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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-07-12
WSCS TO MEET

The afternoon circle of the Wo- mems Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church will meet Wednesday, July B, at 2 pm with Mrs. Clifford Robards in the FCsbee Apartments.
Evening star., 1949-01-23
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-06-30
Committee Named
To Organize
Cub Scout Pack

John B. Diamond III, President
of the Rockville Elementary School
Parent Teacher Association has
appointed a committee for the pur-
pose of organizing "a Cub Scout
Pack under the sponsorship of that
organization. The members APP
pointed were: Carl w. Binker, as
chairman; Mrs. Irene Meid, Rev.
]. Virgil Lilly and Ralph E. Will
liams. 1t is hoped that in addition
to the organization of a Cub Scout
Pack for the Rockville Area in
terest will be revived in the whole
scout family and scouting made
available to all age groups. The
committee would welcome associa-
ton with all organizations interest
ed in such groups.
Parents with a boy of clubbing
age (8-11 years) who want him to
be charter member of the organ
ization are urged to call Rockville
2974 or 1912 promptly.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-06-30
Hartman Again
Heads Civic
Association

Herman G. Hartman was re-
elected president of the Rockville
Civic Association at its June meet
ing held last Friday evening at
the Board of Education building.
Other officers elected for the
1949-'50 year were: Robert B.
Laid, vice-president; Mrs. James
Quincy, corresponding secretary;
and Pat R. Axtell, treasurer.
In other business, the Civic AS
sociation voted to join the Rock
vile Community Council thus
becoming the second local organi-
cation to ratify the constitution
proposed for this recently-con-
ceived federation of organizations
interested in Rockville's develop
ment. Previously accepted by the
Women's Club, the community
council will become operative when
its constitution has been ratified
by at least five organizations.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-06-30
Mrs. Lucy Smith, 81,
Dies At Rockville Home

Mrs. Lucy Scott Smith, 81, died
on Tuesday, June %, 1949, at her
home, 108 Forest Avenue, Rock
vile. A resident of Rockville since
1890, Mrs. Smith was the mother
of Harold C. Smith, former Mont
gomery County Police Court Judge.
Mrs. Smith, the former Lucy
Scott Black, was born in New
Orleans where her father, William
C. Black, was president of the
Cotton Exchange. She married
Edwin Smith, an astronomer with
the Coast and Geodetic Survey,
who died in 1912.
A member of the Rockville Pres
byterian Church, Mrs. Smith also
belonged to the Rockville Inquiry
Club and the Women's Christian
Temperance Union.
Besides Judge Smith, she is sur
vived by three other sons, Edwin
Smith III, West Orange, N. j.;
Ralph S. Smith, Chester, N. j.; and
Duncan C. Smith, Dover, N. j.; a
daughter, Miss Lucy N. Smith Of
Rockville; 10 grandchildren and
seven great grandchildren.
Funeral services were to be held
today, Thursday, June 30, at the
Rockville Presbyterian Church
with interment in Union Cemetery.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-06-30
Library Gets Support
From Town Council

The Mayor and Council of Rock
vile decided at a meeting held
Monday evening to contribute $500
monthly toward the support of the
Rockville Free Public Library.
John W. Henderson, acting for the
Library Association, told the town
fathers that he thought the balance
of the budget of approximately
$4,000 could be met by contribu-
tons from the Rockville Academy
Trustees, Friends of the Library,
(who each pay $500 or more year
ly), book rentals and fines.
A plan is being worked out
whereby a branch of the library
will be established at Lincoln Park
which became a part of the town
July 1. This library would be
housed in the Lincoln High School.
At the request of the Trustees
of the Rockville Academy, the
Library Association has agreed to
continue to share the building with
the Rockville Nursery School,
headed by Mrs. Harold R. Packard,
which will have exclusive use Of a
frame addition and use of the
large meeting room on the, second
floor of the main building between
1880 am. and l pm. Monday
through Friday. The Library will
have exclusive use of the present
Library quarters downstairs and
use of the large meeting room ex-
cepting the hours assigned to the
Nursery School. ]. Paul Burnett,
trustee, acted for the school in the
transaction.
According to Mrs. Rose C. Miller,
librarian. the library contains ap-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-06-30
Episcopal Ministers
To Exchange Churches
For Month of July

The Rev. Raymond P. Black of
Christ Church, Rockville, will ex-
change churches with the Rev.
John G. Mears of Christ Church,
Toms River, New Jersey, for all
but the first Sunday in July.
The Reverend Father Mears and
Mrs. Mears were missionaries in
the Philippines before the last War
and when the Japs invaded their
area they fled to the hills with
their two-month-old daughter,
kathleen. After some narrowing
experiences with the Mohammedan
tribesmen in the hills, they sur
rendered themselves to the jap
anese. The Japs kept them prison.
ars and they lived in various pri-
son camps throughout the war be-
ing released when our forces re-
took Manila.
Father and Mrs. Mears and their
children, Kathleen and Gregory
will live in the rectory during their
stay in Rockville.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-06-30
Washington St.
Widening To
Start Shortly

Trees are being removed and
electric and telephone wires set
back in preparation for the widen
ing of Washington Street in Rock
vile from Montgomery Avenue To-
ward Gaithersburg. A part of the
plan of the State Roads Commiss-
ion for the easing of the dangerous
curve at Snowden's, it is not to
be confused with the proposed al
ternate 24O around Rockville for
which the survey is now being
made.
The owners of properties along
the area will share the cost of
curb, gutter and sidewalk estimat-
ed at $4,000.
Owners of the properties are
Louis w. and Isabella Hicks
George w. and S. F. johnson;
Galilean Fisherman Hall; H. Deets
and Fairy E. Warfield; Frank E.
and E. F. Williams; Woodrow w.
and M. E. Adams; Hattie L. Ward ;
Charles M. and L. C. Hickman; A.
M.E.Z. Church; Virgie M. Meads
James w. and N. G. Johnson;
Charles A. and Annie Duffin; ].
Vinson Peter and w. F. Grit
fifth; Flora Powell; B. j. and C. K.
Poss, Otis R. Poss; E. S. Gormley
and Standard Oil Co. of N. j.
The office of Mayor and Council
has set the town tax rate at go
cents per 800 of valuation, broken
down as follows:
Full tax rate-Twinbrook, Sim.
mons Addition, lockwood, rest OF
Rockcrest, Harriet Park, and
Croydon Park.
Half of the general tax rate
ga cents) = England's Second
Addition, First and Second to
Lincoln Park, and Haiti. The rea.
son for the half tax in these sub.
divisions is due to the fact that
they will only receive town benefits
for half of the year.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-06-30
Service Honor
Roll To Be Read
At Grace Church

The Service Flag and Honor Roll
Of Grace Methodist Church, CATH
orsburg, will be retired to be
placed among the permanent re-
cords of the church, in a special
service to be held this Sunday
morning, July 3rd, at eleven
o'clock. The honor roll of 81 names
will be called, and the Pastor, the
Rev.. Karl G. Newell, will speak
on the theme, "We continue the
Struggle The service flag of the
church holds one gold star, that
for Edwin Darby Peddicord, who
will be especially remembered in
prayer.
During the days of the war
the church each Sunday wrote to
two of its boys in the service,
many members writing a brief
greeting in composite letter sent
them by the Church. The replies
received from the boys in those
days are also among the church's
permanent records.
Those on the honor roll, their
families and friends are being
especially invited to this worship
service.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-06-30

proximately 5000 books, 300 of
which were acquired this year. The
circulation is around $4,000. Regis
tered with the library are 356
adults or couples and 343 children.
J. Leo O'Gorman is president
of the Board of Trustees; Judson
Hardy, first vice president; Miss
Helen M. Day, vice president;
John w, Henderson, treasurer.
Other members are, Mrs. Theodore
Mason, Mrs. R. E. L. Smith. Judge
d. A. DeLashmutt, Mrs. John G..
Mckay, John ]. Hurley, and DR..
Edwin w. Broome.
The Library or Old Academy
Building is located at South Adams
and Jefferson Streets.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-06-30
WBBC To Inaugurate
Radio News Program
On Sunday, July 3

Washington news commentators
Robert Armstrong of the st. Louis
Globe-Democrat and Paul Shink-
man of Central Press Association
and radio station WBCC, both
residents of Montgomery County,
will inaugurate a new kind of
weekly news program over Station
WBCC at 5:45 PM, Sunday, July
3rd, when they swap views on the
news of the past week and match
opinions on news prospects for the
coming week.
Mr.. Shinkman has just returned
from a two-weeks swing through
the Middle West to resume his
noon news commentaries Monday
through Saturday over WBCC.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-06-30
Rev. Eldridge REGISTER
Funeral Services Held
In Gaithersburg June %

Funeral services for the Rev.
DR.. Eldridge Veitch REGISTER, 81,
one time superintendent of the
Washington and Alexandria Meth
odist Churches, were held on Tues
day, June %, 1949, in the Gartner
Funeral Home, Gaithersburg.
Burial was in st. Johns Cemetery,
Beltsville.
DR.. REGISTER died Sunday at the
Asbury Methodist Home in Gath
ersburg after an illness of several
months.
DIR. REGISTER was the husband
of the former Alberta Brown. They
had celebrated their Goth wedding
anniversary last January. A trus-
tee of the Asbury Methodist Home
for about 20 years, he had lived
there with his wife since his re-
tirement in 1887. His last passionate
was in the Del Ray Methodist
Church, Alexandria, Va.
In addition to his widow he is
survived by daughter, Mrs.
Albert Hardigg, Tangier Island,
Va; a grandson, Eldridge Veitch
REGISTER, a professor at Black
stone College, Blackstone, Va, and
granddaughter, Mrs. Ann Disc,
Tangier Island.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-06-30
Rockville Man
To Head County
NEA Delegation

Seventy-two Maryland Teachers
will leave for Boston, Mass, on
Sunday, July 8, to attend the Nat
ional Education Association Con-
vention. These Marylanders will be
a part of delegation of 5000 edu-
Gators who will be representing the
425,000 regular members of the
National professional organization,
and the $4,000 members of the
state and local affiliated organiza-
tiOns.
William G. Pyles, vice-principal
of the Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School, will serve as Chairman of
the Delegation, and will be assisted
by an official host and hostess. The
Host selected is Joseph Tarallo,
principal of Richard Montgomery
High School in Rockville, and the
Hostess is Miss Eleanor Kephart,
classroom teacher at Annapolis
High School.
Besides Mr.. Pyle, who lives at II
Williams Street, Rockville, others
from Montgomery are: Mrs. Anna
G. Boyd, Olney; A. Claire Hutton,
Sherwood School, Sandy Spring
AhSll A.. Norris, 134 S Adams
Street, Rockville; Weeta P. Piercy
1918 Morrison St., Washington
Daryl w. Shaw, SIT West Mont
gomery Avenue, Rockville; and
Joseph Tarallo, 102 Dale Drive,
Rockville.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-06-30
Free Chest X-Ray Plans
To Be Made AT Meeting
Tonight At Weed Home

A meeting to complete plans for
the free chest x-ray survey spon-
sored by the Montgomery County
T. B. Association and the County
Health Department will be held at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. David
L. Weed on Falls Road tonight.
1t is planned to set up mobile
units at the crossroads of Potomac
on July Is and IA to go on to the
Scotland area on July Is. at Po-
tomac, x-rays will be taken on
July Is between 2 and 5 PM; on
the 14th between 2 and pm; and
at Scotland on the 18th between
8 and 8 pm.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-06-30
Visitors From England
Like Our Food And Lights

while here the trip could not have
come about. The two men said they
met some wonderful Americans on
the way over-among them men,
bers of the Philadelphia Philhar-
monte Orchestra.
Both men expressed great ad-
miration for Sir Stafford Grips
Chancellor of the Exchequer, while
deploring the regulations which
allow them so little. Hell do
they smiled. Even as they were
talking, newspapers and radio
were carrying news of a new
dollar crisis in England which it is
feared will make life even more
glum. Both also expressed the hope
that the Labor party would be
continued--they consider it a bull
wark against Communism.
They agreed the new medical
plan is wonderful" and they
hoped workable" "too soon tt
say" There are abuses of it they
said as happens to any innovation
They did not think it likely u
bankrupt the nation-and they dc
have the services of their owr
family physician under the plan
Mr.. Portman is in the confec.
tionary trade, with J. s. Fry and
Sons, the oldest chocolate firm in
the world established in 1928.
Mr.. Gardner, with an automobile
supply and maintenance firm, is
member of the Bilston Stafford
shire Rotary Club and is most
anxious to meet fellow Rotarians
in this country.
A party for the visitors will be
given by Mr.. Bennett on July 2.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-06-30
Crazy With The Heat?

Not trying to be insulting
but rather just wanting to
share the humor Of some Of the
attroshius lis that tho way to
spell it?) spelling that 'hAs
worked its way into the SEN
tinel Office this week--it may
be interesting to list a few
samples: sulky (speaxing Of the
heat), instead Of sultry; jap
aneze with a z IL you pleased,
BAIL 1--WE have several Basils
in the County,; straner Ia con-
traption what you pour tea
through; autimobile (the spell
ing Of this should not be too
difficult since we use the word
auto frequently. Others were
freez, injoy, writing, and
sepret (scDarate). - ''''' =
The word paTaphernalia was
about to be used by the writer
Of one article but he decided
against II, (stuff means the
same thing anyway he said).
Words were not only mis-
spelled but misused in several
articles--such as solitary for
solitude, etc. .a
Not claiming to be perfect
ourselves tour best friend is
the dictionary)-we1l just at
tribute the extra-poor spelling
this week to the heat--for the,
lack Of something better to
blame il on.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-06-30

"The bright lights of Broadway
would probably brighten our chill
dren," visitors from England told
The Sentinel on Monday, "but they
would love your ice cream and
fried chicken"
Two English friends of Paul
Bennett of Rockville arrived in
New York Saturday aborad the
RMS CORONA, new British
Luxury Cruiser, and were shown
the "sights" of the skyscraper city
It is their first trip to the States
and they expect to remain for
three weeks. They explained that
the big cities of Britain are still
poorly lighted, being allowed about
enc lamp per street there.
Mr.. Benefits friends, Albert
Portman of Bristol, and William.
Robert Gardner, Birmingham, ar
rived with him at his home in Rock
vile on Sunday, just in time for a
big fried chicken and ham dinner
They expressed enthusiasm for the
abundance of food here, but has
tened to add that the people in
their country are not hungry-that
there is enough food in England
but that is is very plain and the
meals get monotonous with so
little variety-"just no glamor,'
said Mr.. Portman shaking his
head. In proof of the fact that
there is sufficient food there, Mr..
Gardner showed pictures of his
two well-nourished looking chill
dren. The ice cream here, they
noted, is far superior to theirs, the
product in Britain being mostly
ice and little cream.
Mr.. Benefits friends longtime
dreams Of coming to America
came about as result of his ask
ing Mr.. Portman, then a stranger,
for match. Mr.. Bennett was with
the 29th Division stationed in
England when the meeting took
place during the War years. They
struck up a friendship which has
continued since. The Englishmen
explained that they we're allowed
to take frpm their country for the
trip only five pounds sterling
(about $20), this to be spent on
the boat, and had not Mr.. Bennett
vouched for their board and keep
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-06-30
L. HI. LaMOtte Reelected
Chairman Montgomery
County Red Cross

ny. H. LaMotte was reelected to
I've for another year as Chair
man of the Montgomery County
Chapter. American Red Cross.
Other officers reelected were Vice
Chairman, Mrs. Edward H. Hell
muth; Secretary, Mrs. Edwin Cam
eron and Treasurer, Mr.. John
Gurke.
An award for outstanding First
Aid service was made to George
I. Davis. 1929 Chevy Chase Drive,
Chevy Chase, Maryland.
DR.. Aaron Traum of the County
Medical Association presented an
interesting talk on the use of and
need for blood in the county hospi-
tails.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-06-30

the tax rate bringing it to
$1.90 for each 500 of as
sessed property. Incidentally
the county fathers indicated
that a much larger increase
in the tax rate can be expect
ed next year. 49,
The Council gave preliminary
approval to a County operating
cost of $7,857,574 and tentatively
approved a $6,04O,O0O budget for
capital construction for 1949-50. F
The operating and capital bud.
gets, coupled with almost three
million dollars in anticipated State
funds, are expected to bring total
expenditures in the County to APP
proximately II million dollars.
Lowering of special suburban
tax on property in the Bethesda
Silver Spring area from 81 to 20.
cents also was approved in the
tentative budget.
The two-cent tax boost came as
surprise to numerous county
groups which had Endorsed ten
cent hike proposed by County
Manager I. G. McNayr to finance
the heavy school construction pro-
gram.
In giving tentative approval to
the budget, the council cut $42, 900
from the county. Police Depart
ment's proposed allotment, and
about $31 900 from that of the De-
partment of Public Works.
Mr.. McNayr said afterwards
the councils Police Department
cut would mean the county would
have to do without three new scout
cars and six new patrolmen he had,
recommended.
Although the Council increased
the total budget above that pro-
posed by Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING
$4,000 more to schools-the two
cent tax rate increase was made
possible by several factors, Coun-
Gil President Frederic P. Lee said.
A principal one. he explained.
was an increase of IL million dol
lars in the coupty's assessable base
which Mr.. McNayr was unable 10
anticipate in preparation of his
BUDGET proposals. "a
The total Of Federal. State and
County money for school operation
is $4.855, 10000. This will provide
a per pupil cost of $4,000 on the
basis of daily average attendance.
The increase in the school bud
oet over the first estimate Is de-
signed to take care of Montgomery
Junior College, teachers salaries,
maintenance and any over-esti-
mates of State receipts by the
Board Of Education, it was ex.
planned.
Two controversial deletions in
the McNayr budget are restored
under the proposed increases One
item will rive $4,000 70 Montgom-
cry Juvenile Court for detention
care of children. The other will
Continued ON Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-06-30

Early tuberculosis has no symp-
toms, tuberculosis is not inherited
and older people can get tubercul-
osis are points around which many
people have misconceptions regard
ing tuberculosis and these are
points which will be stressed by
house to house canvassers in the
Rockville area as announced by
Stedman Prescott, Jr., chairman
Of the Rockville Chest X-ray pro-
ject at a meeting Of workers this
week at the firehouse.
Area chairmen are recruiting
volunteers" said Mr.. Prescott ITO
take part in house to house can
vass of all homes in the Rockville
area the week before the chest
x-ray project begins" The survey
will begin in Rockville on July 10
and continue TO July n. A complete
schedule is in process Of being
worked out. Mr.. Prescott has an
nounced the following are being
asked TO service as canvass chair
men: Mrs. G. V. Hartley, Mrs.
Clyde II. Washburn Of Twinbrook,
Mrs. W. r. Talbot, Mrs. Morris
Belkin, Mrs. Warren Shelley, Mrs.
Rowan Erb, Mrs. James Burdette,
Mrs. Harry Huffer, Mrs. William
p. Sherman, Mrs. Leroy Sherman,
Mrs. Forest Magruder, Miss Mar
tina Ricketts, and Mrs. d. A. De-
Lashmutt. Additional workers are
needed.
Mrs. Harry c. Meem. chairman
in Poolesville- Barnesville announce
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-06-30
Bates EtchisOn
Dentist Banker
Dies At G'Burg

DR.. Bates Etchison, lifelong
resident of Montgomery County,
died on Thursday, June 23d, at his
home in Gaithersburg.
He was the son of Martha Jane
Claggett and Melvin Etchison and
was born August 26, 1883 at
Claggettsville. He attended Dixie
mans College and the University
of Maryland Dental School before
starting his practice of dentistry
in 1905.
He was married twice. The
former Miss Helen Starr Myers
became his bride in 1916. She died
in September 1914. On June "a
1916 he married Miss Lois Lucille
Barnett, who survives him.
At the time of his death, DR.
Etchison was the president of the
First National Bank of Gathers
burg, in which capacity he has
served for many years. He was
made Master Mason in May Of
1906 and was Master of Pentalphs
Lodge in Gaithersburg in 1912. HI
was a member Of Pentalpha Chap
ter O.E.S. and served as PatroI
three tines At the time Of hi
death he was Royal Patron Of thu
Order of the Amaranthe. Othei
organizations of which he was {
member included James F. Aller
Royal Arch Masons, Rockville
Gaithersburg Lions Club and the
Rockville Rotary Club.
Funeral services were conducted
at his late residence by the Rev
james Kerr of Boyds Presbyterian
Church assisted by the Rev. Karl
Newell of Grace Methodist Church
Gaithersburg, with Masonic Serv-
ices at the grave in Forest Oak
Cemetery.
Pallbearers were G. o. Bour.
deaux, Herbert Becraft, Ira Darby
Ralph Hayward, Augustus Selby
end Forest Walker.
DR.. Etchison was civic minded
citizen who will be greatly missed
by young and old in his commun
ity. His generosity and kindness
will cause his memory to be rever
ed for many years.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-06-30

~ AS its next attraction the Olney
Theatre will present stage and
screen star Sylvia Sidney in
George Bernard Shaw's famous
play, "Pygmalion," for one week
beginning Tuesday. Gavin Gordon
Viola Roache and Morton L. Ste
vens are featured in the cast which
also includes Dean Harens, Ethel
Remey, Mary Macarthur and Don
aid Foster. Harry Ellerbe has
staged the production which will
have settings by S. Syrjala and
will be shown Tuesday through
Sunday evenings at S:45 with mat
inees Saturday and Sunday at
2:45 "Pygmalion" is perhaps one
of the most successful and popu-
lar of Mr.. Shaw's plays.