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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-01-02
NEW YEARS PARTY
HELD AT AUSTIN HOME

Misses Roberta and Mary Cor
don Austin entertained a num-
Der of friends at a New Years
Eve party Tuesday night at their
home at Jefferson.
Games were enjoyed by those
present, following which delicious
refreshments were served the
group.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-01-02
DIR. and Mrs. Porter
Hostess To Group

DR.. and Mrs. J. Bruce Porter
were hostess to a number of fri
ends at a New Years Eve costume
party when around rs persons
were present.
Following games, contests and
special music prizes went to Mr.
P. C. Wright and to Mrs. Jake
Caudill.
A buffet supper was served
during the evening carrying out
the holiday motif.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-01-02
Bethel News

Mr.. and Mrs. Edsel Ring, Of
Northup, Ohio, spent the Christ
mas holidays with his grand
mother, Mrs. Nelia Powers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe FISHERMAN
and son, Lacy, of Helton, recently
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Powers
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-02-06
Troop No. SO Takes
Visitors On Hike

Last Saturday, Girl Scout Troop
No. SO with its leader, Mrs. Rich
ard Janney, hiked to their cabin
located behind Mr.. d. C. Hotels
farm. The group was accompanied
by Emma Nora of Uruguay; Ma
ria Arauyo, Brazil; Irene Lacoste,
France, and Marjorie Holling of
England, who are all Girl Guides
n their native lands.
Miss Arauyo took moving pic
lures of the Scouts doing their
chores preparatory TO serving a
tasty luncheon of vegetable stew
and hot cocoa. The English Scout
taught the local girls a song, and
the French Scout, told about skiing
in the Swiss Alps.
The troop was accompanied by
Miss Kathleen Lillard and Miss
Lenora Mann of Scout Headquart-
ers, Mrs. Fleming and her daugh-
tiers, Polly and Pamela, Mrs. A.
Station, Mrs. Allen Brooke, and
Mrs. d. C. Hotel.
: The girls have planned to fix
up the cabin SO that they can take
overnight hikes there.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-02-06
POOLESVILLE

Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Thompson,
Sr. are enroute to Florida for a
vacation.
Mr.. Lloyd Jones, Sr. is on the
sick list.
The population of the area has
been increased by five in the last
ten days. New arrivals include a
son for each of Mr.. and Mrs. Dun
bar Darby, Mr.. and Mrs. Larry
Darby, Jr., and Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Bodmer; and a daughter each for
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Wynn and Mr..
and Mrs. William Roberts.
DIR. and Mrs. Ralph Williams and
Gretchen Williams of Cumberland
spent the weekend with their
father, Mr.. H. M. Williams.
Mrs. Herman Garrett underwent
surgery at Frederick Hospital
Tuesday.
Mrs. G. R. Gray is visiting her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Winfield Scott Marshall in
Marshall, Mo.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-02-06
ROCKCREST

Mrs. Harvey Strickland, Jr. and
daughter, Bethie, are accompany
ing Mrs. Strickland's mother and
father, Mr.. and Mrs. R. F. Elgin
of Chevy Chase, on a motor trip
to Miami Beach, Fla. They expect
to be gone about month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Binker at
tended a buffet supper on Thurs
day evening, given by Class Fl,
of Dale Carnegie Institute at the
Gold Key Club. On Friday they
attended a banquet at the Trans
Lux Restaurant for the graduation
class of the advanced course at the
Institute of which Mr.. Binker is a
member.
Phi. M. lie Donald Barry and
Mrs. Barry are leaving shortly for
the West Coast where he has been
assigned to the Marine Corps base.
Mrs. Elsie Williams of Avon,
N. ]. has been visiting her daugh-
ter-in-law, Mrs. Ralph Williams on
Wade Avenue for several days.
Mrs. F. w. Chambers entertained
several guests at bridge last Thurs
day. Mrs. Elsie Williams was guest
of honor.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-02-06

4:3O all but one was back in the
upholstering cover and flat and
trim-cost of repair 20 cents for
Irvine.
The next big meeting is on Feb
ruary 6, when those project leaders
who have completed their tailored
finishes under Miss Shelby's two
previous schools will come pre-
pared to cut out coat or wool
suit or dress. Fifty-one women are
enrolled. They have their pattern,
the material has been pre-shrunl
their own measurements checked
with those of their pattern and
alterations in the pattern have
been made if necessary. On Thurs
day they will meet in the extension
office where Miss Helen Shelby
University of Maryland Clothing
Specialist, will check with Miss
McLuckie and Miss Turner, each
pattern as it is pinned on the ma
terial. When O.K.'d the garments
will be cut and the tailor tacks
put in.
On February 10, these same
homemakers will be back with the
flat finishes, like bound button
holes and pockets in and the gar
ment basted together to be fitted
On March 10, the final finishes
and lining will be cared for,
These 81 project demonstrators
will be able to help members of
their own club with making prob
lens. So better tailoring methods
spread on and on to those home
makers whose skills make it pos
sible for families to be well-dressed
at lower costs.
On February 7 and 8, Miss
Turner will be at the home of
Mrs. Luther 5Cregger in Comus,
where club members will upholster
several chairs and a sofa. 1t is
difficult for the Homemakers in
that area to carry their furniture
to an upholstery school in the Of
flee and it is not easy to hold such
a school in house but necessity
to meet needs in the club caused
Mrs. Chegger to open her home.
On February 10, IL, and IL the
county wide school for upholster-
ing will be held in the Extension
Office.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-02-06

derful to see moss covered oaks
great pines (again reminiscent of
California; green grass and semi
tropical shrubbery. l have on my
desk, as I write, a lovely pink rose
bud from Milton Brewers garden,
a magnificent red camellia, and
branch of fir berry plant, which
has shiny green miniature leaves
and clusters Of red holly-like ber-
ries.
Their Maryland friends will be
glad to know that Mr.. and Mrs.
Brewer are living the "life of
Riley" at Pascagoula, about 20
miles from Biloxi. We had dinner
with them Monday and were royal
ly entertained. In his characteristic
manner, Milt, "senGs his love to
all the girls in Montgomery Coun-
ty." We were the first Maryland
ers to visit them in four years
and we had a grand time bringing
them up to date on the news. Then
sold "Milt" a subscription tc
The Sentinel, and he sold us ten
gallons of gas! The Brewers owr
a gas station, cafe, parking loi
and cottages down by the ship
yard. Their home is on Singing
River" Like Biloxi, Pascagoula
has its legends-more about them
later. The Singing River legend is
one of the most beautiful.
Another item of interest, in a
roadside cafe near Columbia, a
soldier observing our Maryland
tags, asked if we knew anyone at
Mt. Airy. He was Orville LeDuc
who lives at Valparaiso, Fla. He
served in Germany with Spurrier
boy of Mt. Airy whose first name
escapes me.
The prices here are very reason
able. The seafood is out of this
world. We scan every register we
see but Maryland people seem not
to know about this lovely spot. l
lave seen a bayou and a Creole
now for the Cajun!
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-02-06
County Health
Department News

The foodhandlers' courses given
by the Sanitation Division Of the
Health Department last week In
the Silver Spring, Takoma Patk
and Bethesda areas were well att
tended; approximately $50 food
handlers were reached. Ten class
es were held, each consisting 81
talks by the Sanitarians, motion
pictures and slides on food sanitat
ton. True-false missionaries
were used. The groups were quite
cooperative and the Sanitation
Division feels that these classes
will bring very successful results.
DR.. Karl Welte, Director, Tub
erculosis Division of the Health
Department, is now acting as elm
ician for the Olney and Rockville
venereal disease clinics on Monday
and Wednesday nights. He is sub
shutting for DR.. w. w. Welsh az
Rockville, the usual clinician, who
will be away four months for spe-
cial training. -
Miss Alverta Zehner, R.N, In
charge of the Bethesda Area, talE
ed at meeting of the Citizens
Association at Leland Jr. High
! School on February 8. The subject
of her talk was "What Citizens
get from the Public Health
Nurse"
DR.. Edward Davens, Chief, Blu
reau of Child Hygiene and DR..
Virginia Harris, Physician in Pedi-
atrics, of the Maryland State De-
partment of Health observed the
ringworm clinic held in Takoma
Park School last Thursday to get
pointers on setting up such clinics
in other Maryland Counties.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-02-06
Red Cross Elects
Officers For i1947

At the annual meeting Of the
M m g m cry County Chapter,
American Red Cross, on January
20, William B. Horne, was unani-
mously reelected chairman. He
will be assisted by Mrs. James H.
Nolan, Potomac, vice chairman;
Mrs. George P. Adair, Tokoma
Park, secretary, and Mrs. Harold
Burch, Bethesda, treasurer.
Miss Louise Farrand of Nation
al Red Cross was the guest speak
er. A resolution was read and
adopted by the meeting expressing
appreciation to Mrs. Edward Hell
muth, retiring vice chairman, for
the six years Of continuous service
given to the chapter.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-02-06
Sherwood High
School News

The boys varsity played Saint
Paul's team last Friday night and
won 80 to 80. The boys had evid-
emily recovered from the effects
of mid-term exams into which
Sherwood students were plunged
last week. For the Senior High
examinations were on Wednesday,
Thursday, and Friday. Junior high
pupils were tested on Wednesday
and Thursday and Friday was
spent by them in glorious holt
day.
Sherwood F. F. A. boys won
their game against Damascus.
The final score was 80 %.
Junior Class Play
Socially speaking, the upper
classes of the high school enjoyed
one act play put on by the
Junior Class and titled "Say it
with Flowers" A wonderful quar-
tet composed of Kenny Small,
Warren Derrick, Nickie Hobbs. and
Albert Torbeck also performed
during this most enjoyable as
sembly.
Talent Show
On the social agenda, Sherwood
has its big Talent Show, sponsor
ed by the Sherwood Chapter Of
F. H. A. coming up. We hear, by
means of our private grapevine"
that, If you are a member of the
audience in the gym on February
2, you will be able to hear local
talent selected from all the schools
in Montgomery County. One and
all are cordially invited to attend.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-02-06
Food Handling Talk
Given Homemakers

The Board Of Managers Of the
Montgomery County Council Of
Homemakers Clubs enjoyed the
illustrated lecture put on at their
meeting on Monday by Ralph Tar
bett, Health Department Engineer,
and Norman E. Pennington, Chief
Sanitary Inspector. The talk and
motion pictures explained the food
handling practices recommended
by the county Health Department.
Thirty-five Homemakers were
present, representing rs clubs.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-02-06
MONTGOMERY SIDELIGHTS
By ELSIE WHITE HAINES


Last week l told of coming into
Mobile, Ala, where Mr.. and Mrs.
McBain and I established ourselves
for the night in a tourist home
just off the Old Spanish Trail.
We had driven through streets
where the new was most delight
fully blended with the old-build-
ings dating from the 1700,s having
place among new and modern
structures. Fine residences in set
tings of rare old trees, streets
shaded by century old giant oaks
with gray whiskers of Spanish
moss-all add to the charm Of
Mobile. The frozen lace" or
wrought iron decorations, on the
old houses is especially interesting.
Summer flowers, common to the
North mingle with semi-tropical
plants.
We slept with windows wide and
the hooking bird singing just out
side. The next morning (Satur-
day. we started on the last 70
miles of our over 1000 mile trek,
and for the first time encountered
rain and fog. And so we reached
Biloxi, to find it had rained there
for % straight days. On Sunday
the sun shown brightly and we
started mild tan. There is no
bathing at this time of the year.
1t is the boast of Biloxi that
seven flags have flown in author
ity over the town and that her
population of almost 10000 people
comprises the descendants of the
best of each of these governments.
The seven flags are of Spain,
France, England, the U. S. A.,
the Confederacy, the Magnolia
State and the State of Mississippi.
Founded in 1899 by dIberville
French explorer, it was establish
ed as the capital of the Province
of Louisiana, an area of more than
million square miles at that
time.
With hotels, cottages, tourist
courts and apartment houses built
right along the beach, Biloxi, To-
Gated on a peninsula extending
into the Gulf of Mexico, reminds
one of the Southern California
coast. The fogs too are much like
those of California.
There are lovely beach drives
and many historical points to visit.
Later you shall hear about Beau
voir, Jeff Davis last home, which
we visited Sunday. After looking
at the bare tree branches and
dead grass at home and along
most of the route down, it is won
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-02-06
Pearl Marlowe Heads
Farm Women's .Asso.

The annual meeting of the Farm
Women's Cooperative Market AS
ISOLATION was held January % at
the Bronze Turkey in Rockville.
During the business session the
following directors were elected
for the year: Miss Pearl Marlowe,
Mrs. James Purdum, Mrs. George
Schroeder, Mrs. William Daniel,
Mrs. Carl Cline, Mrs. Arnold
Main, Mrs. Julian Waters and
Mrs. Guy Lewis. During the pro-
gram, Mrs. Lorraine Milliken sang
selections accompanied by Mrs.
Mollie Waters Christie. Mrs. Eu-
gene Waters gave several humor-
GUS readings and Mrs. B. Peyton
Whelan asked for common sense
practices in consumer buying.
AT an executive board meeting
on Wednesday, Miss Pearl Mar
lowe was elected president Of the
Association; Mrs. James Purdum,
vice president; Mrs. William Dan
iel, secretary, and Mrs. George
Shredder, treasurer. Appropriate
remarks of appreciation were ex-
tended to Mrs. Julian Waters for
her ~ years of service as presi-
dent of this is year old organiza-
ton.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-02-06
Mrs. Jack Boyd 2
Boa Sc, Ashton, Maryland

Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Bentley left
this week for their farm near
Mobile, Alabama, where they will
spend about month. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick L. Thomas, who
are mentioning in Orlando, Fla,
will drive to Mobile to spend sew
eral days with the. Bentleys be-
fore returning home.
Miss Cornelia H. Thomas will
join her parents in Orlando this
week end.
DIR. Katherine Wright spent last
week at the home of the Trundles,
where she attended the wedding
of her niece, Lula. She returned
Tuesday to Chicago, accompanied
by her mother, Mrs. George
Wright.
Many of the Sandy Spring
Friends plan to attend Quarterly
Meeting in Baltimore this week
end. Among those chosen as rep
resentatives by the Sandy Spring
Meeting will be Mrs. Francis M.
Hallowell, Mr. Edward R. Iddings,
Mr.. and Mrs. William John Thorn
as, and Mr.. R. Bentley Thomas, all
of whom were appointed by the
Ministry and Counsel; Mr.. and
Mrs. George Marshall, Mrs. Rob-
ert H. Miller, ST., Miss Mary
Moore Miller and Mr.. Herbert o.
Stabler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Conner
left Wednesday on a motor trip to
Florida. They plan to visit friends
in Tampa, Clearwater and Miami,
and will be gone about ten days.
The Wednesday Club met this
week at the home of Mrs. Ben
jamin Weininger.
Mrs. John C. Wilson and her
three children, Polly, Jimmy and
Tommy, of Montclair, are expect
ed next Saturday at Sunnyside,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-02-06
Girls All Club News
Clarksburg

The All Club of Clarksburg met
in Hyattstown at the home of Ann
Burdette. A talk on the Washing
ton Monument was given by Betty
Soper. Peggy and Sylvia Lancaster
gave a demonstration on making
creamed eggs on toast.
Layt0nsville
The Laytonsville Girls All Club
met at the home Of Amy and Mar
gerry Fry. The eleven girls pre-
sent planned the program for
1947.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-02-06
Inquiry Club Studies
Furniture Finishes

The first February meeting OF
the Inquiry Club of Rockville was
held at the home of Mrs. Rowan
Erb with Mrs. Roland Banks as
co-hostess. Miss Edythe M. Turner,
Home Demonstration Agent, il
Illustrated methods of refinishing
old furniture. She also recommend
ed a generous coating of water
glass as the cure for dusty cement
cellar floors.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-02-06
Employment

An estimated 56,310,00O persons
in the United States held civilian
jobs during the week of Dec. 8-14,
according to the Census Bureau.
The number of unemployed-per-
sons wanting jobs but not having
them-increased during December
by 10000 and reached 100000.
Most of the increase was among
veterans, with $4,000 seeking
work.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-02-06
AMONG THE
HOMEMAKERS
Olney-Sunshine

The attendance at the Olney-
Sunshine Homemakers Club on
January %, at the Recreational
Center, pleased Mrs. George
Schroeder, the president, very
much. Everyone missed Mrs. Hut
ton who has not been we'll enough
to come to the club for some
months. Members enjoyed the love-
ly luncheon at IL o'clock. The
sunshine poured into the windows
so cheerfully that one forgot the
crisp weather outside. Mrs. Joe
Rapp's report on the community
recreation project, of having NOV
ing pictures at low cost for the
children, showed fine response of
the neighborhood. Mrs. Rapp ar
ranged for the protector and film
and visited a film company in town
to secure pictures that would in
terest children. She made about
one cent over and above expenses,
but feels that it is worth all the
effort because Of the delight of
the children.
Meetings
The Home Demonstration Agents
were guests at the Cooperative
Farm Markets annual luncheon OH
January 81. The rest of the day
they wore the lovely corsages that
had been given them and felt very
festive that evening at the dinner
meeting of the Community Chest.
Two delicious meals in one day
played havoc with any attempt to
follow diet.
After the Chest dinner, Miss
Turner gave a demonstration Oh
refinishing furniture before the
Inquiry Club Of Rockville at the
home of Mrs. Rowan Erb.
Mrs. Walter Kirby, the new
president of the Silver Spring
Club, was pleased to have a good
attendance at the home of Mrs.
C. S. Piepgrass on Dale avenue.
T'Tdvil1h-DdrncstoWn
Mrs. Mason Deland was hostess
with Mrs. Paul Merrill, Mrs. Sum-
ner Wood, Mrs. Thos. Kelly and
Mrs. Huntington to a very large
group of the Travilah-Darnestown
Club members.
Mrs. Sterling Bowman presided
and was very proud to present the
lovely program for the year made
by the Paul Culbertson family.
Four new members were added to
the roll. The district representa-
tive of the Girl Scouts in the
County discussed the opportunities
Of Scouting for girls.
Mrs. Deland's small daughter
enjoyed being a junior hostess.
She directed the ladies where TO
place wraps and later helped with
serving the refreshments, carrying
out her duties with serious atten-
ton.
Schools
The first work day in February
was a busy one as homemakers
came with overstuffed furniture
cushions to repair. By 1890 the
badly shaped cushions had been
ripped apart, springs taken out
and the new casing measured. At
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-02-06

where they, will spend several
weeks with Mrs. Wilson'S mother,
Mrs. Newton Stabler.
Mrs. A. Douglas Farquhar is
spending a week visiting in Bos-
ton and at Wellesley College with
her daughter Margaret.
The Mutual Improvement AS
ISOLATION met Thursday with Mrs.
Elgar Stabler.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-02-06
Damascus High School
News
Neso Home Arts Teacher


Despite the fact that the girls
in the Home Arts Department have
had three different teachers since
September, much good work has
been accomplished. In addition to
their important part in the Com
munity Fair and their regular
classwork, some of the girls have
recently completed the Red Cross
course in home nursing under the
direction of Mrs. Hepsie Williams,
substitute teacher since the
Thanksgiving holidays.
Miss Abel Seed, senior at the
University of Maryland, will ar
rive on Monday, February 8, to
manage the Home Arts Depart
ment during the second half year.
Miss Seed is native of Canada
but became naturalized citizen in
November. She will reside at the
home of Mrs. Everette Jones while
here and will return for classes at
College Park on Saturdays and
will complete her bachelors degree
at summer school in August.
Alumsi Notes
Several of our alumni have re-
Gently visited US. They are: Lyn-
dali Woodfield, Rodney Duvall and
Irwin Long, class of '46; Mary
Woodfield, class of AS.
Recent Visitors
Last week Damascus school was
honored with the visit of Miss Luz
ellie johnson, county supervisor
for our area and Owen T. Knight,
guidance supervisor.
Mrs. Fern Schneider, county high
school supervisor, met with the
Damascus School faculty on Thurs
day, January 16.
DR.. Slower, Dean of Education
at Western Maryland, was also
a caller this week to arrange for
two seniors to observe classes and
to practice teach" at Damascus
High School for month or more
beginning February 25.
Lions Club
On Thursday, January FL, the
Damascus Lions Club met at the
Damascus Elementary School. A
baked ham dinner with homemade
cake for desert was served by the
sixth grade mothers in the cafe
terra.
AS the guest speaker, Mr.. Irving
McNayr, County Supervisor, spoke
on Montgomery County Govern
ment.
The next meeting of the Lions
will be on Tuesday, February 4,
at. the Elementary School and the
fifth grade mothers, will be hos
tesses for the Damascus Parent
Teachers Association.
Mrs. Mark Thatcher was recent
ly appointed general chairman of
Lions Club dinners by the PIT. A.
president, Howard Watkins.
Child Study Group Meets
The regular bimonthly meeting
of the Child Study Group was
held at the Damascus Elementary
School on Thursday, January 23.
Miss Nora Frances Lynch, ninth
grade homeroom teacher and Eng
lish instructor in the senior high
school is group leader. The group
is one of the many similar ones
in the county and throughout the
State and has an enrolment of ten
teachers from Damascus Elemen-
tary and High Schools and Clarks-
burg Elementary School.
The group met in special session
on Monday afternoon, January 81,
with DR.. Shufelt of University of
Chicago and Miss Lucille johnson,
Elementary Supervisor, as guest
consultants.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-02-06

Most people die because they do
not live as sensibly as they have
learned to live.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-02-06

Truman asks $685. 100000 for
world relief, aid, reconstruction.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-02-06

The first work day in February
was a busy one as homemakers
came with overstuffed furniture
cushions to repair. By 1890 the
badly shaped cushions had been
ripped apart, springs taken out
and the new casing measured. At
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-02-12
THE PAN-AMERICAN
HIGHWAY, LAREDO, TEX,
TO PANAMA CITY

The Pan-American Highway
provides Mexican-bound tour
lists comfortable motoring on
good blacktop pavement the
entire 76O miles from Laredo
or Brownsville, Texas to Mexi-
co City, Chicago Motor Club
road scouts report. Similar mo-
toring conditions prevail 376
miles beyond Mexico City to
Oaxaca with the minor excep-
tions of a short stretch of gra-
vel, but all-weather road, and
a small segment of dirt road
which is passable except in
wet weather.