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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-02-26

including exhibitions, can't match
baseball with its 100 games, also in
Guiding exhibitions.
There are not many ballplayers
paid the same as Bob Teller, Ted
Williams and Joe Di Maggie. But
also there are not so many football
players paid on level with Lujack.
Trippi and few more.
Even as it is, pro football can
make very little money with its
brief season thrown against modern
expenses--even the winning teams.
The others can drop enough dou-
blooms to founder Spanish galleon.
ON a general average, baseball
and football pay close to the same
amounts, with baseball in front. The
kickback is that any number of ball
players get $500 or less a season.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-02-26
They Share Their mite" With The Bows

during the war and wrote over rs
letters a week to soldiers, the ma
Jority of whom she has never met.
Mrs. Meyer explained the idea
of helping the boys was born when
they invited several English BOYS
into their home for Thanksgiving.
The boys were so appreciative and
happy in their visit that they were
asked back for Christmas. After
that the Meyer home was always
open to the Naval Hospital pa
tents.
The Meyers receive many letters
from their former guests, telling
of their joys and sorrows since the
war. They have collection of pic
lures of practically every guest
they have entertained, together
with many wedding and birth an
nouncements.
Mr.. and Mrs. Meyer are now
living in Gaithersburg on Russell
Avenue.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-02-26
Richard Montgomery
National Honor Society
InductS Members

In an impressive candle-light
service the National Honor Society
indicted forty new members be-
fore the Parent Teachers Associa-
ton Of Richard Montgomery High
School, Tuesday, February II. The
ceremony was repeated for the
students the following day.
Gretchen Poffenbarger, vice
president Of the society, read a
selection from the Bible and 10
Anne Hickman, president, gave a
brief sketch Of the history of N.
H. S. Following that, Wallace
Comegys,, Mary Jane Snouffer,
Jane Spates and Ward Fetrow de-
scribed the four ideals; scholar
ship, service, leadership and char
acter, each of which should be
possessed by each member of the
society. Then the new members,
after being tapped, took their
places on the stage to repeat the
oath of membership, with Miss
Edna E. HauHe, for whom the local
chapter is named.
The new members are Gillian
Bairsto, Kathleen Clagett, Mar
jorie Creamer, Doris Curtis, Nancy
Heacock, Margaret Higgins, HUI
bert Nicholson, Louise Reid, STAN
ley Sherman, and Jene Van Nord-
strand from the Senior Glass; Jean
Carlin, Lorraine Federline, Betty
Heflin, Joe Ann Miles, Carolyn
Mobley,. Betty RICHTER, Betty Sop
Ell and Zebe Brodie from the Jun
ior Class; and Helene Bennett,
Joan Benson, Lucille Campbell,
Juanita Comegys, Barry Dickin-
son, Donna Diehl, Pauline Elder,
Patricia Greene, Robert Headley,
Patricia Hit, Elizabeth Keiser,
June Lynch, Patricia O'Brien, Pa
tricia Peake, Jack Prettyman,
Betty Ann Rogge, Ruth Rokahr,
James. Spring, Carol Taylor, Fay
Van Ripper, Jean Watkins and Anne
Wilson from the Sophomore Glass.
Qualifications for membership in
the Society require 2.8 average
of grades and possession of such
good qualities as leadership and
willingness to serve.
A selected group of girls fur
nished appropriate vocal arrange
ments, while Mrs. deVermond ac-
companied at the piano.
Miss Fern Will, faculty adviser,
for the society has worked dill
gently with the members.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-02-26
"Hitchhiking Must
Be Stopped" Says
Police Chief

Before a tragic accident takes
place, or a Montgomery County
school boy or girl is the victim of
a kidnapping or molestation crime,
parents and school authorities are
urged to stop the practice of school
children hitchhiking to and from
school, Chief of Police Orme de-
clared today following action taken
at a meeting of the Montgomery
County Safety Board.
my attention has been called to
very serious hazards to children
and to motorists in various parts
of the county caused by groups of
school children attempting to
hitch-hike to and from school,"
Chief Orme said. Especially has
the hazard been pronounced during
the recent bad weather, with slip
perry roads adding to the risk taken
by children standing in the road
way, or riding with drivers who
might have an accident in which
are injured, the chief
said.
The Safety Board, which is COM
posed of county residents appoint
ed by the Board of Commissioners
to investigate and remedy safety
situations, has voted to institute
a campaign against the hazard.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-02-26
NEWS OF LOCAL
ARMY ENLISTEES
By Sergt. Ed Brown


Much has been said about Uni
versal Military Training (pro and
COM but to really get the local
low down on the Importance of the
program drop in and see Gordon
L. Whetzel, Jr. of Derwood some
times during the month of May.
That's the time when young Whet-
eel will be shedding his Amy khaki
(if he doesn't decide to reenlist)
after spending 10 months as hu-
man guinea pig in the experiment
tai UNIT at Fort Knox. The son
Of Mrs. Ola Whetzel Van Glider
of Derwood, he was recently pro-
NOTED to the grade of Corporal.
Bronze Star Winner, Corporal
William c.. Powers of Route 2,
Dickerson, is now an Infantry In
structor at Fort Dix. Powers, twice
awarded Purple Heart holder, re-
enlisted at Rockville last July and
expects to make the Army life
time career.
John F. Mullineaux of Gathers
burg, who reenlisted last October,
is now assigned to the NEEDLES at
Walter Reed.
Sergeant Raymond L. Grimes of
Rockville was recently assigned as
a fingerprint CLERK with the Induc-
ton Center at Fort Meade.
Now in their fourth week of
basic training at Fort Ord, Calf
ornia, are Paul ]. Davis, 7754 Wis
consin Avenue; George T. Sparks,
4935 Del Ray Avenue, and James
H. Fling, Jr. of Watkins Street,
Bethesda. All three started the
year with a new career by signing
up at Rockville for the famous
gath Infantry Division, now in
Japan.
James w. Garrison of Route 2,
Gaithersburg was recently assign
ed to the 365th Infantry Regiment
of the 9th Division at Fort Dix,
New Jersey. Young Garrison, just
II, signed up as an Army Regular
last December.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-02-26
Report Urges The Election OF School
Board Members On Non-Purfison Basis

Montgomery County School
Board members should be elected
instead of appointed by the gov
ernor; the election should be on
non-partisan basis; m m b S
should serve without compensa-
ton; the board should consist of
seven members instead of six as at
present; present members should
complete their terms of office and
be eligible for further service;
legislation should be sought to
permit citizens to vote on these
proposed changes"
These are the principal recon-
mendations of a report being sub
mitted this week by the Montgom-
cry County Council of Parent
Teacher Associations to its "a con-
stituent local PIT. AS for ratif-
cation. When approved by the local
groups, according to Nathan r.
Gilbert, of Chevy Chase, Council
president, the report will be circu-
lated to other civic-minded county
organizations for their considera-
ton and support. 1t also will be
the basis of an international cam
paign, designed to enlist county
wide backing, in advance of the
1919 session of the Maryland legis-
lature.
Mrs. d. H. Stowe of Bethesda
was chairman of the committee
which conducted the study and pre-
pared the report. She was assisted
by Mr.. Gilbert, Harland Hadley
of Kenwood, H. j. Koukal of Cal
thersburg, and Mrs. A. K. Romo-
ser of Colesville.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-02-26
By ELIZABETH SCHROEDER

While the majority of us during
the years of World War II were
bemoaning our small sugar and
meat ration, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Meyer and their daughter, Irene,
of Smiths Corner, near Gathers
burg, were stretching what they
had, cheerfully, and sharing it
with over $50 American boys and
a few girls who were patients at
the Bethesda Naval Hospital in
Washington.
On Saturday evenings from Feb
ruary, 1943, to July, 1947, Mr.. and
Mrs. Meyer would make arrange
ments for three or four of the pa
tients to spend the weekend in
their home. Probably no one but
the young men and women them
selves will ever realize what the
comforts of real home meant to
them after the horrors of spending
months, and in some cases, years
in the hell of the war and then
fighting some painful wound. Many
of the guests in the Meyer home
were in casts or on crutches which
meant that they would have to be
fed and assisted in dressing.
Besides the Americans, Mr.. and
Mrs. Meyer have also entertained
fifty men and women from Eng
land, New Zealand and Canada.
Last week the Navy officially
recognized the unselfish work the
Meyers have done, and Mrs. Meyer
has been presented with Certif-
cate of Appreciation from the
United States Navy, Bureau OF
Medicine and Surgery. Captain l.
0. Stone, M. c., who is the medical
officer in command at the Naval
Hospital, presented the certificate
in the name of Rear Admiral c.
A. Swanson, U. S. Surgeon Gen.
eral.
Miss Irene Meyer sent foul
boxes to war prisoners each week
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-02-26
Motorists Can Halt
Upward Car Costs"
Says AAA Head

Cooperation of motorists in this
area in doing their part to bring
down costs of car operation was
urged today by Washington l.
Cleveland, manager of the D. of C.
division of the American Automo-
bile Association.
"At its recent annual meeting
Mr.. Cleveland said, "the A. A. A.
warned that car operation costs
are soaring rapidly and, unless
checked, will force millions of mo-
tor vehicle owners off the highway.
The national motoring body has
made representations in this re-
gard to the automotive industry
and to government, but in order to
effect any improvement it is neces-
sary to enlist and obtain the aid of
all motorists as individuals"
1t was pointed out by the local
A. A. A. club executive that all
economical practices will prove eff
fective weapons in combating high
er costs. Specifically, it was lecom-
mended that motorists avoid ex-
cessive speed, which increases fuel
consumption. This, by the way, is
doubly important at present be-
cause of the fact that demand for
gasoline far outstrips our domes-
tic supply. Excessive speed also
contributes to mechapical break
downs, which are expensive in
parts and labor, and to accidents
which result in soaring insurance
rates.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-02-26

Among the other findings of the
report, which surveys board func-
tions, membership qualifications
and the history Of the Montgomery
County board as we'll as the meth
DDS Of selecting school board mem
bers in other communities and
states, are these re- ''ces Ha1 a-
1. Appointment by the governor
of school board members on the
Recommendation Of the state CEN
trail committee of the political
party in power introduces parti-
san politics into the educational
system; esf'-ata
2. Such method Of selection
tends to separate the board from
the community it serves;
g., It fails to provide adequate
community representation;
a. Its partisan nature makes it
difficult for the board to obtain
community support for its pro-
grams and prejudices its ability to
work with other community groups
on community programs.
Julian King of Damascus was
named chairman of the Councils
nominating committee, to bring in
recommendations to the Councils
general meeting in the spring for
officers for the 194S-49 school term.
Other members are Mrs. Arthur
E. Stack of Silver Spring, Irwin
H. Wensink of Bethesda, Miss Lii
liam M. Moore of the Bethesda
Chevy Chase high school faculty,
and Griffin w. Rittnour of Chevy
Chase.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-02-26
WRESTLING Is Steady

What about the wrestlers? Some
active fact-finder says that Camera
will collect around $25O,OOO for a
years activity. This may be too
high. But wrestlers do better than
many people know about. 1t might
be remembered that wrestler can
operate five nights week in a rush
period. Boxing champions must
settle for two or three performances
a year.
Jimmy Londos told me once that
he made as much as $780, week.
Londos was then an incredible oper-
ator, also very highly intelligent
human being.
The only true answer TO this sal
airy matter in sport must take in the
highest number who average the
best pay over the years.
My answer here would be base
ball, where so many thousands are
involved in SO many leagues. There
may not be so many Ruths, Fellers,
Greenbergs, DiMaggios or viii
liams, but there are more than 400
big leaguers who can knock Off from
$500 to S15,O00-a higher average
for a greater number.
Pro football can almost match
this payroll with the two leagues
reaching for rival windpipe. The
football players get all the money.
and it will be this way until two
strong leagues can play at peace.
Which reminds US, we almost for
got the jockeys. How about Eddie
Arcaro, Johnny Longden and a few
more? All they have is around
million dollars each. You know
100000 year is no big overlap.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-02-26
VA

Administrator Carl R. Gray, Jr.,
Of the Veterans Administration,
stated that the Administration will
fire $500 of its 100000 employees
before, July list, in order to stay
within the $6,1OO,oOO,OOO budget
proposed by President Truman for
the 1949 fiscal year. Medical SER
vices will not be reduced. How
ever, 10 branch offices will let
GO 6,S1O administrative workers
an dthe central offices-in Wash
ington and New York-must cut
off 1850.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-02-26
Auto Workers

The U. S. Employment Service
reports that employment in the
auto industry has risen above a
million for the first time in his
tory. This occurred in December
The 262 plants reporting to the
U. S. E. S. advise that they ex-
pect to add about 10000 workers
between December and April.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-02-26
Stars Lure Crowds

What about the pro golfers? A
Hogan, Nelson, Demaret or Locke
can make from $25,OOO to 100000 a
year, but there are not many Of
these. Only few stars. Most of the
others are underpaid, but it happens
to be the stars who draw the
crowds.
Golf compares favorably with
football for the few who must work
over 200 days year to top $780,
600. The average pro golfer on tour
doesn't make $4,000. Club golfers
who are also instructors can do
much better.
Ballplayers also last longer than
football players, although such vet
Grams as Sammy Baugh, Sid Luck
man, Bulldog Turner and Mel Helm
can hang around for better than 10
or IL years. They are the unbreak-
ables.
Joe Louis can pick up more
money in one fight than any base
ball or football player can earn in a
big part of his career. The Louis
Walcott outdoor jamboree should
play to at least a million-dollar
gate. 1t will be an interesting fight
along physical and psychological
lines.
Louis gets 40 per cent of the take.
This means around 100000, from
which his manager takes his cut,
whatever it is. In any event, at least
$250,000 comes to Louis. The only
kink here is that your Uncle Sam,
losing no time at all, lops off around
rs or 80 per cent.
The morbid facts are that the
same collector doesn't leave Teller,
williams and other high-priced play
ers enough to start Dragging de-
bate.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-02-26
Lining Up the Stars

1t will be interesting to see which
teams and which leagues sign up
footballs leading college stars Of
i947.
Including all bowl and post-season
games played, the seven leading
backs of the year we're Johnny Luz
jack Of Notre Dame, Bob Chappuis
Of Michigan, Bobby Layne Of Texas.
Ray Evans Of Kansas, Charley Con-
erly of Mississippi. Doak Walker Of
S.M.U. and Harry Gilmer Of Ala
bama.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-02-26
u. S. Payroll

For the first time since before
the war, the number of civilian
jobholders on the Federal payroll
dropped below 100000 in De-
cember, with total employment as
Of Dec. 81 at 1,999,1sS, net de-
crease of 10,929 during the month,
according to the Civil Service Com
mission.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-02-26

to recent report,
was something like
SOS, 900 to $4,000.
At the same time.
Johnny Lujack was
signed up for an
amount approx
mating $40, 900 a
year. Charley Trip
pi drew down just
a b o u t the same
chunk of cash for
1947.
Football with its
on games a season.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-02-26

IN WHAT line of professional sport
4 can the athl te or competitor
make the most money? Baseball,
football. boxing, racing, wrestling
basketball or what have you?
The range in salaries from Joe
DiMaggio to Bob Teller, according
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-02-26
Reasonable

More persons, it is said, speak
English than any other language.
Ora reasonable facsimile thereof.
Indianapolis News.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-01-15
Red Cross Office
Stresses Disaster Aid

Certainly with the repeated disas-
tiers that are occurring over the en-
tire nation and the knowledge that
Red Cross is first on the scene and
last to leave until the job is complet-
ed and regular living conditions of
the disaster victims are resumed it
is understandable that disaster re-
Lief has first rating in the fund cam
paign which takes place March 1881,
1913.
Second on the list is the opera
ton of the new National Blood Pro-
gram which will eventually reach
all chapters. The need for this blood
program is urgent. The supply of
blood available in hospitals and pri-
vate agencies is far below the nat
ional need. Red Cross has been as
signed the job of helping to supply
this need.
Your Red Cross Chapter will have
a part in this tremendous work. More
about this program another week.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-01-15
Ford Motor Company
Continued From Page One)

long lift. Radiator grille and head.
pattern in the modern front enc
which contributes to massive ap.
pearance and gives added protection
Greater front end strength ha:
been achieved through improved
sheet-metal suspension and heavier
construction. Tenders are heavier
wider and of a new design which
provides greater tire clearance. An
other design advancement is a heavy
channel-steel front bumper attached
directly to extend frame side rails.
The bumper is, in effect, an extra
cross member providing greater
rightly and impact strength.
Driver comfort is one Of the first
considerations in the new trucks.
Advanced cab design provides liv-
ing room comfort with more space
and better ventilation.
The new cab provides up to seven
inches greater width and also o
headroom. The door has been moved
forward to provide better clearance
when leaving and entering. Wea-
ther-proofing has been improved
and the hardware is heavier.
A one piece windshield provides
increased visibility. The rear win
dow has been enlarged. Other cab
improvements include new coach
type seats with improved cushions
ash tray, dispatch box, sun visor and
a three-way air control system.
The complete line of 1948 trucks
includes: The nominally rated half
ton series of 114-inch wheelbase
with a deluxe delivery model and
standard pickup, panel and stake
bodies: three-quarter ton regular
and heavy-duty series, 122-inch
wheelbase with express and stake
bodies; one-ton, 134-inch wheelbase
series with stake body and single or
dual e tires available; one and
one-half-ton heavy-duty series with
1874 and 158-inch wheelbase.
One and one-half-ton heavy-duty
cab-over-engine series with ITO, 1874.
and 158-inch wheelbase; two-ton
heavy-duty of 1874 and 158-inch
wheelbase; two-ton heavy-duty cab
over-engine siries of ITO, 1874 and
158-inch wheelbase; 80 to 36-passen-
ger school bus chassis with 158-inch
Forty-two to 48~-passenger school
bus chassis with 194-inch wheel
base; the extra-heavy-duty two and
one-half-ton on 1876, 159 and 195-inch
wheelbase and the three-ton on the
same wheelbase lengths.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-01-15
Annual March OF Dime!
Gets Underway Today

The annual March of Dimes, spear
head of the fight against infantile
paralysis, gets underway today in its
two week drive to raise funds to
combat the dreaded disease.
"The cost of fighting polio has sky
rocketedl' Mrs. Pat Barrett. 1e4e
March of Dimes Chairman of Hol.
mes County said, in pointing GU,
that rising prices and mounting
polio incidence have placed a ire
mendous burden on the resources OF
the National Foundation for Infan-
tile Paralysis, which this wear cele-
brates the tenth anniversary of its
founding by the late Franklin d
Roosevelt.
Community chairmen are ready
Mrs. Barrett said, and they are sci
up to make this appeal a record de-
monstration of this areas active in
terest in helping these stricken child
ren.
Mrs. Barrett revealed that every
community in the nation was gear
ed to make this drive the greatest in
history.
Every man woman and child must
enlist in the fight by joining the l94S
March of Dimes" she said.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-01-15
Patients At The Hospital

Mrs. S. w. Conner, and baby boy
Cruger.
Mrs. G.. H. Witt, Durant.
Mrs. Eugene Cole, Durant.
Mr. c. E. Shuttleworth, Tchula.
Mr.. r. o. Duke, Lexington.
Mr.. A. A. Jarrett, Lexington.
Mrs. H. M. Mcclellan and son, Cru
ger.
Mrs. Dorothea Jacques, Lexington
Mrs. j. F. Carpenter, Route 2, Lex
ington.
Mr.. J. r. Ratliff, Tchula.
Mrs. ]. H. Slater, Cruger.
Mr.. J. r. Killebrew, Camden.
Mrs. ]. 0. Fancher, Black Hawk.
Mrs. Thelma Davis, Lexington.
Colored
Lenora Randall, Lexington.
Arthur Anderson, Black Hawk.
Iowa Tolar, Lexington.
Emma Lee, Sails.
Irene Reed, Thornton.
Beatrice Redmond, Lexington.
Albert Smith, Ebenezer.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-01-15
Negro Child Burned To
Death AT BrozviI!e

Brother" Wilkes, colored, three
year old grandson of Jim Wilkes of
the Brozville community was burned
to death in a fire that destroyed the
Wilkes home Thursday afternoon.
Wilkes was badly burned about the
face and arms in an attempt to res
cue the child from the fire. Fire COM
pletely destroyed all his possessions
Services for little Wilkes were
held Friday at Mays Cemetery. He
is survived by his mother, Mae Alice
Wilkes, and a brother.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-01-15
$40,0 900 Injury Suit
Filed In Kinds County
By Holmes Mon

A $4,000 personal injury suit has
been filed in Kinds circuit court by
Rube Mcbride, of Holmes county,
father of George Mcbride 18, against
the Jackson Coca-Cola Bottling
Company.
The suit alleges that George Nc
bride was injured on March Is, 1916
five miles south of Durant, when the
heavy truck he was driving, owned
by the defendant, over turned.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1948-01-23

Sad experience with burned hands
has taught many housewives the
wisdom Of using a thoroughly dry
holder when picking up a hot dish.
Because heat travels rapidly
through moisture, it is unsafe to use
a wet cloth to handle any hot uten-
sill Household equipment special
lists Of the department Of agricul-
ture say both the hands and the
dish may suffer if a wet cloth is
used on hot glass, earthenware or
pottery. A wet cloth cools the dish
suddenly where it touches, and this
is likely to result in a crack or
break For the same reason, a hot
dish Of any Of these materials never
should be taken from the stove and
placed on a wet table or in a wet
sink. Glass cooking utensils should
be thoroughly dry on the outside
when they are placed on the stove.
Even a few drops Of water on the
outside Of a glass cofFee-maker. for
example, may cause uneven heat
ing and result in cracking or break.
inc