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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-05-06
RMHS Goes Travelling
To Be Given Friday
In The Gymnasium

A Spring Serenade will be given
tomorrow night friday by the
Richard Montgomery Glee Club in
the gymnasium. The show, entitled
"RMHS Goes Travelling" will be-
gin at 8 P. M.
The Glee Club, under the direc-
ton of Mrs. deVermond, will rem
der many new modern arrange
ments. There will be special fea-
lures such as piano and vocal solos
and a sextet of beautiful girls to
serenade the audience.
Immediately after the Glee Club
performance, there will be a record
dance. Extensive plans have been
made to make the evening success
full. Proceeds will be used to carry
on the work of the Senior High
Glee Club and to help organize a
Junior High Glee Club next year.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-05-06
Unique Tea At
Grove Marks
HOmemaker Week

Don't bother to dress-I GER
tainly won't" This was the general
idea of the bad Taste Tea" given
by Mrs. w. X. Teepe, president of
the Washington Grove Homemak-
er's Club, on Tuesday afternoon.
Invitations written on paper bags
had been mailed to club members,
and over twenty arrived, to be
greeted by mo Admittance"
sign on the front door. Guests had
been forewarned that they were to
leave at four o'clock and no later.
Refreshments in keeping with the
humor of the tea, were served on
tin serving trays and coffee was
poured by whoever happened to
wan any" from beautiful alumni
mum dripolator. -
The guests were clad in clothes
having a revolutionary "new look"
and tried to Guido each other with
their feminine finery and garish
apparel. Gaiety reigned supreme,
and those present agreed that Mrs.
Teepe's "Bad Taste Tea" aside
from providing an afternoon of
good old fashioned fun left them
with a decidedly good taste"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-05-06
County Board Clarifies
School Fund Resolution

The county commissioners on
Tuesday removed a legal obstacle
which threatened continuation of
the county school construction pro-
gram, by changing the wording of
a resolution adopted last month. At
that time the commissioners said
they would issue bonds as request
ed bg the Board of Education.
Charles w. Prettyman, attorney
for the school group, explained
that under State law the board
could not enter into contracts un-
less the necessary funds already
been appropriated. The county
heads then rescinded their original
resolution and passed one in which
they appropriated a sum not to
exceed three million dollars to be
paid out of future bond issues.
County supervisor Irving G.
McNayr who was being questioned
by the press regarding a story
that ne had been offered a position
with the Port of New York would
only smile and say "Well, it's
under 1gotiation."
James Christopher and Charles
Prettyman representing approx
mately rs Halpine citizens asked
that a 10-acre tract along Rock
vile Pike which had beef re-zoned
for industrial and commercial use
last year be returned to resident
ial "a" since the owner had failed
to build "a furniture store and
warehouse as proposed. Taken un-
der the advisement.
County Engineer Blanton S.
Barnett, Jr., was authorized TO
advertise for bids for the repaving
and widening Of Plyers Mill road
for " miles from Georgia Ave
nue. to Kensington at an estimated
cost Of SOL 900.
River Road improvements will
start after the natural gas line
has been lowered and two more
signatures Of landowners secured.
(C0nfinued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-05-06

in the clubs accomplishments.
Fairbanks exhibit of "My Lady's
Spring Outfit" is well displayed in
the window Of the Combination
Shop, Silver Spring. The posters
are excellent. The one telling the
Cast" gives the legend of who
is the maker Of each article.
The Four Corners Club has a
unique window display, "A Stuffed
Animal Circus" at the Hecht
Store, in Silver Spring. From the
tan bark on the floor TO the last
detail of the CarousaI with animals
riding around with clowns on their
backs and monkeys hanging from
the top Of the carousal, the spirit
Of circus Is there. From simple
toys Of our Christmas lesson, Mrs.
Hale Sehorn has developed hobby
that has grown into a very re-
munerative project, the results Of
which show in the Four Corners
window.
The Olney-Sunshine Club mem
bers all participated in displaying
a very different and interesting
window. A lovely old pieced quilt
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-05-06
Gov. Lane Will
Address Junior
College Class

Governor William Preston Lane,
will deliver the Commencement adj
dress for the first graduating class
from the Montgomery Junior Col
lege on June 9, he told Dean Hugh
G.. Price last week. At the request
of DR.. Thomas w. Pullen, Govern
or Lane re-arranged busy sched-
ule to make possible his appear
ance at the graduation of the first
class from the local college. The
graduates will receive the degree
of Associate in Arts. DR.. Pullen
and other educational leaders will
be present.
Not only will the class be the
first from the Montgomery Junior
College to complete the two-year
program, but it represents also the
first class of its kind to graduate
from a public junior college in the
State of Maryland.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-05-06
History Group
Visits Homes
In BrOOkeville

About 100 members of the Thorn
ton Historical Society of Wash
ington visited Brookeville on May
1 and saw the old Brookeville Aca-
denny building now the property of
the vestry of st. Johns Church,
Olney and the later Brookeville
Academy now owned by DR.. and
Mrs. Mark V. Ziegler, which they
call "Ziegler's Choice"
They also visited the Caleb Bent
ley house in Brookeville now own
ed by William Jones. Jack M.
Bentley, a direct descendent of
Caleb Bentley, read a paper, at
the old house where President
Madison took refuge when the
British burned Washington during
the War of 1912.
The tour was arranged by Ed
win B. Morris of Bethesda, presi-
dent of the Society.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-05-06
Harry C. Perry
Gaithersburg's
New Town Head

Gaithersburg, for the first time
in twenty-five years has a new
Mayor. Harry C. Perry, ,unorposed,
was elected on Monday to succeed
William McBain. Following the
election, Mr.. McBain attended the
Council meeting and turned the
gavel over to Mr.. Perry.
On the Council which followed
the election, Hobart H. Ramsdell,
with vote of 112 and Samuel B.
Briggs with a vote of 1872 were
elected to fill the two vacancies.
The third candidate, Ohio C. Trun-
die, received a vote of 80.
The Gaithersburg correspondent
comments:\ "One hundred and
seventy-two persons voted, which
is only a part of the population
of the town. 1t is to be hoped that
in the next four years, when citi-
zens feel that it is necessary to
grumble and otherwise show their
dissatisfaction of things pertaining
to the town, they will attend the
Council meetings, voice their dis
satisfaction to the Council and
remember that the Council and the
Mayor serve the Town gratis. 1t
is the privilege of all residents to
vote. If you have not done so,
refrain from criticizing in an arbi-
trary manner"
Editors note: We might add
that the sentiment should be APP
piled in all towns, counties and in
deed to the entire nation.)
Other contests Of interest in the
Sentinel area include. A six-way
contest fought out for three avail
able seats on the Laytonsville
Board of Town Commissioners.
Winners were Cover d. Arm
strong, 25; Luther Howard, 81, and
Washington w. White, 10. Losers
were Albert Hawkins, Is; Samuel
Riggs 4th, 10, and Roy w. Barber,
9. Thirty-four persons out of a
possible 80 cast their votes.
Brookeville Board of Town Com
missioners-Howard T. Craver,
%; C. Willard Harvey, 16, and C.
R. Hawkins and William P. Jones,
Continued on Page g.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-05-06
Both Anniversary
Of u. S. Air Mail
Service To Be Marked

Governor Lane has designated
the week of May 1921 as the
period to observe the 30th anniver-
sary of the United States Air
Mail Service and calls upon resi-
dents of the state to observe the
week by taking part in. events
commenorating the historic event
and by patronizing the air mail
service.
According to the United States
Post Office Department, the devel-
opment of The U. S. air comunica-
tons systems is unequalled in the
world and has played an important
role in the economic and cultural
advancement of the people and the
nation.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-05-06
Old Man Weather Fails To
Stop Opening Ball Games

By Tom Slater (for Sam Dawson)
Old Man Weather came near be-
ing the winner of all the contests
in the Montgomery County Base
ball League last Sunday. However,
the rain held off long enough to
get the required five innings in
each of the three games.
The favorites came through to
win in every game with the fol-
lowing results: Rockville 5, Sandy
Spring /; Colesville 10, Wheaton
3; and Potomac 8, Bethesda 2.
At Potomac doc" Mannar's
Brewers initiated the newly built
McConihe Stadium by capitalizing
ON s hits, and 8 errors on the part
of Bethesda, for runs. Utz, the
Potomac hurler, held the Bethes-
daians to hits and 2 runs. Jerry
Zanelotti gathered a triple and two
Dagger to help the Potomac cause.
Elaborate opening ceremonies
were witnessed by a sizeable crowd
despite the threatening weather.
The opening ball was tossed out by
F. Moran McConihe, the Big Brass
Band from Potomac boop-booped
all afternoon, and WWDC Sports
Commentator Chuck Dulane add
ed colorful chatter on the P. A.
system to please the crowd.
After goose-eggs for both teams
in the first three innings Joe Glib
sons Colesville nine suddenly came
to life in the fourth and battered
Bill 'Herbert's offerings for seven
hits and nine runs. Wheaton took
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-05-06
Civic Federation
Study Apartments

Reports from the committees on
social welfare, charter, and pro-
gram achievement are slated for
discussion and possible action at
the meeting of the Montgomery
County Civic Federation on Mon
day, May 10 at 8 p. NJ. in the
Bethesda Elementary School. It is
also expected that results of a
questionable on attitudes toward
apartment houses in the county
will be presented.
President Rhees E. Burket has
announced that plans for the an
nusf June banquet Of the Fedora
ton are progressing. Ralph d.
Boyd Of Silver Spring has been
named banquet chairman.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-05-06

Both Democratic and Re-
publican State Central Com
mittees had departed from
their longtime practice of in
dorsing candidates. Their re-
spective chairmen, j. Bond
Smith and Walter w. Daw-
son, explained that this was
done to arouse wider citizen
interest in party affairs.
Returns show Charles w. Pretty
man, Rockville attorney, candidate
for Delegate to the State Conven-
ton, received the largest number
of votes. Jerry Williams of Etchi-
son, son of former Commissioners
Downey Williams, was second.
In the congressional race Daw-
son HORNE received 261 votes and
Thomas O'Connell 268.,
From IL candidates Montgomery
County Democratic voters chose
the following seven State Conven-
ton delegates: Charles w. Pretty
man, Jerry T. Williams, Blair Lee,
Sd, Robert W. Beall, Mrs. Camilla
A. Bowman, Mrs. Anna H. Roach
and William e. Hewitt.
Defeated we're: Mrs. Elizabeth
Assay, Mrs. Irene Brungart, John
H. Pratt, Albert f. Aren't, and
Lee B. Lilbart.
County Republicans chose 10
represent them at the party's COM
ing State convention: J. Douglas
Bradshaw, Adolph Z. GUIDE, Jr.,
George W. Johnson, Paul M.
Coughlan, Wesley I. Sauter, Mrs.
Emily B. Elkins, Mrs. Ruth Bliss.
Trailing these candidates with
insufficient votes to win the dele
gateships we're: Frank H. Long,
Romeo W. Horad, Herbert j.
Schlee, and Mrs. Lillian Smith.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-05-06
Fun For You" To Be Given
By Local Cast May 1918

hook-up Of home town head liners
impersonating famous radio, stage
and screen stars. 1t is an imper-
sonation of celebrities who sup
posedly put on continuous broad
cast. 1t is as if the audience were
attending a broadcast from one Of
the studios in Radio City or Holly
wood. At times they are merely
spectators; at other times they are
asked to participate as part Of the
program.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-05-06

a cue from the visitors and collect
ed four bingles for three runs in
the lower half of the same inning.
The Gibson boys came back with
three more hits and run in the
fifth and the score stood at 1913
when the rains came. John Boni-
FAINT carried the big bat for Coles
vile, getting a triple and two sin
giles.
At Sandy Spring, Rockville's
left-fielder Woody Putnam raped
out a homer and a double in three
trips to the plate. Adding these to
his three for four in last Sundays
games gives Pat a nice TIA aver
age. Bud Browns terrific homer
over the right field fence in Sandy
Springs first turn at bat turned
out to be the only run for the hosts
in the five innings, as Don Cubitt
set them back with a single tc
Bond in the third and double by
pitcher Farmer in the fifth. In the
meantime the County Seaters were
getting on Farmer with seven hits
including Putnam's homer, triples
by Mizell and Schneider, and dou-
bles by Orrison and Putnam.
Rockville and Colesville now
have two wins against no losses to
lead the league.
This Sunday will find Colesville
playing host to their neighbors the
sandy Springers, Potomac travel
ing to Wheaton, and Bethesda try
ing for their initial win at the ex-
pense of Rockville, at Bethesda.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-05-06
New Babies At
Local Hospital

Births at Montgomery County
General Hospital reported for the
period April 25 through May 1,
include: Mr.. and Mrs. William L.
White, Gaithersburg, a daughter,
Suezanne; Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Jones
Broyler, Germantown, son; and
Garnett and Hazel Lancaster,
Gaithersburg, a daughter.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-05-06
Thrift Shop Garden
Mart Being Held Friday

The Thrift Garden Mart being
held at the Montgomery County
Thrift Shop, ais Hampden Lane,
Bethesda, on Friday and Satur-
day, May 7th and 9th, will have
everything you need for your flow
or and vegetable garden. There
will also be potted plants, seeds,
flower containers, implements Of
all kinds, arranged in attractive
booths on the sidewalk in front of
the shop and in the shop too.
Come and see what you cum
find" says the Committee In
charge.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-05-06
Red Cross Drive
Goes Well Over
Its Set Quota

Mrs. James H. Nolan, Chairman
of the Montgomery County Red
Cross Fund Drive reports the final
total of the 1913 drive as $47,-
220.43, which is more than 124%
Of the quota.
The twenty-one area chairmen
rel Art that the quota was topped"
in each area. The chapter wishes
again to thank every worker in
the campaign and those who con-
tributed so generously.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-05-06
korean Problems
Topic OF Club Talk

The Rockville group OF the
League of Women Voters will meet
Monday, Nav 10th, at 8 P. M. at
the home of Mrs. Robert Bridges,
1116 Edmonston Drive. Mrs. Ed
ward w. Sheppard will give a re-
port on Occupation problems in
Korea.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-05-06

A ommunity show, using a
large asst of local people, will be
given Wednesday and Thursday
evenings, May IL and 10, in the
gymnasium in Rockville, under the
Sponsorship of the Rockville Teen
Age Nub. Proceeds from the show
will 10 towards buying a lot and
erectbn of Quonset hat thereon,
in Which the Teen-Agers will hold
their meetings.
'FH For You" is a hilarious
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-05-06
An Orchid For Home
Demonstration Agent

In appreciation of her Is years
of work as. Home Demonstration
Agent in this county, Miss Edythe
M. TurnG will be presented with
an orchid today as gift from the
26 Homenaker Clubs.
The presentation will take place
at the Sping meeting of the clubs
being he'll in Gaithersburg, which
will highight the local observa-
ton of Nltional Home Demonstra-
ton Week.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-05-06
Patrol Parade

The 18th National School Safety
Patrol Parade will begin at 10
o'clock on Saturday morning, May
Is, from Fourth Street and Con-
sitution Avenue, Washington and
will pass the reviewing stands at
Constitution Ave. at 10th st. NV.
at 1915. Some 10000 Safety Pa
troll Members will participate in
the event in which a number of
well-known juvenile and adult
bands and bugle corps will also
take part. Colorful floats, and
safety slogans for which there
will be awards, are also part of the
parade.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-05-06
Press Association

The Montgomery County Press
Association will be- guests of Mont
gpmery Blair High School P-TA
vi luncheon at the school on Fri
day, May z. There will be enter
tainment at luncheon which will
be followed by the regular meeting
of the association.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-05-06
THE NEWS
FROM
Here And There
Card Party

The Women's Guild of Christ
Episcopal Church, Rockville, will
sponsor a card party on Friday,
May IA, 8:15 P. NJ, in the Parish
Hall of the Church, South Wash
ington Street. Tickets are rs cents
each and the public is invited.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-05-06
Notice-DOg Owners

w. Carroll Waters, District
Game Warden of Montgomery
County, warns dog owners to keep
dogs under leash between March
1 and Sept. 9. Any person allow
ing dog or dogs to run at large
on property not owned by him and
destroy eggs or nests or pursue
game is punishable by fine.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-05-06
Singing Convention

The next meeting of the Mont
gomery County Singing Conven-
til will be held at 2:15 P. NJ,
Sunday, May 8, at Damascus
Church.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-05-06
WOmen's Board to Meet

The Women's Board of the
Montgomery County General Hos
pital will meet at the Community
House on May 10 at p. M.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-05-06

In the States closest raceon Monday F. Byrne Austin
Takoma Park faithful party worker used up most of his 934
majority given him by Democrats in this county to win out
in the 9th District Will Allen by cant 297 votes Mr.
Allen Washington newspaperman living in Bethesda has
promised Mr. Austin his support in the November general
election when Austin will oppose Representative J. Glenn
Beal who unopposed in the primary.
Less than one-tenth of Montgomery Countys 5877
stered voters went to the polls to cast their votes light
vote had been predicted.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-05-06
Austin Wins Congressional Race;
Tenth OF Registered Vote Polled

After Losing BY Only,297 Votes Newspaperman
Allen Pledges His Support To Austin. Local
Elections Brought Out Much Better Percentage
Of Voters In Towns Having Contests. Charles
Prettyman and Jerry Williams Good Vote Getters
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-05-06

U. S. export curb on tractosr
cuts Soviet tank supply.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-05-06

Planning for preparedness
ahead of 1889, Robinson says.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-01-15

~telligence with which they carry out their
farming operations will determine not only
their own economic welfare but the physi-
cal well being of millions, and perhaps the
very lives of many thousands, overseas.
Under these circumstances the timeliness
of seeding and tillage, the quality of seed
used, the care with which weed chemicals
are applied, the efficient management of
grazing lands, the degree of experiences in
handling and feeding livestock, the avail
ability of equipment in workable condi-
ton, and the many other factors hat in
fluence production on the individual farm
or ranch, may easily determine whether
numerous human beings in some other part
of the world will survive the winter of
1948-49.
When considered in the aggregate, and
with due regard to the delicacy of the po-
litical situation in Europe and the rela-
tionship of food to that situation, it is prob
ably no ~exaggeration to say that the future
of democracy in Europe for the next num-
dred years may depend upon the food out
put of the farms, and particularly the grain
farms, of this great plains region.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-01-15

TUST as Montana is finding itself increas-
ingly in a central position with respect
to market demand for its agricultural prod
ucts, so Montana consumers both rural and
urban are being wooed by sellers of all
kinds of merchandise and services from
the east and west, as well as from the
south. In Gk manner there is a changing
emphasis of sociological ties.
In the years prior to World war 2, the
people west of the Rocky Mountains in
Montana were already served largely by
distributors situated in Montana or by
those in the Pacific northwest. Those liv-
ing east of the mountains were served
largely by state or middlewestern diStribu-
tors, although there was some merchandise
movement from more southern intermoun-
tain distributing areas.
But the war with it's stimulation of
trends that were already becoming no.
ticeable, and the substantial population
shift to the west coast, laid the foundation
for an increasing intensity of competition
for the attractive Montana consuming mar
kets.
A survey of the economic and sociological
ties of the people of central Montana re-
Gently conducted by the bureau of bust
ness research of the University of Wash
ington has thrown new light on this chang
ing picture. The bureau made the study to
secure answers to the following questions:
1. Do the residents of central Montana
consider themselves midwesternerS or far
westerners?
2. Do the consumers of this area have
any preference between the distribution
centers of the Twin Cities and those of
the Pacific northwest?
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-01-15
Changing Economic and Cultural Ties

8. Are noticeable changes taking place
in central Montanas regional buying pref
~erences?
The exact area covered by the survey
is the column of counties bounded on the
north by Toole, Liberty and Hill and on
the south by Gallatin, Park and Sweet
Grass.
In answering the question, from which
out-of-state markets would you prefer to
buy if cost, quality, choice and delivery
service were equal?", 43 percent of the
cross-section studied in this. central Mon
tana area checked points west of Montana,
SO percent points east of Montana, and 10
percent indicated no preference. Obviously,
a survey made in eastern Montana would
dlewestern and eastern distributing points.
In like manner, a survey of western Mon
tana counties would reveal a much closer
relationship to western points.
In regard to cultural and family ties
in the central Montana region, the report
points out that ca high proportion of the
people are first or second-generation
migrants from Iowa, Wisconsin, North Da-
kota and South Dakota, and family ties
are still strong"
These ties are changing to an important
extent, however, because families and fam
lily members who nave left the state in
recent years have gone mostly westward.
The responses to the question, "do resi-
dents of central Montana consider them
selves midwesterners or farwesterners?"
clearly indicates that regardless of any
buying preferences these Montanans con-
slider themselves farweSterners.