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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-26
Rockville and Vicinity
Mrs. John Diamond Ill - Rockville 1912
Or call Rockville 1856 2145

Vacation time comes but once
a year and the lure of the surf
and the sand appeals to a number
of folks, while others prefer the
mountains. On Saturday, the
William French Bonds and their
daughter, Martha, will leave for
a weeks vacation at Ocean City,
Md, while the Joseph Steinbergs
and their children, Charlene and
Jeffrey, will leave Sunday for the
Maryland resort for a week. The
Richard Buckinghams and their
youngsters, Ellen and Richie, will
leave Saturday for Bethany
Beach, Delaware for two weeks,
and the J. Somervell Dawsons,
with Button and Jay will take off
for Myrtle Beach, S. C. for a
week.
The lovely Pocono Lake Reserve
in Pennsylvania is the vacation
spot chosen by the Lewis McCabe
family. They are spending the
month at the Pennsylvania resort.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Tubby and
their young son, Peter, are at
home after a two weeks visit in
New England. While Mr.. and
Mrs. Tubby were vacationing at
their summer cottage in the Green
Mountains of Vermont, near Peru,
Peter was a guest of his grand
parents, DR.. and Mrs. Peter Kay
Olitskey of Greenwich, Conn. Su-
san and Jean Tubby are at camp
in Thetford, Vermont. Rev. and
Mrs. Raymond P. Black, who left
Rockville Monday for a six
weeks vacation, will spend two
weeks at the Tubby's cottage in
the Vermont mountains.
On Saturday, Mrs. Dick Hick-
man, Laura Lee and Michael
Hickman, and NM, Everett Wood
ward and her son, Johnny, return
ed from Kenwood Beach where
they were guests last week of
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley Karn. This
week Mrs. Hugh Rabbit is
guest of the Harms.
Harold Smith and his daughter,
Neville, together with his sister,
Miss Lucy Smith, left Thursday
morning by motor for Madison,
Wis. for a visit with the William
Sylvester family. Mrs. Sylvester
is the former Anne Smith. Mrs.
Harold Smith has been visiting
her daughter since February and
will return to Rockville with Mr..
Smith.
Over the weekend, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Mckay we're guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Guide, Sr. at
their summer home in Sherwood
Forest.
BY defeating Robert McNally
in the finals of the recent Rock
vile Junior Tennis tournament,
Dickie Bradshssy is now Rock
ville's Junior Tennis champion.
Robert is the son of Major and
Mrs. George L. McNally of Luck
EFT Street and Dickie is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Murray W. Brad
shaw.
Mrs. William Bouic was called
home to Waverly, Ill. on Saturday
by the sudden death OF her faith
err, F. E. Patterson. Mrs. Bouic
and her three children had just
returned from a three weeks visit
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-26
Coming Events

July % - Annual Fried Chicken
and Country Ham Supper, with
hot vegetables and hot home
made rolls, at Mt. Tabor Church,
Etchison, beginning at 8 pm.
July % - PICNIC SUPPER, Chic
ken and Ham, from a pm. in
Browningsville Hall, Brownings-
vile. Music by the band.
July % - FRIED CHICKEN AND
BAKED HAM SUPPER, Oak
Chapel Methodist Church, Lay
HILL. In church Hall 4:3O to
8 pm.
July 1928 - CARNIVAL, Upper
Montg. Co. Vol. Fire Dept, on
Fire Department Grounds,
Beallsville.
July 81 - ANNUAL FRIED
CHICKEN AND COUNTRY
HAM SUPPER, benefit Mont
gomery County General Hos
pital, Sherwood School, Sandy
Spring, from 4 to 8 pm.
August 2 - FRIED CHICKEN,
COUNTRY HAM SUPPER, in
the Parish Hall of st. Marks
Church, Falkland. Sponsored by
Women's Guild. From 5 to
8 pm.
August - ANNUAL FRIED
CHICKEN AND COUNTRY
HAM SUPPER, with hot vege-
tables and homemade rolls. Fan
cy table, cakes for sale. Given
by Guild of st. Bartholomew
Church, Laytonsville, beginning
at pm.
August a - FRIED CHICKEN &
HAM PICNIC, from 1 to 9 pm.
st. Mary's Church, GAINESVILLE.
August ANNUAL CHICKEN,
HAM, AND HOT VEGETABLE
SUPPER, in Fireman's Hall,
Hyattstown, from 4:30 pm. on.
Sponsored by Woman's Society
of Christian Service, Hyatts-
town Methodist Church.
August - FRIED CHICKEN
AND COUNTRY HAM SUP
PER, with hot vegetables and
homemade rolls, beginning at
pm. at Damascus Church, Da-
mascus. Given by Daughters
of America of Damascus.
August 5-CRAVER-OLAND RE-
UNION, at Agricultural Center,
Gaithersburg.
August 8 - COUNTRY HAM &
FRIED CHICKEN, in Potomac
Methodist Church by W.S.C.S.
from 5 to pm. ......
August 8 - GAINESVILLE PIC
MIC, st. Louis Church. ISL
August II - POOLESVILLE
LIVESTOCK SHOW, on high
school grounds at Poolesville.
August III = COUNTRY HAM &
FRIED CHICKEN SUPPER, at
Church Hall Clarksburg, start
ing at 4 pm.
August IL = FRIED CHICKEN &
HAM SUPPER, Benefit st.
Lukes Church, Brighton Hall,
from 4 pm. Benefit st. Lukes'
Guild.
August II - KING-BURDETTE
REUNION in Woodfield at the
hall.
August 18-FRIED CHICKEN,
AND COUNTRY HAM SUP
PER, in Wesley Grove Hall,
Woodfield, beginning at 4 pm.
Sponsored by W.S.C.S.
August 21-25 - MONTGOMERY
COUNTY FAIR. Agricultural
Center, Gaithersburg.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-26
Athletes Foot Germ

After one application of Tai
if not pleased your Acc back. This
mobile liquid PENETRATES fas-
ter, quicker, deeper TO make the
kill. Tai at any drug store. To-
day at WILSON'S DRUG STORE.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-26

A NEW chemical is available this
"A year which shows promise OF
ending the home owners long and
discouraging battle against his
worst lawn enemy-crabgrass. Its
name is potassium cyanate and It
works by simply mixing it with
water and sprinkling or spraying
II on your lawn,
After five years Of testing and
perfecting, potassium cyanate has
been proven safe. economical, sim.
pie to use and-most important
IS to 100 per cent effective. II is
non.toFic enough 70 be used With.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-26
Mrs. Annie G.. McCrOssin

Mrs. Annie G. McCrossin, who
died on Saturday, July 81 at her
home in Travilah, was buried in
Jamestown on Tuesday. Services
were held at the Robert A. Pun
phrey Funeral Home in Rockville
The Rev. Claude Brubaker, Rev.
Raleigh Holmes and Rev. B. NJ.
Slye all officiated at the services
Mrs. McCrossin was the widow of
the late Wesley B. w. McCrossin.
She is survived by her daughter,
Mrs. Agatha NJ. Burris, two sons,
Aubrey w. and Vernon J. Nc
Crossin, and three half brothers,
Ernest, Richard and Burton Duley.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-26

Dale Turner, Michael Renshaw,
]. B. and Parker Diamond, Doc
Wilson, Petey Johnson, Bobby
Kay, Brooks Wood, and his young
sister, Cece, all helped him cele-
brate his eleventh birthday at a
late afternoon picnic at his home
on Upton Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank ]. Shea of
Rockcrest and Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
M. Leimbach and their sons, Bar
ry and Lou, Jr., spent the week
end at Ocean City, Nd.
One of the teachers at Lone
Oak School, Miss Emma w.
Downs, is attending summer
school at the University of Maine
in Orono.
Miss Peggy Ray, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Ray, spent the
weekend in Wildwood, N. J.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. B. Huffman
of Montrose are guests at the
Greenbrier at White Sulphur
Springs, W. Va.
On Friday, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liams of Baltimore Road, left for
a Southern tour. They are plan
ming to go down the east coast of
Florida and come back up the
west coast. They will stop off
and visit a number of places of
interest enroute home from their
three week vacation.
Milton Stevens of Baltimore
Road visited his mother, Mrs.
Walter Choppalenski, in Cleve-
land, Ohio, last weekend.
Tuesday afternoon, Frank G..
Higgins, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank H. Higgins of Forest Ave-
nue., arrived home for a three
weeks vacation with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Beall of Red
land had as their guests for a
few days this week, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. C, Hauser of Elma, Washington.
Mrs. Hauser is Mrs. Beall's sister
and enroute here had visited an
other sister in Chicago and rela-
tives in Iowa.
Ken and Mark Taylor had two
very interesting guests for sew
eral days this past week, when
Jens Middleboe and Hedge Jen-
sen, both from Denmark, and ex-
change students, visited them at
the home of their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Taylor of West
Montgomery Avenue. While both
young men live in Denmark, they
were not acquainted until they
met aboard ship enroute to AM
erica. Their visit to Rockville and
sightseeing tour of Washington,
illuminated a cross country hitch
hiking trip of the entire United
States. For the tidy sum of $3.50
they saw just about all there was
to see of America. Jens spent
the past year as exchange stu
dent at the University of Idaho
in Moscow, and Hedge was at
Wesleyan University in Middle
town, Conn. Both boys will re-
turn to their native De mark soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. James McNutt of
Williamstown, Mass. and Mrs.
Frank Meid of Indianapolis, Ind.
were weekend guests of the Don
Meids of Meidheim on barnes
town Road. Mrs. McNett is a
cousin of Mr.. Meid and Mrs
Frank Meid is his aunt.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-26
LOST

~BLOODHOUND LOST-Pure-
bred, black and tan, weight about
10 lbs. Lost between Tridelphia
and Vineyard Rds., Howard Coun-
ty, on Friday. Liberal Reward.
Phone GAINESVILLE 570-J-4.
T:7:26
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. MISCELLANEOUS :

E A U TOM TIC AFTER
HEATERS, electric, gas and oil
models. "Let US help you select
one best suited to your require
ments." Monthly payments. Free
Estimates. General Contractors,
Heating, Plumbing, Roofing, Sheet
Metal Work. Home improvements.
Crockett Brothers, Tel. Gathers
burg SOS for free information and
literature. 1901
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-26

F NEWSPAPERS, Magazines,
junk cars and trucks; scrap steel
and cast iron; auto batteries; house
rags; copper, lead, brass and
aluminium. We pay top dollar. Our
yard located at R.R. Overpass on
E, Middle Lane, rear Rockville
Fuel G. Feed Co., Montgomery Iron
& Metal Co. Phone Rockville 2055.
2770
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-26

as larger containers can be pur.
chased at quite substantial saving.
Although potassium cyanate can
be applied at any time. during the
growing season. It is most effective
when applied late in the summer,
just before the crabgrass plant goes
to seed. This is also the ideal time
OF the year to re-seed your lawn in
those patches where crabgrass has
been destroyed.
Potassium cyanate is not a trade
name. 1t is the basic chemical in
eleven different brands. each sold
under a different brand mama.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-26

Early American colonists found
the Indians playing a dice-like
game that became known as hub
bub," because of the shouts of
"hub-hub-hub" that accompanied
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-26
WANTED -

you have
an old automobile, wrecked or
otherwise, that you would like to
turn into cash, call Norbeck Auto
Sales, Lockwood 5-1975 or Ashton
6393. $40
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-26
REAL ESTATE :

EOUTSTANDING BUY - In
Rockville, brick 6 years old, l
bedroom and bath downstairs, 2
bedrooms and bath upstairs. Rec
reation room with bar and lava
tory. Gas heat, equipped kitchen,
dining room, fireplace, porch, yard
with Anchor fencing. Lo-
Gated at TIP Stonestreet Ave-,
Rockville. Call Harry G. Shaw,
Sligo 6431 for appointment.
1919
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FOR RENT

ETHREE ROOM Apartment,
semi-bath, hot and cold water. Lo-
Gated about two miles from Gal
thersburg on Route 240. Tel.
Gaithersburg 466-W-2. 1862
ETWO BEDROOM ART
MENT, unfinished, washing ia
cilities, large rooms. Located in
Gaithersburg. Phone Gathers
burg, 294. 171S
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-26

If your fields have been washing
during these recent heavy rains, it
will pay you to plan some erosion
control practices for next year.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-26

FEVERGREENS - Flowering
Shrubs, Roses, Magnolias, shade
trees, fruit trees; raspberries,
grapes, Strawberries, asparagus
and rhubarb plants; also ported
plants, perennials and ANIMALS. If
it is worth planting we have it.
Lowest prices. Lowry Riggs, end
of S. Washington Street, Rock
vile, Md. 795
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-26
- SERVICES -

- SPRAY PAINTING SERV-
ICE - Roofs and sides. Either
you or we will furnish the material.
Write Staley L. Flock, 102 Pine
Street, Frederick, Md. Phone
1591-M. 1895
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. FOR SALE =

~WOOD CORN PICKER, like
new. Call Mr.. Cook at Ashton
1857 after pm. 1854
~ BABY CHICKS & PAINTS
BEAT that tyrant named Hicosto
Liven, by starting an early garden
with our frost proof cabbage, col
lard, cauliflower, beet, broccoli, let
tuce and bermuda onion plants.
Many varieties of U. S. approved
quality baby chicks. Special this
week Black Minorca and Brown
Columbian baby chicks at $685. per
100. T. W. Crockett, Jr. Ri. $40,
S. of Gaithersburg, Nd. Tel. SOS.
1902
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-26

~DAIRY GOATS, purebred
Toys. 8 milking does, 1 buck and
5 goat kids. Phone Mt. Airy 211-
ia, Oliver Ginnegaw, Woodbine,
Nd. T:7:26
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-26

F WAITRESS wanted at Wash
ington Fairway, good working
conditions; hours IL noon to 10.
Phone Gaithersburg 764-J. INA
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-26
. FOR SALE =

~WASHING MACHINE - In
good condition; double walnut
bed; both reasonably priced. Tel.
Mrs. Corbin Harriss, Ashton 5454.
1890
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-26

~ WANT A NICE COMPLETE
HOME in Rockville? Brick, 6
years old, l bedroom and bath
downstairs, 2 bedrooms and bath
upstairs. Recreation room with
bar and lavatory. Gas heat,
equipped kitchen, dining room,
fireplace, porch, yard enclosed
with Anchor fencing. Located at
712 Stonestreet Avenue, Rockville.
Call Harry G. Shaw, Sligo 6431
for appointment. 1919
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-26

lW S MALL ARTMENT
5 units, nicely located.
In perfect condition; nice grounds;
near Rockville. Price $26,500.
Terms $4,000 cash, balance per-
cent. For further information see
]. Vinson Peter, Rockville, Md.
1853
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-26

~ NEW FRAME BUNGALOW,
4 rooms, bath, utility room, gas
a.c. heat, hardwood floors, picture
window, expandable attic. Located
504 Denham Road, Rockville. Nor
man c. Lynch, Damascus 3771.
1894.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-26

~COUPLE WANTED-Handy
man for farm, wife to keep house
at Jacksonville, Nd, modern
quarters plus salary; must have
good references. Call Mr.. Kirk
land, Oliver $500, for appoint
ment. 1891
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-26

~ SADDLERY - English riding
equipment. Leather repairs. Our
representative Mrs. Alice C. Berry
will be glad to advise. Complete
stock carried. Rockville Supply
Co., Inc, and Potomac Supply Co.
Phone Rockville 1929 Rockville
4116. 400
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-26

~ APARTMENT WANTED, 2
rooms, by Aug. 1, by young mar
ried couple, one a teacher in Rock
vile elementary school. Tel. De-
catur 9615 between 1 and 5 pm.
1717
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-26

~SALESPERSON wanted for
new Children's Center, excellent
salary, 5-day week, pleasant air
conditioned surroundings. Apply
Worth's Dept. Store, Rockville,
Nd. 1892
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-26
HELP WANTED

81 GENERAL HOUSE WORK
Err with some knowledge of cook
ing. Live in or out. Full or part
time. Fond of children. Tel.
Rockville 3279. 1925
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-26

<H HISTORY OF ROCKVILLE.
A new supply of "The History of
Rockville" Western Gateway to
the National Capital is available
now at $3.50 per copy. Address
Miss Mona Thompson, 1923 22nd
Street, NV, Washington, D. C.
1878
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-26

OXFORD 80 Convertible, light
green, radio, heater, undercoat-
ing, turning and backing lights;
good top, excellent condition,
$1650.O0. Will finance. Call
Poolesville 3734. 1856
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-26

~STOREY CLARK Mahogany
Piano, used very little, $3.50; al
so Westinghouse Sewing machine
with all attachments, cabinet
style, $500 Cali Mrs. Green,
Gaithersburg 330-J-1. 1713
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-26
EFERGUsoN TRACTORS and

~PAINTING with brush or
spray; Interior and Exterior,
house and outbuildings. Guaran-
teed work. Free Estimates. Call
any time Gaithersburg 797-W-21,
Clarence ]. Butt. 1896
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-26

~GENERAL REPAIRING :
Roofing, Painting and Guttering;
small or large jobs. Tel. Rockville
1896. 1872
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-26

- WANT TO BUY-Good hay
for dairy cattle. In the field or
will bale on shares. Have own
equipment. Not less than % or
80 acres. Phone W. D. Good, Gal
thersburg 331-J or 572-M. 1890
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-26

FTRUCK FOR RENT by day
or hour for general hauling or
will do the job for you. Tel.
Rockville 1882. 1884
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-26

~BUILDERS AND CONTRAC-
TORS-Mullican Brothers, Call
Olympic 1880 for free estimates on
repair or complete house.. Ito
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-26

~S MPLE ALTERATIONS.
Very reasonable. Phone Rockville
1896, Mrs. Young, 90 Wade Ave
nue., Rockville, Md. 1885
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-26

FWE BUY JUNK-Auto bat
teries, copper, rags, iron and steel,
brass, lead. Highest prices paid.
McGrew's Iron and Metal Co., new
location Oakmont Avenue, and
Washington Grove Road Turn
off Route 24O opposite All States
Inn, 12-mile down Washington
Grove Road. Free gifts to ev-
eryone during opening week at
our new location. 1716
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-26

FTELEVISION TECHNICIAN
Complete repair or installation.
All makes. Service on evenings
and weekends. L. j. Teuton, 430
E. Diamond Avenue, Gathers
burg, Md. Tel. 181-R. 1922
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-26

FFLOOR SANDER and Edger,
$500 per day; $1.O0 hour min
imum; also larger model Sander
and Edger $500 per day. Western
Auto Associate Store, Rockville,
Md. Tel. 1922. 1O17
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-26

WANT TO RENT-House,
cottage or quiet apartment with
in 5 miles of Rockville by adult
couple. No children. Write C. r.
Wright, COS Blandford Ave-, Apt.
3, Rockville, Md. 1868
Evening star., 1951-09-15
Realty
Revue

Oliver M. Walker and William
L. King, Washington mortgage
bankers, were elected to office at
the Mortgage Bankers Associa-
ton convention this week in San
Francisco. Mr.. Walker was chosen
a member of the board Of govern
ors, and Mr.. King was elected a
regional vice president. Aubrey
M. Costa. Dallas, Tex. was elected
president of the organization.
\
The Uptown Shopping Center
and Apartments at Connecticut
avenue and Newark street NV.
has ben sold to an undisclosed
purchaser through the offices Of
Daniel Diener & Co. and Dreyfuss
Bros, the firms announced today.
KasS-Berger, Inc, was the owner.
4 y + y
A new store building will be
opened Monday at 8489 Fenton
street in Silver Spring. the Union
Wallpaper & Paint Co. announced
today.
Frank Malcolm, Arlington build
er, announced today he has start
ed construction Of II houses in
Arlington and Fairfax counties
that are due for completion within
80 days.
X \ X
James w. Pearson, executive
director of the Washington Home
Builders Association, has sent
notices announcing a members
meeting at pm. Wednesday at
which the Controlled Materials
Plan and the Va mortgage market
will be discussed, along with sew
eral other topics.
Speakers at the home builders
meeting will be Everett j. Booth
by, president Of the Washington
Gas Light Co.; James A. Hewitt,
chairman Of the organizations
mortgage finance committee and
former FILA chief here; George
C. Mcintosh, chairman of the
scrap conservation committee;
Leonard Haeger. building materials
expediter for the National Associa-
ton of Home Builders, and Ed
ward r. Carr, former NAHB presi-
dent.
\ y
An article in the October issue
Of a national magazine says that
most homes are underinsured in
relation to present value. Home
owners, to be on the safe side,
should get a formal appraisal to
determine current market value.
and then base insurance on that
estimate, the author says.
The annual meeting of the
Producers Council will be held
September as to % in the Ward
man Park Hotel. Manly Fleisch-
mann. Defense Production admin
istrator. will speak on the future
of the Controlled Materials Plan.
X \ X X
The National Association of Real
Estate Boards is going to sponsor
an essay contest in high schools to
mark Constitution Day. September
II. The title: what Constitution
Day Means to Me-" The national
winner will receive trip to Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1951-09-15
House Builders See
81 Million in Sales
During Home Week

The Home Builders Association
of Metropolitan Washington esti-
mated today that nearly 81 mil
lion in sales were made by Dis
trict area home builders so far
during National Home Week.
which ends tomorrow.
Frank Calcara, chairman Of the
celebration in the Washington
area, said many thousands of
persons visited the homes on
show.
Sales Of houses in the $4,000
to $4,000 class is seriously af-
fected" by the Regulation X down
payment requirements, however,
he said.
About SIS builders will have
homes on show throughout to-
morrow, Mr.. Calcara said.
Evening star., 1951-09-13

also is not surprising, since this
lis an Old Testament yarn. If you
thought. however. that the movie
makers might gloss over some of
the realities. or probabilities as
the story comes down to us. you
thought wrong.
At their first meeting. David
tells Bathsheba plainly what he
wants. she tells him plainly what
she wants. and it turns out to be
what they both want. Later,
when Bathsheba has told David
that a royal heir is impending
to give them away, David sum-
mons Uriah home from the wars
overnight in the hope that every
thing might be made to look nor
NAL. To make sure that Uriah
properly serves his king. David
plies him with wine and the most
lascivious dancer seen on the
screen in months. maybe ever. to
set his mood.
None of it is in bad taste ex-
cept for parts of the dance rou-
tine. which stop a Prince Georges
County floor show quicker than
any of those girls out there have
stopped one yet.
King has managed to get good
acting into almost every frame
of his David and Bathsheba. "
1T is Peck. not surprisingly, VINO
stands out with a sensitive and
understanding portrait of the self
Iindulgent David. who knew his
God when he was young. lost him
then found him again after trars.
'gression. His Bathsheba is played
most appealingly. too. by Miss
Hayward. who. in addition to being
talented, is as the story says very
beautiful to look upon"
Most notable in the vast sup
porting cast is Raymond Massey,
as Nathan the Prophet. who brings
the word of God to David and
tricks him into decreeing the
punishment for his own sins.
Other contributions of varying
length and uniform high quality
are made by Jayne Meadows,
Kieron Moore, Paula Morgan.
James Robertson Justice, Frances
x. Bushman and a host of others.
Incidentally. to forestall any
danger that you might overlook
the fact that you are in the
presence of an epic. there is a
Ewhomping musical score by Alfred
Newman. which could blast you
right out of the seat if you're
not careful.