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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-02-13
Lenten Service In
Gaithersburg School

Brief services of morning prayer
will be held in the auditorium of
the Gaithersburg public school
each Wednesday morning during
Lent, beginning on Ash Wednesday,
February 10Th. The services will
be held before school hours, be-
ginning at $40 A. M, and at
tendance will be voluntary. AL
students of the school are invited
to attend.
Ministers of the school area, each
OF whom will conduct one of the
services, are: The Rev. Raymond
Black, Ascension Episcopal Chapel;
the Rev. Arthur w. Ewell, Ep-
worth Methodist Church; the Rev.
Paul E. Meyer, St. Martins Cath
olic Church; the Rev. Karl G. New
ell, Grace Methodist Church; the
Rev. M. U. Ray, Washington
Grove Methodist Church; the Rev.
George P. Schmidt, St. Luke's
Lutheran Church, Redlands; and
the Rev. H. B. Wright, Laytons-
vile Methodist Church.
The series of services has been
arranged through the committee
on Character and Spiritual Educa-
ton of the Gaithersburg PIT. A.,
Rev. Karl G. Newell, chairman.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-02-13
John C. Bell Dies
From Accident

John Clark Bell, %, son of Mrs.
Gertrude w. Bell, $500 Garfield
St., Bethesda, and grandson of
Mrs. Hattie L. Ward, Washington
Street, Rockville, died Monday as
the result Of injuries sustained in
an automobile accident on Febru-
airy 18th. Young Bells car collid-
ed with bus about 2 miles from
Rockville during the snow storm
Friday. He was a graduate of
Richard Montgomery High School
and a student at George Washing
ton University. Bell was employ
ed by International Business
Machines before he enlisted in the
Navy where he served 81 months.
In addition to his mother he is
survived by one sister, Helen ID.
Bell, and by a brother, George E.
Bell, Jr. He was the son Of the
late G. Ellington Bell.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-02-13
Press Conference
Covers County
Finances, Police
CONTINUED from Page II

A Police Training School under
the supervision of the Police Chief
with instruction by officers who
are graduates Of the FIB.I. and
ether specialized courses and a
good Pistol Team are two other
objectives of the plan. A teletype
system at Headquarters, uniform
system of squads at all stations,
and new quarters for the Police
on the ground floor of the Court
house, complete the program.
Through questions by the Press
answered by Commissioner Sauter
and Police Chief Charles Orme,
it was learned that one patrolman
for each 1000 population is the ac-
cepted rule for safety; that there
are now 106 uniformed officers
on the force and 10 clerks; that
there is a possibility of having
two women on the force; and that
a Civil Service examination will
be given on February 18TH t.
qualify policemen for an eligibility
list.
During the discussion, it was re-
vealed that legislation to estab-
fish "little Hatch Act" for Mont
gomery County is being sought by
the State Assembly. This act
would make it illegal for any
county employee to actively en-
gage in politics" under penalty of
dismissal.
This was reported to be the first
press conference held in Mont
gomery County and was arranged
by Byron Sedgwick, newly ap-
pointed county Public Relations
Director. The meeting was con-
Quoted by Brooke Johns, president
of the Board of County Commits
sioners and included the other
members of the Board, Wesley l.
Sauter, Oliver Yovngblood, George
S. Esworthy, and Charles Jameson,
Police Chief Charles Orme, County
Supervisor I. G. McNayr, Ernest
Hawkins, and Counsel to the Board
f. Barnard Welsh.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-02-13
Birth Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Reed Of
near Gaithersburg became the par
ents of a son on February 9th at
Montgomery County General Hos
pital. Mrs. Reed was Dutch girl
who married Mr.. Reed when he
was stationed in Europe. She came
to this country about year ago.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-02-13
Damascus Auxiliary
Sponsors Bingo.

The Woman's Auxiliary of the
Damascus Fire Department will
hold Bingo Party at the Damas-
Gus High School at 8 P. M. on
February 18th.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-02-13

Traffic Safety Slogan
The Maryland Traffic Safety
Commissions slogan for the
week:
"A Hill is not a Passing
Grade in any Driving Test.
Drive Carefully!
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-02-13

It begins to look like the old
farm problems will be with us in
a few more years.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-02-13

Crisfeld - Senator Phoebus has
introduced a bill in the Senate to
divert the county's 1879 Of the
funds derived, as profit, from
Somerset's two liquor dispensaries
into a special road building fund.
Crisfield and Princess Anne would
continue to receive $50 of the
profits turned over to the Liquor
Board. The diversion of the coun-
TVS share of the profits would
continue for four years and would
provide for the construction of
1914 miles of hard surfaced road
each year. The county's 1879 share
of the liquor profits last year was
$72,148.53.
Annapolis - According to re-
cent report of the Alcoholic Be
verages Division of the State
Comptroller's office, dating from
June 80, 1945 to June 80. 1916,
the 246,600 men, women and chill
dren in Anne Arundel, Prince
Georges, Calvert, Charles and
st. Mary's counties consumed
SCOTIA gallons of distilled spirits
in the IL month period. This is
an average of 1853 gallons per
capita. st. Mary's County had the
highest average, with APT gallons
and Anne Arundel County the
lowest, with 1.66 gallons. Viola
tons of the liquor laws were not
in proportion to the amount of the
total consumption. SO
Glen Burnie-The rapid growth
of Glen Burnie, where approx
mately 2C00 houses are being built
or have been planned, is furnish
ing problem for the Sanitary
Commission, which has the duty
of supplying water and sewers in
the county.
Westminster - A Carroll Coun-
ty newspaper recently published a
report from ]. P. Lanigan, Execu-
tive Secretary of the Maryland
Petroleum Industries Committee,
showing that motorists paid over
two billion dollars in taxes last
year and condemning the talk of
increased taxes for construction
of new roads at time when in
flated prices would cause large
expenditures to accomplish little
work. He recommends that study
be made of the economic conditions
and planning of expenditures and
less time in thinking up new taxes
for the motorists.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-02-13
Free State
N { w S
Items OF Interest
From The Counties

Ridgely = Washington College,
at Chestertown, is involved in
sweeping changes recommended to
Governor Lane recently by a spe-
,ial commission appointed a year
ago to study Maryland's institu-
titutions of higher learning. Ac-
cording to the commissions re-
port, this institution, which has
been receiving an annual appropri-
alton of 100000 in scholarship
funds from the state, would be-
come state institution, operated
as a liberal arts college, indepen-
dent of the University Of Mary
land.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-02-13

Denton On April 1, the
U. S. Public Health Service will
offer bedside nursing service in
Caroline County, the first time
that such service has been offer
ed in Maryland or the entire u. S.
The work of the two new nurses
expected on April 1, will be on an
hourly basis and the service WILDE
free.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-02-13

Leonardtown = At a recent
meeting of the st. Mary's Red
Cross Chapter, Julian A. Brooks,
Red Cross Eastern Area Field
Representative, stated that work
ers may find their greatest OPP
portunity for peacetime service in
the %earn to swim" program. Re-
vealing that $3.50 of the tidewater
county residents were unable to
swim, he stated that the need for
such training in St. Mary's Coun-
ty was more urgent than any other
county in the State.
The Republican., 1947-12-11
ACCIDENT LUTHERAN PARISH
English Evangelical Lutheran
Churches
Rev. Robert Johns. Pastor

Church Services: St. Paul's. $50
a. M; st. Johns, HOO a. M; Grace,
1870 p. m.
Sunday School: St. Paul's, 10:30
d M; St Johns. 9:45 a. M. Grace.
1000 a. m.
The Republican., 1947-12-11

mandments"; 7:@O, Luther League.
Meadow Mountain: Sunday School.
1880.
The Republican., 1947-12-11

Entered at the Postoffice at Oakland
Md, as second-class mail matter
The Republican., 1947-12-11

Prayer services Tuesday evening at
7:30.
Evening star., 1947-12-12
Coal Operators Meet
On Taft Act Problem

Representatives of the. soft-coal
industry were meeting in New York
today for a discussion of problems
raised by the Hartley Act In
connection with the United Mine
Workers welfare fund.
The meeting was called after talks
here between UNIV Chieftain John
L. Lewis and other trustees admin
istering the fund. It now has grown
to nearly s50,OO0000, accumulated
through 10-cent royalty on each
ton of coal mined
Operators attending the meeting
in New York. reporter learned, are
Ezra Van Horn, the industry rep
reseI1tative on the three-man Board
of Trustees and chairman of the
bituminous coal operators Negotiat-
ing Committee: George Humphrey,
head of the Pittsburgh Consolida-
tion Coal Co.; Harry M. Moses. rep
resentative of the steel companies
with bituminous mine holdings, and
Charles O'Neill, chief spokesman for
the operators in negotiations.
The third member Of the Trus-
tee Board Is Thomas e. Murray,
New York f1nancier, who represents
the public.
Mr.. Lewis has been talking with
the trustees about the problems
arising under the Taft-Hartley Act.
while his 30-man international
Executive Board, summoned here
Tuesday, has been discussing fairly
routine matters, some union men,
bers said
The Taft Hartley Act imposes
strict regulations on the use of
funds collected from employers, as
the miners welfare fund is.
The unions Executive Board is
expected to complete its business
today, probably after selecting a
new vice president to succeed the
late Iohp OF Iearv 0f PjtfshIlrph
Evening star., 1947-12-12
Nationalist CIosinq In
On 10000 Red troops
InCenfraI China Area
Ry the Assoeioted Press

NANKING, Dec. 12-Government
troops were reported closing in for
the kill today against 10000 Chinese
Communists surrounded east of the
Peiping- g-Hankow railroad near the
Honan- -Hupeh border of Central
China.
Progovernment dispatches said
Nationalist columns were moving in
rapidly from north and south against
Red Gen. Liu Po-cheng's ist, Sd
and 9Th Divisions, which came out
of mountain hideouts a few days
ago In an attempt to move west
ward.
Savage fighting was reported in
progress as Nationalist forces drove
into the Conlmunist-defended noun
taing from bases on both sides Of
the border. The army newspaper
Peace Daily quoted high govern
ment military source at Kiukiang,
Yangtze River command headquat-
ters, as saying the battle would
reach a peak by the end OF this
week or early next week.
Far to the northeast, In Man.
churia, new battle appeared i'm
minent. Progoyernment dispatches
received In Peiping said more than
10000 Communists had inflltrated
from Jehol province into the SOUTH
western corner Of Manchuria and
were mastering near the important
rail city Of Chtnhsien, ITO miles
northeast of the Great Wall. The
dispatches predicted this was a pre-
lude to q Communist attempt to
paralyze completely the Peiping-
Mukden railway. badly damaged in
earlier Red raids.
Meanwhile, the Peiping Daily
News said today q body Of Chinese
Reds from Dairen" had landed
on the coast Of Hopeh Province
about IS miles east Of Tientsin for
operations against the same rail-
way south of the Great Wall. It
said the landing was made south
east of Lutai, 40 air miles north
east of Tientsin.
There was no confirmation Of the
report. Dairen, a major Man
churian port, is occupied by the
Russians.
Evening star., 1947-12-12
Baltimore Police Seek
Gun Victims Identity
By the Associossd Press

BALTIMORE. Dec. IL. Police
sought the identity today Of man
found dead In Southwest Baltimore
with a bullet hole in his chest.
The victim, described as about 80
years of age, was lying in wooded
section with a 22-caliber revolver
nearby. Physicians at the Franklin
Square Hospital estimated he had
been dead 10 or II hours when dis
covered yesterday morning.
Meanwhile body recovered from
Baltimore Harbor yesterday was
identified as that Of John Shanahan
21, Of Glen Arm. Police listed
drowning as the probable cause o.
death.
Evening star., 1947-12-12
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She'll be sure to appreciate the
cloud-soft comfort the lux
urious loveIiness Of these VEL
vety chenille robes. She'll like
their flottering fit, too :. the
way they hug her tiny waist!
With full long wroporound skirt
and long sleeves. Luscious
Postef shades. Sizes l4-44.
Robes, Second Floor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-09

One of ArIington's most success
full Boy Scout organizations is spon-
sored by a volunteer fire depart
ment.
Participants in this arrangement
are Cub Pack No. 1865 and the
Cherrydale Volunteer Fire Depart
ment.
The firemen took over the cub
pack in January, when a church
decided it could no longer act as
sponsor. James =. Catterton, a
member of the department, whose
son is a Cub Scout, suggested the
department act and the flremen
agreed. Mr.. Catterton was named
chairman of Sponsoring Commit
tee which includes Morris Sitkin and
William D. Topley Working in
favor of the move were President
Anthony Luzi and Fire Chief Louis
LUZ, brothers.
Among the activities undertaken
by the cubs since the fire depart
ment became sponsor, is baseball
team which just concluded sue
cessful season in the Arlington
Playground League, finishing in sec
ond place. The fire department
spent about $500 on equipment for
the team, including uniforms for
all members. Roy J. Heinbuch, a
former semipro ball player and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-09
Nearby Motor Freight Lines
Crippled by Driver Strike
By the Associoted Press

WINCHESTER, Va, Sept. e.
Motor freight shipments in North
ern Virginia and nearby Maryland
were substantially curtailed today as
the result of a strike of some $50
drivers, platform workers and shop
employees of seven Winchester
lines.
The men quit work after expira-
ton of a two-year contract Satur-
day night and spokesman for the
companies involved said incoming
and outgoing service here was vir-
tually paralyzed. The workmen,
members Of Local 453, AFL Teams
tiers and Chauffeurs' Union, yester-
day picketed the freight terminals,
but conditions appeared orderly.
/ At Cumberland, G. e. Stutzman,
business agent of the local with
which the Winchester workers are
affiliated, said the drivers were
seeking raises of from 20 to Is per
cent. Only minor changes had been
made In the contract during the two
years of its life, he said. In spite
of the walkout, however, the nego-
tiations here were going on.
Truck lines affected include No.
vic Transfer Co., Allegheny Freight,
Elliott Transfer, Smith Transfer,
Superservice, Mason Dixon Trans
Ter and Associated Transport.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-09
Army Asks Retention
Of D. C.-Virginia Bus
Transfer Privileges

The Interstate Commerce Com
mission was asked by the War De-
partment today to keep in force
transfer privileges between the Cap
ital Transit Co. and two Virginia
bus lines for commuters between
Washington and Government build
ings in Arlington.
The Virginia companies involved
are Alexandria, Bancroft & Wash
ington Transit Co. and Washington,
Virginia & Maryland Coach Co.
Pentagon workers are among
those affected by the arrangement.
Early this year Capital Transit
Co. discontinued its bus service to
Virginia, but joint fare, providing
for transfer from the Washington
company to the two Virginia lines,
was kept In effect by ICC order.
Meanwhile, the two Virginia COM
panies have renewed the proceeding
to cancel the transfer arrangement
They contend the Capital Transit
Co. is demanding q larger share OF
the transfer rate, which would make
the operation Improbable for the
Virginia lines.
A brief filed today by Maj. Gen.
Thomas H. Green, Army judge ad-
vocate general, on behalf of the Sec
Rotary of War, asserted that lat best,
the facts alleged in the petitions
indicate dispute as to the division
of the through fare"
Gen. Green suggested that any
proceeding in the matter might we'll
be confined to the dispute over the
division of the joint fares between
the companies.
He asked at the same time that
petitions for cancellation of transfer
privileges be dismissed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-09
CheWChase Boy Hurt
In Fall Under Auto

A 15-year-old Chevy Chase boy
received back and rib injuries yes
terday when he fell from his bicycle
underneath a passing automobile.
According to Montgomery County
police, Paul Sadler of 4206 Curtis
road, who was admitted to Suburban
Hospital, skidded on loose gravel at
Elm street and Maple avenue, Be-
thesda, and fell under a car driven
by Margaret E. farrell, II, 1901
North Mansion street, Silver Spring.
They said he was dragged several
feet before Miss FARRELL was able to
bring the car to halt.
Young Sadler, who is a student at
the Fork Union Military Academy,
Fork Union. Va, was reported to be
in good condition today at the hos
pital.
In Fairfax County yesterday
George Short, IS, of Ida, sustained
a leg fracture when struck by an
automobile on Columbia pike near
Annandale.
Police said he walked from be-
hind bus into the path of a car
driven by Raymond C. Herzig, 1864
South Sixteenth street, Arlington.
No charges were placed against the
driver.
The injured man was admitted to
the Alexandria Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-09
Boy Says Mother Told
Him 10 Shoot Father
BY the Associated Press

CHARLOTTESV1L Va, Sept.
9.-Police today studied the state
ment of 15-year-old Floyd Butler
that his mother told him to shoot
his father, William j. Butler, when
the father came at him with knife.
Floyd is charged with murder in the
death of Mr.. Butler, who was So. 5,
Acting Police Chief j. E. Adams
said. he intended to question the
slight. brown-haired boy further on
what occurred Saturday morning at
their farm near Syria in Madison
County where Mr.. Buffers body was
found near a chicken house.
Floyd's mother, Mrs. Minnie Lee
Seal Butler. was charged with aid
ing and abetting the Staying and
brought here for questioning.
The Charlottesville police official
said the boy at first denied the STAY
ing but later said his father came at
him with a knife. Still later, Mr..
Adams said, Floyd told him mann
ma told me to shoot him"
The boy and his mother were
brought here at the request of Mad
ison authorities.
Mr.. Butler was employed by
fruit packing house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-09
Silver Spring Library
Expands lis Service

The Silver Spring Public Library
has enlarged its staff and revised
its hours to give better service as
a result of an increase in tax funds
granted to the institution, Mrs.
Louise C. Ferguson, librarian, an
nounced today.
New members of the library staff
are:
Miss Jane eating of Gallipolis,
Ohio, reference assistant, who was
trained at Western Reserve Library
School.
Miss Virginia Peters of Ninevah,
Pa, children's librarian, VINO comes
from the University Of North Caro-
lima Library School at Chapel Hill.
Miss Helen Kesteller of Boothton,
Ala, clerical assistant.
The new schedule of hours for the
library is Monday through Friday, 10
am. until 9 pm, and Saturday, 10
am. until 6 pm.
The tax rate of cents per 500
assessed valuation of real estate was
doubled for the special Silver Spring
library taxing area at the 1947 ses-
sion of the General Assembly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-09
10000 Begin Classes
Al Parochia| Schools;
Others Open Sept. Il

An estimated 10000 parochial
school students were beginning
classes today in Washington after
the official opening of the schools
yesterday.
Still to return are 1000 children
in the District public schools, which
reopen September %.
The parochial students attended
only a halliday session yesterday
But classes will get into full swing
today and tomorrow. DR.. Leo Nc
Cormick, superintendent of the
Catholic schools for the archdio-
ceses of Baltimore and Washington,
said all schools were enrolled to
capacity. Exact figures on regis
tration will be available later in the
week, DR.. Mccormick said.
Two new parochial elementary
schools are open to students this
fall. They are st. Francis de Sales
at 2021 Rhode Island avenue NE,
with kindergarten and six grades,
and St. Bernadette, in the 10000
block of old Bladensburg road, -Four
Corners, with kindergarten and
three grades.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-09
Appeal 10 Question Legality
OF Alexandra License Law

Constitutionality of the Alexan-
dria license law will be questioned
in Corporation Court on october 2
in an appeal from the Police Court
conviction of two solicitors for
washington Photographic studio.
Attorney William Moore Kabler
said today that he would raise the
question when he carries the cases
of Eugene LIE Febure and Richard
E. Flynn to the higher court.
The men were sentenced to 60
days in Jail when they could not
pay 500 fines on their conviction
August 20 on charges of having no
photographers licenses. The sem
tence was imposed by Harry. F
Kennedy, substitute Police Court
justice.
Mr.. LIE Febure and Mr.. Flynn were
arrested as they allegedly solicited
in Alexandria for the White Studio
of Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-09

father of a cub, coached the team
at the request of the fremen.
The pack meets once month in
the hall over the f1rehouse on Lee
highway. Parents are invited to
attend and the three dens of the
pack. each having about dozen
members, exhibit the projects they
have completed since the preceding
meeting. The winning den is given
a ribbon to aftix to the, den flag.
The firemen plan special events
for each of the monthly meetings.
A Patterson banquet was held at
one meeting. The mothers were per-
mitted to attend the Patterson BAN
quet.
In Boy Scout Week the pack won
prize from the district Scout
Council, for a display it placed in
the window of a Cherrydale drug
store.
The OAR has indicated it will
designate the pack as unit Of the
Junior American Citizens, an or
ganization being sponsored by the
OAR. The pack will then become
the first Boy Scout unit in the
country to receive the designation
awarded to groups in which youths
learn ideals of citizenship and
Americanism.
Richard Gossorn is cub master
and Kenneth Brewer is assistant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-09
Ednor Youth Held in $1,000
After Hearing on Thets

Laddie Owens, 10, of Ednor, Md.
was held for action of the Mont
gomery County grand jury yester-
day after a preliminary hearing in
Bethesda Police Court before Judge
Warren Browning on charges of
larceny, HOUSEKEEPING, and break
ing and entering. Bond was set
at $1,000.
Owens, who recently became 10,
previously was returned to his
parents by county juvenile authoi-
ties after being arrested for similar
offenses.
According to police, the youth
broke into Bethesda automobile
dealers establishment last week and
stole an automobile and then
entered a dry cleaning establish
ment and stole $18 and a wrist
watch. Arlington police have sent
a detainer for him in connection
with the theft of clothes from an
Arlington cleaning establishment.