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The Nome nugget., 1953-05-08
Powerful A-B0mb Set Off Over Simulated
 Forest and Qualifications

LAS VEGAS, lR-In one of the most complex tests yet held, powerful A-bomb exploded today over a make-believe forest and simulated military installations at Nevada proving ground.
 As a record contingent of 100 Air Force planes circled high overhead, the bomb - dropped from a B-50 bomber burst at about 2,500 feet above French man Flat with a brilliance that outdazzled the daylight.
 Two thousand Army troops, 200 military and industrial observers and IS Congressmen, stationed at $500 yards - nearly six miles - from the blast, came through un- scathed, the Atomic Energy Com mission reported.
 The pine trees were brought to the site several weeks ago and arranged to simulate a forest on the dry desert floor. There was no immediate account of the ef- fleets on the forest.
 In addition, the detonation test ed bunkers and simulated forti- fications, both above and under ground, constructed for the mili- tary, and a series of wall seg- ments and textile samples mount ed for civilian defense experi- ments. Twenty-Five autos, which came through previous tests at Frenchman - the southernmost test area - to undergo another blast.
The Nome nugget., 1953-05-08
Desperate Attempt at Pen Break Ends in Death

FL RENO, Calif., tR - Guards opened fire On nine prisoners who made a desperate break from the federal reformatory here Wednes- day, killing one and wounding two others.
 All were rounded up within an hour after they climbed over a fence which separated the recrea- ton field from the outside world, Warden w. H. HarWick reported.
 The dead prisoner was identi- fled as Raymond Sanford Craig, 23-year-old Maysville, Mo-, con- vict imprisoned April 2 on an 18- month sentence for transporting a stolen vehicle across state lines.
The Nome nugget., 1953-05-08
Work on Atomic Planes, Carriers to Continue At Slower Pace

WASHINGTON, R-The chair man of the Senate-House Atomic Energy Committee says work to develop atomic engines for planes and aircarft carriers will continue, but at a more modest rate.
 Rep. w. Sterling Cole R-NY, after meeting with top atomic ex- perts, put it this way:
 Nobody will have the basis for a real complaint We will continue full program in certain aspects, although not as full as planned. ,"
 Cole said the programs are be- ing re-evaluated along with other defense matters but no final de- cision has yet been reached.
 Work on an atomic submarine, well along the way, apparently not involved.
 The Washington Post reported Wednesday that the administra- tion had decided to suspend the ship and plane projects, apparent ly for economy purposes, and to seek leeway in the Atomic Energy Act to allow more participation by private industry.
The Nome nugget., 1953-05-08
Bill Would Aid Financing
 Of Alaska Home Building

WASHINGTON, R- The Senate passed and sent to the House We'd neSday a bill to aid the financing of home building in Alaska and Guam.
 The bill would permit private lenders to make loans in Alaska insured by the Federal Housing Administration FHA on terms equal to those of similar loans made by the Alaska Housing Authority under the Alaska Hous- ing Act.
 The Senate Banking and Cur rency Committee, said the bill would place-and we quote-'fall approved mortgages in the same position as the Alaska Hous- ing Authority, in offering attrac- tive higher financing to builders in the territory.
The Nome nugget., 1953-05-08
Allied Offer of $5O,OOO For MICS May Have Curtailed Red Jet Activity Lately

SEOUL, R - US. Sabre jet pilots damaged three Communist MICS in battles high over north west Korea Friday. It was the first time in eight days Red fighters ventured across the Yalu River from their Manchurian sanctuary.
 There has been speculation that Red pilots were being put through an intensive loyalty check because of a U N. Command offer of $50,000 to Communist fliers de- livering MICS to the Allies-With a $50,000 bonus for the first plane
 US. Seventh Division infantry men smashed a Communist at tack by possibly 300 men on Pork chop Hill in the biggest action in days along the stagnant ground front.
 The Navy, meanwhile, sent swarms of carrier-based fighter jbombers and a half dozen war ships led by the battleship New Jersey against key Communist port areas on Korea's east coast.
The Nome nugget., 1953-05-08
Mrs. Norma Hoyt and Son of Anchorage Survive British Ferry Disaster

HARWICH, England, R- Five persons were known to have died and twelve injured in the collision of the Duke of York, on her 106- mile ferry run from the Hook of Holland to Harwich, and the 7,607-ton Haiti Victory.
 Police announced today the Identification of three American women and one German killed in the North Sea collision Wednes- day. Another American-an Air Force lieutenant-is missing and believed drowned.
 The fifth victim was in English woman, who died in a hospital Wednesday,.
 Though some of the confusion from the crash in pre-dawn dark ness fingered, tragedy appeared to strike close to Mrs. Norma Hoyt of Anchorage, Alaska, who was herself rescued with her 13-year- old son, Harold, only after being trapped several hours in their cabin in the wrecked section be- meath the bridge
 Mrs. Hoyt and her son were on a vacation tour of Africa and Europe with her sister, Miss Gilda Jordet, 49, Rocky Ford, Colo, and Miss Bernice Larson, 49, La Crosse Wis, both of whom drowned in the tragedy.
 Miss Jordet and Miss Larsen had an adjoining cabin to Mrs. Hoyt. On the other side of Mrs. Hoyt was cabin 233, which was occupied by Miss Ann Spring, 29, Honolulu. It was in Cabin 233 that crewmen found the body of the woman whose legs were pinned.
 Mrs. Hoyt and her son had shelved their own fears to sing and pray for the woman as she cried for a doctor and priest.
 Before seeking seclusion at west end hotel yesterday, Mrs. Hoyt told of the hours of terror:
 T jumped down into the water flowing into our cabin. It was stopping around and very warm. I hollered into the other door, where my sister was. No one an- swered. It was pitch dark.
 "A lady in Cabin 233 kept calling to us all the time. She didn't give her name, but she cried out I'm in agony.
 ''The lady kept calling and it was awful, just awful. So Harold and I sang hymn and then we said The Lord Is My Shepherd right through"
The Nome nugget., 1953-05-08
Audrey Loftus Endorsed
 For U. Board of Regents

FAIRBANKS-At a recent meet ing of the University of Alaska Alumni Association here, Mrs. Audrey Loftus was strongly en- dorsed as regent for the uni versity.
 The group felt that a woman should be on the board and re- gards Mrs. Loftus, who was grad uated from the university in 1949, as well qualified for the position.
 A wire endorsing Mrs. Loftus was sent to Gov. B. Frank Heinzt- leman last week and it is expected that alumni groups in Anchorage and Juneau will join the Fair banks alumni in the action.
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The Nome nugget., 1953-05-08
Golfers Magazine To Become a Bi-WeeklY

NEW IOItIA, WT OOIIIGI 5 magazine, published weekly for 65 years, is turning into a bi- weekly because of what it calls the nations changed reading habits.
 An official of the Crowell-Col- Her Publishing Co.,, said yester- day that modern readers have more things to do, like watching TV and driving, that detract from magazine reading.
The Nome nugget., 1953-05-08

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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-05-21
Personals
Mrs. Montgomery Is
Hostess To Club

Mrs. H. j. Montgomery was
hostess to the Woman's Club on
Tuesday, May II. The president,
Miss Annie Mcintyre, presided
over the business.
Mrs. c. A. Doster gave a re-
port of the Mississippi Federation
OF Women's Clubs held April 30
TO May 2 at the Buena Vista Ho-
tel in Biloxi.
Mrs. w. E. McCune gave talk
on the year books for the new
year.
MIR. Hugh Walker, coach of the
high school, gave talk, "Recrea-
ton in General" The club voted
to give financial assistance for
equipment for the elementary
playground.
The president appointed the
following committees:
Historian. Miss Estelle Turner:
Farliamentarian, Mrs. c. A. Dos
ter.
Standing Committees: Year
Book, Mrs. w. E. McCune, Mrs.
W. P. Taylor, Mrs. Wiley Humph-
ries; Courtesy: Mrs. H. j. Mont
gomery, Mrs. Roy Smith, Miss
Estelle Turner; Budget: Mrs. w.
+. Taylor. Mrs. A. L. Stevens,
Mrs. A. A. Derrick, Jr.; Finance
and Project: Mrs. c. A. Doster,
Mrs. j. M. Howard, Miss Elba
HUMPHREYS.
Art Committee for Instructor
in School: Mrs. A. l.. Stevens,
Miss Elba HUMPHREYS; Historical:
Mrs. j. M. Howard, Mrs. A. L..
Stevens, Miss Elba HUMPHREYS;
American Home Department, Mrs.
A. l.. Stevens; Gardens, Mrs. T.
5. HUMPHREYS; Religions. Miss
Estelle Turner; Family Living,
Mrs. H. j. Montgomery; Com
munications Department: Mrs.
T. S. HUMPHREYS; Motion Pic
lures, Mrs. R. c. Elmore; Radio
and Television, Miss Elba Humph-
ries; Press and Publicity, Mrs.
Jimmie Hand.
Education Department: Miss
Estelle Turner; Public Education,
Miss Mamie Clark; Library, Mrs.
]. M. Howard; Guidance. Miss
Elba HUMPHREYS; Americanism
Department: Mrs. &. A. Doster;
Citizenship, Mrs. Phil Wilson; In
dian Welfare, Mrs. w. A. Hen
ley.
Welfare Department: Mrs. H
]. Montgomery; Child Welfare,
Mrs. Reedy Mcclellan; Physically
Handicapped, Mrs. Phil Wilson;
Community Service, Miss Elba
HUMPHREYS; Health, Mrs. A. A.
Derrick, Jr,; State Institutions
Mrs. Jimmie Hand; Fine Arts:
Mrs. Roy Smith; Art, Miss Mamie
Clark; Penny Art, Mrs. J. M.
Howard; Literature and Poetry
Mrs. A. L. Stevens; Music, Mrs
ebert Irby; International Rela-
tons: Mrs. c. A. Doster; Legis-
lation, Mrs. c. E. Patton; Conser-
walton and Natural Resources,
Mrs. Jimmie Hand; Youth Corr
servation, Mrs. Reedy McLel/,n,
Cotton Utilization. Mrs. w. A.
Henley; Safety, Mrs. Roy Smith;
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-05-21
Duront Seniors Honored
With Buffet Supper

The Durant seniors were en-
tertained with a buffet supper and
television party Tuesday by Mrs.
Joe Kealhofer and Mrs. James
Mature honoring Wayne Truitt.
The class colors, red and white,
were carried out in the flowers
placed on the dining table and
the outdoor table.
Guests were Supt. and Mrs.
N. c. Hathorn, Coach and Mrs.
Hugh Walker, Mrs. Laura Bowie
and Mrs. Thomas Young Gunter.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-05-21

Hospital Auxiliary, Mrs. R. c.
Elmore; Forums, Mrs. R. c. FL
more.
The president INTRODUCED Mrs.
j. w. HUMPHREYS, leader for pro-
gram on religion and the fine arts,
music.
Teaching religion through mus
ic was given by Mrs. ]. F.. Swea-
ney.
Great sacred music was given
by Mrs. R. E. Mcclellan, assisted
at the piano by Mrs. Ethel Walk
err.
Guests were Mr.. Walker. Mrs.
f c. Howard, Mrs. Spivev Nc.
Cullouch and Mrs. Ethel Walker.
of Ethel.
During the social hour the host
ess served strawberry cream and
cake. Mrs. HUMPHREYS and Mrs.
Mcclellan assisted the hostess.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-05-21
Hothorns' Entertain
Seniors With Luncheon

Superintendent and Mrs. N. c.
Hathorn and Joyce honored the
seniors with luncheon at Tom
mics last Thursday.
Guests for this hospitality were
the seniors, their sponsor, Mrs.
Hugh Walker and Mr.. Walker.
Mrs. Thomas Young Gunter and
w. R. Martin.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-05-21
MS Seniors Honored
It Supper Thursday

The DIS seniors were enter
lined last Thursday night at
PIPER by Mr.. and Mrs. I. w.
tabers, honoring their daughter.
frs. William R. Martin.
The home was lovely with ar
9ngements of white lilies and
ed roses placed on the piano and
ming table.
Guests were w. r. Martin and
is brother, Van Gene Martin.
zach and Mrs. Hugh Walker.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-05-21
Duront BPW Club
Meets At City Hoii

The May meeting of the Durant
q and PW Club was held in the
Guy nall May IA with Mrs. Hes
Ter presiding. She introduced
coach Hugh Walker, director of
tne summer recreation program.
VINO explained the program. The
cluo made contribution for this
cause.
Mrs. Joe York and Mrs. Carl
Herrin, Jr., were welcomed as
new members. Mrs. Lucille
FRUIT, Mrs. Jessie c. Lewis and
Miss Artie Johnson attended the
state convention in Greenville.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-05-21
Mrs. Winborn Hostess
To 10th Century Club

Mrs. Pugh Winborn was host
ess to the Twentieth Century
Club Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Paul Odom, president, pre-
sided and during the business it
was decided to give $500 for the
recreational project which is now
completed for the youth of Du-
rant.
Mr.. Hugh Ellis Walker, coach,
spoke to the members of the club
and gave very informative out
line of the work of this project
of which he will have charge.
Mrs. Marcus Love was leader
of a most interesting program on
American Homes and Gardens.
Mrs. Walter Odom gave the in
vocation.
Roll call, hints on gardening,
was enjoyed by members and
guests, taking part.
Mrs. Eugene Cole who repre-
sented the club at the 33rd an
nual convention of the Fifth Dis
trict, M. F. w. c. at Forest, gave
the report of the meeting and
presented the trophies won at the
convention for the splendid work
done by the club.
The highlight of the program
was a skit on Our Homes And
Gardens which was beautifully
depicted by Mrs. James Odom,
Mrs. Paul Odom, Mrs. Walter
Odom, Mrs. F. v. McCullar, Mrs.
W. H. Mckenzie, and Mrs. Her
man Clements.
Many beautiful flower arrange
ments were on display and the
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-05-21
Walkers Honor Students
With Buffet Supper

zach and Mrs. Hugh Walker
haored the seniors with a buffet
s,per last Friday night.
a The home was decorated with
l6ely arrangements of roses and
anemory book cake also decor
ed with roses was placed Just
isde the entrance.
Guests were Superintendent
ID Mrs. N. c. Hathorn, Mr.. and
Us. Jim Bowie, Mrs. Thomas
.Yung Gunter and w. R. Martin.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-05-21

first prize was won by Mrs. Frank
Calender.
The hostess served delicious
sherbet to the members and
guests; Mrs. Spiva MCCULLOUGH,
Miss Elba HUMPHREYS, Mrs. Earl
Hooke of Utica and Miss Marion
Bicknell.
The next meeting of the club
and the last one will be with
Mrs, Walter Odom May 9th.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-05-21
Shrimp Supper Given
In Honor OF Seniors

Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Cooper and
Mrs. Lillian Streetman entertain
ed the Durant Seniors last We'd
nesday afternoon with a shrimp
supper in the Cooper home, hon.
oring Claire Cooper and Betty
Streetman.
Red roses decorated the table
placed on the back lawn where
the guests were served.
Guests other than the seniors
were Coach and Mrs. Hugh Walk
er.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1953-05-21
To The People OF Durant:

We wish to express to all of you our sim
eere appreciation Tor the vote and support by
which you elected US os your Mayor and Board
of Aldermen for the next four years. We are
fully owore of the great responsibilities con-
nected with these offices, and pledge that we
will be faithful to the trust and confidence
placed in US.
1t shoII be our purpose at all times to
endeovor to serve oil the people of Duront
Faithfully and importioIIy, and to cooperate
for the betterment and progress of Duront
and with your help to make our community a
better place in which to live.
Gratefully Yours,
R. {. McNeer, Mayor VIC. Landrum
C.H. BIanton, Jr. Ralph McGehee
Leon Enge|mann George Mcintyre
Montgomery County sentinel., 1953-03-26
ACP Soil Checks
To State Farmers

The first checks in payment of
the governments share of the cost
of soilbuilding practices carried
out under the 1852 Agricultural
Conservation Program will shortly
be received by Maryland farmers.
According to George J. Martin,
chairman of the Maryland Produc-
tion and Marketing State Com
mittee, abou $4,000 farmers will
receive government assistance for
1862 ACP practices. This is about
half of the farmers in Maryland,
but it represents about 65 percent
of the States cropland, he said.
Checks will be received until
about the end of May, when pay
ments are expected to be COM
pleted.
The pay represents about half of
the cash cost of carrying out soil
building practices, not including
labor or machinery furnished by the
farmers, Mr. Martin pointed out.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1953-03-26
News From
Sherwood High

The new Sherwood High School
had an open house on Sunday,
March %, to provide an opportun-
ity for the principals in the
county, county board members,
parents and members of the Sandy
Spring community to see the build
ing. The open house was from
2-5 pm. and refreshments were
served in the home arts model
living-dining room.
Mrs. Howard, Sherwood guild
ance counselor, is a delegate to
the National Vocational Guidance
Association Convention in Chi
cago. She was chosen to represent
the Montgomery County Guidance
and Personnel Association of which
she is a member. The convention
will discuss current problems in
education, vocation and rehabili-
tation guidance.
The Sherwood Chapter of the
FILA had their annual Parent,
Daughter Banquet, Thursday,
March 10. The senior boys served
the dinner to the girls and their
parents. The program which fol-
lowed included vocal solo by
Shirley Reed, dance by Ida Zeig-
Ter and a play presented by the
tenth grade FHA members. Mrs.
Ruths Fritz, a former Maryland
graduate spoke to the girls about
the value of home arts in her life.
The Junior Homemaker awards
were presented to Shirley Stang,
Mary Riggs, Gayle Barnes, Doris
Cooley, Joan Zeigler, Jean GLAND
and Lois Weaver.
The up and coming band pre-
sented a jazz concert to the Sher-
wood student body on March Is.
1t was received with sound ap-
proval. Mr.. Laakko has developed
the band remarkably in the year
he has been at Sherwood.
The seventh and eighth grades
attended an under classman party
Friday evening, March 20. The
Shamrock Shannigans included a
dance, floor show and crowning of
Doris Beacraft and Gerald Bailey
as King and Queen Shillelagh.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1953-03-26
Community Garden Club
Hears Junior Club Urged

The organization of a local
Junior Garden Club was strongly
urged by Mrs. Joseph X. T. Purcell
of Baltimore, chairman of Junior
Clubs for the Maryland Federation
of Garden Clubs, speaking before
about fifty members of the Com
munity Garden Club of Rockville at
a meeting held at the Mansion
House at Parklawn on Tuesday,
March II.
GAS garden club members we
have, and enjoy, a partnership
with nature in all that grows. This
partnership must be expanded to
include our children, that they too
may appreciate all the wonders of
the growing world" she said. Mrs.
Purcell gave fascinating demon
stration of the methods of drying
flowers to retain shape and color
and the forming and framing of
pictures made of the dried flowers.
This she described as a pastime,
adapted to both old and young.
Preceding the demonstration,
members and guests enjoyed
luncheon served by Mrs. Francis
van der Veer, Mrs. Elsie White
Haines, Mrs: 1. G. McNayr, Mrs. E.
L. Farrelly and Mrs. Francis Vane.
The st Patrick motif was carried
out in decorations and refresh
mentS.
A four-point resolution regarding
recommendations to the National
Capital Garden Club League was
passed at the business session
which was conducted by the presi-
dent, Mrs. L. H. Mattingly, with
Mrs. John Toby pinch hitting as
secretary in the absence of Mrs.
Emmett Dove.
The resolution proposes: 1. That
in the future the amount of money
spent on exhibits by garden clubs
be limited; 2. That the clubs draw
for space; 3. That garden club ex-
hibits be set up on an amateur
basis with no help from profes-
sionals; and 4, that there be no last
minute change in designated pro-
portions of space for exhibits.
The resolution followed the re-
ports given by Mrs. van de Veer
who was in charge of the clubs
Planting by the Garden Gate"
entry at the recent show in Wash
ington; Mrs. Jennings Bailey, who
designed the entry; and Mrs. Brad
ford Headley, club delegate to the
League.
Mrs. Bailey announced that the
Montgomery County tour of the
Maryland House and Garden Pill
grimage will be held April 27 with
seven places in the Eastern section
Of the county and seven in the
Western section to be shown.
Mrs. Francis Vane reported plans
for the Clubs annual Garden Mart
to be held on the Court House lawn
Montgomery County sentinel., 1953-03-26
Higher Pay
For School i.
Head Urged

The Montgomery County League
of Women Voters has gone on rec
ord urging an increase in the sal
ary of the new county superintend-
ent of schools.
In letter to George F. Mes
bitt, chairman of the Montgomery
County Council Mrs. Thomas Lee
Smith, president of the League,
said, "The present salary of SILL
500 is not sufficient, in our opin-
ion, to obtain a man with the ex-
perience and qualifications needed
to run the $16,406,00O business
which is our school system"
Mrs. Smith added that it would
be false economy" to hire cheaply
an inexpert administrator who
might fail to obtain the utmost
in school program from "our ap-
propriation."
eve recognize" she added, "that
it is bad administrative practice
to pay any department head more
than the chief administrator" The
county managers salary is $12,-
900. The league, she said, strongly
supported the referendum to re-
move the $4,000 limit upon the
managers salary. Nothing can
be done about this now," Mrs.
Smith said, "but we hope it may
be at the next election"
Montgomery County sentinel., 1953-03-26
Senate ClOakrOom
BY J. Glenn Beall
U. S. Senator from Maryland

March 18th is now passed. Your
income tax has undoubtedly been
paid, albeit reluctantly, your saw
ings account has probably been
considerably reduced and am sure
you are now wondering what Con-
gress will do about reducing them.
1t is trite but true that most
legislators are in favor of all tax
reduction bills and all appropria-
tion bills. The cynical claim this
is sure way to be reelected.
What is an honest answer to the
possibilities of tax reduction? A
completely frank reply would be
that for the immediate future it is
not so good, but, barring a great
emergency, the outlook for the next
couple of years is much brighter.
President Eisenhower has stated
that the budget must be balanced
before taxes are reduced, but added,
(which doesn't mean you may not
reform taxes"
The Presidents desire to have a
balanced budget is, in my opinion,
very sound. An unbalanced budget
leads to initiation and a cheapening
of money which always results in
higher prices and more initiation.
A sound economy is always based
on balanced budget.
Now what are the possibilities of
tax reform? This is field in
which | believe the Congress can be
of great service to the people. A
good place to start would be by
eliminating some of the inequities
in the income tax law.
The average family figures its
own tax and most of them can
claim only personal exemptions.
When they write in only 5000 as a
personal exemption they undoubt-
edly feel that it is ridiculously
low.
The wage Garner who deducts
only 5000 Immediately recalls read
ing of "depletion allowances"
" capital-gains taX," and of the ex-
pense account deductions enjoyed
by many businesses. 1t is only
natural that the "little fellow !"
Montgomery County sentinel., 1953-03-26
MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL
Thursday, March &c, 1858

for the children while she is work
ing.
My effort toward tax reduction
will be in those directions.
UNDER THE DOME
Sally Lee Rush, of Chevy Chase,
Montgomery County, will repre-
sent Maryland as Cherry Blossom
Princess during the Cherry
Blossom Princess during the Cherry
Blossom Festival.
Miss Rush and four other prin-
cesses will be guests of honor at a
reception at $3.50 pm, April 8, in
the office of Senator John Mar
shall Butler. Over 400 Mary
landers and friends are expected to
attend.