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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-04
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

Elephants. one thinks, would
not make so much racket.
Such a bringing up is not
good for squirrels, either, be.
cause it cheats them of their
natural nursery, a tree.
A tree, to squirrel, is o
nursery, home, gymnasium.
playground and business office
all in one.
The mother may be said to
do little thinking, even squir-
rel thinking. when she places
her babies in an attic in this
hot weather. Downstairs is
bad enough!
In getting them out, the in
genuity Of the householder IL
taxed to the limit.
Sometimes a few peanuts
will do the trick.
The trouble comes when one
is fond of animals. Then he
or she is worried by the belief
that maybe, Just maybe, there
are some others left inside.
This feeling soon becomes
a mild obsession. Although one
is sure, quite sure. that only
one squirrel went in. and one
came out, the fixed idea re-
mains: That there may be
others still inside.
How can one be sure?
There is no other way, short
Of magic. than to explore.
peer. listen and watch the
opening.
When one is quite sure, the
opening is closed. The job must
be done right, because the
animal will return as soon as
he thinks the coast is clear.
He will try to get in, too, and
his teeth are sharp.
BY this time, we believe, our
correspondent will begin to
see that what we say is true,
that it is much easier to keep
them out. in the first place.
than to run them out in the
second.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-04

HYANNIS, Mass, Aug. A.
President Eisenhower's deter
mination to keep his admin
istration Of the Government
clean. above suspicion and re-
proach, has been demonstrated
in the case Of Air Secretary
Harold e. Talbot. Mr.. Talbot
resigned after his activities to
obtain business for a private
concern. in which he was a
partner, while he was Secre-
tary of the Air Force, had been
brought to light by a Senate
committee. There was no
charge against Mr.. Talbot of
criminal activity. It was q
question Of ethics.
The President had the case
under consideration and had
announced he would make his
own decision, based on the
question Of ethics in the Gov
eminent service. Mr.. Talbot
submitted his resignation on
the ground he did not want to
embarrass President Eisen-
hover or the administration.
There is reason to believe that
the President would have de-
cided that Mr.. Talbot could
not remain, with propriety,
in his Office as Secretary Of the
Air Force. In his letter to Mr..
Talbot. accepting his resig-
nation. the President wrote
that Mr.. Talbott's decision to
resign was "the right one. !"
Mr.. Talbott's resignation re-
heved the President Of the en-
barrassment Of requesting his
resignation.
Mr.. Talbot, it has been
testified to by the President
and highly placed Democrats
as well as Republicans, made
an excellent Secretary Of the
Air Force. He has been given
credit for speeding up the air
defense and the striking power
Of this country in case of at
tack. Senator Mcclellan of
Arkansas, who headed the
committee which investigated
the case, said Of Mr.. Talbott's
resignation: I'm my judgment,
the matter the committee had
under inquiry has now been
satisfactorily resolved" Sen
ator Chavez. Democrat Of New
Mexico, praised Mr.. Talbot
as q brilliant Air Secretary.
The consensus, however, is
that Mr.. Talbot was indis-
Greet and that his actions were
unethical. The nub Of the
charges brought against him
was that. while Secretary of
the Air Force, he had continued
to seek contract with RCA,
a defense contractor, for Paul
B. Mulhgan and Company, a
New York engineering firm of
which Mr.. Talbot remained a
partner. The contract with
RCA had nothing to do with
matters Of defense or with the
federal Government. RCA,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-04
"RoDMAN STREET.

Dear Sir:
Last night / read with
. great pleasure and interest
your article about squirrels. /
like squirrels and think they
are fascinating to watch.
However. I am guilty Of
being q 'thoughtless and inn
provident householder I have
not seen or heard squirrels in
my house. but q neighbor says
he saw one 60 in a small win
dow or opening to the air
chamber above the third floor.
How should one 60 about
getting them out? I can't do
1t myself-who would be a
person to call on?
"If you have time. I shall
: appreciate an answer.
IF not. I probably shall al
low the squirrels to enjoy my
house, and I shall continue to
enjoy your articles.
Every sincerely, E. NICK. s."
y \ y
Squirrels are very difficult
to dislodge, once in; that is
why it is best to keep them
out, in the first place.
Short of smoking them out,
and other dangerous methods,
the best one can do is outwit
them.
This means that the house
owner will have to use both
patience and brains. in about
equal measure
He must watch the animal
enter. and then see just when
he leaves.
He must be sure there are
no babies inside.
This entails, Of course, some
prior watching, but it is better
than cruelty.
All this takes time and pa
thence, but it is worth 1t, If
the watcher really likes ami
mails. because none such would
want to harm the creatures.
In nine out of ten cases,
squirrels that get in finally
leave. Occasionally one will
enter and set up a nest, In
such a case, the trouble be-
gins, because the mother seeks
nesting material, and may
select 1t from the wrong
places, and in doing so might
conceivably chew an electric
wire. This does not often
happen, 1t is true. but it might;
so the best thing to do is
get the intruders out. Better,
as stated, is not to let them
get in. Here is a beautiful
instance of the wisdom of the
old saw, "A stitch in time saves
nine" although in this case
it is not a stitch that is
needed, but some boards, or
bricks, or even stout wire net
ting. Plus forethought.
In other words, the best way
to get them out is to keep
them out in the first place,
by spotting all openings, and
covering them securely. This
will not cost much, and will
not keep down the air flow
very much. Perhaps there is
some loss of air. by reason Of
screening, but 1t is not enough
to hurt anything.
Certainly the loss of air flow
is not as expensive as cleaning
up after lively young squirrels
have been around for q few
weeks.
u n \ ~,
The noise Of those scamper-
ing feet, for one thing. Is hard
70 bear. -,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-04
Sunday Sales
Rastus.

This is in reply to the
Methodist group and others
who join the fight on Sunday
sales.
The deep religious fervor of
all these groups Is made clear
as well as their desire for
preventing Juvenile delin-
quency. All of which is very
commendable.
But in calling upon "the
District Commissioners to take
appropriate action with the
view Of ending such sales as
soon as possible, do these re-
ligious enthusiasts realize that
they are requesting Govern
ment officials to violate the
First Amendment of the Con-
stitution Of the United States?
1t is proclaimed In the
Bible, six days shalt thou
labor and do all thy work: but
the seventh day is the Sab
bath Of the Lord thy God"
Just so, this same book says,
Remember the Sabbath Day
to Keep 1t Holy"
There is no question In the
minds of the people as to
which day is the first day of
the week on which the women.
Peter and John found the
tomb empty. How then can
there be any question as to
which day Is the seventh day
Of the week? And where in the
Good Book does 1t say to
Remember the first day to
keep 1t holy?"
Any steps taken by the Dis
trict Commissioners regarding
closing places Of business on
Sunday will violate the deep
religious convictions Of many
groups, either limiting them
in their obligation to work six
days or to rest the seventh
day Saturday.
4. r. Randolph.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-04
Drama and Religion

The Sunday evening vesper
services, which are held dur
ing July and August In
the outdoor amphitheater at
Washington Cathedral. prove
once again that drama and
religion do go together.
Nowhere do we find greater
drama than in the Bible It
self. Then, Of course. able
writer's like Christopher Fry
can take q situation Of people
in the ordinary ways Of life
and make beautiful drama
with q religious theme. We are
inspired; we are lifted up out
of ourselves: we see life on q
higher and more meaningful
plane. That is good.
For a long while, too long
perhaps. some Of us have felt
that the only way to properly
worship God was by song.
sermon and prayer. That is
true UP to a point, but add
to those media good drama
and more people win come to
see and understand the ways
OF the Master. And to love
good theatar.
Last winter a committee was
formed by the : Washington
Board of Trade. along with
other interested groups, to
bring religious drama more to
the attention Of people all over
the Nation. beginning here in
the Notions Capital. The idea
was to present an outstanding
production during American
Theater Week in March. to be
given perhaps In Washington
Cathedral Such people as
Patrick Hayes. the well-known
theatrical impresario, Bill
Coyle Of The Evening Star. and
many others wanted to see
this done. Most Of the large
churches IN Washington have
drama groups. and these folk
are dedicated to their art.
even If 1t is mostly of an
amateur nature. That, per-
haps. is after all the sincerest
form. They work hard and
get no remuneration. 1t is
truly a great love for this form
of art. Only when one has
worked behind the scenes with
these fine people do we realize
Just how much time and dedi-
cation really goes into their
work.
The Washington Federation
of Churches is to be COM
mended for sponsoring these
summer services at the Cathe-
dral. Even the most callous
person could not help feeling
a great closeness with the in
finite there under the stars
at the close Of the play, in
the beautiful setting which is
a part Of the Bishops Garden.
1t is good. We ought to do
more Of that sort Of thing.
As Christopher Fry had the
mother Of "The Boy With a
Cart" say: THE world is a
bothersome place." but there
is so much, too. that is good
and fine and true.
HQ1vn 6 TIuvarn,rn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-04
Country Boy

The green lights flash ioas
glazing,
The traffic horns ,Dere loud,
But the country boy stood
staring
At q Swiftly gliding cloud.
He Wondered II the tau crops
We're thirsty for fresh rain,
And u the yelloiD corn tops
Were ,DdUing tall again.
He lon0ed for his green farm
land,
The rich earth he had
known,
A young and 0G,Dky farm hand,
Homesick and alone.
Mildred Ryon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-04
LETTERS TO THE STAR.

Pen names ntay be used II
letters carry tDriters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden.
snti0n.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-04

fortunately, even the prospect Of another
rise in coffee prices-when the short crop
comes to market next years. not enough
to chill US now.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-04
No Rhyme or Reason?

Ike is right? Don't use might.
Kindly words, singing tele-
grams,
Bouquets, banquets and brides
win keep the surging tides
OF raging Communist tribes
Away. away. so far away
That some day. we may awake
this way
In chains, poverty and dis
grace.
Rastus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-04
Questions and Answers
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

A reader can get the answer to any
question Of fact by writing The
Evening Star Information Bureau
1900 Eye st NV. Washington 5.
D. c Please inclose -ents for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-09
JocqueIine Cochran
Tells of New Club

December next year. we'll have
the most beautiful Aero Club in
the world"
The building will house the
NAA headquarters and corpo-
rations and publications in the
aviation field. Among those ex-
pected to take up quarters
there are the Washington Aero
Club and the Washington Avi-
alton Executive Club. Three
floors of the building will be
set aside for an aviation club,
dining room, library and living
suites.
1t also will serve as head
quarters for the National Avia-
ton Education Council and
its staff of university and high
school teachers.
Proises Council
Miss Cochran. emphasizing
a need for aviation education
of the public. pointed out. in
the past there has been no
centralized or concentrated
effort to further this educa-
ton.
She praised the Aviation
Education Council, explaining
the group, now located in st.
Louis, is working on plans to
print books on aviation which
they hope to enter Into every
school system throughout the
United States"
1.-The aviation industry" the
flyer asserted. sis our very
security along with the impact
it has on our economy"
During the Korean war"
she said, 1900 aircraft were
engaged in hauling supplies
to Asia"
Sixty of those, she added,
were operated by commercial
air lines and 140 operated by
the Air Force.
THE so carried two-thirds
of all the tonnage" Miss Coch-
ran explained, leaving one
third of the tonnage for the
140."
This was as it should be, she
told the guests, because air
line pilots are more disciplined
for that type of work while
Air Force pilots think of them
selves more as fighters.
Overflow Audience
The overflow crowd attend
ing the luncheon included rep
resentatives of aviation from
Government, military, COM
mercial and civilian circles.
Miss Kay Hanson, president
Of the club. presided, and Miss
Althea O'Hanlon, program
CHI airman. introduced the
speaker. Others at the head
table included: Mr.. Howard
Rough. president of the Wash
ington Aviation Club: Mr..
James Straubel, executive di-
rector of the Air Force Asso-
citation; Brig. Gen. Arno Leuh-
man. director Of Air Force re-
cruitment; Mr.. James Car
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-09
By Mary [. Vouehon

Negotiations for the site of q
SIS million aviation center in.
downtown Washington are in
the final stages, noted Aviatrix
Jacqueline Cochran disclosed
yesterday.
Addressing a luncheon meet
ing of the Women's Advertis-
ing Club of Washington in the
National Press Club ballroom.
Miss Cochran said the pro-
posed multi-story center, to be
built by the National Aeronau-
tic Association, will be called
the National Aero Club. She is
first vice president of the NAA.
I'VE now have the land To-
Gated here, the architect and
the builder" she said. by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-09
At Tea for Princess

Mrs. Frances Grow Stahl, who
recently spent week in Nassau.
attended a cocktail party given
for Princess Margaret at Govern
ment House on February %. 900
guests were entertained.
Mrs. Stahl will be the house
guest of Mrs. Charlotte Wood
Fite, great niece of Gen. Leonard
Wood, in Coral Gables, Fla, be-
fore going to her house in St.
Petersburg for q month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-09

audience were Gen. and Mrs.
Carl SpaatZ; Rear Admiral
Emory Land, USN, retired; ;.
Mrs. Harold Hitz Burton, Mr..
Jennings Randolph, an NAA
vice president, and Maj. Gen.
Lucas v. Beau, commander of
the Civil Air Patrol.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-09

michael, president of Capital
Airlines; Mrs. F. Lee Morse,
president of the Ninety Mines,
and Miss Frances Nolde, direc-
tor general of the Aviation Di-
vision of the Defense Air Trans
portation Administration.
Among those seated in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-09

MRS. JAMES ID. ATWATER
The former
Miss Patricia A. Lexington.
Miss Patricia Anne Leving-
ton, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. j. Lexington of Arlington.
was married January Is to Mr..
James D. Atwater, son of Mr..
and Mrs. William H. Atwater
of Westfield, Mass.
The Rev. Lawrence Bret
tiger performed the ceremony,
which took place in st.
Thomas More Church. A re-
ception was held following the
ceremony in the Anchorage in
Alexandria.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-05-05
Notice of Hearing

A public hearing will be held
in the office of the Mayor and
Council of Rockville, 12O South
Washington Street,
AT $3.50 PM.
MAY "a, 1855
on the duplication of D. F. An
tonelli, ct. al, seeking the assent
of the Mayor and Council of
Rockville, reference use of prop
erty known as "Viers Tract,
Rockville, Maryland, containing
approximately seventeen acres
for storage purposes; particularly
storage of gas main pipe and
parts, and processing of pipe for
underground use. This property
lies between line $50 feet East
of and parallel to Hungerford
Drive and West of and parallel
to the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road and extending in a south
erly direction 2,685 feet from
Frederick Avenue. A more de-
tailed description being on file in
the office of the City Clerk.
Mayor and Council of
Rockville
BY JOSEPH P. BLOCKER
Clerk sc
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-05-05
Equity No. 1907
Order of Publication

The petition of Royal II. Car
lock and Emma r. Carlock
states that they are the owners
of lots 96-102 and lots 104-107
and the reversion of "80th Court"
and the path connecting "S0th
Court" and Macarthur Boule-
ward, as shown on a plat of
Cabin John Park, Section Two,
recorded among the Land Rec
ords of Montgomery County in
Plat Book 43 at Plat number 1853,
which lots and parcels of land
they acquired by virtue of deeds
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-05-05

deau & Lena v. Dunkum, on the
west by the lands of Divers
Tract, Robert w. Bolwell, Daniel
F. Lynch, Lucinda Mathews, Lu-
Their Mathews, Preston L. and
NJ. E. Mathews, Samuel Lancast-
ar, Joseph Lancaster, Calvin Ian
caster, George Dewitt, Marshall
Washington and Ross A. and H.
e. Washington.
l hereby give notice to all par
les having any claims on the
said lands that will be on the
said lands on the 18th day of June,
1855 and proceed to survey the
;ame when and where you are
requested to be present if you so
leSire.
R. K. MADDOX
Surveyor for Montgomery
County, Maryland 10
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-05-05
Mortgages Sale
OF REAL ESTATE

BY virtue of the power and
authority contained in a certain
mortgage from Cecil B. Kits and
Anna L. Kits, his wife, to The
Citizens Building and Loan AS
ISOLATION of Montgomery County
Inc, dated January 80, 1852, and
recorded among the Land Rec
ords of Montgomery County in
Liber 1926, folio Alt, the under.
signed, one of the attorneys
named in said mortgage for the
purpose, will, on
MONDAY, MAY 8, 1855
AT 500 O'CLOCK PM.
offer for sale at public auction
in front of the Court House door
in the Town of Rockville, in said
County, all of the land and prop.
erty conveyed by said mortgage,
same being a parcel of land con-
veyed to the said Cecil B. Kits
and wife by deed from Lloyd w.
Connolly and wife, said deed be-
ing recorded among the said
Land Records in Liber 1876, folio
321, containing 25,507 square feet,
more or less.
This property is further identi-
fled as one-half (h) acre of
ground located on Travilah Road
at Big Pines in a subdivision
known as Pine Grove, Rockville,
Maryland, being a one family
home of brick construction, hav-
ing one and one-half stories, con-
tanning five rooms, one bath, oil
AC heat, full basement.
Directions for reaching proper
ty: West on State Route % to
Travilah Road, turn right, go %
miles to property on right of said
road.
TERMS OF SALE: Cash, of
which deposit of $4,000 will
be required on day of sale. Bal
ance upon ratification of sale, ap-
proximately thirty days thereaf-
ter. Taxes and insurance to be
adjusted to date of ratification of
sale. Conveyancing and all rev.
enue stamps at cost of purchaser.
WILLIAM F. PRETTYMAN
or
CHARLES w. PRETTYMAN
1853
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-05-05
Sale of Automobile

NOTICE is hereby given that
the undersigned will sell for stor.
age charges, on the premises of
Rockmont Motor Company, Inc,
Rockville, Maryland,
AT 1000 AM.
MONDAY, MAY 16, 1866
the following described motor
vehicle:
IJ49 Buick ROadmaster Convert.
Ible Engine No. 54927127, Serial
No. 55298262
Terms of sale: All cash.
ROCKMONT MOTOR
COMPANY, INC,
40 N. Washington Street,
Rockville, Maryland 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-05-05
Surveyors Notice

BY virtue of SPECIAL Warrant
issued out of the Land Office Of
Maryland on the DIST day of Ap.
ril, 1855 unto Richard B. Thiba.
deau of Montgomery County,
Maryland for about One Acre Of
land more or less and being in
the 9Th District of Montgomery
County, Maryland, and described
as follows; On the North by the
Columbia Road, on the east by
the lands Of Richard b. Thiba
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-05-05
Notice to Road
Contractors
Sealed Bids will be received
UNTIL 1000 AM.

Sealed Bids will be received
UNTIL 1000 AM.
WEDNESDAY, MAY IL, 1865
Tor construction designated Con-
ract B-75D of street improve
ments along Overhill Road in
Greenwich Forest. Principal work
will approximate $50 LF Concrete
Curb, 800 sly Bituminous Pave
ment. Bidding forms may be OBJ
tanned at Room SOC, County Of
flee Building, Rockville, upon
submission of County receipt for
$500 mot refundable).
M. A. BUTCHER
Director of Public Works
for Montgomery County,
Maryland 81
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL
Thursday, May S. 1855

proximately one,half (12) mile
West of Buck Lodge Station.
TERMS OF SALE: Cash, of
which a deposit of $4,000 will
be required on day of sale; bal
ance upon ratification of sale, APP
proXimately thirty days thereaf-
ter Taxes and insurance to be
adjusted to date of ratification of
sale. Conveyancing and all rev.
enue stamps al cost of purchaser.
JAMES r. MILLER,
Assignee,
200 Monroe Street,
Rockville, Maryland 100
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-05-05
TUESDAY, MAY 81, 1855
AT 4 O'CLOCK PM.

all that property in said Deed of
Trust, described as follows:
Lot Numbered One %, Block
Numbered One ~, in a subdivi-
sion of land known as and called
"GLENMONT VILLAGE, as per
plat thereof decorded in Plat
Book "a, Plat No. 2297, one of
the Land Records of Montgomery
County, Maryland.
The above described property
is improved by a detached, one
and one-half story, Johns Mans
vile shingle dwelling house, con-
tanning five rooms, bath, all mod.
ern Improvements, hot air heat,
and is located at 12500 Georgia
Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland,
and will be sold subject TO
first Deed of Trust, the original
amount of which was approx
mately Seven Thousand Dollars
($7,000.00) the terms of which
will be announced at the time of
sale.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-05-05
Paul D. Taggart, Sol.
947 Pershing Drive
Silver Spring, Md.
Trustees Sale

Of Valuable Improved Real ES-
tate Located at GIenmOnt Vii
lage, Silver Spring, MOntgOm.
cry County, Maryland
Under and by virtue of the
power of sale contained in a GER
tain Deed of Trust from Francis
A. HurwitZ and Sally P. Hurwitz,
his wife, to the undersigned Trus-
tees, dated May II, 1851, and re-
corded among the Land Records
of Montgomery County, Mary
land, in Liber 1884, folio 356, de-
fault having occurred under the
terms thereof, and at the request
of the holder of the note secured
thereby, the undersigned Trus-
tees will offer for sale, at pub
lie auction, in front of the premi-
SeS on
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-05-05
Notice of Hearing


A public hearing will be held
in the office of the Mayor and
Council of Rockville, 12O South
Washington Street,
AT $3.50 PM.
MAY "a, 1866
on the application of Rockville
Center, Inc, 4811 Alton Pl. NV,
Washington, DC, seeking the
assent of the Mayor and Council
of Rockville, reference use of
property known as part of Par
Gel "B", Section 2, Twinbrook
Subdivision, Rockville, Maryland,
containing 1.2168 Acres as a park
ing lot. This property is located
1880 feet South of VierS Mill
Road on Atlantic Avenue and is
owned by VIM. T. Hannah. A
more detailed description being
on file in the office of the City
Clerk.
Mayor and Council of
Rockville
BY JOSEPH P. BLOCKER
Clerk IS