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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-12-14
County Makes
Plans For Its
Civil Defense
Rockville Council
Also Considers
Tentative Plans

The county took a definite step
forward in its preparations for
Civil Defense on Tuesday when it
instructed County Manager Irving
G.. McNayr to work with Civil De-
tense Director Edward L. Foster
in preparation of plan for per-
manent office in the courthouse.
After bringing the council up to
date on the preliminary plans set
up by the State, Mr.. Foster sug-
gested a permanent office and
clerical help be provided. He de-
clined when it was suggested that
he head the office. He is lawyer
and could not afford to take paid
post, his work is done voluntarily
nights, Saturday and Sunday, he
said.
Tentative plans call for a deputy
director working under Mr.. Fost-
er's direction. The entire county
will be broken up into six zones,
Bethesda, Silver Spring, Colesville,
Rockville Potomac, Laytonsville-
Damascus, and the remainder of
the Western part of the county
forming the sixth. Each zone
would have a volunteer director
who would set up his area staff.
Fire Departments are already
making a survey to ascertain their
additional needs in way of equip
fnent which the county will be
asked to provide. The Police De-
partment; under direction of Chief
Charles NJ. Orme, is also prepar-
ing for an auxiliary force it was
learned.
One thing feared by authorities,
Mr.. Foster pointed out, is the
possibility of evacuation of large
muses. of people from Washing
ton Should 1t suffer attack. We
Should be prepared to cope with
such an eventuality he said. "We
certainly want to get this thing
started" Council President Mon
arch told him. Funds would be
available County Manager NcNayr
told him. ststfs
The town of Rockville at its
Council Meeting last week took
preliminary steps to prepare for
"fires, floods and epidemics". A
civilian defense director will be
named shortly it was learned. The
director and his staff will be asked
to serve on a volunteer basis and
the program will be tied in with
that of the county.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-12-14

Five Christmas parties for the
AAA School Safety Patrol of Mont
gomery County were announced
this week by Chief of Police Charles
M. Orme. The parties, under SUI
pervision of Sgt. C. o. Seek, Cpl.
William DeVries, will start at
7:30 p. m. There will be, movies,
refreshments and everything to
give the boys and girls an evening
of Christmas fun. There are 1900
patrols in the County who are serv-
ing IS schools. To date, no child
has been injured or killed on any
street crossing or bus covered by
patrol. This is wonderful rec
ord for county boys and girls" Mr..
Orme said.
The party in the Silver Spring
area will be held at the ArmOry
December IL, sponsored by the
business men and service clubs
of Silver Spring.
The Christmas party in the
Rockville area will be held at the
Richard Montgomery High School
Gym on December Ia, to be spon-
sored by the business men of Rock
vile and the upper Montgomery
County sections. Bill Daniels, one
of the sponsors, will be Santa
Claus.
Bethesda Chevy Chase Rotary
Club is sponsoring a Christmas
party for the patrol in its area
at the Chevy Chase Women's Club
on December 10, 1850. Ryder c.
Ray, member of the Rotary Club
will be Santa Claus. The enter
tainment will be provided by the
| fathers of the Westbrook Elemen-
tary School Patrol, under the di'
rection of Orchestra Leader Jack
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-12-14

Old Goshen Methodist Church,
near Laytonsville, which had al
ready passed through three phases
of development since its log cabin
days in the late zoos, entered an
entirely new era last Sunday (De-
cember 10, 1950) when it was
rededicated by the Eastern Men
monte Board of Missions and
Charities.
One of the highlights of the day
was the reading of the history of
the early churches by Miss Ella
R. Plummer, lifelong member
of the old church until it was closed
following a merger with other
branches of Methodists. Miss
Plummer prepared her paper from
three previously written histories"
of the church, to which she has add
ed the results of some research of
her own.
By way of introduction Miss Ella
said:
"Goshen church is one Of the
Oldest in American Methodism.. We
are told that the late DR.. Forrest
J. Prettyman thought that Robert
Strawbridge himself built the first
building on the Goshen" ground
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-12-14
Give A Gift
Of Service;
Need Is Great

With so many patients in the
Federal and military hospitals IN
this area, the annual Christmas
project of the D. C. Production and
Supply Service is in full operation.
They take over the job of collect.
ing and purchasing stockings,
gifts, trees and ornaments for the
men.
Many young men, some hardly
nineteen years old, are being
brought into the hospitals each
week. The need is very great fol-
things which would make Christ.
mas more homelike. According tc
Mrs. Joseph H. Lewis, chairman
of the Red Cross Christmas Com.
mittee, the long list of patients will
each be remembered; for this rea,
son at least 1000 filed stockings
are needed. Other items wanted
are candy, fruit and nuts, home
made cookies, trees, lights, wreaths
as well as wood logs for fireplaces
at Walter Reed Army Medical Cen
ter.
The D. C. Chapter of the Rec
Cross reports that an increasing
number of volunteers is urgently
needed for daytime duties. Ora,
Ladies are needed to work in tn;
hospital wards, do shopping fol-
bed patients, work on the reception
desks and operate the 'library-on
wheels" as we'll as visit with thu
patients and make them more com
Portable. Glasses are being formed
with training to begin in January
Clubs, organizations and indi
viduals willing to help provide
Christmas gifts are asked to cal
the District Red Cross Production
and Supply Service, Hobart $500.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-12-14
Several House Fires
In County Reported;
Man Seriously Burned

Several house fires on Wednes-
day were reported by fremen
throughout the county, one in
which a man was seriously burned.
Fire broke out in quarters over a
garage owned by DR.. Joseph Hor-
gan on the Glen-Travilah road,
early yesterday morning and Rob-
ert Rucker, colored, who lived
there, was painfully burned. The
garage was badly damaged, police
men said. The injured man was
waken to Suburban Hospital by the
Rockville Rescue Squad. The Rock
vile Fire Department later in the
day, responded to a call at Berlin
Apartments, Rockville, where a
fire was reported.
Wednesday morning the Lawr-
ence Price home in GAINESVILLE
caught fire, causing damage to the
attic floor only. The fire was re-
ported by a neighbor who saw
smoke coming from the end Of the
house. Damage was light. The
Upper Montgomery County Fire
Department extinguished the
blaze, which had already been part
ly put out by neighbors with
buckets Of water.
Gaithersburg firemen were also
summoned to a house fire on Dor
sey Road, Laytonsville, yesterday
Damage was reported light.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-12-14
Bazaar At Germantown
Christmas Seal Sale
Exceeding Last Year

Early Christmas Seal returns in
Montgomery County are exceeding
last year by about $1,000, accord
ing to William F. Carl, Christmas
Seal Chairman. Returns to date in
Montgomery County total $27
as against about $4,000 for the
first three weeks last year. How
ever, Mr.. Carl pointed out that
only 28% of the people to whom
seals were mailed have SO far sent
in their contribution. Mr.. Carl
urged all persons to make a con-
Gribution for their Christmas Seals
soon as possible.
Teamwork in Montgomery Coun-
TVS program will be the theme of
broadcast on Sunday afternoon,
December II, on the Ernie Tanner
Community Forum Program over
Station WGAY.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-12-14
Snow BIonketed Town And
County After Sunday Storm
Rockville Streets Quickly Rendered
Safe. Residents Should Clear Walks

to Suburban Hospital by the Rock
vile Rescue Squad, where he was
treated for shock.
Travelling in surrounding areas
was much more treacherous than
in this county. U. S. highway 40
in Western Maryland was reported
especially dangerous in spots and
State police were hating traffic
at the foot of Martins mountain,
between Hagerstown and Cum
berland, instructing motorists ia
put on chains or turn back. In
Virginia, too, many roads were
practically impossible. Because OF
this, some of the schools there were
closed on Monday.
1--WE Won't Get Home Until
Morning." harmonized members OF
the Barber Shop Society of Wash
ington, caught in the snowstorm
Sunday night when returning from
Fort Lee, in Petersburg, Va, where
they had entertained soldiers
Ralph Beall and Richard Raymond
of Rockville, were in one of the
bus loads which was stranded near
Quantico from $3.50 until 1890
Monday morning, having arrived
that far only by much slipping,
siding and creeping. Mr.. Beall
was minus his voice when he fl
nally returned home in Rockville
9 o'clock Monday morning. The
men had sung continuously during
the long, drawn out journey.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-12-14
COIesville To Light
Community Xmas Tree
Sunday Afternoon

Colesville Community's Christ
mas tree lighting ceremony and
program under the sponsorship Of
the Colesville Citizens Association
will be held at the Colesville
School starting at 400 p. m. on
Dec. II.
The Colesville elementary school
will put on q Christmas program
indoors starting at 400. This will
be followed BY some community
singing and then as darkness falls
everyone will gather around the
tree on the school lawn for the
lighting. The choir from the Coles
vile Methodist Church will sing
carols around the tree. Santa
Claus is also expected TO appear.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-12-14

A snow blanket two to four inch
es deep covered most of the Coun-
ty on Monday. Large fakes began
falling Sunday afternoon and con-
tinued the better part of the night,
leaving roads somewhat hazardous
and slowing down traffic consider
ably.
In Rockville. crew of eight or
ten men began at midnight to clear
the streets of snow, and as is the
regular procedure under like cir
cumstances, continued until the
streets were made passable. The
town uses two plows to clear the
approximate 80 miles of street in
the area. 1t should be com.
mended for the prompt and efficient
manner in which the work was &C.
complished.
Town Manager John G. Nc
Donald issued a warning to prop
erty owners that they should con-
form to town ordinance which
states that they are responsible for
clearing sidewalks in front of their
homes and places of business.
Rural mail carriers have COM
planned during the recent snow
about failure of mail box owners
to shovel away snow surrounding
the boxes. Postal laws require that
the area around the box be cleared
of snow in order for the postman
to reach the box without any trOu-
BILE.
Despite the bad weather condi'
tons, there were comparatively
few traffic accidents. At the height
of the snowstorm, at about 2:le
Monday morning, Paul Herbert
Pickett of Mt. Airy skidded into
pole on Route 24O in Rockville
By coincidence it was the same
pole that was struck twice, and
knocked down, the night previous tc
the electric failure a few weeks
ago. In the accident Monday morn
ing, a passenger in the car, Charles
Stitley, II, Of Frederick, was taken
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-12-14
Lights Galore
In Rockville As
Christmas Nears

Rockville has been turned into a
veritable fairyland with Christ
mas lights lining the streets, the
huge lighted tree on the Court
House green and ivy and pine
twined around the pillars. Prac-
tically every store window has
taken on an aft of Christmas at
mosphere with gay trimmings and
bright lights.
The Fire Hotse on Perry Street
is beautifully outlined in lights
and the new Ford, to be given
away to lucky coupon holder, is
resting on the lawn of the Police
Headquarters where all may view
its beauty.
The December in Rockville"
program is progressing with its
usual interest with both merchants
and customers taking an active
part. There are plenty of tickets
still available on the car, and
everyone is urged to- ask for them
as they make purchases. Santa
will be on hand at the drawing to
take place December q, $3.50 pm
in the gymnasium in Rockville
Additional prizes will be given
away at the same time and a
special program of entertainment
has been planned by the commit
tee in charge.
The Community Garden Club OF
Rockville is again offering prizes
for the best decorated doorways il
Rockville. Decorations will be
judged Saturday before Christmas
according to Mrs. Gilbert V. Har'
ley, president of the club. Mer'
chants will also give prizes fol
decorated homes.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-12-14

In one of the best presentations
of facts and figures to be brought
before the county heads by pro-
testing group, Eugene Liipfert,
young Washington attorney living
in Kensington, told the council
that it's decision to buy the site
over protest was not only "hasty
and ill-advised" but is in direct vio-
lation of the county charter. For
rest Chapman, one of the heirs
to the Chapman estate, which owns
the 2h acres, Mr.. Liipfert pointed
out, is an employee of the Animal
Shelter now operated at Meadow
brook. The charter prohibits any
official or employee of the county
from dealing in the purchase or
sale of property to the county.
Speaking for the body which
represented all civic groups from
the area as well as the town coun-
ellis of both Kensington and Gar
rett Park, Mr.. Liipfert contended
the advertisement for public hear
ing was carried in newspaper of
little or no circulation in the COM
munity and it failed to properly
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-12-14
Council Studies
Matter OF Higher
School Costs

Increasing construction costs for
three Montgomery County School
projects Tuesday forced the Board
of Education into a meeting with
the County Council in an effort
to find a solution.
Bids on the construction on the
proposed addition to the East
Rockville Elementary School, the
Viers Mill Village Elementary
School addition, and the proposed
new gymnasium for the Bethesda
Chevy Chase High School all were
more than ten percent above the
allotted funds.
The board asked the council to
issue letters of intent" to appro-
pirate the necessary additional
funds in the next budget so that
the contractors could begin work
on the needed projects. The coun-
Gil has the request under consid-
Grafton.
The board attended a luncheon
at the Montgomery Junior College
and then inspected remodeling
work at the school. The meeting
was held at the Junior College.
The Board authorized the trans
fer of title to the building and
grounds now used as health
center in Silver Snrino. to Mont
gomery County. The title to the
property was vested in the BOARD
of Education since the building
was used as a two-teacher school
before it was developed into the
health center.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-12-14
Moose Planning Gala
Party Saturday For
Rockville Children

A gala Christmas Party for
children of the Rockville neighbor-
hood will be sponsored by the
Rockville Loyal Order of the
Moose on Saturday, December Is
The party will be held from 2 to
6 p. m. in the gymnasium in
Rockville.
Santa Claus will distribute toys
to each child present and refresh
ments will be served. Special en-.
tertainment will be provided, in
Guiding movie. The party is foi
all children and the Lodge is pre-
pairing for a big crowd.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-12-14
Glen Garden Club

The next meeting Of the Glen
Garden Club will be held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Duvall
on the east side Of Falls Road
across from the former Julian
Estate, on Friday, December Is, at
8 p. m. Robert B. Galloway is ar
ranging for a speaker and a re-
port Of his committee on Area
Planting.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-12-14
Xmas Fair Dec. Is

The East Rockville Elementary
School will take on a festive,
Christmas air Friday night when
the P-TA will stage a Fair from
1880 until 10. Mrs. L. H. Mating
ly, chairman, announces that "there
will be fun for alp with games for
children, grab bags, and white
elephant auction. There will be a
gift table, home-baked goods, and
a candy cart to entice the little
ones. Popcorn, cider and soft
drinks will be on sale. Bring the
family and finish your Christmas
Shopping!
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-12-14
Kensington Won't Go To
The Dogs Citizens Say

Kensington, that quiet little residential town which
had its beginnings in Victorian days is not going to the
dogs-no it help it. One hundred and fifty strong,
residents of what known Knowles Station
the & o. marched into the small hearing of the
County Council Tuesday and proclaimed the fact by
voice and banners They demanded abandonment of plan
for establishing Animal Shelter Maple Avenue near
the Garrett Park road.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-12-14
THE NEWS
FROM
Here And There
G'Burg P-TA Meeting

The regular monthly meeting of
the Caithersburg P-TA will be
held Monday evening, December
18. in the gymnasium with ]. Sterl-
ing Bowman presiding. The Glee
Clubs of the high school will give
a Christmas program under super
vision of the music director, Will
liam Earl.
Youth Conference Delegate
Guy Broyles, president of Sher-
wood FLA, was selected by State
Supervisor of Agriculture Nc
Donald, as a delegate to the Mid
century White House Conference
on Children and Youth, held in the
National Guard Armory, Washing
ton last week. The conference was
attended by representatives of
Ruth organizations throughout
the United States.
In Korean War Zone
David A. Shober, Jr., USN, of
Sandy Spring, was recently ad-
vanced to aviation ordnanceman,
third class, while serving aboard
the escort aircraft carrier USS
Sicily, now a part of the U. s.
Pacific Fleet in the Korean War
Zone.
Xmas At G'Burg Library
The Gaithersburg Free Public
Library will be closed from De-
cember 20 to January inclusive
according to the librarian, Mrs
John Engle. The regular library
hours will be resumed on January
2.
CHS Choir To Broadcast
The Gaithersburg High School
Choir will be guest of Jim Glib
bons' Town Clock Program, Sta
ton WMAL on Monday, December
10, from 7:30 A. M. to 9 A. M
After the program, the Choir will
sing at Sherwood High School at
Ms A. M.
BAZAAR At Germantown
On Thursday, December 81, be-
ginning at 7:45 P. M; the German.
town P-TA will hold Christmas
Bazaar at the school. A Christ.
mas program will be. presented and
all friends and patrons of the
school are invited to attend and
enjoy the evening Of fun.
Evening star., 1950-05-25
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time OF Showing
STAGE.

SIAOE.
New "Brigadoon"; $50
pm.
Ambassador-"Colt .45"; 1875.
$3.50. $50. 7:35 and 9:45 pm.
Capitol-"Ma and Pa Kettle Go
to Town; / a m. las, 4:30. tbs
and 10 pm. Stage shows: /, 3:45,
$50 and 9:15 pm.
Columbia The Kid From
Texas; 1885 am. 1:15, 8, 4:4o,
6:25, $40 and $50 pm.
Dupont CITY Lights; 1880
am, 1880, $3.50, $50, 7:35 and
9:40 pm.
Keith's buccaneers Girl
11:40 am. 1:45, $50, $50, 1855
and 9:55 pm,
Little -" CITY Lights; 11:3C
am, 1880, $3.50, $50. 7:35 and
9:40 pm. :.
Metropolitan-"Kill the Um-
pire";; 11:15 am, 1850, ABS, 7:15
and $50 pm.
National-'R Riding High" 11:10
a.m.s 1:20, 3:25e $50. TAO and
9:45 pm.
Palace-"Captain Carey, USA";;
II am, /. 3, sos, 7:05 and IL
pm. Sneak preview. $3.50 pm.
Playhouse-"No Sad Songs for
Me-; II am, 1:25, 3:25. 5:25,
7:45 and 9:55 pm.
Plaza-"Salt to the Devil; 1880
am, 1855, sos. $40. 7:2o, 9::25
and 1880 pm.
Pix-"Daughter of the Jungle;
500 and $50; Wake of the Red
Witch; 7:05 and 1000. g
Trans-Lux - "The Bicycle
Thief; II am; i. 2:40, 4:25, $50
$40 and 9:55 pm.
Warner-"Colt .45"; II: 40 ana !,
! 40. 3:45, 5:45, 7:50 and $50 pm.
Evening star., 1950-05-25

slaughter is one OF America S
great natural favorites. However.
the oversight has been corrected
now, and with William Bendix as
flne man marked for murder, it is
funnier than you might expect.
Columbia has given Bendix an
agreeable lot of collaborators. and
those who do not object to inno-
cent simplicity in their comedy
will find Kill the Umpire" toll
cradle.
Frank Tashlin, who wrote the
screen script for the Nets fea-
ture. came up with an appealing
enough fellow for Bendix to play.
This is a good solid American
with splendidly developed talent
for hating umpires, In fact they
give him such a neurosis that he
cannot hold job. This does not
get q man shot in system of
free enterprise, but it is frowned
upon nevertheless, especially by
fathers-in-law.
The father law in Bendix's
case thinks up the radical solu-
ton of having the umpire -hater
go to an umpires' school. This is
an outrageous suggestion, but
there would have been no movie
If Bendix had not accepted it.
He goes, becomes an umpire in
the Texas League (where the
going is tough) and ends up being
the guy everybody wants to kill.
The material Bendix and his
colleagues turn into Slapstick
amounts to complete collection
OF the cliches of umpire batting.
They do have the virtue, how
ever. of appearing for the first
time all in one place.
Best and freshest of the Incl
dental items in the picture are
those which deal with study in
an umpires' school. This is an
aspect Of education in America
that has been fairly well con-
cealed, but when Bendix, Ray
Collins. Una Merkel and William
Frawley finish with it, the last
secret is out.
A secondary athletic item on
the Nets program is Mark of
the Gorilla" in which Johnny
Weismuller. the old Tarzan, roams
the jungle under a new trade
mark.
X X
Incidental intelligence: Eve
Arden, the rollicking blond who
Evening star., 1950-05-25

KILL THE UMPIRE" a Columbia re-
ease: produced by John Beck, directed BY
Lloyd Bacon, screenplay by Frank Tash-
lin. At the Metropolitan.
The Cast
Evening star., 1950-05-25
Hollywood Diary
KINGS Mem Pair Cost in The Octopus
by Sheiloh Grohom.

to marry Doris Day. Barbara
who was so much in love with
Murray Hamilton this time last
year, hasn't even bothered to call
him up this Sisit-which is pri-
marily to find herself play.
Marie Mcdonald tells me ton
the Hit Parade of 1851" set
I've been trying for two years
to lose The Body tag. I even
tried to get them to pin it on
the last two Miss Americas. It's
a great title to get you well known
with the public in a Murray. But
then you have the headache of
trying to outgrow 1t with the
casting directors"
Eleanor Parker has been PACED
for the other top role in Quo
Vadis" Now the question is
can she finish her Valentino"
picture in time to accept?
If Yvonne De Carlo wants to
know where her ex-fiance, Jacques
OMahoney. is, he has just re-
turned here from Australia, where
he starred in The Kangaroo
Kid" complete with blue silk
cowboy shirts, and a blond lady
chauffeur to drive him around.