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Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-12-02
LOCAL BOWLER
IN RUNNING FOR
NATIONAL TITLE
Don BredehOft Totals 1877 For
Big Lead In 700 Club
Sweepstakes

Port Clinton may have the
National 700 Club Bowling
Sweepstakes, as local mail car
rier Don Bredehoft came through
with brilliant 797 total Friday
evening at Clinton Recreation al
leys to take a big lead in the ma
tional event.
Final winner of the tournament
will not be known for several
Gays, as the results are being
telegraphed to national headquar-
tels. Deadline was Wednesday
night.
Bredehoft has an excellent
chance to be winner of the ma
tional event as his total is Sc pins
above the last year winners TAI.
Having qualified for the 400
Club" last year, the youthful Swan
Cleaners kegler was competing
in his first roo Club Sweepstakes
Friday night.
Bredehoft opened his series with
big 252, followed with 266 and
closed with a 279 for an average
Of over 266 actual pins. There
We're II members of the Port Clin-
ton 700 Club in competition.
Paul Hachet also had a big
night, totaling 669. In double!
competition, Hachet teamed with
Harold Pulschen for 1869 while
Ray Wight and Walt johnson
totaled 1899. Wight had 654 anC
Johnson, 645.
Swan Cleaners keglers compel
ed in the Central States tourna'
ment in Detroit over the week
end. Bredehoft paced the team
with 639., Also "in the money
were Lou Migala with 604 anc
Mike Drusbacky with SGT.
Open New Alleys
At the grand opening of Vaca'
ton Lane alleys Sunday after
noon, Station WADC bowlers
from Akron defeated the local
Howard links, 27S7 to 2758. Wal'
Johnson led the locals with sos.
Ray Wight and Don Bredehoft
will compete in the Andorke
Sweepstakes in Cleveland thi!
Saturday evening.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-12-02

tary Academy between the ages
of IL and "a.
Applications from young men in
Lucas and Ottawa counties who
wish to take the designation exam
nations must reach Mr.. Burke's
Toledo Office, Old Post Office
Building, before Dec. Is. He will
notify each candidate of the time
and place Of the examination and
that letter of notification will
serve as the candidates credential
for entering the examination room.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-12-02
Burke Schedules
Academy Exams

Examination for designation to
the United States Military and
Naval Academies will be conduct
ed by the United States Civil
Service Commission in Toledo Jan.
l6, 1850, U. S. Rep. Thomas H,
Burke announced today.
Although nominations already
have been made for 1850 vacan-
cies at both academies, Mr.. Burke
said that youths taking the tests
in January will be considered fo,
nomination in 1851 and to fill any
vacancies which might occur be-
fore that time.
Young men who took the desig-
nation examination last January
and who have not been nominated
either as principal or alternate
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-12-02
Farm Bureau
Names Directors

Six new directors were elected
at the annual meeting of the Of
tawa County Farm Bureau held
recently in Oak Harbor. Gaylord
Croll, Cortland Beier and Norman
Lacumsky were named as conven-
tion delegates.
New directors include Mrs
Gaylord Croll, Carroll township
and Mrs. Harvey Goodeman; Her,
bert Schumacher, Erie Twp; How,
ard Overmeyer, Harris Twp;
Walter Brugger, Salem Twp, ano
Mr.. Croll.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-12-02
TO ATTEND DINNER

Mr.. and Mrs. Archie King plan
to spend the weekend in Colum-
bus where they will attend the
Commander and Adjutants Din
ner given by the American Legion
in the Deshler Hotel Saturday
evening. Mr.. King will speak Fri
day evening at the Mems Civic
Club dinner in Pembervile.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-12-02

One morning a clerk in hotel
said to one of the guests: 81 see
two cocktails carried to your room
each morning as though you had
some one to drink with"
Eyes, indeed" responded the
guest. zone cocktail makes me
feel like another man, and l must
treat him too"
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-12-02

During the war the demand for
mechanics was so great that the
test for availability go to be very
simple. The applicant was put
into a room with a leg of lamb,
a dog collar and a crewdriver.
If he picked out the screwdriver
he was hired.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-12-02
AUTO DEALERS DINE

Members of the Ottawa County
Automobile Dealers Association,
their wives and guests, were to
attend the annual banquet of the
association at Bark Inn this
Thursday evening, December /.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-12-02
BILL FIELDER IN HOSPITAL

Former Clerk Of Courts William
Fielder was taken to Grille General
Hospital, Parma, via Gerner and
Wolf ambulance Tuesday fore
noon. Mr.. Fielder has been in i'll
health for several years.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-12-02

With the possible exception of
Herbert Hoover, George Washing
ton was the United States wealth.
lost president.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-01-20
Damascus High School
News

All schools I'M Montgomery
County were closed today giving
the teachers and students an OPP
portunity to attend the Inaugural
ton. .l .ta,I
A luncheon was served Inaugur-
alton Day, the Damascus High
School by the Student Council.
There were two television sets
showing the Inauguration. The
school was open to any one in the
community who wished to see the
Inauguration televised.
Emerson P. Slacum ,and Vernon
Simpson were representatives of
Damascus High School at the EN-
erson Hotel in Baltimore, January
IL, 1919 to hear Mrs. Eleanor
Roosevelt talk on the activities of
the commission on Human Rights,
which she has in the U.N.
The senior, junior, and sopho-
more English classes are each
sponsoring a contest in their
rooms. each room is divided into
two groups with a leader. The
seniors group are the Black leu
by Bobby Bellison and the White
by Billy Gladhill. The juniors are
the Blue led by Betty Mae Monkey
and the Gold led by Hazel Bur-
1ette. In the sophomore class the
Brown is led by Ellis Cline. Mary
Ann Ward is the leader of the
Yellow. The contest is to make US
an better English students.
Seventh Grade Visits Washington
On January 7, the seventh grade
took a trip to Washington and
visited the Smithsonian Institute,
City Post Office and National Air
port.
At the Smithsonian they saw the
first means of transportation
which included Lindberg's plane
and also many models of the cars,
boats, gliders, and trains. An ex-
hibition on radar was also seen.
At the City Post Office they saw
the dead letter office which proved
very interesting. At National Air
port they were shown through a
DC-4 which each and everyone en-
joyed very thoroughly.
GAINESVILLE Defeats DIS.
d. H. S. met the second defeat
Friday night at the hands of
GAINESVILLE High.
The Jayvees brought home the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-01-20

Montgomery County Alters
made, very fine showing at the
Maryland Poultry Products Show
held at the Lord Baltimore Hotel
last week in connection with the
State Annual Farm Bureau meet
ing. Sixteen club members exhibit
ed 80 dozens of eggs in the show.
Little Larry Weller from Bealls-
vile won first place in the white
egg division. His dozen scored
99A points which were the high
est scoring eggs in the show as
well as the highest scoring dozen
eggs ever exhibited in any show
held by the Maryland Poultry
Council. Larry will receive a silver
plated egg cup. John Warfield,
Boyd, exhibited a dozen of brown
eggs that scored 81 points which
was first in the All division. John
will also receive silver plated
egg cup.
In inter-county competition for
the highest scoring ten dozens of
eggs, Montgomery won out over
Frederick with a score Of 981 out
of a possible 1000 to Frederick's
936. This is the highest score that
has ever been posted in the show.
Also, this is the eighth consecutive
year that Montgomery County has
walked off with these honors.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-01-20
HOmemakers Club Of
Gaithersburg Meets q
With Mrs. Gillian

Two new members were taken
into the Gaithersburg Homemakers
Club which met on Wednesday,
January IL at the home of Mrs.
Glen Gillian. They are Mrs.
Brawner Harding and Mrs. Pearl
Messer Federline. Forty-five of the
sixty-eight members were present
to enjoy the luncheon prepared by
Mrs. Gillian, assisted by Mrs.
Ward Mullican, Mrs. Helen Wells,
Mrs. Irving Ward, Mrs. Louis
Gillian and Mrs. Leo Dean.
The meeting was called to order
by the new vice-president, Mrs.
James Wilson, in the absence of
the president, Mrs. Willard Cart
ner who is spending the winter at
Lake Wales, Fla, Several projects
of the year were discussed, one of
the most interesting being hooked
rug making. Miss Turner dis
cussed the making of drapes and
committee chairmen gave fine re-
ports.
A Valentine Party meeting will
be held the second Wednesday in
February at the home of Mrs.
James Wilson.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-01-20
County Alters Make Fine
Showing With Their Eggs

Besides the above mentioned,
club members placing and receiv-
ing awards for brown eggs are
Wayne Carr, placing 3rd, Mar
shall Lewis 9th, John Warfeld 7th
and 9Th, Kent Mayne 9th, Doyle
Lewis, 18th, John Linthicum 18th
and 18th, Douglas King 18th,
Wayne Carr goth.
White egg exhibitors and plac-
ings are as follows:
Larry Weller who won LIST, End,
3rd, 4th, 5th and 9th places, Kent
Mayne 7th, Richard Thompson
9th, John Linthicum 18th, Harry
Kirk 18th, John Westfall 18th,
Douglas King 18th, John Linthi-
cum 18th, Douglas Carlin 10th.
Club members who exhibited but
did not receive awards were Ben
jamin Price, Clarksburg, and Ger
aldine Floyd, Washington Grove.
The egg show was of the highest
quality for years. The Goth prize
brown eggs in All division scored
SO which is a creditable score in
any show. There was total of 81
dozens of All club eggs, 40 dozen
FLA and 81 producer. The total
winnings of Montgomery County
Club winners were $79.75.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-01-20
Montgomery SideIights
By ELSIE WHITE HAINES

continued the column for the
Maryland News and was doing
some work for The Star.
The fortunes of the News fluctu-
ated at times, as is the way of
most weeklies. After the success
of the Fusion Movement" in 1884,
when the anti-Lee Democrats and
the Republicans took over the coun-
ty government, a little retrench-
ment took place. All "up-county
correspondents were dropped. Most
of them started to write for the
Sentinel which was beginning to
take on new life.
| had long ago thrown away my
pencil, secured a secondhand type
writer-on which l used four
fingers, even as today-and people
all ever the county had become
acquainted with the poodle, Nico-
demus, and our hooking bird as
well as with all our neighbors in
Laytonsville.
Early in 1889 l went on the staff
of the Sentinel as circulation man.
ager-started Montgomery Side
lights column later that year, and
gradually worked up to be associ-
ate editor. 1t was the War which
brought me the opportunity to sit
in the EDITORS chair-it is not a
soft seat and l was lots happier
when | was playing bridge every
day, taking Nichodemus out for an
icairing and worrying about the
quaaityaof my pie crust.
What's that thing about some
folks achieving greatness and
others having it thrust upon them?
My newspaper career was thrust
upon me. But l love it!
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-01-20
Talent Show


A Talent Show will be sponsored
by the Junior High School at Cal
thersburg on January 81. The
Senior High School will be enter
tanned by members of the Senior
High in another Talent Show on
February 10. These programs were
suggested by Mrs. Wilma Ulmer,
Vice-principal at Gaithersburg.
The music will be furnished by
William Earl. Anyone is eligible to
participate.
Trojans Still Indicated
The undefeated Gaithersburg
Trojans won their fourth game
last Friday night against the Sher-
wood quintet with a score Of 30
20.The Trojanettes were beaten
however, by the indicated Sher-
wood lassies Pip. Before this
game, the CHS. girls were also
indicated.
Trojans Meet Damascus
On Tuesday, the eleventh Of
January, the Damascus varsity
and junior varsity were entertain
ed by the Gaithersburg Trojans in
a double header basketball game.
In the varsity game, Damascus led
most Of the way, but in the last
few minutes, CHS. overcame a
1919 tie and went ahead 21-19,
which turned out to be the final
score.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-01-20
Four Volunteer For
Army During Week
In Upper Montgomery

-Four local young men were ac-
cepted for Army enlistment this
week, it was announced by T/Sgt.
Ed Brown, in charge Of the local
Rockville Army and Air Force
Recruiting Station.
Reporting to the 18th Airborne
Division at Camp Pickett, Va,
were: Thomas p. Hershey, IT.
William X. White, 18, both from
Gaithersburg; and Harry L. Poole,
%, former 45th Infantry Division
veteran.
Volunteering for duty with the
Air Force and now enroute TO san
Antonio, Texas, is Charles b.
Harris, a former graduate Of sher-
wood High School who lives near
Colesyille.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-01-20
Rescue Calls, Fires
Keep Gaithersburg
Department On The Go

Clarence RlttenhoWer, ~, Rt. A,
Gaithersburg, was taken to the
hospital by members of the Gath
ersburg- Washington Grove Rescue
Squad on Wednesday, January IL,
after fall. The accident occurred
on the w. L. King Farm near Der
wood. Mr.. Rittenhower fell from
loft, breaking his left arm and
receiving severe cuts. He was
given first aid by Chief Charles
Fox and then taken to Montgom-
cry County General Hospital.
The same department answered
to a chimney fire at Germantown
on Friday. On Sunday field fire
at the Herman Rabbit farm called
out the firemen again.
A resuce call on Monday called
the men to Emory Grove where
Bessie Boyer, colored, had been
taken i'll. They took her to Mont
gomery County General Hospital.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-01-20
Richard
Montgomery
News
The Sophomore Swing


With gay decorations and lively
music, the Sophomore SWING"
record dance in the RMHS gym,
promises its patrons an evening OF
fun tomorrow night, January 81.
There will be soft drinks aplenty
and bright decorations of red,
white and blue, along with dreamy
dance tunes and hot jazz records.
This is the first time since 1916
that the sophomore class has given
dance and they expect many stu
dents and townspeople. Doors open
at 8 and the curfew hour is 11:30.
rs Students Win Prizes
Seventy five students of Rich
ard Montgomery high school re-
Gently won a total of SCOTS in
cash prizes as a result of entries
placed in the Rockville Community
Fair on November %.
* Winners who received prizes
ranging between two dollars and
four dollars were Douglas Carlin,
David Hall, Jean Carlin, Marshall
Davis, Carson Fender, Esther Cri-
der, Frances Dickinson, and Fran
els Schuster.
Attend Farm Show
Starting out at 1880 A. M. on
the morning of January IL, the
Richard Montgomery High School
vocational agricultural students,
along with Mr.. Thompson, their in
structor, journeyed to the noun
tains of Harrisburg, Pa. to view
the Farm Show.
The boys saw such things as
livestock showings, machinery dis
plays, farm building supplies, a
swine auction and farm household
appliances. They left the show
early enough to take quick look
at the Gettysburg battlefields.
1t was the first time that some
of the boys had ever been in Penn
sylvania.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-01-20

rs it hard to break into the
newspaper game?" GLOW did you
happen to choose newspaper work
as your career?" These are the
$64 questions l am asked almost
daily-so this week / am going to
tell all!
1t seems almost impossible that
over twenty years have elapsed
since that day in August, 1927,
when Judge Sam Riggs stopped
his car beside me as l strolled
through the village of Laytonsville
with Nicodemus, the Haines Cuban
poodle, on a leash-with not a care
in the woodland only an ambi-
ton to learn to make hot potato
rolls as good as those of Mrs.
Greenbury Griffith and to play
bridge as well as Mrs. Henry Crit
fifth and Miss Vashti Bartlett.
Brooke (Lee) is going to start
his newspaper next week." said
Judge Riggs. "He wants you to
write him some items from Lay
louisville" l laughingly disclaimed
any desire to become a writer by
replying, Haven't written line
since school days-don't know any
news anyway"
Eyes you do, too" chimed the
Judges schoolgirl daughter (now
Henry Stewart of the Assessment
Office in Rockville), "you know
Mamma is in Rhode Island visiting
the DeWolfs-cousin Lena Dyson
has company, you went to her
bridge luncheon yesterday, didn't
you?-write about that" The
Judge added, unlike Windhani- and
his family are on vacation auto
trip and Roy Barber has couple
of funerals on hand-plenty news"
So l promised to write for few
weeks until permanent CORES
pondent had ben secured. Little did
| dream on that lovely summer day
that l, who did not know print
ers' devil from a linotype machine,
was about to launch into a news
paper career!
The papers first appearance
conceded with the Rockville Fair
one of the last to be held. (The
Rockville Public Schools are now
located on the old grounds.) Press
day was moved up and the new
weekly was distributed to the
Thursday (big day. crowd. Sure
enough, all my friends had rallied
around me and there was long
column under the heading "Lay-
louisville, by Mrs. S. Merhle
Haines, perhaps the by-line got
me-for from that day to this some
of you have been reading my
stories and columns.
All of you who lived in the coun-
ty at that time read the Maryland
News-for it was then countrywide
in scope with letters" from all
the little towns. 1t was avidly read
everyone wanted to learn "all
the news of the county"
In 1882 when P. G. Stromberg,
of Ellicott City, purchased the
ancient and then somewhat mouldy
Sentinel from the Fields family
which had operated it since 1855, |
started writing news articles for
Townsend Howes, the editor. | also
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-01-20
Two Piano Recital
Features WOman's
Club Meeting

A two-piano recital by Mrs.
MARSHALL Mayes and Mrs. Donald
]. Gonzales was enjoyed by large
and enthusiastic audience at the
January meeting of the Rockville
Women's Club last Thursday
afternoon, held at the home of
Mrs. Walter Taylor, 204 West
Montgomery avenue. The program
included the brilliant and melodi-
Gus "Scheherazade" by Rimsky-
Korsakov; sparkling arrangements
for two pianos of three old fav-
orites, "Tea for Two" Doll Dance"
and Manhattan Serenade"; and
a magnificent performance of the
Ritual Fire Dance" by de Falla.
By special request, the two plan
lists concluded their concert with
the much-loved "Valse" by Aren-
sky, which was featured on the
program they presented at the
Woman's Club last year. Mrs.
Mayes is member of the Rock
vile Club, and Mrs. Gonzales, a
resident of Silver Spring, is organ
list at Christ Episcopal Church.
Mrs. Rose Dawson, President of
the Club, presided at a business
session before the recital. Mrs.
w. P. Sherman, chairman of the
Activities Committee, announced
plans for a Valentines Day card
party, which will be held February
ID, at 8 P. M. in the Parish House
of Christ Episcopal Church. This
will be the Clubs big money
raising activity of the year.
Mrs. Chapman Todd made a re-
port on Mrs. Roosevelt's speech
before the United Nations General
Assembly on the World Declare
ton of Human Rights. A summary
of the last County Federation
meeting was given by Mrs. Harry
Westcott. Mrs. MINER Hostetler of
the Legislation Committee spoke
briefly on bills now before the
State Legislature containing pro-
posals to cut taxes. She questioned
the wisdom of passing these bills,
since it might result in the curtail-
ment Of badly needed social SER
vices.
Mrs. ]. M. Chambers was elected
to membership in the Club. Con-
tributions we're made to the Penny
Art Fund and the Soil Conserva-
ton Fund, both of which are spon-
sored by the County Federation.
Just before the meeting adjourn
ed, members were treated to sur
prise skit by two anonymous visit
tors whose talents brought down
the house.
Delicious refreshments were
served by the hostesses for the
afternoon, Miss Daisy Magruder
and Mrs. E. L. Billiard.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-01-20
Rites Held Tuesday
At LaytOnsville For
Mrs. Anna HI. Riggs

Funeral services for Mrs. Anna
Howard Riggs, IS, of Laytonsville,
wife of Ledoux Elgee Riggs, were
held on Tuesday, January 10, at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Harry G. White. Mrs. Riggs died
on Saturday, January Is, 1949, at
Montgomery County Generarl Hos
pital after a long illness.
Besides her husband and daugh-
ter, Mrs. White, Mrs. Riggs is sur
vived by five other daughters, a
son, IL grandchildren and 9 great
grandchildren. The daughters are:
Mrs. Thomas H. Williams, Mrs.
Sarah R. Dryer, Mrs. Charlie A.
Hobbs, Mrs. Howard C. Davis, and
Mrs. Walter M. Hill. The son is
L: Elgee Riggs, Jr. of Olney.
Also surviving are four sisters,
Mrs. L. M. Griffith, Mrs. James
White, Mrs. Thomas Ridgley, and
Miss Elizabeth Riggs.
In 1914 Mr.. and Mrs. Riggs cele-
brated their 50th wedding ami
versary. They were married June
Is, 1894 in old St. Bartholomew
Church down on Rawlings River.
The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. William H. Laird, then
rector of the parish. Miss Mamie
as she affectionately known, did
not change her name with her
marriage for she was the daugh-
ter of the late Elisha and Mary
Howard Riggs. She was an active
and devoted member of st. Barth-
olomew's.
The Riggs family was among
the early settlers of Maryland and
have helped make it's history.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-01-20
HOmemakers Clubs
Give Meeting Dates

January oath, Travilah-Darnes-
town, Mrs. Thomas Kelley, hostess,
1 P. M.
January oath, Homewood III,
Mrs. James C.. Schiller, hostess,
8:15 P. M.
January 25th, Silver Spring,
Mrs. E. C. Weeks, hostess, IL noon.
January 26th, Olney-Sunshine,
Mrs. Harrie Craver, hostess, 1870
P. M.
January 26th, Rockville, meeting
to be held at Home Demonstration
Office, 8 P. M.
January 9th, w a shing n
Grove, Mrs. Richard Schwartz,
hostess, 1890 A. M.
January 9th, Germantown,
Mrs. Marshall Davis, hostess, 1870
P. M.
January 9th, Wheaton, Mrs.
Louis Baker, hostess, 1890 P. M.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-01-20
Local Births At
Suburban Hospital

Births reported at Suburban
Hospital, Bethesda, for the period
January 5 through January IA, in
clude:
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Lee Rick
etts, 20 Bridge Street, Rockville, a
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fraser WISE
man, 538 Beall Avenue, Rockville,
a son, Eric John, January s; Mr..
and Mrs. Lloyd Linwood Elder,
Sr., Derwood, a son, Lloyd Lin
wood, Jr., January IL; Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Edward Anthony
son, Richard Eugene, January g.;
Stolz, 10 Russell Avenue, Cal
thersburg, a son, Joseph Edward,
January IA.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-01-20
Gaithersburg High School

At the end Of the first quarter
in the Jayvee game, Damascus led
Gaithersburg 1874, but in the final
period, the Trojans did some amaz-
ing shooting. With about 10
seconds left to play, CHS. was
trailing 20-19 when JACK Mannix
shot an apparently wild shot which
somehow found its mark and the
Jayyvees won 21-20.