Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-06-05
THE NEWS
FROM
Here And There

A photograph by Wellstood Tip
ton of Dickerson, aptly titled "Open
Gate" not only was one of four
chosen from II prize winners in
The Washington Post amateur
photo contest for high school stu
dents, but it will also be given
place in the 1913 Post Calendar.
Last week the Montgomery
County Commissioners voted 3-2 to
sustain $4,000, 900 increase in as
sessments on Bethesda properties.
The action ended several weeks of
citizens meetings in which oppo-
nents claimed the increases ranged
from 1880 per cent over the val
ues placed at the last assessment.
On Monday softball team from
Warren School, Olney, was defeat
ed by Sherwood Ga. Zook, coach at
Sherwood, umpired the game.
All the answers to the question
. If whether the Montgomery Coun-
y Commissioners should uphold
the school budget recommendations
of the Board of Education and the
commissioners educational advis-
DRY committee, are answered in
large ad in this issue which has
been paid for by the Montgomery
County Council of Parent Teacher
Associations. Read it and learn
what "every parent should know"
On May 26 Attorney General
Hammond said in an opinion to
Governor Lane, that the Maryland
sales tax act of the last Legislature
is not, subject to referendum or
popular ballot by the electorate,
thus squashing the last hopes of
the businessmen of this county to
avoid the tax.
Twenty-Five pupils of the Rock
vile Elementary School had trip
to Mount Vernon Wednesday in
recognition of their work in the
Mile of Dimes drive, The school
raised $1050 which was more than
any other school in the State of
Maryland. This was the final
award given the young people.
\ They had already attended a movie
and a party.
Thomas E. Wilks, SON of Edward
Wilks of Kensington, has been ad-
vanced to Seaman, First Class,
aboard the heavy cruiser USS Ma
con. Wilks entered Naval service
on July 6, 1916, and received his
recruit training at thek Naval
Training Center, cambridge, Md.
Midshipman William S. EARNED,
son of Mrs. D. jackson of Gathers
burg, was presented with the class
numerals 1880" for his participa-
ton in the Naval Academy Intra-
mural Football team.
"Not Charity but Chance" for
the rehabilitation of handicapped
men and women is the slogan of the,
1947 campaign of Goodwill Indus
tries of Washington. This organi-
cation is asking residents of the
District and nearby Maryland and
=. Virginia to fill $4,000 Goodwill
ags with discarded materials in
order to give employment to the
hundreds of men and women whom
it helps.
The Park and Planning Commits
sion last week approved contract
for the purchase of 17.06 acres of
the former Arylawn Farm prop
erty as a site for the North Bethes-
GA Recreation Center.
Plans for the local Southern
States Cooperatives annual mem
bership meeting to be held in the
Brinklow-Olney community this
summer will be made when mem
bers of the Southern States Brink
June 9th at Brighton Hall, Brink
low-olney Advisory Board meet
low. fs
Dexter M Bullard Jr., son of
DR.. and Mrs. Dexter M. Billiard
of Rockville will graduate from
\ Landon School for Boys on Friday,
June 9th. Young Builard will ma
circulate at Yale.
Thomas Walter Pyles Of Rock
vile received his MA degree at
Teachers College, Columbia Uni
versity OIL June Bird, at the 193rd
annual commencement exercises of
Columbia. -
One of the most important ar
tistic events Of the Washington