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Montgomery County sentinel., 1938-06-02

The new $150,OOO Bethesda post.
office was dedicated Friday with
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Genera
Smith W. Purdum, Senator Millard E.
Tydings, Representative David J
Lewis and Vincent L. Burke, post.
master at Washington addressing 9
large crowd of visitors as the corner.
stone was laid with Masonic rites by
Bethesda Lodge, No. 2O4, A. F. & A.
M.
Mr.. Purdum, who was born and
reared near Damascus, represented
the Postoffice Department. Excerpts
from his address follow:
ut was my good fortune to be a
native of Montgomery county. My
early years were spent on farm in
the upper end of the county. l am
glad to see, that so many of the dis
tinguished and longtime residents
of Montgomery county have honored
this occasion with their presence to-
day. At this juncture, 1 take this op-
portunity to express my everlasting
gratitude to many men and women of
this county who were so helpful to
me in the days of my youth. l wish
that time would permit me to call
them by name. While there are many
of them, there is one would like to
mention, and that is my first school
teacher, whose head is now grey and
shoulders bent with age, but her
spirit is as young as ever, and to her
1 owe a debt of gratitude from day
to day. That person is Mrs. Millard
Rice, formerly Miss Nellie Kelly.
mention another whom l have known
since l was very small, and for whom
/ have always had the highest re-
gard; he has always been my close
friend. He is one of the most progress
sive farmers of this county and of our
state, and he has for many years per-
formed valuable work in connection
with the education of the youth of the
county. That man is Mr.. Thomas
Darby of Jacksonville.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1938-06-02
Jersey Breeders
Hold End Annual
Cattle Exhibit
Sixty Specimens Of Finest
Cows And Heifers Shown
At Fair Grounds

With approximately go of Mont
gomery County's finest Jersey cattle
competing, the second annual show Of
the Montgomery County Jersey Breed
ers' Association was staged at the Old
Rockville Fair Grounds last Saturday.
The senior champion and grand
champion COW of the show was ex-
hibited by N. C. Stiles and Sons, while
an Ayrlawn Farms entry received the
junior champion award.
In the bull classes Ayrlawn Farms
entry was awarded the senior and
grand champion award while F. A.
Heitmuller's bull was judged junior
champion.
In connection with the show a girls
milking contest and a creased pig
contest was held. Ida Wintermoyer Of
Rockville won the milking contest
and William Kruger of Bethesda the
CREASED pig.
Betty Jeanne King, 10, daughter Of
Lawson King of Gaithersburg, won
the Jersey calf donated by Ayrlawn
Farms to stimulate interest in Jersey
Calf Club work. Clarkson Fry of Lay
louisville, won the five dollar prize for
All Club members.
Breeders exhibiting were Ayrlawn
Farms, Bethesda; N. c. Stiles and
Sons, Rockville; Floyd E. Huntley,
olney; Fry Brothers, Laytonsville;
Harold Young, Damascus; Allie Mes
ser, Laytonsville; Gregg Bros, Lay
louisville, VIM. King, Gaithersburg; F.
A. Heitmuller, silverSpring and c.
l. Cummings, Silver Spring.
Seventeen animals were exhibited
in the All Club classes by club mem
bers.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1938-06-02
Mowatt Windham Suffers
Broken Neck In Mishap

Mowatt Windham, young Laytons.
vile truck driver, is IN Georgetown
Hospital with broken neck. He was
struck by an automobile while watch
Ing truck load of hay burn on the
Rockville pike near Georgetown Prep
The dense smoke is said to have made
the accident unavoidable.
Hospital authorities this morning
called his condition fair. They ex.
planned that there seemed to be no
pressure on the spinal cord. His
chances for recovery are regarded as
favorable although it will he several
days before any definite information
will be available.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1938-06-02
William w. Evans
New Candidate For
States Attorney
Former University Of Maryland
Athlete Runs On
O'COnOr Ticket

William Wilder (Bill) Evans, form
er athletic star in three sports at the
University of Maryland, has an
nounced his candidacy for States At
torney. Bill, known also as "Moon"
during his college days, is the son of
DR.. and Mrs. Wilbur E. Evans of
Chevy Chase, and has been life long
resident of Montgomery County, be-
ing born in the same house in which he
now resides,-on Shepherd Street in
Chevy Chase, Maryland. He attended
the University of Maryland where he
received his A. B. degree and then
pursued his law studies at the George
Washington University Law School
where he received his L. l.. B. degree.
He is member of the District Court
OF Appeals and the Maryland Court
of Appeals having been one of the
select few to have passed the District
and Maryland bar exams on the first
attempt.
Bill is practicing general law in his
native County and State exclusively.
His offices are located at Rockville.
He also is President of the Young
Mems Democratic Club of Chevy
Chase and a Vice-President of the
United Young Mems Democratic
Clubs Of Montgomery County. He is
of the Episcopal faith.
"Having been convinced by my
many close friends and also having
heard sincere and heartfelt express
sions of dissatisfaction. dismay, and
even disgust with the apparent and
obvious attempt of a certain leader
or leaders to supplant the revered
Democratic primary by the naive use
OF 'puppet congress, hereby am
nounce my candidacy for the position
of States Attorney for the County Of
Montgomery, subject of course, to the
wish of the Democratic people regis
tered in the Democratic primary. I so
announce because l am sincere, even
as so many of my Democratic friends,
in the belief that the people of this
and every other County have an in
violable right to select by ballot, in
a good, clean, open primary, such
candidate as they personally feel is
CONTINUED on page 81
Montgomery County sentinel., 1938-06-02
Grand Jury Will
Convene In Rape
Case; Negro Held
Condition OF Victim Held Fav-
orabIe By County Hospital
Officials

A special session of the Mont
gomery County Grand Jury will be
called to hear details of the attack or
1S-year-old Eta May Coleman as
soon as the child is able to testify
States Attorney James Pugh has an.
nounced.
The jury, Pugh said, will be asked
to indict James Albert Turner, 25,
colored, on charges of rape. Arrested
less than IL hours after the brutally-
beaten girl had been found in a wood
land thicket near her Middlebrook
home, the burly prisoner repeatedly
confessed to the attack at the end of
an alI-night grilling.
Eta May was "holding her own" in
the Montgomery County General Hos
p;tal at Sandy Spring last night, ply
sicians said. A piece of bone was re-
moved from her crushed skull to re-
lieve pressure. DR.. j. W. Bird, head
physician, said she had "a good
chance" to recover.
Turner, in his reported confession
to five county Investigators, recited
in detail how he met the child on a
dirt road within a stones throw of
her fathers farm, assaulted her and
left her critically injured after a
terrific beating, according to Sergt.
James McAuliffe.
After the confession, Turner was
taken under cover of darkness to the
Baltimore City Jail, authorities feel
ing it best as indignation mounted.
The 160-pound colored man, who
has long prison record, said his
attack on Eta May was not planned.
He met the girl as she was walking
to school. E 3
Montgomery County sentinel., 1938-06-02
Morris Stern Moving
House To Park Street

Morris Stern, president of the
Rockville Chamber of Commerce and
prominent merchant, is moving his
residence, intact from East Montgom-
cry avenue to Park street. Mr.. Stern
plans to erect a new hardware store
OF the most modern type. The remov-
al Of the house attracted number of
local residents who were interested
IN the engineering feat, one of the
lew attempted in the county seat.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1938-06-02
Garden Club Entertained
By Mrs. John Redpath

The Community Garden Club OF
Rockville met at the home of Mrs,
John Redpath with Mrs. Redpath,
Mrs. Margaret Welsh and Mrs. Eu-
gene Casey as hostesses.
Many beautiful flowers were ex-
hibited for Judging, among them
rcses, delphinium, pinks, poppies,
basket and table arrangements.
Mrs. A. L. Quaintaince of Silver
Spring gave talk on delphinium with
slides illustrating her remarks. The
next meeting of the club will be a
garden tour.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1938-06-02
County Firemen To
Get Certificates
Thursday, June 8
Graduation Exercises Of Train
ing Class To Honor
36 Volunteers

A feature of the graduation exer-
cises of the firemen's training class
of Montgomery County will be an ad-
dress by DIR, H. C. Byrd, President Of
the University of Maryland. The grad
uation exercises will take place at
p. M, Thursday, June 9, at the Beth
esda Elementary School, Bethesda,
Md. Other speakers include Honor
able Stedman Prescott, State Sentor;
E. H. Shipley, ST., Ellicott City,
President of the Maryland State Fire
mems Association; j. Millard Tawes,
Crisfield; Chief Jesse A. Fisher, An
napolis; and Eugene ]. C. Raney,
Kensington, Past Presidents of the
Maryland State Firemen's Associa-
tion. Officers of the Maryland State
Firemen's Association and prominent
firemen throughout the state have
been invitedto attend.
This is the second county fire school
that has been held in Montgomery
County. The firemen's training classes
were held in Rockville and Takoma
Park weekly during January, Febru-
ary, March, April and May. Subjects
included instruction in maintenance Of
fire apparatus, water supply, hose and
nozzles, ladders, minor equipment,
chemical extinguishers, gas masks,
rope work, first aid and rescue work,
building inspection, attack, control
and extinguishment of fires; salvage
and ventilation, exposures, overhaul.
ing and pickup. Following the final
review, written examination was
given. The class was attended by fore
than so firemen, SO Of whom COM
pleted the course and will be grad
uated. Graduates are:
Bethesda-Chief Hiram d. Mus
grove, Captain Gather Musgrove
George G. Gummel and Robert F.
Leahy.
Chevy Chase-Mary Reid.
Glen Echo-Chief George F. Fifer,
Asst. Chief Thomas S. Southwick
Lieut.. Leslie A. G. Atwood, George
G. Arnold and John A. Giammatteo.
Kensington-Assistant Chief, Carl
W. Hurdle.
Rockville-Chief w. Valentine Viii.
son, Captain Val C. Wilson, Captain
Albert H. Hamke, Lieut.. Marion w
Atwell, Frank H. Higgins, George
Norris, Norman Pyle and John B
Ray.
Sandy Spring-Chief Spencer J. H.
Brown, Captain Robert T. Cuff, and
Francis Brigham.
Silver Spring-Chief Charles E.
Deffinbaugh, Captain Leo Bender,
Lieut.. John A. ellison, Lieut.. e. l.
Sproesser and Victor H. Bender.
Takoma Park-Chief Herald W.
Hirst, Deputy Chief H. d. Hayes
Captain Irving W. Johnson, Sergeant
Eugene G. Henderson, Martin F. Iver-
son, Charles w. Klaren, Ransom H
+. Luce, Walter C. Scheller, and Law
renee Brown.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1938-06-02
David ]. Lewis
Seeks Senate Seat
Held By Tydings
Western Maryland Congressman
Is Regarded AS Having
New Deal Endorsement

An hour after White House visit,
Representative David ]. Lewis, whole
hearted New Deal Democrat from
Western Maryland, announced We'd
nesday he would seek the Senate seat
now held by Senator Millard E. Tyd-
ings, long critic of Administration
policies.
The announcement by the fiery
little 69-year-old veteran topped a
day of widespread political develop
ments.
The candidacy of Representative,
Lewis, the "father of the parcel post"
and for quarter-century in the fore
front of progressive movements
against well-to-do Tydings, bitter
opponent of much of the New Deal,
will afford a clear-cut test in Mary
land, it was said.
Lewis, it was learned, did not go
to the White House in response to a
summons, nor has he received con-
crete assurance of Administration
support. He has been eager for weeks
to enter the race, but withheld entry
until assured no other outstanding
candidate was prepared to contest
Tydings' seat.
The only other definite candidate
thus far in this race is Maurice A.
Hallgren, Howard County resident,
former newspaper man and a Social
ist, who will remain in the fight, it
was understood.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1938-06-02
Rockville A. C. To Play
Dixie Pigs On Sunday

Rockville will play the Dixie Pigs
Sunday at Welsh Field. The local
tossers lost tough one on Memorial
Day to the D. C. Plumbers, being
shutout / to o. The youngsters, Orri.
son and Picard, are fitting in nicely
and when Rockville meets Colesville
Sunday, June II, chances are that a
humdinger diamond battle will be
Forthcoming.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1938-06-02
Memorial Window For
Norman BOuic Installed

A handsome windowin memory OF
the late C. Norman Bouic, well-known
Rockville lawyer, has been installed
in the Rockville Baptist Church.
Funds for purchase of the window,
which cost $1,000, were provided in
the will of Mr.. Bouic's deceased wife.
In connection with the window, men,
orial services will be held, probably
in June.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1938-06-02
Marcy Sperry Was
Rotary Club Speaker

Marcy Sperry, president of the
Washington Gas Light Company, was
the speaker at the last meeting of the
Rotary Club in Rockville. Attending
guests included r. G. Brehaut, man.
ager of the Washington Gas Light
Company of Montgomery County. and
W. d. Haley, Commercial manager of
the Washington Gas Light Company.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1938-06-02
ANNUAL
PICNIC DATES

Editors NOte-Au churches and
OeNer organizations are invited to
se1ed IN their contributions to this
0Oe''ntn. Arrange your picnic dates
50 as not to conflict qOitk other
S0astar engagements.
Ihere will be q charge of 500
t?r every picnic notice. An Gddi-
.aG .s1'Idt I inch Gd will be run else
," %.gfe m the paper IN connection
%"h ~ thls charge. No notice aOiu
FRIED chicken and old ham supper
a. Mt Carmel Church, Sunshine,
saturday, July 16.
annual picnic and supper for the
penent Of the Potomac Band at the
rO'omac School, Thursday, July 21.
O"ncing to follow the supper.
n, fried Chicken dinner, St. Mary's
A.an ,' Aspen, Saturday, June a, 1888.
-''o To p. m.
~. -ried Chicken and Vegetarian Din
r' rst' June 8, $50 to 1880. D. m. Com
si'y Fire Hall, Takoma Park, Md.
haus hponsored by Women's Auxiliary for
ent OF fire department.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1938-06-02
Confederate Services At
Beallsville On June 5

The Conferedate Memorial Services
will be held at Beallsville, Sunday,
June 5, at p. m. under the direction
Of the E. v. White Chapter of U. D.
C. A most interesting program has
been planned.
Evening star., 1938-03-11
RACING AT REDLAND
OVER 6-M|LE COURSE
Eighteen Fences Erected for
Point-to.Point Competition
Scheduled Tomorrow.

Eighteen fences, the majority OF
them post and rail. are stretched over
the 6-mile course on which the Red
land Hunt Club and Terpenning Chal-
lenge Trophy races are to be run to-
morrow afternoon in Montgomery
County near Norbeck, Md.
Starting at the dairy barn of James
Welsh, sr., riders in the two events
will follow figure-eight course, pick
ing up their first token at the tenant
house on the farm of Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Welsh, make reverse loop and
proceed to Brooke Johns old barn,
and thence back to the finish line,
which is adjacent to the starting
point.
The first of the two races is to start
at 2 o'clock and the second. an event
for pairs of hunters to be ridden by
man-woman teams, will go to the post
at 3,
Evening star., 1938-03-11
Occidentals Near Pin Honors
As Brewers Cr0ggily Hold On

Fred Buchholz's Occidentals were
nearer their second straight District
League pennant today with 5-game
lead over the Heurich Brewers MAIN
tanned last night by nicking Conven-
ton Hall while the runners-up could
do no more than hold the pace against
Lucky Strike as the two crack duckpin
aggregations turned into the home
stretch of the final series.
The Brewers bugaboo of first-game
losses popped up again when the Lucky
Strikers, led by George Hoffman's
139. grabbed the opening skirmish
With Ed Blakeney's 387 and Hokie
Smiths 374 as tops the Brewers
handily won the final two.
Convention Hall was away to win
ming start against the Occidentals,
but Astor Clarke's 154-402, coupled
with Perce Wolfe's 1896, turned the tide
in favor of the pacesetters. Ed Espey's
1872 was high for the Hallmen.
Johnny Anderson. shooting 1872, was
the star of Regal Neon Signs 2-1 win
from Georgetown Recreation. Bob
Miciotto. who recently joined the ranks
Of the West Enders, was high with 375.
Arcadia. making strong bid for
fifth place, whitewashed Tru-Blu.
Evening star., 1938-03-11
FAIR MAT FAN AIDS
DETT0N IN VICTORY
Beaten on Head by Purse,
Dean Revives to Score
Over Indian Foe.

AS formidable contender for Bronko
NagurSkls wrestling championship,
Dean Detton still is one of the Dis
trict's choice villains who squirm for
the amusement if not edifcation, of
Turner's Arena patrons.
Deprived of a quick victory over
Chief Thunderbird last night when he
was detected strangling and punching
with clenched fist early in the match
and saved by the referee when it
seemed as if the Chief might brain
him with ringside stool. Detton came
to life only after a woman customer
at the ringside beat a tattoo on his
head with her pocketbook.
Deciding he had absorbed enough
extra-curricula anguish, Detton backed
up on Thunderbird, who thought he
had pretty good neck-l lock, rolled
over and pinned the Indians shoulders
to the mat. The end came in the 33d
minute of the Commute limit match.
Other decisions were captured by
Ram Singh. who downed Dick Davis
court in 22l2 minutes: Pancho Valdez.
who threw Hymie Olson in l61a. and
Al Markus, who took Jose Rodriguez
in only l4'2, Orville Brown and Hans
Steinke were stopped after 30 minutes
OF unavalllng competition.
Evening star., 1938-03-11
IRISH WAR VETERANS
TOPAY HERO TRIBUTE
Ceremonies to Honor Memory
of Commodore Barry, U. S.
NAVY Pioneer.
ToDAY's PROGRAM

The Irish War Veterans of the
United States. District of Columbia
Post, No II, will honor the memory
of Commodore John Barry, famed
American naval hero, on st. Pat
rick's Day, March II.
The ceremonies will be conducted
at the Barry Statue, in Franklin
Square. at 10 am. George Cassidy,
national vice commander of the or
ganizat ton, will be in charge.
Commodore Barry. who was born In
Ireland, commanded the Lexington
during the Revolutionary War and
captured the Edward. first ship ever
taken by commissioned officer of the
United States Navy. Miss Elizabeth
Barry and Henry Tracey. descendants
of Commodore Barry, will be special
guests at the services.
In addition to members of District
of Columbia Post, No. II, many ma
tional officers of the Irish War Vet
Grams will attend the ceremonies, in
Guiding George A. E. Prendergast,
national color bearer; E. F. Tierney.
national director; Walter Ferry OF
Newark, N. j., national commander;
Arthur j. Copley, adjutant general;
H. S. Shaw of Chicago, national leg
islative officer; Edward N. Flaherty,
national service officer; A. A. Leas-
man, District of Columbia post COM
mander; Edward Haggerty, COM
mander of the Philadelphia Post, and
Representatives Hunter of Ohio, Stack
of Pennsylvania, Dewey and O'Neill of
New Jersey. Sergt. Witchey of Fort
Myer will sound "taps."
On the evening of st. Patrick's Day
the District of Columbia Post will
hold a dance at the Willard Hotel.
Evening star., 1938-03-11
ARMY BOXERS BID
FOR LEAD IN EAST
Enter Ring With Six Other
College Squads Tonight
at Penn State.
Ey the Associated Press

STATE COLLEGE, Pa, March Ii
Seven leading Eastern educational
institutions will conduct a joint semi
mar tonight and tomorrow into a
course of study sometimes described
as the manly art of self-defense."
The subject is of such interest more
than 5000 persons are expected to
jam Penn States gymnasium to ca
pacity each night to see the demon
strations by AZ young men of talent.
This will be the fifteenth annual
convening Of the group. whose name,
the Eastern intercollegiate Boxing
Association. is dead give-aWay that
here is one college course really lay
ing bare life's hardknocks.
Army After Team Title.
In fact, the crowd. which un-
doubtedly would be larger if this
expansive campus were somewhat
closer than 80 miles to the nearest
railroad. will most certainly crouch
tense and silent as the spectacle is
unreeled. There is rule against
cheering during the progress of the
bouts.
Tossed into the welter of this con-
f1ict will be bid by Army for the
team championship and the efforts of
the men of Cornell. Western Mary
land. Yale and Dartmouth to bag some
of the individual titles.
In any case the boys will determine
the whole affair in scholarly FASH
ion. The rules say skillful boxing is
the objective. not knockouts.
Was that those AZ boxers chanting,
"Oh yeah?
Evening star., 1938-03-11
YOUTHS DIVIDED
ON ARMS BEARING
Commission Survey Reveals Only
35 Per Cent of Boys Would
Volunteer for Service.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Young Americans questioned by the
American Youth Commission as a
fairly representative group divided
sharply yesterday on their willing
ness to bear arms if the United States
entered a war.
Thirty-five per cent of 6.S32 boys
between l6 and 25 years of age who
were questioned by commission repre-
SentativeS, said they would volunteer.
Thirty-one per cent said they would
60 if drafted, 10 per cent would fight
only if invasion loomed, per cent
would take other action per cent
were uncertain and II per cent would
refuse to fight at all
One-fifth of the girls interviewed.
the commission announced, said they
would advise brothers or sWeethearts
to refuse to fight One-fourth advo-
Gated volunteering. Three in ten said
they would advise their men to 60 if
drafted.
All those interviewed lived in Mary
land. but they were chosen. the COM
mission said in such way that the
proportions of each sex. age group.
race, religious affliation. occupational
group and economic category we're
those of the Nations 1880 census
Evening star., 1938-03-11

"a a SNIlISCIS,
and Announcer Graham McNamee.
Two of the regular Friday night
variety shows are noteworthy this
week. Sylvia Sidney, star of the stage
and films, is TO be the guest of Paul
Whiteman tWJSV. $500. She has
decided TO attempt comedy, although
whether it will take the form of
playlet or banter has not been re-
Vealed. Ted Hammerstein CWJSV. g.
Will present Oscar Shaw, popular
Broadway singing and dancing per-
former; Margaret Daun, radio. opera
and concert singer; John Griffin. Irish
tenor; Merrill Lee, rhythm singer,
and Elton Britt, yodeler.
INCLUDED among the dramatizations
is "preview" OF "A Slight Case Of
Murder" with Edward G. Robinson
enacting his screen role before the
microphone CWJSV, g. How a
mans love of gambling kept him from
his own wedding is the theme of Death
Valley Days tWMAL. $500. A. l..
Alexander presents the story of a
young girl who bereft of parents.
marrles hastily. only to find that her
husband is murderer (WRC. $500.
An exciting race Of two side wheel
ers' is a part Of Mississippi Steam
boat" the First Nighter play. with the
beauty queen Of Indiana University
in bit role (WRC, 10).
OTHER FEATURES-Th N. B. c.
Spelling Bee fWMAL, 9:30) offers a
word battle between five Gae Foster
dancing girls and five freshmen stu
dents Of New York University
Norman Thomas, chairman Of the
Socialist party in the United States.
and DR.. Mordecai Ezekial, economics
expert Of the Department of Agricul-
ture, speak in connection with Ma
tional Sharecroppers' Week (WJSV.
l0:45l -. Subjects to be contrasted on
the Twenty Years Ago-and Today
program (WOL. 1O are the work of
the Human Engineering Laboratory"
at Stevens Institute of Technology,
affairs in Russia and the used-car
market -. Dorothy Thompson tells Of
the Tennessee Valley Authority and
Arthur Morgan, its present chairman
=. VOL inaugurates a new program,
Federal Agent, tonight at 8.
ToMoRROW-Lily Pons sings the
title role in Donizetti's Lucia al
LammermoOr' az the Metropolitan
Opera House (WMAL. 1850 The
Great Magician" representing the
conmedia dell arte of 10Th and 18th
century. Italy. will be presented in
the Great Plays series (WRC. 81 -.
Rudolph CAM serves in the dual ca
pacity Of conductor and piano soloist
during the last Young Peoples Con-
cert Of the New York Philharmonic
'WJSV, ID -. A special Girl Scout
anniversary program is presented
(WJSV, 3.30) . Harry R Daniel of
the Department of Commerce traces
the development of the synthetic prod
ucts industry (WJSV, 81. C. 4. NJ.