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Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-10-05
Baltimore Boys
Tried For Hold-up;
Five Found Guilty

Five of the seven Baltimore
youths who were indicted by the
Grand Jury last week for robbery
with deadly weapon were found
guilty in the Montgomery
County Circuit Court before Judge
Stedman Prescott. According to
the police, they admitted that they
held up and robbed Miss Jane Bas-
tow, courthouse employee, and
Merrill F. Mayne, of Glenmont on
August "a.
Those being tried are Arthur
James Reynolds, 20; Melvin Den
linn, %; Raymond C. Kunsmann,
10; Albert L. Thompson, 18; and
Elmer Dorsey, 10. Howard E.
Riley, Jr., 10, and Charles Harris,
16, are to be tried later. The boys,
who all look younger than their
years. were arrested after an 80
mile an hour chase through the
suburban part of the county and
Washington after they fled follow
ing the hold-up which occurred
near the Mayne home in Glen
mont.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-10-05
War Fund Workers
Make Final Plans !,

In preparation for the coming
Community War Fund Campaign
October 16 to November 8 series
of luncheon and dinner meetings
is slated for area and section
chairmen and captains of working
teams, beginning with a luncheon
for the Bethesda Chevy Chase
area Friday, October 6 at 1890
at the Howard Johnson restaurant.
A dinner will be held at Hayden
Farm on Georgia Avenue at 7
o'clock October IL for the Silver
Spring, Colesville, Wheaton, Ia
koma Park and Kensington areas.
Workers for the Rockville, Gath
ersburg, Potomac, Olney, Laytons-
vile, Damascus, Poolesville, Dick
erson, Barnesville. Darnestown and
Clarksburg areas will attend din
ner at the Presbyterian Church in
Rockville at $50 October IL.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-10-05
Health Council Holds
Fall Meeting

The Public Health Lay Coun-
Gil held its Fall meeting at the
Presbyterian church in Rockville,
Monday. The chairman, Mrs. VIM.
Carter Bowles, presided. Thirty
delegates were present from the
local Lay Committees comprising
the Poolesville, Gaithersburg,
Damascus, Laytonsville, Colesville,
Sandy Spring, Takoma Park,
Silver Spring, Bethesda, Potomac
Valley and Rockville to report the
health work accomplished in these
areas.
Plans were made to incorporate
the Lay Council and to continue
the work of the survey of the col
ored schools of Montgomery county.
The second Clinic Car, pur-
chased by the Council, was on ex-
hibit. 1t will serve the clinics of
the Colesville, Silver Spring and
Takoma Park areas.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-10-05
Sherwood F. F. A. Win
HOnOrs At Fair

The dairy cattle judging team,
composed of Fred Fry and Calvert
He'll, members of the Sherwood
Chapter of FLA, won first place at
the Frederick Fair Friday, Sept.
20, receiving a silver cup and $40
cash prize.
Thomas Gregg and Robert
0'Neal represented the local chap
ter in corn judging and placed
second receiving large belt ban
ner and So cash prize.
The potato judging team COM
posed of Leslie Unglesbee and
Merhle Warfeld placed fifth.
There was such a close scoring
in this contest that this team was
only six points from winning first
place.
Calvert Hail, president of the To-
cal chapter received the degree of
State Farmer at the State FLA
banquet held Thursday evening,
Sept. 20, at the Calvary Methodist
Church, Frederick, for having an
outstanding record in supervised
projects and leadership activities.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-10-05
FOR

The Charter Committee through
this column has explained how the
Charter will give voters more local
self government and how it can
bring about needed economies in
our local government. This week
an explanation will be given of the
Council Manager from Of govern
ment which fundamentally is the
form of government provided for
Montgomery County by our Char
ter. To clear your thinking, it is
necessary to first contradict some
statements made by the opposition
to the Charter in this paper last
week. They are using the same
tactics that have been used by the
political machine to split the
county by saying "the agricultural
section will not be adequately re-
presented" We write tO remind
you of the situation now and that
is, the business of the county is
engineered by a down-county poll
tical boss and the present elected
representatives or the Board OF
County Commissioners have very
little to say themselves as to how
the county is governed. The subur-
ban section of the county will vote
for a good man regassiess of where
he comes from as was shown by the
large number of votes given Tarl-
ton Brooke of Olney as a candidate
of the Charter Board.
A Charter for Montgomery Co.
will give the agricultural section
of the County the best opportunity
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-10-05
Bar Association
Plans Busy Year
To Study Appraisers Fees
Christmas Boxes To Sol
dier-Members

The Montgomery County Bar
Association held luncheon meet
ing at Hungerford Tavern Mon
day, the first to be conducted by
it's new president, James H. Pugh.
The association voted to investi-
gate and make recommendations
for schedule of fees to be charged
by appraisers for the Orphans
Court. This followed a request
by the court for such action. Bow
lie F. Waters, F. Barnard Welsh,
James W. Gill and Clifford H. Rob-
ertsen were appointed to this com
mittee. Other matters of the Or
phans Court were assigned to
Robert Peter, Ben G. Wilkinson,
Jr., and Clarence Keiser.
Mr.. Pugh also appointed a COM
mittee for the revision of the pres
ent rules Of the Montgomery Coun-
ty courts which he said are more
than 40 years old. Those named
to the committee are William F.
Prettyman, Thomas C. Kelley and
John E. Oxley.
The association voted to send
Christmas boxes to eight of it's
members serving overseas in the
armed forces and special greet
ing cards to Ia members in the
armed forces stationed in this
country. Appointed to complete
these arrangements were Judge
Donald DeLashmutt, Judge Emma
Waldrop and Thomas w. Ander-
son. An increase in the annual
dues from 81 to $40 was also ap-
proved. Vincent Gingerich, Ia
koma Park, was elected an asso-
ciate member.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-10-05
AGAINST

Robert L. McKeever, former
Chairman of the Republican State
Central Committee for Montgom-
cry County and member Of the
County Board of Zoning Appeals
during the Republican Fusion
Observation-Disclosures stated
the following as his reasons for
opposing approval Of the Charter
in the approaching election.
Mr.. McKeever said:
During my term as Chairman
of the Republican State Central
Committee for Montgomery Coun-
ty as well as during the success
full Republican Fusion cam
paign in 1884, regularly opposed
the Democratic candidates in
Montgomery County and support
ed their Republican opponents.
These quadrennial campaigns in
which all of the voters partici-
pate, / believe are the most effec-
tive way of maintaining good
government and bringing about
better government.
81 believe that the government
of Montgomery County is COM
paratively good, and I certainly
do not Know of any governmental
conditions in the County which
justify the completely experiment
tai change to the form of gov
ernment that the proposed Char
ter would set up. / have never
heard of any plan of government
in the entire country that is even
nearly equivalent to the provis-
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-10-05
BingO Party For
LaytOnsville School

Laytonsville P-TA meet Mon
day evening and decided to hold a
Bingo Party on October 81 in the
school building. The president,
Mrs. William Nestor named the
following to serve as committee on
arrangements:
Mrs. Donald Fraley, Fletcher
Brown, Mrs. Gladys King, Mrs.
Thomas Stewart, Miss Grace Rob-
erts, Mrs. Elmer Duley, Mrs. Field
er Childs, and Mrs. Remus Riggs.
The total enrolment of the
school is given at 81. About II
come from the Unity School which
has been closed. Miss Griffith out
lined the primary program for
the parents and teachers. The
first and second grades are collect
ing paper this year. Monday is
their collection day in the village.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-10-05
Charter Meetings
Are Planned For
Month OF October
Republican Leader Con-
demns Charter And Urges
Active Work

In the charter campaign dur
ing the current week several inn
portant and interesting state
ments have been issued and an
nouncement is made Of several
planned meetings. John f.. Will
mott, chairman Of the Charter
groups Research COMMITTEES,
issued a statement in which he
announced that a report will soon
be issued containing a "point-by-
point refutation of the false and
misleading statements made by
the Citizens Committee to De-
feat Charter"
Robert L. McKeever, prominent
Republican leader condemns the
charter and warns his party work
ers that it's adoption will deny
them any opportunity if ever Of
operating the county's govern
ment. Mr.. McKeever points out
that the special election held for
election of the county council
would place the county more GER
tainly in control of the Demo
cratic machine.
The Citizens Committee to De-
feat Charter made public several
letters from service men in which
these men denounce the charter
and ask their friends to do like
wise.
Meetings are planned as fol-
lows:
October 10, 1914 Woodside
Park Civic Association at Grace
Church Parish Hall, Geoi gia
Avenue $3.50 P. M.
Greenacres Glencoe Citizens
Association, Westbrook g P. M.
Seven Oaks Citizens Associa-
tion $3.50 p. M.
October IL Kenwood Citizens
Association Dinner Meeting Ken
wood Country Club, Debate.
Lutheran Church, Bethesda,
Md. 9:3O p. M.
October 12--Cabin John Citi-
zens Association, Cabin John
School, Debate.
October 13 Precinct Mass
Meeting, Orndorff Hall, Brooke
vile.
October 16-- Huntington Park
Terrace Citizens Association.
October 17-Chevy Chase View
Citizens Association.
October 18-Battery Park Citi-
zens Association 8 P. M.
Potomac Meeting Potomac
School.
October 20 Laytonsville Plan
ming Group, Debate.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-10-05
Key HOnOred At
Historical Meet

James w. Foster, director of
the Maryland Historical Society,
spoke on Fort McHenry and Fran
els Scott Key at a meeting at the
Montgomery County Historical
Society observing the 132nd ami
versary Of the writing of the "Star
Spangled Banner" last Wednes-
day night at the Bethesda Pres
byterian church. Craddock Coins,
editor Of the Bethesda Journal,
also spoke.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-10-05
Night Schools To
Open Next Week

Night schools will open next
week at Richard Montgomery and
Gaithersburg High Schools. At
Rockville registration will be held
Wednesday, October IL, at 730,
with classes TO follow Immediately.
Glasses in conversational Spanish
and typing will be offered. If suf-
ficient interest is shown classes in
clothing conservation, conversa-
tional French and shorthand will
be organized later.
Registration at Gaithersburg
will be on October IL at 8 p. M,
with classes in Spanish and typing
to start Immediately. Glasses in
clothing conservation and nutri-
tion will be added later if desired.
Miss Grace Ring and Miss Jane
Hilton will teach the Spanish and
tipping.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-10-05
Eight County Students
Enter Western Maryland

Eight students from Montgomery
County have begun their freshman
work at Western Maryland Col
lege. This, the seventy-eighth en-
tering class, numbering 207, is the
largest class in the history of the
institution.
Those students from Montgom-
cry County are:
H. Spurgeon Beall, Rockville.
Charles Granden Brooks, III,
Bethesda.
Sidney Elizabeth Burch, Bethe-
sda.
Barbara johnson, Germantown.
Elizabeth Anne Lewis, Kensing-
ton.
Dorothy Gertrude Scott, Ken
sington.
June Caprice Smith, Chevy
Chase.
Dorothy santini, lBurtonsvilIe.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-10-05

ter the Nazi Generals with
draw to new positions accord
ing to plan" On the western
front the armies are apparently
stalemated. This stalemate,
however, is likely a breathing
spell for the American armies
to stack up sufficient supplies
to sustain them in a dash to-
ward Berlin. While Germany
still holds a hard punch she
is reduced to a
Why the shell of her
Attitude of power of 1910
Pessimism? and 1941. Amer
lean and Brit
ish bombings have definitely re-
duced her ability to supply the
armies with essentials of con-
tinued warfare. The spirit of
the German people is all but
gone as evidenced by attempts
to eliminate Hitler. Does all
this justify an attitude of
pessimism?
And with Japan, much
weaker enemy in almost every
respect except the soldiers ia
natical willingness to die, there
has been nothing to justify any
pessimism. She will soon be
cut off completely from very
necessary supplies and then the
end win be only a matter of
time. She cannot carry on
major warfare without ability
to produce supplies to support
her armies. There is every
reason to hope for victory there
without too much sacrifice.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-10-05
BaDtist Church Is
Eighty Years Old

The Germantown Baptist Church
at Old Germantown will celebrate
its s0th Anniversary on Sunday
afternoon, October 8, at 2.30. Rev.
R. I. Berghauser, Assistant Secre-
tary of the Maryland Baptist. Of
Baltimore, win bring the Anniver-
sary Message. Special music viii
feature the occasion. The Church
has recently been redecorated.
Rev. c. A. Brubaker is pastor Of
the Church.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-10-05
Book Sale Slated For
Saturday, October Ia

The books circulated by the
Laytonnsville-G e-Gaithersburg Book
Club will be auctioned at a sale
to be held Saturday afternoon, Oct.
Ia at 2:30 at the home of Mrs.
George Vault, in Gaithersburg.
The public is invited to attend.
The sale will be in charge of Miss
Vashti Bartlett who has pur-
chased the new books which will
be distributed that day.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-10-05
1876 Patients Admitted
To Suburban Hospital

40 babies were born at Suburban
Hospital, Bethesda, during the
month Of September. There were
20 boys and II girls. 1876 patients
were admitted during the month
and 116 patients were treated in
the 0ut-Patient Department.
Emergency cases numbered l05
for September.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-10-05
Sunday School
Teachers HOnOred

A service of Recognition and In
stallation of Sunday School Off
GERS and teachers will be conducted
Sunday, October 8, at IL a. m. at
the Rockville Christian Church.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-10-05
Let Us Have Your
Canning Record, Boys!

Roy Benson of Gaithersburg,
an employee Of the Philgas Co.,
has canned ffty-seven gallons
Of tomato juice in his spare
time. Has any one exceeded
his record7 II isn't for sale.
eitherl
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-10-05
MethOdists To Hold
Reception For Bishop

Many Methodists of our COM
munity will attend reception for
Bishop and Mrs. Charles W. Flint
at the Statler Hotel in Washing
ton on Friday night, Oct. 6. Bish-
op Flint has recently been ap-
pointed Resident Bishop of the
Washington Area of the Metho-
dist Church, which includes our
neighborhood.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-10-05
The Proposed Charter
For Montgomery County

EDITORS NOTE: The fototOing articles the first of
series to be published IN THE SENTINEL presenting the case
FOR and AGAINST adoption of the proposed charter for
Montgomery County. The articles haze been prepared
pecay for this series through the Offices of the respective
secretaries In this THE SENTINEL hopes to to the
people of Montgomery County plain and informative analysis
of the charter proposal.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-10-05
1 Might Be
Wrong But
P. G. STROMBERG

r.
~ whether or not the high Off
cials of our government have
exercised wise judgment in the
manner in which they have
handled important war news.
From the time of Pearl Har-
bor there has been a definite
tendency to treat the public as
children in the lower grades
Of elementary
War News schools. AS
Blown Up con equ en- ce
When Good much of our
news has been
''blown up" when it is good and
either withheld entirely or
greatly reduced when it has
been unfavorable Diluted news
has been our portion.
The full truth of Pearl Har-
Dor has never been told. At
first most of us were in accord
with the policy of avoiding the
publication of facts which
might have led to a spirit of
defeatism and a consequent rise
of demands for withdrawal
within the continental limits Of
our country. That time, how
ever, passed when we were able
to halt the japanese progress in
the South Pacific. Eut officials
have not changed their attitude.
They have continually colored
or reduced important facts. 1t
will be claimed that our actions
in the fields of battle and our
record-shattering production at
home vindicate this policy. Such
claims, however, cannot be made
to hold. 1t is a rather childish
admission. Strong, CHE MAN"
Americans will always resent
such claims. Even though
human nature is such that a
percentage Of people cannot
stand prosperity it is neverthe-
less a fact that most people
can deliver better upon encour-
agement.
A current indication of this
attitude will be found in the
building of lost hope in early
conclusion of the war in Europe
and in pushing
Withheld any hope Of
When final victory
UnfavOrable against Japan
far into the un-
certain future. 1t is doubtful
whether any such ideas hold
with our topmost leaders. Un-
fortunately it is easier to i'm
press the public with the idea
of extended warfare than to
register any hope of quick vic
tory. Yet it doesn't take mil
kary wizard nor one con the
inside" to analyze conditions
which face the enemy coupled
with records Of the recent past.
It must be recognized that the
greatest defenses Germany had
were the natural water barriers
of the English Channel and the
Mediterranean Sea and the
supposed-to-be invulnerable for
tifications along the coast
against possible invasion. Yet
these have been overcome. In
stead of having our Russian
allies complain about the lack
of real second front we have
opened up three land fronts in
addition to the air front. Ger
many has been pushed back into
her own land and hasn't won
major victory in well over
year. In every major encoun-
Evening star., 1944-05-28

Ann0nnced
Continued From Page B-3.)

son also attended the Baldwin wal
lace College and now Is at the
Midshipman's School at Columbia
University.
Another announcement today
which also carries the date of the
wedding is that of Miss Anne
Elizabeth Langdon and Mr.. Robert
N Magill of White Plains, N. Y,
which Is made by her parents.
MIR. and Mrs. William r. Langdon
of wellesley Hills, Mass. The we'd
ding will take place in Wellesley
Hills July /.
Miss Langdon was born in Japan
and spent number of years in
China and Manuchuria where her
father was with the State depart
ment She attended the Peking
American School, the Low-Hey-
wood School in Stamford, Conn,
and Wellesley College.
Mr.. Magill was born in Man
churia and attended the Shanghai
American School. He was graduated
from the University of North Caro-
lima and did graduate work at
Harvard University. He now is
with the Once Of Strategic Serv-
ices in Washington.
Mrs. william S. Browning of Ar
lington is announcing the engage
ment of her daughter, Miss Mar
garet Chichester Browning, to Capt.
George Cabell Busick, son of Mr..
land Mrs. Adrien Fowler Busick of
Arlington.
Miss Browning was graduated
from Mary Baldwin College in
Evening star., 1944-05-28
Mrs. Qnezon
Will Attend
|PreDie1V

Mrs. Quezon, wife of the President
of the Philippine Commonwealth,
will attend the preview of "Bituing
Marikit," a musical show featuring
dances and songs of the Philippines.
The preview will be given tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock in the War
Information Center at Fourteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue.
The event is being given by the
Filipino Women's Club of which
Mrs. Nestora M. Calabia is presi-
dent. Miss Maria Zeneida Quezon,
youngest daughter of the President
and Mrs. Quezon, is chairman of the
committee in charge.
The show will be presented as Q
benefit June Z at Pierce Hall at
Fifteenth and Harvard streets by
the club, of which Mrs. Quezon is
honorary president.
Evening star., 1944-05-28

Miss Patricia Lee Keller and
1t. Dudley Forest Munns were
married recently in the Memorial
Chapel of the Army Medical
Center, with Chaplain Neil P.
McManus officiating.
The bride was given in mar
riage by her cousin, Maj. Will
liam Keith Hafer, and had as
her only attendant her sister,
Miss Betty Keller. Mr.. Edward
N. Munns was best man for his
son and the ushers were Maj.
j. G. Osborns, U. S. A., and Mr..
Ivan Sims.
The bride wore gown of
starched chiffon with a finger-tip-
length veil and carried mother of
pearl prayer book with gardenias
and a shower of bouvardia at
tached. Her pearl necklace and
earrings were gifts of the BRIDE
groom.
The maid of honor wore blue
marquisette and carried a bou-
quet of delphinium, blue iris,
jonquils and yellow roses, match
ing the blossoms in her hair.
A reception followed the cere-
mony at the home of the BRIDE
groom's parents.
The bride is the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Mcdonald
Keller of Berkeley, Calf.
Corpl. Jay Munns, brother of
the bridegroom, was not present
at the wedding, being assigned to
duty overseas.
1t. and Mrs. Mum both at
tended the University of Cali
fornia, where they met four years
ago. They plan to make their
home In this city.
Evening star., 1944-05-28
Miss SchI0sbere
70 Receive Decree

Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Schlosberg will
go to Baltimore next week to attend
the exercises at the Maryland Insti-
tute of Art when their daughter
Miss Claure Schlosberg will receive
her degree in art. Miss Schlosberg
recently received second prize in an
art contest held at the institute.
Many Of her drawings are now hung
in the Baltimore Museum of Art
After returning with her parents to
their home in Washington. Miss
Schlosberg win leave shortly after.
ward to further her study of art
in New York.
Evening star., 1944-05-28

Staunton. and her nance was gradu-
ated from George Washington Unf-
versity and attended the Law School
of that institution. He now is with
the Air Transport Command on
duty overseas.
Evening star., 1944-05-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Plavidal of
Arlington announce the engagement
of their daughter, Miss June Valera
Plavidal, to Pvt. Berkley Clark Ball,
U S. A., son of Mr.. and Mrs. H.
Clark Ball of Arlington.
Evening star., 1944-05-28
Announcement

Mr.. Meyer Herson announces the
engagement of his daughter, Miss
Shirley Herson, to 1t. Michael M.
Stein, U. S. N. r., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Stein.
Evening star., 1944-05-28

son also attended the Baldwin Wal
lace College and now Is at the
Midshipman's School at Columbia
University.
Evening star., 1944-01-04
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