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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-10-16

ing of Automobile Drivers" Two
students who have taken the train
ing course will be on the panel,
two who have not taken the course,
a teacher and a parent. The medi-
ator will be Mr.. Simmons, the
school instructor for the Driving
Course. A social hour with refresh
ments will follow.
On Thursday afternoon the Gal
thersburg Woman's Club is being
entertained at the home of Mrs.
Charles Davies, with Mrs. Gwenn
Kirkman assisting. Music for the
afternoon will be a special treat as
Helen McGraw Chambers, concert
pianist, and Kay Rickert, violinist,
will play several numbers. Miss
Rickert is the guest this week of
Mrs. Chambers.
Mrs. nellie deZerega, Miss Fife
Ternent, Miss Martha Satterfield
and Miss Helen Porter spent the
past weekend in Virginia visiting
places of historical interest in Will
liamsburg, Yorktown and James
town. The same group are plan
ming to spend the coming weekend
in Fairmont, W. Va, as guests of
Miss Satterield's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Hurley are
expecting their son, Bill, and their
daughter, Mrs. John Spiers, Jr., of
the University of Virginia, as
weekend guests.
Miss Ravenall Monred has re-
turned from trip to Roanoke, Va.
The recently organized Kinder
garten-P Parent group will meet in
the High School Library on Thurs
day evening, The discussion will
center around the subject of "Dif-
ferences in Home and School Envi-
ronment." Parents of kindergarten
children who were active in the
group last year received great
benefit from their discussions, and
feel sure that the kindergarten
parents would miss a fine oppor-
tunity for benefting themselves
and their child if they fail to at
tend these meetings.
Mrs. Rose Windsor and Mrs.
James C. Broome were hostesses
at dinner on Sunday to Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Athey and Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh Thompson at Mrs. KS
Toll House Tavern.
Mrs. George c. Esworthy of
Jamestown has been made Chair
man of the Community Chest for
Upper Montgomery County.
| The Neighborhood Garden Club
met on Wednesday at the home of
Mrs. Lawrence Darby. Assisting
hostesses were Mrs. Herman Will
son, Mrs. William Griffith and Mrs.
Marshall Walker. Mrs. Albert
Gloyd of Choppers spoke to the
Igroup on Peonies.
Don't forget the Turkey dinner
on Saturday, October 25, given by
the Masonic Temple and Library
| Association in the Masonic Hall.
| Walter Kier, Jr., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Kier, is recuperating
at his home following an operation
for appendicitis in .Children's Hos
pital in Washington.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-10-16
LAYTONSVILLE
Mrs. J. Thomas HoaOes
GGithersburg 335-J-6


Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Howes have
a new grandson, James Bowie
Stevens, son of Mr., and Mrs. Will
ton Stevens of Arlington, Va.
born on Thursday, October 9. Mrs
Stevens was formerly Mary Fran
ces Howes. S.
Master Tommy Howes celebra-
ted his fourth birthday on Satur-
day.
The bulletin of st. Paul's
Church was sponsored this week
by Jerry Williams of Etchison in
memory of his mother, Mrs. Fran
ces E. Williams.
The Young Peoples Group of
st. Paul's held their business meet
ing on Monday night at 8 p. M, at
the home of Miss Beatrice Willis.
Choir rehearsal and supper
planning groups of Sunday School
Class and w. S. C. S. of st. Paul's
were held at the home of Mrs.
Mowatt Windham at 8 p. m. on
Wednesday,. The supper, to be
given by the above, will be held on
Saturday at Modern Woodman Hall
starting, at A p. m. Oyster and
chicken will be served.
The people Of Mt. Tabor Church
at Etchison are planning a Build
ing Fund covered dish supper on
Thursday, October %, at $50.
The Laytonsville PEA is plan
ming a Turkey supper with all the
trimmings on October 18th start
ing at A o'clock. They will use the
proceeds to improve the play
ground at the school.
A hunting party consisting of
Kenneth Windham, Jack Warfield,
Brake Fraley, Austin Geisbert and
Grover Fraley, had hunt in Can
ada for a week. The lucky ones
were Kenneth Windham, one deer,
and Brake Fraley, one deer.
Mrs. Marshall Munce of York,
Pa, was the weekend guest of
Ms. Julia Becraft and Albert
Hawkins.
Pauline Glands horse had the
misfortune of stepping on pan
and cutting it's leg so badly that it
had to be killed on Saturday.
Mrs. Harry White spent Satur-
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Mansfield
Daniels. On Sunday they motored
to Niagara Falls, N. Y, and other
points of interest. They will be
gone several days.
The Guild of st. Bartholomew
Church will meet at the home OF
Mrs. Elgee Riggs, ST., on Tuesday
at 2:30 p. m. Ms. Vestus Wilcox
will be in charge.
Mrs. S. Merhle Haines, editor OF
the Sentinel, who has been on sick
leave since last August, resumed
her work yesterday.
W. w. Kinckley of Goshen, who
was last year instructor of psy-
chology at Montgomery Junior
College is teaching English at
Montgomery Blair this year.
Books circulated by the Gathers
burg-Laytonsville Book Club, will
be sold Friday, at $3.50 p. M, at
the home of Mrs. George Vault in
Gaithersburg.
The Laytonsville Girls All Club
met on Saturday at the home of
Peggy Gregg with eleven members
present. 1t was decided to put on
membership campaign. On No
vember 1 the girls are making a
trip to New Windsor to take the
old olofhac that ,.,o aollaoA
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-06-12
Federal And Stute
Government Will
Give Two-Thirds

Construction of $184,OO000 hos
pital in Durant for beat two looms
as a possibility, according to re-
port of civic officials and interested
citizens who made visit to jackson
last week in connection with the
project.
The Durant Chamber of Com
merce in meeting held Tuesday
evening last week adopted a reaso-
luton favoring the hospital and
made the following statement which
is self-explanatory:
To the people of Beat 2. Holmes
County.
From a report made public. Mon.
day, June 2, 1947, by the Mississippi
Commission on Hospital Care, it il
learned that Beat 2 is eligible fol-
a 23-bed hospital to be located in
Durant as a part Of the Mississippi
State Hospital Construction Pro-
gram.
Uuder this program the federal
government will finance one-third OF
the cost of construction. the state
government. one-third; and Beat 2
one-third.
The estimated cost of the pro-
posed hospital is $184.000.
This hospital has an Al priority
in the State Program and immedi-
ate action must be taken.
In order to qualify, Beat 2 must
make available approximately $50.
600. ~
A petition calling for bond cleo
ton will be circulated in the very
near future and your support is ur-
gently needed. There can be little
question as to the need for a hospi-
tai. 1t will be modern. weu-equip-
ped hospital, owned and operated by
Beat 2. 1t will be operated on nom
profit basis and will provide maxi
mum hospital care at minimum
cost.
If Beat 2 issues bonds for the $62,
600, it is estimated that the addition
al tax levy will amount to between
one and two mills.
We the members of the Durant
Junior Chamber of Commerce, are
behind this program one hundred
per cent.
We urge each Of you to also sup
port it in order that we may not let
such an opportunity pass US by.
A mass meeting will be held in
Durant to futher inform the citizens
about this program before the petit
ton is circulated.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-06-12
Resolution OF Respect To
James Albert Taylor

Whereas, God, the Supreme Com
mander of all Veterans, has in His
infinite wisdom been pleased to call
to his final reward our friend and
comrade, James Albert Taylor; and
Whereas, Comrade Taylor has pro-
we'd to be friend to his fellow COM
rades and to his fellowman and was
always willing to lend helping
hand to any one in need; and
Whereas, he was devoted hus-
band, genuine Christian, an active
Church worker and loyal friend;
and
Whereas, he will be sadly missed
by his fellow Legionnaires, his COM
rades of Veterans of Foreign Wars
and by all who knew him for to
know him was to love him;
Therefore, be it resolved by the
Daniel w. Beau Post No. Is of the
American Legion and the Ohio C.
Byrd Post No. 1889 of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars that ~ We ex-
tend our deepest sympathy to the
bereaved wife and family of Conn.,
rade Taylor and commend them to
God, the sacred source from whence
all earthly comforts flow; and (2) A
copy of these resolutions be sent to
Mrs. LYDIA Bailey Taylor. copy
spread upon the minutes of the
Daniel w. Beall Post of the Ameri-
san Legion and of the Ohio c. Byrd
Post of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars and a copy sent to the Lex
ington Advertiser for publication.
j. K. Boatwright
Walter H. Sharp
w. B. Kenna
Committee of the Veterans of For
eign Wars
Charlie Parsons
c. w. Carr
w. B. Kenna
Committee of the American Leg
ion
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-06-12
Slim Scogeins At
Beuluh Baptist 10th

Slim Scoggins and his Roaming
Cowboys will present program OF
tunes and songs. Friday night, June
20, at 7:30 at the Beulah Baptist CHI
urch.
All candidates for the various Of
fees of Holmes County are invited
to attend. Preceding the program
all candidates will be given an OPP
portunity to announce their candi-
dacy.
Admission will be Is and so cents.
Our percentage of the proceeds
will be used to give our beloved
Church in the Valley of the Wild
wood" a new coat of paint.
An invitation is extended to all
our friends in Lexington, Oregon
Hebron, Brozville, Liberty Chapel
and all towns and communities in
Holmes County, to come to Beulah
Baptist Church, June goth and en-
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-06-12
Notice To Bidders

All bids submitted April 4,1947 for
the erection of a. Vocational Build
ing for the Lexington Separate Sch
DOL District of Holmes County. Miss
issippi. were rejected by the School
Board of said district and the pro-
ject ordered re-advertised for bids.
Notice is, therefore, hereby given
that the School Board of the Lex
ington Municipal Separate School
District of Holmes County, Mississ-
ippi, will at 1880 o'clock PM. May
80, 1947 at the Lexington Grammar
School Building receive bids for la
Dor. Materials and equipment to
build vocational building for home
economic and vocational agricultu-
raj classes, to be used by the white
children Of Lexington Public Sch
ools, according to plans. specifica-
tions and addenda sheet now on file
in the office Of the Architect, P. ].
Trolio, Jackson. Mississippi. Bids
may be submitted for an overall con-
tract, and seperate bids may be SUBJ
mitted for the general contract, one
for wiring and one for plumbing.
Plans and specifications are avail
liable at the office Of the Architect,
p. j. Trolio. Jackson, Mississippi for
deposit of ten dollars.
The School Board reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
Board of Trustees Of Lexington
Separate School District
of Lexington, Holmes County, Miss
issippi. BY H. F. Flowers, Secretary
6-3 times
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-06-12
1874, 600. Hospital Is Possibility For Beat 7;
Duranf Jayeees Adopt Resolutions Asking !"
Citizens OF District To Support Project
Nj. Pleasant Cemetery

On Friday, June 20, Mt. Pleasant
Cemetery will be cleaned Off The
public is invited. especially those
who have loved ones buried there.
Come or send someone in your place.
Miss Mildred Ellis
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-06-12

Henry L. Jones, Eupora, former
County Agent in Webster County
and for thirteen years connected
with the Extension service of Miss
issippi, has been employed by the
Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation
as field representatives.
Mr.. Jones is native of Greene
County and graduate of Mississippi
State College. Holmes is among the
counties in the territory in which
Mr.. Jones will work.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-06-12
Services Held For
Mrs. 0deI Sisney

Services for Mrs. Katie Margaret
Wallace Sisney, of West, who died
Sunday at St. Joseph Hospital in
Memphis, were held Tuesday, at
Midway Church near Walden. The
Rev. Curtis Ellis officiated. Burial
was in Midway Cemetery, with
Oliver Funeral Home of Winona, in
charge.
Mrs. Sisney, who was %, died of
burns received last February, while
attempting to wash clothes over an
open fire. She was a member of Heb
ron Baptist Church.
She leaves her husband, Odell
Sisney; two sons, Harold and OAR
re1 Sisney of West; her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John C. Wallace of West;
five sisters, Mrs. Emma Lois Thomp-
son of Little Rock Ark, Mrs. Lucy
Myrtle Walker of Kilmichael Mrs.
Mary Owens of Leland, Miss Ruby
Wallace and Miss Elaine Wallace
of West: and two brothers, John
Wallace Jr., and Ray Garner Wallace
of West.
joy an evening of good entertain
ment. The program is sponsored by
the Sunday School:
Mrs. Cecil Waldrop
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-06-12

Mrs. Dewey Harris and sons,
Johnnie. David and Paul, of Pine
Bluff, Ark, were weekend visitors
in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. S. L.
White.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-06-12
colored

Ed Tye Nelson and Waldo Blake
attended the wedding of Miss Helen
Williams and Mr.. w. B. Schnellar at
Philadelphia, Tuesday.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-06-12
Patients AT The Hospital

s sgaf3 White
Mrs. Sarah Bickers, West
Mr.. E. r. Ratliff, Winona
Mrs. Allen Brown, Durant
Mrs. Bonnie Killebrew, Durant
Mrs. Walter Jenkins, Pickens
Don Allen Carpenter. Lexington
MIR. Oliver Burell Durant
Mrs. S. H. brennan, Lexington
Colored
Lille Williams, Lexington
]. r. Ammons. Lexington
Walter Johnson, Lexington
Lennie Jones. Lexington
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-06-12

Mrs. ]. r. White and Sonny, are
spending this week at Newton.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-06-12
CARD OF THANKS

Three of the most enjoyable mon
tbs in Lexington with the Health
Department have impressed me with
the great hospitality of Lexington
ians.
Thank you heartily, folk. You
made me feel at home.
DR.. Elizabeth G. Suskind
Evening star., 1947-01-30
i. {. Hampton Injured
In InMonigomerY Crash;
|Ex-Staie Senator

Thomas Earle Hampton, 81, Of 109
Chevy Chase drive, Bethesda, for
mer Maryland State Senator, was
injured yesterday when his auto
mobile collided with another on the
Rockville pike, near Congressional
Airport
Mr.. Hampton was taken to Sub
urban Hospital, where X-rays dis
closed he had suffered an injury to
his spine. He also received bruises
on his head and chest. His condi-
ton was described as good" today,
the hospital saying he had spent a
comfortable night.
Montgomery County police said
MIR. Hampton's car struck the rear
of an automobile which stopped to
pick up a passenger. The other car
was operated by Frederick w. Park,
police said.
Mr.. Hampton also is former
chairman of the county commits
sioners.
Bonnie Bishop, II, of 41os For
tieth street north, Arlington, was
admitted to Arlington Hospital early
today for a possible knee fracture
received in a two-car crash on Glebe
road, near Chain Bridge, accord
ing to Arlington police. Treated
at Mount Alto Hospital for a pos
sible rib fracture received in the
same accident was John P. Ertel, "a,
Philadelphia.
Ronald Dixon, 8, of 1017 Seven
teenth place NE, suffered pos
sible thigh fracture and numerous
cuts and bruises last night, police
said, when struck by an automo-
bile while riding his bicycle on
Seventeenth place near his home.
The driver of the automobile was
listed as William Vance, 80, COL
ored, of the 800 block Of Nineteenth
street NE. The boy is reported In
good condition today at Sibley Hos
pital.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-10-16
Reserve Corp To
Organize Oct. u

An Army Organized Reserve
meeting will be held Wednesday,
evening, Oct. %. This monthly
meeting of the organized Reserve
Corps will be held in the Ameri-
can Legion hall in Pasco at 7:30
pm. All Reservists, as well as all
other former members of the Army
or the Air Forces are invited to
attend.
Final organization plans will be
announced and tentative training
schedules outlined. In addition,
film presentations will be made
which will be of interest 10 all
First film shown will be "Plan
for Peace" This is one of the
Army's plans for training and in
tegration of personnel in the pro-
posed universal training program.
The second is in technicolor "Bat-
tie for the Aleutians." An an
nouncement has been made that
subsequent to Dec. /, 1947, all
enliStmentS in the Reserve Corps
will be made in the grade of pri-
vate. Prior to that time any for
mer enlisted man can enlist in
the grade held upon separation
from the service.
Enlistment in the Reserve Corp
is for period of three years, but
may be terminated automatically
upon written request of the soldier.
All training is at the request of
the individual and is strictly vol
untary. However advancement
in rank or commission status will
be particularly based upon active
participation in regular scheduled
program.
Open discussion of the enlist
ment in the Reserve Corps will be
part of the regular program at
the forthcoming meeting.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-10-16

The sketch shown at the right
is the floor plan of the "a apart
ments to be in 8 apartment build
ings by the Guy F. Atkinson Com
pany and J. A. Jones Construction
Company as part of their contract
to build 500 housing units in Rich
land. The 8 one-story buildings
will be located just south of Will
liams Boulevard between George
Washington Way and Goethtals
Drive-near the center of the viii
age. They are to be frame con-
struction with concrete fire walls
between all apartments.
The buildings are placed front
to front and back to back with
grass 75' between the fronts and
AS between the backs. The apart
ments will be heated by a steam
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-10-16
Hanford Works Apartments
Feature Diversified LiUing

line to the unit heater hung from
the ceiling of the storage closets
from which hot air will be forced
into ducts in each room.
Approximate measurements OF
the apartments are as follows:
living room, 12'x14'; kitchen, Ok
TO-; bedroom Exclusive of closets
11'x12'; bath, ski Proposed cleo
trio utilities to be furnished are
a range and refrigerator. roll
away" beds are expected to be
permanent installations in each
living room.
The remainder of the Atkinson
Jones contract consists of 436
houses of proposed concrete block
constructions; shown below are
basement sketches of those houses.
Cuts are by courtesy of ''Hanford
Works News"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-10-16
ington Field Artillery enrained

ington Field Artillery enrained
for Camp Greene, Charlotte,
North Carolina amid the tears and
cheers of thousands of friends and
relatives. They were scheduled
for further preliminary training
before being transported to France
where they would take their
places with other of Uncle Sans
fighting forces.
The teachers of Benton and
Franklin counties were conven-
ing at the high school building for
their annual joint institute. The
community was to welcome them
at a reception in the high school
gymnasium on Tuesday evening.
The people of the town were ask
ed to open their homes to visiting
teachers, and a canvass by stu
dents was under way to list all
available rooms.
October Ia. 1897
Pomona grange members passed
resolutions, one of which con-
demned ''bank mites" at movie
theatres of the area; the other ap-
proved the neutrality stand of
President Roosevelt in the world
crisis.
Methodist ministers of the Wal
la Walla district were to convene
at the Kennewick Methodist
church within the next several
days. 1t was predicted that As
ministers would attend the ses-
sions, which were to run Monday
through Wednesday.
The official weather report show
ed that the temperature dropped
to the freezing point Wednesday
night. Frost in scattered points
OF the valley was noted on the
two nights following.
Grocery ads. offered pot roasts,
choice chucks, at 15c; veal steaks
at 19c; rs lb. sacks of potatoes for
45c.
The blazing sun of three hot
August days would make E. G.
Smith happy, the Courier-Reporter
opined, reporting that the new
tennis courts in the park needed
that much heat to solidify and
bind their surfaces. The courts
were started as a WPA project,
and completed under the sponsor
ship of the Kiwanis club and sew
eral other civic groups. Chairman
of the completion project was w.
j. Skinner. ...-.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-10-16

Mrs. kauth and fanny, Mrs A.
Albrecht and son, Mr.. ana ANA
Paul PaSche and family, M Mrs
Mrs. Frank PaSche, Mrs De- and
Holbrook, Mr.. and Mrs WSuilne
Otte and son, Mr.. and Mrs pSSller
Pasche and son. Mr.. and Mrs S'VIIand
Neuman and son, Mr.. and NJ JOIN
Johnson and daughter. Misc T 81
Stickel, Mr.. and Mrs. GeorgSo LIiyola
Je, Mrs. Francis Zarndt ana T mart I,t
Neil Staley. A daughter Mr., "ifs
bert Brockelman of IndianaS Al
unable TO attend. was
In the afternoon open houso
held at which time MANY fni. was
came to wish them well Tt
received many beautiful Gift. iney
flowers. eiS and
Mr.. and Mrs. Pasche ara :,
time residents of Kennoo,,olc'
having spent IS years Of .lk,
lives here. helr
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-10-16

meeting is being planned for OBJ
servance of dedication and OBJ
legation" night. Following the
meeting committee of men with
Harold higgins as chairman will
have charge of the social hour.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-10-16
Special Service Marks
Golden Wedding Day

Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Pasche OF
Kennewick celebrated their Gold
en- Wedding anniversary last Sum
day. A special service for them
was conducted after the regular
service at the Bethlehem Luther
an church here.
AT noon dinner, including a
Golden Wedding cake, was served
in their honor at the parish hall.
The following relatives and
friends were present: Rev. and
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-10-16

In the mour. states of Pennsyl-
vania, Connecticut, New Jersey
and Minnesota villages below the
rank of cities are referred to as a
borough. 80
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-10-16
EASTERN STAR

OES No. 100 will meet Tuesday
evening Oct. 81, for its regular
meeting with Mrs. Grace Des-
oranges, w. NJ, and Ernest Sher-
~ry, w. P, presiding. A special