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'l'r The Newt. Frederick, MM.,Saturday, June Z, 1951. -i.^. THE NEWS .,*,?? Established 1883 Published Every Afternoon Except Sunday by the GREAT SOUTHERN PTG. & MFG. CO. 26 North Court St. , Frederick Md. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Siiifile copy 3 cents. When paid In advance: Month, 75 cents: three months, 52.00; six months. $3.50; year. S6.SO. 'iiember- Audit BUireau ot Ctrcuiatioos Entered at the po$t office at Frederick. Mdv as second-class matter. SATURDAY, JUNE 2. 1951 Birthday Greetings In most cases a person's place of residence is not determined by : choice but largely through chance of birth. Frequently then one's domicile is like his relatives, decided by iate and not by selection. Lucky then are -we when our lot j is cast in a favorfed .country and a choice location in that country. About a half century ago a young j man from the west looked around for an ideal spot to spend his days, and after careful consideration selected Sugar Loaf mountain in Frederick county as an. ideal spot to make his home. Gordon Strong has spent the greater part of his life on that mountain, finding health and inspiration. His love of that beautiful eminence has grown with each passing year, and he has felt the urge to share the beauties I with others. Little by little, he! improved the property and wcl- , corned visitors to enjoy the charm* ' of Loaf. It is no\v. virtually a public park. More than 45,000 visitors were counted in 1950, and it is expected that this year fully 60,000 will journey to the summit. Provision has been made by Mr. Strong for continuing Sugar Loaf Mountain for the enjoyment of visitors for all time, through operation by a non-profit corporation. The News is happy to extend birthday greetings to Mr. Strong. We hope he will have many more years of good health and happiness. This community is grateful to him for his interest in and maintain- "ance of one of the county's beauty spots. By his constructive efforts he has made a wonderful contribution to the attractiveness of this area. Mr, Strong takes his place as one of the outstanding builders 'of our county. BoyleColumn By HAL BOYLE New York,- June 2 <fl*) ??? Saturday shavings by a curbstone Socrates: The personnel executive of * world-wide business firm recently had an interesting problem in labor relations. The native help in a Far East branch came to the local manager with the complaint that one of their fellow workers was a witch. They said he was putting the whammy on them ??? at the office as well as at their homes. One worker already had broken out in a strange rash. Others were having violently quarrels with their wives. All agreed the wives had been put under a spell by the mumbo-jumbo arts of the suspected witch. They threatened to walk out in a group if he weren't dismissed. Uneasy at the prospect of keeping a professional devil-dealer on its payroll, the firm conducted its own inquiry. And nfter questioning the culprit it fired him. "Had to," explained the personnel executive. "He admitted he was a Small Fry Tale Today's true small fry tale: It is hard to curb the natural free enterprise of the modern child. A small boy had acquired the delirious juvenile skill of spitting between his front teeth, and kept demonstrating it to his mother. Not wishing to put an eternal scar on the sensibilities of her offspring, she held her peace as long as she could. Finally, she decided, however, that chough was enough. "You'll have to stop that she told him firmly. "Why dp 1?'' 'he demanded, and put up his most logical defense: "It's my Old Sayings Do you like to collect old-fashioned sayings? I do, because they have a down-to-earth freshness that never stales. Here's my current favorite: "I'll do it ??? yes, I'll go ahead and do it even if it harelips the whole family." Oddest Ambition The oddest ambition I ever encountered was that of a soldier in Korea who had made an undertaker the beneficiary of his $10,000 service life insurance policy. "All my life I wanted something that nobody else in Georgia ever had," he drawled. "And I decided a $10,000 funeral was the answer. Folks',1; come from a Hundred miles in Georgia to watch something like that." Inflation Hits Africa Africa may be a backward, isolated country, and all that, but some of the ill effects of civilization are being felt keenly in that land. The British Colonial Office reports that inflation has disrupted the, economy and customs In East Africa. The spiraling price of brides among the Gusii tribe has made them practically a luxury. Inflation first hit the British Crown Colony of Kenya in 1042, and the British government took steps to control it, with ??? you guessed it ??? the usual result.?. Before the late war the price of a Grade A bride was six cows, one bull and six goats. By 1847,young tribesmen were being asked to deliver- 16 cows, one bull and 20 goats for the same quality wife they could have picked up nt half the cost a few years previously. Spurred by the complaints of young men, the ruling tribal coun- . ells adopted another Western device ??? price control ??? to fight this Inflationary spiral. They pegged the price of a reliable Gusii wife at the pre-inflation rate of six cows, one bull and 10 goats. Developments since then have followed another familiar Western ' pattern. Gusii with choice daughters demand under-the-counter payments in addition, to the fixed .price of six cows, one bull and 10 goats. If anybody can think of something, London would like to hear what it is. Fiffy YearsAgo Local Items From The Columns Of The News, June 2, M01. , ONE COLORED MAN WAS KILLED and another critically wound- ??? ed in a pistol shooting affair at Jackson's chapel on the road ' leading from Mt. Airy to Barth- - lows. Fully twenty shots were fired, it is reported. THE CONTRACT TO BUILD MA- ". SONIC Temple was awarded to Mr, Harry Bowers, this city, at ???':. a bid of "$32,195. The work of tearing down the house which /' stands upon the site will be started tomorrow The temple ??? xvill be four stories in height and : the first floor will be occupied by the Post Office Department, ???which has leased it for ten years. COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES will be held at Frederick College June 13 and 14. There are : two graduates, Charles Herbert j Kreb, this city, and Jesse Wright ??? Downey, New Market, The exercises will be held in college hall on Court Square. BEGINNING THIS EVENING, ; the clothing, boot, shoe and hat * ; stores will close at 6 p. m. except Saturdays and continue until September -16. Twenty Years Ago Local Items From The Columni -Of The News, June 2, 1931. .-CHARGING THAT A "GRAVE - and serious condition" exists in ^:- the affairs of Montgomery coun- '*!,' ty, petitions asking a grand jury ^investigationof all county af- Sv fairs have started ??? circulating j -(there. The petitions contain against county officials. ; THE SUM OF $88,000 BORROW- *?' ED by the Frederick County 4- Commissioners from the six ,r banks of the city for emergency i* work last winter was re- ?. paid yesterday -with interest. , WILLIAM B. GUYTON, WELL- / known and esteemed farmer, died ;;. at his home near Burkiltsvillft of acute indigestion at the nge " Among TheSick Mrs. Minnie Conaway, Ml. Aly, was admitted to Mercy Hospital, Baltimore, for minor surgery. Oliver B. Driver, Watersvllle dairyman, was admitted to Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, for observation and treatment. Mrs. J. Frank Main, Sr., 102 West College Terrace, entered Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, today for observation and treatment. Mrs. James M. Kline. Wilson place, was removed from her home to Frederick Memorial Hospital Friday evening. Removal was in the ambulance of M. R. Etchison and Son. Harry S. Derr, near Feagaville, was removed from his 'home to Frederick Memorial Hospital Friday night. Removal was in the M. R. 'Etchson and Son, ambulance. Mrs. Grayson Nefl Crummitt, 450 West South street, was removed from her home to Frederick Memorial Hospital Thursday evening. Removal was in the ambulance of M. R. Etchison and Son. Mrs. John Himes, 319 East Patrick street, was admitted to Fred- crick Memorial Hospital, Tuesday and Underwent a successful surgical operation the following day. Her condition was reported satisfactory Friday. Mrs. Elise Strine, this city, who recently underwent treatment at Frederick Memorial Hospital for a fractured hip and who was subsequently removed to the home o{ a niece, Mrs. Claude Crum, at Walkersville, was returned to the hospital on Wednesday with a brain hemorrhage and was reported in fair condition this morning. Grover Buhrman, of. Foxville, entered the Washington County Hospital, Hagersiown, last week to have the knuckle of his hand amputated. Mr. Buhrman had part of a finger removed two years ago when he was bitten by a copper- snake while picking berries. The remaining part of the finger had to be removed last week. Mrs. Meade Eyler, Thurmont, Rt. 2, was admitted to Frederick Memorial Hospital last Monday for treatment. Mrs, Charlies Stottlemyer, Lewis- to\vn, is undergoing treatment at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Newton Valentine has returned to his home in Rocky Ridge from Frederick Memorial Hospital where he was under observation. Walter V. Smith, Camp Airy Farms, near Thurmont, was removed to Sinai Hospital. Baltimore, where he was successfully operated upon. Mrs. C. Oscar Kinna. who was removed from her home northeast of Middletown, to that of her sister, Mrs. Herman Schroyer, Middletown, was taken to Union Memorial Hospital Baltimore, where she remains quite ill. Mrs. Clarence Esworthy, Middle- town, who underwent surgery at the Frederick Memorial Hospital, returned home on Wednesday. Mrs, Mary A. Bowlus, aged resident of East Middletown, has been confined to her bed this week after spraining her back in a fall in her room last Friday. Nancy Lee Gordon, 5-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Gor- dun, wlto reside on a farm between Jefferson and Middletown, has returned to her home from Frederick Memorial Hospital, after being a patient there for a week. The little girl was injured when accidentally run over by a pick-up truck. She is improving nicely. Private Albert Smith is home on leava, visiting his parents and friends at Foxville. Pvt. Smith, who has been stationed at Camp Breckenridge. Kentucky, expects to be sent to California when lie returns. He is the son of Mr, anil Mrs. Lester Smith. Today In Washington By DAVID LAWRENCE Washington. June 2??? Now that every member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has testified before the Senate, committee, the picture of what happened when General Mac- Arthur was removed can be pieced together for the first time. President Truman had from time to time been advised o?? the discussions which went on between the headquarters at Tokyo and Washington concerning the conduct of the war in the Far East. He was aware that General MacArthur ???wanted to fight the war without restrictions and he was aware of the Department of State's belief that the .allies didn't want those restrictions lifted for fear Russia might intervene. The situation was not unusual as between a commander in a distant theatre ??? 8,000 miles away ??? and the home command. Messages usually are exchanged in which differences of opinion are debated, and criticisms are frequent. Since all this Is inside the family, so to speak, the public isn't aware of it and no particular thought is given o'n the inside of officialdom to the fact that there are such differences. Then, all of a sudden, on April 5, a'letter written by General Mac- Arthur to Rep. Joseph W. Martin of Massachusetts, Republican leader, \vas made public by the latter. It didn't contain anything not previously reported in the press concerning MacArthur's views about using the Chinese Nationalist armies nor was it different from the information given to members of Congress visiting the Far East who disclosed the General's views in interviews. But Mr. Truman heard a squawk from the Department of State about America speaking with "two and how our allies would be offended. So he decided the time had come to do something about the problem. He sent word to the Joint Chiefs of Staff to. start thinking about reasons for what he wanted to do, and it was made clear by General Bradley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, to the other members that Mr. Trumaii was considering replacement of General MacArthuY. Two ot the Joint Chiefs ??? Admiral Sherman and General Van- denberg ??? met with General Bradley on April 5, the day the Martin letter "came out. At this meeting Admiral Sherman suggested that a five-star general??? Secretary Marshall??? go out to Tokyo and try to straighten things out. Another suggestion was that B letter be sent to harmonize differences. Then the three Joint Chiefs??? this time with General Collins present L??? met on Sunday, April 8, with Secretary Marshall and discussed who should replace Mac- Arthur and what th??e"military considerations" for a replacement were, so they could be stated informally to the President by General Bradley. There were no further meetings. The members of the Joint Chiefs hnd no opportunity to discuss or debate the matter with the President or to indicate how the replacement should be effected. General Collins heard that a decision had been made when he was awakened al 5:30 n. m. the following Tuesday to arrange for a plane to take General Van Fleet to Korea. Admiral Shermnrv heard of the decision on the radio the Wednesday morning it appeared in the newspapers. Thus, none of the Joint Chiefs had an opportunity to participate directly with the President in deciding the method of procedure by which a five-star general was relieved instantly of his command. It was not until ten days later that the "military which influenced the Joint Chiefs to concur in the removal of General MacArthur were put down on paper, and then only as the best recollection of the three members. It was not a formal paper. The Joint Chiefs never had n formal meeting or kept any minutes. The simple truth is that, in effect, the "boss" told his subordinates he was thinking ot removing an important commander, and the three members of the Joint Chiefs had the opportunity to protest or to concur. They now have stated under oath that they did not "initiate any but simply "concurred" in the President's proposal. The question of replacing General MacArthur had never been discussed and never had arisen in any meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, formal or informal, prior to April 5. 1951. 'There is one big unanswered question. Senator Hickenlbpper of Iowa, Republican, asked it of Gen- Collins. General Vandenberg. and Admiral Sherman separately. It was, in effect, this: If the "military existed prior to the April 5 meeting, as is conceded, then why didn't the Joint Chiefs think those military reasons of sufficient importance to bring the matter to the President's attention and request removal? Admiral Sherman said the situation had not become acute. General .-Collins said it was "an accumulation of things" and that he did not know the President had become "fed With the debate that had occurred. None of the replies really answered the question of Senator Hicken- looper. For the truth is that not one of the three members of the Joint Chiefs was rpady to concur in the removal of General Mac- Arthur Until they found out that this was what the President wanted. And Mr. Truman didn't know he wanted to do it ??? although he says now he had been thinking about it for several months ??? until 'that fatal letter to Representative Martin became public. It was a political attack as Mr. Martin used the letter ??? and political attacks are very important to the man in the White House. They seem to have been more important than the fate of the Far Eastern command ih the middle of a battle and the risks involved in a sudden change in the all-important command which had satisfactorily governed Japan and carried on delicate relationships with the Japanese government nnd people over u period more than live years, (Reproduction Rights Reserved) . Soule And McKimmy Wedding At 2 Today In Calvary Church Hiltncr-Roelke Studio Mrs. Elliott A. Soule The marriage of Miss Betty Lee McKimmy, daughter of Mrs. Wil- liiim H. McKimmy, of near Dicker- KOO, and the late Mr. McKimmy, and Elliott Ashley Soule, son of Mrs. Saifiuel E. Soule, of Plains- boro, N. J., and Frederick, and the late Mr. 'Soule. took place this afternoon at two o'clock in Calvary Methodist church. Palms and glowing while tapers decorated the interior of the church and vases of white gladiolis were on the altar before which the ceremony was performed by the Rev. Dr. j. Franklin Haa.s. The bride, sivcn in marriage by iher brother. Richard B. McKimmy. wore a gown of white, fashioned with a nylon marquisete yoke detailed with scroll applique trim of faille, long sleeves extending in points over the wrist, with basque waistline, and a Cathedral train, bordered with faille applique. Her fingertip veil of French illusion fell from a satin cap dec- orntcd with seed pearls, and she carried a bouquet of bride's roses centered with a white orchid. Mrs. Harold A. Zimmer, of Fred- crick, as matron of: honor wore a yellow bouffant gown of net and lace with a mandarin neckline jacket. A matching lace picture hat and mitts completed her attire. She carried an arm bouquet of white dnisics tied with yellow ribbon. The bridesmaids were Mrs. Francis H. Roberts and Miss Elizabeth R. Smith, both of Frederick. They wore gowns styled like that ot the honor attendant. -Mrs. Roberts was in aqua and Miss Smith in orchid, both with matching hats and mitts, and carried arm bouquets of yellow- daisies tied with ribbons colored similar to their gowns. Donald Eatonof Cleveland served as best man. and the ushers were Harold A. Zimmer, Frederick, and William Fitzgerald, of Hagerstown. For her daughter's wedding Mrs. McKimmy selected a navy blue faille dress with navy and white accessories and a corsage of gardenias. The bridgegroom's mother was in navy blue crepe with black accessories and a pink carnation corsage. Mrs. Paul W. presided at tihe organ. Before the ceremony Mrs. Charles Hawthorne of Arlington. Va., cousin of the bride, sang "Because," "Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life," and during the ceremony "The Lord's Prayer." Immediatelyfollowing, a reception was held at the Catoctin. Country Club after which Mr. arid Mrs. Soule left on a wedding trip to the Pocono Mountains, the bride wearing a navy blue suit with navy and white accessories and a white orchid corsage. Upon their return they will reside at 208 West Patrick street. The bride was graduated from Frederick High School and is now employed with Ox Fibre Brush Company. Mr. Soule Is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, O., where he was a member of Sigma Phi EpsUOn fraternity. During {he \vf r he served with the U. S. Air Force in Europe. He is now employed as claims adjuster with Farm Bureau Mutual Auto Insurance Company. OCIETJ^, NBWS McCalns.To Entertain Hood Seniors Sunday Mrs. E. Dwight McCain and Mrs. Russell H. McCain will entertain at a picnic supper Sunday evening for Miss Alice Elizabeth McCain, a member of this year's graduating class at Hood College; and her classmates. The affair will be held at Mrs. E. D. McCain's home near this city. Miss McCain is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. MoCain, West College Terrace. Dr. and Mrs. A. Austin. Pearre, Upper College Terrace, have returned from a vapation in Atlantic City and New York. Their son, A. Austin Pearre, Jr. a. student at The Hill School, Pottstown Pa., is home for the. summer holiday. Brig. Gen. J A. Ladd, U ,S. A. (ret.) and Mrs. Ladd left this morning to return to their home at Palo Alto, Calif, after a visit with Col. and Mrs. Hantfson McAl- pine and daughter, Mrs. James K. Ladd Rockwell Terrace. Mrs. Ladd is the daughter-in-law of Gen. and Mrs. Ladd. Her husband is an Army lieutenant in Korea. Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Stockman, 140 West South street, will celebrate their eleventh wedding anni-- versary on Monday, June 4. Frederick Chapter No. 79, Order of the Eastern Star celebrated its 24th birthday Friday night at the Masonic Tempie and at the same time honored all charter members and Past Worthy Matrons and Patrons. Among the guests attending were Mrs. Clifford M. Yinger, of Frederick, Worthy Grand Matron, and other Grand Chapter officers and representatives from chapters all over Maryland. Mrs. J. Robert Edwards is the current Worthy Matron and Alexander A. Arris is Worthy Patron. LeRoy R. Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy F. Davis, 921 North Market street, will receive his master's degree on June 4 from the College of Liberal, Arts, of Syracuse University, Syracuse, N. Y., where he has been majoring in zoology. He is a graduate- of Fred- erick High School.' Side Glances COPR.19S1 BYNW SBRVICE. INC. T. H. REG. U. S. PAT. OFF. "Worst mistake I ever made, putting: in a Itig garden! I didn't dream all I'd get to eat at home was vegetables!" Gordon Strong, 'Discoverer* Of Sugar Loai, Will Be 82 Sunday Weddings Lindspy??? White Miss Doris True While, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. M. J. W. White, of Luray, Va., well known in Frederick and vicinity, became the bride of Robert William Lindsey, of Burlington, N. C., at 5 p. m., May 27 at "Madapo Hill" summer home of the Whites. The ceremony was performed by Rev. J. W. Briscoc, uncle of the bride, and Rev. Walter Long of Boston,Mass., as.soci.ite of Dr. and Mrs. White in the Philippines. The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a white shantung dress with matching accessories and orchid corsage. Jack White, brother of , the bride, was best man. Mrs. W. Finch White, of Arlington, Va., cousin ot the bride, played the wedding march. A buffet supper followed the ceremony. Out. of town guests present were Mr. and Mrs. John William Lindsey. of Burlington, N. C.; Mr. and Mrs. K. C. White, of Philadelphia, Pa.; Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Briscoe, of. Urbana;' Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Rothgeb and Rebecca, of Point Pleasant, W. Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Vincent arid Mrs. Fenti- man, of Washington: Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Hamrick and Nancy, of Roa- noke, Va., and Dr. and Mrs. Norman SIoan.,of Bath. N. Y., formerly in charge of the work among lepers in Hawaii, and associated with Dr. White in the Virgin Islands. The bride is a student at Elon College. N. C. The groom attend- j ed the University of North Caro lina at Chapel Hill. After a brief wedding trip, the bride and groom will make -their home in Los Angeles, Calif., where, they plan to continue their education at the University of California. Ree-sc ??? Wesley Miss May Frankie Wesley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thurston Wesley, of Mobile, and Thomas Richard Reese, son of Mrs. Julia Schade Babcock, were married on May 12 at 11 o'clock in the Memorial Baptist Church, Washington. Attractively dressed, the bride wore a navy blue suit with a finger tip veij falling from her hat also of white. She wore an orchid of blue. The groooi's mother was attired in a street length dress of dusty rose with white accessories and a white rose bud corsage. Luncheon and reception followed the ceremony at the home of the groom in Riverside. The bride has been the recipient of several showers during the past several weeks. The bride is now employed in the United States Treasury Department. They will reside at 6110 57th Avenue, Riverside. Mrs Jacob ?????. D. Warrenfeltz has returned to her home In Charles Town.W. Va., after a visit with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Warrenfeltz, Sabillas- ville. Mr. Warrenfeltz, who underwent surgery at the Waynesborb (Pa.) Hospital, is steadily improving at his home. Mrs. Austin F. Haffner has returned to !her home on Clarke Place after a visit of several weeks with her daughter, Mrs. W. L. Sam- mons, and family, of Charlotte, N. C. Miss Miriam. A. Warfield, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thurman War- field, Woodbine, graduated from the School of Nursing of the Hospital for the Women of Maryland, Baltimore, on May 22. Dr, E. William Noland, professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and attached to the U. S. Air Force, will leave early next week by plane for England where he will do research work for the Air Force. He will be accompanied by three graduate students to assist him. Dr. Noland, who expects to be abroad about three months, recently completed a similar mission to Japan. Dr. Noland is a brother of Mrs. James A. Rogers, of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Rogers and Dr. Noland's father, of Romney," W. Va., recently visited with Dr. Noland at Chapel Hill. Eddie J. Dayhoff has completed his recruit training at the naval center at Great Lakes, 111. and is spending a 14-day leave with his mother, Mrs. Lillian Dayhoff, Graceham. Fireman Dayhoff, who enlisted for four years, will report to Cherry Point, N. C. for. duty as an engineerman at the expiration of his leave. Dr. and Mrs. George W. Osmun, Thurmont, were week end guests at the Washington home of Dr. Osmun's nephew, General E. A. Craig, and Mrs. Craig. Major General Craig has just been promoted to the rank of three star General. Mr. and Mrs, Robert Gelwicks, near Thurmont, are receiving congratulations on the birth of a daughter on May 28. Dr. and Mrs. Verne E. Kernerer and family, Middletown, will leave Monday, for Hicksville, Ohio, where they will visit for a week with Dr. Kemerer's mother and other relatives and frien'ds. Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Hedges, of Columbus. Ohio, are spending this week wi,th Mr. Hedges' mother, Mrs. Mary B. Hedges, and son Car- roll, in Frederick. The Hedges are all former1 residents of Middletown. Bridge BY H. T. WEBSTER H??S jusr OF DONT CAK?? IF H???IS \buK BOSS. CANASTA PLAV??K. .<WD He wcWr FIT IM THIS P*f*TY. 4NT HAAlD HIM A COMIC < /VJD T??LLHIM To WHiue TF/e us BOOK . ???'* DOMESTIC CRISIS Miss Jean Poffinberger, Middle- town, has been the guest of her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Stebbins of Miamisburg, Ohio, for the past two weeks. Miss Poffinberger is planning to enroll this month at the Miami Jacobs Business College of Dayton. Ohio. She is a graduate of the Middletown High School, Class of 1950. William Hartsock has returned to the Naval Base at Norfolk, Virginia, after spending a 21-day furlough with his parents, Mrt. and Mrs. Roscoe Hartsock. Rev. Ralph Huffer, son David and daughter Mary, of D'over, New Hampshire, motored to the home of Rev. Huffer's brother-in-law and sister Mr. and Mrs. Garland Huffer and familv. Broad Run arriving on Wednesday. The daughter will remain at the Huffer home until September while Rev. Huffer and his son will spend the summer in England. Rev. Huffer has exchanged parishes with an English minister. Gordon Strong' Gordon Strong, who "discovered" Sugar Loaf mountain and made its beauties available for all to enjoy, observes his 82nd birthday tomorrow. Since the turn of the century when he located the and decided to spend his days here, Mr, | Strong has kept in the background, and to most persons ' he is not known, only his name being well remembered as associated with "Sugar Loaf." Those, who have had the privilege to meet him and enjoy his engaging personality and rare sense of humor regret that more persons have not had the op- jportunity to know him. More than 45,000 persons visited "Stronghold" last year, and enjoyed the impressive scenery, as a result o?? Mr. Strong's generosity. Probably only a handful of that large number ever saw or recognized him, even though he mingled many times among the visitors. Numerous requests have been made of him by newspaper photographers to pose for pictures. His reply usually has been something like this: "Why photograph me? I am only a little over six feet tall. The mountain here is more than 1,200 feet high." Only once in his lifetime has he sat for a photograph. The cut above is a reproduction of that picture, taken about 1935. A News reporter asked for some data about his life to be used in connection with an article on his birthday. With reluctance, he 'gave some details, and some of his replies to the questions asked reflect his sprightliness and- humorous viewpoint. He said he was born at Burlington, Iowa, June 3, 1869, which date he added was "of course mere hearsay." He was "so preoccupied that I made no note at the time." His father, Henry Strong, was then general counsel of. the Chicago, Burlington and'Quincy. Later, he> was made president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, which took the family to Boston. Not long after, he retired from active work, lived in Chicago,and provided the family with a summer home on Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. There the young Mr. Strong discovered that country life was rather a good thing. He received his preparatory education at Philips Exeter Academy. Then Harvard ??? with a year off for good behavior. Mostly at Heidelberg. As Mr. Strong says: Si'gmund Romberg's "Student Prince" records what happened. A law degree or two at the George Washington University law school. THen a few years of law practice in Chicago. Then, to recover from over-work, "a vacation in Cuba" ??? called the Spanish- Miss Lillian Beachley left for Rochester, Minnesota, after spending the past two weeks with her mother, Mrs. Vallie Beachley, at Middletown. State Trooper 1/c H. J. Brown. Mrs. Brown and son, Ronnie, Thurmont, ]??ft last week to spend a three-weeks vacation with the Trooper's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard S. Brown, in Jackson, Minn. Mrs. Robert H. Springer and family arc spending several weeks in Creagerstown with Mrs. Springer's mother, Mrs. Bessie llavner, before leaving, for Albany, Georgia, i American War. Of it he says: "All of us Third U. S. V. Engineers enjoyed it immensely." Finally, at the turn of the century, the business of buildingman-j agement (store, office, apartment buildings) in Chicago, with some of the work in Washington. Meantime;* he decided to spend1 his vacations looking for the home to which he would retire in his old age. Preferably midway between North and South ??? an all-the-year-| round home. Down the Potomac ??? Cumber-i land, Berkeley- Springs, to Frederick ??? where lived his classmate, thej late Arthur Trail, on East Church! street. Meantime, he had picked up as a fellow-explorer a maitre-d'armesl Darrieulat. They bicycled. From] down around Leesburg, north up along the Catoctin and the Blue] Ridge. And always, over eastward, Sugar Loaf's impudent nose up over the landscape. So, from Frederick down the white dustyl "pike" to Urbana. There, a turn] southward. As he expressed it: "At the Sirnmons' home, near Thurston, with its old mill, when asked "how about it, they looked at me and said 'Nothing doing.' At' the Davis' home, beyond Thurston, they looked at Darrieulat and said 'Oh, all And the next day,: from the peak of old Sugar Loaf, I .drew a long breath and said to Darrieulat: 'This is it.' Bit by bit, year after year, the] land about the- south end of the mountain was acquired. Little by little, starting with the century- old log cabin, down near the "Rocky Fountain" from which Lieutenant Miner drew his water supply, a home was developed. Thisl home, the cross-roads at the foot! of the mountain, the farm-landst surrounding it, the two thousand; or so acres of mountain land that, the Strongs have acquired, they; named Stronghold. But Stronghold, Mr. Strong and-! his wife found, was too big and, too good not to be shared. So little: by little grew the plan of letting' others share its beauty, and so of;, building a mountain road, by section, of developing the points of outlook, of building a foot traiL] from the road-end to the summit. It was a new sort of venture ??? it could be developed safely only by being developed slowly. In the calendar year 1926 began the count of visitors ??? on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays only. For that year, 788. For the year 1950,45,051. For Memorial Day, 1951, 2,028. For the year 1951, an indicated' total of over 60,000. Obviously, the Mountain has just started on its important role of providing a place of natural beauty, of inspiring views, for the millions within its scope. For so providing, over generations to come. In fact, in perpetuity. And so, in 1946, was formed the philanthropic corporation, Strong^ hold Incorporated. With its outstanding board of trustees ??? headed, by James H. Gambrill, Jr., as president. To this corporation will go the Mountain itself, and an endowment fund for its operation. "Meantime, we go on with our said Mr. Strong, "Manicuring a Mountain. And little as we are experienced in the task, we have a great beauty parlor to inspire us. A parlor starting with these Pond Mountains down in Virginia, ana up those sweeping ranges of the Catoctin and th?? Blue Ridge ^into Pennsylvania. With the Potomac spreading out and resting after iis break through at Point of Rocks. And after dark, the lights of Baltimore to the east. To the. southeast, the lights of the Capital of the World." where they, will join M/Sgt. Springer who has been transferred from Omaha, Nebraska, to Turner Air Force Base, near Albany. Alien J. Williar, Thurmont, is celebrating his 80th birthday today, Mr. Williar's two daughters, Mrs. Helen M. Firor, Athens, Ga., and Mrs. Mildred M. Thompson, of Birmingham, Ala., in company with Mrs. Thompson's husband, Leroy K. Thompson, are spending' a lew weeks visiting at Thurmont and in Frederick and Baltimore. They expect to return home after Mr. Williar's >lrthday. Dr. and Mrs. A, J. Balje entertained at dinner at their home, "Hqmewood," in Blue Ridge Sum mit, Pa., Masons and Eastern Star members from Washington, D. C. Thirty guests were present. Dr. and Mrs. Balje will leave Sunday for a month's vacation in Yellow- Stone Park and other places of interest and for a visit with friends in Ogden, Utah. They will return July 5. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph J. Wilhide, Forrest Hills, N. Y., visited this week at the home ot Mr. Wilhide's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. S. Pryor, Sr., Thurmont. MARKET PRICES Corn, bbl. ,.....................................$9.50 Wheat, bu. .................................... 2.13 Barley, bu. .................................. 1.45 image serial: 14429793 image serial: 14429793

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