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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-05-27
Richard Montgomery Pays Tribute
To Mrs. deVermond, Music Teacher

Richard M on gomery High
School feels that often, while the
world is busy looking for fame and
fortune, the truly brilliant people
are not always appreciated to the
fullest extent. The school is proud
to have on its faculty one who is a
pianist, organist, conductor, coach,
arranger, and teacher, She is Mrs.
Mary Formalt deVermond, music
instructor in the school for the
past three years.
Mrs. deVermond's musical train
ing was received in New York at
tie Institute of Musical Art of, the
Juilliard School of Music. She also
studied in Chicago as an artist
student and continued her work in
Washington with Dr. Glenn Gil
lard Gum. Holding degree in
music, she is at present doing
graduate work at Columbia Uni
versity.
Mrs. deVermond has also found
time to pen arrangements for duos
and trios that have been used in
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-05-27

concert and radio, both in the
United States and in Canada. AS
musical director and coach of the
Chicago Festival Grand Opera
Company, she toured and appeared
in fourteen states, producing such
operas as "Ill Trovatore," "Rigo-
letto,' and Martha"
At home, Mrs. deVermond has
been extremely active as director
of the Rockville Presbyterian
choir, the layman's choir and as
performer for local civic groups.
Her tireless efforts with the music
classes, radio programs, and the
glee club of Richard Montgomery
have reaped untold benefits for the
musical appreciation of her stu
dents.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-05-27

PASEBALL's YOUTHFUL SEA-
- SON is not very old, but enough
has happened to prove this will be
another rough year on the pitchers.
Part Of this is the half-rubber ball,
and part is lack Of pitching ability
as compared to the stars of the past.
Running into an old-timer, now
one Of the leading scouts, we picked
up this opinion:
Pitching still will decide both
pennants," he said, 'as erratic as
the pitching has been so far. The
Cardinals will get the best pitching
in the National league after things
have settled down, and warm wealth
err has come along.
''The Dodgers have little quality
on their pitching staff, but they have
a world of quantity. They have
about 10 pitchers who are just about
the same, and few of these can go
five innings. They are the widest
bunch of throwers, not pitchers, I've
ever seen. They can be, and will
be, dangerous.
II feel now the Dodgers have too
much youth and speed-too many
good arms and legs for the Giants
and Braves. The Cardinals are
the only team that might handle
them-and the Cardinals will have
to keep ON getting the best pitch
ing in the league.
''Red Munger will have to i'm
prove, for I'm afraid HOWE Pollet
can't go the distance any longer.
The Giants, with any sort of pitch
ing, should win the pennant. I'm
afraid they are not going to get the
pitching they need!"
They have done pretty well so
far" l suggested.
I'm only telling you what I think
on ahead" he said.
'They have too many pitchers
who are in and out-good one start
and punk the next. You can't bank
on any of them to give you a sound
game.
boy, how I'd like to see those
Giants get good pitching. Outside
of this, they have a better ball club
than the Dodgers, Cardinals or
Braves. The Pirates are the most
improved team in either league"
whats your slant in the Amer
lean league?" I asked the old
timer.
mo change" he said. "Still the
Red Sox and Yankees. Detroit's
great pitching has been a fizzle 50
far. Anyhow, it won't be good
enough to lift bad ball club.
Cleveland got a great start, but
Cleveland isn't that good.
"Feller will have a good year.
Bob probably will win % games.
Cleveland is much better, but its
pitching is only fair"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-05-27
TeIevision and Sports

Sport, any game you might men,
ton, has come face to face with
its major problem-television.
One of the major promoters in this
field, one with a tremendous interest
involved had this to say:
"Television is the biggest guess
I've ever run across In sport. No
one can say for sure what will
take place. With . half-million
dollars involved in my own case
it may amount to much more than
that-Ive spent many an hour try
ing to figure 1t out. Here's what
can happen:
mo. /. 1t will help attendance
and gate receipts, just as radio did.
1t will bring about increased interest
in various games, especially base
ball. 1t will give us double revenue.
mo. 2. 1t will cut down attend
ance figures heavily. People can
hear about something and want to
see it. But II they actually see it
once. they won't be SO eager about
seeing. it again.
mo. 3. II attendance and the
gate receipts are cut down, we can
get our money back by lifting rev.
enues from television. Television
will have to pay for it. But how will
it look to see ball game played
before 500 or 1000 fans? That won't
be so good. How will it look to see
football crowds cut in two? That
wouldn't look so good either.
mo. 4. Television will have lit
tie effect on attendance. one way or
another. In that case. we'll get our
revenue from two sources, as we do
right now.
This is the situation" he said.
I'VE don't know. l believe it will
build up additional interest, as radio
did, and increase attendance. This
would be wonderful"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-05-27
The Best Golf Grip

Most professional golfers and most
leading amateurs stand strongly by
the overlapping grip. Alex Morrison
always has claimsd that the inter-
locking loosens up the two wrists
and is far more useful for those who
have passed 40.
1t might surprise you to know
how many golfers have passed 40
or As. 1t might surprise you to
learn how many golfers no longer
have the whippiness Of youth in their
hands and wrists, as the grizzled
gray begins to appear at the edge
Of their scalps.
II Is much easier 10 break the
wrists with the interIocking than
II Is with the overlapping, where
the little finger OF the right hand
Is placed over the forefinger Of the
left-sort Of wedged in between
the first two fingers Of the left.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-05-27
Damascus High
School News

Six Seniors of Damascus High
School will compete in an examina-
ton for the Scholarship eligibility
which will be held May % at the
Richard Montgomery High School.
They are: Carol Lee Shaeffer,
Shirley Duvall, Gloria Monkey,
Harry Jones, Kyle Sawyers, Mar
win Browning.
Patrol Parade
The patrol of Damascus High
School was among the 1900 boys
and girls who marched in the an
nual patrol parade in Washington
on May Is.
Hornets Lose
The Damascus High boys lost
their fourth game of. the year to
Rockville with score of Ill. The
boys have won three games and
lost four this season. The batteries
were King, Bellison, and R. Beall
for Damascus, and Thompson,
Holland, and Monday for Rock
vile.
The Silver Tea
The Silver Tea held at the Da-
mascus Elementary School Sun
day, May 16, under the auspices of
the Library Committee of the
Parent Teacher Association, was a
delightful affair.
The rooms were beautifully dec
GRATED with flowers and art work,
suggesting the well-known stories
children love. Two class rooms had
been thrown together, and there
friends and patrons were first well
coined and entertained by most
enjoyable musical program.
After the program, the audience
was invited to the kindergarten
room, where tea tables were spread
with delicious refreshments.
The silver collection, in which
over a hundred dollars was re-
ceived, will be used for the school
library fund.
Alumni News
Mary Woodfield graduated from
Frederick Memorial Hospital with
highest honors. Mary was grad
uate of the class of 1915.
Wedding bells have been ringing
for Damascus alumni. Annette
Howard, graduate of the class of
'49, was recently married to
Charles Crabbe.
Betty Jane King, also gradu-
ate of AT, was married to Herbert
Nicholson.
Wedding bells rang for the jun
ior class too. jeanette Grimes, a
former member, was married to
Paul Anderson.
Junior Class Prom
The Junior Glass of Damascus
High School held it's annual Jun
ior-Senior Prom on May IA, in the
Damascus High School gymna-
stun. The color scheme was a COM
bination of the junior and senior
class colors-blue, pink, and white.
There was May pole in the center
of the gymnasium with a wheel
and balloons attached to the top
and streamers of crepe paper 60
ing out to the wall. The stage was
decorated with white picket fences
and lattice work entwined with
dogwood, .bridlewreath, and honey
suckle. A beautiful three layer
cake stood in the center of the re-
fresi;ment table surrounded by
cookies, minis, peanuts, and deli
cious punch.
Dancing was to>the music of the
Esquire orchestra. Before the
dance was over, a string was pull
ed and many colored balloons drift
ed all over the dance floor.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-05-27

U. S. Navy scientists expect
soon to be able to produce tempera-
lures within .001 degrees Of abso-
lutte zero (-459.7 degrees Fahren-
heit).
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-05-27

tools. And when time and miles
finally take their toll in wear, they
have right at hand stock of Buick.
engineered replacement parts.
Wheel in and they'll swecten your
engine to bring out all its surge
and 90. They'll steady your cars
easy gait and make steering linn
Der. They'll even take out your
worn engine and give you new.car
zing and power with factory
fresh Fireball.
See for yourself. Bring your car in
and get real, understanding Buick
car care. You can't buy it anywhere
else - and job for job it doesn't
cost you penny more.
Evening star., 1948-06-06
500 Hungarians Riot
On State School Rule
By the kssocioted Press

BUDAPEST, Hungary. June s.
Angered over state plans to nation
alize church-Sponsored schools, 500
villagers in Pocspetri attacked the
police station and killed one police
man, the Ministry of Interior said
today.
The Attack Occurred Thursday.
The ministry said % persons were
arrested and martial law will be
proclaimed in the village.
Minister of Education Guyula
Ortutay sent a letter to Josef Car
dinal Mindszenty blaming the Cath
olic Church for countrywide agita-
ton against naturalization of par
ochial schools. He demanded that
the cardinal Immediately put an
end to this agitation"
A statement by the Ministry OF
Interior said the villagers attacked
the police station after they were
aroused by their Roman Catholic
priest, Janis Asztalos."
1t added that the priest repeat
eS.y threatened teachers and par
&c with accommodation If they
{ not oppose naturalization
" ch has been accepted by the
na .ional committee of the village
Ortutay's letter to the cardinal
expressed grave forebodings" and
added that there Is unbridled agita-
ton throughout the country using
Fascist and reactionary slogans
against democracy. The killing of an
innocent policeman on duty in Poe
spetri was the first serious warning.
Evening star., 1948-06-06
Lewis Fodpg Default on Huge
Benefits Due Injured Miners
Fight Over $2o, 900, 900 Pledge Moy Lead to
Quick Accord in Talks Opening Tomorrow

the mines from May 20, 1916 to last
June 80.
From that fund the trustees have
been paying $1,000 benefits to the
families of miners who died and dis
stress benefits of about 500 a month
to the men who were crippled on the
job or who became incapacitated
for any reason. Payments also are
being made to dependents of de-
ceased mine workers who are In
distress.
Mr.. Lewis has tried desperately
to have the commitments made from
the 1916 fund assumed by the trus-
tees of the 1947 fund, which Is raised
under the present contract with the
private mine operators. But, so far
he has failed.
The 1947 welfare and retirement
fund, nearing $40,0O0,000, has re-
mained frozen and inactive because
of the controversy between Mr.. Lew
is and the operators over the pay
ment of 500 monthly pensions to
the miners who wish to retire.
Now the argument over pensions,
which led to a long spring strike
and the f1ning of Mr.. Lewis and the
UNIV for contempt of court, has
been dwarfed by the controversy
over continuation of benefits pres
emily being paid the miners from
the old fund.
The argument has led to a
breach-possibly only temporarily in
the relations between Mr.. Lewis and
(See COAL. Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1948-06-06
Charles Evans Hughes, S6,
Confined 10 Bed al Home

Former Chief Justice Charles
Evans Hughes, who is 86 years old,
lis confined to his bed at his home
at 1928 r street NV, it was learned
last night.
Mr.. Hughes, who was Secretary OF
State during the Harding and Cool
idge administrations, is suffering
from "debilities of age" his son.
Charles Evans Hughes, jr, New
York attorney, who is here, said.
Mr.. Hughes, who is under the
care Of DR.. B. w. Leonard, served
on the Supreme Court from 1910
until 1916 when he resigned to &C
cept the Republican presidential
nomination. In 1880 he was APP
pointed Chief Justice and he retired
II years later.
Evening star., 1948-06-06
s Nations Plan Report
On Accord Tomorrow
BY ihs Assoeiofsd Press

The United States, Britain, France
and the Low Countries plan to pub
lish tomorrow q formal report on
last weeks London agreement for
the future economic and political
development Of Germany.
Diplomatic officials indicated yes
terday that the six nations will Is
sue statement Of what they agreed
on rather than the formal text OF
their agreement. The announcement
Is expected to be made simultan-
eously here and in the five other
capitals.
The London conference resulted
In Western power agreements for
forming q federalized Western Ger
man government, joint control and
distribution Of Ruhr production and
other measures designed to pro-
vide full western German co-opera-
ton In the European Recovery Pro-
gram On self-supporting basis.
Evening star., 1948-06-06
Flying Wing Crashes,
Burns After Takeoff,
Killing Crew Of Five
Big Jet PIone, One Of IS
Ordered by Air Force,
Was on Check Flight
picture on Page A-3.)
By the Associoted Press


/ MUROC AIR BASE, Calf,
June 5.-A great Northrop Fly
ing Wing bomber crashed and
burned near this testing field to-
day, killing its flve-man Air
Force crew.
The eight-jet YB-4s, which
Northrop has called the most power
full plane yet announced, met dis
aster only a few minutes after it
had taken off from this field on a
routine checking flight, Air Force
spokesmen announced.
1t crashed near a highway, and
an eyewitness, Dale C.. Wilson of
Alton, ILL.,, who was driving nearby,
told the Kern County sheriff's Office
that it seemed to explode at several
hundred feet altitude, then plunged
earthward, cutting a wide swath
through the sagebrush and grease
wood which thickly stud this desert
region.
Plane Completely Burned.
Flames almost completely de-
stroyed it, and it was hours before
military authorities could get close
enough to the great hulk even for
preliminary investigation.
Air Force officers could give nc
cause for the tragedy.
In Dayton, Ohio, the public rela
tionS officer of the Air Materiel
Command at nearby Wright Field
announced the names of the crash
victims as follows:
Maj Don Forbes Topeka, Kans.
Capt. Glen w. Edwards, Lincoln
Calf; 1t. Edward Swindell, Virginia
Beach, Va: C. C. Lesser, Joliet, ILL.,,
and c. H. LaFountain, Hudson Falls,
N. Y.
Mr.. Lesser and Mr.. LaFountain
were civilians. All were attached to
the flight test division of the air
Materiel Command at Wright Field
In terse statement, Claude N.
Moson, Northrop general manager,
said in Los Angeles:
This plane is one Of Is being
built by Northrop for the Air Force
1t had already completed many
hours of rigorous test flights by
Northrop pilots and was being flown
on a recheck flight. There is no
reliable information as to the cause
of the accident"
Bomber Is Bat-like.
The giant bomber, bat-like in
shape, weighed A tons empty and
more than 100 tons fully loaded
It's eight jet engines developed a
thrust equivalent to $4,000 horse
power, and the span of its chevron-
shaped wings was l72 feet 1t was
designed to operate at attitudes of
more than 10000 feet and to carry
a crew of 49,
The first YB-49 made its maiden
(See FLYING WING, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1948-06-06

Gov: Lane of Maryland per-
sonally ordered the raid by State
troopers on the Rocway Towers
gambling casino near Laurel
early yesterday which resulted in
seizure of some $45, 900 and ar
rest of 40 persons, most of them
from the Washington area.
The troopers were pulled in from
stations outside the vicinity, briefed
on the situation, divided into three
squads and dispatched with such
swiftness and secrecy that even the
sheriff of Howard County, Frederick
Kramer, knew nothing of the plans
until hours after the raid.
In Annapolis last night, Gov. Lane
expressed qualification at the sue
cess of the maneuver, and revealed
that States Attorney Daniel Mur-
ray, jr., of Howard County had re-
quested his assistance because the
gambling situation in the lower end
Evening star., 1948-06-06
By jones Y. Newton

John L. Lewis faces the
prospect of having to default on
nearly $20,O00,0O0 in commit
ments to thousands of his dis
tressed miners unless he is able
to get quick agreement from
mine operators on use of the
United Mine Workers welfare
and retirement funds.
That was the situation as Mr.
Lewis prepared to NEE the Nations
soft coal operators tomorrow in the
first bargaining session on new in
dustry work contract. The session
is set for the Statler Hotel at II am.
Unless agreement on a new pact
can be reached by June 30 When the
present contract expires, there is not
only the definite possibility of an
other coal strike, but also the COM
plicating factor of dropping large
number of injured and destitute
miners and dependents from the
benefit rolls.
The situation could be one of
great embarrassment to Mr.. Lewis
and it could result in the UNIV
coming to terms quickly with the
coal operators.
Reason for the dilemma is that
the welfare fund built up during the
period of Government operation OF
the mines, is nearing exhaustion.
This fund was built up to about $25,-
100000 while the Government ran
Evening star., 1948-06-06
Governor Ordered Gaming Raid
Near LAUREL; Sheriff By-Possed
Seizure Of 49 Persons and About $45 900
At Rocwoy Towers Done With Great Secrecy

of the county had gotten out Of
hand"
Other sources revealed that sim
liar raids in nearby Maryland had
leaked" in advance to gambling
places. Enforcement officers found
the places closed or operating be-
hind legitimate fronts" as night
clubs or such with all evidence con-
cealed.
Mr.. Kramer told The Star last
night that "after all I am the high
sheriff of the county. and should
have been notified"
Gov. Lane said the States attor-
ney pointed out to me that the law
enforcement personnel Of the county
was relatively small in number and
he felt it could not undertake what
was necessary to be done without
assistance.
The raid occurred shortly after
midnight, but the first the sheriff
(See GAMBLING, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1948-06-06

Can you spare 1854 or $l7.70
or even $2.53?
That's not 50 much, but 1t
might as we'll be a thousand dol
lars to the Washington young
sters whose parents haven't got
it.
These boys and girls want to go
to camp. Their mothers and
fathers know they need 1t. But
when family of six lives in two
rooms and gets by on beans and
cabbage, the children know
there's no use even asking to. go
to camp.
Some of these youngsters don't
have mothers to see that they get
fresh air. Some Of them have
lost the father who could make
sure his son or daughter gets a
swim in the summertime.
The Star is asking other people
who like children to act ~ father
Evening star., 1948-06-06
By DonieI De Luce

AsSocioted Press Foreign lofrsSponoehf
JERUSALEM, June S. - Roman
Catholic dignitaries said tonight
they had sent a protest to the Vati-
can that Jews consistently failed to
respect holy places in the war in
Jerusalem, while Arabs kept their
word in this regard.
The telegram said Jewish attacks
in the Holy City were ''for the pur-
pose of occupying it and with the
announced purpose to plunder 1t as
they had done in Haifa, Tiberias
and Jaffa."
It said they turned converts and
q monastery into fortresses from
which they pour necessarily and
without discrimination their fire on
thc Holy City"
The telegram said Catholic pro-
tests to the Jerusalem Counsular
Truce Committee and representa-
tives of the International Red Cross
had been unavailing. The message
Evening star., 1948-06-06
Your Gift-Ther Compine
Only $35.44 Will Buy q Lot
OfFresh Air for Needy Children

and mother to these youngsters
and let them go to Camp Good
Will or Camp Pleasant.
Here's how you can do it:
For $35.44, you can send a boy
or girl to camp for two weeks.
For $l7.70. you can send a boy
or girl to camp for a week.
For s2.53, you can send a boy
or girl to camp for day.
Your dollars will send the
youngsters to the two camps
operated by the Summer Outings
Committee of the Family Service
Association in Chopawamsic Ma
tional Park near Triangle, Va.
Your dollars will buy second
and third helpings for youngsters
who never see fresh vegetables or
orange Juice. Your dollars Will
pay for joyful splashings In .
woodland pool. Your gift will
lSee CAMP, Page A-S)
Evening star., 1948-06-06

eress" and asking why there has
been no action on Capitol Hill IN
view of their expressions of sollcl-
tude for the farmer while counting
the vote here.
The reference was to Harold E.
Stassen, Gov. Dewey, of New York
and Senator Taft, of Ohio, who
finished in that order in the pref
erential ballot in this State, which
has voted Republican in the last
two presidential elections.
II believe the time has passed
when a man can be for farm
program when he is in the west and
against farm programs when he is
in the east" the President gibed.
If everybody is in favor of farm
program, now is the time for Con-
gress to act"
Second Major Speech of Tour.
The Presidents speech was the
second on five ajor topics he plans
in his swing to the Pacific coast.
1t was delivered at the reunion of
bis old buddies Of the Thirty-fifth
Division, at -Sar-Een Coliseum.
The speech topped off a busy day
that started at breakfast time when
he arrived on his special train from
Chicago. In the crowded daylight
hours. the President led the divi-
sional parade at the head of his
World War l command, Battery D
129th Field Artillery; spoke at the
dedication of war memorial,
visited the famous Boys Town, at
tended a downtown luncheon and
late in the day reception at the
home of Ed McKim, formerly a
White House executive assistant. and
meanwhile saw visitors at the Hotel
Fontenelle, where he Is remaining
overnight.
The speech was largely restate-
nent of the program the President
sent recently to Congress asking for
a flexible price support system for
farm products; soil conservation;
improved marketing and diStribu-
ton facilities, and aid for the farm
tIS III lllCcllllS oIIlCI ouSiA
as medical facilities, housing, roads
and electricity.
Since the beginning Of the Eight
ieth Congress, in January, l947, l
have been recommending action on
this necessary legislation the Presi-
dent said as he discussed the broad
needs of the farm population.
Plugs for Trade Act.
In passing. he also put in a plug
for his reciprocal trade program,
which is having tough shedding in
the Republican controlled Congress.
In following the same line of at
tack that marked earlier talks on
the trip. the President declared he
spoke with real sense of urgency"
In view of the price situation and
the threat of imitation.
He recalled the disastrous slump"
lSee TRUMAN, Page A-5)