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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-05-24
Damascus High School
News Notes

We all had been enthusiastically
looking forward to We Day, and
when it came, on Tuesday, May &,
we had a special program already
prepared.
The program was opened with
our National Anthem followed by
two speeches by Jane Souder and
Betty l.. Monkey, as introduction
to the flag salute. Walter Lee
Watkins recited "The Recessional"
Then we sang the "Song For
Peace. Frank Gladhill and Rev.
Snyder each gave talk on "What
This Hour Means to Me-; Sammy
Jewell recited Lincoln's "Gettys-
burg Address, and after pray
er of Thanksgiving, we closed the
program with the song america.
Ne1O PIT A Officers
The last meeting of the PIT A
was held on May 7 at Damascus
High School. An election of Off
GERS was a very important part of
tae meeting. They are, president,
Howard Watkins; .vice-president,
A A. Monkey, secretary, Miss
Edwina Mullinix; treasurer, Mrs.
John l.. King.
SoftbdH games
The girls softball season open
ed on May Z. The first game was
played with Gaithersburg on the
Damascus home diamond. The
final score was 21-20 Gathers
burg, the victors.
The second softball game at
Damascus High School was played
on May IL, with Sherwood. The
game got off to a good start with
the Damascus girls batting around
three times in the second inning.
The game was won by Damascus
on their home diamond by a score
Of 1928.
Come rain or shine the softball
game went on between Damascus
and Poolesville girls, on the Da-
mascus home diamond. The Da-
mascus girls won by an over
score of 36-7.
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and few years ago gave the
book to Maryland Room in Con-
federate Museum, in Richmond,
Va. In that book, which might be
called calender, with people rep
resenting the different parts of
the year through the hours, each
person making a small contribu-
ton for the honor of having their
name recorded, and they are from
almost every State and from Cana
da, Alaska, England, France, Phil
ippines, Bermuda and South Amer
lea. The first thousand dollars
paid our pledge towards the Con-
federate monument erected in the
town of Rockville by the Brown
Camp, U. c. V. and unveiled on
June 8, 1918 by several children,
Frederick Tchiffley and my nep-
hew Hunton Dade Sellman, who
carried a small flag, the Stars and
Bars that my father John Poole
Sellman carried through the wal
between the states made by his
sweetheart, Annie M. Hempstone
who embroidered those stars that
represented the original Confeder
ate states. The boys wore Con
federate uniforms and Anna Hoylt
was dressed in red, white and blue
The monument bears this in
scription:
To our Heroes of Montgomery
County
That De through life mag moi
forget to love the thin gray line
1861 -- 1865
Ito be concluded next weekly
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-05-24
Sandy Sfoat>s9 Ne19hboaIood


of this week, as representatives of
The Wednesday Club.
Miss Margaret Farquhar is home
from Wellesley College, where she
mas completed her Freshman year.
Miss Betty Powell and Miss Polly
Pierson will return Saturday, May
10Th, from Western Maryland Col
lege and the Women's College, U.
N. C.
The Senior Class of Sherwood
honored two of their members,
Kyle Cantwell and Robert Frank
lin, at u luncheon before their de-
parture to jvin the Marines and
the Navy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aubrey Powell
have with them this week, the for
mer's sister, Mrs. R. w. Robins,
of Conway, Ark.
Miss Leigh Ribble spent the
week end with Miss Patricia Pier
son. Later, she visited Miss Mar
tina Johns, before returning to her
home in White Post, Va.
Mrs. N. P. Ogiesby, of Glade
Spring, Va, is visiting her daugn-
Ter, Mrs. Gordon Grant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert E. mccarthy,
who were married in Washington
May 5th, are now living at COX
mead, near Hollins Corner. Mrs.
McCarty was formerly Mrs. Julia
Thomas, of Hamilton, Va. Mr..
McCarty is the father of Mrs. r.
B. Thomas, Jr.
Mrs. Morris E. Leeds, of Phila.,
was a guest last week of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. w. Moore.
The Montgomery Club was en-
tertained last Saturday evening
by Mr.. R. Bentley Thomas, at the
Frances latte Inn.
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BOYS All CLUB
NEWS NOTES

The Sherwood Jr. All Club met
Tuesday afternoon with Al MEM
bers present. Willard Lethbridge
presided. Under the program for
the day, Mr.. Whip, assistant
county agent, discussed the points
a club should meet to obtain club
charter. he also explained the
different types of achievement
ribbons that can be gained at the
end of the year to be placed on
this charter to show the rank of
the club.
Through this discussion, the
club realized they did not have a
club reporter, therefore, they
elected Robert Canada to fill this
position.
Sherwood ST.. HI Club
Sherwood Sr. All Club had 20
members attending. Robert Stab
Ter presided and Carl Endress
read the minutes of the previous
meeting. The club discussed the
possibilities of holding a Sher-
wood All banquet this fall. Some
of the ways they thought of rails
ing money for a banquet was to
have an "old hen day" or raising
their own chickens for the ban
quet.
Rockville Jr. 4-H Club
Rockville Jr. All Club held its
regular meeting at the Elementary
School last Tuesday afternoon with
SO members present. Roland Ken
nedy presided in the absence of
the president. Bob Crawford read
the minutes. The main subject
of discussion was the buffet sup
per the group is planning for their
parents under the leadership of
Miss Lucy Barnsley, local leader
The boys reported that they
planted IL rows of sweet corn, 200
it. long, and 6 rows of string
beans last Monday. Ten more
rows of corn and approximately
AIS tomato plants will round out
the paintings in the All garden
Last year SOC quarts of tomatoes
string beans and sweet corn were
canned from the All garden.
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Gaithersburg High School
News Notes
Speech Glass Presents Pun

Speech Glass Presents Plan
"The Lady's Slipper" a one-act
play, was presented by Miss Rachel
Hess speech class in assembly on
Wednesday afternoon. Student
participants were: Patty Musset-
ter, Annabelle Tetlow, Jeanne
Young, Dottie White and Cary
Sanderson.
G. Fl. s. Leads League
Gaithersburg baseball team has
moved into first place in the upper
Montgomery County school league
by beating Damascus 1915 at Dam
ascus on Tuesday May Is. Carol
Stang led the winners with 3 hits.
Bobby Otte contributed z hits, one
Of which was a home run.
Student Council
The polls opened Thursday, May
II, for the student council elect
ions for the school year as. New
officers were elected from the
sophomore and junior classes.
President, Stanley Watkins;
vice-president, Mabel Burdette;
secretary, Judith Kephart; Sgt
alarms, Bernard Monk Stolz;
Administrator of public property.
Charles Ward, administrator Of
health and safety, Marie WhirIey;
administrator of publications
Bobby Otte; administrator of
sports and recreation, Wash White
and administrator Of music and
drama, Doris Day.
The officers assume their posi-
tons on the Student Council at the
beginning Of next school year.
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Neighborhood Club
Discusses Show

Mrs. William Griffith entertain
ed the May meeting of the Neigh
borhood Garden Club at her homc
last Wednesday with Mrs. VIM
Davis and Mrs. Lawrence J. Darby
and Mrs. Herman Wilson as CO.
hostesses.
The luncheon at l o'clock was
followed by the business session
with Mrs. Edwin Fry, president, in
the chair. Timely garden hints
were given in response to the Roll
Call.
Mrs. Lawson King, chairman of
the civic committee exhibited q
number of paintings made by
members of the Junior Garden
Club which attracted much atten.
ton.
Announcement was made of the
Community Rose Show to be hello
In the Bethesda Elementary School
May 81 from to P. M. Mrs
Lawrence j. Darby told about the
Garden Club Pilgrimage which
she and Mrs. Lewis Reed attended
in Frederick and read an article
written by Mrs. Esther Caudell or
"Why Do Not Like Flower
Shows.
The discussion of, a progressive
Flower Show in the fall and ar
Oral Quiz-bee Flower Arrange.
ment by Mrs. Grant Hagan were
additional program features
Twenty-Five members and one
guest were in attendance.
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Blair Students To
Present Radio PLAY

The Montgomery Blair High
School, Silver Spring, was regent
ly designated by the Montgomery
County Parent Teacher Council, at
the invitation of the Maryland
State Congress of Parents and
Teachers, as the school IN Mont
gomery County to present the sixth
radio program in a series of state
wide youth broadcasts. The pro-
gram will be heard at A P. NJ Sat
urday, May 26, over station VIDAL
in Baltimore.
Blair students will participate
in "Let's Form a Secret Society,",
a dramatic skit concerning the
question of fraternities and soror-
tiles. The cast will include Odette
Werner, Ann Murphy, Jane Ham
lin, Bill Tuemmler, Cliff Cruzan,
Ted Taylor, and Bob Miller. Miss
May-Louise Wood English and
speech instructor, will direct the
production. gases
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-05-24
:. HOME AND CLUB ACTIVITIES !.
GIRL SCOUT NEWS
The Poppy Sale


The Girl Scouts will aid in the
Poppy Sale, each girl selling five
peoples. On June 8 at $3.50 P. M.
"This Is Your Infantry" will be
in Rockville as part of the 7th
War Loan Drive. The Girl Scouts
will aid in the bond drive at this
time by circulating through the
audience and distributing 7th War
Loan Pledges.
Troop 222
On Friday 18th Rockville Troop
222 held a Mothers Day tea at
the home of Mrs. William Murphy.
Each mother received corsage of
carnations and as surprise the
girls donated the flowers for the
table decoration. Special praise
goes to the cleanup squad which
left Mrs. Murphy's house in spot
less condition!
Troop 446
Rockville Troop 446 in contin-
uing their Troop Dramatic pro-
gram under the assistant leader.
ship of Mrs. David Shriver. Mrs
Harry Seifert has not been able
to conduct meetings for the past
few weeks due to the illness Of
her daughter. She is greatly miss
ed. This troop is also having a
refresher course in First Aid.
Brownie Troop
On Saturday, May 3, at the home
of Mrs. Charles Ostertag, Rockville
Brownie Troop 205 held Mothers
Day party. Cookies and punch were
served. The Brownies entertained
their mothers with song learned
for the occasion.
There will be no Brownie meet
ing on Memorial Day.
Troop 208
Gaithersburg Troop 208 held 8
hike last Saturday to Briggs
Farm. Four mothers went along
The girls caught three fish, had {
treasure hunt, and a lookout. Mr.
Briggs gave the girls all the mill
they could drink.
Troop 1865
Redland Troop 1855 entertaine,
the Upper Montgomery Count.
Adult Girl Scout Association wit
a lookout. There were 33 pre-
sent. Owing to the rain, the SUP
per was held in the parish ha
where soup, graham crackers
cheese sandwiches and banana
were served. At the meeting tn
Day Camp was discussed.
Troop 80
Sandy Spring Troop 80 at
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Richard Montgomery
High School Notes
A. "A. LaMar TaLks

Austin A. Lamar, American
Red Cross field director, address
ed the student body of RMHS on
Friday, May 10.
Mr.. LAMAR, former teacher
of Richard Montgomery, has spent
twenty-five months in the Pacific
area. He joined the Red Cross in
1912 and left this country for an
overseas assignment in 1913.
His talk dealt with various as
signments in the Pacific and his
type Of work. Questions were
asked at the conclusion of the talk.
Girls A. A. Elects
Election of next years Girls
Athletic Association officers was
held on May 81. The new officers
are as follows: Alice Collins, pres
ident; Betty Jane Shewbridge,
vice-president; Jane Conner, sec
rotary; Mary Fraley, treasurer.
These new officers will be sworn
in the first Of next year and then
take over their new duties.
lStrdW Ride
Students of the tenth grade
class of Richard Montgomery and
their guests went on a straw ride
TO Rock Creek Park Friday night,
May 10. The group was chaperon-
ed by Mrs. Helen B. Day and Miss
Grace Ring, class sponsors.
X. NJ. II. S. Loses
RMHS lost to Gaithersburg I'll
in a baseball game played Friday,
May 10. Arson Ball went all the
way for Rockville and Fred Will
son scored our only run.
Baseball
Members of the boys and girls |
basketball teams attended a base
oall game Wednesday night, May |
%, at Griffith stadium. Miss Fern
viii and coach Loren Mathews
,haperoned the group who had
Inner and attended movie be.
'ore the game.
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recent meeting elected their Off
GERS who are as follows; Priscil-
la Leishear, chairman; Jocelyn
Johns, vice-chairman; Pat Wynn,
treasurer; Betty Brown, secretary.
This troop is planning to present
the school with new flag.
Massing OF Colors
When the beautiful massing Of
colors ceremony takes place at
Washington Cathedral at 4 p. M.
on Sunday, there will be a special
reserved section set aside fois The
Girl Scouts of the Washington
area. Tickets may be obtained at
Girl Scout headquarters, 1906 M
street.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-05-24
ATHLETES FOOT
Make This 10 Minute Test

Get a mobile liquid with strong
PENETRATING power. One con-
tanning full strength alcohol is
good. Powders, ointments and mild
solutions do not penetrate suffi-
GENTLY. Te-ol is the only solution,
we know of, made with 900 alco-
hol. Feel it PENETRATE,
REACHES MORE GERMS. Most
drug stores have the test size.
Small lot just arrived at Wilson's
Drug Store.
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GIRLS All CLUB
NEWS NOTES

The Woodfield Girls All Club
met at the hog Of their leader,
Eleanor Hawk on the evening
of May II. T girls were very
sorry to hear Of Miss Bastow's
illness and they are continuing
heir work without her assistance.
They started to hem tea towels
and nope to finish them at the next
meeting. They hope Miss Bastow
will soon be back with them.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-05-24
MONTGOMERY STDELIGHTS
By ELSIE WHITE HAINEs

Dy ELOlE w 4
Editors Note: Miss F. May
SettmGn continues the story of the
burial of Col. RidgeIy Bro1on, from,
the account of George Sidney VOL
ley, hospital stel0ard).
- k**
II had heard that Mrs. Peters,
and daughter were living in Ash
land, and knowing them to be
friends of Colonel Brown, l ques-
toned the colored man and found
that he knew them. After dark l
sent him to Ashland to tell them of
the death of Col. Brown and that l
would bury him the next morning.
| found some boards and with the
aid of these old men, made
Eox, put him in and fixed him
nicely as l could, with so little to
do with. Mrs. Peters and her
daughter got through the lines and
came about 9 o'clock in the morn
ing, and brought flowers, a neigh
Dor, an old gentlemen, and col
ored man came over to help us
bury him. The four men acted as
bearers. Mrs. Peters, her daugh-
ter and walked back of them. We
buried him in an orchard. | can
not remember exactly, but / think
Mrs. Peters read the burial SER
vice.
"The articles that | hid under
the pig pen l gave to Mrs. Peters
and she had them sent to his rel
atives. Immediately after the bur-
ial | started to walk to Richmond,
and was met by three scouts, sent
by Col. Dorsey to find out what
had become of Colonel Brown and
me.
"We went to Meadow Bridge,
where | reported to Colonel Dor
sey and gave him the details of
the death and burial of Colonel
Brown. Two years after the war
Colonel Browns sister came to see
me in Baltimore and asked if |
were Sidney Wolley, hospital stew
ard of First Maryland Cavalry
who had buried her brother. The
next day l called on her and gave
her full particulars. She told me
! that after the war they brought
his body and buried him at his
home. She gave me the tobacco
pouch, which | still have"
Several tributes and obituaries
were given me by Mrs. Frances
Griffith Spurrier, who found tn,
papers in her mothers Bible. Hel
mother was not related to Colone
Brown - just a dear friend, but
Mr.. Griffith, was a cousin. One
of these was written by order OF
Col. Bradley T. johnson, another
was by Capt. w. l. Rasin, of Co
E.
An obituary written by one who
signed himself "A Virginian"
pointed out that Col. Brown came
to Virginia on the LIST day of June
1861, and was mortally wounded
on June 1st 1864, just three years
to the day later. It spoke of his
having entered the Army as 8
private. In less than a year hC
was made Lieutenant he soor
reached the rank of Captain anc
was then promoted to Lieut.. Col
To each of these positions, the
obituary states, he was lifted by
, merit alone and would probably
have reached much higher rank
had not death closed his career al
the age of 81 years.
The original resolution was
written on Confederate paper and
given to me by Capt. Rasin in 1912.
| placed it in my book of memories
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-20
Accord Reached
In Coal Dispute
New Contract Ends
Anthracite Strike

WASHINGTON. May 10 INS)
- Anthracite operators and the
United Mine Workers union late
today completed a new wage
agreement TO end the three-week
strike by Pennsylvania 1900
hard coal miners.
UNIV President John L. Lewis
said that nc hoped all mine work
ers will return TO their jobs
Monday.
The new contract was based
on the compromise proposal sug-
gested by Secretary OF Interior
lckes providing a daily increase
of Sl.37ia.
The Sl37is covers payment for
underground travel time overtime
beyond seven hours daily; an in
crease in the annual vacation pay
from $50 to SIS. and differentials
OF four and six cents an hour for
miners on the second and third
shifts, respectively.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-20
Eleanor Refuses
To Run for Mayor

NEW YORK. May 19 UNS)-
Mrs. Eleanor Roose welt was
quoted today by the New York
Daily Mirror as stating that she
absolutely" would not run for
mayor of New York City.
Mrs. Roosevelt, the Miro
stated. was approached by Post
master General Robert Hannegan
and Bronx Democratic Leader
Edward Flynn on the possibility
of her accepting the Democratic
nomination for New York City'S
highest office.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-20
Football Star Acts as Plug
To Seal Hole in Warship

gency patch was substituted for
the seat of Cmdr. Parkers
trousers. .N..
After giving up his uncom-
Portable seat to let a patch do the
work, Parker took charge of dis
posing Of the still-unexploded
Japanese shell. Ordering crewTnen
TO stand out of the way, he picked
il up. carried il to a deck and
jettisoned il over the side.
Had the destroyer gone down or
stalled ai-the- point where the
Japanese shell struck IT, the mar
row lagoon approach 10 the
Tarawa landing beach would have
been seriously blocked.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-20
Questions on War Service
AnsWered in Daily Times

II You member of servicemans family or a
servceman you'll be especially interested know
the daily Detroit Times starting MONDAY and continuing
daily thereafter will present AT YOUR SERVICE, val
liable feature answering questions rights and benefits
to which servicemen veterans and dependents may be
titled This question and service halfway affair."
ALL QUESTIONS SUBMITTED WILL BE ANSWERED in
the Times by letter. If have question pertaining
to the rights privileges welfare and needs of
and their families and dependents submit il The
Detroit Times AT YOUR SERVICE Bureau, Detroit 81
Mich Be to get the daily Detroit Times each day for
selection of answers BY dang Cherry $500 Monday you
arrange for carrier delivery 10 your home.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-20
Japs Cracking
In Last Ditch
=OkinaUa Flight

GUAM May 20 Sunday (UP)-Japanese resistance
Oknawa showed the first signs of cracking Saturday
u S. Tenth Army marines and soldiers threw their full
weight against strong enemy defenses along the entire five
mile line the bloody struggle that has taken SOB Japa
nese lives in SO DAYS.
Hand-to-hand fighting ragged on the eastern sector
around Yonabaru. Above Naha and east of the ruined
capital city the west coast marines fought off vicious
Japanese counteratacks In the hills and ridges around
Shur central sector fortress city, athenecks and soldiers
fought side by side against de.hard japanese.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-20
SteWart, British Traitor,
Caught by Yanks in Austria

ALT AUSSEE. Austria. May 10
GNS)-An English traitor who
calls himself the original Lord
Haw Haw" was exposed and
seized by u. S. troops today while
acting as an interpreter for an
American military government
official
AS his pose was uncovered,
American officials discovered they
had in their possession Norman
Baillie Stewart former British
eftteer who once spent five years
in the Tower of London for sell
ing his country for so pounds"
The EngliShman, a member of
one of Britain's oldest and most
distinguished families. was i'm
priSoned in 1882 for five years for
treason and today he was still
bitterly anti-BrltiSh.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-20

WASHINGTON. May 19 0NS)
The navy. which constantly does
things bigger and better. acknowl-
edged today that 1t. Cmdr
Wayne A. Parker. Oklahoma foot
bali star. made notable improve
ment on the legend of the little
Dutch boy who stuck a, thumb in
a dixie leak,
Parker saved the fighting de-
stroyer USS Ringgold off Tarawa
by backing his body into a gaping
waterline hole, caused by o five
inch Japanese shelf, and | holding
out the sea.
His action kept the destroNe :
engine room dry until an emer-
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-20
ARTILLERY SLACKENS
Dems, COP Open
Battle Over Tariffs

WASHINGTON, May 10 GNS)
- Democratic and Republican
members of the House ways and
means committee fired the first
salvos today in the tariff battle
which will be fought on the House
floor next week.
In reports 10 the House, IA of
the - Democratic members as
serted that the United States
would have to take the lead in a
fight on world trade barriers. The
10 Republicans said the Democratic
program would prevent economic
peace.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-20
World Statesmen Paw
Tribute 10 Roosevelt

SAN FRANCISCO. May 1s
(UP)-World statesmen gathered
today amid the giant redwood
trees of the Muir Woods national
monument in a solemn ceremony
to perpetuate the memory Of
Franklin d. Roosevelt.
Delegates to the United Nations
conference saw Secretary of State
Stettinius dedicate a plaque set
into one OF the redwoods to carry
the name of the late president.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-20
Bogart on Way East
To Wed Lauren Ba(aI|

HOLLYWOOD. May 10 (INS)
Humphrey Bogart and Lauren
Bacall were on their way East to-
day on the Santa Fe Super Chief
object matrimony.
.'Bogey" and his leading lady OF
the films vii, he married Monday
al the Mansfield, o.. farm OF au-
thor Louis Bromheld. long a
friend Il the screens tough guy" +"
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-20
Don't Pull Punch, >
Admiral Urges

WASHINGTON. May -
INS)-Rcar Adm. Catch,
Judge advocate general of the
u s. Navy, asked Seventh
War Loan subscribers to-
night not 10 pull their
punches.
I'VE either completely win
this war, or we lose" he de-
clared. THE enemy IL hang
ing on the ropes; we must
not pull our punches now.
For our children's sake the
seventh War Loan must be
oversubscribcd. "
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-20

He admitted working for the
German propaganda ministry and
the foreign office in the last five
years. He claimed he was the
original Lord Haw Haw." being
superseded in this notorious title
after four months by William
Joyce.
Stewart was exposed by a esp
tive gestapo agent who recog-
nized the Englishrnan and idenf1.
fed him as a member of Goebbels'
propaganda machine.
Il brosdcasfed some wonder
ful rubbish for them" Stewart
said. "including the 6rst thFoe
or four slnkings of the ~
Royal"