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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-05-17

Lexington Band Honored
With Bouquet Thursday

The Lexington School band was
honored with a banquet Thursday
May 10, at 7:30 pm. at Alb Taylor
Memorial home. Forty-six band
members were present. Guest
speaker was Butler T. Moore
superintendent of Lexington
schools.
The colors of purple and gold
were carried out in the arrange
ments of flowers placed at inter
walls on the banquet table. Other
decorations were a music staff
with notes placed between ar
RAJ gements If flowers. Place
cards were in the shape of a mu-
sic Tyre.
Superintendent Moore gave the
invocation, followed by "a His
tory of the Band" by Joe Chap
man. Explanation of band prizes
was made by Bandmaster w. H.
Scott.
Funny Band Incidents" were
told by Sylvia Lynn Cohen who
introduced MI. Moore as speaker.
A door prize of candy was won
by Paul Bragg. Let Me Call You
Sweetheart" and Memories
were sung by the entire group
with Paul Bragg as accompanist.
Members of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars auxiliary were in
charge of food and serving.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-05-17
Garden Club Hears
Rose CuIturist

The Lexington Garden Gu b
met Tuesday, May Is. at 2 p. m
in the Methodist Educational
building, with Mrs. c. Q. Dean OF
Leland, president of the Fede-
rated Garden Clubs of Missis-
sippi, and rose culturist as speak
er, on "The Work of The Fede-
rated Clubs" in connection with
national Garden clubs" and on
Roses And Their Culture" fea-
ture of the afternoon.
Mrs. G H. Marlborough pro-
gram chairman introduced tn c
speaker.
An unusually large exhibit OF
rose arrangements and rose speci-
mems were brought by members
of the club and the general pub
lie who had been invited. Nc judi
ging was made.
At the close of the meeting
Miss Florence Britton, Municipal
Concert workers of Houston, Tex
as, was introduced by Mrs. c
W. Carr, president of the local
Association. which was followed
by a talk by Miss Britton. in the
interest of the concert program.
Visitors from out-of-town in
cluded: Mrs. Julia G. Bridgforth,
Mrs. j. S. Whitworth, Mrs. Pres
ley, and Mrs. Jones all of Pick
ems.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-05-17

Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. Raum and
Ronnie were recent guests of Mr.
Raum's parents, the Rev. and
Mrs. H. Raum of Mt. Ida, Arkan-
sas. Ronnie was baptised in a
special christening ceremony at
First Lutheran church. Hot
Springs. His grandfather and
grandmother were sponsors.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-05-17

Spend Sunday In Columbus
Mr.. and Mrs. Allie Povall and
children spent Sunday in Column
bus with Mrs. Povall's uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Bell.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-05-17
Dinner Guests In Canton

Dinner Guests In Canton
MI. and Mrs. K. B. Tidwell were
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. R.
A. Carter of Canton Sunday night.
Accompanying them were Miss
Lurline Roberts and Ernest For
tenberry.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-05-17
To Leave Saturday

Mrs. Otha Bradley and Miss
Blanche Mcclellan will leave Sat
urday to join Mrs. Fred Miles Of
Biloxi for a three weeks auto
mobile trip to Los Angeles, Calf
ornia, where they viii. visit rela-
tiyes of Mrs. Miles.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-05-17
Home For Weekend

Home For Weekend
Mr.. and Mrs. George Rome and
children of New Albany, were
home for a weekend with Mrs. w.
L. Upchurch. Also visiting Mrs.
Upchurch were Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
old Upchurch of Jackson.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-01-25
P-TA Council Requests
That School Building
Program BE Adjusted

The Montgomery County P-TA
Council called on the County Coun.
Gil Monday night TO permit the
Board of Education to spend 1862
building appropriations one school
sites if building costs become too
high. The first half Of the resolu-
ton adopted at the meeting in
Bradley School, Bethesda, asked
the County Council to provide in
creased flexihility in the building
appropriation to permit the Board
to adjust its program to changing
conditions.
The group acted after Richard
+. Carpenter, assistant superin-
tendent of schools, said that build
ing costs have increased to the
point where the county might soon
have to stop building. AS an ex-
ample, Mr.. Carpenter pointed to a
proposed addition to a Clarksburg
school which was estimated TO cost
$4,000. The two bids received so
far, he said, both asked more than
$15O,OO0.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-01-25
A Prominent Chevy Chase
Woman Heads History Group
Vice-Presidents Chosen From The Five
Original Districts Of Montgomery County;
Banquet Planned For February 22nd

Mrs. Jesse w. Nicholson of
Chevy Chase was elected president
of the Montgomery County Histori-
cal Society at a meeting held at
Glenbrook Club Thursday, January
is, with the retiring president,
William S. Parkins presiding.
Widow of the late Mr.. Nicholson
and mother of three children-all
lawyers, Mrs. Nicholson's bio
gfaphy appears in who's Who in
America" and Prominent Women
of Maryland" She was owner,
publisher and editor of "The Wom-
an Democrat" for ten years; was
the first Democratic National Com
mitteewoman of Maryland and the
only Montgomery County woman to
hold that honor. She has helped or
ganize and been president of a
dozen different civic, political and
other groups over a period of
twenty-five years, including the
National Society of Arts and Let
tiers, which has given $4,000 in
scholarships to American students
in the fields of art, music and lit
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-01-25
Seneca Creek
Area Planned
AS State Park

The County Council on Tuesday
approved the proposal to establish
1,OOO-acre state park in the
northern part of the county. The
proposal was made by the Upper
Montgomery County Planning
Commission which suggested that
the area might be operated as a
State Park and Forestry reserve.
According to the tentative plan,
the park would include the Seneca
Greek area, between Route 24O and
%. The park would serve to pre-
serve and improve woodlands in
the upper county, while protecting
the Seneca creek watershed. A
2OO-acre farm already has been
offered to the State for the pro-
ject. The remaining 800-acres, al
though unsuitable for farming pur-
poses, would be ideal" for park
and refcrestation activities, Coun-
Gilman Lathrop E. Smith, a men,
Der of the Commission, said. 1t
would also include a 5 acre natural
lake suitable for swimming, boat
ing and fishing
Thomas c. Kelley, former Coun-
Gilman, now chairman of the Up
per County Planning Commission,
was present at last Tuesdays
session and expressed interest in
the park plan.
Councilman Smith said the pro-
ject would cost the county absolute
ly nothing. State funds would be
used to finance the establishment
and maintenance of the new park.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-01-25
Local Dealers Present
New DeSOtO Saturday;
Sweeping Changes Noted

George Dressed and Ed MODESTO
of Maryland Motors, Inc, E.
Montgomery Avenue, announce
the showing of the new DeSoto on
Saturday, January q.
A multitude of sweeping changes
have completely transformed the
new 1851 DeSoto line and brought
distinctive and distinguished ex-
terror and interior styling, new
standard of riding comfort and
convenience, exceptional safety
features, and increased power
from a larger engine, according
to the dealers. DeSoto provides
wide choice of eleven body styles
and a dozen sparkling color
choices.
Exterior styling changes in
clude distinctive new grille; a
new, wide hood; new front fend-
ers; new crest-type front and or
nament; new rear fender mould
ings placed lower on the tenders;
new custom stone shield; and a
belt moulding completely encircling
the car. The length of the new
DeSoto is accentuated by a new
top fender line extending further
back on the front door panel.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-01-25

erature during the past six years.
Serving with Mrs. Nicholson will
be five vice-presidents, one from
each Of the original five districts
of the county: Roger Brooke FAR
quhar, ST., Gilbert Grosvenor, Jack
Bentley, Randolph Talbot, F. Mall
colin White. Recording secretary,
Mrs. Elsie White Haines; Core
spending secretary, Mrs. Hugh
Brinton; treasurer, Mrs. Evan
Condor; auditor, Mrs. Joseph
Francis Betterly.
Also, Mrs. Randolph Talbot,
curator; Brooke Johns, historian;
Mrs. Eulalie McEachern, chroni-
cler; Mrs. Betterly, delegate to
State Society; and 10 V. Morgan,
senior parliamentarian.
Chairmen of standing commit
tees are: membership, Roger B.
Farquhar; publicity and radio,
Mrs. Betterly and Mrs. j. Reed
Bradley; hospitality, Mrs. John C..
Weldon and Sen. Tasco Davis.
The new officers were installed
Immediately and Mrs. Nicholson
announced that she had secured
fifty new members, the names Of
whom she presented; had planned
banquet for IT'S persons TO be
held in a popular Bethesda meet
ing place on February %; with
the honor of being elected to Of
flee comes work." Mrs. Nicholson
said as she told the group she ex-
poets TO double the membership
during the year. Nine monthly
meetings have been planned, omit
ting July, August and December.
Several gifts to the Society were
announced, including a brick from
the White House, secured by Jack
Bentley, Sandy Spring, and pair
Of English bellows from Mrs. Mar
jorie Hendricks OF Normandy
Farm. "Does the Society needs a
little more hot air." queried X.
Bentley Thomas. Perhaps only a
little ventilation" retorted Mr..
Parkins.
DR.. T.. Russell Cook gave a short
talk on early patented medicine,
and the history Of opium, which
was contained in many of them.
He exhibited an old bottle Of God
frey's Cordial" which Mrs. Haines
recalled as having seen advertised
in a newspaper Of 1920.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-01-25
Newspaper And
Realty Figures
In Local Sales

II was learned this week OF the
impending sale Of the one-year-oId
Rockville Times by its owner and
publisher, John G. Mackey TO Rob-
ert j. Smith. Mr.. Smith several
months ago acquired the Record
Of Montgomery from Mrs. J. Reed
Bradley, and later purchased the
Bethesdd Joajnai and combined
the two papers.
Another transaction in the maxi
ing Is that Of property at the cor
ner of Washington Street and
Montgomery Avenue. Rockville, IN.
GLIDING the Hun2erford Tavern
and other realty, owned by Charles
M. Hickman. and Woodrow Adams.
Details Of terms and negotiations
will be available next week ac-
cording to the attorney, Charles w.
Prettyman.
A third interesting transaction
is the new G e. r Telephone Col
office being established in the
building owned by Buell. M. Gard
ner. formerly used by Purdum Re-
frigeration, situated next door 10
Budd's, on West Montgomery Ave
nue.. This move was brought about
by crowded conditions in the telg-
phone office located on Perry Street.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-01-25
County Thrift Shop Will Be
Moved To New Location

The Montgomery. County Thrift
Shop, after seven years Of business
on Hampden Lane, will move to a
more convenient location at 1920
Wisconsin Avenue on February l..
Lucky shoppers on opening day
will win tempting door prizes do
mated by the Thrift Shops good
neighbors--the Bethesda mer.
chants. There will be grab bag
bulging with mysterious surprises.
Meanwhile the last two and a
half days Of extensive moving sales
are in progress at the present To-
cation, 47l5 Hampden Lane. Ac-
cording to the manager, Mrs. Betty
Letzkus, prices have been slashed
on large groups Of clothing, and
odds and ends.
Housewives are urged by Mrs.
John b. Mason, Thrift Shop presi-
dent, TO do little mid-winter
hOusecleaning Of attics, Easements
and closets and bring family cast
offs Of clothing, small furniture
and bric-a-brac to the new store
beginning next Monday.
The Thrift Shop will be closed
for business Monday through We'd
nesday, January 29-3l, with the
next Commission Day falling on
February 9.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-01-25
Douglass Resigns
AS Assistant To
DIR. Edwin BrOOme

Assistant Superintendent of
Montgomery County Schools Edgar
M. Douglass has resigned, the
County Board of Education an
nounced early this week. The an
nouncement said that the resigna-
ton was prompted by personal
and business reasons"
Mr., Douglass, 4S, a native of
South Carolina, had been in the
school system for 2G years and
had beld the assistant superintend-
ent's post since 1916. He is CO.
author of number of text books.
1t is understood he intends to de-
vote his full time to another book.
His resignation is effective Jan
uary 81.
Before he was named assistant
superintendent, Mr.. Douglass serv-
ed as principal of Damascus and
Montgomery-Blair High Schools.
He once served as president of the
Maryland Secondary School Prin-
cipals' Association. He is a member
of Phi Delta Kappa, national
scholastic fraternity, the Lions and
the Masons.
He and his family live near Cal
thershurg.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-01-25
Rockville Man Is
Reported Missing
In Action In Korea

Second 1t. George E. Foster, %,
of 1927 Ardennes Avenue, Twin
Brook, Rockville, was reported
missing in action in Korea on the
day he was to be promoted to first
lieutenant, the Defense Depart
ment announced this week. He is
the son of 1t. Col. and Mrs. Roy
M. Foster. His father is hospit-
allied in Japan at the present time
and his mother lives at the Rock
vile address.
Mrs. Foster said her son is a
member of the 32d Infantry Regi-
ment, 7th Division, and a platoon
leader. Her husband and her son
met in Japan when 1t. Foster was
on his way to the front, she added.
1t. Foster was graduated from
West Point last June. Before that
he had finished studies at Bethes-
da-Chevy Chase High School and
attended Sullivan Prep in Wash
ington. While at West Point he
was a member of the soccer team.
After graduation he was stationed
in Texas and left for Korea in
August. His brother, Robert, Is,
is a student at Richard Montgom-
cry High School. A sister, Mrs.
Thomas w. Fisher, lives at 5000
Crawford Drive, Twin Brook,
Rockville.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-01-25
Visiting Mayors Greatly Impressed
With Roekvi||es Zoning-P|anninq
Loud In Praise OF
City's Realistic
View OF Problems

"Why you could build slaugh-
ter house in the center of Hagers-
town-up to now there's been moth
ing to prevent it, except possibly
public opinion" stated the Mayor
of Maryland's second largest city.
"The same thing is true of Annap-
oils" chimed in the Mayor Of the
State capital, who boasts that the
town has a council which has met
continuously since 1908. ''e
Meeting last Thursday afternoon
in the office of Mayor and Council
in Rockville, three city fathers
with their councilmen, or alder
men, held three-hour conference
on problems incident TO annexation
of large areas and how to provide
water, sewer, lights and streets
to an enlarged populace without
bankrupting THAR municipalities
or penalizing the residents Of
original sections.
All three municipalities have an
nexed large areas during past few
years, bringing the three-fold prob
lem of coming, planning and
financing. Rockville is solving its
problem satisfactorily, it feels, but
Annapolis and Hagerstown are still
working on theirs.
Mayor Herman L. Miles of Ha-
gerstown and Mayor Roscoe G.
Rowe of Annapolis, both said at
the end of the meeting that they
were much impressed with the
manner in which Rockville Is meet
ing the situation. 1.-THE town is
run like business" one Of them
was heard to remark "It Is set
up to finance itself" - Fellow who
gets the benefit pays for it,
The visiting mayors came to
Rockville at the invitation Of May
or G.. Lamar Kelly, jr., who had
heard them discuss their perplexi-
ties at meetings of the Maryland
Municipal League which Mr.. Kelly
heads. At the conclusion of the
conference the entire group, in
Guiding representatives Of Wash
ington and county newspapers
were entertained at dinner In the
Anchor Room at the Bethesda Ma
val Officers Club by Mr.. Kelly.
Rockville requires developers Of
new subdivisions to provide streets,
curbs, cutters and other services.
In sections already laid out prop
erty owners are required to pay
for services by front foot benefit.
The payments run for a period of
thirty years.
Mayor Kelly pointed out that the
local Council recognized that the
older sections of Rockville already
had paid for services through taxa
ton and that II would not be fair
to ask them to pay for services
to new sections. The city metz
culously uses funds returned under
the Sherbow Act only for streets
and roads.
While neither Annapolis or Ha-
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-01-25
Press Group To
Sponsor Benefit
For Scholarship

The Montgomery County Press
Association at a special meeting
held Friday at Glenbrook Club set
its next meeting date for Friday,
February 9, 1890, at Stone House
Inn near Silver Spring; appointed
committee to arrange for the an
nual scholarship benefit and re-
ceived a gavel from Ensign How
ard Kay, formerly in charge of
public relations at MOL who was
recently transferred to Little
Greek, Va.
The meeting was conducted by
the president, Louis NJ. Leimbach,
business manager for the Sentinel.
Vice president Ernie Tanner of
radio station WGAY, who heads
the benefit committee, named
Charles Copeland, Mrs. Joyce
Nader and Arthur Brigham to in
vestigate possibilities for raising
funA for the journalistic scholar
ship which the club established last
year. ys .
There was one new member elect
ed Ben Hall who handles pub
licity for the county,
The change in the regular meet
ing date is due to the meeting of
the Maryland Press Association set
for the first Friday in February.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-01-25
Civil Defense Plans For
Rockville Are Taking Form
Directors Spell Out Duties OF Heads Of
The Various Departments Now Set Up
For The Health And Safety Of Area

After working in close coopera-
ton with State, County and the
District of Columbia defense units.
Rockville this week announced the
names of heads of divisions which
will assist with Civil Defense pre-
parations in the town, and the Of
flee of Mayor and Council spelled
out in detail the duties of each
division.
The appointments were made by
Col. Justice NJ. Chambers, director,
and James r. Miller, deputy di-
rector, who stressed the Importance
of civilian defense as local prob
lem and expressed confidence in
the cooperation of citizens of Rock
vile in working out effective plans.
Both Col. Chambers and Mr.. Mil
Ter, who were appointed by Mayor
G. Lamar Kelly in December, had
previously worked with John E.
Fondahl, acting director of the
Office of Civil Defense in the Dis
trict of Columbia. All three were
members of the Marine Corps, both
in peace time and in World War
II, when they served in the same
division overseas.
The Health and Sanitation Divi-
sion will be headed by DR.. Gordon
W. Rosenberger; Engineering
Service, by john Mcdonald; War
den Services by William Pretty
man; Fire Division, Val Wilson,
ST.; Police Division by John Ok
ley; and Emergency Welfare by
Mortimer Hays.
DR.. Rosenberger's committee will
be responsible for the survey of
existing medical and hospital facili-
ties for area; training program for
first aid and nurses aides; pro-
curement of medical supplies; plan
for such emergency hospital facili-
ties as deemed necessary; be pre-
pared to man the hospitals when
needed; plan for sanitation meth
DDS for the community in event of
an emergency.
The Engineering Division will
be responsible for the adequacy of
the various public services to sup
port the Civil Defense program
make provision for maintenance
of necessary utilities throughout
Continued on Page q
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-01-25
Bill To End Beer
Monopoly May
Be Introduced

A recommendation that bill
be introduced to eliminate Mont
gomery County's monopoly over the
sale of beer is being studies by the
county's legislative delegation.
Roger Laynor of the State con-
troller's office told the group this
week that the present system un-
der which county tavern owners
must buy their beer from the liquor
boards beer division reduces State
revenue. Mr.. Laynor pointed out
that since the liquor board deter
mines what brands of beer shall
be sold in the county, many resi-
dents were unable to get their fav-
orite brand and went to the Dis
trict. 90"
montgomery is the only county
in the United States which has
such a system, Mr.. Laynor de-
clared, "and we are in constant
fear that it will spread to other
Maryland countless"
Comptroller ]. Willard Tawes,
who accompanied Mr.. Laynor to
the delegation meeting, was asked
by State Senator Dewitt S. Hyde,
Republican, of Montgomery,
whether he favored a delegation
proposal to transfer appointment
of liquor board members from the
Governor to the County Council.
at makes no difference to me-"
said Mr.. Tawes. "That is purely
local matter"
Senator Hyde also announced he
will introduce bill to increase the
salaries of the supervisors of cleo
tions from 5000 to $1,000 a year
each. In addition the chief clerk
to the Board of Election Super
visors would be raised from $4,000
to $500 a year and the assistant
clerk from $4,000 to $1,000 year.
Another bill being drafted by the
Senator would give the Kensingtpn
Mayor $125 a year for expenses
and each Councilman SIS per meet
ing, not to exceed $125 year.
Earlier the Montgomery delega-
tion introduced legislation to add
a small tract to Garrett Park and
to extend the jurisdiction of the
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission to include a portion of
Gaithersburg annexed by the town
two years ago. /,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-01-25
Deputy Collectors To
Help With Income Tax

Arrangements have been
made to assign deputy collectors
of Internal Revenue at local
communities to assist taxpayers
in filing income tax returns for
the calendar year 1850 and esti-
mated returns for the year 1851.
Dates and places are as fol-
lows: Rockville Fire Housed,
Feb. 26, 81, %, March /, 2, 5,
6, 7, 8, 9, IL, Is, Ia and Is.
Sandy SPRING. First Natl
Bank Feb. 81 and %. Silver
Spring tSuburban Natl Bank,
Feb. l, 2, 5, 6, 8. Bethesda Go.
Bldg, CT. Room, Feb. 10, IA,
10, 16. Laurel (Citizens' Natl
Bank, Feb. 8, 10, IA, Is, 16.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-01-25
March of Dimes
Response Good.
Davidson Says

Chairman, Charles H. Davidson,
of the 1851 March of Dimes Drive
stated today that after the first
ten days of the years Drive here
in Montgomery County, Indications
are that the public is responding
graciously" to the appear for
$4,000. The returns to date to-
the Treasurers of the twelve areas
represented by the twelve Ameri-
can Legion Posts in the County
are in excess of those of last year,
Mr.. Davidson reports. How
ever, he points out that as
the 1851 goal is $4,000, while only
a little over $4,000 was raised
last year, an even greater response
must be Forthcoming if the quota
for 1851 is to be reached.
The Chairman makes a special
request of those receiving one of
the 10000 letters distributed over
the County to date, to place at least
One Dollar in the return envelope
and mail it soon, he says if this is
done, this highly rated County can
not fail to not only reach but sur
pass its goal.
Mr.. Davidson says he feels sure
the people of Montgomery County
are behind the American Legion
in their effort to insure all victims
of polio in the County the best and
most complete care and treatment
needed and he knows the residents
of the County will show this APP
proval of this program by sending
in their donations.