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THE NEWBERRY SUN. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA — ■■■— I ■ 1218 Colton Stroot NEWBERRY. 8. C. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY O. F. Armfield, Jr.. Owner Second-Class postage paid at Newberry. South Carolina. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: *2.00 pw jmt in ad- vanee; six months. $1.26. Citizen Declares It Wrong To Force Fluoridation On People Of Newberry my more than thirty of living in the Atlanta of coarse the matter of fluor- kept coming up, as is the caae everywhere. But the Atlan ta papers, the mayor, and the City Csanrfl had the good sense always <to point out the health hazards aad kept the Atlanta water pure aai undefiled. I : am hoping for tha same good results in the New- bsrry agitation. AH the great newspapers, “The Heir York Times,” “The New York fisrald - Tribune”, “The Rich- pMod News-Leader”—to mention jaat a few — continually fight Aioridation, and declare they will cease doing so until this to the public health of the » put down once and for alL Commissioner Arthur C. Ford of the New York Department of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity aaid flatly, “We may be able to control fluoride content at the in lots, but no earthly power can con trol it at the outlets.” Some parts of the city necessarily will get a concentration than other And at the time of year comparatively small amounts -of water are being taken from the. tanks the concentration will be In water heaters, where is less continuous flow, of the concentration of poison will increase. In cooking the evap oration of water will leave the poison for vegetables and meats. Many people are asking what is Boltind this everlasting effort to pollute the water system with a poisonous product. I am sure I don't know. But with less than h»lf an eye. one can sej how very much money can he made from the sale of tons and tons and tons of a purely waste product. In some places these fluorides have; been steadily put into water systems without the knowledge of the citi zens. Only a few weeks ago tons of this poisonous substance were found to he stored in warehouses in Lakeland, Fla. to be secretly -' - • sv. i A.- cv ■ From The Cape May Oowty News, Wlldwssd, N.J.: The Three Stooges, Larry, Moe and Curly, are back in the public eye much to the consternation of harried parents and psychologists. The zany trio U not only ap pearing on the night club circuit but. has followed such stalwart old-time Saturday matinee idols as the “Our Gang*' kids onto the t.v. screens via their vintage movies. The other morning, after one of their old flickers was shown on television, the announcer ad monished all kiddies not to try some of the Stooges' tricks and not to go around banging each other on the head, slapping faces, tweeking noses, and knocking skulls together. Child psycholo gists have warned of our younger generation's tendency to imitate the Stooges and worried parents have raised a cry against the possible harm it may create. • The announcer explained that the antics were done more by sound effects than by hand meet ing head and warned that acnyone other than Larry, Moe and Curly trying the same might give some one else e fat lump. How times have changed. A score of years ago we watched the Stooges in their assorted may hem each Saturday afternoon. No one came on the stage afterward and warned us not to try the same on each other. Then we left the theatre and proceeded to clop each other in the head, pinch noses, and bang skulls together every chance we had. If memory serves correct, not one hospital case resulted. Kids today lust aren't as tough as wa were. The parents and psychologists are apparently making sure they never get that way either. ^ Community News From Chappells On Tuesday night, March 1, the Community Club members and , . .. . guests enjoyed a delicious covered put into the water eystem there. djsh at th<J club house The Of course when the inhabitants made the discovery, there arose a storm' that speedily resulted in the destruction of the poison. Some places have natural fluor ides in the water, but this is not sodium fluoride but calcium fluor ide, which is not a poison. But it is said that over a period of years even the calcium fluor.’de will mottle the teeth of some children. But why the gross selfishness of those who are willing to use their own little children for guinea pigs, and force this substance up on an unwilling large part of the population ? ^ There are alternatives to fluori dating the water supply. Fluoride tablets are available to those par ents who wish their children to have them. By means of tablets dosage can be controlled exactly, which is not the case in the water supply. Some children drink much more water than others. And the use of tablets has the great ad vantage of not impairing the in- N ‘Civil Rights’ Fraud v MANY OF those pushing for „ i so-called civil rights legislation <i? jnaintain that the issue before the Senate is merely one of pro tecting the “right to vote.” .They adroitly refer to the pend- * 4ng Dirksen bill as a “voting ' ‘Tights” bill. The idea is to con- ** vdy the impression that we Southern Senators are against */ protecting the “right to vote.” •A* a matter of fact the “vot ing . rights” provisions of the pending bill constitute on ly two of the ■even sections in the Dirksen package. One of the two would require State and lo cal election I officials to preserve vot ing roeords for three years and make them available to the U.S. Justice Department for inspec tion upon demand. We have me voting deprivations to hide In Sooth Carolina. State At- General. Dan McLeod we have had but one eom- in 10 yean, and this one remedied ht the State level. Upder no dreomstances should jre bo forced to submit to out side interference and inspection tit election records by Washing- *. The other “voting rights” section sets up the procedure court-appointed referees to registration, voting, and rote counting, not only in ■fitional elections, but in State and local elections as well. Un de* the Conntitntion, the States dans primary responsibility for 4ho conduct and control of elec tions, particularly State and weal elections. To give in on £Ms point would be to surrender one of the few remaining ves tiges of State sovereignty. It would also open the door to speh widespread election frauds .hs occurred in the North before similar Reconstruction law ’ed in 1894. “ . BRIEFLY are tie other provisions of fids' ‘ 2 vSl- , ing rights” bill: (1) provides * line of $10,000 or imprisor- ' for two years for what a night determine to be to obstruct a deseg regation order by talking or writing a letter or editorial; (2) creates a “federal” crime for fleeing \q avoid prosecution for bon^bmg of a religious or edu cational building (State laws already cover bombings); (3) indorses the Supreme Court’s iniquitous segregation decision, obligating State and local gov ernments to “take st-ns toward - the elimination of &• ^rogation in their public schoc •” and authorizing “federal” brioes to complying school districts; (4) authorize ’ reclaiming of “fed erally” aided schools for use of children of servicemen in areas where public schools are closed to avoid integration; and (5) sets up an FEPC to control em ployment policies of govern ment contractors and to set the groundwork for doing likewise in private industries not exe cuting government contracts. It is thus easy to see the “voting rights”- fraud that the “civil lighters” are trying to pull on the American people and ram through our band of 18 Southern Senators. Even the two sections on voting are not necessary, wise, nor in the best interest of pre serving the division of powers between the National and State governments. There are al ready more than ample laws and court decisions to protect the privilege of voting—and it is a privilege rather than a right because in order to. vote one must be qualified, else we would have imbeciles, lunatics, criminals illiterates, non-rt*i- dents, etc. determining the out come in some elections. Our -Founding Fathers, in their in finite- wisdom, realized that qualifications would have to be established for voting, and they left to the States, in an effort to vest this responsibility as close to the people as, possible, the right to set voter qualifica tions. Regardless of what com promises may be advanced in the “civil rights” extended de bate—and they will come—the -only complete victory I can count for the South, and ulti mately the Nation, is no bill at all. Toward this end I pledge my utmost efforts. Sincerely, tables and living room were most attractive with arrangements of spring flowers. Following supper a short busi ness meeting was held, with the president presiding. Miss Ann Johnson gave a most inspiring devotional, using as her theme “A Diet for a Missionary Home.” W. D. Montgomery, chairman of the Program Committee, introduc ed Mr. Bob Merritt, Band Master of Ninety Six School, who with some of his band members, pre sented a musical program. Mr. Merritt explained that this type of band, “Little German Band,” had its origin back in the River- boat Days and had only five in struments. Mr. Merritt introduc ed one of the band members, Jim my Boswell, who in turn introduc ed the other members of the band: Mickey Goodman, Joe Lincoln Tol bert, Tommie Tolbert and Butch Attaway. This Little German Band call themselves “The Hungry Five.” These young men present ed a very entertaining program. Interest is being shown in our library at the Community Center. Quite a number of books have been given" the library and the Newberry-Saluda Regional Libar- ry pays us a monthly visit. We are most grateful to our friends for their interest and for helping us provide books for our commun ity. \V We feel that our Club is an as set to our community and we all look forward to each club meeting. We welcome visitors at any time. Drayton Rutherford Chapter Program On John W. Wisdom Mrs. Cannon Blease and Miss Sallie Cromer were associate host esses with Mrs. R. D. Wright in the home of the latter for the March meeting of Drayton Ruth erford chapter. Followihg the salutes to the flags and the Ritual, the minutes of the February meeting -were ap proved as reach , Mrs. H. L. Parr was welcomed after an absence from several meetings. - A formal invitation to the un veiling of the Henry Timrod por trait in the Senate chamber on March 2nd was received by the chapter. The president, Mrs. Wright, announced the endorsement of Mrs. ArchifV^fatson of Columbia for the next president of the South Carolina Djyiskm U. Q. C., the election to be WeM in October at the convention in Spartanburg. The Wade Hampton chapter pro posed Mrs. Watson for the“ office and she was unanimously endorsed by the other two Columbia chap ters. Members of Drayton Ruther ford chapter heartily approved of Mrs. Watson whose energy, abili ty, graciousness, and progressive- dividual’s right of choice, and maybe of exposing vast numbers of people of all ages and physical conditions to prolonged and com pulsory consumption of a toxic substance. Many people in Newberry with chronic illnesses are pathetically asking where they could buy water in case of this necessity. And .this is wrong! Each and every citizen of this town and every other town has a God given right to the pur est possible water supply. It is consonant with sound pub lic policy to apply drugs or medica tion of any kind to a water sup ply for all the people of a com munity, or should the city's auth ority be limited ..to making sure that water is pure and abundant? Lucile Wilson Kerr. ness have made her a leader in many U.D.C. activities. Mrs. Elmer Shealy reported that the Palmetto group of the C. of C. at the high school had used, in their recent meeting, the paper by Mrs. Gordon Clarkson on “Confederate Surgeons,” and this had evoked much interest as well as providing important in formation. Miss Sallie Lee Cromer report ed a February meeting of her ele mentary group of the C. of C. Miss Cromer brought to the atten tion of the members the necessity of securing new members in her group v well as in« the • other younger i Troupe since one import ant loss every year is the grad uation of the 12th grade. Most of these boys and girls go to college and are lost to the chapter. Mrs. L. G. McCullough reported for subscriptions to the U. D. C. Magazine and for the treasury. Members have been prompt in paying annual dues. Mrs. Tom Fellers will announce through the papers the place for the next meeting. Mrs. Carpenter reported very few cans of peanut crunch on hand. For the historical program, Mrs. McCullough had for her sub ject “The Ride of John W. Wis dom of Alabama—The Ride that Saved a City.” The city was Rome, Ga., against which the Federal General Strait was leading a force of 2000 raiders, destroying every thing on their way that was of value to the Confederates. John Wisdom was a Confederate mail rider, and, on his route, he learn ed from people along the way of this advancing force. Immediately he took his own horse* from his buggy and when he had ridden that to exhaustion, he picked up one after another on his way, five in all, somd lame, but even so he made the trip of 67 miles in 8 1- 2 hours, six • hours ahead of Strait’s advance column. This had given Rome time to make bar ricades of cotton bales and use the same for closing every road. Reports brought in by scouts from this advance force were far from any truth, but so confused the leaders that they returned to Strait’s command. In the mean time Gen. Nathan Bedford For rest had harried a Strait's rear with continual clashes, one so se vere that Forrest had three horses shot from under him. Under a flag of truce, when the wiley Forrest finished his conference with Strait, there was nothing else the latter could do except to surrender his nearly 2,- 000 raiders to Forrest's 410 men. Mrs. Joyce Ringer and Baby Girl, 2814 Harper St John B. Shealy, Rt 8. Oscar Stone, 2512 Fair Ave. William E. Sckumpert, 1203 First St Master Wm. Uressley Smith, Rt, 1, Winards.. Mrs. Doris Sanders, 921 Jessi ca Ave. Mrs. Lucy Suber, Rt 1, Silver- street Mrs. Mecie Senn, 1921 Harper St \ Mrs. Leone Thrift, 1405 Drayton St Mrs. Evelyn K. Wicker, 1314 Milligan St * . Mira DeHa Wicker, Rt 2. Cyril C. Werts* Rt 1. Mrs. Mary Williams, Prosper ity. Isaac Cannon, 921 Booker St Bessie Collins, Rt 1. • Baby Brenda Cooper, 2338 Hol loway St Annie DeWalt, 2851 Emory St. Lillian Jones, Box 46p, Jones- viile. Sam Jones, Box 465, Jonesville. Ella Nance, 705*Reese Square. Amos Payne Jr., Rt 1, Kinards. Rachel Mae Speech, Rt 1, Chappells. Martha Sims, Rt 2, Pomaria. . Lillie Wilson, Rt 1. Baby Arthur Ray Young, 922 Cornelia St MILLS CLINIC PATIENTS Baby Caldwell, Saluda. Mrs. Angie I*ake, Little Moun tain. Mrs. Minnie Johnson, Little Mountain. W. E. Rauch, Chapin. Stanley Bedenbaugh, Prosper ity. Carl Epting, Prosperity. Miss Lalla Martin, Newberry. Brooks Haltiwanger, Little Mountain. Wyman Cook, Prosperity. Nellie Bovtick, Newberry. Mrs. Violet Marier, Newberry. Mrs. Bertha Wicker, Newberry. tions. Prosperity No. 7 John C. Billingsley to S. H. Caldwell, 89 acres, $6.00 and other valuable considerations. Whitmire No. 4 Emantine Williamson to Ruth W. Nix, two lots fronting on Sla ton St., $5.00, love and affection. Whitmire No. 4 Outside L. J. King to Jesse Howard and Nellie Howard, four acres, $5.00. DEED TRANSFERS Newberry No. 1 Lawrence S. Graham to H. L. Cockrell, one lot and one build ing on Keroes Ave., $5.00 and other valuable considerations. James B. Henderson to Martha E. Henderson, four lots and one building, one-half interest, $5.00 love and affection. Nora Shell to Helen S. Hair, one lot and one building, 228 Drayton St., $2500. O. ?F. Armfield Sr. to Katie Wicker Shealy, one lot apd one building on Crosson St., $5.00 and other valuable considerations. Newberry No. 1 O. F. Armfield Sr. and W. F. Wells to Anderson James Shells and Katie W. Shells, one lot on Drayton St., $6.00 and other val uable considerations. Silverstreet No. 2 > Issiac T. Timmerman to David C. Waldrop,, 50 acres and two buildings, $10 and other valuable considerations. David C. Waldrop to Ralph D. Waldrop, 50 acres and two build ings, one-half undivided interest, $10 and other valuable considera- Ernest W. Hamm Died Sunday Ernest W. Hamm, 81, of Route 2, Prosperity, died Sunday night at the Newberry County Memor ial Hospital. He had been in de clining health for several years and seriously ill for the past four days. Mr. Hamm was born and reared in Newberry County, a son of the late Drayton L. and Frances Hawkins Hsmm. He had made his home in the St. Luke's section of Newberry County most of his life, where he was a member of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church and operated a farm. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mollie Whitman Hamm; two sisters, Miss Rose Hamm of Sil verstreet and Miss Pearl Hetnm of Columbia; seven brothers, Ben Hsmm of Newberry, George and Tom Hamm, both of New Jersey, Dr. L. Boyd Hamm of Leesville, James Hamm of Charlotte, N. C., Richard Hamm' of Philadelphia, Pa., *nd D. L. Hamm of Silver- street, and a number of nieces and nephews. * Funeral services were conduct ed at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church by the Rev. Thomas F. Suber. Interment was in the church cemetery. Active pallbearers were Bren- ton Hite, C. L. Lester, Irvin Mills, Earl Boozer, Raymond Hunter, and Hayne Morris. — '•5^-*.. v-.-cr-l ’.S — Survivors In City, County Mrs. Annie Reeder Davis, 79, widow of Wallace Davis of Cross Hill, died Sunday at 8:20 p.m. in a Greenwood hospital after several months of illness. She was born in Cross Hill, a daughter of the late Richard S. Reeder and Mrs. Holds Watts Reeder. She was a member of Croes Hill Baptist Church. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Grady Graham of Newber ST. Father E. Gerald Ernst, Phone Joanna 46S1 Holy Mass 1st, 3rd, 5th at 10:30 a. m. Holy Mara, 2nd and 4th days, 8:80 s.m. Confessions before all Children’s Instructions, days, 3:15 pjn. m jji§£ College Men A Dr. Frank W . >. vxmuy wranatn oi ^ Mrs. Eugene Whiteffcd of at -f 0 T r Ctom HOI and Mrs. Sub Davis of Laurens; four sons, R. W. Davis, E. M. Davis and J. C. Davis of Cross Hill and Jataes Davis of Little Mountain; 10 grandchil dren; eight great-grandchildren: a brother, Landon Reeder and * '•as ter, Mrs. Mary Burn# of Spartan- burg. Burial was in Lee Cemslery Union Comity. \ ■■!■■*■» « in ; 1 Whitmire Man Rites Monday Oriel T. Boulware, 59, of Whit mire, died early Sunday morning at a hospital near Columbia af ter several years of declining' health. He was a native of Fairfield County, a son of the late Berry A. Boulware and Eugenia Clark Boulware. He had lived in Whit mire for the past 20 years and was employed at the Whitmire plant of J. P. Stevens & Co., Inc., until his retirement several years ago. He was a member and for mer deacon of Central Avenue Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Emma Bennett Boulware; five daughters, Mrs. Fred Corder, Mrs. Paul Blancher, Miss Margar et Boulware, Miss Sarah Boul ware and Miss Brenda Boulware; five sons, O. T. Boulware Jr., Robert Boulware, Charles Boul ware, Donald Boulware aiyi James Boulware, all of Whitmire, and 10 grandchildren. ' • Funeral services were conduct ed Monday at 5 p.m. at Central Baptist Church by the Rev. T. J. Crisp and the Rev. Arthur Gibson. "7" WASHINGTON AND SMALL BUSiMES By C. W 1 HOSPITAL PATIENTS NEWBERRY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Mrs. Margaret Abrams, 1416 Glenn St. Mrs. Irene Belcher, 900 Main St .Mrs. Mae Caldwell, Ht. 1, Sa luda. Earl A. Cohen, 218 Sleanor St. George E. Cromer, Rt. 1, Po maria. Mrs. Lucia Duckett, 84 Glenn St Mrs. Minnie C. Dennis, Rt. 4. Albert Figuera, Rt 2. Rev. Edgar L. Halfacre, Rt 2. David Halfacre, Rt 2. Harold Hendrix, 2018 Charles St David Hendrix, Rt 3. Mrs. Olha Kolodij, 708 Amelia St Walter Kolodij, 708 Amelia St Mrs. Varie Kibler, 733 Bound ary St. Mrs. Hattie McEver, 708 Pope St. 4 Edward Morris, 110 Caldwell St Mrs. Floree Marlowe, Rt 1. Mrs. Estelle Marlowe, 1519 Harrington St Mrs. Euna Mize, Rt 1. James W. Pitts, Rt 3. Baby Rhonda Yvonne Phipps, 301 Cypress St, Clinton. Up in the Arctic there is a small animal called the lem ming that travels around in big pack#. Every once in a while, the leaders of the pack are seized by some undefined hys teria and rush pell meil for the cliffs overlooking the Arctic Ocean with the entire pack fol lowing. They all jump over | the brink and are drowned. One of Na ture’s oddi ties. * * * Yet per haps no more odd than the spectacle of some 170,006,- c. W. Harder 000 Americans being led by self-annotated hysterical lead ers to the brink of destruction. one In a recent public address. Senator Andrew Schoeppel, Kansas, spelled out danger. see “The first duty of any so ciety,’* he said, “is to provide for Its self preservation. We are the United States the worst place to buy and the best place for the world to sell, if we continue our present policies we will have full em ployment in Manila and Milan, and increasing unemployment in Topeka and Detroit.’* v * * * “Many American corpora tions,” the Senator said, “have from 50 to 70% of their entire production abroad. In answer to those who claim that pres ent trade policies result in a gain for our economy, I say those who gain do so at the expense of American worker and small businessman.” • • • Sen. Schoeppel reports Jap anese can buy American grown cotton for 7*4 cents per pound (9 NatUnxl radarxtlaa aC IxdapgadePt cheaper titan U. S. hoy It for; then manufacture i into textiles and land finished goods in this country for half U. 8. manufacturing oral, on* In 1947 U. S. exported $748 million in textiles, imported $34 million worth. By 1955 exports dropped two-thirds, imports jumped five times. e * * The gallant General Robert E. Lee lost his war at Gettys burg, although it took about two more years for that fact to be recognised. The U. S. may have already lost its eco nomic war with Russia, hut It is yet to be recognised, ooo For with the Communistic bloc of nations dumping goods on the U. S. shores made by virtual slave labor, and huge U. S. corporations dumping al most tariff free goods, made by ‘ cheap labor in foreign subsidi aries, the spectre of the Amer ican collapse on the economic front hangs over the land, eon It is a sinister parmdex, Rus sia, sine' the days of Mans and Lenta, k'J been intent on de stroying American capitalism. And in using the economic weapon, Russia has as allies that group of monopolists with in the framework of American capitalism who for the tempo rary gains in profits to be made today from producing In qpeap labor nations, have pressured government into destroying the protective tariffs that protect the big segment of American capitalism that believes in free and independent enterprise. The hour is late. 4'*' * * * But if believers in free enter prise aid men like Sen. Schoep pel to keep Congress on nutin bhttlo instead of side issues, the fight can still be won. ■to ment of History at College, attended the S Conference on Studies held at the House, University of ling, Columbia, on March 4-5. meeting was primarily for and discussion of History Economics as related to the ent Latin American Prof. Farley teaches Latin can History at N ss—- T v: MM 'Mm r mm SOUTH I have United States ^ those people end those news paper# who press for civil rights controls over State are the dupe^i of Communism* THE PRESENT [.civU rights and voting legislation before the Senate of the United States it mere ek- * 'Vj than the Communist Party American people in 1928, and which has been followed by the Communiat Party ever since. O O O THE COMMUNIST PARTY goals in civil rights. Federal controls, and dvil strife, have not changed In all these years. It la only the of those who are being duped by Communist propaganda that has changed. TIME the itrike a point hi the arguments of the radieal supporters .of Federal controls over voting, and dvil ri|_ the liberal elements yell Ttomsgoguer and try to ridicule tors. THERE IS one consolation, though: When newspapers like the Washington Post begin their criticism of us, then we know we are going down the right path. * * O' WHAT SOME AMERI CANS do not seem to realize —and we have been trying . ...fa — ortty are put they win NO CIVILIZATION in thn history of the world has ever platform outlined to the preserved freedom by destroy* ‘ ~ * ing freedom. Freedom is .like a fire: you can bum a fire out with fire, and you can put the light of freedom out by guar anteeing it with laws that de stroy other freedoms in the process. o - e * • WHAT MANY PEOPLE: in this country do not real ise is ing considered before the* United Stater only deal with and genera! they contain m for* FJLP.a eral cdbtro „ legislation that ^Federal ' crats to reach down inte* every dtisen’s privacy. In short, the legislation before- us now is loaded with polit ical dynanifo. j THERE HAS BEEN muds said about the voting legisla tion contained In these bills, but not enough has been said about the other provisions, which are even more dangerous and obnoxious. AMERICANA Otto* to RHUBi -• X- ■■ Ideally situated on scenic Puget Sound. Tacoma, Washington is- known as the “Gateway to Rainier National Park.** One at the oldest cities in the Pacific Northwest, Tacoma's history dates from 1941 when Charles Wilkes, commander of a United State# expedition, began a survey of Puget Sound in the bay around which Tacoma is built The same harbor was selected by the Northern Pacific for its western terminus, and when the rails reached tidewater late in 1 apace. market 1979. growth of thifc industrial center began The city started as a port lor sailing ships, and a grain-ship- ping and sawmill center. Today, with a population of 157,000, it is one otf’the important seaports and rail terminals of the Pacific Coast being a port of call for steamships plying to all parts of the world. Backed by resources of timber, unlimited water supply and the nation’! lowest electric rates, Tacoma has enjoyed steady progress. Tacoma is truly a manufactur ing center, with some 400 indus tries producing lumber, plywood, paper, doors, millwork, furniture, foodstuffs, beverages, chemicals, clothing and smelted ores. of Which boro a nationwide Seven countries outside the United States supply ore to The - Tacoma Smelter, one at the largest in the United States, where copper, gold, silver, sul furic acid and other chemical by-products are produced. Im portant in the life at Tacoma are 110,000-acre Fort Lewis, McChord Air Force Base. Mount Rainier Ordnance Depot and Army Hospital. Families of many hundreds of Army and Air Force officers and enlisted per sonnel live in the city and en virons. Recreation seekers find a para dise for amateur fishermen in* the narrows of Puget Sound.