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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-07-01
Accident Mars Potomac
Show Attended BY 1000

The nearly 1000 persons attend
ing the annual horse show of Po-
tomac Hunt on Sunday were shock
ed and grieved when "Sedgfire,'
II year Baltimore owned champion
jumper went down with a COM
pletely broken foreIeg and had to
be destroyed in the ring.
When the accident occurred
Sedgefire was being ridden for
the first time in the show ring by
Buddy Conrad, one of his most
ardent admirers, whose grief NOV
ed the crowd.
Baltimore entries dominated the
show as George Fitzpatrick's beau
tiful dappled gray Party Miss
turned in four perfect perform
ances to win the jumper champion
ship and leg on the Pennsylvania
Central Airlines Championship
challenge Trophy. Reserve to
Party Miss was Avon Shockey's
amazing newcomer to open jump
ing competition, Red Knight, ex-
pertly ridden by L. Stanley Jones.
In the hunter division, Blue
Ridge, owned by Baltimoreian H.
o. Firor, won the Duration Farms
Trophy for the championship with
John Kelly's Maryland Miss al
ternately piloted by daughters
Katherine and Nancy in the re-
serve spot with eight points.
Black Caddie, an internationally
known stallion, owned by Fred j
Hughes, Jr., returned to local com.
petition for the first time since
his sojourn under the ownership
Of the Mexican Army team.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-07-01
Rockville To Be Asked Tc
Support Library BY Tax

II is estimated that small as
sessment of approximately .03 per
500 levied on the Rockville Flee
ton District would meet the needs
Of the Library. This would mean,
for the average home owner, a tax
Of about ct per year, according to
Mr. O'Gorman.
The Library since its founding
in 1916 has existed without public
financial support. It's services to
the community last year can brief
ly be summarized as follows: Total
books and periodicals loaned, 49,
1856; registered adult borrowers,
approximately $50; registered ju-
venile borrowers, 2i7; book collec.
ton available to readers, 1900:
new books added during the year,
524. This service was carried on
at no cost to the public except for
the one dollar a year membership
fee which amounted to approxi-
mately 1913 during 1947.
Tax support, even II won this
year would not bring financial
help before July 1949 so Rockville
citizens are asked to sign the
roster as being in favor Of a tax
supported library and TO continue
to contribute financially.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-07-01
Baptist Daily Bible
School To Hold
Graduation Open House

On Friday evening the pupils of
the Rockville Baptist Church Daily
Vacation Bible School will hold
commencement and open house.
From 7 to P. M. parents and
friends are invited to view the ex-
hibits of various work done in the
school. Light refreshments will be
served.
From 8 to 8 the graduation pro-
gram will be given, which will
consist of awards, recitations,
songs, etc. Each class will take
part. The public 10 invited.
The annual picnic will be held
on Saturday in Rock Creek Park.
Cars will leave the church at 2
P. M. Bring your lunch. Ice cream
and soft drinks will be served.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-07-01
Bridge Closing
Brings Protest
From ROckcreSt

A delegation headed by Balfour
Lytton on Tuesday told the county
commissioners that on June Is the
residents of Rockcrest, in the east
end of Rockville, were shocked to
see the wooden bridge over the
B. & o. Railroad closed by order
Of the Railroad and the State
Roads Commission, as this bridge
was their only outlet to Rockville
Pike without driving some distance
into the business area of Rockville.
Mr.. Lytton presented petition
signed by about 500 persons repre-
senting the approximately 200
homes in the development. The Pc
tition urged the board to cooperate
with the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road in building a new bridge over
the railroad tracks. The commits
sioners promised they would do
everything possible" to expedite
the project.
The petition has also been pre-
scented the town of Rockville which
would have to bear one-third of
the cost Of new bridge.
The citizens of Rockcrest have
been assured by Charles Pretty
man, counsel for the B. & o., that
his client will agree to pay its
share of construction of an over
pass, as well as help maintain
same.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-07-01
Birth, Death Or Storm
Find The Local Firemen
Always On The Job

The Rockville Volunteer Fire
men are ready for most any emer-
gency, but they were somewhat
taken aback last Friday night
when called out on a ''baby case"
The mother, Croydon Park resi-
dent, had tried to call one of the
local doctors but was unsuccessful.
A call was put in to the fire de-
partment. When Chief Valentine
Wilson and some of the firemen
reached the home, the baby had al
ready arrived. Mrs. Jack Lee, a
nurse, wife of one Of the firemen,
was then sought and by the time
she reached the home DR.. Gilbert
V. Hartley had also arrived.
During the storm Tuesday night
the lightning played prank on
the firemen, striking wires which
caused the alarm to ring nine
times before it was cut off.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-07-01
Ethel Spates Hawkins
Rites Held Today

Funeral services were held this
morning for Mrs. Ethel L. Hawk
ms. who died Monday, June 20 at
Montgomery County General Hos
pital after short illness. The
Episcopal services were held at the
Colonial Funeral Home of William
Reuben Humphrey in Rockville,
and burial was in Rockville Union
Cemetery.
Mrs. Hawkins is survived by her
husband, Roger Hawkins, an en-
ployee of Olney Inn, and two sis
tiers. Mrs. Maston Carlisle, Harris
vile. s. c., and Miss Alice Spates,
of New York. The daughter of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. Charles spates
of Gaithersburg, Mrs. Hawkins
N for a number of years host
ess at Olney Inn, but had more re-
Gently been employed in Washing
ton,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-07-01
Triadelphia
Lake Fishing
Opens Today

Triadelphia Lake, opens today
for fishing, an event eagerly
awaited by bass fisherman parti-
cularly.
The Patuxent River which is
damned there, forms the artificial
lake which is the reservoir of the
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission. 1t lies between Mont
gomery and Howard Counties.
In addition to bass, anglers may
expect to hook Susquehanna sal
mon, pike, pickeral, perch and the
inevitable catfish.
The season opens July / and
continues through November 30
with hours from sunrise to sunset.
A fee is charged for the privilege
of fishing. Children under IA, may
fish for free.
Total catch of all species shall
not exceed Is in any one day.
Fishermen must check in at the
caretaker's office when entering
the property and, upon leaving, re-
port the number of fish taken.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-07-01
Cab Ordinance
Declared Not
Legal By Court

Montgomery County Circuit
Court last Friday served notice on
the county government that it
would have to prove legality of the
loca. taxicab ordinance.
The ruling followed filing of a
suit by Robert H. Swisher, Takoma
Park cab operator, who has con-
tested legality of the ordinance.
In the ruling Judges Stedman
Prescott and Charles w. Wood
ward upheld a contention by
Swisher's lawyer that the hack law
conflicts with the State motor We
hicle law.
They also said the State law
under which the commissioners
adopted the ordinance last year
had not amended the Motor We
hicle Act 10 permit such action.
Attorney James R. Miller, who
represented Swisher, said he would
advise his client to disregard the
law as result of the ruling. Court
attaches also indicated the judges
would probably issue an injunction
prohibiting enforcement Of the law
if attorneys for the county do not
file an answer to the ruling.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-07-01

The Rockville Library becomes
a public library this week and
residents of the Rockville area
gain free access to an excellent
collection of over 1000 volumes.
Many are learning for the first
time that the Library, housed
since 1887 in the Academy Build
ing, has never received tax sup
port, but has existed by endow-
ment plus a membership fee Of
one dollar a year to adult users.
The new ruling Of the Board Of
Trustees of the Rockville Library
Association, effective July /, per-
mits all adult as we'll as juvenile
residents Of the Rockville Election
District to borrow books without
fee.
It was made clear, however, in
a letter to the Library Association
membership by ]. Leo O'Gorman,
president of the Board Of Trustees,
that the Rockville area can con-
tinue to enjoy the benefits of H.
brary service only by vigorously
supporting the Board of Trustees
recent decision to ask for tax sup
port from the residents Of the
Rockville Election District.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-07-01
Carnival To
End With A
Beauty Show

The tour-Gay carn:va: sponsored
by the Sandy Spring Volunteer
Fire Department which opened on
Wednesday with supper and pa.
rade of fire apparatus and floats,
will end Saturday night. The high
light of Saturdays program will
be the contest for the title Of Miss
Sandy Spring, at s p. M. Judges
will be Mrs. Margaret Hart Can
by, society editor of the Washing
ton Erening Star, and j, Ernest
Hawkins, clerk to the Board Of
County Commissioners. Mrs. John
M. Beavers, Jr., is chairman Of the
contest.
Also featured on Saturdays
program will be baseball game at
A P. M, and a creased pig contest
at 700.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-07-01
Peacetime Draft
Finds 10000
Eligible In Nd.

About 100000 young Maryland
ers 10 to % are eligible to register
for the peacetime draft signed into
law by President Truman last
week, the Bureau of the Census
estimated. Army Secretary Ken
meth C. Royal has promised pros
pective draftees that they would
be neither "coddled" or "kicked
around"
Col. Henry C. Stanwood, State
director of selective service re-
cords, said plans probably would
be made to hold the States regis
tration the latter part of August
or early September. About 450
will be drafted each month be esti-
mated.
All men 18 through % must reg
lister, but only those 10 through
25 will be subject to induction. The
initial call to service cannot be eff
fective until September % under
the law and it is not expected to
take more than 10 per cent of the
eligibles.
Stephen c. Cromwell of Rock
vile, who was chairman of the
draft board during the war, yester-
day had not been informed of any
plan for establishment of draft
board in the county.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-07-01
Dawson Now
Heads Local
Civic Asso.

DR.. Hugh Nj. Dawson, was erect
president, of the Rockville Civic
Association at the June 25th meet
ing. Also elected were Herman
Hartman, Vice President; Leroy
Sherman, Treasurer; Mrs. Robert
Laid, Recording Secretary; Mrs.
Robert Bridges, Corresponding
Secretary.
Mr.. Ladd discussed the activities
of the Recreation Campaign, stat
ing that about $500 had been col
lected to buy equipment and pro-
vide the bus. The volunteer solicit
ors hope to double that amount to
assure successful program for
eight weeks.
Leo O'Gorman, President of the
Board of the Rockville Library,
presented the proposed plan to
have free public library in Rock
vile. The Civic Association ems
dorsed his proposal by passing a
resolution in favor of Rockville
Free Public Library.
Balfour Lytton representing the
Rockcrest Bridge Committee in
formed the Civic Association of the
attempts of his group to reopen
the Agnew Bridge across the B&O
tracks. He stated that petition of
300 residents and property owners
had been presented to the Town
Council and to the Railroad. AS
result of his discussion, the Civic
Association appointed Robert
Bridges and Henry Miller as a
committee to study the problem
of the .Rockcrest Bridge and re-
port their findings to the associa-
ton.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-07-01
Douglas West
To Head Health
Fund In County

Officers for the coming year
were elected at the annual meeting
of the Montgomery County Health
Fund held Monday evening at the
Court House in Rockville. They are
president, Douglas West; vice
president, Howard M. Kline; sec
rotary, Mrs. Austin Lamar; treas
urer, Mrs. PGad Morehouse; execu-
tive committee member, Mrs. Luz
ellie Smith.
In her report Mrs. Jessie Bake
man, executive secretary, pointed
out that during the last year the
health fund has provided more
than 200 days of hospital care for
patients who would otherwise have
been unable to receive such at
tention.
DR.. v. L. Ellicott, county health
officer, in the absence of President
West told of 10-year health pro-
gram for the county and praised
the voluntary agencies for their
support of health programs. He
indicated that the rapid growth of
the county called for an increase
in health services.
DR.. Howard M. Kline who spoke
on a 10-year health program for
the nation stated that some of the
prime needs of the country are
for increased personnel in health
fields, g,eater provision for care
Of the aged, increased opportunity
for employment of the physically
Handicapped and increased medical
services for low income groups.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-07-01
Suuter Reinstuted Police
Commissioner By Bourd

bombshel thrown into the ranks of members of
local and city press Tuesday when it announced
shortly after the Board of County Commissioners had adj
jouned that Wesley Sater had been renstated police
commissioner The action had been taken at short closed
session which followed particularly dull meeting Mr. Saul
ter was ousted last March 3d. when the county commits
sioners ordered the 81 200 year post abolished.
F. Barnard Welsh attorney to the commissioners,
planned that when the county heads voted to eliminate the
Office they acted under 1899 law which made appointment
to the post permissive
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-07-01

? Tuesday, however, he add
ed, while studying the act
setting up the Police Trial
Board, which must hear
charges against Policeman
Paul 0. Federline, he found
the board must include the
police commissioner.
He said further study of county
laws disclosed the 1889 law had
been amended in 1913, making APP
pointment of a police commissioners
mandatory.
Besides the police commissioner,
police trial board members are
Charles S. Lawrenson, county civil
service commissioner, and J. Doug
las Bradshaw, Takoma Park at
torney.
Federline, 81, who has been sus-
pended pending a hearing before
the trial board, is accused of drink.
ing on duty last Friday in Cal.
thersburg. He Joined the force last
January z. Prior to that he was on
the force from July 81, 1911, to
September 3, 1943, when he re-
signed to join the State police. He
lives in Bethesda.
The board also accepted the res
ignations of Policeman Leroy Mul.
link and Lewis E. Peck, an EN-.
ployee of the county engineers Of
flee. Mr.. Peck said he was leaving
because the county had failed ia
increase his salary,
Mullinix, also assigned to the
Rockville station, police officials
said, was on duty with Federline
Paul d. Burdette of Gaithersburg
was appointed as a patrolman.
All county employees will be Civ
en- a day off next Monday, as July
A falls on Sunday.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-07-01
Regarding Holidays

All banks, the courthouse and
most of the business places in
Guiding The Sentinel office will
be closed on Monday, July 5 in
observance of Independence
Day, which falls on Sunday this
year.
1t was announced by the Liz
uor Control Board that all Dis
pensaries and the Beer Division
will also be closed on July 5.
The entire staff of the SEN
tinel, including all correspond
ents is taking it's vacation the
week beginning July IL. Any
legal advertising to appear in
the issue of July Is will have to
be in our office by Wednesday,
July 7.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-07-01
Old Prescott
Farm Near
NOrbeck Sold

Sycamore Farm, situated on the
Norbeck-Redland Road, near Mum
casters Mill, has been sold to o. L.
Murdoch, Kensington realtor. The
land has been laid off in lots which
are being sold as home sites. The
development is now known as Syc-
amore Acres.
Owned by a member of the Pres
colt family since purchased by Mr..
and Mrs. Edward B. Prescott in
1887, the farm has recently been
the property of the heirs of Mrs.
Margaret R. Beard daisy Pres
cott).
Judge Stedman Prescott, son of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
F. Prescott, and grandson of the
original owners, and several of his
brothers and sisters, were born in
the 16-room stone and plaster
house.
The Beard heirs had leased the
farm for the past five and one
half years to W. Ralph Beall who
operated it as dairy farm.
William l.. Beall, who has lived
in the neignborhood most of his
life, had managed the farm for
more than q years. He and Mrs.
Beall will occupy the house until
September. ..
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-07-01
Another Suit
Filed Against
County Heads

Alvie A. Monkey on Tuesday fill
ed suit for a declaratory judgment
against the county commissioners
and Wilfred, E. Dayhoff, inspector
of weights and measures for the
removal of Mr.. Dayhoff and the
appointment of Mr.. Monkey to the
post.
The plaintiff held the inspectors
post until March, 1947, when the
commissioners abolished the job.
It was re-created in October, 1947,
and Mr.. Dayhoff was appointed.
Formerly, Mr.. Monkey was Mont
gomery Chief of Police and also
sheriff.
Mr.. Monkeys suit, filed by At
torneys Robert Peter, Joseph
Simpson and Miss Vivian Simpson,
alleges the inspectors office was
abolished after he refused to re-
sign He said County Supervisor
Irving q. McNayr asked for the
resignation because he is Demo-
crat and the Republicans had come
into control of the county Govern
ment.
Mr.. Monkey also asks for pay
ment of salary he would have re-
ceived if he had continued in Of
flee, and requests that the COM
missioners be enjoined from pay
ing Mr.. Dayhoff further salary
until the suit is settled. The job
pays $3.50 a year.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-07-01
Injunction To
Close Biandy
Camp Is Filed

An injunction to close the Blandy
Trailer Camp on the Rockville
Pike near Congressional Airport
was on file Tuesday III Nontgom-
cry County Circuit Co&t. -
Sussannah B. and Rockford
Blandy, who, according to the suit,
have been operating the plant
since 1888, were named defendants
in the suit filed by Felix c. and
Drusilla X. Montouri, owners of
adjoining property, along with the
Montgomery County Board of
Commissioners and the Maryland
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission.
The suit claims the seven-acre
camp site is operating contrary to
coming regulations and has made
quate sewage facilities. Occupants,
it is charged, scatter trash about
the premises.
The camp is occupied by rs fam
lilies, SO of whom live in trailers
and the rest in cottages. Many are
veterans, according to Mr.. Blandy,
who served as an artilleryman
during five campaigns and received
the Silver Star in World War II.
In March, 1947, the commission
trs were asked by the 24O Citi-
zens' Association to close the camp,
claiming there were unsanitary
conditions there.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-07-01
Musical At Olney

Next week at the OIney Theatre,
Richard Skinner, Redge Allen and
EVELYN Freyman are presenting
bright new musical, Hand in
Hand" which comes to Olney prior
TO it's Broadway opening this fall.
The show has been produced by AL
Jones, and features Miss Lenore
Lonergan, of Junior Miss" and
"Dear Ruth" fame. Also featured
are Viola Roache, Leonard Claret,
and Beverly Janis.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-07-01
New Church
For Damascus

Plans to build eight Seventh-Day
Adventist churches in the Wash
ington, Virginia and Maryland
area were announced in coniunc-
ton with the annual ten-day camp
meeting in Takoma Park, it has
been announced by Elder Howard
j. Detwiler, president Of the Po-
tomac Union Conference.
About $250JO0O will be used to
begin construction on churches
which includes one at Damascus.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-07-01
Rockville Man Enrolled
At Butler University

Robert Louis Hates of Rock
vile, is one Of approximately 1900
students registered in Butler Uni
versity, indianapolis. Summer SEES
sions which began June IA and will
continue until August q, DR..
George +. Leonard, director, an
nounced today.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-07-01
Take Journalism

Forty representatives OF Home
makers Clubs attended classes in
journalism during Rural Women's
Short Course. Norman Harrington,
of the Star-DemocrGt in Easton,
and Jane Day, who has worked
with newspapers and radio sta
tons in and around Annapolis,
spoke to the students" to present
the editors viewpoint and to give
the homemakers suggestions on
the preparation and handling of
the news material.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-07-01
6hurch ShOwered

The w. s. C. S. of the Methodist
Church in Purdum held a shower
for the new church hall along
with its monthly meeting on June
u. Members and friends in the
community gave money and many
nice gifts. Plans were made for the
annual picnic and supper to be
held in the hall, rain or shine, on
July 10.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-07-01
Mark Down The Date

Marx down the date Of the
carnival to be held next week,
July s to 10, by the Gathers
burg Washington Grove Fire
Department. The firemen pro-
mise a "semsationap midway
with a ferris wheel-merry-go-
round and games. Plenty Of fun
for old and young. Remember
the datel
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-07-01
| THE NEWS
FROM
Here And There
Recreation Fund

NCCT0dIIOn FUND
About $500 has been secured by
solicitors for TIE recreation pro-
gram which gets underway today
in Rockville. About double the
amount is needed to assure full
eight-week program. The Town
Council has contributed nearly
$1,000 which will be used to pay
salaries of supervisor and assist
ant supervisor, janitor, buy play
ground equipment, and for trans
portation to and from the play
ground.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-07-01
Traffic Report

From May / to May 81, 1913,
III accidents occurred in Mont
gomery County. There were 81
people injured, but no deaths.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-07-01
The Craver GLAND Reunion

The annual Craver GLAND re-
union will be held this year at
Sherwood School on Sunday, Au-
gust 1. Members of the family are
asked to bring their lunch and
snend the day.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-07-01

Stony Cooper, who with his
Clinch Mountain Boys will appear
in three shows, 7, $780,. and 10
P. M, at the Sandy Spring Volun-
teer Fire Department Carnival, on
Friday, July 2.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-07-01
1920 Slayer Dies

Clarence j. Adams, who was
serving a life sentence in the
Maryland Penitentiary for the
1920 murder of Francis w. Hall
lowell, director of the First Ma
tional Bank of Sandy Spring, died
last week in the prison hospital.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-07-01

Eric Johnston urges family life
aid at community level.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-07-01

Wallace asks an FEPC for
women through amendment.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-07-01

Armed Services Air Transport
TO start operation on June /.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-07-01

Extension of social security to
rehabilitate disabled urged.