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Evening star., 1954-04-04
AII-America Post,
|W Department,
To Seat New Officers


gent will install officers of ALL
American Post, Veterans of
Foreign Wars. on Saturday at
419 Seventh street NV.
They are: commander, William
K. Swab; senior vice commander,
Eugene P. Swab; junior vice COM
mander, Willard A. Spiller; quar-
termaster, Arnold v. Hughes;
chaplain, John j. O'Brien; ad-
vocate, Thomas M. Powell; sur
geon. and Robert L. Hayes:
three-year trustee, Basil B. Alli-
son, jr., two-year, Robert E. Sar-
gent; one-year. Nicholas L.
Gomez.
The following officers were
elected by U. S. Internal Revenue
Post: commander. Philip Amato;
senior vice commander. H. B.
Ford; Junior vice commander,
William T. Stevens; quartermas-
ter, Malcolm F. Reintzel: Chap
lain, Hampton D. Percy; advo-
cate, John Cheseldine; surgeon,
DR.. w. B. Vogel; 3-year trustee,
Lawrence x. Odom. Appointed
officers: adjutant, Lawrence x.
Odom; service and welfare Of
f1cer, John Duquoin; community
service chairman, Bernard
Herman.
They will be installed April 8,
at $3.50 pm. at G. .P.O. club
house, $50 Seventh street Sc.
The installing officer will be
Albert j. Novak, National Coun-
Gil member.
Officers Of Bethea- -Welch Post
will be installed by Department
Commander Matthew j. Kane at
8 pm. on April ~ at Phyllis
Wheatley Y.W.C.A., Ninth and
Rhode Island avenue NV.
They are: commander, Alfred
Tyler, senior vice commander;
William H. Horton, junior vice
commander; John @. Cannon,
quartermaster, Ernest r. Welch;
chaplain. William D. Archer;
trustee, John D. Fauntleroy.
All-American Post recently
presented a check for $500 to the
ChildrenS Hospital.
Meetings Of posts this week
are:
Sunday-General Vicente Linn,
SGT Eighth street Sc.
Monday-Council of Admins
tration, District Building. Prince
Georges, Riggs and Chillum
roads, Hyattsyille, Md.
Tuesday-T. N. T. Pup Tent No.
l, moo, $50 Eighth street Sc;
Advance, Legion Home, Colmar
Manor, Md.
Wednesday-Silver Spring Me-
mortal 2425 Haden drive, Silver
Spring, Md; Potomac, 2O28
Rhode Island avenue NE; U. S.
Naval Gun Factory, $50 Eighth
street Sc; H. l.. Edmonds. 1923
Thirteenth street NV.
AuxiliarieS.
Beulah Waller was elected
president of National Capital
Auxiliary with senior vice-preSi-
dent. Ida 'Ginsberg: junior vice.
president, Rosemary Wilson;
treasurer, Edith E. Hiser; chap
lain, Irene Mitchell: conduc-
tresS. Rubie Heironimus:, guard,
Estelle Ginsberg: secretary,
Ethel Orme.
Equality Walter Reed Auxili-
ary elected president, Rubie L.
Griffin; senior vice-president.
Stella T. Kubochi; junior vice.
president, Ruby Mae Lutz;
treasurer. Mary Stepanchek;
chaplain, Ann Grodecki; con-
ductress, Marien Brett Schram;
guard, Lucille Boswell; three
year trustee, Jessie Williams.
Martha Reynolds was appointed
secretary.
u. T. Treasury Auxiliary. with
the department president as in
stalling officer. will hold joint
Evening star., 1954-04-04

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Evening star., 1954-04-04

OF music at
the National
Gallery Of
Ar t, opens
today with
q piano re-
cital by Leo
hard EiSner
p ! a y / n g
W o r k s by
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Evening star., 1954-04-04

installation with their post at
433 Third street NV. on Tues
day at 1880 pm.
Bethea Welch Auxiliary,
jointly with their post, will hold
installation at Y. w. c. A.,
Ninth street and Rhode Island
avenue NV. on Wednesday at
8p.m.
Evening star., 1954-04-04

yssissioqs Sn. Sn Tucker; tsidssn: : Nosssic
strom Glom ej din barndoms gud.
Bystrom; What friend. Hole; Heroes
Of the Faith. Skinner; Minneapolis ~
March SoderStrOm.
Evening star., 1954-04-04

Opero About Opero
Mozart's only one-act opera
will be heard this week at
Catholic University. 1.-THE I'm
Evening star., 1954-04-04

U. T. Treasury Auxiliary. with
the department president as in
stalling officer. will hold joint
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-02-01

the mountains sneaked down to
these plains to hunt buffalo but,
though there was a great surplus
of this kind of food, the weaker
tribes from the outside were often
cruelty defeated or totally destroyed
by the better fed Indians living on
the food luxury produced from Mon
tana's life sustaining soils.
Wheat growers north and south
of this area may contend that buff
falo and elk were just as numerous
in their part of the country at that
time. This may be true but the
great herds moved from the north
to the south as winter approached.
Many of them originated in Mon
tana and moved in a southerly di-
rection in search of open range
when snow covered the grass lands
of the Missouri valley in the north.
The greater abundance of these
animals was found at attitudes of
from 5000 ft. in the south and 1000
ft. in the north to 5000 and 5000
feet east of the mountains. There
were buffalo below these attitudes,
especially in severe winters, but
usually the buffalo hunters came
from the east to reach the buffalo
country or they came from the
mountains west of this plateau in
quest of this kind of food. The
great plateau east of the Rocky
Mountains produced the best ami
mails and in turn the best human
food on the North American con-
tinent.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-02-01
Easily Built Pole-Frame Shed
Makes Good, Low-Cost Shelter

trance dry. All of the caves drip
ping and snow sliding will be at
the back where it does no harm,
and no caves troughs are necessary.
There is plenty of headroom for
a tractor manure loader and other
mechanized equipment.
Light and ventilation are ade-
quately provided by the open front,
which faces the south except where
prevailing winds may be from
southerly direction. In this case the
long way of the shed can be parallel
to the prevailing winds and the
open side facing east or southeast.
Manure can be cleaned out each
spring. It is best to let it build up
during the winter. However, fresh
bedding must be added almost daily.
The manure pack may be 2 or 3
feet deep by spring, but during the
winter it furnishes nice warm bed
for the cattle. Manure packs are
known to maintain a temperature
of around 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
Plans Available
Plans for this shed have been
developed by the Extension Agri-
cultural Engineer at Montana State
College and are available at so cents
per set thorugh county agricultural
agents or direct from the Agricul-
tural Engineer, Montana Extension
Service, Bozeman, Mont.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-02-01

such numbers of them that there
is one continuous roar. Our horses
had not been acquainted with the
buffalo and they appeared much
alarmed at their appearance and
believing. When I arrived in sight
of the white bear islands the Mis-
souri, bottoms on both sides of the
river were crowded with buffalo.
Sincerely believe there were not
less than 10 thousand buffalo within
a circle of 2 miles around that place.
We unloaded our horses and en-
camped opposite the islands.
By IL o'clock they had killed IL
buffalo most of them in fine order.
The bulls are generally much fatter
than the cows and are fine beef.
By in the evening we had brought
in large quantity of fine beef and
as many hides as we wanted for
canoes, shelter and gear"
Best Animals, Best Food
Again they had reached that part
of Montana where the mineral rich
soils produced the greatest numbers
of the largest land animals on the
North American continent. The
carnivorous species such as the griz-
Fly bears, the large prairie wolves
and the smaller coyotes were larger
and more ferocious than such ami
mails in other areas and finally the
Indians on these plains had finer
physique, Were more aggressive and
more inclined to war than the tribes
on each side of them.
The less well fed Indians from
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-02-01

THIS SHED FOR beef or dairy
cattle has many advantages, in
Guiding low cost of construction.
The framework is of pole construc-
ton which is the lowest in cost even
in areas where poles cost much
more than they do in Montana.
While pole construction may not be
permanent, the poles should last
40 to so years if pressure treated.
Pole construction requires no
footings, foundations, anchor bolts
or reinforcing bars. The only ex-
cavation needed is the post holes.
Further savings are made by lap
joining instead of butt-joining the
framing members. This saves many
hours of saving, notching and fit
ting. Rafters and mailing strips,
which make up three-fourths of the
framing, are simply Tapped at the
ends in whatever length they come
from the saw mill. This also makes
a stronger building than the Gus
tomary butt-joining.
Vertical siding is nailed to the
pole framework and the roof may
be made of corrugated metal roof
ing.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-02-01
Wildlife and Wheat

Continued from page ~
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-02-01
Other Advantages

The low cost and ease of building
are by no means the only advan-
tages of this shed. The entire roof
slopes to the back, keeping the en-
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-02-01
MAIL BOX FOR A RANCH

An attractive mail box recalling
the bygone days when wagon
wheels churned the dust in front of
this western ranch. The box, deco
rated with strips of harness leather
so as to resemble an old Saratoga
trunk, is affixed to the wagon
wheel with a hame and horse shoe.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-03-05
"GHosTLY FINGERS CAST GOING TO PETERSBURG

The cast of "Ghostly Fingers" " local play which was presented here three times, will put on a performance in Petersburg Sunday night, according to leading lady Elouise Harding and "Gun-Moll" Bertraee Denney, who have been in communication with the Peters burg Emblem Club which is sp0n- soring the performance.
 An unofficial report, and prob ably unreliable, says the party is scheduled to leave here at a. m,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-03-05
BOWLING AWARDS TO BE GIVEN TEAMS ON ELKS ALLEYS
j: * * * *

An attractive award has been offered for those interested in bowling at the Elks Alleys. it is announced by Art Nelson. bowling committee chairman. Weekly high score will win the award and mid night Sunday will be set as the deadline for the award in this bowling derby.
 An Honor Roll card has also
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-03-05
VISITING HERE

Mrs. Mary Hespack, a resident of Cutler City, Oregon, is visiting here with her daughter and fam fly, the Ernest Rudes.
 Mrs. Rude's father. Albert Hes pack, passed away the last of Jan- uary and Mrs. Rude with her 1S- day-old daughter. Vivian Darlene. flew south. at that time. Mrs. Hes pack came to Wrangell when Mrs. Rude and baby returned the middle of February. She will be here un- til early summer
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-03-05

been made up for all those who bowl over 200. These expert bowl CTS will be classified as members in the "200 Club"
 In the contest between the visiting Elks against the locals, the locals have won two out of three games so far, indicating their superiority over the visitors.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-03-05
LENT AT ST. PHILIPS
1st. SUNDAY IN LENT.

1st. SUNDAY IN LENT: 11.00 a. m. Holy Communion.
 Sermon. Christian Names No. I: Disciples: Anthem. 1st. WEDNESDAY IN LENT: 7:S0 a. m. Holy Communion. 7:30 D. m. Family Evening Pray CT.
 Talk: What Use Religion? If you have no church home, ''Welcome."
 '' =. When I Became a Man I Put Away Childish Things.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-03-05
KAYHI TOPS WOLVES 1884 LAST NIGHT

The Ketehikan High School Polar Bears beat the Wrangell High School Wolves in the first of two basketball games in ketchikan last night. 4S-34 The two teams play again tonight
 Tucker was high point man for Kayhi with r and Earl Jenkins was high for Wrangell with 12.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-03-05
CITY COUNCIL
 MEETS TUESDAY

Regular monthly meeting of the City Council will be held al 7.30 Tuesday evening in the City Hall.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-03-05

Sunday morning. At any rate, they'll leave here in time to put on the play Sunday night.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-03-05
Too Late To Classify

FOR SALE - 6 GU. it. G.M. re- frigerator. Run one year. See H. V. Hopkins, Box 727, Wrangell.
 16-1tp
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-03-04

The spring-like weather is get.
ting us out more and we're meet.
ing some of the very incest of
people. Among our new acquaint.
ances on our rounds last week
were Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Harris
and family of two children, who
have been living on Atlantic Ave
nue. since last December. Mr..
Harris is physicist at the Blu
reau' of Standards, and the fam.
lily had lived in Washington for
ID years before moving into the
former Colonel Reardon home.
Laurie, the daughter of the
family, was 6 years old Febru-
airy Is and celebrated with a spec
ial family dinner at home.
We also met Mr.. and Mrs. E.
L. Moore of Denfield Rd. Their
family consists of four children,
and they came to Twinbrook last
October.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-03-04
General Assembly Visit Made
By Twinbrook Group; All Club
Featured i'm T-V Show Movie

ship of the International Rela
tons group, and they are plan
ming to correspond with home
makers abroad
With our lady bowlers: The
Jane Schneider who continues
week after week to lead the
r kville Commercial Ladies
Bowling League in strikes, sets
and spares is our own Mrs. Char
les Schneider who bowls with
the United Carbureator team.
Mrs. Harry Murray and Mrs.
Jack Lartz bowl with Chucks
Mobile team, and Mrs. Joseph
Macchio bowls on Monday nights
with the Hyattsville Buick team.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-03-04

The marriage of Miss Shirley
Ann Martinson and the Reverend
Howard A. Wilson, pastor of
Crusader Lutheran Church, was
solemnized February IA in the
Trinity Lutheran Church in New
Richland, Minnesota.
The Reverend j. c. Walledom
officiated at the 4:30 pm. double
ring ceremony before an alter
setting of fern, huckleberry,
white carnations, snapdragons
and lilies with candelebra.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. O. S. Martinson of
New Richland. She received her
B.A. degree in music at St. Olaf
College, Mortified in 1858, and
is member of the faculty of
Pleasant View Elementary School
in Kensington.
1. Reverend Wilson is the son of
MrsssH.EA. Wilson, of Detroit. He
is graduate of Capital Univer-
sity, and Capital Seminary,
Columbus, Ohio, and received his
Masters degree in pastoral psy-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-03-04

over the wrists. The overskirt
was of imported Chantilly lace
and had a full court train, while
the fingertip veil of imported
bridal illusion fell from a pill box
head dress of satin and lace
covered with tiny seed pearls.
The bridal bouquet was of white
carnations and stephanotis and
was conferred by white orchid.
Following the ceremony a re.
ception for $50 guests was given
by the brides parents in the
church parlors. The couple en-
joyed a weeks wedding trip in
Miami, Fla, and arc now at home
in the church parsonage, 1916
BurriS Road, Rockville.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-03-04
Mothers March
For County
Nets $52,329

The Mothers March" in con-
nection with the March of Dimes
Campaign in Montgomery Coun-
ty has raised $52,329 thus far, it
was announced by Bernard F.
Kelly, Campaign Director for the
County. This compared with APP
proximately S51 900 reported last
year.
According to previous reports
Montgomery County is the only
division in the Metropolitan area
to exceed 1858 results in this
phase of the March of Dimes
Campaign. The District of Column
bia and other counties expert
enced lower returns in 1854.
Over 5000 volunteers compris-
ing 100 separate divisions were
organized for the March" held
on the evening of January 81.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-03-04

cake and coffee were enjoyed
The refreshment table was decor
ated by Mrs. John Curling with
an arrangement of a miniature
playground fashioned ingenious
ly from tinker toys. Mrs. Ray.
mond Fiske's two beautiful pot.
ted plants added to the table.
Mrs Leo Mccarthy, her com.
mittee, and all the many others
who helped so generously de.
serve applause for arranging
such pleasant evening.
Two of our very talented ladies,
Mrs. Paul Giesler and Mrs. c. M.
Fewel appeared with the 20
voice concert choir February Is
in the Jewish Music Festival at
the Adas Israel Temple in Wash
ington. They are presently re-
hearsing for a March 16 appear
ance in Constitution Hall in the
Funds for Israel presentation.
The Twinbrook Boys Club de-
feated the Leland Boys 1928 in
Sundays 2 pm. game in the B-CC
gym. Sipe was high man with
II points, followed by Barkley's
16 points. Fry, with Z points, was
third high. Boyd and Smith of lie.
land were high with 10 and 9
points respectively. This victory
gives the Twinbrook boys six
wins and two loses.
Next Sunday they meet the
Chevy Chase Methodist team in
the final game of the season
which will very likely decide the
End place position in the League.
Leo Mccarthy, president of the
Club, announces that plans are
already underway for the base
ball season. One team will be
entered in the senior and junior
divisions, and at least one in
the midget division of the Mont
gomery County Boys Baseball
Association. These games, being
organized under the Department
of Recreation of the County, will
be twilight games which start
at 6 pm.
The Child Study Groups met
last week, the Monday Niters on
February % with Mrs. Robert
Anderson on Ardennes. The Tues
day Niters met February % with
Mrs. Marilyn Dye on Gains
borough Rd.
Both groups tonic was ''Disci.
nline," but the Tuesday night
discussion was of particular in
terest, Many fathers were there
and brought in their points of
vieW.sr onA i'a ae.o' 1886 ~
sFasufe7heetings: March 8 with
Mrs. Robert SLUT, 1914 Ridge
way; March 9 with Mrs. Donald
Rozansky, 1920 Rockland Ave.
Subject: Relationship between
Fathers and Children" Meetings
are scheduled to run through
May.
Homemakers III Club met
Tuesday evening, February %,
in the home of Mrs. Peter Cor
deuk, Ridgeway Ave. Co-hostesses
were Mesdames Joseph Mac.
chic, Irving Levine, and Frank
Richter. Twenty-six members and
one guest were present.
Meals for the Thick and the
Thin" a discussion of nutrition
and diets, was presented by the
Foods Chairman, Mrs. Thomas
Mather, after everyone present
had been weighed.
Other business of the evening
included the setting up of a bas-
ket weaving workshop in the
home of Mrs. w. Gordon, crafts
chairman, in the near future.
Toy making was planned under
the guidance of Mrs. Carl Bur.
rows, chairman. Mrs. Joseph
Macchio assumed the chairman
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-03-04

chology at Andover Newton,
Mass, in 1852.
The bride was given in mar
riage by her father. Her princess
styled gown was of heavy bridal
satin with a. lace panelled bodice
and Queen Ann collar and tiny
self trimmed buttons down front.
The long sleeves came to a points
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-03-04
ITCH-ME-NOT

IN Is MINUTES, you must be pleased
or your 40c back at any drug store. Apply
Itch-Me-NOt for any externally caused itcll
such as eczema, ringwOrm, athletes foot,
poison Ivy, insect bites and other surface
rashes. Today at X. w. VINSON, Rock
Vile, Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-03-04
BY Mrs. Claud o. Cross
PODIar 2-4549

Poplar 2-4549
AT the invitation of Senator
Lofstrand, Al Stoughton, Mrs
George Darr and Mrs. George
Waleski, ST., visited the State
House in Annapolis last Friday
as an official body representing
Twinbrook. Under the personal
guidance of Gilbert GUIDE, Assem-
blyman from Montgomery Coun
ty, the group attended the entire
afternoon and night sessions OF
the House Assembly and Senate
They had the honor of being in
PRODUCED by the Speaker of the
House of Delegates to the entire
group assembled. With all this
they somehow managed a sight.
seeing tour of the old capital and
enjoyed dinner in Carvel Hall.
Names of those men on the
Steering Committee of the north
area playground are: Richard
Davis, James Holt, Adam Dydak,
Mike J. Curley, William r.
Cooper, and r. c. Ledford.
The recent perfor nance of
cinderella" was attended by
four car loads of our children
and four mothers. Mesdames
Donald Hagerich and Lewis
! Francis of Vandergrift Ave, and
Mesdames Paul Giesler and Fred
Harris of Atlantic Ave. chauf-
feured the group of 10 which in.
Guided: Bruce Bachman, Greg
Dulin, Dale Fewell. Lawrence and
Laurie Harris, Connie Francis,
Linda Hagerich, Peggy and Susie
Yindell, Sara and Philip Giesler,
and Lucy Walesli.
I Members of the All Club will
be featured in a film presenta-
ton on the WTOP-TV Mark
Evans Show during All Club
week, March CID. 1t is planned
that the film will be made this
Thursday and will feature dis
plays of arts and crafts and the
landscaping which the members
have done alng the creek. The
clubs square dancers will dance
the Texas Star"
The PTA Panel consisting of
president Robert Bonham, AL
Stoughton, and Mrs George Darr,
which appeared Saturday at 1890
pm. on Radio Station WINK,
discussed some of the accom-
plishments of the PTA and told
in general what the organization
hopes to accomplish in the flu
ture. Mr. Stoughton wrote the
script, as it is planned he will
do for the future appearances,
The next date will be March 81
at 1890.
The benefit card party spon-
sored by the Homemakers Clubs
last Wednesday evening at the
schoolhouse was very well at
tended The Crawford Avenue
Bridge Club turned out in full
force, and seemed to be having
their bi-weekly fun at the game.
High score table prizes were
appropriately bulbs, seed sand
trowels, and Mrs. Carl Burrows
furnished a mountaineering cake
for the door prize. Refreshments
of cokes were served throughout
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-03-04
Page 3

Though final have that the total of $4,000 raised
received from from all in 1858 will be
expected equaed in Montgomery County.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-03-04

Linda Adams, the 3h-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Nav.
nard Adams of Okinawa Ave, is
a very happy little girl these
days. Since about the first of
February she has been attending
the d. c. School for Crippled
Children on Massachusetts Ave
nue.. She makes the early trip in
the mornings with her father,
and since starting to school does
not have to be awakened, either.
So far the trip home at 2:30 has
been made by cab. That does
seem to be quite an expensive
way and I'm sure it would be
greatly appreciated if anyone of
us could give Linda ride home
if we happen to be coming out
from Washington about that time
of day.
1t. Col. and Mrs. Earle Paxton
and three children of. Valley
Forge Army Hospital in Penn
sylvania were last weekend
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Sternber-
ger and family of Denfield Rd.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-03-04

Names of those men on the
Steering Committee of the north
area playground are: Richard
Davis, James Holt, Adam Dydak,
Mike j. Curley, William r.
Cooper, and r. c. Ledford.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-09-24

Mrs. c. M Price. Miss Frances
Vaughan, J F Glenn and Tony
Glenn attended the football game
at VPI Saturday
Mr. and Mrs Elantha Carson.
Of Covington were week end
guests Of MI. and Mrs. Nelson
HiX and other relatives here dur
ing The week end.
Mrs Eta Glenn returned from
visit TO Virginia Beach on last
Friday, Mrs. Mary Glenn Taylor
Miss Nancy Taylor and Miss Aud
! rey Morse came with Mrs. Glenn
home and spent the week end
with her Miss Taylor and Miss
Morse went To LongWood College
on Sunday to begin their senior
years study and Mrs Taylor re-
turned to her home at Virginia
Beach
The three Circles Of the w. S
G. s. met IN the following homes
/ Circle No with Mrs. Nelson
Xix. Circle No. ? with Mrs. J. T
Alsop Circle No, 3 with Mrs Al
len Campbell.
The recent showers of rain