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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-12-06
MONTGOMERY SIDELIGHTS
By ELSIE WHITE HAINES

IF you tried to board bus out
here and the driver told you it was
full and there was no room for
you-you could see that it was full
and would know that you could not
get on" said Otis Beall, Rockville
phone manager, when we remarked
to him that the phone service was
particularly slow one day last
week. "But" he continued, when
the operator tells you that the cir
cults are all busy-you cannot see
that every one is busy, and it is
harder to accept the truth" Otis,
who is one of our favorite persons,
went on in his nice, calm way to
explain that on the morning of
which we spoke he had spent most
of his time at the exchange replac-
ing fuses-which the overloaded
board continuously blew out. Since
that day we have been much more
patient as we waited to get con-
nections. AS we held the receiver
awaiting our turn to be answered
one day we thought back to the
time when the only phone in our
neighborhood was in Arthur w.
Stonestreet's store nearly two
miles away-if a message came
there for one of our family, Mr..
Stonestreet would send it by the
first person coming that way or
would send message saying that
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-12-06
County Health
Department News

DR.. Robert Johnson, Jr., of
Johns Hopkins University will
present the final talk in the ortho-
pedic institute for the Health
Department staff on the afternoon
of December IL, at the Olney
health center. DR.. Johnson is the
clinician for the County's ortho-
pedic clinics. His discussion will
follow the morning clinic at Mont
gomery General Hospital, that
day. The first part of the institute
was held on December 3.
Nurses in training at the United
States Public Health Service
came to Rockville the morning of
Dec. to receive instruction in the
use of the tuberculosis case regis
ter used by the Health Depart
ments and recommended by the Pub
Health Service. In the afternoon
round-table discussion on tuber-
culosis work was held in the Office
Of the latter. Miss Sadie Gladwin,
Supervisor of Nurses, and Mrs.
Virginia Mclaughlin, public health
nurse in charge of the tuberculo-
sis service in the County presented
the training and led the discus
sions.
Miss Ann Flynn and Miss Mary
Gunther, students at Catholic
University School Of Public Health
Nursing, began a two months
course in field work in Montgom-
cry County last Monday, as a part
Of their university training. They
are assigned TO the 0lney and Be
thesda centers for the major par.
Of their field training course.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-12-06
School Neu4
Damascus High School
News Notes
Sophomore Glass Officers

Sophomore Class Officers
The tenth grade of D. H. S. is
well organized this year under the
following class officer:
President Carroll Watkins;
Vice-president Ray Mullican;
Secretary Ruth Johnson; Treas
urer Mary Alice Hartley; Patrol
: Irwin Hurley; Student Council
Representive Carl Schaeffer.
Damascus P.T.A. Supper
Don't forget that on December
8, 1945 from to 8 o'clock there
will be a turkey supper sponsored
by the Damascus Parent Teachers
Association. This supper will be
held in the Damascus Elementary
School Cafeteria.
Movie
The students of Damascus High
School were shown the movie call
ed wake Island" This picture was
the real story of the battle on
Wake Island. 1t showed us what
our boys went through there and
how many fought and died.
FILA. Bowling Party
The Future Homemakers of
America Club went bowling Friday
night at Mt. Airy. Those who went
had a very enjoyable evening. Next
time we hope to have more club
members participating.
P.-T.A.
The Parent Teachers Associa-
ton of the d. H. S. will be greatly
honored at their regular monthly
meeting, January Z, 1916, by a
visit and talk by Governor Her.
bert r. O'Conor. The P.T.A. ex-
tends a sincere welcome to all our
parents and friends, or anyone else
who wishes to attend.
Damascus Elementary
On November 81, the Damascus
Elementary School celebrated
Thanksgiving Harvest Festival.
The whole school assembled.
While songs and poems were en-
joyed, the group admired the shin
ing jars Of canned goods and the
overlooking baskets of vegetables
which had been brought in that
morning and the day before, by
busy little hands; and which were
later to be sent to the Strawbridge
Home for Boys, a gift for children
from children.
This Harvest Festival was spon-
sored by the fifth grade, but all
grades contributed in making it a
success and the children experience
ed the joy of service for others,
which is the real spirit of Thanks
giving.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-12-06
/ Just Want NV Daddy

Written by Mrs. William R. Eng
lish for her daughter Amelia Mary
English, whose daddy is overseas
/ don't want a teddy bear
No mamma doll for me,
/ just want my daddy here
To trim my Christmas tree.
No Christmas toys No Christmas
fun
While Daddy's far at sea,
l just want my daddy here
To trim my Christmas tree.
People say that Christmas Day
Is so full of toys and cheer,
But / know it isn't so
Cause my daddy won't be here.
don't want an airplane
No choo-choo train, you see,
All / want is Daddy home
To trim my Christmas tree.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-12-06
County Government
Discussed At Meet

Montgomery County govern
ment can be as good as its citizens
make it," Mrs. Frank Garfield told
members of the Montgomery Coun-
ty Federation of Women's Clubs
Tuesday at its semi-annual meet
ing in st. Pauls Methodist Church,
Kensington.
Mrs. Garfield, chairman of Coun-
ty Government in the Federation,
ang past president of the Mont
gomery County League of Wom-
ems Voters, acted as chairman of
discussion on Government Serv-
ice and Clubwomen. Taking part
in the discussion were Mrs. Dean
Dinwoody, the Federation's legisl-
alive chairman, Mrs. Willard Bar
Der, current president of the Mary
land League of Women Voters, and
Mrs. Ralph Himstead, president of
the Montgomery County League of
Women Voters.
The discussion included such
topics as present lacks in County
government discussed by Mrs. Bar
Der who said many times newcom-
ers were not too loyal to their new
County but over-enthusiastic about
the civic virtues of the community
back home; how the County's laws
are made and administered as dis
cussed by Mrs. Himstead who re-
ferred to the routine and daily
powers of the County manager,
such power being given to him by
the County Commissioners. who
under the present set-up may give
the manager power today and take
it back tomorrow, and County in
come, how it is spent, and ways
in which it might be more wisely
budgeted as discussed by Mrs. Din
woody.
During the business meeting
which preceded the forum, presi-
dents of all federated clubs gave
their annual reports. 1t was signifi-
cant that all reports included back
to-the-home and community pro-
jects, although all clubs appear to
be continuing most of their war
service projects.
A unanimously accepted motion,
presented by Mrs. Dinwoody, stat
ed that in recognition of the mil
lions of people in war-town coun-
tries who are starving and cold,
and III cognizance Of the fact that
the United States has already COM
mitted itself to assist in bringing
relief through the first functioning
of any agency of the United Ma
tons, that the members of the
Federation VINO were present at
this meeting urge all member clubs
to give prompt and serious con-
sideration to the question of our
Governments appropiating funds
already authorized for UNRRA,
Governments appropriating funds
required. Federated clubs were re-
quested to make their decisions on
this question known to their re-
representatives. in Congress and to
the general public.
Before the meeting adjourned
for luncheon, Miss Claudia CALI
her, newly appointed health center
educator in the County Tuber-
culosis Association, gave an overall
picture Of the program of this
health association.
The President of the County
Federation, Mrs. Joseph Travers
Mcguire, presided at the meeting.
4 L.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-12-06
GIRLS All CLUBS
NEWS NOTES

The All club, to have met at
Montrose, was Cancelled, for the
weather just as school let out had
turned very bad and it seemed best
to send the children home on the
school bus, SO they are holding
their meeting on Wednesday, De-
cember 5. Mrs. Harding is their
local leader.
C!arksburg Club Meets
On December l Mrs. Russell and
Mrs. Rurdette, local leaders for the
Clarksburg All Club, held meet
ing with their girls, at the home of
Mildred Price which the Home
Demonstration Agent attended.
During roll call the girls report
ed on the work they had done as a
result of the November meeting,
on the making of toys. Mildred
Price has sold six stocking dolls at
two dollars each one of them
going to Canada. Edith Ann Wiki
inson sold three colored dolls to
one of the school teachers in
Clarksburg. Jane Warfield, retir-
ing president conducted the cleo
ton of officers. Mildred Price was
made president, Shirley Burette,
vice-president, Jane Warfield,
secretary and Edith Ann Wilkin-
son, treasurer. Beverly Jordan
gave a report on the finances of
the club, for which she he'd kept
excellent records. The girls spent
the afternoon making clown bean
bags. They were very happy to
have the three Kern girls who at
one time lived in the neighborhood
and were All club members, back
for visit. Bunny King, who is
one of the younger members who
led the All club pledge at the
banquet, told what she thought
of the banquet. Jane Warfield gave
very nice report on it, also. The
girls will not have another meet
ing in December, due to the fact
that most of the families will be
busy butchering. They will start
the first of the year on a foods
project. Each girl will have lined
up with a partner the type of de-
menstration she wants to give dur
ing the year.
December Meetings
During the first week in Deem
Der the All club at Cedar Grove
will meet on December 4. Olney
All girls, December 7, right after
school. Colesville All, with Mrs.
Hennegan, their new local leader,
at P. NJ, December 7. Poolesville
All girls will meet in the Home
Economics cottage on Dec. $40
A. M. Miss Turner will attend all
of these meetings.
Peggy Gregg was hostess to the
Laytonsville Girls Club on Dec. 1.
The girls planned for a Christmas
party and worked on Christmas
gifts which most of them are keep
ing secret from their parents.
Margery Fry seems to have new
project of making stuffed toys.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-12-06
AMONG THE
HOMEMAKERS

On November % Mrs. Charles
Upton, President of the Council,
Mrs. Virginia Roberts, Past-presi-
dent, Mrs. Wilbur Nash, past first
vice-president, Miss Bertha Brown
of Olney-Sunshine Club, with the
Home Demonstration Agent, at
tended the annual meeting Of the
federation. Mrs. Upton gave re-
port on the activities Of the home
maker clubs and the Agent re-
ported on the Arts and Crafts Sale.
Christmas Meeting
A few of the homemaker clubs
are holding special meetings this
week. Glen Potomac Club is having
an annual Christmas luncheon at
the home of Mrs. James H. Nolan.
The Rockville Homemakers Club is
having a covered dish supper on
December 6, to which they have
invited their husbands, at the
Rockville High School cafeteria, at
z P. M.
Craft Sales Checked
A great many Of the clubs have
not come in for their articles that
were not sold in the Arts and
Crafts Sale. 1t is hoped that the
checks will definitely go out this
week. During the past week one
and one-half days were spent on
rechecking the items returned from
the Arts and Crafts Sale, and the
tickets, so there will be no chance
for confusion. Miss France Wolfe,
Mrs. J. c. Henegar worked with
the Agent on checking the lists.
There are still some neighborhoods
to contact to be sure the business
affairs are all straight.
Colesville Covered Luncheon
Miss France Wolfe went with
the Home Demonstration Agent to
the November meeting of the
Colesville Club. Twice year this
club serves covered luncheon and
then do not serve refreshments at
other meetings. Each homemaler
brings the dish for which she has
gained reputation and the spread
Of fine foods was certainly an cpl
cureans delight. Mrs. Arma Rush
has been elected president Of the
club for 1916.
Olney Sunshine
The Olney-Sunshine Homemade
err Club held the last meeting Of
the year at the home of Mrs.
Frank Cashell at Sunshine
The answer to roll call was
radio program suitable for chill
dren. An interesting discussion
followed.
Four of the members had heard
Judge Stedman Prescott's talk on
wills and Miss Bertha Brown
gave the high lights of his talk.
This club follows the County
Council in electing new officers
every two years. The newly elected
officers are: President, Mrs.
George Shredder; Vice President,
Mrs. Fletcher Brown; Secretary,
Mrs. Norma Rapp; Treasurer,
Mrs. Frank Cashell.
In appreciation, the retiring
president was presented with
book of Twentieth Century Amer
lean Poetry.
The January 1915 meeting will
be held at the home of Mrs. Harrie
Crayer. in Olnev.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-12-06
BOYS All CLUBS
NEWS NOTES
Sandy Spring Club

Robert Stabler called Spring
Spring All Club meeting to order
with 21 members present at the
Sherwood High School last Mon
day. James Nicholson reported
on the All Banquet, explaining
that the program was put on en-
tirely by All club boys and girls.
Officers for the coming year
were elected: Gary Southworth,
President; Robert Stabler, Vice
President; Richard Finneyfrock,
Treasurer; Teddy Burton, Secre-
tary; Albert Torbeck, Reporter.
Sherwood Junior Club
The Sherwood Jr. All Club has
eight new members, Richard Bak-
er, Eugene Riggs, Ernest Nichol-
son, Donald Miller, Charles Tyler,
Darby Coffee, Guy Lee and Robert
Whalen. Mr.. Whip gave out All
Record Books and urged all mem
bers to start keeping records now
as these would be quite valuable
in late years in All Club work.
Silver Spring Conservation Club
Silver Spring Conservation Club
has planned a fox hunt for one of
their social night meetings and
selected Wednesday, December II
as the night. 1t was suggested
that the Silver Spring Club meet
witt the Shady Grove All Club
that night and join in the hunt,
using the Shady Grove boys dogs.
The next regular meeting Of the
club will be held December 18th
at which time a very interesting
movie entitled "the Realm of the
Wild" will be shown.
Rockville Junior
Twenty-Five members Of Rock
vile Jr. All Club met Monday in
the Rockville Elementary School
with Archie Davis presiding. The
CLUB elected the officers for the
coming year with Gordon Cole
man being made President; Robert
Crawford, Vice President; Boyd
Nichols, Secretary; Edwin Fisher,
Treasurer; and James Bullard, Re-
porter. New members attending
were Carl Murphy, Robert Cassell,
James Billiard, and Paul Hawkins
and Edwin Fisher. Bob Cassell
reported that $50 quarts of beans
were canned from the All garden
last year. Edwin Fisher gave a
report on the All Banquet. Each
boy was urged to sell as many
bonds as possible.
Rockville Senior
Rockville Sr. All met with 10
members attending. The meeting
was devoted to the present bond
drive and each member was asked
to do his part in helping to make
it successful. Norman Gurevich re-
ported on the All Banquet.
Damascus All Club
Damascus All Club held it's re-
gular meeting in the Damascus
High School on Monday morning
with 16 members present. Presi-
dent Harold Mullinix was in
charge. Herbert King gave a re-
port on the last meeting. The
members talked about the various
project they are planning to have
while a number Of the boys have
already obtained some purebred
pigs.
Wholesalers see long period of
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-12-06

The Russians do not seem to
think it is very essential to play
ball on the Allied team.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-12-06

The person who puts his mind
on money-making, and keeps it
there, will make some money.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-12-06

If there were no churches in this
community there would be fewer
people living here.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-12-06

Death is the ticket upon which
believers enter paradise but few
of them desire to go now.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-12-06

Ceiling prices are a theory if
we are to judge from what we hear
some sellers are doing.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-12-06

Wholesalers see long period of
auto parts replacement buying.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-09-06

Diphtheria, which has been grad
ually increasing in Michigan since
the beginning Of the war, is a dis
ease of the winter months and
cases are usually very few in the
summer. However, during June,
July and August this year there
were III cases in Michigan, four
times as many as occurred for the
same period in 1871. These cases
are scattered throughout the entire
state.
This increase in cases is GER
tain to mean an increase in car
rierS.' the commissioner explained.
"A carrier may harbor the germs
temporarily in his nose and thoat
and can pass the disease to others,
without ever becoming i'll him
self"
Bringing large numbers of chill
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-09-06
Foreign Correspondent Reports
activities of Only Woman Dictator

Communist control of Bulgaria
brought on reign of terror thai
has seldom been equalled in the
history Of the world, according II
Charles LaniuS, first foreign cor
respondent to interview Bulgaria:
new ruler, the only woman dicta-
tor in the world.
Americans who subscribe to the
principles of Communism is inner.
ent in the first-hand account OF
Bulgaria's Communist d ir e C {
bloody purge, published for the first
time in the September issue of Cos
mopolitan magazine.
State Secretary James F. Byrne;
took official cognizance of this sit
uation just recently when he in
formed the Bulgarian government
We would conclude no peace with
that country unless terroriStic tao
tics ceased.
As the organizer and director Of
the ruthless slaughter of politica
goes, Tzola Dragoicheva, 46-year-
old red-haired peasant woman ha.
few counterparts in history, &C.
cording to the article.
Less than five months after the
woman dictator told Lanius Il Ger.
tainly intend to keep power in my
own hands" she calmly directed
the determination of more than 1Ot
political foes who were executed
by the Peoples Court"
They must die" was her un.
compromising answer to the pleas
of her advisers that the entire
civilized world would recoil in hor-
ror from such slaughter. Don't
worry about the outside world. The
entire Allied press clamorS for the
blood of war criminals. Well, We
give it TO them"
Trained in Moscow for three
years, Nine. Dragoicheva quickly
assumed a dominant position il
the Communist party in Bulgaria
on her return to her native land.
As the Sledge- hammer blows O.
the United Nations drove Bulgaria
TO the brink of collapse, the couI
d'etat which Nine. Gragoicheva
had evolved was ready to be exc
cuted. Then came the carnage.
Within a week after the new
government took over. it was nee
eSary to commander hotels to take
care of the overflow of thousand.
Of political estimates rur
from sixty to one hundred anC
thirty thousand" the writer states
Thousands of others, particular.
ly in the provinces, were murdered
or disappeared. Before the Bulgar-
ianS had digested the carefully
staged spontaneous demonstra-
tons, they woke up to realization
that they were in the middle OF
reign of terror rarely matched il
any country"
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-09-06

Colleges are expecting increases
in enrolment this Fall for the
first time since the war started.
Colleges with all-men student
bodies were particularly hard hit
by the war. For example, the Lawr-
ence Institute Of Technology was
reduced from 100 students at the
time of Pearl Harbor to 225 at
present.
But Lawrence Tech, too. is plan
ming on its first increase in four
years. Government sponsored edu-
cation for veterans is expected TO
help swell the enrolment. Lawr-
ence Tech is approved for both the
CT Bill of Rights and the Rehabil-
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-09-06
u. of ID. announces
8 appointments

Eight appointments TO the Uni
verSity Of Detroit faculty were an
nounced at the end of the Summer
semester by the Very Rev. Will
liam j. Millor. s. j., president,
including two Jesuit priests and six
laymen.
FIR. John H. McMummiskey, 81.
comes from West Baden College,
Indiana to the English department
and FIR. jeremiah j. O'Callaghan,
S. j. is appointed to the philos-
ophy staff FIR. OCallaghan re-
turns to the University after four
years of graduate study. Previously
he was an English instructor at
U. of D.
Also returning is DR.. Jose ES-
pinoSa, associate professor of Span
ish, who has been on leave of
absence since 1912. He has been
working in Washington, D. c. with
Senator Denis Chavez of New Mex
leo on nter-American relations.
Another member of the Spanish
department, Gordon P. Farrell, has
just begun leave of absence from
the faculty to be cultural advisor
at the Institute de Intercambio
Cultural Argentine Norte America
no in Cordoba, Argentina. He re-
ceived the grant from the Depart
ment of State and is visiting var
ious Latin and South American
countries by plane before rejoining
his family in Cordoba.
DR.. John A. Moran joins the
science faculty as assistant pro-
fesor of bateriology and microbiol-
ogy while DR.. Lyle E. Mehlenbacher
comes from Arizona State Teach
erS College to be associate profess
Sor of mathematics. From the Uni
verSity Of Wisconsin, L. Joseph Lins
comes as instructor of education
while graduate assistants John E.
Hardy from the University of Iowa
and Robert Affeld, U of D alum
nus, join the English department.
Registration for the University's
day and evening classes on both
the McNichols and Downtown cam
puseS opens the third week in Sep
TENDER. Fall semester classes begin
the following week in the Arts &
Science, Commerce, Dentistry, En-
cheering, Graduate and Law COL
legeS at u. of D.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-09-06
Colleges See Increased Enrolment With Peace

itation programs under the veters
ans Administration.
This years September II date for
the beginning of classes is two
weeks later than usual TO accom-
modate veterans Just being dis
charged, according to President e.
George Lawrence.
Wayne University also starts
classes on September II while the
University Of Detroit begins Sep
TENDER "a.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-09-06

dren together In school will allow
widespread exposure to diptheria
carriers. Doctor DeKleine points
out that the only way to protect
children against the disease is to
have them immunized.
1.-THE weakest link in Michigans
diphtheria protection is that people
think immunization protects for
life," Doctor DeKleine said. Actu-
ally the immunity wears off in a
few years so that a booster dose
of diphtheria toXoid SHOULD be given
every child when he is old enough
to enter school. The increase in
diphtheria among children six to
Is years of age indicates that boos-
ter doses have not been given, the
commissioner said.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-09-06
See Threat of
Diptheria
Epiden,ics

Dtphtheria will be a special threat
70 Michigan school children this
rear because there will be more
uphthria carriers than usual as
chools open. DR.. William DeK1eine,
tate commissioner of health warns.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-09-06

Birds do not have the three bones
- hammer, anvil and stirrup - in
the middle ear. Instead, they have
a single rod of bone which connects
the eardrum with the membrane
window of the inner ear.