The Leaf-Chronicle from Clarksville, Tennessee • 3

Afternoon, March 301946 CLARKSVILLE LEAF-CHROHiCLE PAGETHRElT Army's chief critics," aid Deollttie, tllome Demonstration Miss Paula Jtudalph To Enter College At Ward-Belmont ecen 4 Week Set May 5-12 it rn Jror u. iciiiiurics I "Today's Home Bullda Tomor row's World" the theme of Na- tlonal Home Demonstration weeit. which will be observed May 6 to 12 Landrum-Uanley Engagement Announced; Wedding On Aprils Mr. and Mrs. L.

J. Landrum ef ClwksviMc announce the engagement of their daughter, Maynettc, tQ James Timothy Hanky, son of Mrs. Alice Hanley of Clarksville. The wedding wiJJ be solemnjied on 35cdnesday, April 3, at the Trinity Church with the Rev. J.

Iarl Gilbreath, rector, officiating. 1 i Teasley-Walls. Marriage Solemnized The marriage of Miss Nancy Teasley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Teasley of TurnersviUe.

and B. H. Watts, of Cedar Hill, was quietly solemnized on Friday, March 15, in Hopkinsville, Ky. The bride was attired in a gold suit with, which she wore black accessories. Her flowers a shoulder corsage of red cranattons.

Mrs. Watts attended 'the Bell High School.at Adams. MrWatts has returned from overseas where he was with First Army for three years. The couple will make their home with his parents near Cedar Hill. The Contemporary Book Club will meet with Mrs.

Collier Goodlett, on Monday night at 8 o'clock. The Silver Cross Circle of the A -I by rural women throughout the United States, Alaska, Hawaii and Porto Rico. Observance of the week will focus attention on the contribution of the home and fanv 1 lly toward progress tod world peace-Local Home Demonstration Clubs cooperating with their home agent, ereasked to plan observance of the week to point up special achiev-ments or interests in their own communities. Currently, there are more than 1,800 Demonstration Clubs in Tennessee, with membership totaling more than 44,122. last year some 68,000 farm homes and 16,000 non-farm homes In Tennessee recorded changed prac- tlces resulting directly from the C) Home Demonstration Work.

More than 12,000 lecal Home Demonstration leaders volunteered time and effort in carrying out community programs for "better homes on better -Home demonstration work, start-' ing with tomato canning In a few Southern communities in-1913, 'has been expanded to Include almost dvery phase of home life'. In addition to foods and nutrition, cloth-f ing, household management and home furnishings and handicrafts and recreation, rural families are asking home demonstration agents i problems in such fields as health and medical care, housing, farm and home financial planning, work -simplification in the home, "consumer education, child care, community welfare, and citizenship responsibilities, i Mrs. Joseph Bernard Lewis Pictured" above Mrs. Joseph Bernard Lewis whose marriage was an event of February 2 at St. Vincent's Chapel St.

Thomas the Apostle Church, Chicago, Illinois. Mrs. Lewis was the former Miss Caryl Miriam Cavanaugh. Mr. and Mrs.

Lewis are now making their: home in Clarksvllle. Kings Daughters will meet at 10 o'clock Wednesday, April 3, at the Woman's Club. A good attendance is desired since plans will be made for a rummage sale. s. The Woman's Council of the First Christian Church will meet Monday morning at the church at 10:30 o'clock.

Luncheon will be served at noon and an interesting program has been planned for the afternoon. A second flower judging school will be held In Nashville April 3-4- 5 at the Centennial Club. Regis tration -will be from 9 to 9:45 o' clock. Lectures include flower show practice, horticulture, and flower arrangements. Dorothy i 1 national authority on flowers, is one of the lecturers.

Tickets are interchangable. For further information call Louise Bolllln or Mrs. Carita Haynes. Board To See Gen, Eisenhower About Army WASHINGTON, March 30. General Elseuhower is going to get his chance to discuss the state of affairs in the Army.

Lt. Gen." Jimmy, Doolittle. who heads a six-man board studying officer-enlisted man relationships, said today the board will go to the chief of staff's office Monday. While they're at the Pentagon, the board members also will see Lt. Gen.

Carl Spaatz, boss of the Air Forces, for his views. "We've heard from soma of the Capitol ROYROfir. TxiipUimiB I Mtl 1LT 1 i i i i GEORGE "GABBY HAYES mi mt tti 1 BOS NOUN AND THE SONS OF THE PlONEEtt 1 after listening to aggrieved testi mony from ex-GI's. "Now we'll see what Generals Eisenhower SpaaU have to say. We're trying to be fair, and hear all Yesterday, on the second day of a hearing that may run for weeks, the board called in its first WAG.

Warrant Officer Irene F. Scott, who has been In the Army 31 rnontho, said she didn't think thn WACs had as great a problem as the strictly male sections of the Army. "We're not as old, for one thing," Miss Scott said. "We haven't had as much time for prejudices to set i mj i nl i if'il durtnaa is. 4s i'-ijmd 1aM act a uild tamunvm wd ft Cold MiMriwi intamaUr 66S Mas.

Vtotm or brrh to nlwve stuitutoMi mi covobW it oner make tt turn hbwi6 Watte CrHt and tat ham aMtsiMI m'Iw coin par Mcuhi Caulun. i li Crcmvc'Fs Hit Tunas fits tVccfc 1. Oh! What It, Seemed To Be 2. Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief 3. You Won't Be Satisfied 4.

One-zy, Two-zy (I Love You-zy) 5. Personality i Listen to WJZM 9:30 Saturday Kight. FREZ RECORDS G1YZN AWAY, CROMWELL'S Music Gift Shop OppoMta Ccpifol Theofr Theatre 2nd Chapter tivlzr And CARTOON SPORTS RIYIEW rn ff SENSA mlm T1-E! llmmW If Uhm mi rut Waitress Held On Charge Of Strangling Niece Announcements Mrs: Harvey Btlnson, leader of the Sailor'a Rest MYT, announces the- Youth. will, have a play party at Central Elementary School Thursday night, March 28, at 7:30 o'clock. Ralph Ring1 will direct games.

Refreshments will be served. The public is cordially in vited. -i The Woods Valley Methodist Church will have a pre-Easter service at the Cumberland Furnace Mvthodiat Church on March 31 at 7:30 pja. The public is invited. The Clarksville High School PTA will hold rummage sale on March 29-30 at Coleman's Market on Franklin Street.

The Wesleyan Service Guild ot Madison Street Methodist Church will meet at the church Monday evening, April at 6 o'clock. Dinner will be served and the program will follow. A large attendance Is urged and visitors art welcome. Layman Day will be observed at the Cumberland Furnace Mftho-March 31 at 7 o'clock. Special music and talks are scheduled, The public is invited.

The Liberty Home Demonstration Club will meet Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock with Mrs. Walter Ad-kins. The board of directors of the Clarksvllle Public Library will meet at 10 o'clock morning, April 2, In the reading room of the library. The Elementary PTA will meet Tuesday. April 2, at 3 o'clock, at Greenwood School.

Billy Beach's dramatic class will present an en tertainmentThe executive board will meet at 2:30 O'clock in the auditorium. Members are asked to note change in meeting place. The Cotillion Club will have a rummage sale on Third and Main Streets near Farris on Saturday, March 30. Election of officers will be held at a special meeting of the Monday Evening Music Club Monday night at 7:40 o'clock at the Woman's Club. Other Important business wiH come up.

The choral group Will practice following the meeting. The Business and Professional group will meet at the First Christian Church i on Monday night, April' at T.JO o'clock. Alt members are urged to attend since a movie will be shown. SIIEPPARD'S Electric Shop Phone 1319-W 717 Cumberland Drive Electrical Contractors i SPORTinfi Factory Dullt Hulls Fidiiog TcsSib (All Type) Evinrcdc OUTBOARD MOTORS NASHVILLE, Tenn Miss Pau la Rudolph, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Paul Rudolph of 1224 Madison Street.

Clarksvllle, will be a student at the Ward-Belmont School for girls in Nashtville. Miss Rudolph, who will graduate from the Clarksvllle High School in May, has made an ex cellent scholastic record during her four years of attendance. She will enter the college freshman class at Ward-Belmont next September. Route 4 News Mrs. T.

W. Ray is able to be up after several days' illness of flu. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Dishman have returned from Shop Springs, where they attended the funeral of hef cousin, Nellie Ruth Alexander.

The girls 4-H Club of Kenwood school had their regular monthly meeting on Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, i Miss Evelyn Carroll outlined some work of the club. She also talked on "Good Grooming" and explained the work of the year or cooking, sewing and chickens. Nellie. May Chester led in repeating the club pledge for closing. Bobby Evans is back at school after several days illness of chick en pox.

Mrs. Leslie Chester is improving from an attack of pluerlsy. Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Phillips had as their guests Sunday, Mr.

and Mrs. Nelson Phillips and three daughters of Ashland City. Mrs. May Baggett has returned from a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Boy Lewis and family of She was accompanied by her little granddaughter, Carolyn Sue, who will spent an extended visit with her.

Mr. and Mrs G. H. Morrison visited Mrs. Morrison's sister, Mrs.

Nellie Welch of Liberty community. She is recovering from injur ies sustained in an automobile wreck on Tuesday. Kenneth Baggett, recently dis charged from the Army, is visiting relatives in 'Detroit. Mrs; D. C.

Corbitt is recovering at the home of her Mr, and Mrs. I. P. Abernathy, from an operation she underwent at the Clarksvllle Hospital last week. Mr.

and Mrs. Will Phillips have moved to New Providence to make their home. G. R. Pickerhur of Clarksvllle.

visited his father, S. Pickering on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. L.

B. Pickering will come Saturday from Chicago to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. R.

Pickering. Mr. Pickering has completed an electric course. Rockets May Probe Sky For Weather Data By FRANK CAREY Associated Press Science Reporter ST. LOUIS, March 30 fPW-T Navy plans to send rocket messengers 60 miles above the earth to obtain mysterious' air samples that may hold the.

key to Jpetter weather forecasting and radio communications It was disclosed today. Lieut. Cmdr. Daniel F. Rex of the Navy's Office ot Research and Inventions told this reporter that the Navy hopes to begin launching experiments in the fall with rock ets that will carry meterological instruments away beyond the stra tosphere and conceivably enable collection of data hitherto elusive to science.

Development; of' an ionosphere rocket by the California Institute of Technology at Pasadena, was announced March 21 by the Army Ordnance Department, that said the had been turned over to the Signal Corps; Rex added that a contract now is being negotiated with the Aerojet Corporation- of California for pro curement of 15 rockets, each weighing 2,500 pounds, costing apiece with an overall, measurement of 24 feet and having- a maximum altitude 325,000 feet. jAycording to this description, the Navy's rockets will be larger' and have- a higher altitude potential thar that involved in the Pasadena announcement. The Army said its ionosphere rocket weighed 1,000 pounds, was 16 feet long, and had soared to 230,000 thousand feet a distance of 43 12 miles. Here to address the American Association for the advancement of Science, Rex declared the rockets could "carry a 150-pound load of Instruments to a height of 60 miles. He said the Navy planned to begin launching them from the desert, at White Sands, New Mexico.

That's the same site to be used this summer by the Army for launching reassembled German V-2 missiles. Rex said the Navy's program differed from the Army's in that "the Army is largely interested in Operational characteristics of the rocket, whereas in our program DINNER Mrs. Ransdell -V Entertains Mrs. Lucille Ransdell entertain ed a group of young people with a hamburger supper Tuesday eve ning in honor of Norman Wooten who Is moving to New Providence to make, his home. Following the supper games and music were enjoyed.

i Shady Grove News The PTA held its regular month ly meeting Thursday afternoon with sixteen members present. Mrs. Loyd Ashby, president pre sided. The meeting opened by singing Onward Christian Soldiers. Mrs.

Claude Coke gave the devotional. A questionnaire sent out by B. E. Dossett, commissioner ot education was led by Mrs. Ashby.

Mrs. Vernon Ussery, Mrs. Que Potter and Repps Marable discussed how to Improve, the school and qualification for good teachers. The following officers were elect ed for next year: Mrs. Oma Smith-son president, Mrs.

Freeman Suit- er, vice president, Mrs. jjonnie Choat, secretary. The president's i message was read by Mrs. Julian Suiter. A summer round up will be held at school on April 12.

Goober and his Kentucklans will be at the school Tuesday, April 12. Ice cream will be sold for the benefit of the school. The study course was given by Mrs. Vernon She discussed the seventh article in the family builds the future, and she pointed out ways that would help young people in making a successful marriage. The count for the room picture was made and Miss Margaret Hi-ett's room won the Blue Boy; The next meeting will be May 10 in order that the delegate may give her report from the PTA Convention which will convene at Knoxvllle April 24 and 25.

Refreshments were served by Mrs. Clarence Morrison, Mrs. Kelly and Mrs. 'Marable. The Rev.

Russell Davis and Rev. Lloyd Ashby enjoying a vacation at Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Mrs. Allen Potter, who has been ill, is improving Mr. and Mrs.

Louis Whitlow have moved into their new home. Mr. and Mrs. John1 Alms have purchased home of Mr. and Mrs.

Wesley Suiter. Tbr Bey and Mrs. Lloyd Ashby have sold their home to Dr. Jewell Batson and will move to Gum Sfirifvgs about May 1. Woodlawn Girls Cage Tourney To Open Monday A crlrls tnfra-fi'fifwil tmlrntVici11 'tournament will open at Woodlawn Monday with the eighth and ninth grade lassies battling to send the winner into the finals Tuesday.

The chajnpiofts go up against the Juniors. Marlon Bromley is captain the Juniors; Fronie- Hutchinson of -the freshmen, and Betty Sleight of the eighth- grade. Willie Mae Burkhart and Margaret Frances Seay will serve as timekeerjers 'with the school principal, Glenn H. Corbin, acting as referee and director of the tournament. The lineups: 8th Grade: Forwards, Betty Sleigh, Frances Watson, Edna guards, Marvel Hancock, Melva" "Laverrie Wallace Bernice Burkhart.

Ninth Grade: Forwards, Fronie Hutchinson. Joyce Morrison, L-veme Gibos; guards, Martha Griffey. Verda Patterson, Marie Johnson. Betty Sue Shelton. 11th Grade: Forwards, Mabel Griffey, Margaret Martin, Marion Bromley: guards, Merle Sleigh, Margaret--Griffey, Colleen Welker.

Edna Seay 1 DETROIT, March $QPh-ieiee-five Sergeant Delbert Raymond said today a 23-year-old waitress was held by police on a charge lowing a statement to authorities that she strangled to death her 10- weeks-old nieee inAlgonac, last December. Detective. Raymond of the police homicide division identified the woman as Muriel Wrightman. He said she telephoned police acid surrendered voluntarily last night. Raymond said she told police she "wanted to tell them about a slay- Detective Raymond, who questioned the woman today; said she Insisted "it's the truth" and that newspaper accounts of a similar Detroit slaying prompted her to surrender.

"It's been preying on my mind ever since the baby died" Ray mond quoted Miss Wrightman as saying, "and when I -read about the death of the little Ratliff girl. I decided I would get off my con Prosecutor Gerald K. O'Brjeh, reported yesterday Mrs. Jeanette Grosso, 36, had confessed to "him that she had whipped her four- yei-uiU incur, 4-uuia nnuui, drinkina year-old niece, Anna Lee Ratliff, been "stubborn" about drinking her milk. The body of the child was found Wednesday night in the Grosso home.

Detroit police said they were Informed by Algonac authorities that Miss Wrightman's niece, Shirley Ann Little, was found dead in her crib in the Wrightman home, on Dec. 29. with the corner of a blanket in her- threat. The death certificate for the baby was signed by Dr. Walter Boucher and Edward Kane, of Algonac, the latter a justice of the peace who was acting as coroner.

The certificate gave the cause of death as "suffocation due to inhalation of vomicus." Shirley Ann was the daughter of Miss Wrightman's sister, Mrs. Phyllis Little, 19, and was born (n the Wrightman-1 home. The mother later went to Hopkinsville, and the habywas left care of her family. I Detective Raymond said Miss Wrightman's own daughter, Victo- family. He quoted her as -say inu "I had the care of both childrea, I got tired Of taking care of the baby and ot hearing about how much prettier she was than Victoria Ann.

I got jealous, I guess. "I had been drinking when 1 grt home that night. Shirley Ann was crying and everyone was asleep upstairs. I wanted to stop her crying and I. acted on Impulse.

Then I went to bed." Miss Wrightman's iViother discovered the body-the next morning. Stock Production Decrease Shown In Tennessee NASHVILLE, March 30 WV-The State Department of Agriculture reported today a further decrease in livestock production in, Tennessee last year with 3,381,000 head on farms last January 1, a 5 percent decline from January 1, 1945, and 18 percent less than two years earlier. y. The total value, of livestock including chickens, and turkeys was estimated at $179,462,000 which was an increase of $21,293,000 over the valuation for the previous year, the report added. The dppartment gave the following breakdown: Cajtle and calves head on farms last January 1 represents a 4 percent decline during the yearr-Milk cows totaled 639,000 also a 4 percent decline.

All cattle were valued at $85,704,000 which was1 an increase of 20 percent. HOgs 1,198,000 on hand Janu- rnri i oifl nwi headthe same date in 1945., with a valuation oi as corn- pared with 377,000 head representing, an increase of 4,000 with a total value of $4,131,000 as against $3,732,000 a year ago. Horses 162,000 horses or 8,000 less than the previous year. Total value was $15,162,000 as compared with tl5.M2.000 Mules 279.000 or 9.000 less than 'the vear before. Total "value was $36,198,000 as compard with $37,265,000.

Chickens 12,521,000 which was 2 percent less than the previous year. Total -value was an increase of 7 percent. Turkeys 38,000 which was a gain of 19 percent. Total value $179,000 as compared with $141,000. The Leaf-Chronicle Congratulates SunjaynondayjJcgday DNOMffiniiMT nietc rn TKE FRANKEST, f0ST ISrUU.

CEST'SELLER jt, ti Personals W. B. Pedlgo, Austin Peay, J. H. Wiggins and Ambrose Whitfield returned Thursday night from a week's visit in Florida.

Mrs. Ed Davis and Mrs. George Ferrell have returned home after visit with Mrs: J. Batson, Who broke her hip in a fall. They also visited other relatives in Nashville-.

MrsMcllowPorter Jias returned home after being in the Clarksvilte Hospital for an operation. She is improving. Mrs. Clyde Riggins returned to her home Thursday after spending a few, days in Nashvillejvlth Mrs. S.

Garrard. Mrs. Grady Flack and children, Grady. and Peggy, have gone to Ripley, for a two weeks "Visit while her husband, Sergeant Flack is in' Chicago for the Army 'Day Alfred Shepherd has returned to his home in Dotsonville after nine months, in the Army. He spent six months in the Honchu Islands in the South Pacific.

He 'received his honorable discharge from 'Camp Chaffee, Ark. Miss Maxlne Harvey is spending a month with Mrs. Robert Carri-gan of Route" 1. Delord R. Mabry of New Or leans is visiting nis auni, Mrs.

B-Macon-of-Norttr Second. Sick LiL Mrs. Robert- Carrigan-has-re turned to her home following an operation at the Clarksvllle hospi- "Eleanor Foust is improving at the hospital following a mastoid operation. ore Arrests In Espionage Case Ae i Expected OITAWA. March 30.

(Additional arrests were predicted today it- i'ie Canadian espionage investi-Ration, as a two-man Royal Com- rompleted its questioning of a group of government, employes fkrn Into custody six weeks ago and HiTused of supplying secret lh-t'lnimtlon to Russia. Cli.i rues 'of conspiracy and vio- Allium, of the official secrets act were filed yesterday against five 'prrsons. hiTnRtnfTto thetOtalnof per.Mns examined by the commission mid charged in the courts, A 14t.lt. Fred-Rose. Communist ber.uf Parliament, was committed 4ir-4-r4t without having been examined by the commission.

The. commissioners, ill their third interim report, said ''there remain number of '-'witnesses yet to be heard." but that most of these were persons names had toee.i mentioned previously during the six () weeks of WASHING OIL CHANGE ond LUBRICATION. Every 1000 miles CFCU3 atrhW Tan HmI im wmt tut i a WE--WILL- BE tm Mr, and Mrs. Earl Biter on thcJria Ann, 2, also lived with tlie birth of -a was born-Monday, March 25, at the Clarksville Hospital. The baby'has been named Charles Douglas.

Mr. and Mrs- Candy Dennis, who are the parents of a son born Thursday, March 21. Mrs. ChCds was the former Miss Maidell Welker, the rocket will be a tool "to obtain data on the upper atmosphere. (D DJ s- MONDAY, APRIL 1 Until: WEDriESDAY, APLllL 10 FOR RENOVATION I IMUU-J-MIIIIBUIUIIlllMIUIJIOIIUllI -'fe Stmday M(MMEffi I ELECTRIC POWER WILL BE OFF IN CLARKSVILLE SUNDAY, MARCH 31 AT For Approximately 30 Minute The current is being shut off by TV A to make nec-esiory changes at Oarktvillt PERT.

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