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Evening star., 1954-01-10
Sun Francisco Casts q Spell
Over Visitor in Single Day
By Robert J. Lewis

The fog thins perceptibly to
the booming music of the fog
horns. The legendary Bay Bridge
looms up ahead. And as you
reach the ferry wharf on the
San Francisco side Of the bay
you see shadows cast by a valiant
sun.
Soon this magic city is etched
sharply in full sunshine. And
suddenly you understand why 50
many Of your friends have been
faithful to memories Of this
queen Of Western cities. Nothing
about San Francisco has bam-
boozled them, nor led them far
astray. Was there ever q more
spectacular place for a city to be
built?
You have a day to spend in
San Francisco. really only part
Of a day. So you have time for
only a little exploration, a few
impressions.
Already you're in a hurry. as
you stand hemmed in by Union
Square.
CobIe Cors Glide By
Mob Hill rises up in grandeur
before you, steep and stupendous
"a symbol of the glory be-
queathed by Suffers gold hardly
more than a hundred years ago.
You start climbing afoot. letting
the cable cars and their antique,
changing bells glide along. For
you haven't yet found out how
indispensable they are.
AS you puff along up Powell
street. your enthusiasm mounts
along with you. You hear the
querulous song of the cable as it
rushes along under the street.
You scan the blue sky above you
and the Bay Bridge in the dis
tance. You glimpse the banks
OF fog that must surely be hover
ing indecisively over Alcatraz.
You draw yourself up short,
as you pause for breath.
Why the Enthusiasm?
Come. come" you say to your
self. why all the enthusiasm? ?
Isn't San Francisco Just another
city? What does it have that
other cities do not have? Just
people and buildings. pavements
and hills, streetcars and a loca-
ton on a beautiful bay"
But you know in your heart
Evening star., 1954-01-10
Motoring From Washington
Car in Puerto Rico Is Must; !;
Take Your Own or Rent One
By Walter w. Hubbard
Anerieon Automobile Association

Puerto Rico, located in the
Caribbean Sea a thousand miles
east of Key West. Fla. is the
fourth largest and most east
erly of the Greater Antilles, be-
ing exceeded by Cuba, Hispaniola
and Jamaica. 1t is but ITO miles
long and 35 miles wide, but is
moving ahead. in tremendous
strides, as an all-year- round
vacation paradise.
Motoring to a steamship dock
where passage-with or without
a car aboard-may be secured
to the Rich Port" as this is
land of 3,423 square miles was
known to the Spaniards. could
be to New York. N. Y: Salti-
more. Md; Savannah. Ca; Phil
adelphia, Pa; Jacksonville. Fla:
Mobile, Ala; Houston. Tex, and
New Orleans. La. Passenger
carrying freighters and steam
ships depart on regular sched-
ules for San Juan. capital of the
Commonwealth which is a part
Of the United States.
You Con Rent Cor
If you don't take your car
with you for an extended vaca-
ton. it is possible to rent one.
American made. at several
places so that you may cover
the island over modern high
ways to the best advantage.
The richness of its soil is due
to the fact that it is a mountain
crest. volcanic in origin. Just
As miles to the north of Puerto
Rico the Atlantic Ocean attains
its greatest depth. almost $4,000
feet. Even the Caribbean a few
miles from the south shore. has
a depth of $4,000 feet. From
its coastline of $50 miles. there
fore, boats put out for salt-wa-
ter fishing-one Of the fastest
growing sports Of the island.
Albacore, barracuda. bonito.
dolphins. grouper. jacks. king
fish, Spanish mackerel. blue and
white marlin, sailfish. Snook,
swordflsh, tarpon and tuna are
the principal game fish to be
caught in the waters round
Puerto Rico which Columbus.
discovering it in 1493-on his
second voyage - called San
Juan" in honor Of st. John the
Baptist.
While the motorist, driving
Evening star., 1954-01-10

towering. modern hotels. the
Condado Beach Hotel being in
the ultra ultra residential Sec
ton and the only. hotel actually
right on the Atlantic Ocean
Important ones include the
Caribe Hilton, La Rada and the
Normandie. The ocean is warm
ish" but refreshing: drinking
water is good on the island: the
cooking. like the language, tends
toward the Spanish in style and
amusements range from gam
bling at the casinos to fresh
water fishing, baseball, tennis
and horseback riding.
Pack your camera in the car
with ample color film; you will
unquestionably see a picturesque
team of oxen at work on the hill
side. great banks of colorful wild
flowers. or a native wedding pro-
cesSion in this rich port"
Evening star., 1954-01-10

sphere. Also. motor to Fort San
Cristobal. La Fortaleza, Fort San
Geronimo, Cathedral of San
Juan Bautist, Santo Cristo
Chapel. San Juan Gate, the Uni
versity of Puerto Rico-in Rio
Piedras. now part of San Juan.
and one Of the most beautiful
campuses in the Western World.
the Catano Ferry, the native
market and the Lechonera, on
the military highway not far past
the entrance to Fort Buchanan.
Rich Plantations on Tour
II time permits. follow the cir
cumferential highway which
skirts the shoreline and which
will afford the motorist a chance
to see coffee plantations. sugar
canefields. pineapple plantations.
tobacco fields and clusters of
plantin trees, the fruit of which
is a staple food in Puerto Rico
and which resembles. for all the
world, q bunch of green bananas.
Driving west from San Juan.
the American Automobile Associ-
alton. which has Offices in the
city. suggests going through
Manati. Arecibo-on the delta of
the Rio Grande de Arecibo,
Aguadill and Mayaguez, third
largest city on the island. Maya
guez is an important fishing
center. port. and is noted for its
needlework industry.
Suqor and Rum Industry
Ponce. on the Caribbean side
and founded in 1852, is now the
second largest city in Puerto
Rico. Eighty-two miles from
San Juan. 1t is the center of the
sugar and rum industry. and has
the largest textile mills in the
Caribbean.
Speaking of rum. don't decide
to be thrifty and buy Puerto
Rican rum to bring back to
Washington. You'll have to pay
an export excise tax of $2.16 on
every bottle. so you can buy the
island product much cheaper
here.
Santa Isabel. Salinas and
Guayama. on the south shore,
are passed on the eastbound trip
along a highway which provides
breathtaking beauty, rare tropi-
cal flowers. and miles upon miles
of ocean front dotted with COCO
nut palm groves.
Big lsIond or Shore
Between Patillas and Maunabo,
on the southeastern shore, there
is to be had a magnificent view
Of the Isla de Vieques, the big"
island which belongs to Puerto
Rico.
The return to San Juan is
made over Highway 81. through
Yabucoa, Humacao and Luquillo
where there is one of the finest
beaches in the Caribbean group
of islands.
San Juan is blessed with
Evening star., 1954-01-10

this is not "just another city"
A single day will be time
enough only for the spell to be
cast upon you; no time will be
left for you to delve into the
city's magic and mystery: no
time to attempt to understand
this amazing and wonderful
coupling Of people and places.
sights and sounds. diversities and
contrasts.
You finish your climb up Pow
ell street and turn left on Cali
fornia street for the final stretch
to the top Of Mob Hill. Here Is
Grace Cathedral. still a-building
after many years. Here. the
tabled Fairmont: the lofty Mark
Hopkins and its spectacular Top
O. the Mark room. Here. on this
sparkling day. you can see for
miles: Northwest to the Golden
Gate Bridge. with its feet in the
fog banks. and Mount Tamalpais
beyond; north to the Embarca-
dero and Telegraph Hill; north
east to the Bay Bridge. and Oak
land and Berkeley in the dis
tance; west to the brooding Pa
cific: south to the mass of the
city.
Into Chinotown
In the late afternoon sun, you
hold tight as the Powell-and-
Market cable car swings rakishly
around a corner on it's way to
Fisherman's Wharf. And by the
dusk of evening. you have
reached Grant avenue and the
heart of Chinatown, with its
neon-lighted calligraphy. its gift
shops and wealth of strange gro
ceries. its lingering mystery.
The night is deep now. and
it's time to climb out of China
town. The way is steep, and you
rest every hundred feet or so
before going on.
You must face it: The day is
long since over and it's too late
to climb Telegraph Hill too
late to SAVIOR the sights and
smells of the Embarcadero
too late. indeed, as it turns out
to steal even a single glimpse
again of San Francisco in the
sun. For next morning the fog
once more rolls in and you who
must leave promise yourself you
will again see San Francisco in
the sun.
Evening star., 1954-01-10

Natchez
Six tours; 80 homes, gardens,
pageant, Spirituals. February
II through March 31st.
Columbus
Conducted tours, IS ante
bellum homes, gardens, en-
tertainment. March 26-27-2S.
Holly Springs
Conducted tours: IS ante-
bellum homes, gardens.
April.
Vicksburg
Showboat plays aboard
steamer Sprague during
March. Interesting battlefield,
museum, river models.
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Evening star., 1954-01-10
New Jamaica FLIGHT
MIAMI.

A triweekly service between
Miami and Jamaica. British West
Indies. will be introduced on
January Is by the British Over
seas Airways Corp.
To be operated both ways on
Saturday. Sunday and Monday.
the new service will call at Mon
tego Bay and terminate in
Kingston.
Evening star., 1954-01-10

over the mountains. through the
forests and even over avenues
of mahogany shade trees in the
capital city. will find the canary.
humming bird, parrot, dove and
various species of seabirds. there
is not a profusion of brilliantly
colored birds because. many
years ago. the mongoose was i'm
ported to kill off all of the
snakes on the island.
This the mongoose did to per-
fection. So successfully. in fact,
that his hunger led him to eat
the eggs Of tropical birds in the
trees with the result that what
Puerto Rico lacks in snakes it
also lacks in gorgeously hued
wild birds. One sees the cock,
of course. because cock fighting
is a major sport among the ma
tiveS.
The automobile Is a must"
now that the railroad, which
more or less covered the island,
has been abandoned except for
such brief periods when its mar
row-gauge freight cars are carry
ing cane or processed sugar to
the refineries or the docks. A
major treat for the motorist Is q
trip to the Luquillo or the Toro
Negro units Of the Caribbean
National Forest.
Highest Point 1898 Feet
Cerro Punta, highest peak on
the island. attains an altitude of
1898 feet, while Ell Yunque, with
the only veritable rain forest in
the Caribbean area, is nearly s.
500 feet high.
Sightseeing in the gay, color
full and fast-growing capital, San
Juan. must include. first Of all.
a visit to Ell MORO. the great
Spanish fortress which once
withstood the attacks of Sir
Francis brakes armada of q
ships. In 1925 the Dutch at
tackled with but temporary sue
cess. The last warfare which
San Juan's Ell Moro witnessed
was the combined United States
naval and Army attack. Admiral
Simpsons fleet bombarded the
old fort in 1898, while Gen. Mel
son A. Miles entered through the
port Of Guamica. to haul down
the red and yellow Spanish flag.
Not to be missed is San Jose
Church. oldest church in con-
tinuous use in the Western Hemi-
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-16
Get
Half of Coal
For Hospital

Nearly half of their $4,000 OBJ
jective in the 100000 building
fund for Suburban Hospital has
already been subscribed by staff
doctors, it was announced this
week by Drs. William F. Burdick
and John o. Robben, co-chairman
of the doctors committee.
A total of $28,860 in 20 sub
Scriptions has been received to
date, an average subscription of
$1,443, the chairmen said.
In a report to the staff, the
chairmen pointed out that the top
five subscriptions average $1,000
at present, and the top ten, $4,000.
1--WE are confident" they said,
that if the high level of giving
is maintained we will surpass
our goal of $75,000."
Francis w. Hill, Jr., campaign
chairman, termed the doctors
subscriptions Outstanding" and
commented that "such an example
of civic spirit by the men whose
normal responsibilities include
the protection of our health and
our lives merits the deepest
thanks from every friend of SUI
burban Hospital"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-16
New Regulations
Made Available
In Postal Manual

Postmaster Dawson of Rock
vile today called to the attention
of mail users major new postal
regulations now in effect which
will provide important changes
and simplifications in the use of
the mails.
The Post Office Department is
issuing a final edition of a his
tory-making new Postal Manual
which contains these changes in
simple form. The new manual
will bring together in less than
300 pages public-interest postal
regulations formerly scattered
through 1000 pages of dense
print, Postmaster Dawson ex-
planned.
This publication may be OBJ
tanned at 65 cents copy from
the Superintendent of Docu-
ments, Washington 25, DC. And
mail users anxious to keep
abreast of all changes in this
material that may be made from
time may get both the pamphlet
in loose-leaf formal and years
subscription to all sheets making
changes for total of So, also
from the Superintendent of Docu-
ments, the postmaster noted.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-16

Copyright 1854, United States Brewers Foundation
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-16
~ AVERAGE REGULAR TIRES DRY PAVEMENT

without accident. Don't blame
the weatherman for an acct
dent. Be prepared and meet
the situation.
2. Get the "feeT of the road.
Try brakes occasionally while
driving slowly and away from
traffic. Find out just how Slip
perry the road is and adjust your
speed to road and weather con.
ditiOns. Remember you can't
stop on an icy dime.
3. Keep the windshield clear
OF snow and ice, fog and frost.
BE sure headlights, windshield
wiper blades and defrOsters are
i'm top condition. You have to
see danger to avoid il.
4. Use tire chains and good
tires. DIDN'T rely on worm
smith tires. Use tire chains on
snow and ice. They cut stop
ping distances about half, give
four to seven times more start
ing and climbing traction. But
even with the help of chains,
slower than normal speeds are
a must on snow and ice.
3. Pump your brakes to slow
down or stop. tanning them
on can lock the wheels and
throw you into u dangerous
skid. A little skidding can car
ry you Il long way.
6. Follow at a safe distance.
Keep well back of the vehicle
ahead-give yourself room to
stop. Remember, without tire
chains it takes 3 to IL times as
far to stop on snow and ice as
on dry concrete.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-16
Voters League : Looking for Funds
Points With Pride to Booklet

Montgomery County officials
and civic leaders have given
high praise to the League Of
Women Voters new publication,
"Know Your County" which is
receiving wide distr but IN
throughout the area.
The County League, now
launching its annual drive for
funds, points to the 62-page hand
book as an example of the public
service the League is providing
to the community,
Members of the County Coun-
Gil, Board of Education and Per-
sonnet Board have joined the
School Superintendent, County
Librarian, PTA Council Presi-
dent and many other civic lead.
ers in calling the handbook a
useful guide in explaining the
county to its citizens. Requests
for the handbook, which sells for
25 cents, have been coming in
from schools, PTA groups,
churches, citizens associations,
banks, the Red Cross, Tuber-
culosis Association, and for use
by a Bethesda drugstore as its
free welcome wagon" gift, the
League said.
Mrs. Stella B. Werner, recent
ly reelected to the County Coun-
Gil, noted that she had kept the
handbook with her constantly
during the recent election cam
paign. 81 learned in college, "
she said, "that it is not always
necessary to know all the facts,
but it is necessary to know
where to get the facts. The
League handbook gives the facts
in concise form, and as pub
lie official 1 find it invaluable"
Wylie w. Barrow, president of
the County Board of Education,
declared: "The League is to be
congratulated for producing this
valuable publication which fills
a much-needed place in the docu-
mentation of our county govern
ment." Another school board
member, Mrs. Helen Scharf,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-16

termed the handbook "a magni-
ficent job"
DR.. Forbes H. Norris, Super
intendent of Schools, said: 81
have had an opportunity to
examine very carefully the little
booklet put out by the League.
1t is very concise and clear
statement of the different activi-
ties of our county government,
and 1 commend it particularly to
the new citizen as we'll as the
busy one. l can recommend it
most highly and l feel that all of
us are deeply indebted to the
League for rendering such a
splendid service"
George B. Moreland, Director
of Libraries, called the handbook
"a very useful description of
county government, especially
for new residents and students"
He said the county libraries are
receiving numerous requests for
it.
Mrs. Edith A. Dinwoodey,
member of the Personnel Board,
declared: "How a newcomer
could live intelligently in Mont
gomery County without Know
Your County 1 don't know. 1t
provides the basic information
needed for civics classes, citizen
groups and the individual who
wants to know the how'S and
why's of local government"
Myron S. Isaacs, president of
the County Council of PTAs,
said the handbook is IAN excel
lent reference book for anyone
concerned with public education
or other aspects of county gov
eminent"
The handbook is one sale in
bookstores, drugstores and news
stands in the county. Mrs.
Thomas Lee Smith, County
League president, points out that
its price covers only the costs of
publication. She said the League
is seeking financial contributions
to support this project and other
voters service activities.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-16
eOithersburs 1912

wonderful spiritual time. The
next meeting will be at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Martz
Wednesday evening.
w. o. Rose of Clarksburg
bagged a seven-point buck on
the second day of the deer sea-
son in Braxton County, w. Va.
The Rose hunting party kill two
deer.
Members of the Clarksburg
Methodist Charge attending the
Leadership Training Class at
Grace Methodist Church in
Gaithersburg last Friday eve
ming were Rev. Ben F. Hartley,
Miss Mary Dorsey, Mrs. Ethel
Browning, Ora M. King, Burge
Burkett, and Ralph F. Martz.
The Clarksburg Community
Association held its regular
monthly meeting at the Clarks-
burg School on Monday evening.
Paul F. Burner presided. The
election of officers for the COM
ing year was held. Arrange
ments were made for a joint
Christmas party to be held in the
area. Plans were made to erect a
Community Christmas Tree.
The Landowners Association
of Upper Montgomery County
held a special meeting on Dec.
18th at the Agricultural Centre
Auditorium in Gaithersburg. Di-
rectors to represent tn evarious
districts were elected togethES
with permanent officers for the
Association.
A group of members from the
Clarksburg Optimist Club visited
the w e a ton Optimist Club
monthly banquet which was held
at the Town and Country Inn at
Wheaton recently.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-16
States Seal
Sale Is Close
To 100000

The first statewide report on
the 1854 Christmas Seal Sale re-
veals that $182,216.19 has been
raised in Maryland for tubercu-
losis control work, since the cam
paign opened on Nov. %.
The forty-eighth annual Christ
mas Seal Sale is being conducted
throughout the st a tie by the
Maryland tuberculosis Associa-
ton and its affiliated county tu-
berculosis associations and will
continue through Christmas Day.
DR.. Russell A Nelson, presi-
dent of the Maryland Tuberculo-
sis Association, reported this
week that total of S100,670.2S
had been raised by the county
associations as of Dec. 3, the last
reporting date.
In Baltimore City, as of Dec. g,
$81, 1851 had been returned to
Christmas Seal Headquarters by
more than $4,000 Baltimoreans,
who had purchased Christmas
Seals. These returns were slight
ly ahead of last years campaign
for the same date, according to
DR.. Nelson, who expressed conf
dence that the record amount of
last years campaign will be
reached this year, if generous
public support of the Christmas
Seal Sale continues.
DR.. Nelson urged all Mary
landers to purchase their Christ
mas Seals before Christmas, SO
they could use them on their
holiday mail as evidence of their
support of the tuberculosis con-
troll program conducted in their
community.
DR.. Nelson emphasized that "a
cents out of every dollar raised
during the Christmas Seal Sale
remains in the state to finance
the activities of the tuberculosis
associations throughout the state.
These activities include tubercu-
losis detection, education, medi-
cal research, rehabilitation, and
special services to patients.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-16
HARRISBURG NEWS
Joan Edwards

Miss Evelyn Porterfield was
home from Eastern Baptist Col
lege at Wayne, Pa, last week
end.
Albert Lands from AleXan-
dria, Va, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy PorterfieId for Thanksgiv-
ing Day.
The Clarksburg Germantown
MYF met Sunday evening at
Trinity Church, Germantown.
The 18th of December is Child
Care Sunday in all of the church
es in the Baltimore Conference.
You will be receiving your spe-
cial Child Care envelopes in the
mail very shortly. The Board of
Child Care needs $4,000 this
year to care for the needs of the
many children the Board cares
for this year. There are three
homes for children in the Balti-
more Conference.
Have you ever thought of the
number of people within the
area of Clarksburg who do not
attend any church? What are we
doing as Christians to increase
the attendance at divine worship
service? Invite your friends to
worship with you and us every
Lords day. Let us increase our
attendance at divine worship.
Two evangelistic services are
planned for the charge next
year.
1t will not be long before we
shall be gin our preparatory
classes for all of those who
would like to become disciples
of Christ.
The Dickerson WSCS met Dec.
Z, at the home of Mrs. Will Rob-
erson.
Those attending the cottage
prayer meeting at the parsonage
last Wednesday evening had a