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Evening star., 1949-05-01
District Building Gets
First Bath in "A Years
In Cleanup Campaign

An 1900 gallon washing of the
outside Of the District Building
yesterday launched this city's
Cleanup. Fixup and Paintup Week
Sponsored by the Board OF
Trade and proclaimed by the
Commissioners. the April 30-May
8 campaign viii include several
radio programs and contests It
highlights 'year-round effort to
keep Washington the most beauti-
full city in the world
The District Building received
a two-hour bath yesterday. first
in its A years. as firemen directed
by Capt. J. T. Shaw doused it
with water at the rate of $50 GAL
Ions a minute.
The departments bumpers and
hose did their work so thoroughly
that they washed away all except
the "Di" in the metal-lettered
District" over the main entrance.
Water pressure also cracked three
cornices on the fourth floor and
hurled a few pieces of stone to
the ground.
Fire Marshal Praises Program.
Fire Marshal Raymond c. Rob-
erts. IN radio interview over
Station WMAL, The Stars radio
station, said the cleanup campaign
can do much to remove fire haZ-
ards. A high standard of order
and cleanliness inside and outside
Of houses and buildings lis per-
haps the most important single
element in fire prevention" he
said. He urged special care in
handling oils, rags and waste
while painting.
Winning posters in a contest for
senior and Junior high school
students are being displayed in
Lansburgh's department store
windows. This and other contests
and the program in general were
arranged by a Board of Trade
committee headed by Kirk Miller.
The poster winners. each of
whom will receive a $25 savings
bond. were Robert Bell, Paul Jun
ior High School; Louis johnson,
Armstrong High: Robert Eilertson.
Eastern High, and Billy Fraser.
Anacostia High. They were inter-
viewed and televised Friday night
over Station WNBW.
Broadcast to Be Given.
Mrs. Gordon r. Young, wife of
the Engineer Commissioner; DR..
James A. Cannon. member of the
Board of Education, and Mr.. Miller
will take part in broadcast from
Station WINK at $50 pm. today
William Xanten, District santa
ton director. and Paul Seltzer,
committee vice chairman. will be
interviewed on a WRC program
/ tomorrow morning.
DR.. Carl Hanson, associate su-
/ perintendent of schools; Col. Will
liam Cary, District director of pub
lie health engineering, and Mr..
Seltzer will participate in a pro-
gram on Station WWDC 1T 10 pm.
Wednesday,
District school children will
bring home report cards con-
tanning a list of cleanup week
activities.
A limerick contest on the clean
up theme is being conducted on
the Mark Evans program on Sta
ton WTOP.
An "old document" contest is
Evening star., 1949-05-01
Amputee Driver Expert
Leoyes Wolter Reed

Paul L. Sims, chief amputse
driving instructor al Walter Reed
Hospital. has resigned 10 become
an instructor in the American
Automobile Association Driving
School al Akron. Ohio. the hos
pital announced yesterday.
Mr.. Sims. who suffered the loss
Of his left arm in the Ardennes
break through in 1914. had been
teaching driving al the hospital
since 1916. He has the Silver Star
with one cluster and the Purple
Heart with three clusters.
Evening star., 1949-05-01
Traffic Sofety Sloeon
Announced for Moy

The May traffic safety slogan
of the District Commissioners
Traffic Advisory Board is Signs
of Life-Heed Them. George E.
Kneipp. director Of the Depart
ment. of Vehicles and Traffic. an
nounced yesterday.
The May traffic program is part
Evening star., 1949-05-01

sponsored by Station WAfAL- 20
stimulate cleaning o. attics and
trunks.
These contests close Thursday
and everyone is eligible. Entries
may be sent to the contest COM
mittee at the Board OF Trade
Winners viii receive gallons Of
paint, q lawn mower. automatic
toaster and plastic hose donated
by the Washington Paint Club
and the Hardware Dealers. Inc
Evening star., 1949-05-01

Of the Traffc Boards year round
safety drive. A different theme IS
emphasized each month by the
board. which works n eo-opera-
ton with safety organizations
throughout the county.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-06-23
Potomac Floods
(From The Washington Postl

The high waters of the Potomac over the weekend
constitute warning that ought to be needed The
warning Is that unless steps taken to control erosion
IN the river basn to hold back the water run-of by
better soil practices residents may expect more and
worse floods and other dire consequences Harold A.
Kemp, director OF Sanitary Engineering told the Po-
tomac Basin conservation meeting at Bedford Springs
last April that proper soil practices would lower the
peak high water stage at Washington by one foot at
Point of Rocks by about three feet This might keep
many food below the critical stage
The Potomac River must be at the pollution
ievefatal to fish life threat to oyster beds men,
ace to health These costs of neglect that must be
added to loss of life and loss of property through the
violence of the foods themselves 1t is time that the
river and its tributaries should be made into relatively
stfree streams. They be kept safely within their
banks they be made into valuable recreation assets
Of the whole valley their navigation channels and har-
burs can be kept without expensive dredging opera
tons; their adjacent farm lands be rescued from
devastating soil loss The water shed needs land
use plan and conservation program to achieve these
ends and its adoption should no longer be delayed
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-06-23

*Games behind leading team.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-06-23
Washington Grove
Mrs. James Schroeder
GGithersburg 442

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas M. Mid
dleton of the Laytonsville Road,
entertained at dinner last Friday
in honor of their daughter, Miss
Margaret Middleton, who just
graduated from Junior High
School at Gaithersburg. Included
among the guests were their house
guests, Col. and Mrs. Charles H.
Middleton of Aberdeen, also Mrs.
Grace Gill, and Mrs. An Warfeld
and family of Baltimore. Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Paynter Cropley, Mrs.
Margaret Statch and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Clyde Spicer and son of
Carderock, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Mason Cropley, Mr.. and Mrs.
Norman Leizers Cropley, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Reggleman, Mr.. James
Cooper, Arlington, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Dewitt, Cabin John, and
Mr.. Billy Strosnider, Gaithersburg.
Miss Margaret Middleton is
leaving tomorrow for Aberdeen
where she will visit with her aunt
and uncle, Col. and Mrs. Middleton,
for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Bean en-
tertained Mrs. Alice Bean and Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Gleason and son
Mike of Washington on Sunday.
Mrs. Edith Emmons has return
ed from Southern Maryland. She
motored on Sunday'to Martinsburg,
w. Va, with her son, James Car
ter Emmons, to visit her daughter
in-law, who is in hospital there.
Mrs. Clarence Archibold is now
occupying her cottage on 9Th Ave-
nue. for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Pray
are announcing the birth of a
daughter, Sandra Susan, on June
18th, at Montgomery County Gen
eral Hospital at Sandy Springs.
The little lady weighed all of seven
pounds.
The Misses Margaret and Anne
McElwee are in their cottage at
the Grove for the summer.
Mr.. Frances Hill and Miss Clara
Hill, his daughter, are preparing
their home on 9Th Avenue for oc-
cupancy in the near future.
Col. and Mrs. Frederick Boye of
Washington, parents of Mr.. and
Mrs. Roland Waddill's daughter
in-law, were Sunday guests of the
Waddills. Mrs. Jack Waddill is al
so guest there. Little Beatrice
Waddill is visiting her grand-par-
entS.
DR.. Maude Nuttall has had as
her guest, Mrs. John INITIAL,
whose daughter, Miss Joy Nuttall
will be the summer guest of DR..
INITIAL.
M. and Mrs. George Pugh had
as guests for Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs.
David Horner of Houghton, Mich,
who are stopping at the Statler in
Washington for several weeks.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-06-23
CoIesviIIe Wins From
Damascus-Tiqht Game

On Sunday, June 10Th, Colesville
drubbed Damascus, 1916, on a
scggy field in Bonifant's Meadow
to take over first place in the
Montgomery c cum y Baseball
League. In other loop games Rock
vile beat Bethesda, 80, while
Silver Spring came from behind to
nose out Sandy Spring, 6-5, in a
thirteen inning thriller on the
Sherwood diamond.
The Damascus Firemen jumped
on Bill Giller and rang up four
run lead in the first three innings
while Paul Burner pitched hitless
ball through the first four frames.
Lefty Joe Wells relieved Giller in
the third and scattered six hits to
limit the Firemen to lone run in
the ninth. Going into the bottom
of the eight Damascus was leading
4-3, and indications were that
Burner might win his seventh
game of the season.
In the eight, however, manager
Joe Gibson, cagey mentor of the
Colesville Colts, inserted himself in
the line-rio as a pinch hitter for
weary Bus Anderson. Gibson start
ed a rally with single and dupli-
Gated the feat when he came to bat
for the second time in the same
inning. Sandwiched in between
Gibson's two singles were sever
runs and the ball game.
Harold Morris relieved Burner
after one out in the eight but
Burner was charged with his first
loss of the season. 1t was a maiden
victory for Joe Wells who was
making his first appearance of the
current campaign. Wells was unde-
feated in eleven times out for
Potomac during the 194S season in
this loop.
Damascus made eleven hits and
Colesville collected ten singles. The
Gibsonmen made but one error
while the Firemen were charged
with three miscues.
At Bethesda it was iron-man
Frarx Mahon all the way in an
80 victory which saw the Rock
vile Highlander limit Bethe -da
to three hits. Rockville collecte
thirteen hits off Charley Pugh and
Bill Bort, but only three Rockville
runs were earned. Bethesda made
three errors afield, while Louie
Mizell at second was charged with
Rockville's lone error when he put
his foot, instead of his glove, in
front of a hard grounder.
Mahon had one-hit shutout
working until the ninth when Huck
Mccain singled and scored on Tom
Browns home run. Mahon's re-
ceiyer, Charley Acquilina, hit fol-
the circuit with none on in the
seventh.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-06-23
BIZ Dick Fuller

Burtonsville continued thei r
winning ways last Sunday by
romping over the last place Po-
tomac nine by score of 8 to 3,
while the Upper County Fire De-
partment were defeating Cal
thersburg z to at Beallsville.
Burtonsville has come up with
at least one big inning in every
game this year and this time it
was the sixth with Potomac's Mer-
son the victim. Huffman's home
run with the bases loaded in that
fateful sixth was one of the long
est blows ever struck on the Po-
tomac diamond. Brewer and Pow
ell shared the pitching honors for
Burtonsville allowing only eight
hits between them while Merson
was charged with the loss.
At Beallsville, the Upper County
Firemen handed Gaithersburg
their fourth loss in six games as
they climbed a half game ahead of
the idle Rockville Red Sox to gain
undisputed second place in the
league standings.
"Speedie" Robertson again was
the big gun in the Firemen's hit
ting attack as he collected three
for four including a mighty home
run with one on in the fourth inn
ing.
The last scheduled meeting be-
tween Burtonsville and the Rock
Vile Red Sox was rained out but
weather permitting these two
teams will clash on the Burtons-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-06-23
LETTER Box
Office of the Mayor and Council,

Office of the Mayor and Council,
Rockville, June 20, 1919.
The Montgomery County Sentinel,
Rockville, Md.
Dear Mrs. Haines:
May 1 answer the letter in last
weeks issue of your good paper
signed Long Time Reader of the
Sentinel" questioning assessments
in Rockville? There are many
small homes in Rockville and in
Rockcrest built prior to the War
with assessments of around $2,70O
which paid the town $24 and $25.
Here are few figures from Rock
crest: 908 Lewis Ave-, assessed at
$2,48O; 909 Lewis Ave-, $2,7OO;
1O16 Paul Drive, $2,7OO; 1908 De-
Beck, $1,000. After July l these
figures will change due to county
reassessment.
"Long Time Reader of the SEN
tinel" must bear in mind that all
houses built since 1916 have car
ried new and larger assessments
and in addition Rockville's resi-
dental areas assessment has just
recently been completed. Assess
ments that were on the average of
$2,7OO will now be between $4,000
and $4,000.
The new assessments have not
been placed on the towns books
but it is assumed that they will be
ready on July when the tax bills
go out.
Everyone will pay more taxes
this year-because of this reassess-
ment-the town tax rate remains
the same, 80 cents on each $1O0
property.
Very truly yours,
G. LAMAR KELLY.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-06-23
POTOMAC
Mrs. Walter B. Myers
Rockville 22SS

Mrs. F. Moran McConihe enter
tanned on Sunday, June IL from
6 to 9 at surprise party for Mr..
McConihe. Music was furnished by
the Potomac Band. After christen-
ing the new boat at the pond a
delicious buffet dinner was enjoyed.
Mrs. Lois LaMotte is in Emer-
gency Hospital. She is suffering a
broken bone.
Mrs. William Lynch entertained
the Ladies' Bible Class on Tuesday
evening, June IA, on the lawn at
her home. A hot dog roast and
buffet dinner was served, after
which the business meeting was
conducted by the new president
Mrs. Grace Phillips.
The members of the Potomac
Methodist Choir were entertained
Oh Wednesday night, June Is at
the church by the ladies of the
w. S. c. S. The choir is real
asset to the church services.
Mr. land Mrs. F. Arson Ball en-
tertained at dinner the family of
Mrs. Ball on June 10. Among the
guests were Mrs. Josephine
Schlesinger of Texas and daughter,
Molly.
Miss jeanne Schlesinger, stu
dert for the past year at Hood
College, Frederick, is spending a
few days with her grandmother,
MIS-. Russell Watkins. She will re-
turn to her home in San Antonio,
Texas, during the week with her
mother.
The Sixth Grade of the school
held its commencement exercises
on Thursday night, June 16 in the
school auditorium, under the direc-
ton of its teacher, Miss Grace
Roberts. Certificates were present
ed by Mrs. Daniel Peck, trustee,
after an interesting program en-
titled Pioneers Go West.'
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-06-23

Ed Bladen took fifteen Silver
Spring players and a golden horse
shoe to Sandy Spring. In the ninth
Ed had to put in the horseshoe to
pull the game out of the fire.
+ Sandy Spring touched Buddy
Norton for two runs in the sixth
and made three more off Billy
james in the eighth. Meanwhile,
Herb Devers held Silver Spring to
one run in the fifth and another
marker in the seventh. In the ninth
Sandy Spring was leading, So;
there were two out, none on, and
DeVers had two strikes and no
balls on shortstop Roy "Stroker"
Mcneil. As Ed Bladen shut his
eyes and tossed in his horseshoe,
Mcneil stroked a single to left. A
walk and another single accounted
for one run at which point Dave
Buckner strobe to the place to
send a ground-rule double out of
the park and knot the count at
five-all
In the thirteenth DeVers put
two runners on base and was
charged with the loss when Ell
Clark came in to relieve DeVers
and give up the game winning run.
II was tough loss for Hardlock
Herb who scattered nine hits in
the twelve and one-third innings
he toiled.
The real horse in the Silver
Spring victory was Mule Norris
who worked behind the place be-
fore taking the mound in the
eighth. Mule pitched shutout ball
for the remainder of the game to
get credit for the victory. Jack
Adamson, a newcomer, caught the
eight inning but split his finger in
the ninth and gave way to Pokey
Maykrantz. Red Bladen, the man.
ayers nephew and regular receiver,
is still A.W.O.L. If Red continues
absent without leave his Uncle Ed
mcy have to charge him with de-
sortion.
Next Sunday, June 26th, Ed
Baden will take his Silver Spring
term, horseshoe, mule, ct al, to
Damascus where victory over the
Firemen would throw Silver Spring
into tie for second place. In other
loop games Bethesda will entertain
Colesville, while Rockville plays
host to Sandy Spring at Welsh
Field. All games start at 8 P. M.
Ieapue STANDINGS
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-06-23
Burtonsville Continues
To Win In Upper County

vile diamond next Sunday, June
goth. This game. is most important
to the sagging Red Sox who are
having trouble finding somebody
who can produce a hit when need
ed. Red Sox manager, Harry
Beane, reports that blank"
Giauque, who batted over five hun
dred last year as a Red Sox catch
err, will probably be back in the
lineup after recovering from a Sc
we're ankle injury suffered in a
basketball game late last season.
The Red Sox will really need this
one if they have any hope at all of
staying in the running for the
pcnnant.
Also next Sunday the battle of
the cellar will take place when
Gaithersburg and Potomac clash
on the Gaithersburg diamond.
Game time will be $3.50.
On Saturday, June 25th, the
Rockville Red Sox will play the
Ballston Indians from Arlington,
one of the fastest young clubs in
the area. The Red Sox manage
mcnt has announced that in an
effort to stimulate interest in the
club, no admission will be charged
for this outstanding contest. Game
time will be $3.50 P. M.
League Standings As OF June 10
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-06-23
TWIN BROOK
+ NEWS =
Charles s. Hamm
Rockville 1926

A former Falls Church, Va. resi-
dent, Lee Roy Fink, recently moved
to 13209 Ardennes Avenue. He is
employed by Capitol Airlines,
Washington.
Claude o. Cross, formerly of
Washington, moved to 1902 Ar
dennes Avenue last Sunday. He
is employed by the Washington
Post.
Another Washingtonian, John
Curling, has moved to 13201 Ar
dennes Avenue. Mr.. Curling is an
elevator mechanic in Washington.
Miss Hazele McCalla operates
a hairdressing shop in her home,
5905 Coral Sea Avenue. She re-
Gently moved here from Gathers
burg. She has II years experience
as beautician and has been as
ISOLATED with department stores
throughout the midwest.
Among those attending the alum
nj reunion at Georgetown Prepara-
tory School during the past week
was William C. Mitchell, Jr., 1906
Ardennes Avenue.
Miss Alice E. Mitchell graduated
from the 9th grade of st. Martins
Parochial School in Gaithersburg
last week. She plans to enter Holy
Cross Academy next fall.
The Rev. and Mrs. ]. Edmund
Thompson of Solomon's Island
were guests for several days last
week of their son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas St. L.
Moncure of 1905 Okinawa Ave.
Barbara Hutsler, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hutsler,
13207 Okinawa Avenue took part
in a piano recital last week. She
played Rustles of Spring by Cind-
ing. She is Richard Montgomery
Junior High School student.
A surprise party was given to
John P. Rinehart of 1900 Okin-
ava Avenue in honor of his 20
years service with Western Auto
Supply Co. The Division Manager,
Aubrey Cooke, of Baltimore, sent
him 20-ycar pin. The managers
of other stores gave him luggage.
Others who attended were the Dis
trict Supervisor, Mark Bergman
of Baltimore; the wholesale sales
manager, Frank Callahan; and his
mother and father, Mr.. and Mrs.
M. Rinehart of Washington.
Michael Keenan, of Salem, Ark,
was a dinner guest last Sunday
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph d. Kav-
anagh, 1904 st. Lo Avenue. He
was on business trip to Washing
ton. Mr.. keenan, and Mr.. Kavanagh
spent some time together in Pan
anna. Thomas Hughes was also a
guest Wednesday evening at din
ner.
Donald Wilson from San An
tonic, Texas, brother of Mrs. R.
A. Coffey was guest at their home
5000 st. Lo Avenue last week.
Participating in the Army Navy
Best Ball Golf Tournament at
Fairfax, Virginia Country Club
last weekend was Raymond
Hampton 1926 Okinawa Avenue.
He was a member of the Navy
team which won.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Campbell
of New York City are spending the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Murphy of 1904 Coral Sea
Avenue.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-06-23
ABOUT ATHLETES FOOT
2127 Prominent Druggists
Can't Be Wrong.

Here's what Stout of Parkers-
burg, w. Va. says. "The sale of
TAIL has been very pleasing. One
customer said it is the first thing
in six years that gave relief"
IN ONE HOUR
if not completely pleased. Your
zoe back at any drug store.
Locally at
R. w. yINsON, Rockville. Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-06-23

Foreign nations, accepting as
sistance from the U. S., do us no
great favor.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-08

Columbia Falls stores 1OiH close
neat Friday betWeen IL p. m. and
8 p. m. IN observance OF Good
F7>ida1.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-08

School problems Of the Hungry
Horse area will be discussed Sat
urday at 10 a. m. when Mary Con-
don, state superintendent of public
instruction, meets with the dist
riot 6 school board, bureau of rec
lamation officials and representa-
tives of GSM, Hungry Horse dam
prime contractors.
Also attending the meeting will
be Mrs. Lillian Peterson, state
rural education supervisor, and
Lulu Barnard, county superinten-
dent. 1t Will take place in the Co.
lumbia Falls high school.
Problem is a 20 to 25 per cent
enrolment increase, and the short
age of classroom facilities in Co.
lumbia Falls and in the Hungry
Horse-Martin City section of the
district even with the three new
four-room schools. Taxpayers ap-
proved two $4,000 bond issues
for the recently completed four
room schools at Coram and Mar
tin City, and GSM built a four
room school at Hungry Horse
which opened last September. The
Hungry Horse and Martin City
schools are nearly full, and Co.
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-08
Hieh|ie ht Area School Problems Saturday

school, which is attended by child
rem of contractor and government
employees as well as by other
youngsters in the Hungry Horse
community.
Congressman Mike Mansfield, a
good friend of the area, has just
been contacted again as to federal
assistance in view of the emer-
gency created by the TRIPPING pop
ulation. There appears to be no
satisfactory way of getting federal
help under the present public law
1856 which pretains to school dist
riots where actual federal con-
struction is underway.
At Saturdays meeting Will be
board members, Henry Hutchings,
James Cumming, Dwight Grist, Ted
Rogers and Chairman Otto Fehl-
berg with the newly elected men,
bers, Herman Byrd and Mrs. Mer-
RAM Afseth, who take office APP
ril 16.
Dave Henderson will be GSM's
spokesman, while Clyde H. Spen-
Ger, Hungry Horse project con-
struction engineer, and David Gull
yer, project office engineer, will
the bureau
Hungry Horse news., 1949-04-08

lumbia Falls grade school is using
unsatisfactory basement facilities.
as classrooms.
District enrollments increased
from 214 in 1914 to 1872 last Oct
ober, and high school enrollments
doubled to PIG.
Increased state aid for public
schools from present 16 per cent
to about 80 per cent as the result
of action by the 1949 legislative
session is expected to somewhat
reduce the local tax levy which
has gone up 60 per cent in the
last three years largely because
of increased school expenses. Ac-
tually with the new assessment
base, most home and business
taxes paid in dollars have doubled.
Another factor at the meeting
will be to get the school district
GSM agreement as to schooling
into writing; The prime contract
provides that the prime contractor
is responsible for arranging with
the local school district for the
education Of children Of bureau Of
reclamation employees,
70 satisfy this phase, GSM built
the four-room Hungry Horse