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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-10-07
History Of The Woman
Club Of Jamestown

Ypulled the last grade, the ladies
often used to assemble.
Programs were given on topics
of interest. Frequently, some for
eign country was studied. An old
calendar dated 1906, gave Russia
much prominence. Mrs. Walter
Stone, a former member, speaking
of that years work said, 81 have
always thought of Russia as a
place | knew well, after our study
in 1906. Notable Women and Their
| achievements was another topic
listed and third included the GUS
toms, art, and literature of Japan.
Although most of the programs
were of the literary type, such was
not always the case. We notice
that the ladies were engaged in
hat making in 1924, under the di-
rection of Miss Corwin. The hats
seem to have been made of plated
crepe paper. Perhaps there are
still some of them stored in attics.
One winter much sewing was done
for the Red Cross; at other times
dresses and slips were made for
needy children.
During the First World War
and during the Second World War,
we have striven through our club
activities to bear some of the load
such tragic events entail.
The historians report following
the First World War was written
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-10-07
Welfare Board Increases
County Public Assistance

The Montgomery County We'll
fare Board reports that effective
October l, 1913, it will be able to
make cost of living increase to
recipients of public assistance.
This increase is possible because
of increased Federal participation
in the cost of public assistance.
Although the amount of increase
will vary with individual cases, it
is expected that the average in
crease will be roughly ten percent
for Old Age Assistance, Aid to
the Needy Blind, and General Pub
lie Assistance. The net increase
will be approximately seventeen
percent for recipients of Aid to
Dependent Children. In foster
home care payments there will be
a flat increase of $500 monthly
for each child. Increases will not
IS, made for adults who are board
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-10-07

Many special guests of the
county and state have been invited
to the Montgomery County Thrift
Shops 4th annual Bric-a-Brac Tea
to be held from 2-6 on Oct. IL.
Included in this list are: Mrs.
Dean Acheson, wife of the former
Sec. of States; Mrs. Harold l..
Icxes, wife of the former Sec. of
Interior; Mrs. Willard Tydings,
wife of Senator Tydings; Mrs.
Herbert O'Connor, wife of Senator
O'Connor; Mrs. Roy Tasco Davis,
wife of the State Senator; Mrs.
Brooke Johns, Mrs. Wesley Sauter,
Mrs. Oliver w. Youngblood, Mrs.
Geo. C. Esworthy, Mrs. Charles
Jamison, wives of the County
Commissioners; Mrs. Leona c.
Rush, member of the House of
Delegates; Mrs. A. R. Lofstrand
Mrs. John r. Reeves, Mrs. De Witt
Hyde, Mrs. Julian King, Mrs. R.
Duncan Clark, wives of the men,
bers of the House.
Mrs. VIM. L. Dalrymple and
Mrs. VIM. G. Allen are in charge
of ~ young ladies who will model
John Frederick hats from the
Thrift Shop. The models are Miss
Dorothy Aubinoe, Miss Kay Haze
niche, Miss Roberta Ashburner,
Miss Nancy Yesair, Miss Peggy
Ballantyne, Mrs. John W. West,
Mrs. Henry Hyde, Mrs. Thomas A.
Ladson, Jr., Mrs. Malcolm Thomas,
Mrs. Ridgely Chichester, Mrs,
Dorothy Sweeney Bland, Mr.. Ars-
ham Amirikian.
Mrs. Katherine Sterling, man.
ager of the Thrift Shop and Miss
Lillian Black will arrange an ex-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-10-07
Thrift Shop Tea To Draw
Guests From Far And Near

ohibit of re-conditioned articles
from the shop to show what can
be done with bit of imagination
and a very small cash outlay to
fix up otherwise out-of-style,
shabby or slightly damaged arti-
cles.
An attractive musical program
is being arranged by Mrs. Fred
Strine and will be presented by
Mrs. Claude B. Hyson and Mrs,
Frank Gatewood.
Mrs. Clifford Rodlun, President
and members of the Executive
Board invite anyone interested to
come to the Tea. 1t will be held
at "Ashwood," the home of Mrs.
T. Calvin Owens, in 0lney. "Ash-
wood" is half way between Olney
and Brookville on Route 81. Go !
mile north, after passing straight
through the intersection at Olney.
Look for a sign on the store in
Olney and follow the arrows to
the name on the gatepost. The
price of admission is one unwrap-
ped piece of bric-a-brac. The arti-
cles donated will be sold at the an
nual Auction Sale at the Thrift
Shop, AIS Hampden Lane, Beth
esda on Tuesday, Oct. 26 at 2 PM.
The proceeds will be spent as us
ual for health welfare and educa-
tional work in Montgomery Coun-
ty by the 4 participating agencies.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-10-07
Confusing

The American language is con-
fusing to a European. One visitor,
taking a specific point said: when
an American says he plays second
fiddle at home,' l don't know
whether he's telling me he's musi-
clan or that he's married. Chris
tan Science Monitor.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-10-07

oing or receiving nursing home
care. These increases will raise
the cost of assistance for all pro-
grams, but it will not be necessary
for the Board of County Commits
sioners to allocate any additional
funds to the Welfare Board for the
remainder of the fiscal year.
There was a net increase of one
case during the month of August
from 498 to 499 cases. Old Age
Assistance declined firm PIG to 213.
Foster care cases declined from
1913 to 159. Nine cases continued
receiving Aid to the Needy Blind.
General Public Assistance in
creased from So to 60 and Aid to
Dependent Children from 55 to SO.
The increases in caseload are
seasonal and do not in any way
represent an interruption in the
general downward trend in the
number of cases assisted in Mont
gomery County. Expenditures in
August increased from $17,252.00
to ST, 306.C0. This again was pure
ly a seasonal increase.
The Welfare Board reports the
appointment of the following per-
sonnet: Miss Mary Jane Bell, Jun
Tor Case Worker, Miss Helen L..
Wymer, Junior Case Worker, Mrs.
Frances S. Bartram, Junior Case
Worker, and Mrs. Iona M. Slack,
Senior Stenographer. In addition,
Mrs. Jean Eisenman, experienced
Junior Case Worker, has transfer
red from the Prince Georges
County Board to the Montgomery
County Welfare Board. There is
one vacancy in the position of
Junior Typist at the present time.
Life would he mich easier if we
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-10-07
Blind Cord Strangles Baby

Minneapolis, MINI. = Little San
dra Sullivan, one-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Sui
Ivan, became entangled in cord
dangling from a Venetian blind
while playing on the floor. When
her parents awoke from a nap.
they found the badly strangled to
leath.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-10-07

can't make any down payment. All the
money must come from investors = part
from people who lend us money through
purchases of Bell System bonds; the rest
from people who buy stock in the busi-
ness and become part owners.
These investors have faith in the future
of the Telephone Company. They entrust
their money to us because they believe
their investments will be safe and will
pay them fair return.
They invest on faith. We spend on
faith. We have faith that people will
always want and need good telephone
service and will be willing to pay a
fair price for it,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-10-07
Hawaiian Honey

The Department of Agriculture
is giving consideration to Hawaii
an honey in its further purchase
for the school-lunch program.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-10-07
Who can pay CASH :?

VERY few people who build or buy new
home can pay for all of it in cash out of
their savings.
Most businesses have the same problem.
Some can save enough out of earnings
to expand and improve their plants, but
many must go to investors for construc-
ton money
In the telephone business the margin
of savings is small even in normal times.
Today the margin is smaller than ever -
insignificant in comparison with the con-
struction expenditures required to meet
q public demand for service.
A home builder makes down payment
from savings and borrows the rest We
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-10-07
By ELEANOR N. DARBY

The Woman's Club of barnes
town will celebrate its 50th ami
versary on Saturday with a tea at
Pleasant Hills, the home of Judge
and Mrs. Thomas C. Kelley. The
celebration is really year late-it
was cancelled last year because of
the death of Darnestown's beloved
physician, DR.. Upton Nourse.
/: Two women sat on a porch one
day
! And one to the other thus did say,
f, "Let us organize a woman's club
! And be center like the Boston
Hub"
"But where can we meet
And What can we do?"
eve can meet on our porches
And in our homes, too"
"We can read and write papers,
On politics and art,
Almost any topic,
Will give us a start"
80
So this club was formed
On that memorable day
And meets regularly still,
| am happy to say.
(TaEar fro,,, e,o,,,o ,,oreo. ,,,..;4
ten many years ago by Mrs.
Charles Nourse.)
The IVOmdR's Club of DaJnes-
tol0a, which was organized in 1897,
is one of the oldest clubs in Mont
gomery County. Mrs. Ernest OAR
by interested some Of her friends
in organizing this group, which
was known as the Mutual I'M
proUement GLIB, but later was re-
named The Woman's Club Of
jamestown.
Unfortunately, the charter mem
bers were not seeking publicity,
and did not leave to the present
members many of their records.
Those early days were horse-and-
buggy days and members drove
slowly through dust in summer,
and mud in winter, to attend
meetings. On such occasions they
were generally accompanied by
enc or two small children who
could not be left at home. The chill
dren looked forward to these gath
crings and thought happily Of
homemade cake and big freezers
of ice;cream at the conclusion of
the meeting.
We believe that Mrs. Hugh
Reading was TIE first president.
Mrs. Reading lived in very old
home, so old that handmade nails
were used in its construction. It's
location was on a high hill, over
looking the Potomac River. There,
after their painting horses had
Smyrna times., 1948-07-01
SMYRNA GIRL SCOUTS DONATE
CLOTHES TO CHILDREN ABROAD

abroad. Under the supervision of
the Juliette Low World Friendship
chairman, Doris Dignan, and adult
consultant, Mrs. Elbert Colder, the
troop members have made several
articles of clothing for the kits.
Some used articles are also need
ed including binders, sweaters,
blankets, caps and bibs, all infant
size. The troop will appreciate
donations of any of these articles.
A committee consisting of Barbara
Wallace. Diane and Barbara
Short, Patty Middleton and Yer
onica Burke has been appointed to
collect such donations. Anyone
who has any such articles and
wishes to donate them may do so
by calling any one of the commit
tee members or the troop leader,
Mrs. Thomas Russell.
Smyrna times., 1948-07-01
EVERHART MADE PRESIDENT
Rotary Club Holds Installation OF
Officers at Last Meeting

Nelson Everhart was installed as
president of the Smyrna Rotary
Club at their meeting last Thurs
day night at the Wayside Inn.
Other officers installed were ].
Reynolds Pratt, Vice-president;
William E. Matthews, Jr., Secre-
tary; John c. Mannering, Treasur-
er; and Willard Rutter, on the
Board of Directors. William E.
Matthews, Jr., Past-President of
Rotary International, had charge
of the installation. DR.. Ralph B.
Jones, retiring president, was pre-
sented with the Post-President's
Jewell in appreciation of his work
as the clubs president during the
past year. He gave a resume of
the years work and accomplish
ments under his presidency. He
also installed Matthews as Secre-
tary Of the club. Cy Petit, New
ark, Del, was a visitor and Char
les Burrous was guest.
Smyrna times., 1948-07-01
JANET PYLE TO WED
Smyrna Girl Will Marry Carson
Call in Army Chapel

Miss Ruth Janet Pyle, daughter
of Mrs. Ruth Wallen Pyle, of
Smyrna and Mr.. w. A. F. Pyle,
Wilmington, will wed Corp. Carson
Bradford Call, son of Mr.. Law
renee o. Call, Smyrna, and Mrs.
Sarah Bradford Call, of Miami,
Fla, this Saturday at 4 p. m. in
the chapel at Scott Field, III. Fol-
lowing the ceremonies a reception
will be held at hotel in st. Louis
for the immediate families.
Miss Pyle is a graduate of John
Bassett Moore High School and at
tended Beacon College. She has
been employed at the National
Bank of Smyrna. Corp. Call was
graduated from the Admission, Ala,
High School, and attended the Ala
bama Polytechnic Institute, Ala.
He is veteran of World War III
having served for 18 months with
the U. S. Sea-Bees in the Aleu-
tians. He is now attending the
radio technician school at Scott
Field having enlisted in the u. S.
Army Air Corps last spring. Fol-
lowing a wedding trip the couple
will reside in Belleville, Ill.
Smyrna times., 1948-07-01
CARVEL SEEKS
GOVERNORSHIP
Lieut. Gov. Announces Can
didacy at Testimonial Din
ner in RehObOth
FLAYS ELECTION FRAUDS

ut.-Gov. Elbert N. Carvel an
nounced his candidacy for Cover
nor of the State of Delaware at a
dinner meeting at the Belhaven
Hotel, Rehoboth, June 25. He will
seek the Democratic nomination at
their coming convention. The din
ner meeting was testimonial CIV
en- to Carvel by the Democrats of
Delaware for his three years of
outstanding service as lieutenant
governor of this state. He said, 81
have determined as candidate to
seek the Democratic nomination
for the high Office of Governor of
the State of Delaware. This is a
high honor to aspire to and I as
sure you that I place myself in this
position with a sense of deep hu-
mility and a readiness if nominat-
ed to carry to the people of this
State with vigor and enthusiasm
the issue of improved conditions
Smyrna times., 1948-07-01
SMYRNA BOY VETERINARIAN
DIR. William e. Spence Opens OF.
fee in Dover

DR.. William E. Spence, formerly
of Smyrna, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. S. Spence, of Dover, has opened
a general veterinary practice at
Cooper's Corner, Dover. Upon his
graduation from Alabama Poly
technic Institute, DR.. Spence in
termed with DR.. Otto Stader, of
Ardmore, Pa. DR.. Stader is well
known for outstanding work on
bone surgery for which he received
an award as the Outstanding Vet
erinarian of the United States for
1946". DIR. Spence has been asso-
ciated with the Maryland Live
stock Sanitation at College Park,
Md, and too graduate work at
Colorado A. NJ. majoring in amin
al surgery. For a time he work
ed in California at the Santa Anita
and Hollywood tracks. He gradu-
ated from Smyrna High School in
1885. DIR. Spence's Office will De
located at the home of William H.
Spence, Cooper's Corner, Dover
Delaware-Telephone Dover 2798.
Smyrna times., 1948-07-01
PLAY SEASON
AT REHOBOTH
First Nighters Attracted to
Comedy John Loves
Mary"
RUNS THROUGH JULY 10

Several hundred first-nighters
gave an enthusiastic reception to
the initial production of the Hen
lopen Playhouse Tuesday night.
John Loves Mary" coming from
all parts of the Delmarva PENN
sula. The comedy will be an add
ed attraction for the July A holi-
days crowd as it will run through
July 10. The story of the involv-
ment of an excl in too many
marital affairs starred the blond
Broadway and movie actor, Will
liam Prince, who brought to the
Rehoboth Beach opener ths MIS-
trionic finesse that won him ac-
claim with Gotham audiences. Miss
Barbara Anderson, who costarred
with him, handled the ingenue role
with charm and professional dex-
terity. Outstanding in the male
supporting cast were Carl White
as the pompous U. S. Senator
father of Mary, Jim Karen, as the
harassed buddy who had saved the
life of Sergeant John Lawrence on
the battlefield, and unwittingly
caused all his wedding complica-
tions, and Charles Steinmetz, an
overbearing leftover lieutenant
whose superiority-office complex
fails to click in some homefront
chicanery. Elena Allegro, as the
daughter-doting mother, gave a
finished and convincing perform
ance Worked nicely into the cast
We're four young Delawareans by
the capapblel direction of Hans
Rothe, who has won distinction as
a Max Reinhardt associate in Eli
rope, and who brings his director
ial talen to Rehoboth after serving
recently as visiting director of the
famous Carolina Players at Chapel
Hill, N. c. Two of the four Della
wareans are from the ranks of the
popular 42-Players of the Univers-
ity of Delaware. Miss Ann Tar
burton, the daughter of Dick Tar
burton of Lewes, plays the Red
Cross inspection officer and Miss
Vidge Vane appears as an English
girl Bob Wakefield, of Milford,
does well in the role of oscar, the
bellhop,' which he plays with ap-
propriate reserve. He is the son
of Harold K. Wakefield, a summer
cottage owner at Rehoboth. Hen
ry Saunedrs, Jr., also halls from
Milford. He does a nice job as the
Army general. Rehoboth people
are cooperating in lending suitable
stage properties for the summer
shows.
Smyrna times., 1948-07-01

In cooperation with American
Friends Service Committee and
National Girl Scouts, two layettes
are being prepared by Troop 1 for
distribution among the needy chill
dren of Europe, it has been an
nounced by Mrs. Thomas Russell,
head of the Smyrna Troop. This
is the third year the troop shared
in international Friendship pro-
iects in addition to the annual
gift to Juliette Low World Friend
ship Fund. "Clolthing Kits" is by
far the largest project which has
been undertaken by National Girl
Scouts, in the opinion of local Of
ficials. The project started last
November and will continue
through until December of this
year. During this period Girl
Scouts expect to send 100000
clothing kits to young people
Smyrna times., 1948-07-01
CLASS REUNION
AT PADDOCK
1947 Graduating Cla SIS of
Smyrna Holds First An
nual Reunion
PLAN NEW YORK TRIP

Over forty members of the 1e47
graduating class of John Bassett
Moore High School, Smyrna, and
their guests attended the first an
nual reunion of that class at a
dinner meeting held at The Pad
dock Friday night, June 20. Of
ficers elected for the coming year
are: President, Palmer Carter;
Vice-President, Glenn Matthews;
and Secretary-Treasurer, Jean
Snow. Miss Snow acted as chair
man of the evening program
Special guests present were Mrs
Margaret O'Neill and Mr.. Glenn S.
King, both faculty members of the
SMYRNA School. Plans were form
ulated to have the class meet at
least once annually. The class
discussed plans for return trip to
New York to simulate the one they
took Immediately following their
graduation in June 1947. Miss
Snow predicts that this trip may
take place within the next two
months. The Class Prophesy was
read by Nancy hamburger and the
Glass History by Theodosia Hop
kins. Both the prophesy and the
history were read as they were
published in the Spy Glass issue OF
June, 1947. Mrs. Frances Pierce
Heinold, a member of the class,
sang two vocal solos. A basket OF
flowers was placed on the piano
during the reunion in memory of
Mrs. Rosalie McLain Waters, a
member of the class who died re-
Gently.
Smyrna times., 1948-07-01
ANNOUNCE JBM
TEACHERS
Board Acts On Teaching Staff
For 194S-49 - Two Va
cancies to Be Filled
REPAIR WORK APPROVED

The regular monthly meeting of
the Board of Education was held
on Wednesday evening, June %,
with DR.. c. ]. Prickett, President,
presiding. The following work on
the Smyrna Schools during the
summer was approved by the
Board of Education and bids We're
granted: Painting of the auditor
ium, new cutters and spouting for
the shop, new doors and repair OF
doors, white and colored schools;
new urinals in the colored school;
hard surfacing the drives of the
colored school. BY unanimous ac-
tion of the Board the following or
ganization was effected: DR.. c. j.
Prickett, President; Mrs. Helen B.
Harmonson, Vice-President; Mr..
George w. Wright, Secretary; Mr..
Henry T. Price, Mr.. L. H. Deakyne.
The Board announces the follow
ing teaching staff for the 1948-49
school year:
Smyrna times., 1948-07-01
GIRL DROWNS
IN LAKE COMO
Victim Was Entered in the
Learn to Swim" Class
es At Lake
WAS VISITING SMYRNA

A young Middletown girl, who
had that morning taken SWIM
ming lesson under the sponsorship
of the Red Cross, drowned in Lake
Como last Thursday afternoon,
June "a. All efforts to revive her
proved futile. The victim was
Paula McKinstry, Il year old
daughter of Mrs. Joseph Stackley,
of Middletown. According to wit
nesses the girl was seen to go un-
der near the ropes which divide
the beach swimming section from
the rest of the lake. Charles
Wade, lifeguard at the beach, and
George Records, an insurance
agent who lives in Dover, swan to
the spot where the girl was last
seen. They located the victim
within few minutes and brought
her to shore. While they began
to administer artificial respiration
the Smyrna fire company and town
and state police were summoned.
Police, firemen and volunteers us
ing an inhalator and resusitator
worked on the victim for an hour
and half but she was pronounced
dead at 1855 p. m. by DR.. w. G.
Pritchard, Jr. Police estimate the
victim was under water between
six and eight minutes. She had
been visiting her aunt, Mrs. James
O'Connor, in Smyrna, and was en-
tered in the Learn to Swim"
classes that were in progress at
the lake all that week. The body
was taken to the FAIRIES Funeral
Home morgue and later transfer
red to Daniels Funeral Home in
Middletown.
Smyrna times., 1948-07-01
TO LEAVE PHILIPPINES
Daughter of Smyrna Woman To
Return to u. S. With Husband

Mrs. Margaret E. Coyle, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Lucille Hurd, Smyrna,
with her husband, First Sergeant
Joseph Coyle, and 13-year-old SON,
William, will leave soon from the
Clark Air Force Base in the Phil
ippine Islands for the United Stat
es and reassignment to the Tink-
er Air Force Base, Oklahoma City,
Okla. Sgt. and Mrs. Coyle, whose
permanent address is 205 West
25th street, Wilmington, will leave
upon completion the last of June
of normal 24-month tour of duty.
During this time, he has served as
First Sergean of the 33Sth Recon-
naissance Squadron of the 5th Re-
connaissance Group (VLR) Photo.
Smyrna times., 1948-07-01
LIST CAUTIONS
FOR SWIMMERS
Mrs. William Mabrey, Safety
Chairman, Area A, Lists
@'DOn'ts" for Bathers
PREVENT DISASTERS

The Delaware Chapter of the
Red Cross, Mrs. William Mabrey,
Safety Chairman, Area 4, submits
a list of 'Don'ts" for bathers or
swimmers at any beach. She
lists them for all those who
enjoy the water and wish to go on
enjoying it. These "don'ts" may
help considerably: Do not go in
the water Immediately after eat
ing. Wait at least two hours. Do
not go bathing or swimming alone.
Do not swim far unless accom-
panied by a boat even if you con-
slider yourself good swimmer. Do
not dive or walk out into unknown
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