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The Nome nugget., 1949-03-28
Tornadoes Injure Many; Do Much Damage In States
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(Contined from Page One) top and killed in Fl Paso, Tex, which was hit by one of its worst sandstorms. Winds reached a ve- locity of 65 miles per hour. Trees were uprooted and power lines broken.
 Eighteen persons were injured when tornado ripped through Desdemona, small community 60 miles southwest of Fort Worth. Some streets in Fort Worth were flooded.
 Rainfall measured $40 inches at Jackson, Miss; 2.89 at Vicks- burg and 2.20 inches at Fort Worth, the U. s. weather bureau said.
 Early spring snowfalls con- tinued in northern Minnesota and extreme northern North Dakota. Snow also fell in the area near Denver.
 Some rain fell in eastern New York and eastern Pennsylvania. Skies weer clear in most other sec tions of the country. Generally, temperatures were around normal Saturday, with no extreme cold spots. The highest reading Friday was 9l at Tampa, Fla.
 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (P)-Tor- nadoeS and lesser windstorms ap- parently had subsided in the south today after leaving a 48-hour trail of death injury and destruction in eight states.
 TWenty-eight persons were kill ed, about 200 were injured, and scores were made homeless. Prop erty damage was heavy.
 The storms struck mainly in sparsely populated rural areas. They ranged from Texas on the southwest to Kentucky on the northeast. In fury they varied from Arkansas, where IT persons died and 98 were injured, to Lou isiana, where one person was hurt.
 Next to Arkaisas, the chief suf- ferer was Mississippi, where eight were killed and 48 injured.
 In Washington the Red Cross made preliminary allocation of S100,000 for the storm stricken area. From reports of 15 disaster workers in the field, the agency estimated that at least 300 homes had been wrecked or damaged.
The Nome nugget., 1949-03-28
URBAN PLUMBING
 COMPLETES CONTRACT FOR NOME HOSPITAL

Floyd Danner and Joe Wall, two plumbers of the Urban plumbing company of Tacoma, Wash, left today on the PAA for home. They were the last of crew of plumb CTS working on the new big hospi- tai for Nome. The job completed they are now going home for well deserved rest.
The Nome nugget., 1949-03-28

The Teen-Agers had a big party Saturday evening at the American Legion Hall and made plans for a big Easter Party on April 18th, according to the president Ellen Waldhelm
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-01
Police Apprehend Men
Smuggling Saw Blades
To County Prisoner

Charged with conspiracy to aid
in jail break at the Rockville
Jail are Alfred S. DeArgo, jr., IS,
of the 300 block of University
Lane, Silver Spring and Leonard
w. Lewis, 81, a mechanic of the
1900 block of Asbury place, Wash
ington. Each are being held at
the County Jail in default of bond
and a hearing is scheduled for
December % in Police Court.
The prisoner for whom the saw
blades, concealed in a milk carton,
were intended is Joseph A. Wag-
staff, "a, of the $500 block of Grove
Street, Chevy Chase, who was con-
victed Monday on charge of as
saulting his family's maid with a
pairing knife.
According to the police, the
charge against the two carries
maximum fine of $4,000 or 10
years in prison, or both. Both
have juvenile records, police said.
They added Lewis is married and
DeArgo is the son of a retired
Army colonel.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-01

ond year as president, is the only
charter member now on the Board.
The organization, composed of 100
women from all sections of the
county, is almost thirty years old.
Mrs. Frederic L. Thomas is ia
charge of hostesses, and will be as
sisted by members Of the Womens'
Board; Junior Auxiliary; Hospital
Service Unit; Hospital Guild, and
the Howard County Auxiliary. Ar
rangements for the tea are being
made by Mrs. P. G. Lyon, Mrs. G.
R. Candy, Mrs. Eugene W. Scott,
and Mrs. A. d. Farquhar.
Alternating at the tea table dur
ing the afternoon will'be Mrs. j. F.
Scheidy, Mrs. Upton d. Nourse,
Mrs. Eugene W. Scott, Mrs. s.
Merhle Haines, Mrs. Howard P.
Bailey, Mrs. J. w. Bird, Mrs. Yes
tus Wilcox, Mrs. Louis A. Gravelle,
Mrs. Roland Childs and Mrs. NAH
lon Kirk w.
Contributions will be received by
the following: Canned goods, Mrs.
]. A. Wilson; miscellaneous food,
Mrs. L. C. Burns, and Linen, Mrs.
T. A. Ladson.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-01
Twin Brook Protests Sale
OF Sewer And Wafer Lines

Asserting that Certain resi-
dents Of Twin Brook" received no
written notice of the public hearing
on the purchase Of existing water
and sewer lines In Section /, Twin
Brook addition, the Twin Brook
Citizens Association has adopted
a resolution strongly protesting"
the action of the Mayor and Coun-
Gil Of Rockville in connection with
a public hearing held October 81.
The resolution states "the APP
pointed time Of the hearing q
p. m.) was either extremely in
convenient or altogether impossible
from the standpoint Of permitting
interested residents who did re-
ceive notice TO attend; that the
Mayor refused to postpone the
hearing when requested TO do so
and that "some reasonable notice
TO the citizens or TO the Citizens
Association would seem to be a
democratic courtesy which could
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-01
Annual Donation Day Tea
Scheduled For Saturday

The annual Donation Day Tea
for the Montgomery County Cen
eral Hospital, will be held on Sat-
urday, December 3, at the hospital
near Olney, from 2 to 5 P. M. Lin
ems of all kinds, baby clothes, face
and kitchen towels, groceries, fresi.
and canned fruits and vegetables,
preserves and jellies, are among
gifts suggested. Donations of cash
are also acceptable. Checks should
be made payable to Edith B.
Thomas, treasurer, Ednor, Md. The
donations will be received and dis
played in the basement of the hos
pital and tea served in the Nurses
Home.
The president of the Women's
Board of the hospital, Mrs. James
w. Barnsley, with Miss Beatrice
Daniel, superintendent, will head
the receiving line. Others in line.
will be Mrs. Roland Childs of the
Howard County Auxiliary; Mrs.
David Brigham, Junior Auxiliary;
Mrs. Frederick Gilpin, Hospital
Service Unit; and Miss Margaret
Farquhar, Hospital Guild. Mrs.
Barnsley who is serving her sec
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-01
County Clinics
Set For Girls,
Boys Basketball

Basketball clinics have been
planned for December 2 and 8 in
the Takoma Park Junior High
School and will be the opportunity
teachers, players and officials have
long needed to see skills demon
strated, hear explanations of the
rules of the game and an open dis
cussion of the rules. The clinics,
for boys on the End and girls on
the 9th, are being sponsored by
the Montgomery County associa-
ton of Health, Physical Education
and Recreation and will start
promptly both nights at 1880.
Staff Cassell, Head Coach of Bas-
ketball at American University will
demonstrate various offensive and
defensive tactics, with special in
terest placed on the zone. Dallas
Shirley, who has just returned
from a tour of Germany where he
counseled Basketball Clinics for the
Armed Forces, will interpret
changes in rules for the boys.
DR.. Dorothy Mohr, treasurer of
the National Section of Women's
Athletics, will review rules, and
discuss them as they occur on the
playing floor, during the girls
clinic.
All teams, schools and players
are invited TO be present.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-01

well be expected" The resolution
signed by William F. Hall, presi-
dent, and Barbara II. Korn, secre-
tary, was ordered sent 10 the Mayor
and Council Of Rockville and all
area newspapers.
Town Manager John G. Melon
aid had not received a copy when
contacted on Tuesday afternoon.
He expressed surprise at the action
of the association for he and Coun-
Gilman Daniel Weddle had spoken
TO the group the day the resolution
was dated and there was no indi-
cation that the resolution was forth
coming. He pointed out that Twin
Brook was included in the ex-
pansion Of Rockville at the request
Ia signed petition) Of forty or
fifty Of its older residents; that
both he and Mr.. Kelly had met
with the petitioning group several
times before when action was taken
regarding the subdivision.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-01
Co. Fireanen's
ASS n Meeting At
Gaithersburq

Representatives from twelve of
the County's volunteer fire depart
ments were present at the monthly
meeting of the Montgomery County
Association of Volunteer Firemen
held at the Gaithersburg Fire
House, November II. Assistant
County Attorney Plummer Shearin
spoke on the Fire Code and the
Fire Marshal and their relation
ship with the existing volunteer
organization. Mr.. Shearin re-
lated that the Fire Code is pres
emily in the process of final review
by the County Attorneys office,
and will be ready for release in
the near future.
Fire-training classes have been
inaugurated by the Kensington
and Cabin John departments. This
brings the total to six departments
presently conducting trainin G
classes for the benefit of their
personnel. A motion was passed
by the members of the Association
requiring each company to for
ward monthly statistical records to
the central statistics committee.
Statistics for the month of Octo-
Der, with II out of Is companies
reporting, revealed that $7544.60
worth of damage resulted and that
232 alarms were answered. 88
Rescue calls are included in the
overall total. Fires in fields and
woods headed the list of all the
various types of alarms answered.
Refreshments were served in the
social room.
The next regular meeting of the
Association will be held at the
Kensington Fire House on Thurs
day, December Is, with Charles
Henry Howe, the recently APP
pointed Fire Marshal for the Coun-
ty as guest speaker.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-01
Teenager Killed When
Car Overturns Near
Frederick On .Rt. 24O

Funeral services for 16-year old
Harold Edward Tregoning of Ce-
dar Grove, were held Tuesday
afternoon at the Salem Methodist
Church Cedar Grove. The 18th
grade pupil at the Damascus High
School was fatally injured Satur-
day night when the car in which
four 16-year ODDS were driving
ran off Route 240 eight miles
south of Frederick. The car rolled
over several times. Another pas
senger, Miss Agnes Watkins of
Germantown, was injured so
severely on the right leg and ankle
that amputation of the leg was
necessary. She is still on the crit
zeal list in Frederick City Hospital.
The other two occupants of the
car, Samuel Gladhill and Betty
Mullinix, both of Monrovia were
released from the Frederick Hosp
pital after treatment for minor
injuries.
Young Tregoning was the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Ire
coming of Cedar Grove.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-01
Local Choir To
Present Messiah
Here And In d. C..

The public is displaying much
interest in the forthcoming pres
entation of The Messiah by the
Rockville Baptist Church Choir on
Thursday, December %, at the
Church. The choir, under the d.
rection Of Clyde j. Holt, also di-
rector of the Calvary Baptist
Church Choir in Washington, in
addition will present The Messiah
with the latter group at the Cal
vary Church on Sunday, December
IL. At this time the choirs will be
accompanied by an orchestra from
the Westminster School of Music,
Princeton, M.
Local persons having sung The
Messiah in previous performances
are invited to sing in this one.
Adult choir practice is held each
Monday evening at 8 p. m. in the
Rockville Baptist Church, and a
special practice will be held on
Sunday, December a, $3.50 p. m.
The church also has Junior
Choir, directed by Mr. Holt, which
meets each Monday Immediately
after school. This choir is now
working on special Christmas
music. Besides training the Junior
and adult choir, Mr.. Holt also has
a large number Of pupils who take
individual voice instruction. Fur
Their information concerning the
music program at the church may
be obtained by calling Rockville
1910.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-01

In addition to the overhead
Christmas lights, other deco
rations will be in place probab-
ly by the end of this week.
with the lighting of the tree in
front of the courthouse and
the decoration of it's entrance,
also scheduled within the next
week.
The maroon 1949 Chevrolet to be
given away this year will be at
tractively displayed on the Cout-
house lawn. At intervals the car
will be mounted on truck to be
shown and advertised, via a loud
speaker, at points throughout the
county.
The prize donations of the indi-
vidual merchants in the town, TO
be given out by the drawing Of
coupons handed out with all sales
during December, will be on exhibit
in the window of the Public Health
Service, 122 Commerce Lane. The
drawing for the prizes will take
place in the town on December %
with Santa Claus on hand to take
part in the celebration.
During the month of December,
participating merchants In the "De-
cember in Rockville" plan, will
offer Specials" designed to offer
opportunity days throughout the
month. Among the specials already
announced are brass table lamps
offered by the Sea Horse Gift Shop;
motor bikes by J. w. Wisner and
Son; Rocking Chair" blouses by
Irene Shop, and other like barg.
aims.
Participating merchants in "De-
cember in Rockville" include the
following, with others expected to
join within day or so: Purdum's
Refrigeration, Montgomery County
National Bank, Hits Electrical
Continued on Page q
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-01
Farm Bureau
Meeting Set
For Dec. 8

James d. King, who has served
as president Of the Montgomery
County Farm Bureau for the past
IL years, will preside at the 31st
annual meeting Of the Bureau to
be held on Thursday, December 8,
in the Gaithersburg High School
gymnasium at 1880 p. m. The main
business Of the evening will be
election Of officers, including presi-
dent, vice-president, directors for
Damascus, PoolesvilIe and Gathers.
burg, and directors at-large for
Clarksburg- Jamestown and Lay
tonsville-Damascus. Terms for
directors are three years, while the
others are elected for one year
terms. 'I
The speaker of the evening will
be Wilbert Smith, Maryland Farm
Bureau field representative.
The baking contest is the feature
Of the evening, which is being
sponsored by the Associated Women
of Montgomery County Farm Blu
reau. Pumpkin pies will be judged,
along with the recipe from which
the pie was made, and awards win
be made to the three best cooks,
with a silver trophy awarded list
place winner.
Following the meeting, refresh
ments will be served.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-01
County Patients
To Get Blood Free
From Red Cross

The County Red Cross Chapter is
making possible free blood trans
fusion to patients in county hospi-
tails, under a new policy announced
by the Chapter. 1t was also decided
the Red Cross blood will be avail
able to any county resident regard
less of where he is hospitalized if
he or members of his family have
participated in the blood donor pro-
gram by donating blood,
Due to the charges made by the
hospital for the nurses services,
Doctors work and apparatus neces-
sary in the TRANSMISSION, many are
under the misrepresentation that
they are paying for the blood.
The Bloodmoblie will be at the
Firehouse in Gaithersburg and
Washington Grove residents are
urged to donate at this time. Mrs.
Robert B. Ransom and Mrs. Leroy
Darby are in charge of this locality
and ask your cooperation.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-01
Clubhouse Being Built By
Local Izook Walton League

The Rockville Chapter of the
Izaak Walton League of America,
has less than 100 members. Regu-
lar meetings show an attendance
usually of between 10 and 20, some
times even less, but that does not
seem to be a hindrance when it
comes to accomplishment. There
is always plenty of enthusiasm and
the energy to get things done is
never lacking. The membership
could easily be tripled, but there is
little time left for a membership
drive.
The Maryland Game and Inland
Fish Commission has worked closely
with the Rockville Chapter in the
projects carried to a successful
conclusion. The commissions rep
r,esentative, Malcolm King, of
Gaithersburg, has been the spark
pkg" -that has kept the Chapter
moving in the right direction on
conservation projects.
Recent projects completed are:
Establishment of the Dierson wild
life refuge near Travilah, in
Guiding a bait rearing pond on the
tract; cooperating with the Board
of Education in number of school
conservation projects; undertaking
of canal Improvement work in CO.
operation, with other chapters of
the Izaak, Walton League; spon-
sorship Of rearing ponds, bait
ponds, and other farm ponds, all
in the interest of propagation of
gamefsh in Montgomery County.
The Rockville Chapter seems to
be the only one in the State that
has gone in seriously for the build
ing of ponds These ponds are
stocked with very small fish. When
the fish have grown enough to be
able to "shift fol- themselves" the
pond is drained and the fish placed
in streams in the county. The
operation is then repeated. This
means that anglers may look for
ward to good fishing as long as the
chapter continues at it's present
pace.
Continued on Page g
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-01
Xmas Songs By
Laymen's Choir
At P-TA Meeting

A group Of mixed voices from
the Laymen's Choir will present
Christmas songs at the Rockville
Elementary P.-T.A. at it's meeting
Tuesday, December 6, at 800 pm.
in the high school gym.
According to Mrs. Fletcher Wal
Ter, Chairman of the Student Aid
Committee, there will be a Christ
tree under which parents are re-
quested to place gifts for needy
families. Any articles of useable
clothing, either new or used, will
be welcome, although the special
need is for socks, mittens, and
underwear. Toys and books are also
needed. If these articles are gift
wrapped, donors are asked to in
dictate on the outside of the con-
tents Of the package, so that dis
tribution may be facilitated.
Delicious re fire h m n t are
planned and all patrons are urged
to attend.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-01
Fire Damages Home In
Rockville On Tuesday

All available equipment of the
Rockville Volunteer Fire Depart
ment rushed to the scene of a fire
in the home Of Mrs. Louis Gardner,
West Montgomery Avenue, Rock
vile, late Tuesday evening. The
fire caused damage to all stories
of the three-story house. 1t started
in the kitchen of the first floor and
Travelled to the upper floors by way
of dumbwaiter, fremen said.
Damage was confined to one cor
ner of the house and was estimated
at 81 900.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-01
Fellowship Club Sets
Dec. 10 AS Date For
Pre-HOliday Dance

The Fellowship Club of Rock
vile is sponsoring cabaret
dance on December 10 at Bethesda
Women's Club on the Old George
town Road.
Several novel features have been
planned by the committee which
promises to make this one of the
"best in a long time evenings"
Accommodations are limited and it
is suggested you call AL. Kay,
Rockville PATS for further infor-
nation.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-01
Chance To Enter
Photo Contest

A Baltimore Company will have
one of their photographers avail
able at the Hungerford Tavern on
Monday to take pictures Of both
children and adults with the new
no-glare, electronic eye camera.
These pictures will be suitable Tor
entering in the National Photo
graphic Contest. Those wishing TO
purchase pictures may do so. For
further details, see ad elsewhere in
the paper.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-01
Shopping Center
Ground Breaking
Is Announced

From the office of Bernard Lust
comes the announcement that the
Viers Mill Village Co. is breaking
ground for a new shopping center
which will comprise 1000 seat
theater, II stores, an ESQ Case
line Station, and free parking for
$50 cars. 1t is expected to be COM
pleted in the spring of 1860.
The Viers Mill theater will be
operated by Sidney Lust Theaters
and according to Bernard Lust, will
be of the most comfortable and
modern design, air conditioned, and
will provide for future install
lation of television.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-01

lined train for the Windy City.
The four local Alters attend
ing the convention are: Pa
tricia Lynch, Gaithersburg,
Pearl King, Woodfield; Bar
bara Riggs, Laytonsville; and
Douglas King, Gaithersburg.
Pearl King, who has been called
Queen of the Food Preparation Cir
cles for her top winning record, is
to be honored by the Servel Com
pany in Chicago. Pearl was select
ed as one of six All girls in the
United States to receive a $500
Educational Scholarship on the
basis of the record of All Projects
she has done.
Patty Lynch, who has the top re-
cord in the state for Clothing
Achievement, has been chosen as
one of the twelve All girls in the
United States who will be enter
tanned by the Spool Cotton Com
pany and receive a $500 Education
al Scholarship as her reward for
such excellent achievement.
Barbara Riggs received the trip
for outstanding All Club dairy
work. Her trip was made possible
by the Maryland-Virginia Milk
Producers Association.
Douglas King took honors for his
outstanding All Club garden re-
cord, on which he has been working
for the past five years. In addition
to the trip, he will also receive a
$500 Educational Scholarship, both
sponsored by the Allis Chalmers
Mfg. Company.
The Convention, which opened on
November 26, will continue through
December 2.
The trips will be reported on at
the annual All Banquet to be held
December 7 at Damascus High
School.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-01
Local Pastor HOnOred

Word has been received in Rock
.xrsille that Maj. William B. Adams,
<.iinister of the Baptist Church in
Rockville and department chap
lain of the American Legion for the
District of Columbia, has been APP
pointed National Vice Chairman of
the Pilgrimage Committee of the
American Legion. He was also re-
Gently awarded the Distinguished
Service Certificate for outstanding
and meritorious work in the Ameri-
can Legion.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-01
Little Theatre Tryouts

Tryouts for the next production
of the Rockville Little Theatre
Group will be held Tuesday, De-
cember 6, 8 P. M, in the Episcopal
Church Parish Hall, South Wash
ington street. They will present a
play, "Love From A Stranger" in
January, for which there are open
ings in all phases. All interested
are invited to attend or call Miss
Pamela Bairsto, Rockville 2772.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-01
Cancer WORKSHOP Saturday

The Cancer Workshop to be held
on Saturday, December 8, in the
Home Demonstration office, is be-
ing sponsored by members of the
Federation and not the entire
group, as was the impression given
in write-up in the Sentinel last
week. Don't miss this opportunity
to hear good speakers in the field
of cancer-do come!
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-01
Girl Injured After Fall
From Car Driven By Her
Mother In Rockville

A four-year old Rockville girl
had a narrow escape on Monday
afternoon when a car passed over
her shoulder. The accident oc-
Cured when Anne Garrett King,
220 Blandford Avenue, fell from
the car driven by her mother Mrs.
Mary Margaret King. She was
taken to Suburban Hospital where
she was found to have both her
right and left collarbones broken.
She was released after spending
the night at the hospital and is
doing very well at her home.