Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-01-19

whats the matter-getting lazy
Oh something-that you have
omitted your co umn lately?"
writes friend. The truth of the
matter is that the Sentinel has had
more ads and news than space
column. The story of the Riggs
portraits was tossed around for
three weeks before being used.
Anyway we have two more regu-
lar columnists now - Jane Daw-
son, with her "Just Ramblin' and
Sergeant Ed Browns Army Bulle-
tin = both of which l commend
and recommend. The many COM
ments that we receive at the office
prove both widely read.
Jane, who is cute trick, is hav-
ing lots of fun with her column -
her husband, Sam, by the way, is
one of our favorite sports writer's.
Editorial work, too, has taken
more time lately - some mighty
interesting things happening
around here.
Some of you are going to wonder
why the Sentinel, "Home town
paper of Rockville and Upper
Montgomery County," has this
week given so much space to the
report on the survey of Silver
Spring - for one thing we are
interested because we are proud of
the States second city, - and
another reason is that such a sur
vey has been proposed for Rock
vile. Frankly, / think the report
lacks the courage of it's convictions
(if any - is infantile and wishy-
washy. So therel
+ = =
At luncheon preceding bridge
game, the conversation veered to
politics 81 will have to hand it
to Gov. Lane" remarked one guest,
who had just returned from the
Farm Bureau Convention in Balti-
more, "He is a real politician =
twice he has been invited to our
banquets - each time he has ac-
cepted, has come on time =
brought his wife with him-talked
only for the time allotted him and
has stayed and danced afterward.
Best of all, he has seemed to en-
joy it." Thought this might be
useful hint to some of our county
politicians - since this is election
year. Gov. Lanes tax reduction
plans are interesting the thrifty,
Woodworking farmers too.
Il =
81 thought people painted the
town red on New Years Eve"
quipped Kay Johnson of Filmore's,
when on January 2, we asked care
full removal of green paint stains
from the tuxedo trousers of the
man of the house. We had that suit
cleaned and pressed in anticipation
of the ball given by the American
Newspaperwomen's Club Tuesday
evening in honor of President and
Mrs. Truman. Got too busy to go,
but "Just Ramblin' will take care
of that - Jane and Sam went as
guests of Carter Dawson of the
Star, who has but recently become
a member of the Club. One of the
proudest days of my life was the
one when l was elected to member
ship in that club.
We have new names for our two
mongrel dogs - Butch got in bad
company recently and in a free-for-
all participated in by band of
dogs, he had his beauty spoiled.
His ears were notched, his face
laid open from eye to beneath his
chin, not to mention decorations of
the body He bowls in protest when
we call him "Scarface AL" Lady
the Billhimer terrier, has had sew
eral encounters with a skunk and
is now known as "Stinky" She is
quite clever about rolling in ashes
or loose earth to remove the odor,
but it soon happens again - she
just can't resist trying to chase the
pretty black and white kitty with