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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-01-10
News Of County
Health Department

+. An eye clinic will be held il
Silver Spring Health Center or
January %, with DIR. c. R. Naples
as clinician. Appointments mus
be made through County public
health nurses in districts of the
County.
Mrs. Alma Sewers, r. NJ, and
Mrs. Elizabeth Lake, r. NJ, have
been appointed to the nursing
staff of Montgomery County
Health Department, the former to
serve in the Kensington area, the
latter in the Potomac area. Mrs.
Sewers was formerly employed in
Garrett County and Mrs. Lake has
been working with the Rockville
Ration Board. She was formerly
Navy nurse.
Miss Mary Broschart of Cath
ersburg has been appointed to the
clerical force Of the Department,
and Mrs. Charles A. Stickney, Jr,
is giving part-time service also.
Mrs. Florence Garrett, Super
visng Nurse Midwife, returned
to her duties in the Department
this week, after an absence of
more thar a month because of a
major operation.
Miss Gwendolyn Ireson, r. N,
formerly employed in the Health
Department, is the newly appoint
ed school nurse for the Bethesda
Chevy Chase High School.
The Health Department has OBJ
tanned an ultraviolet lamp which
will be installed in various schools
for the examination of children's
heads for ringworm. Those found
infected will be referred to doctors
since the fungus of the ringworm
frequently gains entrance to the
scalp along the shaft of the cut
hairs, it is recommended that all
children under sixteen receive a
shampoo Immediately after receiv-
ing a haircut.
Students and part Of the staff
of the Statistical Division of the
United States Public Health Ser
vice have been spending some time
summarizing the years tuberculo-
sis statistics, taken from the case
register which U. 8. Public Health
Service helped to establish, under
direction of Mr.. Herbert Sauer.
Entire family groups, such as the
one of ten members reporting for
X-rays at the Rockville center last
week, are welcomed by the Health
Department. If each citizen would
learn to do, and would do, all ne
could to prevent illness for him
self and his family, the health
record of the County would inn
prove rapidly.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-01-10
Gaithersburg High
School News
Midyear Exam Schedule


The schedule for midyear exam
nations was announced last week.
Two hour exams for all students
from grades seven through twelve
will begin on Tuesday afternoon.
January 20 and will end on Thurs
day afternoon, January 81. For
the first time in several years, all
Montgomery County Schools will
have a Midyear holiday on Feb. 1
and a. The second semester will
begin on Tuesday, Feb. S.
Burdette Tells of Experience
Major Maxwell Burdette, who
has recently returned from duty
overseas, talked very interesting
ly of his experiences in Africa,
Sicily and Italy to the senior high
school on Friday.
On his way over to Iran, Major
Burdette said, his convoy was at
tackled five times by German sub
marines. From Iran his outfit
moved across Africa to Tunis and
then on to Sicily. After the Sicil-
ian campaign, they moved up in
to Italy. The first city that they
saw in italy was Naples, ordinarily
very beautiful city which is now
destroyed. Major Burdette was with
the ground forces of the Army Air
Corps in the Military Police di-
vision. Formerly principal of the
Gaithersburg School which he left
in February 1912 to join the arm
ed forces, Maj. Burdette is now on
terminal leave before he receives
his discharge.
Boys Defeat Damascus
On Friday, January 4th, the boys
varsity and junior varsity invaded
Damascus to bring home a var
sity win and j. V. defeat. High
point of the varsity game was
when the time clock showed five
minutes left to play and the score
was "a 81 giving Gaithersburg
only a 3 point lead. Both teams
scored in the remaining five min
utes so that the final score was
81 "a for the boys in the flashy
red uniforms. Wash White was
high scorer with 10 points to his
credit. Donald jackson was close
behind with II counters.
The junior varsity game was
lost by score of 26 10. Tommy
Fulks was high scorers for the ].
VS. with his points.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-01-10
MONTGOMERY SIDELIGHTS
By ELSIE WHITE HAINEs

town was Incorporated in 1889 with
Robert Peter as mayor. Records
show that exports from October
l, 1889 to July l, 1870 amounted to
$26O,962-a lot of money in those
days. The town evidently felt its
Importance for Notice" in the
Maryland Journal Of February 26,
1888 announced: "The inhabitants
of Montgomery County intend pet
tioning the next General Assembly
of Maryland for the removal of the
courthouse from the place where
it now meets to George Town." You
see Rockville was not even named
at that time-the hamlet where the
courthouse had been erected in
1779 was known merely as Mont
gomery Court House, later Will
liamsburg and in 1901 designated
Rockville. We have not learned
whether or not the petition ever
reached the Assembly-but Of
course we do not know that
George Town" never became the
county seat.
In 1870 there were only 70 post
offices in the United States-one
of them was Georgetown-it had
been in operation since 1776-Wil-
liam B. Magruder was postmaster
in 1890, and James McCubbin Lin
gan, collector of customs. The first
town newspaper, "The Weekly Led
ger" made its appearance that
year.
1t was interesting to note that
Andrew Ellicott, one of the BROTH
ers who founded Ellicott's Mills,
now Ellicott City, Howard County,
ATTENDED by Benjamin Banker,
the colored astronomer and sur
veyor, arrived in the town to lay
off the District of Columbia for the
capital" That was 1871. Two years
later "Iots averaging 5,265 square
feet each, situated northeast and
southwest of Massachusetts Ave-
nue., sold for the sum of $50" John
Morris of Philadelphia and James
Greenleaf of New York bought one
thousand lots at that price agree
ing to build twenty brick houses
two stories high covering
twelve hundred square feet each.
Georgetown which had been town
Of Importance many years before
the District was created is now
part of Washington though divided
from it by Rock Creek, and consi-
iered a very desirable part Of the
,ity in which to live-those quaint
Did houses-don't you know.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-01-10
Sandy SfaAi.s1 Nsi1Aboshood


which was held at the Frances
LATHE Inn.
Several friends and relatives in
the Sandy Spring neighborhood
are planning to attend the wedding
of Miss Nancy Booth Willard and
Charles Robb Collins, Jr., which
will be held at the Friends Meet
ing House in Baltimore on Satur-
day. January IL. Miss Willard is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Junius Willard and the grand
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. R. T.
Bentley.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-01-10
Mrs. jamie H. Thomas
Ashton 1851

Mark Bennett Wilson arrived
home just after Christmas from
Bavaria, after having been en-
crute since November %. He re-
ceived his discharge last week at
Camp Meade, and ne and Mrs.
Wilson are spending a holiday to-
gether before making plans for the
future. Marks brother Dan, who
was flyer with the US. Army,
also received his discharge in Dec
cmber, and their younger brother,
Ensign Edward Wilson, was at
home for Christmas after a fast
trip across the Pacific and five
days in Toxic.
Mrs. Anna M. Boeckel has re-
turned to her parents home in
Sandy Spring after spending sew
eral months working on a special
Job in New York. She was hostess
Tuesday evening at the January
meeting of the Junior Auxiliary
of hit Woman's Hospital Board.
Mrs. Robert C. Turner and her
son, Johnny are expected at Tangle-
wood tomorrow from Yarmouth,
Maine. Mrs. Turner will spend
some time with her parents before
going to Elmira, N. Y, where she
expects to make her home this
winter.
Mr.. Eric England has just re-
turned from a business trip to
Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hurley of
Montclair, N. j., were guests last
week OF Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence B.
Hurrey.
Mrs. H. B. Beavers and her
daughter, Virginia, I formerly of
Brookeyille, came from Florida
to spend the holidays with some
of their many friends in Sandy
Spring. They were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. John Beavers and of Mr.
and Mrs. Douglas Farquhar last
week. .@
Other guests at the Cedars over
the holidays included Richard
Lounsbury of Chadds Ford, Pa
and Samuel Carter of Baltimore.
Mrs. William Hough was hostess
at the January Meeting of the
Mutual Improvement Association,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-01-10

Richard Montgomery
Gym Improvements

= 80
The Christmas holidays brought
about improvements in the gym at
RMHS. Part Of the boys basket
ball squad sanded ard painted the
floor. improvements have also
been made in the locker rooms.
The Student Council
The Inter-High School Student
Council met in the RMHS library
Thursday, Jan. 10. Roger Park
inson, who is temporary chairman
of the group, presided.
A New Teacher
One of the latest additions to
Richard Montgomery is Benjamin
Allnutt. He is on terminal leave
from the Army, after serving about
four and one half years, and IS
teaching English, science, and 9TH
grade math.
Mr.. Allnutt was student Of
Poolesville High School. He at
tended Western Maryland College.
graduating in 1941, and was q
Captain in the Air Corp. His
favorite sport is swimming. He
is living in Germantown, and al
though this is his first experience
in the teaching field, he likes II.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-01-10
GIRLS All CLUBS
NEWS NOTES

Saturday afternoon Jane War
field was hostess to her All Club
at Clarksburg. There were 1S
girls and leaders present. Jane
Warfeld and Betty Soper set up
a table for a foods demonstration
Then they gave an impromptu
demonstration on the making of a
Short Cake. Club members were
asked to make notes of the meth
DDS the girls used and suggested.
While the Short Cake baked the
club members chose partners and
each couple made up a batch of
Baking Powder Biscuits to take
home and bake for supper. This
was possible because of the use of
slow action Baking Powder. Jane
and Betty used frozen strawberries
and whipped cream to top off their
shortcake. The berries had been
prepared and frozen at Home
makers Club demonstration by the
Agent on April 10 and kept in the
locker at Gaitherburg. With the
Short Cake Jane served lovely
cookies and fruit punch.
Next lesson will be the making
of mullins and presented in dem
onstrations by Edith and Lois Will
kerson and Beverly and Barbara
Jordon.
Mrs. Russell King and Mrs. Mil
dred Burdette are local leaders.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-01-10
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Whole Blood For
Naval Hospital

Prospective donors of whole blood
of all types for the Naval Hospital
may make appointments by calling
anyone of the following chairmen,
announces Mrs. Lorenzo Whitaker,
County Blood Donor Chairman:
Bethesda, Mrs. Linton Smith -
OIL SAT; Chevy Chase, Mrs. ]. C.
Riggall-WI 1903; Rockville, Mrs.
James H. Nolan-ROCK 1913; Sill
yer Spring, Mrs. w. C. Manson
81 1920.
The hospital hours for donors
are Monday through Friday, from
$3.50 1900, and on Wednesday
afternoon from 100 800.
For groups of s or more donors
the Montgomery County Red Cross
Motor Corps win arrange trans
portation, through Mrs. Virginia
Lee Sager, WI 1858, who is in
charge of planning for Blood Donor
transportation in the County.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-01-10
POOLESVILLE

The Comus Homemakers Club
planned and executed a "commun-
ity tree" and party on Christmas
Eve. Potomac Edison lighted a
lovely tree in the center of the vii
lage and Santa hal treats for "a
children, after which all sang
Christmas Carols.
Mr.. Furr White is enjoying his
visit to his son and daughter-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Roger White
in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Umstead
are receiving feliciations over the
arrival of a daughter, born on
December 18th at Suburban Hos
pital.
DR.. R. w. Williams spent part
of the Christmas holidays at his
farm here.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Upton en-
joyed the New Years festivities at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Sumner
Wood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Hersper-
ger entertained at an evening
party introducing Captain Davis
and his bride to old friends and
neighbors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew Kolhoss
entertained a large number OF
their friends Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Poole and
Mr.. and Mrs. Spriggs Hays kept
"open house" on New Years Eve
at the home of the latter.
The Lay Committee had it's re-
gular meeting at the Health Gen.
ter at which time the following
officers were elected, Mrs. G. R,
Gray, chairman; Mrs. C. M. Tip
ton, vice chairman; Mrs. William
Roberts, sec.- treas; and Mrs. C.
A. Van Enron, cores. secy.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Gray, Jr.
and Mrs. C. L. Lathem of Atlanta,
Georgia are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. r. Gray.
Miss Betty Norris and Miss
Hopwood of Baltimore were guests
Of Miss Mary Upton during the
holidays.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-01-10
ORGANIZATION
MEETING DATES

Izaak Walton League 1st
Wednesday Of month at Boy
Scout Cabin, back of Richard
Montgomery High School cafe
terra, Rockville, 8 P. M.
Henderson : Smith Edmonds
Post American Legion End
Tuesday of month at Boy Scout
Cabin, Rockville, 8 P. M.
Barber Briggs Post Ameri-
can Legion : 4th Thursday of
month at Library, Gathers
burg, 8 P. M.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-01-10
Red Cross Meeting

All Montgomery County persons
who have contributed dollar to
the American Red Cross in 1916
are entitled to vote in the election
of officers to be held at the annual
meeting on Wednesday, January
30, at 500 o'clock P. M. in the
Chevy Chase Woman's Club, Con-
necticut Avenue and Dunlap Street.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-01-10


week that attorneys in the District
of Columbia were being plagued
by a clause included in deal
whereby Adam King and Johr
Mitchell sold two parcels of lane
to the old town of Georgetown in
1902 which specified that the lane
was to be used for market anC
for"no other purpose" In 1913 the
District tried to sell the land but
bid of $4,000 was withdraw
when a clear deed could not be
given because of the clause. The
property, about half Of which is
now occupied by streets, sold foi
.$S,170 in 1902 the records show.
In an effort to "quiet the title
twenty six known heirs of King
and Mitchell have been contacted
so the story goes-eleven of them
Eare planning to- contest the action
We got out an old history OF
Georgetown and read up a bit
found it quite interesting.
Many Montgomery residents do
not know that Georgetown and
much of the present city of Wash
ington was once part of Freder-
lex County and after 1776-a part
of Montgomery County. Indeed
Georgetown was laid out in re-
spouse to petition of people of
this vicinity to the General AS
sembly of Maryland for a town at
the mouth of Rock Creek on
"Patowmack River adjacent to the
Inspection House called George
Gordon's Rolling House" By act
of legislature May 18th, 1851
Henry Wright Crabb, John Need
ham, John Clagett, James Perry
and David Lynn, Commissioners,
were empowered to purchase sixty
acres, part Of Tracts of land be-
longing to George Gordon and
George Beall and to survey the
same into eighty lots, to be erected
into a town, to be called George
Town."
1t is pointed out that contrary to
popular belief the town was not
named for George Washington--for
at that time he was not famous
person-historians think the name
was in honor of George II Of Eng
land but we like to think it was
named for George Gordon and Geo.
Beall from whom the land was
purchased - perhaps to appease
them, for they did not want to sell.
A jury in the end condemned the
land and allowed them the choice
of lots-still under protest.
We were amused by this para
graph: "For the advantage Of the
town and for the encouragement of
the back inhabitants, the commits
sioners were authorized to hold two
fairs annually for three successive
lays, during which every one attend
ing the same should be free from
arrest except for felony or breach of
peace" We rather wondered from
what that exempted them until
we recalled that debtors were
thrown into prison in those days.
indeed an old debtors prison stood
on the site on Georgetown now
under litigation. The reference to
''back inhabitants" showed there
was a metropolitan and rural po-
pulation in the county in even those
early times, almost 200 years ago.
Originally the land on which
Georgetown was laid out belonged
to Ninian Beall, to whom it was
patented in 1903. It was then part
Of Prince George County Freder-
lex County not yet being in exist
ence. Beall called his tract of 795
acres crock Of Dunbarton." The
town grew rapidly and its port at
one time rivaled that Of BALTIC. The
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-01-10
AMONG THE
HOMEMAKERS
The Laytonsville Club

Robin, of the Laytonsville Home
makers Club was hostess to large
group on January 2. Mrs. Robin
appointed her Project Chairmen for
the year and outlined the Program
of work and the hostesses for the
year. The new County Council
Board of Directors visited the club,
following their plan to visit as a
group all the clubs in the County
during the year. The first dem
onstration on Consumer Informa-
ton in regard to wool rugs was
given by the Agent. A report on
the Christmas Party at Mrs. Riggs
home was made. The club men,
bers all expressed their sorrow
over the loss of one of their much
loved Charter Members, Mrs.
Laura Haines Ellis.
Comus Attendance Fine
The Comus Club had a fine at
tendance this month at the home
of Mrs. George Nicholson. The
new president, Mrs. Mildred Hol-
land, presided and named her
chairmen and meeting places. A
report on the clubs Community
Christmas tree was most interest
ing. The men of the neighborhood
set up and trimmed the tree. A
local merchant gave the club whole
sale rate on the lovely Santa Claus
boxes of candy for the 80 children
who came to the service on Christ
mas Eve. The same person also
gave an orange to each child, San
ia Claus distributed these gifts to
the children and everyone enjoyed
the singing. The Homemakers APP
preciated the fine cooperation
shown by the men and the store
keeper in giving such pleasure to
the whole community.
The president also reported that
a very complete Christmas basket
was sent to neighbor who had
experienced misfortune recently
and what is more, many called on
the family during the holidays.
This most Rural club near the
mountain is made up of the finest
neighborly people one could live
near.
One of their requests for 1916
is a school in their area to be held
if permission is given the club in
the Old Mountain Church, love-
ly old place with a most inspiring
view. Mrs. Charles Upton, presi-
dent of the Council dropped in for
an hour. Margaret, the second
daughter of Mrs. George Nicholson
played hostess to the children of
other club members.
!. ~ Glenmont, Active
Mrs. Glen Stadler called the
Home Demonstration Agent to
come and have lunch before the
Glenmont Club met at her home
on January 4th saying that Clair,
her four year old golden haired,
violet eyed daughter wanted her
to come. Two years ago the son
of the family announced that he
came home fast from kindergarten
because ne was to be host to all
the children coming to the club. He
certainly took his responsibility
seriously and kept thirteen of
them happy in his play room. Clair
was hostess to five or six little
folks on the 4th and kept them
happy. There were three new
members, one came from the town
Sinclair Lewis used for the scene
of his first novel; the town is just
ninety miles away from Miss
Turner's old hometown, so on the
drive home the new member and
the agent had much to talk about.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-01-10

Let's make a community resolu-
ton if there were five million
ty during 1916 without expecting
to hog the entire profit.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-01-10

The mistreatment of civilians by
Germany Nazis was so horrible
that most people hesitate to believe
the truth of the truth.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-01-10

Despite current civilization most
people continue to waste time in
fruitless arguments over non-es-
sential issues; apparently, they en-
joy it.
The midland journal., 1946-09-06
ais is
\ Sl !. ~ 4 Re=appraisingA..

Industries of Arkansas are de-
voted almost entirely to extracting
or processing products which orig
mate within the states boundaries.
There are 28 oil and gas producing
fields in six southern Arkansas
counties and is gas fields in five
western counties. Petroleum re-
serves are estimated at more than
300 million barrels and reserves of
natural gas at over 1000 billion
cubic feet. -er
Climate, scenic attractions,
recreational facilities and cura-
tive waters combine to bring
great numbers of tourists and
health seekers to Arkansas
each year. The states most
widely known attraction is Hot
Springs National park, contain
ing AZ hot springs with temper
atures up to las degrees.
Adjacent to Hot Springs are Lakes
Catherine and Hamilton with more
than 450 miles of shoreline. Annual
spring racing meets are held at Oak
Lawn jockey club. Golf is played
the year around.
The states scenic highlands in
clude two mountain groups, the
Ozarks and Ouachitas, both cas-
lily accessible. State parks provide
exceptional recreational facilities.
SpOrtsman's Paradise.
Arkansas duck shooting is ma
tionally famous. Rice fields in the
prairie section attract mallards dur
ing the winter migration. Deer,
quail and turkey provide plenty Of
hunting, and fishing may be en-
joyed in the numerous lakes and
streams. "Float fishing" on the
White river and some of its tribu-
taries is unique Arkansas pastime,
which is becoming increasingly pop
ular with visitors.
81 am fully convinced that Arkan-
sas is destined to become one Of
the great Fairgrounds of America" :"
said Franklin D. Roosevelt at
Bonneville, Ark, when he visited
there in 1888.
And many of the rest of us who
have visited that state can heartily
endorse the late Presidents wordsi
The midland journal., 1946-09-06
De Soto's Futile Quest for Gold
Brought Exploration of Arkansas

turned south, passed over the Bos-
ton mountains, crossed the Arkan-
sas river near Dardanelle Rock, and
came into the land of the Cayas.
Here, De Soto fell seriously i'll, and
a friendly Indian chief brought him
to a lake of Every hot water" where
he was healed. This lake was
doubtless the now famous Hot
Springs.
On Ouachita river near the
springs, De Soto and his party found
salt which the Indians gathered and
sold to their neighbors. The ex-
plorers spent the winter of 1541, a
severe one, in an Indian village on
the Ouachita. De Soto's faithful in
terpreter, Juan Ortiz, died. Dis
heartened by not finding gold and
losing so many of his men, De Soto
resumed his journey south in the
spring of 1912. He followed the Qua
chita to the Red river and then
went downstream to the Mississip-
pi. Exposure brought on fever
and De Soto died, his survivors
burying him in the great river he
had discovered.
Spain profited little by the ex-
plorations of De Soto. Through her
negligence, the Mississippi valley
had remained unsettled for nearly
a century and a half. But while
Spain slept, the French were active.
After securing the lands bordering
on the St. Lawrence river, France
had pushed southwark along the
Mississippi.