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Evening star., 1955-11-22
OUR PRESIDENTS
by HoNoRE M. CATUDAL

lin New York, 50 years ago
today, the President attended
the funeral services of his prede-
cessor In the White House: also
present were an ex-President
and Chief Justice Waite and
other notables. Who we're these
three Presidents?
2-"I congratulate the people
of the United States on the
assembling OF Congress at the
permanent, seat of their Govern
ment." said the President 155
years ago today in an address
to Congress meeting In Washing
ton. d. c., for the first time.
Which President?
3--Today is the l60th anni-
versary Of the marriage of Anna
Symmes to a young Army officer
who was to become a famous
general and President. Who2
(Answers on Next Page)
Evening star., 1955-11-22
A WORD
TO THE WISE
by MRS. FRANK COLBY

@. VIII you please explain
which verb Is correct In this sem
tence: Several hundred acres
Of land thave? has?D been pur-
cilased?n
A. The subject Of the sentence
is "acres." "of land is q prepo-
sitional phrase which is merely
descriptive and which has no
bearing on the verb. As Q mat
ter Of fact, "of land" isn't even
necessary to the sentence, for
the meaning would be quite
clear without it. thus: Several
hundred acres have been pur-
chased.
Here is q simple device for
such constructions: Place the
"of-phrase" in parenthesis, and
disregard 1t entirely as far as
the following verb is concerned.
Examples:
Men (of this kind are excep-
tional.
Three bales (of llay) were fed
to the horses.
Many pages tof small type)
explain the parts OF speech.
Exception one: When the sub
ject Of the sentence is q frac-
tion. the of-phrase determines
the verb, thus:
One-fourth Of the book was
burned.
one-third Of the students were
absent.
Three-fifths Of the milk was
spilled.
Exception two: After zone Of
Evening star., 1955-11-22


But Miss BrasiT is used to being
In contracts like this. As usual
she brought this one home
through q combination Of good
luck and good play.
Break number one came on the
opening lead. MIR. Meek was In .
bad spot. With considerable
reason he figured that any lead
he made would lose trick. He
finally selected the ace Of hearts
and followed with the queen Of
hearts.
Miss Brash won with the king
and decided to go for the dia-
mond finesse. She led the deuce
from her hand and put In dunn
my's jack. which held the trick.
Now she led back the fiye Of
clubs. But here she decided
against the finesse. The rea-
son? Because Mr.. Meek, on her
left, had not only opened the
bidding but had rebid freely op-
posite q passing partner.
He could therefore be figured
for every outstanding face card.
Miss Brash hoped he had the
king Of clubs guarded only once.
She planned to go up with her
ace of clubs and lead another
club. II Mr.. Meek did have the
king doubleton. he would again
ind himself in . very tough spot
for q lead.
This was excellent reasoning
and it turned out even better
than Miss Brash had expected.
AS you see, the king Of clubs fell
under the ace.
After pulling two more rounds
Of trumps, Miss Brash returned
to the diamond suit. She led
the queen, Mr.. Meek covered
with the king, the ace went on
from dummy-and down came
Mr.. Dale's ten spot.
From here on 1t was easy
sailing. Miss Brash returned toI
her hand with the eight Of dia-
monds. Then she entered dunn
my with the ace Of spades and
parked her losing spade on
dummy,s nine Of diamonds. Thus
she won all the tricks but one.
tOh dear" she said, isn't
there some way We could have
bid the slam?" She considersl
three or four lucky breaks In 81
hand as perfectly normal.
"WeIi, I thought Of bidding
SIX" kidded Mr.. Abel. But Il
was afraid you might be encour-
aged to try for seven, and atI
that bid I thought there was an
outside chance Of being down
one"
"Oh, you men," Miss BrashI
ehided. you're 50 timid."
tcopyrisht. 1855. General Features cOrp.)
Evening star., 1955-11-22
BY Rouson
AMERICA GIVES THANKS
Starting = New Life

Starting New Life
There in the wilderness welcome the Pilgrims
Plymouth While the and boys worked to clear the land
build Shelters the and children lived the May
howern
AT first they had nothing to eat but the dried and
meal they had brought with them Soon they also had wild
deer and birds.
day friendly Indians great
Massasoit and Gov william Bradford made treaty friend
ship that lasted as long as the signers lived
The Indians showed the coons how to plant grind
1t. They taught them where to catch fish.
Here Pilgrim girl named Humility and her Indian friend
Humility going strip the kernels the the Indian
girl grind them.
Color the picture with and paste it cardboard
Attach the Indian girls to her shoulder with
bent pin Then she grind the with grinder
Fold forward the dotted line and the group will stand
Tomorrow: The First THANKSGIVING
Evening star., 1955-11-22

(of those girls who are always
trying to run things. she is oneo
He i one Of those men who
make friends easily. tof those
men who make friends easily,
he Is one.)
It Is one Of those rules that
are hard to understand. tOi
those rules that are hard to
understand, 1t Is one.)
Distributed By MeNaught syndicate Inc
Evening star., 1955-11-22
CONTRACT
BRIDGE
" EASLEY BLACKWOoD

You could hardly call Miss
Brash's flve-club contract a lay
down. Looking only at the
North-South cards there is at
least q possibility Of losing one
spade, two hearts. o diamond
and q club.
West dealer.
Neither side vulnerable.
NORTH
(Mr. AbeD
AA1076
082
oAJ93
4Q65
WEST EAST
(Mr. Meek (Mr. Dale1
AK9 AJ8532
0AoJ1os5 0743
oK754 o106
Ak @1073
SOUTH
(Miss Brash)
AGA
2K6
1Q82
&AJ9842
The bidding:
West North East South
10 Pass Pass Dbl.
20 "a Pass 81
Pass 4 . Pass b
All yNaeS
Evening star., 1955-11-22
WE SAY

CITY NAME: There is popular
belief that the city Of Ypres in
Flanders is responsible for the
Invention and first manufacture
OF this important item in jun
ior's wardrobe. According to this
story, the word diaper is mere
|ly q different spelling Of the
|city's name. Unfortunately this
rs incorrect. The word comes from
the Middle English "diapre. I"
meaning figured cloth.
Evening star., 1955-11-22

these" expressions. use . plural
verb. thus:
She is one Of those girls who
are always trying to run things.
Evening star., 1955-11-22

TomorroM: The First Thanksriyinr
Evening star., 1955-05-20
Memorial to Air Ace
To Be Dedicated
BY the Associated Press

A memorial to the leading
American air ace of World War
II. the late Maj. Richard I.
Bong, will be dedicated at Pop
lar, Wis. on Sunday.
Maj. Bong was killed in August,
1945, while testing a jet fighter
soon after he returned to this
country from the Pacific, where
he shot down 40 japanese planes
in combat.
The $115,o00 memorial is an
addition to the Poplar Ele-
mentary School.
Gen. George c. Kenney, Mai.
Bong's commander in the Pacific,
will speak at the ceremony. Also
attending will be Senator Wiley,
Republican, of Wisconsin; Rep
resentative Alvin O'Konski, Re-
publican, of Wisconsin, and Gov.
Walter Kohler.
Evening star., 1955-05-20

DOG, male, black and tan. mixed breed.
Vic. 300 JEFF Davis hwy. owner or
sood home in Va. XII. 9-3959
FRENCH POODLE, vie. Hillside. Nd
Call 10. S-T525 or JO s-5312.
Evening star., 1955-05-20
BY ROBERT B. TABER

NEW YORK. May 20. - The
Navy's canned hamburger case
will have to make way for the
Army'c Mcclellan saddles and
panish-American War scab-
bardS.
Both items can be bought as
military surplus-provided the
United States warehouse keepers
can find them undernes tn all
the other materiel. a New Yorker
who has reaped handsome bene-
fits from the military over-buying
reported today.
Also obtainable from the sur
plus stockpiles are such items as
blades for horse clippers and
feed troughs of uncertain age,
but very likely dating from the
Mexican border campaign. For
the record. the Army was down
to its last two-horse cavalry
regiments in the 1937-38 period,
and the final one. at Fort Riley,
Kans., was converted from hay
to gasoline-burners when World
War II came along.
The man who has found a
peephole to provide a view on
just how cavernous Uncle Sans
surplus warehouses really seem
to be is Joe Miller, one Of the
two remaining equine outfitters
on what used to be New York
Saddle Row"
From his experience, Mr.. Mil
Ter said, a good deal more may
be lost in the warehouses than
any of the reports will find.
You're liable to find almost
anything in the storage depots,"
said Mr.. Miller, who sells eques-
trian equipment in several parts
of the world.
"A few years ago, it looked
as though the Government had
run clean out of Mcclellan sad
dies. Then they rummaged
around and came up with new
batch, and I bought 5000 of
them. Now I'm down to about
300, but I keep hoping they'll
find some more"
The Mcclellan saddle, a hard
riding. stripped-down model first
made during the Civil War and
later converted for greater COM
fort, has been a big item in the
Miller catalogue of riding
equipment. Recently he sold
big batch to the Venezuelan
Army. which still leans heavily
on its cavalry.
Earlier this month, the Vene-
zuelanS placed an order for
$500 pairs of spurs and 1900
saddle blankets - all United
States Government surplus.
Mr.. Miller. however. has his
eye on a lot of 1000 horse feed
tubs. never-used, surplus gear
offered for sale by the Army at
its main Quartermaster Depot In
JefferSonville Ind.
Evening star., 1955-05-20
Reserves Bill, She|ved
In House, Seen Doomed

Senate efforts to block Presi-
dent Eisenhower's proposed cut
back of active forces.
Gen. Eisenhower and top
Pentagon spokesmen have said
their planned 102,000-man cut
back of standing forces by mid
1856 is based on the expectation
of getting the new reserve pro-
gram. without it. Secretary of
Defense wilson testified he
would have to take another look
at%the cutbacks.
Senator Mansfield said the
House action points up the fact
that we Just cannot afford to
sacrifice our security for the
will-o'- '-the-wisp of an armed
services reserve"
He added that he and other
Senators fighting the military
cuts now have fresh ampuni-
ton. 80
Senator Robertson said the
Appropriations Committee, of
which he is a member, now will
have to consider the problem"
of a delayed or scuttled reserve
bill in passing on the military
budget for the year beginning
July /.
Stronger Efforts Seen
He predicted that more de-
termined efforts would De made
to restore all of the proposed
manpower cuts. although he said
he did not think there is enough
strength" in the Senate to put
back all Of the cuts in Army
strength.
The House approved the man.
power cutbacks last week in
voting a $31.5 billion military
budget. Any additions made by
the Senate would have to be
adjusted later.
Two days ago the House ap-
peared to be on the verge of
passing a modified version of
the Presidents plan to build up
a ready" reserve of trained
military manpower, although
some of the enforcement pro-
visions were watered down.
But Democratic leaders sud-
denly laid the bill aside yester-
day when a fight developed over
an anti-segregation amendment.
Evening star., 1955-05-20
Army Saves '98 Scobbords
And Mcclellan Saddles

Riding equipment - including
the long-lost surplus-has a
steady market among some in
dividuals such as Haiti's Presi-
dent Paul Magloire. who, visit
ing in New York recently, bought
from Mr.. Miller a complete rid
ing outfit. Since then, the
Haitians have organized a 30
rider cavalry unit for parades,
and ordered $4,000 in equipment.
When the buyers call on him,
Mr.. Miller calls on Uncle Sam.
Army surplus pommel pouches,
saddle-bags and carbine scab-
bards of 1898 Spanish-American
war vintage, still in brand-new
condition. are part of the extern
sive stock Mr.. Miller has dug
out of remote recesses of clut-
tered storage depots. Last year
Mr.. Miller bought 1900 Phillips
forward seat saddles, designed
by a polo-playing major for
Army equestrian teams.
Released by North American
Newspaper Alliance)
Evening star., 1955-05-20

We can't tell you the former prices here. It's a
secret we've got to keep until you see us. But
can tell you that these sensational buys
We never drive Company Executive Cars more than
1000 miles because We them to impress
important fleet buyers These cars are rs close to
new you get. See them for yourself {. j..
and see how much you'll save. Hurry! There are
only cars in this group!
Evening star., 1955-05-20
BY J. A. OTEARY

Senate Democratic leaders
made it clear today they are not
disposed to try to revive the ad-
ministration's military reserve
program as long as it remains
sidetracked in the House.
Senator Russell. Democrat. of
Georgia, chairman of the Armed
Services Committee. said he
would recommend that his COM
mittee act only on the separate
draft extension bill, which the
House passed in February.
Senate Majority Leader john
son also predicted the Senate
would confine itself to passing
the separate draft bill.
Bridges Promises Fight
But Senator Bridges. of New
Hampshire, a high-ranking Re-
publican on Armed Services,
promised a fight in the Senate
committee to tie the reserve plan
to the draft bill and send it back
to the House in one package.
If he could succeed in that ap-
proach and induce the Senate
to go along, the House could
then send the combined draft
reserve bill to a joint conference
committee for final adjustment
Of differences.
But to succeed in this strategy,
Senator Bridges would have to
get some Democratic support,
since Democrats are in the ma
jority in committee and on the
floor. His chances of getting such
help did not seem bright today.
The Senate must act on a
draft bill soon. because the Sc
lective Service Act expires June
30. Senator Russell anticipates
no difficulty in getting a straight
four-year extension of the draft
through the Senate.
Pointless Move Seen
With regard to the reserve
program, however, the Georgia
Senator says he sees no point
in the Senate taking up that
again until the House succeeds
in passing a bill on the subject.
He said the Senate has twice
In recent years passed strong uni
versal military training bills that
did not get through the House.
The Georgia Senator said that
personally he is still for universal
military training, is inclined to
take a practical view of the prob
lem in view of the House situa-
ton. go
Senator Saltonstall. of Massa-
chusetts. ranking Republican on
the Armed Services Committee,
called for speedy Senate action
on the administrations reserve
program.
He released a speech he plans
to deliver IN New YORK ConlgnC
in which he said:
"The Senate now has before it
for consideration a reserve bill
which represents the principal
objectives the President has in
mind. In my opinion this bill
must be passed promptly. but
without amendments which will
weaken it or in any way fail to
meet the standards the President
has set for a full-strength, we'll
trained reserve"
Will Push Fight on Cuts
Senators Mansfield. Demo-
crat, of Montana, and Robert
son, Democrat, of Virginia, said,
meanwhile, that House shelving
of the reserve bill would spur
Evening star., 1955-05-20
Mai. Gen. Robinson
Reossiqned to Poris

Maj. Gen. Bernard L. Robin
son, former District Engineer
Commissioner. has been reas-
signed to a top post in Europe.
AS forecast in The Star Tues
day. his new job will be director
of the Joint Construction
Agency of the Army's European
Command.
The general, now deputy chief
of engineers for construction,
will report to his Paris post in
July.
Evening star., 1955-05-20
Curey to Wed SturIet

GROSSINGER, N. Y, May 20
(P).-Movie starlet Lucy Mar
lowe, %, and Andy Carey. 23-
year-old New York Yankees
third baseman, announced their
engagement today at this Cat
skill Mountains resort.
Evening star., 1955-05-20
BOY WHO STOLE
BIBLE RISES TO
BECOME BISHOP

MPALA, Uganda.
(NANA) .-Yohana Omari,
an African who. in cere-
monies here was consecrat-
ed a bishop by Britain's
Archbishop of Canterbury
this week. today told how
he was first converted to
Christianity.
AS a Mohammedan youth
in central Tanganyika, he
stole a Bible.
Evening star., 1955-05-20
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-05-26
AT 900 PM.
JUNE Z, 1855
Sheriff's Sale
OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE

OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
STATE OF MARYLAND
MONTGOMERY COUNTY,
To wit:
BY virtue of Writ of Fieri Fa-
cias issued by the Circuit Court
for Montgomery County, and to
me as Sheriff of said County, di-
rected at the suit of The Bank
of Silver Spring VS. Broford
Homes, Inc, l have this 23rd day
of March, 1855, seized and taken
into execution all the right, title,
interest, claim and estate both at
law and in equity of the said
Broford Homes, Inc. of, in, to,
and about the following described
property, to wit:
Lot No. ID in Block No. 2
Lot No. IS in Block No. 2
Lot No. 16 in Block No. 2
Lot No. 1 in Block No. 3
Lot No. 2 in Block No. 3
Lot No. 3 in Block No. 3
Property located in Subdivision
known as WOODBURY., just off
Goldsboro Road, Lots on Black
wood Road and Haviland Drive,
near Bethesda, Maryland.
1 hereby give notice that 1 will
sell all the right, title, claim, in
terest and estate"both at law and
in equity of the said Broford
Homes, Inc, of, in, to and about
the above described property to
the highest bidders for cash on
FRIDAY, JUNE II, 1855
AT 1890 AM.
at BlackWood Road and Haviland
Drive, Bethesda, Maryland.
TERMS OF SALE: CASH.
LUKE J. BENNETT, JR.,
Sheriff
Montgomery County, Md.
1913
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-05-26

, of your orator toward his wife
was always kind, affectionate,
and that of a dutiful husband, the
defendant did, without any just
cause or excuse, abandon and de-
sert him while the parties were
residing in Los Angeles, Californ-
ia, on, to-wit, the 1st day of July
1913, and that such abandonment
and desertion has continued I'M
interruptedly since said date and
is deliberate and final, and the
parties are beyond any reason
able hope or expectation of a
reconciliation.
To the End, Therefore,
l. That the plaintiff may be
divorced Vincuio matrimOnii
from the said defendant, Frances
j. Wheeler.
1t is thereupon this 18th day
of May, 1855, by the Circuit
Court for Montgomery County,
Maryland, sitting as a Court of
Equity, ordered that the plaintiff,
Richard l.. Wheeler, by causing
a copy of this order to be in
serted in some newspaper pub
lIshed in Montgomery County,
Maryland, once in each of four
successive weeks before the 9th
day of June 1855, give notice to
the said nonresident defendant,
Frances ]. Wheeler, whose last
place of residence known to the
plaintiff is 118 North Westmore-
land Street, Los Angeles, Cali
fornia, of the object and sub
stance of this Petition, and warn
ing her to be and appear in this
Court in person or by solicitor,
on or before the 18th day of July,
1855, to show cause, if any she
may have, why a decree ought
not to be passed as prayed; or
in the alternative by service of
a copy of this Order of Publica-
ton personally on the defendant
on or before one month before
the said 18th day of July, 1855.
CLAYTON K. WATKINS,
Clerk of the Circuit Court
for Montgomery County
True Copy-Test:
Clayton K. Watkins,
Clerk 365
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| presently resides at the address
shown in the caption hereof.
"2. That the defendant, Anita
Claire Crumrine Burkett Doty, is
an adult, a citizen of the United
States, and on information and
belief, and plaintiff therefore
AYERS, a nonresident of the State
of Maryland, and is presently re-
siding in Jacksonville, Florida.
"3. That plaintiff and defend
ant we're lawfully married to each
other, on or about, to wit, July
30, 1854, in the District of Col
umbia, by a person duly author
lied to perform a marriage cere-
mony. OF this marriage no chill
dren were born.
a. That plaintiff has always
conducted himself toward the de-
PENDANT as faithful and dutiful
husband, yet, and notWithstand-
ing, the defendant since Septem-
Der 81, 1854, has committed the
act and offence of adultery with
a man whose identity will be
disclosed at a hearing hereon;
that the said adultery of the de-
PENDANT was committed by her
without the consent, connivance
or procurement of the plaintiff,
and the plaintiff and defendant
have not cohabited as man and
wife since on or about, to wit,
September 81, 1854"
The Bill of Complaint then
prays:
"a. That the plaintiff, may be
granted a divorce a vinculO ma
trimOnii from the defendant.
"b. That the plaintiff may have
such other and further relief as
his cause may require"
1t is thereupon this Goth day
of April, A. D., 1854, by the Cir
cult Court for Montgomery Coun-
ty, Maryland, Sitting as a Court
of Equity, ORDERED, that the
plaintiff, Douglas z. Doty, by
causing a copy of this Order to
be inserted in some newspaper
published in Montgomery Coun-
ty, Maryland, once in each of
four successive weeks before the
30th day of May, A. D., 1855,
give notice to the said non-resi-
dent defendant, Anita Claire
Crumrine Burkett Doty, of the
object and substance of this
Bill, and warming her to appear
in Court in person or by solici-
tor, on or before the 18th day
of June A. D., 1855, to show
cause, if any she may have, why
the decree ought not be passed as
prayed.
CLAYTON K. WATKINS,
Clerk of the Circuit Court
for Montgomery County,
Maryland
True Copy-Test:
Clayton K. Watkins, Clerk 70