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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-01
Story and Pic
By Wilton Bosaoell

Edited by Elsie White Haines.
Since November /, C. Elgar
Parsley, for 80 years a RID car
rier at Brookeville and veteran of
World War /, has been enjoying
a we'll earned retirement from the
postal service. Mr.. Parsley, who
reached the age of so, stated that
after driving roughly 100000 on
his route, he aOiU not take trip to
Florida or anywhere else any
great distance from Brookeville.
He has no desire to re-travel the
battlefelds of France. The only
field he is interested in is the acre
or SO of ground around his home,
just outside of Brookeville. He
does walk to the postoffice nearly
every morning to enjoy the sight
of his successor, Allen B. Craver,
staggering out of the office, al
ready loaded down with Christmas
mail, which according to Post
master Wilton Boswell, seems to
be starting early this year.
Mr.. Parsley attended the Bliss
Electrical School at Takoma Park
but was called to army service in
gA917 before he could take a posi-
ton. He served in France. Upon
his return to Brookeville he OPP
Grated the Star route from Brooke
vile to Rockville, prior to securing
the appointment to RID from
Brookeville on October 10, 1920.
Back in the 20's the route was
all dirt and mud and Mr.. Parsley
used the horse and "traveling
postoffice" pictured, In those days,
travel was slow because of the
condition of the roads and his
route was only about 81 miles.
His first car was Model T Ford,
used in the summer time, but he
still had to call on the horse in
bad weather until the 1905 when
he sold it for $40. His mail wagon
was sold to a local wheelwright
for SIS. 1t cost SIPS new. His last
mail car, a modern automobile,
cost about $500.
Mr.. Parsley recalls that horses
could be as dangerous as auto
mobiles, for report of an accident
on file at the postoffice shows that
''his horse ran away, upsetting and
magin~ the "postoffice on
wheels" and causing him minor
injury.
At the time of his retirement,
Mr.. Parsley served Brookeville,
Brighton, Unity, Sunshine Howard
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-01
Symphony Opens
Free Concerts
Sunday, Dec. 4

The Montgomery Symphony Or
chestra will open its 1949-'5O sea-
son with concert on Sunday after
noon December 4th, at three o'clock
in the auditorium of the Leland
Junior High School in Chevy Chase.
This program will be repeated on
Monday evening, December 9Th at
the Silver Spring intermediate
School in Takoma Park. Chester j.
Petranek, supervisor of instrument
tai music of the Montgomery Coun-
ty Schools will conduct both con-
certs. Admission is free.
These concerts will feature the
Nutcracker Suite by Tschaikowsky
and The Christmas Concerto by
Corelli. Local soloists will play in
the Christmas Concerto. Mrs. Jean
Hers, violinist, Mr.. David Bur-
chuk, violinist, and Mr.. William
Shonick, cellist, will be heard.
Mrs. Hers of Bethesda, is well
known throughout this area as q
violin teacher. Mr.. Burchuk lives
in Greenbelt and is an instructor in
the Montgomery County Schools,
Mr.. Shonick lives in D. C. and is an
instructor at Leland Junior High
School.
Eighty musicians, ranging in age
from 16 to 60 will constitute the
Montgomery Orchestra when it APP
pears at these two programs. The
membership is made up of students,
of business and professional men
and women, of housewives, and of
professional musicians playing
without recompense.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-01
Twin Girls Included
In Births Reported
At Local Hospital

A set of twin girls, born on
November rs to Mr.. and Mrs.
Douglas Rosenberger Buckeyes
town, was included in the list of
births, totaling 10, reported at
Montgomery County General Hos
pital for the period November II
through November 26, 1949. Other
births reported were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman N. Nichol-
son, Rockville, a daughter Nancy
Ann, November IL; Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas H. Simpson, Dayton, a
daughter, Linda Fay, November
IL; Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Dodson,
Rockville, a daughter, Yvonne
Carole, November 10; Mr.. and Mrs.
James w. King, Gaithersburg, a
son, Samuel Rufus, and Mr.. and
Mrs. James S. King, Gathers
burg, a daughter, Sara Rebecca,
both born on November IA; Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph 2. Miller, jr.,
Silver Spring, son, Raymond
Lee, November Is; Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert N. Helsley, Glenelg, son,
James Michael, Mr.. and Mrs. John
K. Brian, Highland, a daughter,
Evelyn Esther, both born Nov
ember 10; Charles and Mary Col
bert, jr., Ellicott City, a son,
Charles Henry III, Mr.. and Mrs.
David T. Gregg, ClarXsburg, a
laughter, Carol Ann, both born
November II; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Nj. Presley, Derwood, son,
Thomas Ray, November 10; Mr..
and Mrs. Tollie Evans Presley,
Clarksburg, a daughter, Patricia
Ann, November 20; James and
Mary Bell, Ellicott City, a son,
November %; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
M. Koby, Lisbon, a daughter, Nov
ember %; Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
E. Koch, Rockville, a daughter;
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Nealan,
Olney, a son, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Preston Queen, Silver Spring,
son all born November 25.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-01

Not quite remarkable enough for
Ripley's column, but interesting
enough to make headlines, were
some facts brought out in the list
of births from Montgomery County
General, and Suburban Hospitals,
this week.
On Monday, November Ia, Mr..
and Mrs. James w. King, and Mr.
and Mrs. James S. King, both
couples from Gaithersburg, became
the parents of a son and daughter,
respectively, at Montgomery Coun-
ty General Hospital The boy has
been named Samuel Rufus, and the
girl will be known at Sara Rebecca
their initials will be the same.
Two new Presley's were also in
cluded in theilist from Montgomery
County General-born two days
apart. Thomas Ray was born on
November 10 to Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank M. Presley Of Derwood| and
ON November 20, daughter, Pa
tricia Ami was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Tollie Evans Presley, Clarks-
burg. The two Mr.. Presleys are
brothers.
Twin girls were born on Novem-
Der 25 to Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas
Rosenberger of Buckeystown at
Montgomery County General. They
have been named Alice Jeanne and
Carol Anne, and weighed ID. and
A Id. 5 o., respectively. Mr.. Rosen-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-01
Brookevi|Ie Rural Carrier
Retires After Thirty Years

Chapel Road, in Montgomery Coun-
ty. Crossing the Patuxent into
Howard County, he served Rox-
bury, Banks School House at
Glenwood, Warfieid's Corner near
Glenelg, 'Pg Tail" Alley to near
Dayton, to Brighton Dam, to Lime
Kiln, returning to this county at
Haviland's Mill he went through
Brinklow to Gold Mine Road and
back to Brookeville. Much of this
territory is still "bad road" and
unfit for travel by auto in bad
weather.
Mr.. Parsley is a lifelong resi-
dent of Montgomery County. He
is the son of the late George and
Annie Parsley of Brookeville.
RID service was established at
Brookeville, December l, 1895,
shortly after the service started
in the U. S. He served under
three postmasters: Henry Howard,
postmaster when he started; Har-
vey w. Boswell became postmaster
in 1922 and upon his retirement in
1916 became the first Brookeville
postoffice employee. to retire with
a pension; his son Wilton Boswell,
is the present postmaster.
Brookeville is one of the few
country" postoffices in the county
with RID services. The original
oostoffice established March l.,
1902, is still standing. Caleb
Bentley, a son-in-law of Roger
Brooke, was the first postmaster.
His second wife, Henrietta Thomas
was friend of Dolly Madison, and
it was in this home that President
Madison found friendly shelter,
August &c, 1914, after being forced
to spend night in the woods in
his native state of Virginia fol-
lowing the burning of the Presi-
dents Mansion (now the White
Housed. Brookeville has the dis
tinction of being the only Post
office in which president of the
U. S. sought shelter in defeat.
President Madison dispatched a
letter to dolly" from Brookeville
and he also sent orders to his
cabinet from the same place.
When the Brookeville Post Of
flee was established in 1902 the
number under Gree Government
had grown to over 1000. At the
beginning of the goth century
there were about 10000 U. S. Post
Offices. Upon the establishment of
RID service many small post
offices were closed. Today the US
has roughly $4,000. The following
postoffices have been closed and
the areas served by the Brooke
vile. Post Office: Brighton, Sun
shine, Unity, Roxbury, Triadelphia,
Grifton INT. Zion). Carrier Gene
Higgins (Derwood RID y stops
at the Brookeville postoffice to
pick up the mail for Route 81 and
Mt. Zion negihborhood and due to
difference in schedule frequently
arrives at Brookeville before the
Brookeville carrier leaves.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-01
Stork Plays Franks In
Making Recent Visits

berger is the son of the Rev. and
Mrs. j. w. Rosenberger.
In addition to other blessings, the
James E. Hardings of Travilah
road, Rockville, had an added one
for Thanksgiving. Their baby
daughter, named Gail Yvonne, was
born two minutes after midnight
on November "a. 1t was the first
baby born on Thanksgiving Day at
Suburban Hospital, and weighed 3
lbs. 8 OF. 1t is their first child.
Mother, daughter, (and father) are
reported doing well.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-01

If, in spite of adequate ventila-
ton in the brooder house, the heat
from the stove tends to dry the air.
in the house, place pan of water
on top of the stove.
Kodiak mirror., 1949-11-19
Postmaster Asks:
 Pick Up Packages

The local postoffice is bulg- ing at the seams this week as incoming Christmas packages continue to arrive.
 Postmaster Maurice Briggs has requested all persons hay ing c. o. D. and prepaid pack ages to call at once at the win dow.
 The rear of the postoffice building was piled high with mail sacks and packages late yesterday as extra clerks con- tinued the task of distributing them.
 Christmas cards formerly mailed with the envelope open for l ] cents will cost two cent this year, Briggs said.
 Persons mailing Christmas cards with a three cent stamp on the envelope have a better chance of the cards being de- livered, as the cards are for warded or returned to the S sander if the addressee can not be located, Briggs said. Cards with two cent stamps can not include any writing and the Postal Department makes no provisions for direct. ory service on them.
Kodiak mirror., 1949-11-19
Foundations For GeneratOrsPO

Both foundations for the two Enterprise generators at the Kodiak Electric Associa- ton plant have been poured and a man from the Enterprise Company in San Francisco will arrive within 10 days to install the generators, Leon Johnson, KEA plant manager, said yesterday.
 One of the foundations was poured on Nov. 10 and the other on Wednesday.
 The oil storage addition tc the plant is now under con- struction, Johnson said.
 Lire nen continued work on the distribution system this week in the downtown and Mill Bay Road area.
Kodiak mirror., 1949-11-19
Barn Dance Draws Crowd

A large crowd attended the giant fund raising carnival, sponsored by the Kodiak Re- tail Liquor Dealers Associa- tion, last night.
 The carnival-barn dance jamboree was held at the Ko- diak Ice and Cold Storage Company fish shed on the city dock.
 Late last night no figures were available on the amount of funds taken in. All local bars and liquor stores closed for the big event and local taxis furnished free transportation to the dock.
 The second floor of the shed was the scene of festivities. Gaily colored posters advertis- ing almost every business in town were displayed around the walls.
 A 150- foot bar was set up along one wall of the building and eight bartenders were on duty. There were also booths containing wheels of fortune and games of skill.
 A stage was constructed in one corner of the building and featured speciality acts and numbers. A nine piece navy orchestra furnished music for, dancers.
 The building was heated with portable aircraft heating units borrowed from NOE.
 Fifty percent of the money received will go into a com- munity chest fund. The bal ance will be distributed among the Baptist Mission, Griffin Memorial Hospital and the A. laska Crippled Children's as- sociation, the dealers plan.
Kodiak mirror., 1949-11-19
Latvian Displaced Family Is Brought To Kodiak

A family of three displaced persons who have lived for the past four years in one room in a DIP camp in Ger many today are happily settled in 5-room house in Kodiak, because of the generosity of MT. and Mrs. Stanley Alvine.
 The are MT. and Mrs. Ansis Antons, 63 and 53 respective ly, and their 27-year old son Ervins, who arrived here Wednesday, three weeks after leaving Europe. The Antons are Latvian.
 All three speak Latvian and Russian and the son also speaks German and is learning English.
 Through an interpreter, Mrs. Antons said, Tt is so good to be here. The people are so kind and we are inn mensely grateful to MT. and Mrs. Alvine.
 The Antons left the Ameri- can zone of Germany in Oct ober and onNOct. 29 sailed from Bremerhafen for New York. There they were met by representatives of the New York Board of the Baptist Church and put onaa plane for Seattle. A family of the same denomination there looked after them until they boarded a plane for Kodiak.
 "New York is too big, too
Kodiak mirror., 1949-11-19
Xmas Seal Sale
 To Continue

Due to the poor return of
 receipts on the annual Christ mas Seal Sale, the Rev. R. N. Wilkinson, chairman of the
 Kodiak T-B Committee, has decided to extend the time of the drive. . Apparently the early date of the sale did not find the
 people in the spirit, /" Rev. Wilkinson said. Therefore
 the sale will continue to the traditional date for closing the sales. ''
 He also said he was conf
 dent the people of Kodiak would respond in a favorable manner as the need this year for contributions is'great. The Kodiak T-B Committee is composed of Mrs. Henry Haag and John Gibbons. Donations may be sent to the Kodiak T-B Committee or left at the Bank of Kodiak, Rev. Wilkinson said.
Kodiak mirror., 1949-11-19
Smith Requests Dogs Be Killed

Two Doberman pinscher dogs were destroyed by police Tuesday at the request of the ow CT, Talmage L. Smith.
 The door to the kennels had been left open and the dogs were running around town. A three and a half months old cocker spaniel belonging to H. E. Spencer was killed by two Dobermans, Spencer said,
 Smith said that his dogs had killed the spaniel. He added that enc Of the dogs was sick.
Kodiak mirror., 1949-11-19
Show To Aid kHS s Team

Three performances of the Community Variety Show are scheduled for Tuesday at the Orpheum Theatre, and tickets have been on sale from school students for the past week. They are also available at the theatre box office.
 The variety show will be presented at 4 pm for children and adults who can not attend Tn the evening, and also at 7 and 9 pm.
 Sponsored by the Kodiak Public Schools to raise money to send the basketball team to Anchorage for the Fur Rend- ezvous, the show is directed by Mrs. Edna Lee Dixon of the faculty.
 Both town and base groups, as we'll as high school stu dents will present the IA acts of music, comedy and drama.
 Among the comedy acts will  be two by the NOE Dramatics Club, starring Ken Kenner- son, Bob Diehl and Blanche Brillon. Also from NOE will be a magician act. The Rotary Club will have an act in the show, and the high school is participating in several.
 The Siddy Fellers Dance Or chestra is also on the program.
Kodiak mirror., 1949-11-19
Scout Induction Today

An induction ceremony for local Boy Scouts will be held at the Orpheum Theatre this afternoon at 2 pm.
 Gene Butler, division repre- sentative for the Boy Scouts of America, will conduct the ceremony, Clarence Williams, chairman of the local scout committee, said yesterday.
 The public is invited to see the ceremony which will see local troop number 65 become a full fledged troop, Williams said.
Kodiak mirror., 1949-11-19
Governor Issues Proclamation

Acting Governor Lew Will Hams has issued a proclama- tion designating Thursday November "A, as Thanksgiving Day and calls on "all Alaskans to pause in their daily pursuits to give thanks to a Divine Pro- vidence for blessings which have been bestowed upon our country"
 In listing the blessings the territory has received the past year Williams pointed out the abundant fish harvest in A. laska; the favorable action of congress in appropriating funds for the building up of Alaska's defenses; advance ment of funds for housing and fo public works program. "
 In Kodiak, the Rev. R. N. Wilkinson announced that pre- Thanksgiving services will be held at the Baptist Church Wednesday evening. Mrs. Stanley K. Alvine will lead the service and special music will be provided by Mrs. Dewitt Fields. Services start at 7::30 pm.
 The regular mass will be held at the Hospital Chapel Thanksgiving Day, Father Louis B. Fink, S. J. said.
Kodiak mirror., 1949-11-19

noisy. This is much better" Antons said. This country is a lot like Latvia.'
 Antons and his son started to work for Alvine and Gibson the day after their arrival. Be fore their country was over. run by Russian armies, the Antons owned a farm, and in the fall and winter were car penters and ship builders.
 When the invading Russian armies took Latvia, which lies between Germany and Russia, the Antons were forced to work for them. Everything we had was taken" the son said. In 1942 the German army pushed the Russians back and the Antons were forced to pro- vide for the Nazis. When the Germans retreated from the Russians, in 1945 the Antons fled with them, and later made their way to the Amer ican zone of Germany.
 Last March, Alvine wrote to Mrs. Alvine's brother, Evald Swanson, who works for the government in Germany, and told him he wished to provide a home and employment for a displaced family.
 Swanson went to a DIP camp near Frankfort, where dis placed persons are screened, and talked to the Antons. They are fine people, " he wrote Alvine. He also sent the necessary forms for Alvine to fill out, so the family could come here. Persons sponsoring DPS in this country mast
  guarantee that they will te self-supporting.
 Half the Antons' fare from New York to Kodiak was paid by Alvine and the other part from a special fund provided by the New York Board of the Baptist Church.
 A daughter Austra, 20, roy Ives in Toronto. She left Ger many IS months ago to worl< il Canada. She talked by phone with her parents while they were in New York, and if possible will join them here.
Kodiak mirror., 1949-11-19
|'Copter Casualties
 To Go Outside

The two navy men injured last week in the helicopter crash were removed from the critical list at the NOE dispen- sary yesterday, and will be flown to the navy hospital at Bremerton, Wash, today, weather permitting.
 The navy disclosed yester- day that both men, Chief James L. Allen and Seaman Dale A. Lynch, had both legs severed between the knee and ankle, and in addition Allen lost part of the thumb and in- dex finger of his right hand. The men were injured when the helicopter crashed at Afog- nak Lake, where they were spectators.
 Both received several plas- ma infusions and blood trans fusions, and many more donors than were needed volunteered to aid, the navy said.
 They will be accompanied to Bremerton by a flight surgeon and a flight nurse, as we'll as by Mrs. Allen, who arrived here recently.
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-15
Bonus Referendum
On Tuesday, wlyD
All Registered Voters Throughout The Entire
State Will Be Afforded An Opportunity To
Exercise Their Right Of Franchise.

The States two largest veterans
organizations, the American Legion
and the Veterans of Foreign Wars,
have issued from a department lev
ell, statements pointing out that
next Tuesdays referendum is in
the nature of a public poll, the re-
suit of which will definitely deter
mine the wishes Of a majority Of
the Citizenry of the State as to the
payment by the State of Delaware
of cash bonus to the veterans of
World War II.
The veterans throughout the
State are organized and are plan
ming to get out the vote.
In Milford plans for such activi-
ty were completed at meeting of
representatives of the Communi-
TVS veterans organizations held
Wednesday evening at the Council
chambers.
In Milford. as throughout the
State, the same polling places and
election officers will be used, as
at the last General election, and
all persons who were eligible to
vote at the 194S election will be
afforded the opportunity to exercise
their right of franchise.
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-15
Blue Hen Post To
Meet Next MOndGy
Matters OF Vital Interest
Will Be Discussed
By Vets

A special meeting of the men,
bership of Blue Hen Post No. 64S3,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, has been
called for next Monday evening,
July 18th, at p. m, at the Hotel
Windsor. This meeting takes the
place of the one which would nor
mally have been held this past
Tuesday evening and which was
postponed until the 18th date.
According to Post Commander
Charles w. Sigler, the agenda for
next Monday evenings meeting in
cludes plans for discussion of mat
ters of vital concern to every over
seas veteran of the Milford area
because of this. post officers are
urging that every overseas veteran
of the area, irregardless of Organi.
rational affiliation, be present.
Commander Sigler and Post Ad
jutant Dave Hugg represented Blue
Hen Post at the regular monthly
meeting of the Council of Admins
tration, Department of Delaware
v. F. W.. held in the Polish-Ameri
can Post Home, Wilmington, thu
past Monday evening. According tt
Department Commander Richard E
Rayne, the August meeting of tn,
Council of Administration will b,
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-15
Delnarva Camp To -.
Open On August S
MethOdlsts To Sponsor Old Fash
iOned Services At Laurel

The Rev. Thomas C. Jones of
Harbeson and the Rev. w. w. Ham
ilton of Roxana will be directors
of the Demarva Methodist Camp
located near Laurel on Route Ii.
The season opens Friday evening
August 5, and will continue
through Sunday, August %.
The Rev. Johnny" Trader, evan
gelist from Brooklyn, N. Y, will as
sist in services during the first ten
days of the camp program. He is a
song writer and musician in addi-
ton to his .eVangelistic work.
For the latter part of the camp
Evangelist L. nj. Mechtly and the
Musical Ambassadors" from Will
Transport, Pa, will be on hand.
They will play various instruments
paint pictures, and give illustrated
lessons on Bible messages. Various
choirs from nearby churches will
sing during services.
Lewis c. Boyce is president oi
the camp meeting association
Other officers are: Parker Wheat.
ley, secretary, and Carrie ]. Moore
treasurer. There will be a board
ing tent and refreshment stand or
the grounds.
Milford chronicle., 1949-07-15

Next Tuesday, July 18th, between
the hours of 8 A. M. and z P. NJ,
Daylight Saving Time, the entire
registered electorate of the State
of Delaware will be afforded an
opportunity to vote yes or no on
the question of a bonus for veter-
ans of World War II.
The machinery necessary to hold
the referendum was set up by a
measure passed by the last session
of the General Assembly.
The referendum itself does not
provide for a bonus, as such, but
grants to Governor Elbert N. Car
vel, if the majority of the voters
vote yes, the power to call spec
ial session of the General Assembly
in September to work out some
plan of setting the bonus rate, etc.
A majority voting no on the bonus
question would for the present
eliminate any possibility of a bonus
being paid.
Prior to the last General election,
leaders of both major political
parties were outspoken in support
of a bonus for veterans of World
! War II.