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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-09-06
Upper MOntgOm'ry
Planning Group To
Meet September II

The Upper Montgomery County
Planning Commission will hold its
next open meeting in the Gath
ersburg Volunteer Fire Depart
ment Building on Wednesday eve
nirg, September II at 8 o'clock.
This is the fifth of a series of six
open meetings being conducted by
the commission throughout the up
county area.
The purpose of this series is 60
give the Planning Commission an
opportunity to meet and exchange
views with the residents of Upper
Montgomery County on the kind Of
Planning that the county needs to
do for it's future growth and de-
velopment. The commission has
been using these meetings to gath
er information about each commu-
nifty in the county from the peo-
pie who know the community best.
Thomas C. Kelley of Darnes-
town, chairman of the Commission
emphasized the fact that the
Commission hoped to draw its at
tendance for the Gaithersburg
meeting from communities and
farms within a five mile radius.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-09-06
GWtreU Family Holds Reunion As
IS Gather at Old BrOOkeUiUe Home

Donald Gartrell, Middleburg, Va.
c. Roland Gartrell, Washington;
Archibald Gartrell Brookeville;
Mrs. Corbin Harriss, Olney; Mrs
Louis Dorsey Davis, Towson; Mrs
Charles M. Brown, Olney; Mrs
James William Wilson, Bethesda
Mrs. Webb Sellman Hersperger
Poolesville, and Mrs. Brown.
Illness prevented William Ca
leb Gartrell Baltimore, from. join.
ing the group.
A few generations ago, one
branch Of the Gartrell family mi
grated to Georgia, and, during the
Civil War, General Lucius Gartrell
was member of the Confederate
Senate. One of his descendants
Mr.. Joseph Baird Magnus of New
York City, who is making a gen.
ealogical study Of the Gartrei'
family, came to the reunion, &C
companied by his wife. Other
ruests include Mr.. and Mrs. John
Byron Gartrell and Mr.. and Mrs
Fernly Gartrell of Westminster.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-09-06

Twelve of the thirteen children
Of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
4. Gartrell, together with wives,
husbands, children and grandchil-
dren, gathered in Brookeville OF
Sunday, August IL, for their first
family reunion in many years.
Six daughters and six sons
brought families totaling 65 de-
scendants. Mr.. and Mrs. James
W. Brown, she the former Miss
Beulah Gartrell, were hosts to
relatives from Maryland, Virginia
and the District, on the ancestral
farm where the Gartrells began
their married life just seventy
three years ago.
A number of friends enjoyed a
picnic dinner with the family
group, and then settled down for
reminiscing, chatting and group
singing.
Sons and daughters present were
C. Lucius and W. Franklin Gar
trell, Baltimore; Arthur and G.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-09-06
Fire Code To
Be Amended
In Hearing
Little Opposition
To Change Expected

A hearing for the purpose of
correcting an error made when the
Fire Prevention Code was adopted
on February IA, 1910, will be held
in the County Building, Silver
Spring, at pm, September 27.
The County Council, which set
the hearing date this week said
Satisfaction 146-4c of the Code, I'M
der the general heading of Peri
odic Inspections, provides for the
number of inspections per year of
various types Of buildings by the
Fire Marshal. An amendment to
this section is proposed to include
buildings of commercial, mercan-
tile, storage and industrial type
which were omitted.
The proposed amendments will
provide also for the inspection and
testing of fixed equipment and for
the preparation and submission of
various reports by the Fire Mar
shall to the Council.
In addition, subsection 146-20d
of the Code, which sets forth the
requirements for portable fire ex-
tinguishers in various types of
buildings, is proposed to be amend
ed to conform with the Standards
of the National Board of Fire I'm
derwriters Code and to more clear
ly define the type and number of
fire extinguishers per maximum of
square feet of floor area.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-09-06
State Fair
Awards Won
By Countians
Patterson Team
Carry Off Dairy
Judging HOnOrs

Montgomery Countians continue
to win honors and prizes at the
Timonium Fair.
Among them are w. L. King and
his 25-year-old son Bill of Gath
ersburg. This father and son team
carried off big honors this week
in the dairy cattle Judging when
they won senior and junior champ
ionships for Holstein bulls and
three blue ribbons besides. 1t
should be pointed out, too, that
this is the first State Fair in which
the prize-winning Kings have ex-
hibited.
The three blue ribbons were
awarded for the best bull 1 year
and under Is months; best bull, 2
years and under 3 years, and best
COW, 2 years and under 8.
Clarence D. Pearson of Rock
vile took a first with a stallion,
l year and under 2; and another
for stallion foal under l year.
Filbert Farms, Germantown, col
lected a second, for a bull calf, A
months and under l year; McKen-
dree Walker & Son, Gaithersburg,
collected a second for bull, l year
and under IS months, and J. ]. Nc
Donald, Bethesda, a third, for a
bull, 3 years or over.
Third best COW, 5 years or over
award also went to McKendree
Walker & Son, and Ollie Messer,
Gaithersburg had the best COW 4
years and under 5. Messer took 3rd
place honors in this classification,
too, and topped his winning streak
by gathering in second and third
place honors for cows, 8 years and
under 4.
Grand Champion bull honors
were taken by Tull brothers of
Seaford, Delaware.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-09-06

Forty-five pieces of fire equip
ment, floats ranging from the sub
lime to the ridiculous, open cars
with visiting dignitaries, a pony
brigade, marching bands and drum
and bugle corps, and gaily decora-
ted commercial trucks wound thru
the streets of the town to the
Montgomery County Agricultural
Center where the Judging took
place.
Rockville Wins
In the rotary hook-up, Rockville
won the county contest in % sec
ends, while Riverdale Heights won
the out-of-county race in 1872 sec
onds. The run-off gave the tro-
ply TO Riverdale Heights wSo re-
peated their 1872 performance.
Hyattstown took the county hon
ors in the centrifugal hookup, COM
pleting the job in 20 seconds,
while Riverdale led the out-of-
county departments in 20 seconds.
In the run-off, Riverdale won the
trophy again in 20 seconds.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-09-06
Six County Jobs
Filled This Week

Six appointments to County
Jobs were made by the County
Council this week.
They included Meese L. Rider,
Bells Mill Road, Rockville, to the
position of police private, at an
annual salary of $4,000; Della NJ,
Doolin, New Market, as a key
punch operator in the Division OF
Accounts, at $24OO a year, and
Graydon H. Harris, Silver Spring,
as messenger-driver with the De-
partment Of Public Libraries, at
an annual salary of $3.50.
Also, William NJ. Holland, Ia
koma Park, as a Junior engineer,
$500 annually; Jessie M. Jen-
nings, Lincolnia, Va, as a police
private at $4,000 a year, and VIII
liam f. Harris, Mt. Rainier, also
as a police private at $4,000 a year.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-09-06
A Reminder
County Horse Show
Set For Saturday;
COlOrful Event Due

The Montgomery County Horse
Show, one of the oldest and most
colorful in the area, will be held
Saturday morning, starting at 10
am. on the farm of T. A. (Lex)
Barnsley, near Olney.
The morning session will be de-
voted to breeding classes for hunt
ers and draft horses, heavy draft
teams, pony classes and driving
contests for draft teams. A pa
rade through the show ring of all
entries and classes is scheduled for
100 pm.
The afternoon session will fea-
ture horse show classes consisting
of IS events for hunters, open
jumpers, fine harness horses and
gated horses. A $50 added knock
down and out class is expected to
bring out the best of the areas
spectacular open jumpers.
Joe Hutton, Brookville, is presi-
dent of the Association and Robert
H. Miller, jr., Spencerville, is sec
rotary. Judges for the Saturday
show are Joseph Vail, University
of Maryland, and J. Carroll Cur
ran, Bethesda.
Mr.. Vail will judge draft classes
Mr.. Curran will handle hunter and
jumper and light harness events.
Food stands will be open for
those who do not bring their own
lunch.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-09-06
Community Garden Club
To Meet Tuesday with
Mrs. Edward J. FarreIIy

The Community Garden Club Of
Rockville will hold its first meet
ing of the fall with luncheon at
the home Of Mrs. Edward J. Far.
reilly on Tuesday, September II.
The luncheon will be given by
the Executive Committee of tn,
Club, Mrs. L. II. Mattingly, pres.
ident; Mrs. Lewis Colby, first vice
president; Mrs. William Quay, sec
ond vice president; Mrs. Edward
J. Farrelly corresponding secre-
tary; Mrs. Emmett Dove, record
ing secretary; Mrs. Worden Reed,
treasurer, and Mrs. Gilbert Hart.
ley, retiring president.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-09-06
Long Awaited
School Posts
Filled Here
Pyle and Price
Named BY Board

The Board of Education this
week announced the appointments
Of Thomas w. Pyle and DR.. James
l.. Prince as assistant superia-
tendents.
The creation of the two posi-
tions has been contemplated for
many months, largely because Of
the rapid growth in the school
system and the large volume Of
work imposed in the superintend-
ent's office. Each position car
ries a salary of $500.
Mr.. Pyle will be incharge of
professional improvement of
teaching service, curriculum stud
les, use of materials of instruc-
ton, faculty meetings, and pro-
tessional conferences with prin-
cipals and teachers.
A veteran of 30 years exper-
fence in the County schools, Mr..
Pyle began his career as principal
of the Poolesville High and Elc-
mentary Schools. He later be-
came the first principal of the Be
thesda- Chevy Chase High School
when it was originally organized,
and he served in that capacity IN
til two years ago when he was
made supervisor of high school
education. He has taught for
number of years at the University
of Maryland and served as presi-
dent of the State Teachers As
sociation.
DR.. Prince will be in charge of
teaching and other professional
personnel, the purchase and Sc
lection of textbooks and other ma
terials Of instruction, and work in
the area of public relations.
DR.. Prince has been a teacher
in the schools of Oklahoma, a
member of the faculty of Okla
homa University, and superintend-
cnt of Schools in Oklahoma for a
number of years. He holds his
Doctors degree from the Oklaho-
ma A. and NJ. College.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-09-06

NI~ii' WI AJNl(btIllv'l ~
The building, located on forty
four acre plot on the outskirts Of
Gaithersburg is E-shapcd In the
front wing are the principals and
vice principals offices; the gui-
dance suite; the health suite; the
book room and the supply room.
The other wings include one for
the senior high school, one for
the junior high school and SCI
ence and arts wing.
In addition TO the 20 teaching
stations there are an audio-vis
pal laboratory, a modern cafeteria
and Kitchen, a home economics
suite which includes kitchens. =
iothing laboratory, a combination
hVlng dining and reception room,
school store, a machine room,
science laboratories for general
sciense, physics, biology and gem
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-09-06
JUNIOR WOmen's Club
Will Meet Wednesday

The Rockville Junior Women's
Club will meet Wednesday, Sep
.ember IL, 8 pm. at the home
Of Mrs. Richard G. Buckingham.
Col j. A. Chambers, recent
chairman Of Rockville's Civil De-
iensc,s program, will address the
group.
The General Federation of
Womens' Clubs is stressing civil
an defense this year.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-09-06
New Extension Report
Released BY University

The University of Maryland Ex-
tension Service last week released
its 1850 report, summarizing the
years activities among county
agents, home agents, and extension
specialists.
The 36th annual report discusses
progress made in agriculture,
dairying, All work, home econom-
les, soil conservation, forestry and
marketing.
Also included is a summary Of
the information and publications
issued by the extension service,
Maryland crop statistics for 1919
and 1850, and a compilation of the
work in the counties.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-09-06

eraI science, music room, a band
room, student publication room
a little theater, a student govern
ment room, and a greenhouse con.
nected wit hthe biology laboratory.
The color schemes Of the rooms
range from bright shades TO sub
dued ones and includes such un-
usual shades as canary yellow.
cardinal red, royal purple and
chartreuse. The whole effect is
most striking and is certainly far
removed from the traditional
school. In addition, the fact that
ms modern school is one that
Gaithersburg has long needed
should be an inspiration to both
teachers and students.
An additional building nearby
VIII house the industrial arts and
Continued on Page g.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-09-06

Pretty Carol Bruce, starring in
"Pal joey" is the next attraction
scheduled for Olney Theatre. Sep
TENDER IL through Is are the
dates. Richard Skinner and Eve
Ign Freyman are co-producers.
opal Joey" is a musical comedy
based on New Yorker short stor-
les by John O'Hara and is the
story of a charming heel" Music
and lyrics are by Richard Rodgers
and Lorenz Sart.
Bob Fosse heads featured play
ers. Others are Joan Mann, Dick
Bernie, Sylvia Karlton and Shan
ron Dean. David Baker and Roy
Rising do a wonderful job on two
pianos.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-09-06
Children Stage
Art ShOW Sept. 8

A showing of children's origin
al drawings will be held at the
Corcoran Gallery of Art on Sun
day, September 8, from until s..
The drawings were made by lis
teners to WGAY Story Time, a
children's program heard every
weekday morning and conducted
by Little Ernie"
All entrants will be between the
ages of three and twelve. Little
Ernie" will be on hand to greet
the youngsters and their parents.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-09-06
Democrats to Hold
Party Confab Sept. II

Montgomery County Democrats
have scheduled precinct meetings
for Monday, September II at
pm. Exact locations in each of
the precincts will be announced
next week.
The meetings have been called
for the purpose Of filling vacan-
cies in precinct offices and CON
sidering the proposed constitution
for the Democratic Coun1il Of
Montgomery County.
All party members are urged to
attend.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-09-06
Boy Scout Executives
Hold National COncLdUe

More than 1900 Boy Scout FIX
ecutives are meeting this week az
Michigan State College in their
ninth annual training conference.
Coming fppm all az states, Al
aska, the Canal Zone, Puerto Rico,
and the Hawaiin Islands, these full
Feature Of the week long session
three million Scouts.
Feature Of the wee-long session
is a contrast between America and
the iron curtain" countries as to
their methods Of training youth.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-09-06
Olney Rotary Club
Due For Charter

The Olney Rotary Club will re,
ceive its charter on September 10
at ceremonies scheduled for 8 pm
at the Manor Club.
Senator Butler Of Maryland will
be the principal speaker. Wilbur
n. Baughman, Of Layhill, is pres.
ident of the new club.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-09-06
Local LdundrOmat Is
One Year Old This Week

Rockville's Laundromat, 222 E.
Montgomery Avenue, is celebrating
its first birthday this week.
Operated by Max Rice, the Laun-
dromat is offering a new service in
its Serv-a-dor, a system whereby
clients drop their laundry bags in
the door drawer in the morning
and pick up their clean clothes in
the evening.
Mr.. Rice employs three full-time
workers and one part-time helper
in the business of turning out more
than 1000 washes weekly. He for
merly was engaged in apartment
house laundry services.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-09-06
Richard Raymond, III,
Enters Naval Academy

Richard Raymond, III, son Of
mr.. and Mrs. Richard Raymond,
Jul Crawford Drive, Rockville,
has entered the u. S. Naval Acad-
envy, Annapolis, as a midshipman
OF the fourth freshman class. He
enlisted in the Naval Reserve in
February Of this year and has been
serving at the U. S. Naval Gun
Factory in Washington,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-09-06

Driving tests which have been
given each Tuesday and Thurs
day at the Kensington firehouse
will now be given at the Ken
sington Armory, beginning this
week.
The change was made at the
request of the Kensington Town
Council after it had been point
ed out that the Fawcett Street
testing space created a traffic
hazard during the day and a
nuisance at night when test
takers practiced parking.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-09-06
NeW Gaithersbmg School offers
innovations in Streamlined Facilities

Although many students will not admit it, thew usual
look forward to the opening Of school each year This YEA
at athersbug there should be great delight because the,
VIII occupy the new junorsenor high school building whe
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-09-06

The Montgomery County Mobili-
cation Committee has announced
a countrywide meeting to be held
in the auditorium at the Gathers
burg Agricultural Center, Monday,
September 10, at 8 pm. This will
spOmplete the series of meetings
''held by the Governmental Agri-
culture Agencies in the coutny re-
Gently.
Farmers are asked to attend and
help formulate the recommended
lions which this county will make.
Similar meetings are being held
in all counties within the United
States with particular emphasis on
the manner in which our agency
programs are reaching the family
size farms, where on lie great pro-
duction potentialities for their
own improvement and for the ma
tons strength.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-09-06
Gaithersburg Celebration
Pulls 10000; Fun, Floats
and Frolic, King for Day
Rockville Fire Department Wins
Fast Rotary Hook-Up Contest

More than 10000 people lined the streets of Gathers
burg Labor Day watch the 18th annual parade and cee
braon sponsored by the Gaithersburg Washington Grove
Fire.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-09-06
british Publicity for Beisser.

IfitisH uDASitN iOT DelsscIt
The returned check of Jay Bets
ser continues to make news. The
latest paper to report the incident
is the August IL issue of "The
People," London, England daily
Their account follows: "A Mary
land student, Jay Beisser, expect
ed a f7 tax rebate. But the U.
s. Treasury's cheque-writing ma
chine went haywire, and he got a
Cheoue for 9180,000.
"If he had passed it into bank,
the cheque would have been hon-
CURED, says the bank-but he
posted it back"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-09-06

The Mems Fellowship of the
Grace Methodist Church will gath
err at the Ag Center on Thursday
evening, September 10, at $50 for
a corn roast, other food, and an
interesting program. All men in
the area are invited to come.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-09-06

Joint sessions of the two Balti-
more Quarterly Meetings of
} Friends will be held at Sandy
Spring on Sunday, September 16.
The schedule of the days acti-
vities includes a meeting on minis.
try and counsel, worship meeting,
business session, and lunch for all
who attend.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-09-06

Mrs. Clarence A. Watkins of
Ashton, an employee of the Depart
ment of Defense, donated her 18th
pint of blood to the American Red
Cross on August 81.
Her latest donation was made in
the Pentagon Building.
Evening star., 1951-06-09
George Raft Hits the Riviera

LUCKY NICK CAIN: . warner
Brothers picture, produced By Joseph
Kaufman, directed By Joseph. N. New:
man; scYeenplay by George Callahan and
William Rose; based on novel,. I'll Get
You for This " by. James Hadley Chase.
At the Metropolitan.
Evening star., 1951-06-09
Hollywood Diary
Arlene Dahl and Husband
Mon q BUSY Schedule
By SheiIoh Grohom

beautiful home. Ty's contract at
20th-F has a year and a half to
run. Then have a strong hunch
he will make new deal for one
picture a year only. Studios and
stars both like doing that.
James Cagney is going to Scot
land when "Come Fill The Cup"
is finished-"to buy highland
longhorns," says farmer Cagney.
"I fell in love with them in Penn
sylvania. I saw a bull that looked
like me-long red hair ir bangs,
and protruding eyes. When I kill
for beef, it'll be fratricide."
Lew Ayres, when he isn't paint
ing, is writing a story to star him.
self on the screen. Or maybe he'll
just direct. His buddy, Billy Bake
well. is courting Diana Griffith
I'VE met three years ago in an
art class with Lew" says Billy.
Steve Cochran and the entire
caboodle of the Warner male con-
tract list will be in "The Fighting
Marines"
And it looks like Phyllis Thaxter
for Anything Can Happen" for
Perlberg-Seaton. Last reports are
that Jose Ferrer will star in this
picture.
JEFF Chandler lunching with Di-
rectors Freddie De Cordova and
George Sherman at U-I. whats
your next picture?" I ask JEFF. 81
hope it will be Apache Pass to be
directed by George" he replies.
So I ask Freddie. what are you
doing next?" "'Here come the
Nelson's" he says-starring the
popular radio family, Ozzie ano
Harriet and their children.
The youngest Crosby sprig
Lindsay. graduates with Danny
Thomas's oldest daughter. Mar
garet, June is from the Beverly
Hills Catholic School. It'll be q
big day in their lives.
Carl BriSson, so good in "The
Merry Widow" Is talking Of doing
a musical at Metro and Joe Pas
ternak.
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