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Evening star., 1954-12-10
Post Office CLOSING
At Harmony Stirs
High-Keyed Protest
by the Associated Press

The Post Office Department
has ruled out harmony-Har-
mony. Ark. that Is.
Over the protest of residents
of that small Northwest Arkan-
sas community and of Senator
Fulbright. Democrat. of Arkan-
saS. the department has decided
to close its fourth-class post
office.
The move is part Of the de-
partment's campaign to close
many small post Offices as an
economy measure. 1t previous
" has shut down some 81 OF
these Offices in Arkansas.
, 1954-03-29
Two Members of
de Custro's Stuff
Slated for new Posts

Fred Esannason, private Sc
to Governor de Cas-
tro, who is being replaced on
April 9 by the new Governor,
will be transferred to the Of
flee Of Thomas Mooney, Fed
eral District Engineer.
Valdemar "A. Hill, admins
trative assistant to Governor
de Castro, who will also be re-
placed on the same date will
be engaged by the Municipal
Council Of ST. Thomas as a
consultant.
, 1954-03-29
Comilo D. Cuevus.
Veterdn Contact
Rep. Here

Cami1o Delgado Cuevas,
Contact Representative of the
Veteran Administration for
the Virgin Islands, arrived
here today for interviews with
veterans or their dependents
in connection with their rights
and privileges.
Mr.. Cuevas is in Frederik-
sted today at the Customs
House until 3 pm. He will be
in Christiansted at the Veter-
ans Administration tomorrow.
, 1954-03-29
Rockefeller to Close
Bluebeurd Cdstle for
Extensive Renovtions

Laurence Rockefeller, own
of Cancel Bay Plantations
on the Island of st. John, is
due to take over Bluebeard
Castle Hotel in st. Thomas on
April, it was learned today.
Announcement Of the sale of
the hotel to Mr.. Rockefeller is
expected to be made momen-
mently by the Department of
the Interior.
Shortly after he takes over,
Mr.. Rockefeller will close the
hotel for extensive renova-
tons and expansion, and ex-
poets to complete work to per
NIT him to reopen for the win
ter season. He will spend
about $25o,OOo in the recon
struction project.
Mr.. Rockefeller is purchas-
ing two 100 XIV generating
units from the Virgin Islands
Corporation for $4,000 and
will install them at Cancel
Bay. The hope has been ex-
pressed by local government
Officials that Mr.. Rockefeller
would sell surplus power to
the municipality for resale to
st. John consumers.
, 1954-03-29

Council recalling that "in the
Governors last budget mes
sage he requested that the
Council refrain from creating
new positions, since the eco
nomy Of the island was una
BILE to bear additional finan-
cial burden.
Continued on page a
, 1954-03-29
ST.. Thomos Non
Purtisdn League
Protests New Post

The Non-Pa PARTISAN League Of
Virgin Islanders, an organize
ton confined at present to
ST. Thomas, has written to the
chairman of the Municipal
, 1954-03-29
NEW GOVERNMENT SECRETARY WAS
IN NAVY HERE IN 1920 1921.

When the new Government Secretary, Charles Kenneth
Claunch, takes office on April ], the Islands will not be new
to him, having served here as a Navy seaman in 1920 and
1921.
, 1954-03-29
Next Yeur's Budgets
MuY Show Deficits
Amounting t~o$245.000

Governor de Castro is ex-
pected to submit to the NUM-
cipal Councils early next
month budgets for 1954-55
showing deficits of about
$245, 900, or almost the exact
amount Of money which the
national administration wants
slashed from the Federal con-
tffbution to the Islands.
Although no final decision
has been made, it is expected
that the Governor will recon-
mend a deficit contribution of
only $15O,OOO for st. Thomas
as compared to $279,20O cur
rently received, a reduction
of $129,0UO. st. Crolx may SUI
fer a reduction of $4,000, re-
ce5ving $780, 900 as compared
to $465, 300 this year.
1t is understood that Archie
Alexander, who will succeed
Governor de Castro as COVER
nor on April 8, will give prior
ity to fiscal problems, and is
prepared to make representa-
tions to Congress for restora-
ton Of the $245, 900, if he finds
he cannot carry on without it.
, 1954-03-29

Announcement Of the APP
pointment Of Mr.. Claunch
caught local Republican lead
ers and others by surprise,
the feeling having been that
since a native did not get the
position as Governor, then the
Government Secretaryship.
would go to a native.
Mr.. Claunch has been work
ing at the White House since
1929, when he was appointed
Assistant Usher.
, 1954-03-29

Born in Chicago in October
Z, 1898, the new Government
Secretary joined the q. S.
Navy in 1918, remaining in
that service until 1888. He
rose to flag yeoman, and it
was during the time he was
serving as chief yeoman to
Vice Admiral William C. Cole,
commander in chief of the
Atlantic Fleet, that he was
assigned to the White House
in 1929. He taught himself
shorthand and tipping.
Recommended by Sen. Butler
Mr.. Claunch's appointment
came upon the recommends
ton Of Senator Butler Of Ne
braska. According to the re-
port Of one newspaper,
Claunch and Senator Butler
were chatting one day, about
a year ago, Claunch mention
ed what a nice place the Vir-
gin Islands was Glanueh for
got the conversation, but Sem
ator Butler did not, and re-
commended the formers name
to the President, who made
the appointment.
The term Assistant Usher
is misleading in that the posi-
ton is one which, under the
Chief Usher, is responsible
for handling the Presidents
and First Lady's social APP
continents. That office makes
arrangements for all func-
tons, including state dinners,
CONTINUED on page q
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-02
Radio Hams ,
GiUen Job in
CiUiI Defense

A Maryland plan for operation
of a radio amateur network in
the event of an enemy attack has
been approved. Sherley Ewing,
State Civil Defense Director, an
nounced today.
The Federal Communications
Commission and The Federal
Civil Defense Administration ap-
proved the Radio Amateur Civil
Emergency Service (RACES)
plan recently, he said.
Mr. Ewing said radio amateurs
(known as 'hams) enrolled under
the plan will function to furnish
Civil Defense emergency radio
communications eff normal COM
munication services are disrupt
ed"
According to the FEC, RACES
rules include any emergency
which might necessitate involving
the Presidents war emergency
powers.
He said that the plan would
also operate in the event of a
natural or enemy caused disaster
to supplement the primary means
of communication.
The primary function of
RACES if other means of com
munication no longer exist will
be to provide for coordination of
Statewide Civil Defense opera
tons between the main State Con
troll Center at Pikesville, the
Washington Mutual Support Area
Control Center at College Park
and the County Control Centers
throughout, the State, according
to Mr.. Ewing.
He said that the full value of
the approved plan will not be
realized until each of the coun-
ties have "a similarly approved
plan to provide emergency COM
munication between the County
Control Centers, the various COM
munities in each of the counties
and the adjacent County Control
CenterS."
Ewing said the radio amateur
operation will be limited at the
time of disaster exclusively to
those radio ameturs who have
volunteered for Civil Defense and
have been approved by FEC for
RACES operations.
Ewing attributed the success of
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-02
Farm Bureaus
Of Two Counties
Hold Joint Meet

The officers and directors of
Howard and Montgomery County
Farm Bureaus, who met in joint
session at Oak Dale on Nov. %
adjourned with a better under
standing of the organization and
the duties and privileges of being
a member, c. E. Wise, Secretary.
Treasurer of the Maryland State
Farm Bureau, presided.
Mrs. Atlee Armour spoke on
the Associated Women of Farm
Bureaus, explaining how the wife
of Farm Bureau member auto
matically becomes a member of
the Women's group
The aims and program of the
Youth Groups, especially those
pertaining to the Foreign Ex-
change Farmers, were presented
by Everett Ecker, newly appoint
ed State Director of the Youth
Group.
Others speaking included Will
son Heaps, President, Maryland
Farm Bureau; Kenneth Miller,
Frank Gray, and John Fulton
Lewis, Chairman of Publicity.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-02
Guest Speakers at
MCJC Services

Late Friday evening services
will be held at the Montgomery
County Jewish Community Cen
ter, 2901 East-West Highway,
Chevy Chase, Dec. 3, at $3.50 pm.
Guest speaker will be Isaac
Franck, Executive Director, Jew.
ish Community Council of Great.
er Washington. His topic will be
"A New Hypothesis of American
Jewish History" Rabbi Tzvi H.
Porath will conduct the services.
Cantor Norman Gewirtz will
chant. An Oneg Shabbat will fol.
low. ~ - ata rs @G
On Saturday morning Deem
Der, at 9:15 am, the Bar Mitz
Yah of Howard Kohn, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Sidney L. Kohn, will
be observed.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-02
Apples With Appel
Are Ready Now

Fully ripened and hand picked
apples are ready-ready for
munching or cooking into your
choice of sweet or spicy servings.
Look for apples that are ripe,
free of bruises and blemishes, of
good color for the variety, and
firm. Then decide how you want
to use the apples and choose ac-
cordingly, says Janet Coblentz,
nutritionist for the University of
Maryland Extension Service.
For eating raw, choose those
that are pleasing in appearance,
texture and flavor-such as De-
licious, both Red and Golden;
Baldwin; Jonathan; and Grimes
Golden.
For stewing, select those that
cook in a short time Jonathan,
Baldwin or Rome Beauty. You
can use apples with bruises and
cuts for this purpose.
For baking apples, select those
that hold their shape, such as
Rome Beauty, York Imperial or
Golden Delicious.
If you want to buy an apple
that suits every purpose, use Nc.
Intosh, York Imperial, Cortland,
Northern Spy or Stayman.
Excellent apples are plentiful
this year. Use them often for
between meal snacks. Apples eat.
en- raw provide some Vitamin c.
Their cellulose and pectin stimu.
lates the digestive tract, and
their firm texture gives exercise
to teeth and gums.
Apples keep best in a cool
moist, well ventilated place. Store
them in small amounts in plas
tic bag or special vegetable com
partments in the refrigerator
mat way they Will hold their
moisture and are less likely to
spread flavor to other foods. Re
member that zone rotten apple
can spoil the 'barrer', so sort ap
pies occasionally and remove
those with decay.
You'll find that raw apples are
good served for desert along with
cheese and crackers, dates, figs
raisins, or sailed nuts.
Crisp apple wedges give snap
to fall salads. They beautify cab
bage shreds, grapes and nuts, or
anges and grapefruit, celery
pineapple and marshmallows
Cortland apples are especially
fine for salads because the white
flesh doesn't turn brown as rap
idly as other varieties.
To prevent raw apple slices
from discoloring after they are
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-02
Football on TV
Held Hard on Rugs

Chances are that the area of
carpet in front of your television
or radio chairs takes a beating
every day-and still a harder
beating on weekends.
This fall more and more PEG.
pie are watching and listening
to football games by television
or radio than ever before. With
the excitement goes a lot of liv-
ing room eating and refreshment,
and many food accidents occur
because of it.
A few precautions and some
quick action following food mis-
haps will help save your carpet,
says Vivian L. Curnutt, home
furnishings specialist for the Uni.
versity of Maryland Extension
Service.
Place small rugs in front of
radio and television chairs to alb
sorb the beating caused by heavy
feet grinding in the same spot
hour after hour during football
games. Choose these rugs just
as carefully in color and pattern
as your carpet so they won't be
sore spots" in the room. If you
can't get an exact duplicate,
choose the exact color to match
the plain carpet. Or if your car
pet is figured, choose a color to
match its background color.
Take care of all food spills
right away, even if there is a
critical play at that instant for
your favorite team. You'll find
that paper napkins, cleansing tbs.
sue and paper towels absorb Ii.
guilds quickly and keep them
from spreading on the carpet.
Use a damp cloth to absorb the
sugar that might be in spilled
foods.
Should there be a big splash
of greasy foods, go after the spot
Immediately with a good liquid
cleaning solvent. Use a fresh spot
on the cleaning cloth each time
you apply it to the spot. Dry
cleaning rug" powder is also eff
fective.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-02
Har TzeOn Service
Features Challenges

Congregation Har Tzeon will
hold its regular Sabbath evening
services this Friday, Dec. 3, be-
ginning at 8 pm.
Rabbi Arthur Talmadge, spiri
tual leader of Har Tzeon, will
deliver a sermon on "Question
Marks on Our Agenda." His ser.
mon will be concerned with some
of the challenges to living as
Jews today, challenges still to
be answered. Leading the congre.
CATION in the liturgical portion of
the religious services will be
Cantor Jack Baum.
Following the services, mem.
bers, guests and friends will gath
er for the traditional oneg shah.
bat social period, with refresh
mentS provided by the Sisterhood
of Har TZeon.
Saturday morning Sabbath
services, Dec. 4, will commence
at $3.50 am. All services are held
at Congregation Har Tzeon's
temporary home at 12207 Georgia
Avenue, in Wheaton.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-02
Health fOrAll

Signed, Christmas Sealed, and
delivered to the post office-your
Christmas cards. That's one OF
the holiday tasks ahead that most
of us enjoy. Happy memories are
recalled as we sign these annual
messages of good will to our
friends. And there's a special
pleasure in adding a pair of
Christmas Seals to the flap of the
envelope to symbolic our mes.
sage of good will to the whole
community.
Americans are the most gener.
GUS people in the world. Every
year their contribute billions to
charity, and especially during the
Holiday season their hands are
outstretched to give so that as
many as possible may share in
celebrating this happy time. But
the Christmas Seals we use rep.
resent much more than charity
toward the sick and unfortunate.
They represent a gift for the wei.
fare of the entire community, a
gift for ourselves.
Christmas Seal money is spent
% help protect you and me from
tuberculosis, an infectious disease
nat recognizes no social barriers.
10 matter which side of the
tracks we live on, TB is our enc
my. When TB enters household,
t can devour the savings of a
lifetime, weaken family ties,
damage health permanently. And
it can kill. Although modern med
ical science has saved many from
TB, it takes more lives than all
other infectious diseases. Yet this
need not be so. TB can be pre-
vented.
Your contribution to your tn.
berculosis association is used to
prevent TB in your home town.
How the money will be spent is
decided on the basis of local con.
ditions by people who know who
live in your community. The
small percentage that goes to the
state association and to the Ma
tional tuberculosis Association
comes right back home in serv.
ices and materials, and in the re.
suits of broad national program
of medical and social research.
Christmas Seals work toward
Health For ALL" Christmas Seals
are for you, against TB.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-02
Presbyterian Ladies
Plan Coffee Hour

Sunday, Dec. 5, at IL noon,
the women of the Rockville
Presbyterian Church will spon-
sor a coffee hour in honor of the
new church members who will
be received at the two morning
worship services Sunday.
This Sunday, being the first
Sunday in an even-numbered
month, is the regular Commu-
MON Sunday, with the sacrament
of the Lords Supper observed
both at 8:45 and II am. Mr..
Fail will give a Communion
meditation at each service.
Other activities on Sunday in
clude the annual fall rally of
the men of presbytery at Trinity
Presbyterian Church in Airing
ton.
1t is anticipated that the
Rockville men of the church will
be represented by group com
posed Of the outgoing and the
incoming officers, headed by Ted
Norcross, retiring president, and
Bob Jones, newly-elected presi.
dent.
This Saturday, the members
of the Senior Hi Fellowship ex-
pect to attend the youth rally
being held at the Bethesda
Presbyterian Church. Phil
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-02
THE GRAY SQUIRREL
(Sciurus carolinensis)

RANGE: From Maine to Florida,
and as far west as the Dakotas;
two subspecies; found in every
county Of Maryland; where there
are oak and hickory trees there
will gray squirrels be.
DESCRIPTION: Gray on upper
parts, white underneath; cheeks
and feet buffy; off color individuals
are common, some of them black;
length about 10 inches including
tail; average weight about one
pound; tail beautifully "feathered"
and held at times over back.
BREEDING: Mate in January or
February; from 1 to 6 young born
about 45 days later; blind for
about 3O-S5 days, and leave den at
about the age of 6 weeks; generally
two litters annually.
HABITS: Spend most of time in
trees; large migrations occur some
times; food primarily nuts, some
of which are buried for future use;
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-02
CARE Offers
Those Who Care
Bargain in Aid

Nearly 80 pounds of food for
81 available under CARES
FOOD CRUSADE, would cost a
Maryland housewife almost SIG
to buy and ship the same amount
overseas.
The Rev. Bruce H. Mcdonald,
chairman of the Baltimore Com
mittee for CARE, said contents
of one 5O-cent CARE package,
containing over IA pounds of
food, include four and one-half
pounds of powdered milk, costing
$1.76 in chain stores here; five
pounds of flour, at Sc; 1 pound
of canned beef and gravy, at 40;
one pound of beans, at Is; two
pounds of rice at 80, and one
pound of butter at rs. Total cost
for this package is $4.01.
Postage for overseas would
cost roughly $3.50. Two such
packages, totaling over q. %
pounds, would cost $15.22, if pur-
chased and mailed by an individ-
ual. These same two packages
may be purchased and shipped
for only 81 under CARES Food
Crusade.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-02
200 Persons
To Be Aided
By Mt. Zion

With the goal of repeating last
years successful Christmas cheer
program in which more than zoe
needy and deserving persons re
ceived holiday baskets, the Wild
wood Christian Center is again
conducting a drive to gather toys,
clothing and food baskets this
year.
Sponsored by the Mt. Zion Bap.
fist Church on Old Georgetown
Rd., the Center has appointed a
committee to find families that
are both needy and deserving.
The committee will have dona-
lion baskets in stores of the area
and residents are urged to con-
3ribute either foodstuffs or
money. The Center will see to
it that turkey is added to each
basket.
Persons wishing to make dona-
tions are urged to call Edward
A. Smith (OL. 2-8774) or Mrs.
George Moorehead (OL. 2-2988)
and arrangements will be made
to pick up the donation.
On Dec. IS, the Mt. Zion
Church will hold its annual
Christmas party. Guests will be
the recipient families. Santa will
distribute toys and mothers will
be invited to select clothing from
the collection.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-02

has good sense of smell; also eats
some fruits and their seeds; the
blight that destroyed the chestnut
trees in Maryland probably re-
duced the population. Does not
hibernate. Nest of leaves in tops
Of trees used in hot weather.
MANAGEMENT: Can be increased
by planting nut bearing trees,
which the squirrels themselves do;
also by the erection of squirrel
houses as forestry has reduced the
number of den trees; plans for
building squirrel houses can be
obtained from the Game and In
land Fish Commission. The gray
squirrel population in Maryland
showed an increase in 1853 over
1852.
VALUE: Gray squirrels provide
sport and food to large number of
hunters; useful as tree planter;
it's presence lends interest to the
nature lover. The fur is of little
value.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-02
Page MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL
Thursday. December 2 1854

Schwartz, president of Senior Hi
Fellowship, will head the group
of delegates to the Bethesda
meeting.
The men of the church anti
cipate a large crowd at their
next meeting, Monday, Dec. 10,
when their guest speaker will be
Billy Hunter. AS many men re.
call, Billy, after completing
another fine season as shortstop
for the Baltimore Orioles, was
recently traded to the New York
Yankees.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-02
RESTS IN JAPAN

Army PFC Calvin L. Dove, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Dove,
Route 2, Z Locks Rd., Rockville,
recently spent a seven-day rest
and recreation leave from his
unit in Korea at Kobe, one of
Japan's largest metropolitan ar
cas-.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-02

the plan to Karl D. Volkmar, ra-
dio, amateur W3JE, who is the
State Civil Defense Radio Offic-
err.
Licensed under the Maryland
Plan as Alternate Civil Defense
Radio Officers to assist Volkrnar
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-02

in directing RACES operations in
Maryland are:
George M. Hannah, W3AFR;
Irving A. Willett, W3IFW; Hugh
E. Warner, W3BII; Lawrence P.
Ruckert, W3NKY; Ernest A.
Dobos, W3JCL.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-12-02

peeled, dip the slices in lemon,
orange, or pineapple juice.
Miss Coblentz suggests that
you eat an apple before retiring.
It's good for the teeth and gums
and leaves a clean taste in the
mouth. But remember-always
wash apples thoroughly before
you eat them.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-12-10
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
A New Religion I'm
The Schools?

the common core" proposal for
religious teaching.
Lately, there has been revival
or intensification of this cam
paign and within the past year,
attempts have been made to in
troduce the program in a number
of communities throughout the
nation. Opponents of the program
have urged that it's effect might
well be to establish in the United
States a new, or public school
religion, in order to be acceptable
to the spokesman of the existing
faiths as well as to public school
authorities, will necessarily be
devoid of all meaningful spiritual
content and would amount to lit
tie more than an ethical culture
program with nominal references
10 God. They also urge that in the
effort to arrive at the common
core" it is quite likely that the
representatives Of the respective
faiths will frequently seek to put
across their own sectarian con-
cepts and dogmas.
Test Case
That these fears are not without
foundation is evidenced by the
experience of two large cities
during the past year. in both OF