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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-05
Two Deaths In Taylor
Family Within Week

Just a week from the day that
Thomas William Taylor, 20, was
killed in an automobile accident,
on June rs, funeral services were
held for his grandmother, Mrs.
Nettie Virginia Taylor, who died
after long illness.
Thomas William Taylor, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Taylor of
Horner's Lane, Rockville, died in
an accident in Rockville, that took
the lives of two other youths early
on Monday, June %. He had spent
most Of his life in this vicinity.
Besides his parents he is survived
by two brothers John H. Taylor,
S DC, stationed at Vero Beach,
Fla, and Joseph Taylor, at home,
also sister Mary Taylor.
Six of young Taylor's fellow EN-
ployees at the Fabricated Box
Factory, Rockville, were pallbear-
ers at the services, Wednesday,
June q, at the Rockville Methodist
Church. Burial was in Forest Oak
Cemetery, Gaithersburg. Pallbear-
ers were e. Carter A. Pace, J.
Lawrence, e. J. 10th, r. Redmond,
and f. Frye.
Mrs. Taylor, the mother Of John
w. Taylor, died Saturday and was
buried Monday, July Q at Dicker-
son after funeral services in 4
Rockville funeral home. She was
long time resident of Barnes
vile but had lived for the last few
years in Rockville and Gathers
burg.
Besides her son, John, she Is
survived by James Taylor Of Rock
vile, David Taylor of Washing
ton, Mrs. Maryellen Miller Of n
chester, Mrs. Sadie Burdette 81
Redland, Mrs. Catherine Streams
Of Dickerson, and Mrs. Lizzie Bere
Of Baltimore; 40 grandchildren
and 2 great grandchildren also
survive.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-05
July 4th Fifty Years
Ago Was A Noisy Day,

The "Fifty Years Ago" e0fdiini
in the Washington Star this week
says:
Relatively few Of the residents
of Washington in 1915 ever have
seen a real Fourth of July celebra-
ton. The traditional observance of
Independence Day, as staged half
century back, has not been APP
proximated in the Nations Capital
within the memory of anybody less
than 30 years old. Noise was the
principal factor of the authentic
procedure. And where did that in
gredient come from? The Star for
June %, 1895, answers:
Last week IL big ships reached
this country from Hong Kong load
ed down with firecrackers. They
carried 100000 packages. In each
package there were Cd crackers.
That makes 512,000,0O0 firecrack-
ers. To render this vast prospect of
joy more comprehensible**+a fire
cracker is 2 inches long and if
these 100000 packs were laid out
in one continuous line**+ it would
make a line 15,161 long and il
would reach half way around the
world. Emerson's shot would be
nowhere in comparison
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-05
Rockville Tax Rate
Remains At 75c

Rockville town fathers have an
nounced that the towns tax rate
will remain at the rs cents per
hundred rate Of last year. 1t is
estimated that the income of the
town will be $53,15 for the fiscal
year which began July 1. Operat-
ing expenses, redemption of bond
ed indebtedness, etc, according to
the budget will require expendi-
lures Of $45,542.5O leaving an en-
Urgency fund of $76O7.5O. Douglas
M. Blandford is mayor Of the town.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-05
Redland Vacation
School In Session

Seventy eight children register
ed at st. Luke's daily vacation
Bible School, at Redland, when it
opened Monday morning. Accord
ing TO the pastor, the Rev. Ralph
Hershberger, before the war 100
or 125 children were sometimes
gathered by bus from a five mile
area around the Lutheran Church.
The school is interdenominational
Arch f. Smith, superintendent
Of the Sunday School is spending
his vacation from the insurance
business driving the bus, the reg
ular driver is in service. "Not the
first time he has done it ether,
remarked the Rev. Hershberger,
"Afraid I'm not that unselfish with
my vacation, said member OF
The Sentinel staff. "That's why
we fight vars, answered the pas
tor, graphically.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-05
Rockville Man
Directed Cooks
Along The Rhine
Tells Of Cooking Dough-
nuts To Tune Of Ack Ack
And The DrOne of Planes

In letter to his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. e. P. Weaver of Rock
vile, S/Sgt. Homer Weaver asks:
did you ever get the paper l sent
you about our company building
the bridge across the Rhine river?
Some experience, it sure was excit-
ing. l had my cooks right out in
the open without a tent, making
coffee and doughnuts every minute
the men were working. We made
over 3 thousand doughnuts in all,
also hot c rations, and the planes
were strafing US, and the ack ack
was humming all around us, also
the big guns firing over us. | will
have lots to tell you when l get
back home. Try to stay well and
don't worry about me. Say hello
to every one. It has rained here
for the last two days and is cold
and muddy. went through Hol-
land the other day and also visited
in Belgium. The first day | have
had off in long time"
Sgt. Weaver's battalion got a
commentator for its work on the
bridge mentioned by him. 1t says
in part: "The Rhine River cross
ing will be recorded in history as
one of the greatest military ac-
complishments of this war and
every member of the 1253rd Engi-
gineers has right to be proud of
the part he played"
The Rhine River at this point
is wide, deep and very swift and
approaches to it lay across low
sandy ground. 1t was only by
superior planning and execution
that the construction was achieved.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-05

Yand was indirectly responsible for
the establishment in each of these
organizations of section which is
now giving the soldier due
publicity in his own hometown
newspaper.
"Pasma wrote news dispatches
which were released from coast to
coast in the United States and in
Hawaii and Puerto Rico. BY his in
telligent handling of this material,
thousands of families of combat
soldiers learned of the activities Of
their sons, husbands, and brothers.
His services reflect great credit up
on himself and upon the United
States Forces"
Sgt. Pasma entered the army in
1941, has seen service in North
Africa, Italy, France and Ger
many. He majored in journal
ism at Syracuse University, and
was engaged in advertising work
prior to his induction.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-05
S. S. Shopping Center
Changes Hands

An interesting transaction at
the Clerks Office last week in
volved nearly a million dollars cash
when the Silver Spring Shopping
Center was transferred to a com
pany known as Silver Spring
Shopping Center, Inc.
The center, built in 1889 con-
sists of Fl stores, gasoline serv-
ice station, and the Silver Theatre,
said to be one of the finest sub
urban theatres in the metropolitan
area. The theatre is under lease
to Warner Bros.
The firm of Golden and Small,
of Washington, refused to disclose
the name of the buyer who was
later said to be Sam Fig, local
business man.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-05
County Charter
Committee Makes
Plans For 1916
To Employ Full-Time Re-
search Man; Approves An
nual Budget OF $11,5OO

Employment of full-time re-
search man to report on all oper-
ations of county government activ-
tiles was voted by the Montgomery
County Charter Committee when
it made plans for its 1916 meeting
in Kenwood Country Club Thurs
day evening.
In making plans for electing a
new charter board in 1916, the
committee, represented by 72 per-
sons from all sections of the coun-
ty, approved an annual budget of
$11,5O0. The group contributed
$1,000 toward those funds.
"L,ack of funds and shortage
of ammunition" was given as the
cause for the charters defeat last
year. by John Willmott, chairman
of tie research committee.
The research worker, who will
be paid from the $11,50O fund, will
be required to spend most of his
time in Rockville, the County seat,
and other sections where county
business is conducted.
Mrs. MINER Hostetler, chairman
of the field division, announced
that work will begin Immediately
in organizing 81 election precints,
to bring about the committees OBJ
jective-"a respectable machine
The motto adopted by her group,
she stated, is Now Is The Time"
Charging that the county had
adopted semblance of the char
ter program, in an effort to fool
voters Dean ]. j. Hayden, of the
speakers committee, said: "You
can't put a ghost in government
and make it work"
Defeat means only a four-year
delay I'M carrying out a.. program
fors, good government, Allen H.
Gardner, president of the charter
committee, stated. He also said
that the charters recent defeat at
the polls would only serve to
strengthen the cause.
Pledges toward the $11,5O0
budget were called for by o. M.
Kile, member of the finance COM
mittee, who outlined various
classes of membership.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-05
Fire Blight" Can Be
Controlled By Cutting

Our unusually cool, moist spring
has been responsible for a severe
outbreak of "fire blight" in pears
and apples this season, reports DR..
Walter F. LETTERS, Extension plant
pathologist at the University of
Maryland. Pears have been most
heavily affected. Cutting back dead
twigs and limbs until healthy wood
is reached will prevent the decay or
ganisms from causing further dam
age. Sire Blight" lives over in
cankers on old pear trees and IL
spread to young growth in spring
by insects.
Further information can be OBJ
tanned by writing to DIR. LETTERS at
the University of Maryland.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-05
$278,417.49.

78,4l7.49
DIR. r. E. Gibbs, Veterinarian
for Montgomery County, was
granted leave of absence without
pay, for period of sixty days,
having been given an opportunity
by the Federal Government to ac-
company ship load of cattle to
Europe to replenish some of the
countries whose stock has been
depleted by the war. DR.. Gibbs
expects to leave the latter part of
July or the first of August. He
advised that the leave of absence
at this time would not greatly in
terfere with his work, because his
principal work is testing and in
specting cattle, and the most i'm
portant time of the year for that
is the beginning of November and
through the winter months.
The Board accepted the resigna-
ton of Thomas D. Bradshaw,
Officer on the Montgomery County
Police Force, effective as of July
14th, and appointed Charles o.
Seek, an Emergency Policeman at
1880 a month.
Joseph A. Cantrel, Esquire,
ed to prepare an appropriate Re
solution, commencing the Honor
able Albert E. Brault, as Director
of Montgomery County Civilian
Defense; the Resolution to be
presented at the Boards next meet
ing and to be signed by the five
Commissioners.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-05

Staff Sergeant Timothy W,
Pasma, son of DR.. and Mrs. Henry
X. Pasma, liz Forest Ave-, Rock
vile, has been awarded the Bronze
Star Medal for meritorious achie-
vement as combat correspondent
covering military operations in
France and Germany.
Major General David G. Barr,
chief of staff of the 9Th Army
Group, presented the medal at his
headquarters in Heidelberg, Ger
many.
The citation which accompanied
the award read, in part:
GAS reporter for the public re-
lations section, Sgt. Pasma display
ed great resourcefulness and abil-
ity in writing stories of the activi-
ties of units engaged in combat on
the Army Group front. By visit
ing the front-line units, he was
able to write stories that kindled
interest in public relations work
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-05
Another Half
Million Asked
For Schools
Board of Education Wants
Post War Work Started
Immediately

lHtH1euldCely
DR.. Edwin w. Broome, superin-
tendent of county schools and F. X.
Metzger, president of the board of
education on Tuesday appeared be-
fore the County Commissioners and
asked for an appropriation OF
$524,197 to improve existing school
buildings and purchase land for en-
largements and new schools under
the post war program.
Although the appropriation is
designated under the post war pro-
gram for schools, DR.. Broome and
Mr.. Metzger asked that work be
authorized to start at once. The
request is in addition to the 49,
141 allocated by the county for the
1945-46 school budget signed last
week. Funds to carry out the post
war school program would come
from the five million dollars auth,
orized by the state Legislature for
the county to issue bonds for post
war work.
Divided into three items, the pro.
posed school program calls /. Re-
conditioning, undermining and re-
modelling school plants and serv-
ices, estimated to cost $199, 597.14.
2. Land purchases for enlargement
Of present sites and for new
schools, amounting to $4,000 8.
New buildings should be included
in the postwar construction work.
A program to be submitted after
further study of costs and the most
pressing needs.
Richard F. Green, president Of
the Farmers Banking & Trust Co.,
appeared to request immediate me-
gotiations for the purchase Of four
lots adjacent to the Kensington
School which he said could be
bought a. around $4,000.
No immediate action was taken
by the commissioners on the re-
quest. Alfred D. Noyes, president
of the board asked the commission
ers to study the program until .
later date. ~
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-05
Singing Convention
Meets Sunday

The next meeting Of the Mont
gomery County Singing Conven-
ton will be held at 2:30 p. NJ.
Sunday, July 9th, 1915 at Meth
odist Church, Hyattstown, Md. The
officers are Jacob II. Snyder, pres
ident; Julian p. King, secretary ;
Ivan T. Lawson, pianist and j.
Ernest Hawkins, leader.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-05
Chest And Council
To Make Plans For
Coming Campaign
Fund Raising Division To
Meet With 9 Area Repre-
Sentatives

An important meeting of the
Fund Raising Division of the
Montgomery County Community
Chest and Council is being called,
for 4:90 Tuesday, July 10 at the
Suburban Hospital in Bethesda.
eve have big things in mind
for Montgomery County this fall"
said Walter Elliott, who for the
second year is chairman of the
Fund Raising Division. With the
help as collectors of over one
thousand citizens of the county, the
1945 goal was over subscribed by
over $19,000.00 and we are making
our plans now so that we may do
better this year. We are asking
the nine area chairmen to join us
at this meeting on Tuesday.
Through the Community Fund
Montgomery County contributes to
local and foreign war activities,
health and welfare needs of the
county. The agencies receiving
support from the Chest and Coun-
Gil are Young Mems Christian
Association, Boy Scouts, Girl
Scouts, All Council, Health Fund,
the Social Service League of Mont
gomery County, The Mental Hy-
giene Association, the Social Ser
vice Exchange of Montgomery
County, the Silver Spring Health
Center, the Public Health Lay
Council, the Camp Fire Girls and
the Montgomery County War Rec
reation and Hospitality Committee.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-05
Gaithersburg To
Join Grove In
Recreation Plan
Buses To Transport Chill
dren Who Participate In
Program

Children of the Gaithersburg
area who wish to participate in the
summer recreation program will be
transported to Washington Grove
where the Rev. Royal A. Rice, who
headed the Grove program last
year, will again be in charge. He
will be assisted by Miss Betty
Bradley and Miss Marian Waters.
The recreational program will
be held for period of five weeks
beginning next Monday, July 9.
Buses will transport the boys and
girls each day, leaving from the
Briggs and Barnett's Stores about
10:45 A. M. and returning about
a P. M. Children, ages about 6
to 15 are included in the program
and will bring their lunches.
The program will consist of
competitive sports, handcrafts, and
occasional swimming and picnick-
ing parties. This is a well direct
ed Federal and County program
and all boys and girls are urged
to join The program can mean
much in constructive interesting
activity through the summer
months.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-05
.SOroptimist Club
Installs Officers

Mrs. Ethel Anderson, business
office manager at the Bell Laundry
in Bethesda, was installed as pres
ident of the Montgomery County
Soroptimist Club at dinner meet
ing in the Kenwood Club last
week. Other officers include Mrs.
Ethel Taylor, vice-president; Mrs.
Elvin Schaefer, secretary; Mrs.
Margaret Tierney, treasurer, and
Miss Anna Peck, board of direct
ors.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-05
Episcopal Church Has
Healthy Pension Fund

The church pension fund Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church in its
twenty-seventh annual report list
ed assets Of $38, 1872 ,676 and a year
ly pension roll Of $1,378,528.
The increase in assets in the
year was 81 1863 ,253 and the report
states that the market value of
the funds investments was $685.
SOB in excess of their book value.
Since its inception in 1917, the
fund has paid out approximately
Is million dollars TO its benefici-
aries.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-05
Marriage Bureau
Breaks Own Record

According to Mrs. Lucille Fen
nington, in charge of the marriage
license desk, June continues to be
the month of brides in Rockville.
She reports a record Of 311 licenses
issued for the month. This is
over 100 more than were issued
last year (1944) and exceeds the
monthly average for the year by
10. The greater part Of these were
issued to out-of-county couples.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-05
Up-COunty Girls Are
Maryland Graduates

Among the 20 Montgomery
County graduates from the Uni
yersity of Maryland who received
degrees at the commencement ex-
ercises held on June 81, were Edith
Lillard, GAINESVILLE, Bachelor of
Science from the College of Arts
and Science and Constantia Will
Hams, Rockville, Bachelor of Sci
ence from the College of Home Ec-
onomics.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-05
DIR. Slocum And Family
Now At ClagettsvilIe

DIR. and Mrs. Hubert E. Slocum
and son, John Edward, formerly
of Hagerstown, are now living
near Clagettsville. DR.. Slocum
has taken over the practice Of the
late DR.. Melvin E. Watkins, and
will maintain full time offices at
Mount Airy, Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-05
Judge Woodward Speaks
At TakOma Park Fete

Chief Judge Charles w. Wood
ward Of the Sixth Judicial Circuit
Court of Maryland delivered the
principal address at the annual
Takoma Park Community indie
pendence Day Celebration. Dedica-
ton Of new American flag and
pole were part Of the exercises.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-05

witnessing one Of the greatest
periods of history. 1t is our
privilege to be a part OF the
civilization which will be rev.
cred by future generations.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-05
Birth Announcement

Mr.. and Mrs. James Davis Bow
man, Sr. announce the birth of a
son, Carl Robert Bowman, on June
10th at Sibley Memorial Hospi-
tai, Washington, D. c. Mrs.
Bowman and her son are with her
mother, Mrs. George Meyer, near
Damascus. Both are doing fine.
The baby weighed IL lbs. and 9 ozs.
at birth. Mr.. and Mrs. Bowman
have three other children, two
girls and a boy.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-07-05
Com mis- si0ners
official
PrOceed ings
Highlights OF Meeting
On Tuesday, July 3

The Commissioners, sitting as
the District Council for the Mont
gomery County Suburban District,
adopted resolution appropriating
the following amounts for the fis-
cal year, beginning July 1st, for
the Eastern and Western Suburban
Districts.
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