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tempted robbery charges.
Star Staff Photos.
rolee. was fined S25 or 80 days by
Judge Frank H. Myers on a plea
of guilty to making false report
to police. His wife was released
on personal bond.
Confession Reported.
What Park police said was a
signed confession by the young
couple disclosed their plot in which
a 42-year-old Chicago engineer
was lured into Fort Dupont Park
early Sunday by the young wife's
amorous promises.
The engineer was attacked in
the park. he said. by the husband
and two soldiers, one of whom is
under guard at Fort McNair. The
other is still sought.
The Hockmans at first reported
to Park Police that the Chicago
engineer had attempted to assault
Mrs. Hickman and was beaten
and frightened away by the hus-
band.
Chicagoan Silent.
When the case came up for con-
ference in the United States At
torney,s Office today Assistant
Andrew Howard announced the
attempted robbery charge against
the pair had been dropped.
mo complaining Witness" he
explained.
The Chicagoan. who indicated
he did not care to press charges,
attended the conference but had
nothing to say.
Mrs. Hickman has been a de-
partment store clerk. She told
police she had been ill frequently,
feared for her job because of the
illness ana that she did not make
enough money to support herself
and her husband. They live in
the 100 block of c street NE.
Hospitals Checked
The Hockmans first reported
they had gone into Fort Dupont
park and that Hickman left his
wife briefly to get a drink of
water. He said he heard sounds
OF a scuffleN and on returning saw
the man attempting to attack Mrs.
Hickman. He said he subdued
the assailant with his fists and
blows from a toy pistol left in his
car by young niece earlier in the
day.
On the suggestion by Hickman
that the man might have been
badly hurt, Park Police began a
check of hospitals which produced
the Chicago man at Emergency
Hospital with cuts and bruises.
He gave this account:
He struck up an acquaintance
with Mrs. Hickman in the 1400
block of F street NV. late Satur-
day night. had a few drinks and
then went to the park on the
basis of her suggestions.
AS they reached the park. the
visitor said. Hickman and the two
soldiers leaped on him. He broke
away and ran to a taxi, he told
police.
Soldier Picked bp Later.
When the Chicagoan was put in
police lineup with five other men.
the Hockmans said the assailant
vas not there.
~ that point. the man stepped
Evening star., 1949-08-15

cine at Percy Jones General Hospi-
tai, Battle Greek, Mich.
Col. Mueller. who held the post
since June, 1916, has been trans
ferred to Murphy General Hospi-
tai. Waltham, Mass.
Evening star., 1949-08-15
Legion Post to Elect

The George s. Patton, jr., Tank
Corp Post No. 10 will elect officers
at 8 pm. Wednesday at the Amer
ican Legion Clubhouse, 2437 Fiji
teenth street NV.
Evening star., 1949-08-15
Col. Fancher 10 Take Over
Walter Reed Hospital Post

Col. Paul S. Fancher will take
over as chief of medical service at
Walter Reed Hospital tomorrow
succeeding Col. Charles R. Mueller
Evening star., 1949-08-15

Sterling 5000 for vacation delivery The Evening and sun
day Star. - (
Evening star., 1949-08-15
Soldier Picked bp Later.

When the Chicagoan was put in
police lineup with five other men.
the Hockmans said the assailant
vas not there.
~ that point. the man stepped
Evening star., 1949-05-15

the verbal one done via telephone Every
April Fools Day, the Bronx Zoo gets differ
ent phone number for the day, so it won't be
plagued by pranksters. Telephone jokesters,
safe in their anonymity, often are more cruel
than funny. A lady in Spokane received a
call from someone who said, This is the city
morgue. Would you please come down and
identify your husbands body?" The woman
turned, gave the message to her daughter,
then dropped dead of a heart attack.
Not all practical jokers, of course. are
malicious. There are many responsible per-
sons who love joke for the humor of it.
They're the ones who take care that no one
suffers anything more serious than hearty
laugh.
President Truman, for instance, thinks it's
good joke to give gifts. such as fountain
pens, on which he has inscribed, This was
swiped from Harry S. Truman" Quiet Cal
vim Coolidge, often described as a man
who never smiled, had IAN Unsuitable
appetite" for pranks, but they were
always innocuous. On dull day. Coolidge
would press the buzzer in his Office which
meant that the President was in danger and
then sit back and watch Secret Service men
dash through White House corridors to his
Office with revolvers drawn.
Even the man whose jokes are absolutely
harmless and intended only for fun, however,
may be taking chance. Al-in-fun jokes have
been known to boomerang with serious conse-
quences, as the late AL Boasberg, radio writer,
found when he worked joke on his dad.
Continued on page l9
Evening star., 1949-05-15

San Diego. did to ms KID brother Ralph. Il.
ooe day last August They we're EN- route
home from hunting trrp The gun went OF.
by mistake. as II always does and Ralph
iell dead In a frenzy OF refnnse Ronald put
another shell IN the nfie and killed himself
Even II you don't know a single practical
lokcf personally. the Xix can still mean danger
fW you by sending out police cars and fire
engines on false alarms taking their services
when a serious fire on emergency might
threaten. In Pasadena recently for instance.
a Joker phoned the police and excitedly told
them a woman's body was hanging from a
tree. BY the time officers arrived to cut down
a store window dummy from the branch
several hundred curious drivers had clogged
the road Had fire developed during those
hours, the fire trucks. which normally roar
over Colorado Boulevard. would have had to
detour. with potentially tragic results
~WeEss Than Sahetsuxss'
DURING the first year and half the u S.
was at war. the FBI checked on 2,l32 cases
Of reported sabotage. Less than ten per cent
OF them finally showed any real evidence of
sabotage" J. Edgar Hoover reported The
majority OF incidents were found to be the
work of practical jokers. whom MIR Hoover
declared worse than saboteurs."
In one case, for example. crackerjaek
welder in Richmond, Calf, shipyard, whose
services were sorely needed as a teacher for
new workers, was laid up in the hospital for
several weeks when joker on his crew put
blazing hot welding rods in his
Evening star., 1949-05-15

anxlr,ses, hIs JcaSSrsscs, the ooe in whsCh the
prrpruatu wants TO stu up excitement. un-
pheasant tx his vRtim. but run iox himself
In either case. the uac,sal poke can he n
mbd form ot ssdssm, se<ts4iy sersp&aAi< sssy
Of io'tErns o<hers Hndsr the gai2 81 Aa~e'
lev years ago three mayx -Eeaguc baseball
players, on VISIT to a carnival. substituted
hard hasehalis iox soft balls in pstehing tent.
knocking unconscious the three men WHOSE
heads stuck out OF the holes IN the canvas
wall Normally, an act like that would
SHOCK and disgust us. Bat under the
guise Of q ''pr~etica joke" We not only
accept such conduct, We laugh il OF.
Perpetrators OF harmful practical Jokes,
say psychologists. are people with inieriuity
eompsexes who artifcially create feeling of
superiority by making others the butts of
their jokes.
The more persistent OF the malicious jokers
probably have Superman power complexes
and. had they been Nazis. would have made
excellent commandants OF concentration
camps. Two Of the most popular practical
Jokes the hotfoot and the electric shock, are
obviously modified forms OF torture Most
Others depend for their effect on a combina-
tion Of hurt and humiliation inflicted on the
victim.
One well-known millionaire is good exam
pie. He had an electric "shocker" installed
in seat in his home projection room During
tense moment in film. when everyone was
deeply absorbed, he would step on button
and give an electric shock to the person sit
Evening star., 1949-05-15

of the Legionnaires' highly publicized pen
chant for practical jokes.
Though Legion conventions have quoted
down noticeably, there are still enough witless
'pranksters' present, armed with electric
canes and water pistols, to constitute a men,
ace. Even in l947, number Of protesting
New Workers found themselves handcuffed to
street poles by rowing bands from the Legion
naire lunatic fringe. The generally sober be-
havior of the new Legion recruits from the
Second World War, however, coupled with
the decline in exuberance of the aging original
Legionnaires, has had marked. and bene-
fetal, effect on convention behavior.
Two Types
HE name practical joke" is certainly
a misnomer. They're called that Webster
says. because they're jokes which you put
into practice - on someone else" One def
milton of practical joke is "a trick, some
times carefully prepared, in which some
particular person is made the laughingstock"
Generally speaking, practical jokes are of
two types. There's the kind in which you use
some prop or piece of equipment - the bou-
tonniere that squirts water into an eye, the
cigar that explodes, the gun you pretend to
be aiming at someone, the cane or the hand
shake box that gives an electric shock, the
bulging wallet attached to string. Four
thousand retail stores in the U. S. sell three
million dollars worth of joke devices year.
And then there is the verbal joke, like the
invasion from Mars, which depends for its
effect upon mans insecurity. his fears, his
Evening star., 1949-05-15

tlng IN irOnt Ot MIN, VINO would
jump up and yell with fright.
Cruel JolEe
l HE fellow got quite a shock him
self, though. when a guest who
was pregnant suffered a miscar-
riage as a result Of the hot seat"
and sued him for a stable sum.
He settled out of court, ashamed
to have the public know of his
cruel joke.
Easily the most popular practi-
cal Joke. because il a cheanest is
Evening star., 1949-05-15

pockets.
Railroadmen in the u. S. live in
fear of the practical joker. Not
long ago three teen-aged boys
in the Middle West placed logs
on the tracks Just for q gag"
This Joke" derailed several cars
and cost the engineer his life.
Despite the millions of dollars
it would bring into their Golfers,
some of our big cities have been
lukewarm in recent years to Ameri-
can Legion conventions, because
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-04-28

Mrs. Wilson Whetzel assisting.
The subject of the meeting will be
Mixing Points" Mrs. William
Teepe will be the speaker. Pictures
of the existing conditions in the
Gaithersburg High School will be
shown.
The group is planning their win
dow display for Home Demonstra-
ton Week the first of May with
Mrs. Keith Cornelius in charge.
The subject of the window will be
Needles and Time Material we
Have Clothes for the Needy"
Friends of Mrs. Mae Brake were
shocked to learn of the sudden
death on Monday morning of Mrs.
Brakes mother, Mrs. Edith b.
Wilson, who passed away from a
heart attack at the age of sc.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-04-28
Montgomery
County
National Bank
OF ROCKVILLE

OF ROCKVILLE
in the State of Maryland, at
the close of business on
April IL, 1949.
Published in response to call made
By Comptroller of the Currency,
under Section 5211, u. S. Re-
vised Statutes.
ASSETS
Cash, balances with other
banks, including re-
serve balance, and cash
items in process of
collection. ....... 81 ,697 ,5O6.86
United States Govern
ment obligations d.
direct and guaranteed 1, 713,114.00
Obligations of States
and political sub
divisions ........... SCI ,028.1 3
Corporate stocks, lin
Guiding 100000 stock
of Federal Reserve
bank) =. 100000
Loans and discounts lin
Guiding 81 1896 over
drafts) ......... 1,767,123.13
Bank premises
owned. -. $51 10000
Furniture anG
fixtures. -. 12,2s7.7O es,sS7.7o
investments other than
assets indirectly rep
resenting bank prem
Uses or other real
estate ............. 3,655.18
Other assets. ......... 10000
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-04-28

and Indy Beall of Lewisdale were
married on Friday, April Is at
Browningsville Methodist Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Arnold motor
ed to Eudowood Sanitorium Easter
morning to visit Mrs. Arnold's
cousin, Mrs. Hardy Johnson. They
found Mrs. johnson seriously i'll
and she passed away on Thursday.
The Browningsville Homemade
ers Club met on Wednesday, April
20, at the home of Mrs. Mollie
Gladhill with her daughter, Mrs.
Olive Stup as co-hostess. There
were % members and ID visitors
present.
New constitution and bylaws
for the Club rewritten by COM
mittee, were read by Mrs. Mollie
Gladhill and passed by the men,
bers. Four new members were re-
ceived into the club. Miss Edythe
Turner gave a lesson on hooked
rugs, showing colors, materials and
their blending in making of rugs.
Several lovely hooked rugs made
by three visitors were shown to
the group. Refreshments were SER
we'd.
The Mt. View W.S.C.S. met with
Mrs. Alta Beall last Thursday.
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: LewisdoIe =

Many local parents attended
open house at Damascus School on
April A. They now feel better &C.
quainted with the teachers and
have better understanding of the
work being carried on.
Little Bonny Lewis, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Lewis, is at
home and doing nicely after being
so i'll following an operation at
Frederick City Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Stanley Musgrove is also
home from the same hospital after
undergoing an appendectomy on
April IL.
Mrs. Nora Musgrove spent about
ten days at the Musgrove home
stead caring for her little grand
son, Curtis, while his mother was
indisposed.
Carroll Shipley, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Maurice Shipley, was a pat
lent at Frederick City Hospital
several days before Easter with an
infected hand. Carroll is now at
home.
Mrs. Ernest King, another local
patient in Frederick Hospital is
much improved and expected home
this week.
A pre-Easter wedding of local
interest was that of Miss Ivy
Green of Mt. Airy and Ray Luhn
of Purdum.
Miss Ruth johnson of Purdum
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MEMORANDA
Assets pledged or as
signed to secure
liabilities and for
other purposes. .$741 ,834.99
Loans as shown above
are after deduction
of reserves off,. 10,710.24
State Of Maryland,
County of Montgomery, IS:
l. j. PAUL BRUNETT, Cashier
of the above-named bank, do sol
EMMY swear that the above state
ment is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
J. PAUL BRUNETT, Cashier.
CorTsct-Httest:
ROBERT PETER,
THOMAS M. ANDERSON,
GEORGE P. HENDERSON,
Directors.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this goth day of April, 1919.
HELEN M. GRAY,
Notary Public. 1925
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-04-28
Please don't buy a BELT
driven POWER mower when
you can buy a ROBERTON
with chain drive for only $3.50.
81 Veirs Mill Road
w. V. Bouic, A. M. Bouic,
Attorneys.
N~Jc- Met

w. V. Bouic, A. M. Bouic,
Attorneys.
Order Nisi-
IN THE ORPHANS COURT
FOR
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
In the Matter of the Estate of
LAWRENCE E. ALLNUTT, de-
ceased.
ORDERED, this 26th day of
April A. d., 1949, by the Orphans
Court for Montgomery County,
that the sale made by Guy F. All
mutt and Robert w. Allnutt, Jr.,
executors of the estate of Law
renee E. Allnutt to Waverly L.
Bryant and Mabel L. Bryant, his
wife, and reported in the above en-
titled cause, be ratified and con-
filmed, unless cause to the con-
trary thereof be shown on or be-
fore the 23rd day of May next !:
Provided copy of this order be
inserted in some newspaper pub
lished in said Montgomery County,
once in each of three successive
weeks before the said 23rd day of
May, 1949.
The Report states the amount of
the sale to be $65,000.00.
MILLWARD C. TAFT,
CHARLES H. SQUIRE,
VIM. TYLER PAGE,
Judges of the Orphans Court for
Montgomery County, Maryland.
True Copy-Test:
WALTER C. CLARKE,
Register of Wills for Mont
gomery County, Md. 2960
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guests, and while the weather was
rainy, the festivities frightened
the occasion and all the guests en-
joyed themselves.
Ralph M. Ray, Jr., who is sta
toned at the Naval Air Base at
Norfolk, spent the Easter holidays
with his parents. Dinner guests of
the family on Sunday were Miss
Lucille Campbell and Dallas Coop
er.
George Shaw, who has been con-
fined to his home with pneumonia
is recovering nicely.
Mrs. Mae Brake, Historian of
the Maryland State Auxiliary of
the Volunteer Firemen Association,
motored to Baltimore to attend the
Quarterly meeting and luncheon at
the Southern Hotel. She was ac-
companied by Miss Virgie Multi
can, Mrs. Juanita McGohan and
Mrs. Mary Kahn, members of the
Independent Auxiliary. Over 140
members attended the meeting, re-
presenting forty auxiliaries of the
state. The Mayor of Baltimore
made short speech.
At the meeting members of the
Burtonsville and Upper Montgom-
cry County Auxiliaries were ac-
cepted in the organization.
Plans are being formed to start
Montgomery County Auxiliary
in the near future.
The Homemakers of the Grove
will meet with Mrs. George Chad
wick next week, with Mrs. Iva
Wolford, Mrs. George Shaw and
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Washington Grove
Mrs. James Schroeder
Gaithersburg NE

Mrs. Mamie Howes gave her
daughter, Mrs. Mildred Ray of the
Grove, a chicken dinner on Easter
Monday. Mrs. Marguerite Higgins,
Mrs. Maude Daynude, Mrs. Ardell
Snapp, Mrs. Laura Gooding and
Mrs. Kathryn Howes were also
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-04-28

Total Assets. so, ASS, 789 .08
LIABILITIES
Demand deposits of
individuals, partner
ships, and corpora
tions .$1,161,3 14.32
Time deposits of indi-
.yiduals, partnerships,
and corporations. -. 898,714.70
Deposits of United
Sta ties Government
Including postal saw
Deposits of States and
political subdivisions 178,807.51
Other Deposits (certi-
fed and cashiers
checks, etc. -. 3,OO7.59
Total Deposits $2,258, 1913
Other liabilities. .. 3,411.33
Total Liabilities. so, POI ,544.46
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital Stock:
(c) Common stock, total
par $50,000.00. 50.000.O0
Surplus &............ 10000. 90
Undivided profits. ..... 53,744.G2
Reserves (and retire
ment account for pre-
ferred stock) ANN. 15,500.00
Total Capital Accounts 194,244.62
Total Liabilities and
Capital Accounts $2,455, 1908
MEMORANDA
Assets pledged or as
signed to secure
liabilities and for other
| purposes ........... $l6o,Zzl "a
Loans as shown above
are after deduction
Of reserves of. ... 7,392.47
State of Maryland, County OF
montgomery IS:
/, Leonard II. Hoyle, cashier OF
the above-named bank, do solemn
ly swear that the above statement
Is true to the best Of my knowl-
edge and belief.
LEONARD II. HoYLE, Cashier
Correct-Attest
HAROLD W. WARD,
BATES ETCHlSON.
G. o. BOURDEAUX,
Directors.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this 18th day Of April, 1949.
1949.
HARRY C. PERRY, SIR,
Notary Public. 292S
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-04-28
Sale managed by
Maryland Ayrshire Club
PUBLIC SALE

Having sold property, will sell at home Route
ST. between Glenwood and Sunshine at Roxbury Mills,
SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1919
BEGINNING 1890 PM (Rain Shine)-the following:
One pc Walnut Dining Room Set; Waltham Lounge
and Chair new) day bed antique bed antique chests OF
of drawers marble tops antique marble top sand uphol
stored straight chairs kitchen drop leaf table, Slvertone
radio; lawn chairs and bench 9x12 wool and scatter
hair dryers antique Norwegian walnut chairs; small
walnut tabes ehids dresser; 1 GE washing machine;
antique mirror badminon set; buffet; cocktail table;
Mandolin rockers; brooder Stoves lawn %
rifle; Repuse motor; laundry heater coal heater
jack; 8 80 rod rolls barbed wire; key
8penny nails and other nais wheelbarrows; lot cabinet
makers lumber 40 locust posts, lot pipe fittings fruit jars
kitchen utensils hoes raks scyhes picks hammers etc.
Iron feeding oughs stone Crooks and other items too
numerous to mention.
TERMS-CASH.
Refreshments will be sale by the w. of Union
Chapel.
Mrs. Minnie Wolff (Owner)
Glenwood, Md
C. A. HOBBS Auctioneer.
R. L. sMALLwooD, Clerk. 1901
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First National
Bank

OE NAl II EhOD u w.
in the State of Maryland, at
the close of business on
December 81, 1913.
Published in response to call made
By Comptroller of the Currency,
under Section 5211, U. S. Re-
vised Statutes.
ASSETS
Cash, balances with other
banks, including re-
serve balance and cash
items in process of
collection .$47O, 411.O8
United States Govern
inent obligations d.
rect and guaranteed. 819, 124.57
Obligations of States
divisions. 49,. 9O,2Ss.45
Other bonds, notes and
detentures. 100000
Corporate stocks Tin
Guiding SO, 10000 stock
bank) :. $4,000
Loans and discounts lin
Guiding $1,067.77 over
drafts) ............. 1859, 1854
Bank premises
owned. -. .$11, 1860
Furniture and
fixtures. -. 2,47O.S5 13,867.45
Other assets. ........ 2,260.59
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-04-28
Charter No. 1851.
Reserve District No. s.
Report of Condition of the
First National
Bank
OF SANDY SPRING

OF SANDY SPRING
in the State of Maryland, at
the close of business on
April II, 1919.
Published in response to call made
by Comptroller of the Currency,
under Section 5211, U. S. Re-
used Statutes.
ASSETS
Cash, balances with
other banks, including
reserve balance, and
cash items in process
of collection. -. 1891 ,913.49
United States Govern
ment obligations d.
rect and guaranteed. 923,200.00
Obligations of States
and political SUBJ
divisions. ..... 6,455.0O
Other bonds, notes, and
debentures. ........ $4,000
Corporate stocks lin
GLIDING $2,250.00 stock
of Federal Reserve
Bank .............. Z,4O0.O0
Loans and discounts i
Guiding $67.41 over
drafts) ............, 4O5, 894.8O
Furniture and fixtures. 151.00
Other assets. ........ 2,686.8S
Total Assets. 81, 1877, JOLT
LIABILITIES
Demand deposits of in n5
dsui d1iolc ~
ships and corpora
lions ...... 81, 4S2, O4S.57
Deposits of United 8fsSes
States Government
(including postal saw
ings) ............. 675.00
Deposits of States and
political subdivisions 72,110.90
Deposits of banks. 30,993.70
Other Deposits (certi-
fed and cashiers
checks, etc. ........ 17,232.35
Total Deposits 81, SOB, O6O.52
Total Liabilities. +. 81, SOB ,060.52
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital Stock:
(c) Common stock, total
par $25,000.00. S 25,000.OO
Surplus. .............. 55,000.0O
Undivided profits. -. 54,840.65
Total Capital Accounts 134,840.65
Total Liabilities and
Capital Accounts. 81, 1877 ,901.17
MEMORANDA
Assets pledged or assigned
to secure liabilities and
for other purposes. 100000
State of Maryland,
County of Montgomery, IS:
I, FRANCIS MILLER, cashier of
the above-named bank, do solemnly
swear that the above statement
is true to the best of my knowl-
edge and belief.
FRANCIS MILLER, Cashier.
Correct-Attest:
r. H. LANSDALE,
A. d. FARQUHAR,
F. L. THOMAS.
Directors.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this 10Th day of April, 1919.
ARDEAN L. OWINGS,
Notary Public. 1924