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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-10-25
Women Voters IndOrse
Elected School Board;
To Work for Changes

The Montgomery County League
Of Women Voters has gone on rec
ord as being in favor Of the elect
ed school board which will come up
for vote on November 6. The or
ganization has pledged itself, how
ever, to study and work for such
changes in the bill as primary run
offs, staggered terms for board
members, and such other changes
as may seem desirable.
The motion to approve the elect
ed board was passed after a panel
discussion at an October 10 meet
ing.
The discussion was led by Mrs.
Tobias Naftalin. Mrs. Ralph Him
stead, Mrs. George Beard, Mrs.
John Scharf, and Mrs. Leona Rush
were panel speakers,
Mrs. Rush, member of the
House of Delegates, and State
Senator Dewitt Hyde, who also
was present at the meeting, said
they would work for needed i'm
provements in the bill.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-10-25
Sherwood Library
Book Sale Will Be
Held Next Week

The Sherwood High School Lii
brary, Sandy Spring, will hold its
annual book sale in the school
gymnasium on November 5, 6, and
7.
Sale hours are from 8 am. to 5
pm. each day and from 7 to 10
pm. on Tuesday, November 6.
Proceeds will be used to purchase
more books for the library. The
library not only serves the school
children but is used by the Com
munity as well.
Miss Dorothy Wetherald, chair
man of the sale, pointed out that
the library needs to enlarge it's
collection to keep pace with the
growth of the community.
She said, too, that books make
fine gifts and buyers at the sale
will be able to cross o: some Of the
names on Christmas lists by pur-
chasese and aid the Library at the
same time.
All persons interested in books
are invited to attend the sale -
whether they want to browse or
buy. There will be books for all
age groups, including excellent,
well-chosen adult fiction and non
fiction.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-10-25
CIarksburg Plans
Gala Kid Party on
HdlIOWe'en Night

The Clarksburg Community As
ISOLATION will sponsor a Hallow-
cen Parade and Party for the
children of the Clarksburg District
on Wednesday, October 81, at 1870
pm.
The gathering place will be ad-
jacent to the Community Hall in
Clarksburg and both old and young
are invited to turn out for the fun.
Prizes will be awarded to the
funniest, weariest, strangest and
most dignified characters portray
ed by youngsters under IS years Of
age.
Prizes have been donated by To-
cal merchants and friends of the
Association.
Judges are Mrs. Edith Hutchinson,
Paul Burner and Ray Flanary,
principal of Clarksburg School.
After a whooping, rollicking pa
rade, games will be played in the
Community Hall and refresh
ments will be served. Everyone in
the Clarksburg District is request
ed to be on hand and to help make
the turnout great occasion in the
community.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-10-25
Baby Sitters Wanted
For Civil Defense
Emergency Plan

Mothers in Rockcrest and Twin
Brook who are interested in vol
unteering as "block baby sitters'
in case Of war and bombing at
tacks are urged to call Mrs. Annie
Brown, civil defense worker here,
on Thursday, November /, between
the hours Of 10 am. and IL noon.
Mrs. Brown will receive calls at
the Office of Mayor and Council
The telephone number is Rockville
PITT.
The phase Of civil defense pre-
paredness which Mrs. Brown is or
ganizing will make one or two
mothers in each block responsible
for the care Of young children in
case Of emergency and, thus, free
other mothers for other kinds Of
emergency work.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-10-25
Halloween Dance
Planned at Center
BY Business Group

The Gaithersburg Business
Mems Association will give a pre-
Halloween Dance at the Agricul-
ture Center on Saturday evening
October 27, beginning at $3.50.
BY popular request, the music
of Roy May and his famous 49,
piece orchestra will be heard and
danced 20.
Mays Band will feature Mis-
electric harp and song stylist,
Mary Lou Brewer.
Business men chairmen for the
dance, Rodney Thompson and
Merle Barbour, with various COM
mittees that advance ticket sales
would seem, at this point, to add
up 20 a large evening.
Interested persons who want tc
dance and brave the possibility of
pre-Hallowe'en spooks being on
the prowl are invited to come,
bring their friends and join in the
festivities.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-10-25
Saints and Spinners
Mark Birthday With
Square Dance Oct. Is

The Saints and Spinners Square
Dance Group held a party to cele-
brate their first birthday on Octo
lAber 10, at the Agricultural Center
Vim Gaithersburg. During the year
since the group was formed, they
have made many friends and 1876
of them were on hand to help in
the celebration.
Square dancing was the main
feature of the evening and the fav-
orite callers of Washington, Vir-
ginia, Baltimore and nearby Mary
land were there. After a hearty
snack of sandwiches, coffee and
birthday cake, square and folk
dancing continued until the "wee
sma' hours"
Seven members Of the group will
ieave Thursday night, October rs,
TO ny to Chicago to take part in
the international Square Dance
Festival to be held there over the
weekend.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-10-25
Witches Night Party
For Youngsters
Of Viers Mill

The Donald Robert Higgins
American Legion Post No. 26O, the
Viers Mill Civic Association and
the Village Boy Scouts will join
forces on Witches Night, otherwise
known as October 81 and hold a
Halloween Party for the children
of the area in the Legion Hall on
Rockville Pike.
The time is 7 pm. shahp-come
rain, shine, spook or ghost, and
transportation will be furnished
for interested youngsters in Viers
Mill Village.
What's more the Rockville Fruit
Farm is going to supply jugs and
jugs Of cider for the youngsters
and where the fun will end no one
knows. For further information
call lockwood 5-3526.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-10-25
Nurses Here
Offered New
Atomic Class

A course in Nursing in Atomic
Disaster" designed for graduate
nurses only, will be held in the
conference room Of the County
He"lth Department in Rockville,
beginning November 5, at 8 pm.
Mrs. Florence Garrett, who
heads up the County's maternity
end infancy supervision program
and who is in charge of profess
sional and technical training in
Civil Defense, said the five 2-hour
classes viii be held on November
5, 7, 8, IL and IA.
Mrs. Elizabeth Davis, R. NJ,
head of the Welfare Boards Eos
ter Home Care for Children serv-
ices, will instruct.
Mrs. Garrett urges all active
and inactive graduate nurses in
the County to register for the
c. uvses. Some II nurses receiv-
ed this specialized training when
the course was given earlier in
the year. Since that time, /how-
ever, repeated REQUESTS for fur
Their classes have been mad.
Interested persons should call
ROCKWELL 1921, Extension IS, for
further information.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-10-25
Book Fair Planned
For Next Month by
Rockville P-TA

The annual P-TA Book Fair and
Open House at Rockville Elemen-
tary School will be held Tuesday,
November Is at s pm. in the ele-
mentary school. Originally sched-
uled for November 6, along with
the regular monthly P-TA meet
ing, both events have been changed
to the next week to conform with
nationwide Open House for Ele-
mentary Schools.
Under the Craftsmanship of Mrs.
John Whelan, the Book Fair will
offer for sale many attractive and
popular books for children from
kindergarten age to sixth grade.
Books are being secured from the
Cucumber Book Shop in Bethesda.
Parents will be given an oppor-
tunity to do some early Christmas
shopping, thereby benefting the
school library fund, and also to
visit their children's rooms and
talk to their teachers.
George Kephart, PTA president,
promises a short business meeting
so that members will have plenty
of time to browse among the books
and go through the classrooms.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-10-25

The route of the new Washing
ton National Parkway through
Montgomery County was released
this week by the State Roads Com
mission. The route of the new
four-lane divided super highway
will be split in the Seven Locks
Road and Montrose area, the Com
mission said.
One fork will lead west to Mac
Arthur Blvd, at Cabin John and
the other east to Wisconsin Ave-
nue. just south of Georgetown Pre-
paratory School. This will have a
connecting link through Rock
Creek Park to East-West Highway.
The new highway, which consti-
tutes a complete relocation of ex-
listing us. Route 240 between
Frederick and Washington, is vir-
tually complete from a point near
Frederick to Urbana and is under
construction from Urbana to Hy-
attstown. The section from Hy-
attstown to point near Clarks-
burg will be advertised for bids in
the near future and plans and sur
veys have been completed from
there to point near Brink.
The plan will carry traffic south
eastward from the Brink area and
will distribute it, by means of new
connecting roads, over the fan
shaped network of traffic arteries
already serving the suburban area
northwest of Washington, from
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-10-25
FLA Green Hands
Initiated by Group
At POOlesville

The Poolesville chapter of the
FLA held it's annual initiation on
Tuesday, October %, in the agri-
culture building of the school.
Those who received the degree
of Green Hand were Bucky Harris,
Fred Whisman, Robert Deadrick,
/. Jack Shaver, Hubert Trussell,
! ommy King, Richard Handy,
Van Randle, Larry Heller, Leon
ard Offutt and Charles Mundy.
Following the frolic of the in
formal initiation, formal ceremo-
MES were held under the leader
ship of president Sam Conrad, af-
ter which members and officers
treated the Green Hands with re-
freshments.
On November Is, the Poolesville
chapter, along with the FILA, will
hold its annual affair at the school,
There will be classes in poultry,
corn, small grains and hay, and
fruits and vegetables.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-10-25
Diabetes Detection
Drive in County
Opens Nov. II

The second annual Diabetes De-
lection Drive Week will be held in
Montgomery County from Novem-
Der II through II, according to an
nouncement made today by DR..
George A. Gray, Chevy Chase,
chairman of the drive in the
County.
During the week, the American
Diabetes Society urges all resi-
dents to aid that organization in
the drive to discover what are esti-
mated to be over one million Gun
discovered" cases of diabetes in
the United States.
Collection depots for specimens
will be set up in Health Centers
throughout the County and in
down-county drug stores. Speci-
mems should be taken about 1la
hours after sugar-heavy break
fast and turned into the collection
depots by 1870 am. Testing sta
tons will be set up in the Health
Department at Rockville, at Subur-
ban Hospital and at the Public
Health Office on Old Bladensburg
Road.
The County Health Department,
at the conclusion of testing, will
mail reports Of tests to persons
bringing in specimens. Bottles
should be thoroughly cleaned, DR..
Gray said, and care should be used
in washing the bottle caps which
have been on old medicine bottles
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-10-25

Macarthur Boulevard to the East
West Highway.
The whole plan, as approved,
will require construction of about
rs miles of new highway and ex-
tensive improvement of about 10
miles of existing roads. Approx
mately 10 months will be required
to prepare surveys and plans for
the complete project. Construc-
ton costs, it was pointed out, will
be available only after these plans
and surveys are finished.
Rights Of way for the entire
project will be acquired as rapidly
as possible after completion of
plans and right-of-way plats> so
that, as the highway plan pro-
crosses, it will not interfere with
further development of the area
traversed, the Commission said.
The phases of the project, as
shown on the map, are: Reloca-
ton of US. Route 240 from Mary
land Route 118 (letter Az to Sew
en- Locks Road at Montrose Road
(letter b, thence to Wisconsin
Avenue (letter c. and finally to
the East-West Highway DIETER
d., plus improvement of Wiscon-
sin and Connecticut Avenue from
the new road south to where they
are already divided highways.
Building of a new road from
Seven Locks Road at Montrose
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-10-25
Is Our Face Red!

Under a picture of the Her.
bert Yocum family carried in
the Sentinel last week picture
which showed the Yocums ac-
cepting a goodbye gift from
clubs and organizations here -
we failed to include the name
of the Rockville Woman's Club
as one of the party-givers for
the Yocums and as one of the
organizations that participated
in the gift-giving. We are
sorry, we have been bawled out
and we would like to say that
the Yocums' gift was given by
the Woman's Club of Rockville;
the Garden Club; the Parent
Teachers Association, and the
Rockville Volunteer Fire De-
partment.
And may we be further deep
dyed in humility. We also, in a
front page story too, crossed up
the Rockville Women's Club by
calling the president "Mrs. AL
fred" and left out the fact that
she is "Mrs. Alfred Kay. We
tried to blame it on the printer
but he adequately proved that
in our hurry to make a deadline
our typewriter had failed to in
clude the last name and our
proof reader apparently was
blind in one eye. Anyway, to
Mrs. Alfred Kay, the very able
president of the Women's Club,
and to the club itself, one very
deep apology and may we come
down with the newspaper ul-
GERS if it ever happens again.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-10-25

Appointment of the Board be-
came an issue last week when
County Council President Louis
Monarch took the Commission to
task and said since the Council
would take over the functions Of
the Commission on November /, it
did not welcome the prospect of
taking over the administration and
enforcement of the code with a
board that the Council has had NJ
voice in selecting"
Green Sums Up
In a clear-cut and concise sum-
up of the apparent disagreement
between the Commission and the
Council, vice chairman Green this
week pointed out that the Com
mission does have authority to ap-
point the Board and reiterated a
Commission invitation to the
Council for Joint discussion of
appointments.
In his letter of October %, Mr..
Green said:
an the appointment of this
Board, this Commission is not try
ing to assume any Of the functions
or authority of the Montgomery
County Council but only trying to
carry out the requirements of the
Code itself which distinctly states
that the Board is to be Appointed
by the authority adopting this
Code" and we feel that in orler to
comply with such requirements the
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-10-25
Gray Ladies Appeal
To HOmemakers for
TOy-Making Project

Members of the Gray Ladies
group Of the Children's Hospital,
in Washington, called on the Home
Demonstration Agent to ask if
Homemaker Club members would
make toys for children hospitalized
there. II is a project that should
appeal to every mother and will be
discussed at the December meet
ing ON the Homemakers Council.
The Agent showed the kit of
cuddle toys and scrap books that
the Extension Office has built up
over the years. Mrs. J. Craig Pea
cock, Mrs. Homer Stanton and
Mrs. Richard White were delighted
with the type Of stuffed toys that
have been made by Homemakers.
While one wishes that the project
could be launched at once so that
a supply could be sent for Christ
mas, this is a year-round project.
The Gray Ladies also asked il
scuFs could be made by some Of
the clubs.
One Of the pleasures club mem
bers have is in knowing that busy
as they are, it is possible to send
out with just a little effort much
happiness to children and our
Servicemen in local hospitals.
For six years cookies made by
club members have gone to the
Walter Reed Annex at Forest
Glen every Thursday. At Christ
mas time 200 dozen cookies go TO
the Naval Hospital at Bethesda.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-10-25

The Rockville office of the
Montgomery County Public Health
Service now has a new wheelchair,
thanks to the Rockville Ki-Wives.
Presentation of this much-needed
piece Of equipment was made on
Tuesday, October %, to Mrs. Dor
is Fisher, chief public health
nurse, by Mrs. Peyton Mannar,
past president of the Ki-Wives,
md Mrs, William X. Copenhaver,
chairman of the Social Service
Committee.
In addition, the Ki-Wives pledg-
cd themselves to give volunteer
services of a routine nature at the
health center for minimum Of
four days a month in order that
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-10-25

This union observance will be
at 8 pm. in the sanctuary Of the
Christian Church, on the corner
Of S. Adams and w. Jefferson
streets. The service which ls
planned will be one of the most
unusual and attractive union OBJ
servances held in Rockville
During the service Itself the
common background and IDEAS Of
the Protertant Reformation viii be
stressed, highlighted by the pre-
sentation Of a sound motion pie
ture, Fire Upon the Earth The
film pre1ents the history Of Chris
tianity from new standpoint, es.
pec'ally emphasizing the growth
Of Protestant churches in Amerr-
ca. The picture, produced by the
Presbyterian Board Of Christian
education, is new, having been re-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-10-25
T.B. Drive Begins

The County's tuberculosis Fund
drive gets under way here on Fri
day, October 26, with Dave Belts,
Rockville, as general chairman for
the county.
Rockville chairman is Ralph
Benson. Judge Alfred D. Moves,
Bill Daniels, Milton Clogg and L.
M. Leimbach will solicit funds
from Rockville businessmen.
Chairman Benson served notice
that business solicitors will soon
be out making their calls and urg-
ed business men here to be ready
and waiting for the visit.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-10-25

a regular nurse be released for
nursing duty.
The year old KNIVES organi-
zaticn was formed primarily to aid
the Kiwanis Club of Rockville IN
it's civic and charitable enterprise
At the last regular meeting at
Kenwood Country Club the fol
lowing officers were elected for
the Forthcoming club year:
Prerident, Mrs. Alvin |. Kay;
first vice president, Mrs. VIM. K,
Copenhaver; second vice president
Mrs. Frank Counselman; secfc-
tary Mrs. James L. Flaherty;
treaaurer, Mrs. Alvin F. X. Dun
ham and liaison officer, Mrs. Yer.
non Miller.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-10-25

leased lust recently. It has been
recommended for showing by re-
sponsible Protestant bodies. The
cooperating ministers announced
that the film will be one of ab.
sorbing interest to all Professionals.
Following the service in the
anctuary, the congregation will
proceed TO the soci"l hall Of the
Church, where refreshments viii
be served and people from all the
churches may gather for a period
Of fellowship. The ministers Of
the churches have indicated thai
this type Of union Observance, on
this great occasion, will tend to
draw together Protcstants Of our
community. both in stressing their
common background and in the
social and fellowship aspects of
the gathering.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-10-25
Judge Prescott to
Speak Sunday at
Patterson Service

The Honorable Stedman Pres
colt, Associate Judge of the Sixth
judicial Circuit, will be guest
speaker at the Damascus Method
list Charge at its Father and Son
Service on Sunday, October %.
The Patterson Service in Da-
mascus is an annual affair AMI one
in which great interest is shown
by those in the area. 1t is expect
ed that a large and enthusiastic
congregation will be on hand next
Sunday for the occasion.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-10-25
Drips Stop Drops
With 3O5-3OO Score

At Sundays session of Grace
Church's Bible Class, the "Drips",
under Mayor Perry's leadership,
outpointed Jerry Rotruck's
Drops" by score of 305 to 300.
One of the points for considera-
ton was dischords of the Sunday
School Orchestra.
This week promises to be an ac-
tive week as both leaders are
striving for next Sundays attend
ance honors to avoid serving
breakfast.
Jerry Rotruck invites all men to
come and enjoy his coffee next
Sunday at $3.50 am.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-10-25
ViOlinist to Be Heard
Az Baptist Church

Frank Perry, violinist of Alex
andria, will be heard at the Sun
day morning services at Rockville
Baptist Church. Mrs. Sue Perry
will be guest soloist and Mr.. Guy
Baker will be tenor soloist.
Sunday evening services, sched-
uled for 7:45 pm. will feature
Chaplain Bronnie Nichols as guest
minister.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-10-25
ThOmpsOn's Market
ReOpens This Week
In Gaithersburg

Any opening is grand, but no
opening can compare with the
grand reopening" of Thompson's
Market on October 26 and 81 up
Gaithersburg way.
Thompson's Market was Quilted
by fire early in September and
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-10-25
Local Churches Will Hold
Joint Observance Sunday

The Protestant churches Of Rockville will jointly OBJ
this coming Sunday Reformation Sunday" 1t is
planned that each church will have its type Of service
during the morning worship hour In the evening the
churches will present special union observance to which
thew are inviting the pub c.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-10-25
RECKONING Proposals
On Multi-Family Ban
To Be Heard Tuesday
Off-Street Parking Change ScheC
For Airing at Same Hearing

public hearing a petition to amend Rockvlles
zonng ordinance in order permit multi-famly dwell ngs
in Presidential A" will be heard by the Mayor and
Council on Tuesday, October 80 at P. NJ in the Court
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-10-25
Off Street Parking

A second proposal to amend the
coming ordinance to be heard on
Ghe same date would require off
street parking space in connection
with an adjacent commercial or in
dustrial conforming use. Specifi-
cally, the petition would require
that land so used Immediately adj
join or be directly across an alley
or street from the property for
which the off-street parking is re-
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-10-25

The Council is asked to permit
the conversion of residences erect
ed before January l, 1910 to not
more than four-family units and
to find that such conversions will
lot be detrimental to adjacent and
Surrounding properties.
No Exterior Change
The amendment petition also
points out that there will be no
evidence of change in the buildings
to indicate extra families, except
as may be required by the building
code, and that such converted
dwellings should have lot area
for two families of not less than
1900 square feet and $500 square
feet for each additional family.
. 1t provides also that such con-
versions shall have garage facili-
ties provided, or parking space on
the premises accessible to the
street, to allow for one car for each
family of OCCUPANTS: and that each
apartment shall have at least two
rooms and a bath.
Inadequate inside stairways will
permit construction of outside
stairways or fire ESCAPES, if the
petition is approved 1t also calls
for semi-fireproofing where the
dwelling has more than two
stories.