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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-03-07
County Man HOnOred
On Eightieth Birthday

Mr.. and Mrs. C. Simon GLAND
of Damascus, entertained at
family dinner given in honor of
the eightieth birthday of Mrs.
Glands father, Mr.. George E.
Nicholson, on March 8, 1916.
Among those attending were Mr..
Nicholson's sisters and brothers,
Mrs. Sara Peddicord, Mrs. Addie
Kratz, Mr.. Charles T. Nicholson,
and Mr.. James Nicholson. The
birthday anniversary marked the
first occasion in over thirty years
that Mr.. Nicholson and his broth
ers and sisters were all together.
The other guests present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrie E. Craver,
Mr.. and Mrs. R. G. Nicholson, Mrs.
James Nicholson, Mrs. Charles
Nicholson, Mr.. and Mrs. Roland
NJ. Pennington, Mr.. and Mrs.
George L. Norris, Mrs. Robert
Craver, Mrs. Douglas C. GLAND,
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Mullinix
Miss Ruth GLAND, Mr.. Craver
GLAND, Miss Edna Nicholson, Miss
Dorothy Selby, Miss Marilyn
GLAND, Master George Edward
Norris, and Master Thomas
Edward Nicholson.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-03-07

In the upper part of Montgom-
cry County, namely the Pooles-
vile Dickerson Beallsville and
GAINESVILLE area, there has been a
faithful unit of Red Cross Vol
unteer workers known as the
Poolesville Production Unit. This
section is too far from the city
for its members TO be able t.
work as Nurses Aides, Gray
Ladies and Motor Corps drivers,
but they have worked hard and
earnestly as a production unit.
For over three years this group
has met once a week in the parlor
at "Stoney Castle" OF the sixty
who enrolled, forty are still active
members, but only about a dozen
attend each week. The Chairman,
Mrs. Byron White says that more
active workers are needed.
In 1891 hours spent at produc-
ton work, the group has made
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-03-07

farmer and lawyer, who announced
yesterday that he will be a candi-
date for the House Of Delegates.
In making this Announcement Mr..
Wood said "The rural part Of
Montgomery should have two Of
the six delegates in the general
assembly, instead of one. Ulysses
Griffith, who has already announce
ed his candidacy for the House Of
Delegates is from the eastern and
Mr.. Wood is from the western
farming part of the county.
Unlike most candidates who de-
clare in their announcements that
they have been urged to run. Mr..
Wood said, "No one urged me to
run for Office, but like Topsy, 7
am just hoping to grow.
Mr.. Wood says politics, like
Continued on Page 2)
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-03-07
Damascus Starts
School Museum

The seventh grade science class
of Damascus High School has
started a miniature Smithsonian
Museum. Some of the things are
goldfish, tadpoles, different kinds
of flowers, birds nests, silk, wool,
glass fibers, a winter garden, an
undersea garden, piece of gold
ore some sand from the Atlantic
Ocean and some Spanish moss
from Florida.
The museum is one Of the pro-
jects of the class for the year.
Through the Hon. Lansdale Sas-
seer a collection has been received
from U. S. National Smithsonian.
This consists of rocks, ore, fossils
of animals and plants, selected
from duplicates.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-03-07
Fire Department
Is Organized
In Upper County
POOlesville, Barn esv lie
Chooses Temporary Off
GERS. Van Enron Chairman

A group of community minded
citizens of the Poolesville-Barne
vile area met at the Poolesville
High School the evening of Feb
ruary 9th for the purpose of
organizing fire department. 1t
was decided to set up tentative
organization to gather informa-
ton and present it at the next
meeting, to be called at later
date. Carlton G. Van Enron was
chosen temporary Chairman and a
steering committee Of twenty-six
men, representing thirteen villages
in the area, was appointed to
assist him. Special committees
were appointed to investigate
types of equipment, building
materials, building sites, ways and
means of raising funds, and the
necessary legal steps to take for
incorporation.
When the question of the best
central location for the fire de-
partment arose, the group almost
unanimously suggested Beallsville.
The name tentatively chosen was
Upper Montgomery County Vol
unteer Fire Company.
Chief Purdum of the Damascus
Fire Department was present and
he offered many helpful sugges-
tons as to the type of equipment
needed, cost and maintenance, and
methods of getting the fire depart
ment established.
Before holding mass meeting
in the Poolesville High School, the
group is planning to hold one
more meeting to hear reports from
the special committees. 1t will
then have a definite program to
present TO the mass meeting.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-03-07
Frank Tyler Heads
New Elementary P-TA

Mrs. Thomas lyle, 9Th vice
president Of the Maryland con-
gress Of P.T.A. installed the off,
GERS Of the newly organized P. ia
Of. the Rockville Elementary
School evening. At the same time
Mrs. Herbert Yocom outgoing
president of The Mothers Club
was presented with a camellia
corsage in appreciation of her eff
forts twoard the organization of
the p. IA.
Frank Tyler is the president.
Mrs. Ruth Habel, and Vernon
Riley, vice presidents, Hazel
Carney, secretary and Mrs. Henry
Allnutt, treasurer.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-03-07
Commissioners
Move Into New
Board Room
Popularity Of The Regular
Tuesday Meetings Make
Larger Quarters Necessary

The County Commissioners met
Tuesday in their newly enlarged
board room which has been form
ed by temporarily partitioning off
a part of the large hearing room.
Attendance of number of county
and city newspaper reporters and
those Sitting in " and listening"
added to the large delegations
that have been appearing almost
every week, had left not even
standing room in the smaller
board room. Only one listener
and two of delegation appeared
t. enjoy the added space.
True to his promise to "be back
next week to hear the result"
John Curry who had headed a
committee from the River Road
Travilah section last week to petit
ton for immediate improvement
on the "Grcenbank" Road which
had broken through to clay, was
present to hear the report of
County Engineer Edgar R. Tram
nell who proposed several solu-
tons. Mr.. Curry was assured that
the road would receive just
consideration when the county
wide spring program for April,
May and June was made up.
The board accepted an Interim
Report on projected school needs
from the Board of Education. This
is a supplement to one already
issued, and shows the immediate
needs of the schools which may
be completed by the opening Of
the next school year, and those
whieh ean be left until the con-
s1peklon costs level out, as
/ illAkefials land labor become more
anllAhls.
Alfred D. NoyeS president of
the board, having contacted sew
eral State boards and found no
solution to the problem posed last
week by Mrs. Dorothy M. Kurtz.
director of the county welfare
board who reported the loss of a
large part of her staff because of
Inadequate salaries, proposed that
the county board grant the well
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-03-07
Vesper Council
To Conclude Al
National Week
All Members, Parents And
Friends Invited To Attend
Non DenOminatiOnal Meet

The Montgomery County Ma
tional All Club Week activities
will be concluded with the county
wide All Vesper Service on Sun
day evening, March 10, 1916 at
$500 in the Rockville Methodist
Church. d. Stewart Patterson,
Washington, d. c., Vice President
of Laymen's activities for the
Methodist Churches Of the United
States, will deliver the address
for the evening on Ancient Land
Marks in Modern Times" The
remainder of the program will be
conducted by members Of the
Montgomery County H, Sir.
Council. Jane Warfield Of Clarks-
burg will preside with Bruce
Stock of Gaithersburg conducting
the call to worship. Francis Ray,
Rockville, will read the scripture
and George Fry, Laytonsville,
will offer the prayer. Special
music will be rendered by the
Rockville Laymen's Choir.
All All members, their mothers
and fathers, as well as friends,
are invited to attend this non
UNCONVENTIONAL vesper service.
Throughout the county during
National All Club Week March
2-1o), 4-H'ers have been active
enrolling new members, fixing
window displays and talking be-
fore civic groups. Special All
school assembly programs will be
held at Gaithersburg High School
with Marie Whitley in charge and
at Richard Montgomery High
School with Jane Warfeld direct
ing the program.
Betty Gloyd, Germantown and
Bill Dorset, Sellman, were on a
special All radio broadcast over
station VOL at which time they
we're interviewed by Charley
Kopeland, Silver Spring, on "4-H
Activities in Montgomery Coun-
ty"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-03-07
Olney WOman's Group
Plans For Lent

Mrs. Karl Lundelius, supply
secretary of the Washington
diocese, was the guest speaker at
the February meeting of the
Woman's Auxiliary of st. Bartho-
lomew's Branch. Her talk included
an explanation of the many worth
while activities of her Office, one
of the most interesting Of which
is the direction of supplies to
foreign missions.
Mrs. w. A. Carr will direct the
Lenten study group of the organi-
zation which will meet each We'd
nesday at 10 A. NJ. at the rectory
in Olney beginning March 18th.
The book "These Changing Tines
will be the basis of the discussions.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-03-07
Deputy Game Warden
Warns ViOlatOrs

According to Deputy Game War.
den Henry C. Hough violators will
prosecuted to the fullest extent
of the law for permitting their
dogs to run on any property other
than their own between March 1st
and Sept. 9th.
The Game Wardens are author.
lied by law to destroy any dog
which does not bear a license tag
found destroying game, the nest
or eggs thereof. The penalty for
this offense is $500 and costs for
each and every offense.
Already one person has been ap.
pretended for violation and will
be tried.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-03-07
Planes BIB
May Be Unsafe

R. E. Bell, Senior Aero Inspector
has asked airport operators and
all newspapers to give publicity
to the following:
"This is 70 advice that Bib
aircraft may not be operated after
this date Feb. q, 1915 unless
manufacturers service bulletins,
2O2-205, 202-2OS, and 202-2O8-1
have been complied with.
"This action has been taken due
to fatal accident. Your assistance
in bringing this to the attention
Of all owners and operators Of this
aircraft is urgently solicited"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-03-07
New Manager For
The Milo Theatre

j. Dempsey Rice, formerly of
Roanoke, Va, but now living in
Rockville is the new manager of
the Milo Trieater in Rockville. He
received his honorable discharge
in January after four years SER
vice in the Army. He was a
Master Sergeant at the time Of
his discharge. He has been in
show business for many years
having been with the Paramount
Public circuit in New York.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-03-07
American Legion
To Meet March IL

The Henderson-Smith Edmonds
Post No. So of the American
Legion will meet on March 18th at
8 P. M. in the Boy Scout Cabin.
Martin Iverson, vce-commander of
the Southern Maryland District
will be present as well as other
distinguished guests. Refresh
ments will be served. All Legion
naires and veterans are cordially
invited.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-03-07
Rev. Black Accepts
New Charge

Rev. J. Lloyd Black, for many
years pastor of the Rockville
Christian Church, and more re-
Gently a director of the Christian
Church Council Of Metropolitan
Washington, will become pastor Of
the Ninth Street Christian Church
in Washington on April LIST.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-03-07
Fashion Show
To Be Held At
Sherwood School
Miss Sherwood 1916 To Be
Chosen. All Models To Get
NylOns

Sherwood High School on March
%, will be the scene of one of the
largest displays of ladies wearing
apparel ever witnessed in the
county when a fashion show will
be sponsored by the Boys Athletic
Association. Mrs. Ella Lopez of
the Home Economics Department
is the director. A Silver Spring
store will supply the gowns. The
management of this store is going
the limit in seeing that the young
ladies of the high school who are
selected to model the gowns, get
the best and finest possible. This
firm is giving each one of the
girls who is a model in the show,
pair of nylon hose.
One of the beauty parlors in
Silver Spring is inviting the girls
to have a hair-do. The girl who
wins first place will be proclaimed
"Miss Sherwood Of 1896" The
girls who will be part of the pro-
gram will be selected by the stu
dent body this week. Mr.. Charles,
an expert on beauty, will visit the
school and select the models from
the group which the school names.
There will be many other fea-
lures on the program, and extra
seats will be added to accommodate
the large crowd anticipated.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-03-07
Labor Saving
Show At Burg
Well Attended
Estimated 5000 Present
During The Two Days.
Quick Milking Is Featured

Quick Milking Is Featured
The Gaithersburg High School
was the scene of much activity
during the weekend when an
estimated 5000 persons attended
the Farm and Home Labor Saving
Show there.
The scene within the gymnas-
ium remainded one of the various
shows put on at Grand Central
Palace in New York with its ex-
hibits of farm labor saving equip
ment on the right side of the
building and the exhibit of white
porcelain kitchen equipment on
the left side.
About $500 people saw the
quick milking demonstration put
on twice daily by two teams Of
young dairy farmers. On Friday,
Ashton and Sandy Garrett gave
the demonstration, and on Satur-
day George and Ed Fry illustrat-
ed the time saving method of
milking. If all the farmers in
Montgomery County would use
this method of milking, they
WOULD savo IGN man hn,,,.s doiIxy
or as much labor as was supplied
by the Prisoners of War in 1915,
according to County Agent o. W.
Anderson.
Among the many exhibits was
an elevator for unloading baled
hay into the barn, constructed at
Heljack Farms; an elevator for
storing grain designed by o. W.
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-03-07
Jane Warfeld On
Radio Saturday

Jane Warfield of Boyd, will APP
pear on the American Farmer
program of the American Broad
casting Company network, Satur-
day, March 9, 1890 to / P. M.
with her story of All plans and
detectives in the coming year. This
program will be carried by
WMAL in Washington, WIZ in
New York, andd other American
Broadcasting network stations.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-03-07
Miss Shoemaker On
Southern Trip

Miss Ruth Shoemaker of Beth
esda, a former member of the
Maryland House of Delegates, is
now in New Orleans on the first
lap of a trip that will take her
to southern Texas, Arizona and
into Salt Lake City in June to
attend the convention of the
National Order of Women Legis-
lators, of which she is treasurer.
She will also attend the meeting
of the Women's Political Commit
tee for Lasting Peace which will
be held in Louisville next month.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-03-07
WOmen's Board To
Meet Monday

The Women's Board Of the
Montgomery County General Hos
pital will meet at the Fire House
in Sandy Spring on March 18th
at P. M. Mrs. Eugene w. Scott,
president, remainds the members
to bring their Thrift Shop con-
tributions at that time
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-03-07
Singing Convention
To Meet In Howard

The Montgomery County Sing
ing Convention will meet Sunday
March 10th at 2:i5 P. NJ. at the
Mt. Zion Methodist Church near
Highland in Howard County.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-17
CAPT. THALHIMER
CLEARED BY NAVY
Court MARTA al Findings
Against Cherry Point
Officer Set Aside

CHERRY POINT, March 49,
Cant. William B. Thalhimer, Jr,
1JSMCR. of Richmond and Cherry
Point, today stood cleared OF all
charges of unorthodox conduct as
head of post exchange at this
Marine air station.
Secretary of the Navy James
Forrestal telegraphed local Marine
authorities that the sentence and
findings against Capt. Thalhlme1
entered at a court martial here
last November, had been set aside
and he was ordered restored te
duty according to announcement
this afternoon from the office Of
Brig. Gen. Thomas j. Chushmaa
commanding general of the station
Capt. Thalhimer was found guilty
bv general court martial here or
three charges filed against him as
post exchange officer. These three
charges were conduct to the pre-
| iudice OF good order and discipline
culpable inefficiency in the per
Torrance of duty and neglect Of
duty. A number Of the dozer
original specifications were drop
fped during the hearing
Before becoming final the pro.
ceeding's findings and sentence
were subject to review of higher
authority, and this higher authority
| in Washington reversed the local
verdict. What sentence had been
been imposed here tentatively has
mot been disclosed, since under
r-arine regulations such sentences
are never revealed until approved
by the reviewing authorities.
Ever since the court martial,
Capt. Thalhimer has remained at
tached to this station, though re.
llieved of his former position as
|post exchange officer. What his
next official assignment will be
has not yet been decided. In
civilian life before joining the
Marine reserve he was a directo,
and treasurer of Thalhimer's de.
'partment store in Richmond.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-17
Senate Group Favors
Presidential Control Over
Atom Bomb Production

WASHINGTON, March 16-H9-
The Senate Atomic Energy com
mittee voted today to give the
president direct control over pro-
duction of atomic bombs and 9TH
er military applications of nuclea1
energy.
The five-member civilian com
mission which would be set up
under the pending control OIL
would be authorized to produce
atomic weapons "oaly to the ex.
tent, that the express consent anc
direction of the president has beer
obtained, which consent and dlrec
tion shall be obtained a. leas'
once each year
Chairman Mcmahon O-Conn'
said the commission would nave
full power to conduct research ane
development work, but could pro
luce bombs only if the presloen
specifically directed so.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-17
FECHTIC PLANNING
RETIREMENT SOON
ACL Purchasing Agent To
Step Down March 81 AZ
ter IS Years Service

F. H. Fechtig, of Wilmington
Purchasing Agent of the Atlantic
Coast Line railroad, announced
yesterday that he will retire on
March 81 after IS years of rail.
road service.
Fechtig, who is 81 years old, has
given the past So years to his pres.
ent job of purchasing all supplies
and equipment, for the 5,568-mile
Coast Line system.
When the retiring PURCHASING
Agent entered company service IS
years ago, he was an employee O.
what was then known as the At
lantic Coast Line association. The
association was comprised of l.
small railroads which were later
consolidated into today's Coast
Line system.
The longest Of these predecessor
roads was the Wilmington, Colunv
bia and Augusta railroad whic.:
extended from Wilmington to Col.
umbia, S. c., distance of 10:
miles. The next longest was the
Wilmington and Weldon which rar
between those 4 two points, 16:
miles, and which company con
trolled the majority of the stock
of the other roads.
These other roads were Rich
mond and Petersburg railroad
Petersburg railroad, Albemarle
and Raleigh railroad, Midland
Railroad of North Carolina, Che
raw and Darlington railroad, Che.
raw and Salisbury railroad, Cen
trail Railroad of South Carolina
Manchester and Augusta railroad
Florence railroad, Northeastern
railroad.
Born in Hagerstown, Md, July
10, 1865, Fechtig was educated il
private schools of Washington
county, Md. He also studied law
Gin his spare time after enterins
railroad service and passed the
Supreme court bar examination
January 10, 1890. He never hung
out his "shingle."
Following his graduation from
High school in 1881, he entered
railroad service with the Shenan
doah Valley railroad (now the Nor
folk and WesterD, serving sue
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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-17
HOOVER WILL NOT
TRAVEL IN RUSSIA
Cut From List OF Countries
! He Will Cover On Food
Inspection Tour

WASHINGTON, March 16-(P-
Russia has been removed from the
list Of countries which Herbert
Hoover will visit on his famine.
inspection tour.
This was learned here today as
the former president, food admin
strator during World War I, packed
his bags in New York for a hunger.
inspection trip which may take him
around the world.
Can Agriculture department in
formation officer insisted tonight
that the decision on whether
Hoover, will &C TO Russia has not
yet been finally made. He acknow-
lodged, however, that Russia is not
on the itinerary as of the moment,
but said Hoover still might go there
if he were invited)
Hoover is scheduled to leave
New York tomorrow for a flight to
Paris to begin a check on what
President Truman has called the
worst food crisis in modern times.
He is expected to be gone about
five weeks. The journey under
present plans will take him to every
European country appealing for
American food, and possibly to
India.
When he accepted President Tru-
mans invitation to make survey
of food needs of war-torn and
famine stricken countries, Hoover
and government food officials in
Guided Russia IN his itinerary. Rus.
STA, along with most of Europe, has
asked for American assistance. f
But when it became known here
this week that Russia had offered
to supply France with 100000 tons
of wheat, the government scratch
ed the Soviet Union from Hoover's
visiting list. Officials explained thai
the inspection trip had been intend.
ed to include only those countries
asking for and needing American
food.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-17
Newman Will
Head Hospital
Funds Group
Relieves 100000 Institu-
t;on Will Make Whining
ton Medical Center
Nine WEEK DRIVE
Proposed lOO-Bed Hospital
viii Be Operated By
The Catholic Church

vorriss Newman, local attorney,
..s accepted the Craftsmanship
n af . committee which will raise
t,rds for the erection of a O,OOC
hospital here.
The hospital, which will operate
&C Catholic institution, will be
1OO.bed structure and will be
onen to all regardless of race,
creed or color.
at is with keen pleasure that
have accepted the craftsmanship OF
the committee to raise funds for
tbe new hospital project in Viii.
mington," Newman said yester-
day.
1T is my sincere belief that a
new and modern, up-to-date insti-
Triton with advanced medical facil-
flies will aid the other institutions
here in providing a well rounded
out medical service for the citizens
Of Eastern North Carolina"
Medical Center
1--WE are fortunate in having a
number of well-equipped hospitals
in Wilmington and the addition OF
St. Francis hospital will, in close
cooperation with the other insti-
htions, make Wilmington a medi-
cal center for this section of the
state, and it is with this in view
that I have agreed to assume the
position of chairman of the fund
raising committee.
The opening of a nine-week cam
paign to raise 100000 locally to-
wards the 100000 projected in
stitution was announced here Fri
day by Bishop Vincent S. Waters.
Raleigh and the Rev. c. E. Muir
ply, pastor of St. Mary's Catholic
church here.
Handling the direct mechanics
Of the campaign are representa-
tives of the Southern Associates,
tund-raising organization of Rich.
mond, Va. The work for the organi.
zation will be handled locally by
Colonel Cliff Titus, Henry L. Cara
vati and Charles E. Kelly.
The need for additional hospital
facilities has been long-felt in this
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