judgeships thru out the country.
 The Merchant Marine and Fish cries Committee filed resolution in the House allowing until Feb ruary Is of next year shipment of explosives to Hawaii and Al aska under certain safety pre- cautions and providing local au- thorities would agree.
 Anchorage, Fairbanks and ko- diak were named as critical housing areas, thus making them eligible to apply for community facility assistance under the De- fense Housing Act.
 Pelican was designated as port of entry during the year.
 Delegate Bartlett was active Tn a number of matters which re- suited in elimination of the threat to take away the 25 percent diff ferential paid to federal employees hired within territories to work in those territories, exclusion of Alaska Veterans Administration contact offices from closing or ders affecting many offices III the States, cancellation of proposed Alaska Railroad freight rate ln- creases, lifting of price control on sawmill logs sold and pur- chased in Alaska, and revoklng of the salmon concentration plan
Valley frontiersman., 1952-01-03
WASHINGTON NEWSLETTER
By MARY LEE COUNCIL ,. lBebl Bartlett. AiaSka's Dele,
1881 ROUND. UP

An all-time record Of S27l.078, 273 in congressional appropria- uons for both civilian and mili- tary programs in Alaska was reached this week when a final determination was made by the Department Of Defense on alloca- ton of military public work funds for Alaska for the 1852 fiscal year.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-12-18
Best Bull Doesn't
Solve Problems

While artificial breeding will US
rlly provide a better bull than Il
farmer can secure on his "own",
it will not solve all dairy problems,
John P. Dietrich of the University
of Maryland dairy department.
pointed out. The program has been
of greatest value to the small
dairyman.
Good breeding in the cow, right
feeding, good management and
control of disease are all equally
important, he said. The bull can
provide only half of the hereditary
factors. The use Of the best bull
in the country will not automatical-
ly lead to higher prohibition.
The experienced breeder selects
bull which is best suited to count
eract any weaknesses which may
be in his herd. Bull stnds make it
practice to always have on hand
semen from several bills of each
breed.
A study of the literature sup
piled on each bull, the production
record and wearing" qualities of
the cow, will enable thes dairyman
to make a better choice of the bull
he wishes to use, Dietrich pointed
out.
A testing program and culling
out low producers are also essential
to keep herd production at constant
high levels, he emphasized.
The Maryland Artificial Breed
ing Cooperative which has its
headquarters at the University of
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-12-18

past week. Mr.. Tschiffely was dis
charged on Wednesday from the
Newton D. Baker Veterans Hospit-
al and Is now back at home.
There was large group Of fam
iliar faces SEEN at the Montgomery
County Cotillion held Friday at the
Congressional Country Club:-the
Emerson Slacums, the George
Boyers, Kenneth Watkins, Her.
bert S. Hyatts, Cleveland Hyatts,
Howard Taylors, o. E. Williams,
E. L. Whites, William Miles,
Jack Days, Druid Clodfelters, Hen
ry Woodfields, Ulysses Griffiths
and DR.. McKendree Boyer and Miss
Helen Souder.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson Slacum
entertained at a pre-cotillion party
and Mr.. and Mrs. o. E. Williams
at breakfast afterwards.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Duskett
of Davidsonville, Md, spent the
week with Mrs. James P. Kerr and
family. While there they helped
to celebrate grandson Jimmy's 9th
birthday.
William P. Jones of Brookeville
spent Sunday as the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. B. NJ. Woodfield. A salute
to an 85-year-old who can still be a
gad-a-bout.
Harlan Sill reported Monday to
Camp Richie for service with the
armed forces. He will be assigned
to work in one of the army hospit-
ais in the area.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Oliver and
son of Arlington were dinner
guests Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Stipe.
The Wesleyan Service Guild
served the Missionary Study
Group it's annual Christmas ban
quet Tuesday.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-12-18
Rabbi POrath to Be
Installed Next Week

Rabbi Tzvi H. Porath will be
formally installed as Rabbi Ex-
ecutive of the Montgomery County
Jewish Community Center at a
ceremony to be held at the Center,
1902 Freyman Drive, Chevy Chase,
Sunday, December %, at $3.50 pm.
Rabbi Porath's father, Rabbi
Israel Porath Of Cleveland, Ohio
and Mrs. Porath's father, Rabbi
S. I. Levin of Minneapolis, Mimi,
will be guest speakers.
Also participating in the pro-
gram will be Judge Stedman Pres
colt, president of the Montgomery
County Community Chest, Mr..
George Nesbitt, president of the
Montgomery County Council, and
Rabbi Morris Sandhouse, Office,
Chief of Chaplains, Veterans Ad-
ministration. Others on the pro-
gram will be Rabbi Henry Segal,
B'nai Israel Congregation and Mr..
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-12-18

the other week for the districts
over 1907 Of their quota in the
Community Chest drive Damascus
of course received one. Deserving
of special mention is the fact
that Damascus reached 2456 of it's
quota, the largest percentage in
the whole metropolitan area.
Six students from Damascus
High School and their principal,
Emerson Slacum, paid visit to
Larry Burdette in Children's Hos
pital School in Baltimore last week.
The students, Jack Bell represent
ing the FLA; Dorothy Marshall,
the 18th grade; Grace Burdette and
Kenny Pruitt, high statesmen in
the magazine campaign and James
Purdum presented Larry with a
check for $113.30. This represented
money that would have been spent
on individual prizes in the maya
zine campaign, but the students
voted to forego the prizes and give
the money to Larry intead. We are
glad to report that Larry who was
stricken with polio last August is
making slow but steady improve
ment.
For those who would like to re-
member him with card or gift
at Christmas, here is his address:
Larry Burdette, Children's Hospit-
al School, Greenspring Avenue,
Baltimore.
For all the teenage crowds and
many of the older folk, the basket
ball season is the most important
in the athletic year. Coach Harry
Stipe's boys opened their season
last Friday by soundly defeating
the Capitol Page Boys School
65-31. Julian was high scorer for
the visitors and Pearce for Damas-
Gus. Next Friday the boys will
play Poolesville at Damascus with
the Jay Wee game starting at 7:15.
Emerson Slacum, Damascus
High School principal, is serving
on an evaluation committee for
Eastern High School in Washing
ton this week.
The Spiritual Life Mission des-
pite the bad weather all last week
was very we'll attended. The visiting
ministers were guests of members
of the congregation during the
week. The Rev. Homer Cole of
Bolivar, New York was the guest
of Mrs. Leslie Woodfield and Mrs.
B. M. Woodfield, for the week. The
Rev. and Mrs. Lincoln Archer of
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-12-18

Rochester, NY. spent the week
with Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley Ward.
The Damascus Methodist Church
will have a special Christmas Eve
service at 1890 on December "a.
There will be caroling by the young
people and fine musical program
by the choir and the Wesleyan
Service Glee Club.
Christmas parties are coming
along too. At the church the nur-
sery and kindergarten groups of
the Sunday School will have their
party December 10 at PM, while
the primary and junior groups will
meet for theirs at 7 pm. on the
same day.
The American Legion and the
Legion Auxiliary will hold their
annual Christmas party for all
children of the community under
IL, December IS at the Legion
Home.
The Wesleyan Service Guild will
have its Christmas party at the
home of Mrs. Roland Green Dec
ember II at $3.50 pm.
The entire Junior M.Y.F. will
visit the Kelson Methodist Home
near Gainesville next Sunday and
will bring with them gifts for
children in the home. They will
return to the church for their
Christmas party.
DIR. James P. Kerr returned Sat-
urday from hunting trip to West
Virginia. Sorry, no luck, no deer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert McCloskey
spent several days in New York.
Dinner guests on Friday of Mr..
and Mrs. William Mullinix were
the Rev. and Mrs. Lincoln Archer
of Rochester, the Rev. Odell Os-
steen, Mrs. William J. Day and
Mrs. William A. Baker.
The Damascus Homemakers held
their ANNUAL Christmas party
Thursday at the home of Mrs.
Albert Scott with Mrs. Jess Corn
er and Mrs. Robert McCloskey as
co-hostesses.
Master Craig Bogley, son of Mr..
and Mrs. William Bogley spent
Thursday and Friday with Mr.. and
Mrs. David Pope.
On Tuesday Mrs. David Pope
attended the Fix-it school at the
Agricultural center in Gathers
burg as project leader for the Da-
mascus Homemakers.
Mrs. Charles Tschiffely got a
wonderful Christmas present this
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-12-18
Damascus 1852

tiation of the new members of the
Byrtle Y. Bates chapter of the Flu
ture Teachers of America.
Miss Winifred Rodgers, junior
high teacher of French, English,
and history is at her home in Rocky
Mount, N. C. where she has under
gone an operation. She is expected
back after the holidays.
Damascus basketballers continu-
ed their winning streak Friday by
defeating Poolesville 86-49. The
Jayvee game was more exciting
ending 1921 in favor of Damascus
after an extra period of play. Next
Friday both teams will play Mt,
Airy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Burdette had
as their weekend guests Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilbur Peters of Trenton,
N. ].
Mr.. Bradley Woodfeld had as
his guest at the annual banquet
of the Young Mems Club of St.
Johns Olney last Thursday, Har-
old T. Bennett.
This might be headed Service
by Woodfield. Robert Cline of
Damascus had ordered '53 Ford
convertible. 1t didn't arrive, so
what happened? Henry Woodfieli
ard Mr.. Cline hired plane at
Davis Airport, flew to Chester,
Penna., Saturday afternoon, and
drove the car back to Damascus IN
time for supper. Super Service!
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Hyatt, Sr,
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Upton
Gladhill at the Upper Montgomery
County Farmers Club Saturday
night at the new Hot Shoppe in
Silver Spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Woodfield
and Mrs. B. NJ. Woodfield took
Michael and Linda on a motor trip
through Washington Sunday to see
the beautiful Christmas windows
in the stores.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert S. Hyatt
and Mr.. and Mrs. William Miles
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Os-
borne at the New Orleans Club n
Washington Saturday night.
When the Oscars were awarded
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-12-18
Mrs. Ulysses Griffith w

Christmas time is drawing near
might we'll be said to be the theme
song in Damascus this week as
Yuletide parties and activities crop
M everywhere. Sunday the Junior
M. Y. F. took their Christmas gifts
to the Kelso Methodist Home and
returned to the church for party
Monday Mrs. Harry Stipe and
Mrs. Gilmore Hurley as representa-
tives of the Wesleyan Service Guild
took Christmas gifts and cookies
to the Strawbridge Home for boys.
Wednesday the Guild enjoyed it's
0Yn party with games and ex-
! cnange of gifts at the home of Mrs.
Roland Green.
Thursday was the community
party for children under IL spon-
sored by the American Legion and
its Auxiliary.
Friday will see the Christmas
concert at the high school by the
Junior High Glee Club.
Monday night, the 22nd will
bring the Elementary School
Christmas program in the high
school auditorium.
Dec. oath the Methodist Church
Choir and the Wesleyan Service
Glee Club will go caroling in the
district to the homes of the sick
and the shut ms and then will come
back to the church for carol sing
at 1890.
At the school the student council
members are literally and figura-
lively decking the halls with boughs
of holly. Decoratively lighted trees
CLEAN atop the theatre marquee.
Christmas trees are on sale in the
stores.
r The Damascus Lions are again
Sponsoring their contest for the
most artistically decorated homes
in the village with prizes to the
best three, with the result that
Damascus CLEANS with brightly
lighted doorways, windows and
even housetops.
DR.. Earl Hawkins, president of
Towson State Teachers College, was
the speaker on Monday at the ini-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-12-18


Maryland in College Park, is now
in its seventh year. Nearly $780,
900 first services have been given.
The to-date 1862 record is $3.50
first services.
About 65 per cent of the first
services result in calves. Several
thousand cows sired artificially are
now in production throughout the
state.
"Those cows as an average, are
certainly much better money-mak-
ers for their owners than they
would be if it were not for the ar
tifcial breeding program" Diet
rich remarked.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-05-06
Mrs. DrusiIla
Smouse Dies

Mrs. DruSilla Smouse, -, wild
ow of the late John r. SaI.ouse, a
lifelong resident of Ma IS o n
County, died Sunday night at the
home of her daughter Mrs. VIM.
Mary Egelhoff near Gilliyan.
Mrs. Smouse was born October
19, 1856 in Madison Cout; =, the
daughter Of James and Margaret
Rowland Evans.
Surviving are five daughters,
Mrs. Egelhoff, Mrs. Alta Peter
man and Mrs. Ethel Cooper of
Springfield; Mrs. Lorcna Giehl of
Columbus, and Mrs. Edna White
of West jefferson: one son, How
ard SmouSe of London; 81 grand
children, II great grandchildren
and five great-great grandchild-
rcD.
Funeral services at the Egelhoff
residence Wednesday at pm. the
Rev. A. NJ Shenefelt, pastor of
First Methodist Church officiating.
Intcrment in Paint Township
Cemetery.
Friends may cali at the Egelhoff
residence.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-05-06
BUFFALO ON
COUNTY farm

Buffalo are roaming the range
in Madison County.
j. B. Anderson, has them on his
farm near Kiodsville.
Anderson has started his herd
as hobby, purchasing a buffalo
bull calf last year and adding
thre- bufflo COWS and three calves
this season.
He operates about 700 acres of
farm land in addition to his farm
implement business at Kiousvillc
The most recent Importation OF
buffalo TO his farm was accomp-
lished by Hartford Bennett, who
went 20 Oklahoma to obtain the
new stock.
He has pointed out the possibil-
ity that someone may some time
want barbecue and he expects to
have the means of providing it.
According to Mr. Bennett the
buffalo eat most anything and re-
quire no special attention. They
seem to react favorahly to Ohio
winter weather.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-05-06
LITTLE LEAGUE
TRY OUTS END

Saturdays tryouts wrapped up
the preliminaries for possible
players on London's Little League
Baseball teams. Approximately Is
aspirants who had been unable to
be present for other tryouts were
-creened at the Athletic Field Sat
urday afternoon.
Players for the Iour teams will
be picked by a special committee
Wednesday night, May Z, in the
London Council chambers On this
committee will be, Marion Trees,
chairman, John Folan, Roocrt
Eckstci,. and Robert TIeci.ows.
Plans Tor the opening game Fri
day, May 30, mas been placed Ii
the hands of another special com.
mittee. Joe O'Copnell. chalr:nan
Jack Cobcrly, James Mcbride anc
Floyd Williams.
Practice is expected to begin II
earnest as soon as players have
been chosen and positions assign
ed.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-05-06
Farmers Tour
Set for May p

Friday, May %, is the date set
for the all day Pasture and Hay
Storage Tour in Madison County,
according to John Moore, County
Agricultural Agent.
Farmers attending the tour will
observe value of spittlc bug spray
ing, permanent pasture fertiiiza-
ton, fertilizer top dressing Of
wheat and rotation pastures, re-
suits of band seeding of lcgumes,
hay storage methods. and other
improved hay and pasture prac-
tees.
f. p. Reed. Extension Agrono-
mist; Joe Blickle. Building Speci
alist; and Raymond Starbuck, Ex,
tension Dairyman, will te on the
tour to help answer questions
Among other stops, one will be
made at the Madison County Ex-
pertinent Farm to observe tho
Beef Cattle on pasture, which is a
part of the grassland fertilization
experiment.
II. w. Rogers, Manager, will
have final results of the past
years Beef cattle experiments
This tour is sponsored by the SOL
and Livestock Improvement Com.
mittccs Of Madison County.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-05-06
Joint Meeting OF
Rotary Clubs Set

The Washington =. II. and Lon-
don Rotary clubs have planned a
big joint club dinner meeting u.
the former city for Thursday, June
IL, at the Country Club with the
possibility that Governor Frank j.
Lausche may be a speaker.
The meeting, as are all club
meetings, will be entirely nom
political and is the outgrowth of a
recent three months attendance
contest between the two clubs
which the London Rotarian3 won
by slender margin.
According to contest plans the
losing club was obligated to give
the dinner III its home city while
the winning club provided the pro-
gram.
The London club reported it has
asked Ohios governor to be the
principal speaker and is hoping for
positive confirmation of this date
from the governors office.
There will be other interesting
features planned for the joint
meeting.