Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-03-27
THE NEWS
FROM
Here And There

Thomas Walter Pyles, formerly
of Rockville, received the degree
of Master of Arts from Teachers
College, Columbia University, New
York on February 26th. Mr.. Pyles
and his wife, the former Beatrice
Lee Howard, are living in New
York while he continues his advanc-
ed studies. Prior to the war, Mr..
Pyles taught for five years in
Montgomery County schools. He
served for three and half years
as Naval officer during the war,
with more than SO months sea
duty. Mrs. Pyles will be remember
ed as very popular librarian at
the local Public Library.
Mrs. George B. Porter of Silver
Spring recently entertained at a
luncheon in Mrs. KS Toll House
Tavern in honor off the birthday
of Mrs. Edith Wilson of Washing
ton Grove. Guests included Mrs.
Ida Leizear and Mrs. Arthur E.
Harding, Cloverly; Mrs. Frank
Bushby, Riverdale and Mrs.
Blanche Breen, Silver Spring.
The traffic safety slogan for
the week is, Better to prevent
than to lament. Drive carefully"
William j. Merrell, manager of
keystone Auto Club says with
the introduction OF an Anti-Diver-
sion Constitutional Amendment by
Senator Paul G. Stromberg, Mary
land, is headed toward a goal 10
other states have attained in guar
anteeing the use of motor vehicle
taxes for highways and related
purposes"
Mrs. Van Lippard, Mas Daisy
Magruder and Mrs. S. Merhle
Haines, named as nominating COM
mittee by Mrs. Rose A. Dawson,
met at the home of Miss Magruder
Monday afternoon and made up, a
slate to present to The Woman,s
Club of Rockville for the election,
of officers at the April meeting.
William Lourie, assistant to
Harold F. Dorm, of the USPHS,
conducting the cancer survey in
: Washington and surrounding ter
fitory will confer this week with
Montgomery County Medical As
ISOLATION members and outline the
methods to be used in making a
survey here. April will be cancer
month.
Forty-two per cent of the World
War II veterans, eligible for enlist
ed mems terminal pay have failed
to apply for the benefits, it is re-
ported. This percentage is based
on claims filed by the Army,
Navy, Marine Corps and Coast
Guard.
Dean Hugh G. Price thinks the
development of the new library
of the Montgomery Junior College
one of the outstanding accomplish
! ments of its librarian, Miss Coda
S. Payne. Having 70 start from
scratch with bare and empty
room last summer, Miss Payne has
yathered together over thousand
Z important volumes which are
meeting the needs of the fresh
men students in the college.
M. Lee Rice of Germantown,
Junior at Western Maryland Col
lege, is a member of the Deans
List for the first semester of the
scholastic year 1946-1947. An aver
age of "B" or better is required
to make the Deans List, which
carries with it the privilege of I'M
limited cuts.
Montgomery County assessors
will attend the meetings Thur sday
and Friday of the Maryland Super
visors and Assessors Assn. beit,g
held at the Southern Hotel.
Guests of Mrs. Edwin Fry ot
Laytonsville for the weekend were
Mrs. Wheadon Grant, her three
children and Mrs. Grace Riley of
New York City, and Miss Jane
1astow of Baltimore. Miss Bastow
is now connected with the Ameri-
can Red Cross.
Buell. Gardner, popular Rockville
realtor and former president of
the Rockville Chamber of Com
merce is in the Naval Hospital in
Bethesda as the result ola heart
attack. Mr.. Gardner's condition is
good, but he will have to remain
there about six weeks for treat
ment.