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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-02-01
Dr.. Larsen To Discuss His
Report On Local Government
Will Appear Before Civic Group Here
Tomorrow Night. Citizens To Discuss
Proposed Legislation Next Wednesday

DR.. Christian l.. Larsen, author
of the much publicized survey of
the Government Of Rockville, will
discuss the report before citizens
Of Rockville at meeting Of the
Rockville Civic Association Friday
evening at 815 in the Board Of
Education Building, Rockville.
Richard d. Andrews, DR.. Lar.
sens assistant in the Bureau Of
Public Administration at the Uni
versity of Maryland, will join in
the discussion, since he was res
ponsible for much of the detail
work in making the survey.
According to town officials, in
terest in the survey, which was
recently published in an attractive
binding, has been wide spread en-.
ough to justify ordering a second
printing. The survey has been re-
leased only about month.
The survey praised most phases
Of the town government and made
few suggestions. This first public
discussion of the report will attract
much local attention since meet
ings Of the association are always
open to any interested persons.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-02-01

At the regular monthly town
meeting on Wednesday, February
2, five proposed new public local
laws for Rockville, endorsed by two
civic organizations, will be discuss
ed by the civic representatives with
the Mayor and Council. The sug-
gestions have to do with town pur-
chasing procedures, compensation
for the Mayor and Council, politi-
cal activity by employees Of the
town, and the filling Of vacancies
in elective posts in Rockville.
The items Of legislation, after
discussion with the Mayor and
Council and citizens who attend the
meeting, will be referred TO the
Montgomery County Legislative
delegation for action, since the
General Assembly must act on
these matters Of local legislation
in the absence Of home rule pro-
visions.
The Rockville Civic Association
have been given an appointment
for $3.50 p. M. on the seventh, and
others interested in these matters
may wish to hear the discussion
and TO offer their own views ac-
cording TO the association.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-02-01
Accidents On Tuesday Keep
Local Police Dept. Busy

The praises of county police
man were sung on Tuesday, day
of many accidents, by motorist
who witnessed the hair-raising res
cue of a young child at school
crossing in Rockville. The highly
commended officer is Pvt. Guy V.
Lewis, Jr., of Beallsville, who
snatched youngster from the path
of car whose driver had been given
the go-ahead signal by Pvt. Lewis.
A group of children had been
signaled to "stay put" but one
little fellow decided to take a
chance on crossing and, according
to Douglas c. Rossignol, 5911 Le-
May Road, Twin Brook, "he was
grabbed out of the air by Pvt.
Lewis-who himself missed being
struck by a matter of a few
inches"
Pvt. Lewis who has been on the
force less than a year, lives at
Beallsville where he formerly
worked with his father on his farm
and peach orchard.
Earlier in the day 7-year old
was injured slightly when she was
struck by an automobile while
walking across Montgomery Ave-
nue. at Park Street, Rockville, on
her way to Rockville Elementary
School. Carol Elizabeth Streeter of
407 Grandin Avenue, Rockville,
was taken to Suburban Hospital by
the Rockville Rescue Squad, with a
cut ear and possible head injuries.
Driver of the car was listed by
police as George Henderson Lee
billiard of Silver Spring. He was
not charged. The accident occurred
at 500, ten minutes preceding the
arrival of a police patrolman.
Due to the snowfall and slippery
condition of streets and roads on
Tuesday, policemen reported an
unusual number of accidents.
Those on record at the Police De-
partment in Rockville, includes:
$3.50 A. M. - three miles south
Of Rockville on Route 240, near
Edison Lane, car driven by Rob.
ert S. Humphrey, %, Ri. 1, Ger
mantown, skidded sideways into a
car going the opposite direction
and driven by Ernestine C. Bat
tersby, 81, of Takoma Park.
$3.50 A. M. - two miles south
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-02-01
Banquet For c. E.
Union To Be Held
Friday Evening

Life begins at 20 could be the
theme of the Christian Endeavor-
ers who have planned a strong pro-
gram to be announced at the ban
quet to be held at Neelsville Fri
day evening tomorrow, celebrat-
ing the 10th year of the founding
of the movement February 2, 1871,
at Williston, Me. The 10th Ami
versary Banquet is the first of
Montgomery County Union events
honoring DR.. Clark and his Chris
tian Endeavors ideas.
New Union officers elected at
a meeting in Boyds last week, who
will take over after the banquet
are: w. j. Boswell, Brookeville,
president; Mrs. Walter Snyder,
Gaithersburg, vice president;
Patsy Smith, Germantown, record
ing secretary; Mrs. Marion Selby,
Gaithersburg, corresponding secre-
tary. Walter Snyder of Gathers
burg, treasurer was the only hold
over.
Other activities planned for the
year include: March II, st. Patrick
Social; May 13, Mothers Day
Rally; June "a, "A Sermon on The
Mount" annual Sugar Loaf Noun
tain Twilight Service; August IL,
"Sea of Galilee Sermon" at Tria-
delphia Lake; September 80, Bible
Rally and exhibit of old family
Bibles; November IL, story of the
Stars and Stripes, and exhibit of
flags.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-02-01
Council Refuses To Hear
Report Of Liquor Board
Objects To ellis
Rendition AS Not
Entirely Factual

Excitement prevailed at meet
ing of the County Council on
Tuesday when members of the
Council objected to hearing state
ments of the Liquor Control Board
as being presented by a member,
James w. Gill, and the delegation
walked out of the meeting without
completin. its report.
Mr.. Gill had reported for the
Liquor Board that it expects to
turn over to the county half
million dollars net profit this fiscal
year and had presented a check
for 100000 before Councilman
Kathryn j. Lawlor, Silver Spring
attorney, objected to Mr.. ellis re-
port, which she said contained mat
ter that should be taken up with
members of the General Assembly
not the County Council. This
precipitated general discussion
and J)n e thinly yelled antagonism
between two members of the coun-
Gil, as Councilman Stella B. Wer-
ner came to the rescue of Mr.. Gill
and insisted that he be allowed to
finish his report. Council Presi-
dent J. Louis Monarch then asked
Mr.. Gill if he could finish the re-
port without mention of the items
objected to. Mr.. Gill answered,
"No", and withdrew. J. Forest
Walker, chairman of the Liquor
Control Board, followed after tell
ing the council that he thought
they had missed obtaining much
information about the value Of his
board to the county.
Mr.. Walker later told newsmen
that he had been clerk to the coun-
tv commissioners from 1871 TO
1916 and during that time the
commissioners did not refuse to
listen to anybody who came before
them whether they wanted to hear
him or not.
Mr.. Gill had told the council
that repeal of the "beer mono
poly" which he learned from news
papers was now pending in the
General Assembly, will cut profits
to the county. He claimed 1t was
evident that a concerted effort Is
being made to break, for the bene-
fit of beer barons", the monopoly
now held by the county on the
sale Of beer.
Visibly agitated by the con-
fusion caused by the retreat Of
the members Of the Liquor Control
Board, the county heads recessed
for a time before completing the
agenda.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-02-01
Citizens Group
In Gaithersburg
Is Organized

Gaithersburg citizens met in the
High School last Thursday evening
and in a preliminary session adop-
ted the name "Gaithersburg Cit
liens Association. The Rev.
Frank Cockrill, as president of the
Maryland Avenue Association, pre-
sided and appointed nominating
committee which was directed to
select a slate of officers for the
Association.
The group decided to hold sec
ond meeting on Thursday, Feb
ruary Is in the High School, COM
plete the organization of the As
ISOLATION, elect officers and select
a constitution and bylaws. All
residents of Gaithersburg and sur
rounding areas are invited to be
present.
Edward Foster, Civilian Defense
Director for Montgomery County,
spoke to the group meeting last
week on Civilian Defense in Gar
thersburg. He urged volunteers to
work with Col. Robert Ransom
who has been appointed Civil De-
tense Director for the Gathers
burg area.
The group was also shown films
on the atom bomb and survival
under such an attack. These films
were loaned by the Telephone Com
PAW,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-02-01
Another Step Forward For
Rockville Civil Defense

Rockville Civil Defense directors,
Col. Justice M. Chambers and
James K. Miller, announced this
week the appointment of Clarence
Mohler to head the supply section
and serve as Administrative AS
sistant. Mr.. Mohler, who is presi-
dent of the Rockville Elementary
Parent Teacher Association, will
head a committee to be responsible
for procurement, storage and is
suance of all equipment assigned
to the civil defense program. This
section will determine types of
equipment necessary and make
necessary arrangements for pro-
curement of the items. The APP
pointment of Mr.. Mohler brings to
the local defense set-up another
worker well qualified in his field,
having served with the quarter
master corps during World War
ii.
Administrative clerical duties
will be assumed by Mrs. Sara Nor
timer, town clerk, it was further
announced. Publicity directors ap-
pointed were Mrs. Mary B0uic
Evans of the Rockville Times, and
Mrs. Elsie White Haines, editor
of the Sentinel.
The various section heads APP
pointed last week are recruiting
personnel for their departments.
An advisory council, to consist Of
five members appointed by the
Mayor upon recommendation of the
director, will be named by the end
of the week. The council will ad-
wise the director on policy matters
pertaining to the civil defense pro-
gram.
To facilitate operation Of the
defense program the town has been
divided into four circular zones
as follow: (l) starting at the
bridge TO the southern end of the
town, taking in Rockcrest and
Twin Brook; (2) starting at Viers
Mill Road in a circular sweep which
takes in Lincoln Park, Croydon
Park, Harriet Park, extending to
the railroad tracks in Lincoln Park
(3) on the other side Of tracks
in Lincoln Park extending TO th'
Jamestown Road; (4) a section
from Jamestown Road to the
bridge on Viers Mill Road.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-02-01
Council Approves
Appointments At
Regular Meeting

The County Council on Tuesday
approved the appointment of Mrs.
Ruth E. Davis of Silver Spring as
secretary with the Division of Civil
Defense at an annual salary of
$2640; appointment of Mildred E.
Pierce of Silver Spring as public
Health Nurse with the Depart
ment of Health at an annual sal
airy of $2640; and Clara Castle of
Rockville as public health nurse
with the Department of Health at
an annual salary of $1,000. Basil
Mobley of Derwood was appointed
to serve the unexpired term of
Malcolm H. White as a member Of
the Montgomery County Housing
Authority, to take effect January
10, 1851, and ending October 8,
1851.
Police Patrolman Coy Moorefield
Of the Silver Spring substation
was promoted to corporal to re-
place Joseph w. Ward, resigned,
and Croydon S. Tolson, Chief of
the Tree Division, Department of
Public Works, was appointed a
Forest Warden.
In other business, the county
council voted to issue bonds total
ing $5,900,000 for construction of
schools, the county office building
at Rockville, Bethesda parking lots
and roads, and voted to revise it's
former action and finance its own
bonds for school instead of borrow
ing state money.
No public action was taken on
the charges of inefficiency and fav-
oritism in the Department Of Pub
lie Works, made last week bv Road
Continued on PHge 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-02-01
County Lincoln Day
Dinner February IL
At The Manor Club

U. S. Senator Alexander Wiley
of Wisconsin will be the guest
speaker at the Montgomery Coun-
ty Lincoln Day Dinner to be held
February IL at the Manor Club
Guests of honor for the occasion
will be Miss Bertha Adkins, execu-
tive director of Women's Activities
Of the Republican National Com
mittee, Representative ]. Glenn
Beall and former State Senator
Roy Tasco Davis.
John r. Reeves is chairman OF
arrangements, with Mrs. VIM. A.
Reutemann as co-chairman. Other
committee chairmen include Will
lard King, program; George War
ner and H. Grady Gore, patrons,
and James Parkhill, tickets.
Tickets for the dinner, which
starts at 7:30 p. M, are IS each.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-02-01
Local Churches Plan
Full Lenten Program

DR.. Frank +. Reissig, exec
utive secretary Of the Wash
ington Federation Of Churches,
will be the speaker on Ash We'd
nesday in the first Of series of
Community Noon Day Lenten
Services to be held in the Bap-
list Church on Courthouse
Square. Other services, all Of
which begin at 1890, will be
conducted by local ministers
and laymen. A quick luncheon
will be served each day in the
basement Of the church, begin
ming at 1880, for the conven-
fence of the public. The cleo
tronic bells will be played daily
at noon during the Lenten sea-
son.
Beginning Ash Wednesday,
February 7, Rockville churches
will combine in a series of Union
Lenton Services to be held each
Wednesday in various churches
Of the town. The first service
will be held in the Baptist
Church. A full schedule OF
services, including those for
Holy Week, is shown elsewhere,
in the Sentinel.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-02-01
Attention All
Graduate Nurses

All graduate nurses living in
Rockville, Olney, and all upper
county communities are urged
by the county health depart
ment to attend a civil defense
meeting on February 8, at 8
P. M. in the Baptist Church in
Rockville.
A film will be shown on 1.-THE
Medical Aspects of the Atomic
Bomb, and a speaker will dis
cuss bacterial and chemical
warfare. If you know any
nurses urge them to attend this
important meeting.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-02-01
New Laundry Service
In Rockville To Be
Offered By AtWell's

A new service-individua laun-
dering-will be inaugurated Feb. 5,
by Atwell's Cleaning and Pressing,
Rockville. Laundries will be pro-
cessed entirely individually, &C
cording to Marion Atwell, owner
with six hour service on bundles
brought into the plant before 10
am, if desired.
There will be regular pickup
and delivery, twice week service.
Available at Atwells, in addition TO
dry cleaning and laundering, are
the following services; alterations,
repairing, fur and rug cleaning,
shoe repairing, water repelling and
cold storage. All work is done in
the plant at 1872 Commerce Lane,
Rockville. There is branch Office
at 122 East Diamond Avenue, Cal
thersburg. (See ad elsewhere in
the SentineD.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-02-01

Rockville; Bernard Gladhill, Dam
ascus; GLAND Harvey, and Gordon
Umstead, Olney; Donald Hobbs,
Sandy Spring; ]. Raymond Kemp,
Woodfield; Irving King, Clarks-
burg; George A. Nicholson, Comus;
w. R. Winslow, Norbeck.
A president and vice president
will be elected from the Board of
Directors in the near future; and
a secretary and treasurer from the
Agricultural Center's membership.
A change in the bylaws made
at Monday nights meeting, states
that directors will be elected to
serve a three-year term, and at
the end of that term they cannot
succeed themselves in office for
one year, effective January, 1852.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-02-01
Board Of Directors Named
At Annual AG Center Meet

A Board of Directors for the
coming year was elected at the an
nual meeting of the Montgomery
County Cooperative Agricultural
Center, Inc, held Monday night.
About seventy persons attended
the meeting in the auditorium in
which heat was recently installed.
Directors elected were: Mrs.
Thomas Bailey, Edwin D. Fry,
George Lechlider, all of Laytons-
vile; Sterling Bowman, w. Law
son King, Allie Messer and George
Plummer, Gaithersburg; Hatton
D. Brown, GAINESVILLE; Henry
Brown, Bethesda and Poolesville;
Mrs. Marshall Davis, Germantown;
H. Ashton Garrett, Robert Stiles,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-02-01
Health Fund Office
Moved To Social
Service Building

The Montgomery County Health
Fund office was moved TO the
Social Service League Building,
104 South Perry Street, Rockville,
on January 20, 1851. It's telephone
number will remain Rockville 1858.
The Public Health Lay Council
will continue to share office space
with the Health Fund, both Red
Feather agencies and members Of
the Montgomery County Commun-
ity Chest and Council, Inc. Office
hours will remain to 4:30 Mon
day through Friday. In addition,
the Health Fund has office hours
on Tuesday afternoons at the Com
munity Chest office, 81 Pershing
Drive, Silver Spring.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-02-01
Civic Assn To Meet

Christian L. Larsen and Richard
D. Andrews, of the University of
Maryland, authors of "The Gov
eminent of Rockville" will dis
cuss their newly-published study of
the town government at the meet
ing of the Rockville Civic Associa-
ton tomorrow night friday in
the Social Agencies Building. This
meeting will be of unusual interest
to the Association which recon-
mended the study. free copies of
1.-THE Government of Rockville"
may be obtained at the office of
Mayor and Council, ITO Commerce
Lane.)
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-02-01
Opens Law Office Here

Robert Myers, Il Walker Ave-
nue., Gaithersburg, opened law
office this week in the Farmers
Bank Building, Rockville. Mr.. My
ers has been associated with the
firm of Simpson and Simpson for
the past year. He served in the
Navy during the war, and attend
ed Cornell University where he
graduated from the law school. He
is a member of the Maryland Bar
Association.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-02-01

Add foolish sights: A man try
ing to capture the empty honors of
the world and overlooking his own
family.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-02-01
THE NEWS
FROM
Here And There
To Appear Here Soon


Theatre, Rockville, will be treated
to \ joyous stage show when Mus
tard and Gravy, hillbilly and
western comedy stars of radio,
television and movies, make a per-
sonal appearance on Thursday eve
ming, Feb. 8. With them will be
the Feudin' RHYTHM Boys, a quar-
tet of versatile musicians who play
a large variety of instruments. The
feature film will offer Eddie Ar
mold and host of other favorites
in "Feudin' Rhythm" The Stage
show will be presented at 7:15 and
9:15. Doors will open at 6 o'clock
and the show will start at 6:15
pm.
Commitment Day Service
The Board of Temperance of
The Methodist Church has desig-
mated next Sunday, February as
Commitment Day in local church
es throughout Methodism. The
Rockville Methodist Church has in
vited representative of Alcohol
les Anonymous from Washington
to be guest speaker at the IL am.
service. A welcome is extended to
all to share in this special service.
Square Dance Saturday
The Recreation Committee of
the Montgomery County Agricul-
tural Center at Gaithersburg will
sponsor a square dance at 8 pm,
Saturday February at the Cen
ter's auditorium. Earl Grouse will
call dances. Proceeds from the
dance go to the Ag Center.
Training At Great Lakes
George E. Bowling, nephew of
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Bowling
of Brookeville, and Arthur F. Bur-
riss, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Harvey Burris of 1874 Maple Ave-
nue., Kensington, both seaman re-
cruits, USN, are undergoing re-
cruit training at the worlds lar
gest Naval Training Center, Great
Lakes, Ill.
Admitted To Membership
Clarke e. and Beatrice Toms of
Olnev: William D. Pyles, Sellman;
Allie Messer, Gaithersburg; and ].
H. Burton, Derwood, are among
tweve Maryland Holstein breeders
recently admitted to membership
in the Holstein-Friesian Associa-
ton of America, by unanimous
vote of the Board of Directors.
Open House
The Second Open House of this
school year, at the Falkland
School, will be held Tuesday, Feb
ruary 6 from 7:30 to $3.50 P. M.
under the auspices of the P-TA.
James Alexander, president of the
P-TA, the grade mothers, and
school staff are all cooperating to
make the occasion a success.
March of Dimes
Sandy Springs 1851 March of
Dimes drive which got underway
Thursday with a cooking school at
Sherwood High School, will be eli
NAKED with "Dimes Dance" in
the AUDITORIUM on Saturday, Feb
ruary 10. The month-long pro-
gram is being sponsored by the
Norman Price Legion Post, headed
\ nv Commander Ralnh n Moorish
Evening star., 1951-03-09
BIoWinu
Exhibit Set

There1l be nothing mysterious
left in glass blowing after to-
morrow's special children's pro-
gram at the Corcoran Gallery of
Art sponsored by the Junior
League of Washington.
All youngsters who get to the
gallery auditorium by 1890
o'clock tomorrow will be able to
see how glass Is blown and mold
ed into shape. And for any who
need a verbal rather than visual
explanation the glass blower, Mr..
Frederick A. Wild of the National
Bureau Of Standards, will take
time out to tell them all about
his art.
Another exciting feature Of the
program Is that Mr.. Wild will give
away figures to children who draw
winning numbers. One lucky child
will go away with a tiny glass deer
and several others will win glass
animals.
The demonstration is open to all
children who wish to attend.
Usually about 200 do.
Evening star., 1951-03-09
By Katharine M. Brooks

The Belgian Ambassador, Baron
Silvercruys, was the guest in whose
honor the Chief of Protocol and
Mrs. John Farr Simmons enter
tanned at dinner last evening. The
friendship of the Envoy and his
hosts was formed when he was
Belgian Minister to Canada and
Mr.. Simmons was attached to the
United States embassy in Ottawa:
From his post in Canada. the AM
bassador was promoted to his
present rank and to this Capital.
The party was planned for old
and close personal friends of the
Baron and the Simmons before
the latter discovered March 8 was
the sixth anniversary of his pres
entation of letters of credence in
Washington.
An attache at the Belgian en-
bassy back in the early '20's. Baron
Silvercruys, then Mr.. Robert Sill
vercruys, has returned to Wash
ington for several tours of duty.
He served as Secretary, then
Counselor, many times as Charge
d'Affaires and each time has added
to his long list of friends.
Two other parties earlier yes
terday, equally small and infor-
NAL, were given by Lady Franks,
who had another in her series Of
teas at the British embassy, and
by Gen. Ely, French military