Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-04-03
THE NEWS
FROM
Here And There

The very nice action pictures of
the recent basketball tournament
in last weeks Sentinel were taken
by Wellstood Upton of Poolesville.
The Montgomery County Press
Association will meet next Friday
(11) at 1890 at the Hungerford
Tavern in Rockville. Phil Austen
sen is president of the group which
has a membership of about 25.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace F. Shoe
maker, of Silver Spring, are par
ents of a Z pound, Is ounce son,
born March 26th at Montgomery
County General Hospital. The
baby has been named for its faith
er. The Snoemakers have daugh-
ter, Mildred, aged four years.
The House and Garden Pilgrim
age planned in Montgomery Coun-
ty for May 7th, will include visits
to the Friends Meeting House in
Sandy Spring; Norwood, the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Bancroft;
Llewellyn Field, owners, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. Brooke Lee; Hardwood,
the Dean Acheson place; the
Chevy Chase home of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Thomas Dunlop, Hayes
Manor; and Wood End, owned by
Capt. and Mrs. Chester Wells.
The traffic safety slogan for the
week is "The safe driver is an
other unsung hero" Drive care
fully.
The annual meeting of the Mont
gomery County Tuberculosis Asso-
citation will be held April ID at
$3.50 P. M. at Hungerford Tavern,
Rockville, Md. The public is in
vited to attend. Reservations may
be may through the Office of the
Association. The topic for discus
sion will be "Sanitorium Needs in
Maryland" Officers will be elected.
McKendree Walker and sons re-
Gently sold a registered Holstein-
Fresian bull, Rolling Knoll Model
Maker, to Mario E. limos, Ponce,
Puerto Rico.
Monday at midnight the Draft
Act expired, and men are no long
er required to carry draft cards
The U. S. Army is now on its own,
through enlistments alone, to keep
the Army of 100000 which is the
goal by July 1. To do this it needs
10000 enlistments a month.
Willard E. Sheppard, motor ma
chinist's mate, second class, USN,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Shep-
pard of Cedar avenue, Gathers
burg, is serving aboard the land
ing craft USS Bonner.
Sheppard entered the Naval
service in June, 1912, and received
his recruit training at the Naval
Operating Base, Norfolk, Va.
Station WBCC, Bethesda, is in
auaurating a new type of chill
dren's radio program Saturday
morning at Ills. The show, The
Young. Scribblers on the Air, will
featur, original poetry, short stor-
les and skits performed by the
members of the Young Scribblers
Club.
"An Easter Miracle Story" a
play, will highlight the radio pres
entation this week. Anthony j
DelPopolo, Washington educator
and author, is producer-director.
The Soroptimist Club of Mont
gomery County, assisted by the
Kensington Volunteer Fire Co.
will sponsor a lbingo party at the
kensington Fire Co. building or
Thursday, April DO, at 8 P. M. A
fine evening of entertainment is
promised. Miss Anna Peck il
chairman of the committee in
charge of the party and she has
secured many valuabNs prizes.
Mayor and Mrs: William Nc
Balm are expected to isturn home
this weekend. They will be accom-
panied by their son-inslaw and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward J..
Nesbitt, who joined them at BIZ
loxi, Miss, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer X. Yuma
way, of Norristown, Pa, are at
home after spending the winttr in
Florida. They will be Joined for
the Easter holiday by Mrs. Thoir,as
owings and Miss Ardean OWN es,
of Laytonsville. Mrs. Dunnaway, "A
sister of Mrs. 0wings, will be rev
membered as Miss Emma Roger.
Consideration Of a suggestion to
merge the proposed Silver Spring
Hospital with Suburban Hospital
IN Bethesda will be one of the sub
Jects under discussion at the an
nual meeting of the Suburban