Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-08-28
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THE NEWS
FROM
Here And There

Last week a news story of the
hearing on proposed regulations
for slaughter houses carried an
incorrect date. The hearing is set
for Sept. 9, at IL A. M. in the
Rockville Court House.
An amusing story of the severe
storm which struck the county last
Wednesday comes from Damascus.
Persons gathered in other business
places awaiting an abatement of
the storm before starting for home,
had noticed Tommy Woodfeld seat
ed under the neon lights in large
window of his electrical shop. Came
vivid bolt of lightning and it's ac-
companying thunder and someone
noticed Tommy had disappeared.
Rushing to the store he could be
seen stretched on the floor. The
door was locked-more excitement.
Finally gaining admittance it was
found Tommy had merely decided
to take nap.
The Farmers Club of Sandy
Spring went on the air on a Ma
tional program Saturday vixen
John E. Muncaster, of Laytons-
vile, q member for so years, Rob-
ert H. Miller, Jr., Sandy Spring,
and Leonard C. Burns, at this time
president Of the club which is over
100 years old, were heard on the
Farm and Home Hour. "
Bethesda, already on the way to
becoming the Worlds Medical Cen
ter, may yet get the IL million dol
lar Veterans Administration Hos
pital, Tor which a county site was
first approved and then switched to
Arlington Co., Va. The Veterans of
Foreign Wars are asking their ma
tional organization to back the Be-
thesda site. DR.. Gloyd ]. Carter, of
Chevy Chase, surgeon of the State
Dept. of WV, thinks no better To-
! cation could be found than near the
s National Institute of Health and
: the Naval Medical Center.
= The Druid Theater in Damascus
is so named because both the owner
and his son have that name-Druid
A. Clodfelter. 1t has other unique
features too, among them a "crying
ROOM where mothers may retire
with noisy children = it's sound
proof.
Plyers Mill Road, the shortest
cut from Georgia Avenue extended
to Connecticut Avenue, is one of
the roads included in county's pres
ent road building program. 1t will
become 16 foot macadam road
with so foot right-of-way.
Plans are underway for a COM
plete remodelling and reorganiza-
ton of the Bethesda County Build
ing, providing more efficient use of
available space and making a con-
solidated police headquarters in
the basement.
Plans are about completed for
the 18th show of the Montgomery
County Horse Show Association to
be held Saturday, September Is, on
the farm of Lex Barnsley, near Oh
|, ney. Beginning at $3.50, IS classes
, will be shown. Norman Warfield of
Howard County will judge the
draft animals. Victor Noyes of Bel
air will be the judge of the riding
classes.
The Fire Departments of the
county remind their patrons of the
danger and hazards setting fires
during the non-growing season =
also of the State law which for
bids the setting of brush fires ex.
cept after 4 P. M.
Farm equipment dealers in Mont.
gomery, Frederick, Carroll ant
Howard Counties will boycott the
Frederick Fair in protest Of
charges being made this year fol
exhibition space, unless some agree.
ment can be reached before the fair
opens Sept. 80.
Albert A. Ady has been betting
quite kick out Of the National re.
{ action towards the story of his
N"Charm School" as told by Golfers
according to a letter received by
The Sentinel editor. AL has had
letters from every state in the
union and from abroad too. Aus
tralian newspapers are going to do
reprint in September.
In July there were 1,476 traffic
accidents reported in Maryland
with 33 deaths and 76S persons in
jured. Montgomery was one Of nine
counties that had no fatal accident
There were SO accidents with S5 in
jured reported from this county.
Ilka Chase, in a new comedy by
Lynn (oklahoma) Riggs, comes to
Olney Theabcr next week in pre-