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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-05-12
Damascus

Richard "Dick" Burdette, the
fine outfelder of the Damascus
Ball team, had the misfortune of
spiking himself so severely in the
Saturday Frederick County ball
game that he required hospital
care and forty stitches in his leg.
Damascus continued the game
against Middletown and finished
with. a score of Damascus 10,
Middletown 8.
On Sunday, Damascus was host
to Rockville and continued their
third consecutive win by a score
OF Damascus 5, Rockville 3. Next
Sunday Damascus will play Coles
vile at the Firemans Park in
Damascus.
Miss Ann Beall, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William E. Beall, was
one of the fashion models at the
Spring Meeting of the Homemaker
Clubs, presented by the Hecht Co.
Store Of Silver Spring.
Upper Seneca Baptist Church
and Salem Methodist Church had
special services honoring mother
on Mothers Day.
Twenty members of the Cedar
Grove Homemaker Club attended
the Spring Meeting of the Home
maker Clubs Thursday afternoon
at Silver Spring.
Mrs. Talmadge Watkins is i'm
proving from her recent illness
but is still confined to her bed at
her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Beall had
as dinner guests on Mothers Day
Mr.. Beall's mother and father, Mr..
and Mrs. William E. Beall, and
grandmother, Mrs. Mary ]. Beall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Watkins,
Ann Phyllis and Philip, Jr., spent
Mothers Day with Mrs. Watkins
mother, Mrs. Garrett Etchison in
Washington. Later in the evening
they were supper guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Otis Hendricxson of
Urbana.
Mrs. Mary johnson of Washing
tor spent the weekend with her
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Lee Watkins.
On Saturday Mrs. William E.
Beall and daughter Ann, with Mrs.
Charles Lee Watkins and daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Russell Offutt and Mrs.
Margaret King, attended an an
tlque sale at Walkersville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carson Nicholson
OF Baltimore were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Guy
Watkins.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-05-12

was close. In the last inning
Sadtler hunted, which, through
Montgomery Hills errors, develop
ed into a home run. Robert Duley
pitched for Gaithersburg.
Track Meet
Joyce and Barbara Ann Riggs,
Jennie Latona, Dottie Bell Benson,
Mary Jane Davies, Carol Hall and
Ann White represented Gathers
burg at the Quadruple Track Meet
held at Bethesda Chevy Chase last
Thursday.
G. H. S. came in third place top
ped only by B. C. c. who was win
ner and Sherwood.
Last Friday the Trojan Baseball
Team was defeated 6-5 by the
Hyattsville Hornets with Dick
Tetlow as pitcher.
On Monday, however, the boys
made quick comeback by defeat
ing Annapolis 6-3. This game
pitched by Bob Ray, was called off
in the fifth inning because of rain.
The Trojanetes also lost on Fri
day, to the girls from B. C. C. In
the Volleyball game B. C. C. won
1920, and in the softball game
G. H. S. was defeated 1913.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-05-12
Coils Leading Marvel

1t was a matter Of Just q years
ago. over the well-trapped terrain
Of Skokie, Chicago, that 2O-year-
old Gene Sarazen won the open golf
championship of the United States.
l followed that final round. In the
same year, Sarazen won the PEA.
title at Oakmont.
Twenty-seven years is long
span in competitive sport. Yet a
few days ago, l followed Gene Sara
zen at the Masters in Augusta. He
was hitting the ball better in 1919
than he was in 1922. He was longer
off the tee and he was straighter.
l saw good young golfers of "a or
80 finish well in back of stocky
Genes wallops.
spoke to Gene about this
later. "You must be 10 or Is
yards better than you were at
Skolxie and Oakmont, when you
were only TO-" l said.
There isn't any question about
that" Gene said, with a well-re.
membered half grin. I'm hitting
the ball much better than l did
when was winning championships.
l am both longer and straighter. l
have control over a greater number
Of shots.
YES" he continued, land /
know your next question. Why is
it I'm not winning? That's simple.
There are two or three answers.
One is legs. Another is ambition.
The third is concentration. There
is a lot of difference between your
legs at 20 and AZ. And tired golfers
don't do so well.
"The only urge to win left
years ago. When you've won the
us. Open, the British Open,
the P.G.A. and other titles, the
old ambition Of youth begins to
wither.
You are no longer willing to take
the mental and nerve beating. Even
Bobby Jones wasn't.
II kept playing but, like Jones,
Nelson and others who retired,
found it impossible to keep concen.
trating through 70 holes. SO holes
or 10 holes. ! can concentrate for
a while. but not fer too long. miss
a shot or two now and say. aw.
what the heck, and concentrate on
about every third shot.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-05-12
GAITHERSBuRG
HIGH SCHOOL

The student body of G. H. S.
went to the polls last Wednesday,
to elect the student council for
1880. Elected were:
President, Peter Beall; Vice
president, Barbara Ann Riggs;
Secretary, Hazel Radcliffe; Treas
urer, Patty Lynch; Coordinator of
Student Activities, Buddy Harper;
Administrator of Music and
Drama, Cecile King; Administra-
tor of Publications, Ivan Fitz-
water; Administrator of Health
and Safety, Joyce Riggs; Admins
traitor of Public Property, Clayton
Arundel; Administrator of Sports
and Recreation, Rodney McCatk-
ran; Junior High Representative,
Nancy WooGield.
The council will go into Office or
June 1.
The new Blue and Gold staff will
also take over that day with Ivan
Fitzwater as Editor.
Foul Ball.
The Blue and Gold staff will
sponsor -Four Ball" tomorrow
friday night in the school gym.
The music will be on records and
the time is from 8:30-11:3O.
Glee Clubs Plans
The Mixed and Girls Glee Clubs
Of G. H. S. have scheduled a num-
Der of performances to be held at
various schools this Spring.
On Tuesday, the Mixed Glee
Club was featured on Radio Sta
ton WGAY, Silver Spring.
Next Wednesday night, at S:15
P. M. both Glee Clubs will present
their annual Spring Concert in the
high school gym. Tickets for this
performance may be obtained from
any member or at the door on
Wednesday night.
On May 20, the group will par
ticipate in the annual Spring Fes-
tival at Rockville with other Mont
gomery County Glee Clubs and the
Upper Montgomery County Band,
this performance being repeated
on May 26, at Sherwood.
Sail On's Arrive
The G. H. S. annual, Sail On, ar
rived last week. Very similar to
the ones published in previous
years, it has a blue cover on which
is inscribed a sailing ship and the
year, 1949.
The Sail On was edited this year
by Barbara Thomas.
Sports
The Trojanettes Softball and
Volleyball teams defeated the
Poolesville teams on Tuesday, May
5.
Mary Jane Eader pitched for
the G. H. S. Softball team to win
20-8, and in the Volleyball game
the Gaithersburg girls won 1918.
The Junior High Boys Softball
Team lost to the Montgomery
Hills Junior High Softball Team
on Friday, the score being 1915.
Throughout the game the score
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-05-12

Grantland Rice fairs. In fishing and
hunting the contest is between a
human. and a fish. fowl or animal.
All Of this is slow preamble to
the fact that both baseball and golf,
two playing games, are running
out of kids. Both sports are looking
for more of the young stars of other
years-kids like Ty Cobb and Babe
Ruth and Grover Alexander-or
such golf kids as Bobby Jones,
Gene Sarazen, Walter Hagen, Fran
els Ouimet and Chick Evans who
were stars at 20 and 81.
The fact is that neither base
bail nor golf has tine brilliant
kids Of 20 years ago.
Who are basebalrs 1949 stars?
Stan Musial, %. Ted Williams, 80.
Joe DiMaggio, "a. Lou Boudreau,
80. No kids have reported. 1t is the
same in golf. Most of the stars in
clude players above 81 or 80.
Sammy Snead, Lloyd Mangrum,
Byron Nelson, Jimmy Demaret are
no longer on the younger competi-
tive side.
They are well over 30. Cary
MiddlecOff Is close to 30.
But the point is there are no Ty
Cobbs, Bobby Jones, Walter Hag-
ems, Gene Sarazens, etc., marked
against the skyline. The great kids
of yesterday. for the time being,
are gone.
In baseball they are paying
bonuses from $4,000 to $4,000 for
high-school kids who might finally
be worth $4,000. Or nothing at ALL
You can't blame the kids, or their
parents, for grabbing this sucker
cash, the greatest sucker cash in
the history of sports.
The two big leagues have in
vested over $500, 900 in kid bonus
players. They will be lucky to
get $4,000 back in the way Of
value.
, The, age problem is even worse
in golf. Such great kids as Bobby
Jones, Walter Hagen, Gene Sara
zen, Chick Evans and Francis
Ouimet are now ghosts from an
other generation. Frank Stranahan,
at 81, is the best we have left.
In both baseball and golf, the kid
stars of long ago and now almost
forgotten years have moved into
middle age. At least this is now
where most of the headliners be-
long.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-05-12
hoey Sartorialist

The sartorical elegance of Sen.
Clyde Hoey, of North Carolina. with
his inevitable lapel flower, his high
winged collar and swallow-tail coat.
has held undisputed sway on Capt.
tol Hill for the past five years. Now,
however, second-term congress.
man, W. Kingsland Macy, of New
York, has won attention, IL not for
elegance of attire. at least for wear.
ing high stiff collar. the only one
in the house. And while he's bank.
er-broker, he's not the least stiff.
necked.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-05-12
Hard Luck!

Chicago. = When Jacob Walk
er's car stalled, he got out to push
it over the curb, with his wife, Ida,
guiding the ear. AS Walker pushed,
the motor started and the car
pitched into parked car. Police
gave Mrs. Walker a traffic ticket
for operating car without a driv-
er's license.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-05-12
Not Hurt; Just Measles

Philadelphia, Pa. - Rushed to
hospital after he was hit by an
automobile, doctors decided that
6-year-old Gus Lester, who was
injured in the accident, had better
stay in the hospital for a while,
anyway. 1t seemed Gus was de-
veloping a case of measles.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-05-12

Howard Sam Spade" Duff re-
lived a scary experience when he
and other members of the Part
ners in Crime" cast were flying
to Observation-Disclosures loca-
ton in Tucson. The plane shook
violently, and one engine went dead.
Finally landed on the remaining
three. When he was in the South
Pacific during the war, Duff was
in a plane that encountered severe
headwinds, threatened to run out
Of gas. He admits that he was as
scared as anybody else, but he
took out some cards and started a
poker game.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-05-12
THE
HOME ii 4
TOllJn g
MpORIfR
Farm Plan Cited
IN WASHINGTON

Farm Plan Cited
CLOWLY but surely. day-by-day,
~ the all encompassing agri-
cultural program of Secretary
Charles F. Brannan is winning
friends and influencing people.
This piece of legislation which
the secretary declares involves no
new concept. is the most refreshing
the most challenging and the most
dramatic idea which has been adj
vanced for the benefit of agricul-
ture in a decade.
1t retains price supports as the
farmers equivalent of the laboring
mans minimum wage, social Sc
curity and collective bargaining;
it makes farm income the base on
which price supports are deter
mined; it makes the parity base
10-year period between 1899 and
1913 instead Of that old out-moded
base of 1909-1914; it recognizes the
law of supply and demand, but also
recognizes historically that it does
not always work out on the agri-
cultural industry; it recognizes
free enterprise" but also recog-
nizes that the freezer" it is, the
more protection the individual
farmer needs. 1t is a realistic pro-
gram, and not theoretic program;
it recognizes, not only duty to
the farmer, but also a duty to the
consumer to provide cheaper and
more abundant foods; it recognizes
a policy of abundant production,
but points to the fact that we have
just produced the largest corn crop
on the second smallest acreage in
history-we have just produced the
largest potato crop on the smallest
number of acres in 70 years. 1t
recognizes that despite the overall
tremendous jump of farm income,
the average net farm income last
year was only 5000 as compared to
$l569 for the non-farm average, and
despite the fact that the farmer re-
ceived 100 percent of that theoreti-
cal parity.
Not only does the Brannan
program seek to make agricul-
ture stronger and sOunder, it
vizualizes the entire picture Of
agricultural life. Said Secretary
Brannan:
ut would do little good to have
a power line to the farmstead or a
hospital in the community if the
crop produced will not return
enough money to enable the farmer
to use the available services"
Leadership in the top farm organ
izations has been slow to endorse
the Brannan program. Like most
pieces of advanced thinking which
moves forward off dead center,
the program, among other things.
has been called socialistic. 1t seems
that most all liberal legislation
these days is called socialistic. but
insofar as this reporter is con-
cerned, so long as no farmer sacri-
fices freedom, so far as he does
not lose any freedom he now has,
and it is within the framework of
the constitution, call it what you
will.
"Oh, but the farmer is regi-
mented under this program" is the
charge. And the answer is there is
no RECOMMENDATION that is not now
already on the statute books in the
form of production adjustments,
marketing quotas or agreements
and the carrying out Of reasonable
conservation practices practices
upon which the farmers vote direct
ly.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-05-12
ODDS AND ENDS

ODDS AND ENDS With the
need to learn about television hang
ing over their heads. Hollywood
producers and directors are head.
ing for New York to see how THE
Goldbergs" is put together; they
say it's the slickest thing OF its
kind on video But like quite
few other actors, Jimmy Cross left
the West coast several months ago
to work in eastern video studios,
now is back home to work in
"Quicksand'' Shirley Temple.
married and the mother of Is.
month-old daughter, is finally 81.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-05-12
War Trophies

More than 100000 pieces of ex-
plosive ordnance have been ex-
amined and made safe as war
souvenirs since May, l947.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-05-12
By INEz GERHARD

TIM AND MARIAN Jordan had
} been in and out Of small-time
show business for several years
when $40 bet landed them on the
radio. They were visiting Jim's
brother in Chicago when Jim re-
marked that he and Marian could
do better job of singing than any
one on the radio program they were
listening to; Jim's brother bet him
$40 they couldn't That was lot Of
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-05-12
Gist Of Proposal

The Brannan program contem-
plates ID effective help and higher.
steadier income for the farmer and
his family; co fairness to consum-
ers, professors, shippers, whole
salers and all others in the distribu-
ton system; go efficiency of opera
ton at a cost commensurate with
benefits to the nation: "a 1t must
serve to aid national security. high
level employment. cooperation with
other nations. encouragement Of
free-flowing world trade. And as a
political stratagem. the program is
powerful. 1t helps everybody
makes no one mad.
One thing Is certain, the Bran
nan program caught the top
farm leaders off base. None OF
them had contemplated the
secretary would recommend
any such program. Most be-
lieved his farm program would
be a compromise somewhere
between the high and low of the
various price support plans.
And the peculiar thing Is the
Brannan plan is so simple these
farm leaders are figuratively
kicking themselves for mot
thinking about /. first.
At one meeting of 10 well-known
agricultural leaders, all took pot
shots at the Brannan plan. Too cost
ly, too idealistic, too socialistic, too
this and too that. But the upshot
was that II of the 10 said they in
tended to support it.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-05-12

Baseball is large
ly for the specta-
tors. Golf is 80 per
cent for the play
ers. Golf still has
the largest outdoor
turnout for the
players, b a rrin g
fishing and hunt
ing. which are
strictly personal at.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-05-12
Where Are the Kid Starss

THE NATIONAL PASTIME tslang
= for baseball) takes over until
October 2 when football will be at
high speed, outdrawing baseball
two to one at that frosty date.
In the same way, enough sun has
been drifting from blue skies to get
a few million golfers out for an
other big campaign on some 5000
courses.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-05-12

One OF ne mysteries of life is
why people, with brains, are too
lazy to use them.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-05-12

"The Octopus and Miss
Smith" location stint at Pt.
SCOUT never will be forgotten
by the cast. Director Michael
Curtis was knocked cold by a
falling beam. Jane Wyman got
pecked on the hand by a tame
(?) goose. Eve Arden's mishap
caused the longest delay; a dog
chased her, she lost her arti-
fetal bangs, and couldn't 60 on
acting till another set arrived
from the studio.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-05-12

Any married man can tell you
what is meant by the phase, Head
Of the house"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-05-12

Almira Sessions, featured in
Might Unto Night" has bought
three lots on one side of her Wood
land hills home and four on the
other. -Four years of hearing other
peoples radios through apartment
house walls made her appreciate
quiet.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-05-12

The mink, highly valued for its
fur, has u very disagreeable smell.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-05-12

Elephants of Ceylon are general
ly tuskless.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-05-12

money to the Jordans then; they
showed up at Station WHO, and
landed on the air. Five months
later the radio job ended, and they
went back to vaudeville. 1t was
not until later that they became
"Fibber MCGEE and Molly" in one
of radios top ranking radio series.
When Ingrid Bergman went to
London for some location scenes in
Under Capricorn" she learned that
there is a great difference between
extra players there and in Holly
wood. In England Mob extras'
are called "crowd artists"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-05-12

Burt Lancaster is back in the
circus; he finished "Rope Of
Sand" and headed for Louis
Vile. KY, and the Cole Broth
er's circus, to do an acr0hatic
act with his former partner,
Nick Cravat; will appear with
1t in 26 cities.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-05-12

! Peter Torres year of personal
appearances has convinced the pub
lie that he's not the little monster
he portrays on the screen. He
visited many veterans hospitals.
especially those other entertainers
had overlooked-doesn't sing or
dance, so had to rely on informal
talks. Now he is back in Holly
wood in "Quicksand," with Mickey
Rooney-playing a little monster!
DR.. Henry Darlington, Rector Of
New York's Church of the Heavenly
Rest, recently appeared as family
counselor on THE Second Mrs.
Burton" Listening to the singing
commercials, he remarked, IF
churches used a device as icatchy
as this, l could guarantee standing
room only" No doubt he went
home and asked the cook to try
those seven delicious flavors.
Julie London, soon to be seen
in "Task Force" has cut in on
Dorothy LamOur's territory.
TIL Julie appeared, Dorothy
was the best known ex-depart-
ment store elevator operator
in pictures. Julie ran one, too,
In a Hollywood store.
Evening star., 1949-06-23
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Evening star., 1949-06-23
Billion Miles Covered
By AirIift, Due 10 Have
First Birthday Sunday
BY the Assceioied Press

FRANKFURT, Germany. June
23.-The airlift next Sunday will
mark the first anniversary Of con-
tinuous operation to Berlin.
BY June 26. American and Brit
ish planes will have flown more
than one billion air miles in pump
ing 1,941. 900 tons Of supplies into
Berlin. United States Air Force
officials said yesterday.
Throughout the Soviet blockade.
from June, 1948, until May Of this
year, this aerial shuttle was Ber-
Inns sole link to the Western
world. With rail service to the
West severed by a strike, Berlin
again depends on the airlift for
life. But this little blockade"
may be over by the anniversary.
Airmen of Britain and America
have rammed supplies into the
former German capital every day
despite weather, strained supply
lines and holidays.
Now, the big feet of $50 silver
planes assigned TO the airlift is
flying a minimum of 5000 tons
daily over the Russian zone from
Western Germany.
AS OF June 81. l,900.617 tons Of
food and supplies had been car
ried in 230,556 flights.
OF the estimated 1.941 900 tons
which will be airlifted by Sunday.
more than 100000 tons will be
food, 100000 tons of coal and
180. 900 tons of other supplies.
Airlift planes have rumbled into
Berlin loaded with snowplows and
potatoes, ambulances and margar-
Inc.
The Air Force estimates the
cost to the United States for 10l
months of air operations Qatest
available figures as $181 .307. 300.
This estimate does not include the
cost Of transporting airlift supplies
to and from airfields or the costs
Of the supplies.
More than $1,000 persons-mili-
tary and civilian-work with this
mammoth operation.
Fifty-one American and British
hiers have been killed in II fatal
crashes.
Evening star., 1949-06-23
143 Dead, 2O6 Still Missing
After South Japan IYphoon
ey the Associated Press


TOKYO, June 23-Rural police
today set the official death toll in
Tuesdays devastating typhoon in
Southern Japan at 143 persons.
Still missing were 206 persons.
all Japanese. Some $40 others
previously reported missing were
found.
Still unreported are SO passen-
gers and crewmen of the ferry boat
Aoba Maru which foundered in
the Inland Sea.
Thirty-four bodies of the ferry
victims have been recovered.
A United States Army Criminal
Investigation Division agent from
Cincinnati spent Is hours in
typhoon-churned waters before he
was rescued from Japan's Inland
Sea.
He is Richard P. Davis. 81. who
was a passenger on, the Aoba
Marusr# svse ssa~
MrsqDavis told a correspondent
for Kyodo news agency that the
ferry foupdered shortly after the
storm hit. ya
Evening star., 1949-06-23

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A good food store must be clean
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We beliece our customers are en-
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prices, served in clean, healthful
surroundings.
That's why we train and instruct
our employees to keep all trays and
cases and scales scrubbed and
sanitary; to keep refuse and pack
ing cases out of the aisles and off
the sidewalks; and to keep floors
and grocery racks neat and or
derly.
Sometimes during rush periods
it's hard to keep a store as neat as
it should be. But that's our job,
and you will be doing us favor II
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way to measure up to our high
standards of cleanliness. Please
write:
Customer Relations Department.
Akp Food Stores. 420 Lexington Ave,
New York IT, N. Y.