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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-15
Monroe C. Phebus Rites
Held Today At G'Burg

Monroe c. Phebus, lifelong res
ident of Gaithersburg, died at his
home on Walker Avenue on Mon
day, September IL, 1919, after an
illness of several months. Funeral
services were held today, Thurs
day, at his late home with inter-
ment in Forest Oak Cemetery,
Gaithersburg. The Rev. A. w.
Ewell conducted the service.
Mr.. Phebus, a plasterer by trade,
was long time member and trus-
tee of the Epworth Methodist
Church of Gaithersburg.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Bessie Hobbs Phebus and by
two daughters, Mrs. Alan L. Drew
and Jean Phebus. Two grandchil-
dren Paula and Alana Drew; two
sisters, Mrs. w. G. Davis and Mrs.
Howard Martins of Gaithersburg,
and one brother, Ernest Phebus of
Baltimore, also survive.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-15
Firemen's Convention To
End Summer Activities
Public Invited To View Parade, HOOk-Up,
Beauty And Other Contests In Afternoon

fire departments from all over the
county.
Activities of the day will begin
with the business meeting at 8 am.
which will be presided over by the
Associations president, Leslie B.
Thompson. Following this, luncheon
will be served on the grounds of
Sherwood High School.
All Montgomery County Fire De-
partments, as well as neighboring
companies, are expected to entoer
equipment in the parade which will
begin at l p. m. Also in the line of
march will be commercial floats.
A lively parade is practically as
sured with six bands expected to
participate. The parade will fol-
low Route 108, the road between
Olney and Ashton, coming back to-
ward the Sherwood High School
grounds where the various contests
will be held. Judges for the parade
and fire department contests will
be from Pennsylvania, Delaware
and Virginia.
Leading the parade will be State
and County Firemen's Association
president, Spencer ]. H. Brown,
and Mr.. Thompson; members of the
County Council and other county
officials.
Miss Montgomery County Fire
Fighter 1949, will be chosen in the
beauty contest which begins at 2:30
p. m. Approximately a dozen
Queens" representing fire depart
ments throughout the county are
expected to be entered.
lookup and fire-fighting con-
tests will be staged at p. M; tug
o'-war, 6 p. M; and awarding of
prizes at 1900.
About $50 firemen are expected
to be served at the banquet to be
held in the gymnasium of the school
beginning at 1880. The banquet will
be served by the Ladies Auxiliary
of the Sandy Spring Department,
of which Mrs. Robert Kemp is pres
ident.
Election of officers will take place
at 10 p. m.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-15
Special Ball Games To
Be Played Next Week

The tie between Damascus
and Silver Spring for second
place in the Montgomery Coun-
ty Baseball League will be re-
solved in a game at Damascus
at 8 P. M. on Sunday, Septem-
Der 18. Admission is fifty cents,
including tax. At the same time,
Colesville will play an exhibi-
ton game with Rockville at
Welsh Field.
On Tuesday night, September
20. a Donkey Baseball Game
will be played on Welsh Field in
Rockville for the benefit Of the
Rockville Red Sox to raise
funds for their 1850 season.
Folks who have seen this type
of entertainment need not be
reminded that it is one of the
funniest spectacles witnessed on
the ball field. Mgr. Harry
Beane of the Red Sox has prom
ised that if you don't get your
moneys worth in laughs, he will
be only too glad to refund your
admission charge, which is e0c
for adults and 40c for children,
tax included.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-15
Improvements
Are Requested
For Ken-Car

The County Council on Tuesday
requested the Washington Subur-
ban Sanitary Commission to make
a study of the Kengar community
to determine whether it can supply
there public water, sewage systems
and garbage removal. The county
manager was instructed to obtain
reports on Kengar conditions and
recommendations from the County
Health Officer and the Director
of Public Works.
An investigation of the COM
munity's lack of facilities was ask.
ed by the Kensington Branch Of
the Montgomery County Lay
Health Council and the Woman's
Community Club of Kensington
The two organizations submitted a
report of conditions following a
house-to-house survey.
The report showed that of 81
homes in the community only 80
have running water. Outside tot
lets are used by Ga homes and only
Cd have electricity.
Regular garbage collections are
made at only four homes. Of the
remaining families, so dump their
garbage, IL burn it, Is haul gar
bage away themselves and eight
throw it to chickens and hogs.
Water is supplied by % wells
of which 13 are approved by coun-
ty health authorities. A sewer, the
report stated, creates a constant
foul odor.
The report stated a total of 1886
persons live in these predominant
~ Negro communities.
Councilman Dorothy Himstead
remarked at the Council meeting
that she had been touring" the
county this week and had seen
two things she did not know exist
ed-Ken-Gar and the County
Dump"-"it cannot be called the
Rockville DUMP" she remarked, for
trash from all the county seems to
be dumped there.
The Council on Tuesday had not
yet reached conclusion on wheth-
ell or not it will renew the permit
of Blake Merson to conduct the
dump" but had discussed it sew
eral times in closed sessions, the
Sentinel was told.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-15
Veteran Ball
Player Assaulted
At Damascus

Elmer Hutchinson, veteran ball
player of Rockville, is in Subur-
ban Hospital, with a double COM
pound fracture of one jaw and a
fracture of the other, suffered
when struck by a spectator at
Sundays ball game in Damascus
Ralph D. Black, 40, of Germantown
who hit Mr.. Hutchinson, was charg-
ed with assault and battery, and
released on $500 bond.
According to Mrs. Hutchinson
her husband had never before seen
Mr.. Black who is 5 fit. 10 and
weighs 24O pounds, until he was
struck by him on Sunday, when
Black walked on the field and APP
parently swung at the first person
he saw. 1t was said that a called
play was under discussion on the
field when the assault occurred
Mr.. Hutchinson, who is employed by
the Rockville Town Council, will
be in the hospital for at least -four
more weeks, his wife said.
Mr.. Hutchinson, who has played
ball with Rockville teams for at
least twenty years, is at present
coach Of the Rockville All Stars.
He is also a member of the Rock
vile Volunteer Fire Department.
A hearing, set for October 6, will
probably be postponed because Of
the victims condition.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-15

The busy season for all Mont
gomery County fire departments
will eliminate in the 10th Annual
Montgomery County Firemen's
Convention to be held in the Quaker
town of Sandy Spring on Saturday,
September II. The occasion will
also mark the 25th anniversary of
the Sandy Spring Volunteer Fire
Department of which Roland Stab
Ter is chief and Frederic Gilpin
president. Robert Craver is chair
man of the convention this year.
The all-day event will include a
parade, beauty contest and fire
fighting exhibitions, which should
attract many visitors, while the
business meeting, elections of Of
ficers and banquet, in addition to
the awarding of prizes, will draw
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-15
Social Service
League Names
New Director

Announcement was made this
week of the appointment Of Mrs.
Polly H. Alley as Executive Dir
ector of the Social Service League
to succeed Miss Ruth Bolton who
resigned August after 16 years
with the agency.
In making the announcement DR..
J w. Bird, president Of the Board
of Directors said Mrs. Alley came
to Rockville on October /, 1948 as
case supervisor. She had pre-
viously been at the Family Society
in Philadelphia for nine years,
where she had several years exper-
fence as district executive.
Mrs. Alley, who received her
Masters Degree from Smith Col
lege, is most enthusiastic about
this countryside feels that the citi-
zens show real concern and inter-
est in meeting social problems. She
is most interested in expanding
the Family Counseling Service as
means OF preserving family
strength and preventing family
breakdown.
The Social Service League, locat-
ed on South Perry Street, in Rock
vile, is a Red Feather Agency
which provides guidance to fami-
lies and individuals who are not
eligible for public relief. The staff
consists of three case workers and
two clerical workers besides Mrs.
Alley. A new Case Supervisor will
soon be appointed to fill the va
cancy left by Mrs. Alleys promo
ton. Two Of the case workers,
Miss Geraldine Stull Of Bethesda
and Miss Nancy Cross of Gathers
burg and the two clerical workers
Miss Virginia Roger Of Rockville
and Mrs. Heide Hargitt Of Boyd
are local residents. Mrs. Audrey
Neihof came to the League from
Minneapolis, Mimi, in February
1949.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-15
County School Enrolment
Exceeds All Expectations

AS schools reopen this fall for
Americas 100000 children a vast
army of safety patrol boys, $4,000
strong, will help law enforcement
agencies protect them from the
traffic dangers at street crossings.
This typical picture shows patrol
boy permitting children to cross on
their way to school while traffic
has stopped.
Montgomery County's steadily
mounting population will briefly
outstrip a well planned county
school construction program school
officials admitted this week, when
enrollments in county schools rose
- 23,801 on opening day, Monday,
exceeding by 500 the number
school officials anticipated. Figures
on enrollments showed that the
ink of increase was in the white
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-15
Community Garden Club
To Hold Fall Meeting
On Tuesday. Sept. 20

The Community Garden Club Of
Rockville will hold its first meet
ing Of the year on Tuesday, Sep.
TENDER 20, at the home of Mrs. Gil
bert V. Hartley, the president. A
luncheon will be served by the
Executive Board.
only flower arrangements, not
specimens, brought by members
viii be Judged at this meeting.
The club will continue to plan
and work for the Identification of
the Rockville area. For example,
a few years ago, the club sponsored
the planting of Oriental plane
trees on the pike between Rockville
and Bethesda. New arboreal prof.
ects will be discussed at the coming
meeting.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-15
Democratic &.
Meeting Here
Friday Night
Recommendations For
Activating Party To
Be Revealed By Group

Not exactly "bombshell' but
revolutionary" Mayor Lamar
Kelly describes the recommends
tions for activating the Democra-
tic party which will be revealed
at a public meeting to be held in
Rockville tomorrow evening (Fri-
day 16) at 8 o'clock. The meeting
which will be held in the Rock
vile Gymnasium on Montgomery
Avenue is expected to be widely
attended. Democrats previously
described as "of varying shades
of party regularity" are expected
to attend from all parts Of the
county to take part in the dis
cussions. ~
Plans for the countrywide public
meeting came out Of a parley held
in the courthouse two weeks ago,
at which time Mr.. Kelly was made
chairman of a temporary commit
tee to draft program to submit
tomorrow night. Chief topic Of the
first meeting was "How Can We
Win in 1902"
To the names Of members Of the
committee given last week, Mr..
Kelly who will preside tomorrow
night, has added those of Mrs.
Henry A. Schweinhaut, Mrs. Ben
ton W. Stricken, Mrs. Anna Roach,
Charles Buscher and Warren
Browning. Others are Mrs. Miner
Hostetler, Miss Vivian Simpson,
James r. Miller, James w. GILL;
Judge William Wheeler, Charles
w. Prettyman, David Brikhman,
Charles Jamison.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-15
All Gummed Up =

Along with the more pleasant
thoughts inspired by this season
Of the year-such as pumpkin
pies, school bells CD, and a
new fall outfit--comes an In
evitable reality-the return Of
the mouse. Yes, just about this
time each year at least one Of
these unpopular little creatures
finds its way into our homes.
And despite its diminutive size
and unobtrusive ways little
mousie leaves no doubt as to its
presence.
Atomic bombs seeming a
trifle drastic for mouse war
fare, University Of Vermont
scientists decided to lure the I'M
wanted rodents in their science
hall with gum drops. The candy
is used in ordinary traps. When
the mouse bites the confection
II sticks in his teeth--and he
gets it In the neck. One profess
sor's report: II mice killed In
one hour-on one gum drop.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-15
RMHS Enrolls
GAO Students
On Monday

Ri hard Montgomery High
School received six hundred forty
students Monday of this week with
135 enrolling in the seventh grade,
A faculty of thirty-six, including
Miss Katherine Bullion, librarian
Miss Beatrice Donovan, school
nurse; Robert Gibson, guidance
director; and Mrs. Isabel Ward,
school secretary, worked with
Principal J. J. Tarallo last week
on preliminary details for the OPEN
ing of school.
New to the R.M.H.S. teaching
staff this year are Miss Frances
Higgins, who was here in 1914, in
business training; Charles Legters,
wood shop; Robert Finnegan, part
time physical education; and Eu.
gene. P. Moran. junior high his
tory and English, all of whom come
to Maryland from Pennsylvania.
Three other teachers in the school
for the first time are physical ed
ucation instructor Maynard Hath
cock, from North Carolina; Mrs.
Louise James, home arts teacher
from New York state; and George
0. Anderson, hailing from the mid
west, now teaching junior high sub
jects.
Filling the vacancy left by Coach
Jim Cross when he accepted a po-
sition in physical education and
guidance at Kensington Junior
High, Coach Haithcock brings a
fine record from the basketball
team of the George Washington
University in d. c., where he serv-
ed as captain in 1949. His educa-
tional training was interrupted by
two and half years in the U. s.
Navy. Mr.. Finnegan, whose physi-
cal education services will be d.
vided between Richard Montgomery
and Bethesda Chevy Chase, is a
graduate of Notre Dame.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-15
Assistant Health
Officer Takes Position
In Washington County

According to a release from the
Health Department in Rockville
DIR. Mary P. Warner, Assistant
Health Officer of Montgomery
County is leaving October LIST to
take a position in Washington
County Health Department as
Pediatric Consultant, and will take
part in the School Health Program
there.
Mrs. Emily b. McKenna has
been granted a years leave from
her duties as Assistant Supervisor
in tuberculosis nursing of the
Public Health Department Of
Montgomery County. Mrs. Nc
Kenna has been with the Mont
gomery County Health Depart
ment for twelve years and is well
known in this locality. Her home
is 1917 Draper Lane, Silver Spring.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-15

elementary schools, according to
Assistant Superintendent E. M
Douglass.
A record fleet of more than 100
school buses will get students in
the county to and from school, Will
liam B. Marks, transportation d.
rector, said. The figure includes "a
new buses just Purchased. Seven
new school bus routes in the Silver
Spring, Bethesda, Rockville and
Sandy Spring area will be opened
this month, according to Marks.
School Superintendent DR..
Broome noted that the county's
supply of teachers at all levels is
excellent for the coming year.
They number 861.
To finance its present and future
building programs, the Board Of
Education has announced its inten-
ton of borrowing a total of &c.,
100000 from the State of Mary
land over the next five years.
The County Council at its meet
ing on Tuesday approved an appli-
cation by the Board of Education
for State grants of $535,375, and
loans totaling $1,33O,125 for 13
school construction projects. Con-
struction plans include eight new
schools and additions to five exist
ing schools.
The new schools are: Viers Mill.
East-West Highway, Homewood,
Rockville, Glen Haven and Rolling
Terrace elementary schools; Rock
vile Negro elementary school and
an unnamed Negro high school.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-15
Ounce Orchard
Man Burned To
Death Monday

Fire swept a home in Ounce
Orchard early Monday morning,
fatally burning Howard L. Mobley,
46, a painter, and his brother,
Carlton Mobley, So, was forced to
iAmp from a porch to safety. The
sven room frame house burned to
the ground.
The surviving brother told police
he was awakened by heavy smoke
in the house shortly after l A. M.
and CROPPED toward the stairway,
seeking his brother. Both had been
sleeping on the second floor. He
bumped into his brother near the
stairway, he said, but lost him in
the dense smoke. The dead brother,
police said, apparently walked or
fell down the stairs trying to
reach a telephone to call for aid.
Carlton Mobley ran to the home
of neighbor to call help, where
he found the party telephone line
there out of order, possibly from
the fire, and with the neighbor
drove to another phone to call help.
The Gaithersburg and Rockville
volunteer fire departments res
ponded, but the home could not
be saved.
Mr.. Mobley's body was taken to
the Gartner Funeral Home at
aithersburg. DIR. Frank ]. Bros
Chart, Medical examiner, issued a
certificate of accidental death.
He is survived BY two other
brothers, Clarence, of Roanoke,
Va, Samuel H. Mobley of Boyds;
and two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Rad
cliff of Ounce Orchard and Mrs.
Helen Watkins of GaitheSsburg.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-15

studying at George Washing
ton University.
On being asked about stu
dent life in Paris during the
Nazi Occupation, Mrs. Ball ex-
planned that she. and her CO.
students at the Ecole Normale
Superieure were given scholarships
by the French government which
covered tuition, books, room, and
board. These long established
scholarships awarded on a COMPETE
tive basis to about twenty students
year were continued throughout
the German occupation. Though
some of the faculty were removed
by the Germans and sent away to
death or Imprisonment, Mrs. Ball
feels that these men had engaged
or were suspected of engaging in
underground activities far more
important to the Germans than the
insulting quips common on the lips
of both students and faculty to
which the Germans generally
turned deaf ear.
In return for a free education,
the French government received
promise by all students to teach for
ten years in the schools of France.
When asked how the college viewed
her marriage and move to the
United States, Mrs. Ball laughing
ly explained, "Oh it was in France.
And in France, you know, love is
more important than contracts.
They gave me their blessings"
Mr.. and Mrs. Ball have one child
three years old. 1t is perhaps be-
cause of her little Catherine that
Mrs. Ball is so interested in her
work with children in the recently
enlarged Children's Room. She
pointed out with enthusiasm sew
eral newly acquired books which
she was enjoying herself and rec
commended highly. There was "Sue
AIMS Busy Day" by Scott, appeal
ing to little girls, and Petersham's
"The Rooster Crows" full of ira
ditional American counting rhymes
she found especially interesting.
There was Pyle's magnifcently
illustrated "The Merry Adven-
lures Of Robin Hood" Fennimore's
Australian tale, "Bush Holiday"
and Averills "Daniel Boone"
ideally suited for boys and girls in
terested in the adventurous pioneer
and scouting period of America
but hardly capable yet of reading
long biographies. Mrs. Ball hopes
that she will make the acquaint-
ance soon Of many Rockville young
sters who have not yet come in to
take out library cards.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-15

Twenty-Five of the leading
knights" of Maryland and
Virginia are expected to an
swer the bugle call in this re-
newal of one of Maryland's
Oldest sports. The first ring
tournament in Maryland was
staged on the William Gilmor Es-
tate on the York Road, near Balti.
more, in 1910.
Attorney Ernest N. Cory, Jr., of
Laurel, will make the historic
charge to the Knights" prior TO
the start Of the fitting. The grand
marshal, accompanied by mounted
a ! a. s, will then escort the
knights" to the head of the lists
and the tournament will get under
way.
During the intermission specta-
tors will be entertained by contests
for children. These events include
a creased pig chase, pie eating
contest, and a sack race.
The Queen Of Love and Beau
ty' will be crowned by the knight
winning the tournament in an i'm
pressive ceremony at the fire hall,
starting at $3.50 p. M. Brooke
Johns will make the coronation adj
dress. Dancing will follow.
Ladies Of the BurtonsVille Fire
Department Auxiliary will serve q
fried chicken and ham supper on
the grounds from $3.50 to 1880 PM.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-15
THE NEWS
FROM
Here And There
Gaithersburg P-TA

The opening meeting of the Cal
thersburg School P-TA will be
held in the high school gymnasium
Monday evening at 8 o'clock. Fol-
lowing the regular business meet
ing greetings will be extended to
all of the teachers of the school in
Guiding introduction of the new
ones. Sterling Bowman is presi-
dent of the Association. Group
singing, refreshments and social
hour will follow the meeting.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-15
History Of Rockville

Some copies of Miss Mona
Thompson's history of Rockville
Kill be on sale at the Sentinel office
sNext week it is hoped. The price is
$3.50 plus ten cents for mailing
and tax. Miss Thompson has al
ready received a number of orders
for the book which is due to come
off the press today. Orders may be
sent directly to her: Miss Mona
Thompson, 1923 -.22nd ST., N. W.,
Washington, Z, D. c. Her phone
number is Dupont 1928.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-15
Richard Montgomery P-TA

Richard Montgomery High School
will hold its first Parent-Teacher
Association meeting in the high
school building on Tuesday eve
ming, September 20, at 8 P. M.
The meeting will be chiefly social
one with the introduction of new
teachers and friendly get
together. Mrs. Herbert Yocom is
president of the association.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-15
Sunday Schools ReOpened

On Sunday, September 18th, the
Church Schools at Christ Church,
Rockville, and Ascension Chapel,
Gaithersburg, will resume their
sessions. At Christ Episcopal
Church, Rockville, Church School
will begin at $50 A. M. and at
Ascension Chapel at 1880. On
Monday evening, September 10,
the Church School teachers of
Christ Episcopal Church will meet
in the Parish Hall at P. M. with
Val c. Wilson, superintendent, and
the Rev. Mr.. Black, rector of the
parish.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-15
Old Fashioned Tournament
At BurtonsviIIe SATURDAY.

Al the pageantry OF the days of King Arthur will be on
display at coorfu odfashoned tournament to be staged
at the Buronsvle fire hall Saturday September IL Tilt
ing VIII start at o'clock The affair is sponsored Jointly
Dy the Iron Bridge Hunt and the Buronsvle Volunteer
FIRE Department fried chicken dinner will follow and
dance will bring the day to a close 49, -O'' anu
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-15
Try-Outs for Play

Try-outs for play to be given
in Potomac, will be held at the ele-
mentary school there on Thursday.
September %, at 8 P. M. The play.
"A Date With Judy" will be spon-
sored by the w. s. C. s. of Po-
tomac Methodist Church. Interest
ed teen-agers especially are being
sought for the play which will be
given the latter part of October
or early November.