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, 1951-02-09
Municipal Council
To Hold Night Sess.
On February IA

An extraordinary meeting of
the Municipal Council Of Saint
Croix has been called for Wed
nesday, February IA, by the
chairman, Hon. Eric H.Carroll.
The meeting will convene at
8 pm, thus many persons will
be given an opportunity to at
tend the session.
, 1951-02-09
Agricultural Stution
Planning for
Big Event Monday

All plans have been com
pleted by the staff Of the Agri-
cultural Station, under the di-
rection of Robert Harmon, for
the First Annual Farm and
Home Achievement Program
to be held on Monday, Febru-
airy II at Annals Hope. The
program is scheduled to start
at 800 O'Clock AM. and last
THROUGH the entire day.
Governor de Castro will be
the principal speaker on the
program. There will be spe-
cial prizes for cattle show en-
tries in addition to $500 in
cash przes for eleven specific
exhibits. Refreshments for
Continued on page ~
, 1951-02-09
Red Forces of Chino
Face Decisive Defect
By U.N. Forces

The Chinese communist
forces now retreating before
cautious advances of United
Nations troops, face their
greatest setback as an esti-
mated 100, 1000 is facing entrap-
ment, and, according to re
ports, will be unable to carry
out a planned COMPREHENSIVE
south Of the Han River.
An Eight Army spokesman
said the three weeks offensive
have killed or wounded at
least half Of three Chinese
Army Corp and two North
Koreans on the western front.
Continued on page ~
, 1951-02-09
United Stutes Gets
Air Bases l,50O Miles
From Moscow

An American air base will
be established shortly on the
British Islands Of Cyprus in
the Mediterranean, 1900 air
miles from Moscow.
The United States was re-
ported to have asked Britain
for facilities at a dozen other
British bases in the Middle
East and Mediterranean aress.
Evening star., 1951-08-03
By ths Associateei Press

LOS ANGELES. Aug. 3.-Pos.
sible damages in playwright EN-
met Lavery's slander suit against
Mrs Leila Rogers and others swers
cut from 81 million to 5000, ,00C
by a Superior Court ruling yes
terday.
Judge Arnold Praeger, hearing
the trial of the suit, based on a
radio debate over Communism il;
Hollywood. granted non-suit as
to the 100000 Mr.. Lavery claimed
as general damages.
He was to hear further argu-
ments today. on a motion for a
non-suit in the remaining de-
mands. Mr.. Lavery contends ht
was portrayed as a friend of the
Communist Party and that the
debate damaged his reputation
and prevented the success of his
stage play, THE Gentleman From
Athens"
In addition to Mrs. Rogers
mother of Actress Ginger Rogers
defendants include the American
Broadcasting Co., Town Hall, Inc
and a group from the Motion Pic
ture Alliance for the Preservation
OF American Ideals, alleged tc
have helped prepare Mrs. Rogers
speech.
Charles Francis O'Connor. one
Evening star., 1951-08-03
Bradley Briefs Canadians
On Military Policies
BY the Asseeioted Pres.

OTTAWA, Aug. 3.-Gen. Omar
N. Bradley gave Canada's mill
tary chiefs a comprehensive brief
ing on United States military
policies yesterday and is believed
to have found the Canadians in
full agreement with Washington's
buffer zone policy in Korea.
They also appear to have agreed
that dangers of a letdown in
Western determination to rearm
because of Korean peace talks
should be combatted as effectively
as possible because Russia's objec-
tives remain unaltered and be-
cause Europe remains the No.
point of peril.
The chairman of the United
States Joint Chiefs of Staff spent
three hours talking with 1t. Gen
Charles Foulkes. his Canadian
counterpart and the heads Of the
three Canadian services.
Evening star., 1951-08-03

higher and cleaner standards of
campaigning, can do as much as
the enactment of laws to rid
this Nation of abuses which are
reaching alarming proportions.
8. The committee hearings
and reports should be referred
to the Department of Justice
and other appropriate authori-
ties for study and appropriate
action.
Evening star., 1951-08-03
Prince Georges Hospital
Potent Hurt in Plunge

A 35-year-old pneumonia pa
tient who plunged from a fourth
floor window at Prince Georges
General Hospital was in critical
condition today.
He is Alfonzo Cicero of the
7100 block of Annapolis road
Landover Hills.
Hospital officials said the man
suddenly went through the win
dow yesterday while two fellow
patients watched from their beds
A nurse had just left the room.
Mr.. Cicero suffered two broken
feet and severe internal injuries
Evening star., 1951-08-03

medium Of conveying a misrep-
resenting composite impression.
4. These hearings under
score the desirability of requir-
ing individual contributions of
500 or more to campaign
funds of candidates and polit-
ical parties to report their own
contributions. Contributions in
all election campaigns for Fed
eral office should be required
to be reported by the contrib
utor himself. as we'll as by the
candidate and political party to
a designated agency of the
Federal Government.
5. The question of unseating
a Senator for acts committed
in a senatorial election should
not be limited to the candidates
in such elections. Any sitting
Senator, regardless of whether
he is a candidate in the elec-
ton himself, should be subject
to expulsion by action of the
Senate, if it finds such Senator
engaged In practices and be-
havior that make him, in the
opinion Of the Senate. unfit to
hold the position of Unitec
States Senator.
6. Immediate studies should
be undertaken to determine if
practicable and legal means
can be found to identity to
what extent powerful national
groups or combination of forces
under cover of anonymity are
invading State elections. If
means can be found to identify
these powerful national groups
before elections, the voters
could then act on the basis of
such correct information
7. The subcommittee in con-
vinced from it's findings in the
Maryland case that extended
studies of the Federal Corrupt
Practices Act. looking to a re-
vision thereof, should be made
at the earliest possible moment.
Such study should be made in
all States where abuses of the
election machinery has been
noted.
Such studies should include
means Of enforcing the report
ing of all campaign donations
used in a candidates behalf.
They should include not only
the donations to and expendi-
lures by the candidate himself
and his official campaign organ
lzation. but also all affiliated
or supporting clubs or other
organizations.
Since the limitations upon
expenditures in the Federal
Corrupt Practices Act were set
in 1925 many new and in
formative means of communi-
cation have come into common
use as well as tremendous in
creaseS N costs of campaigning
in other we'll established media.
Because of these necessary
increased costs, the Suhcommit-
tee feels that the formula for
calculating the limits on dona-
tions and expenditures should
be realistic and should reflect
current costs and modern cam
paign techniques. Campaigns
must always be limited to rea-
sonable amounts and those
amounts SO set should be en-
forceahte
The present law, granting ex-
emptions from the expenditure
limits, On a large block of usual
campaign expenditures, makes
it almost impossible to deter
mine with accuracy whether
the legal limits have been vio-
lated.
8, We strongly urge that both
major political parties take ac-
tion to establish standards of
fair campaigning and to Of
flcially condemn the use of un-
founded charges of disloyalty or
the use of any other campaign
tactics which without founda-
ton cast doubt upon the patri-
otism or loyalty of competing
candidates. The subcommittee
feels that a continuing commit
tee of eminent members of both
parties, working jointly for
Evening star., 1951-08-03
Writer'S Possible Damages In Red Case Are Reduced

of the latter. was dismissed as a
defendant on motion of his law
yer, on the ground that he did
not participate in the conferences
over the speech.
Evening star., 1951-08-03

United States markets sold 28.5
million Christmas trees, valued at
$50 million In 1850,
Evening star., 1951-08-03

These prices effective business Saturday August
J. 1881 In Washington D. C MARYLAND: Bethesda, Silver
Sprins Takoma Park Bladensburg Rockville Gahesburg,
Coral Hills Hyattsyle Kensington Chase
Colmar Manor Wheaton Mount Rainier, College
SIand Marlboro Laurel Indian Capitol
NIkGiNlA Alexandria Arlington, Fairfax Falls Church,
Mclean. Herndon Vienna. AnnandaIe. NO SALES
ERS. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT QUANTITIES.
Produce prices subject to change daily.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-12
MARYLAND States Residential
Plans For Town Are Complete

from residential "A" 10 residential
&C" The tentative plans call for
three apartment buildings with a
total Of 60 units. There would be
38 one-bedroom apartments; 81
two-bedroom ones and Is with
three bedrooms. There would also
be play areas in the center and
parking in the rear.
Leslie Able, speaking for the
Rockville Civic Federation, and Pat
Axtell for the Rockville Civic AS
ISOLATION, led the opposition. A
great many individual property
holders on Beall avenue and on
streets which would be used for
access to the porposed apartments,
alos voiced objections. On the
other hand Miss Simpson present
ed petition said TO contain 1870
names Of residents and business
men Of Rockville who approved the
apartment proposal. How many
Of these were from the immediate
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-12
Ponies Get Another
Reprieve From the
Forage Ordinance

Forest Glen's two famous and
much discussed ponies got another
reprieve from the County Council
on Tuesday. The ponies, one Of
them 1850 MARYLAND Champion
named "Merry-O", are owned by
Chris A. Eberling, jr., of Forsythe
avenue. Under an ordinance that
requires at least an acre of forage
for each pony and sets other re-
quirements, A. Morton Thomas, jr.,
county director Of inspection and
licenses, gave Mr.. Eberling until
July Is to move the ponies to
greener pastures.
, lightweight citizens of the For
cst Glen Park, who said they were
proud of the ponies, petitioned the
Council yesterday to change the
ordinance on ponies, or at least
set aside its requirement in Mr..
Eberling's case. The Council set
the deadline ahead until August |
to gain more time to study the
measure.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-12
Marylanders
Subject to
Draft Change

New Selective Service regula-
tions went into effect on July 8,
making an estimated $500 Mary
land men with ga or AZ draft
status subject to reclassification.
However, Maryland Selective
Service Director Col. Henry c.
Stanwood, said the new regulations
have not yet arrived from Wash
ington and local draft boards are
consequently marking time. The
new regulations are expected to
arrive about the middle Of the
month, and at that time the CLASH
fcation of the States estimated
$500 BIAS and $3.50 4-Fs will be
subject to re-examination.
Col. Stanwood said responsible
ty for getting all service status in
formation TO local draft boards
rests with the person subject TO
re-classification. He said changes
in number Of dependents are Of
particular importance.
Under the new system, marriage
Is no longer grounds for automatic
deferment. Physical requirements
remain about the same under the
new regulations, but the passing
grade on the mental tests has been
lowered, Mr.. Stanwood said.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-12
Governing Body
For Masonic Temple
Changes Officers

At its annual meeting on Mon
day evening in the Masonic Temple
in Rockville, the Hall and Library
Association of the Masonic Lodge
elected Woolwine Waddell as pres
ident. Mr.. Waddell succeeds Will
liam Prettyman who has held the
post for a number of years, and
has the distinction of being the
young member of the group, and
the youngest past master to be
elected to the presidency.
Other officers reelected were:
attorney, Judge Stedman Prescott;
secretary, Norman Ward; treas
urer, Rowan Erb; librarian, John
Henderson. The Hall and Library
Association serves as a governing
body for the various Masonic
groups who use the lodge hall and
is responsible for the lodge build
Council, Commandery, Eastern Star
and Jobs Daughters are the groups
that meet in the building.
The Association received a re-
quest from the Civilian Defense
Police Organization to set up head
quarters in the building. The re-
quest was granted and the Club
Room of the Masonic Temple will
be used for this purpose.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-12
Numerous Weekend Accidents
Are Recorded in the County

Walker, Cochese, N. Y, all seven
teen years old. Their condition at
weretaken by the Gaithersburg-
Washington Grove Rescue Squad
and the Hyattstown Rescue Squad
was not disclosed, although ambu-
seriously injured.
The driver of the other car was
William Nelson of La Place, ILL.,,
who with his wife and family, were
returning home after visit in
Washington. Mr.. Nelson, received
bruised chest and several broken
ribs; his wife, Mrs. Mildred Mel
son, ankle injuries and decorations;
James Nelson, 3-year-old son, cut
nose and head abrasions; Miss
Jean Copeland, of La Place, ILL.,, in
the Nelson car, fractured spine.
All were taken to Suburban Hos
pital by the Gaithersburg men.
Police said that Mr.. Nelson has
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-12

Although none of the building
planned for this year has ma
terialized, there will be adequate
accommodations for most of the
events. The building material
freeze has caused the discontinue
ance of the work, and until such
time it will not interfere with ma
tional interests, there will be no
further work done on the build
ings.
All night events at the Fair
will be held under the lights. The
opening night will give everyone
attending the opportunity of wit
Messing a Jousting Tournament,
held for the first time under such
conditions.
August % will feature a Rom
Dae-O Folk Festival with folk
dances by local people. This will
be followed by public round dan
cling. Boxing matches will head
line the evening of August %,
with the talent to be announced.
Friday evening, August "a, will
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-12

From Friday through Monday
automobile accidents, falls, a
drowning and suicide kept po-
lice and volunteer fire departments
busy responding to calls for aid.
Nine persons were injured when
two cars crashed in a head-on col
lision at Clarksburg early on Mon
day.
In one machine, four Quantico
Marines were said by the Mont
gomery County police to have pull
ed out from behind a large van
into the path of the other car.
Both machines were exceeding the
speed limit in that town, and the
Marines car passed on a double
white line, according to police rec
ords.
The injured Marines were David
M. Williams, jr., Youngstown, o.;
William Basios, Lexington, KY;
Wendell E. Rogers and Joseph
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-12
A Rockville Man
Gets Outstanding
Award of Merit

A presentation of unusual in
terest to Rockville was made last
week to w. Valentine Wilson, long
time resident Of the town, when he
was. awarded by the Department
of Maryland Veterans of Foreign
Wars, the Certificate of Merit "for
outstanding service to the people
of the community without regard
to race, color or creed" The award
was made by the State organize
ton at the instance and on the
recommendation of the Ridgely-
Duvall Post No. 1868 of Rockville,
colored post of the VFW.
Making the official presentation
were Ward Caddington, Depart
ment Commander; A lb e r-t B.
Ground, Asst Chief of Staff of the
Department of Maryland; Richard
Davis and Frank George, both of
Rockville, past and present Com
manders, respectively of the local
organization. Awards of this ma
ture have been few in number, and
are carefully screened by the State
Headquarters.
The ceremonies were held in Mr..
Wilson's hospital room at Mt. Alto
Veterans hospital where he is re-
covering from an operation on his
shoulder made necessary by a
wound received in battle in World
War I. He is a charter member
of the Rockville Fire Department
and has always taken a great in
terest in the rescue work Of the
Department, being personally re-
sponsible for the saving of several
lives by his ability to think and
act quickly in an emergency. He
has been indirectly responsible for
the saving of many more lives by
ton of the activities of the De-
partment.
81 have seen Mr.. Wilson operate
in great many fires and rescue
calls, said past Commander Davis
"and he always gave everything he
had to help the people who were
in trouble. 1t made no difference
what their creed or color was, if
they needed help he always gave it
to them. l don't know of anyone
who has done more to help people,
both colored and white"
Mr.. Wilson was the first presi-
dent of the Rockville Chamber OF
Commerce, Past Commander of the
Smith Edmonds Post of the Ameri-
can Legion, and for the last 20
years he has been Chief of the
Rockville Volunteer Fire Depart
ment.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-12
THE RON-DAE-O

The dance Ron-Dae-o, to be
featured the evening of August
%, at the County Fair, is a pure
ly American event. Dances,
which are to be put on by local
folk, will represent the north,
south, east and west in style and
music.
This event, which promises to
be one of the most interesting of
the Fair, must be rehearsed by
persons are urged to meet next
Monday evening, July 16, at 8
PM, in the Woman's Building
at the Agricultural Center.
Little Jack" Clark will be there
to teach the dances.
Over a hundred boys and girls,
men and women, are needed to
show the rest of Maryland that
Montgomery County can dance
to 20 Savannah" in the evening
after baking prize winning cakes
and pies, or making fancy work
during the day.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-12
COuntians Buy
Noted Virginia
Hardwood Estate

1t was disclosed over the week
end that Mr.. and Mrs. John H.
Small, III, of Laytonsville, have
purchased the 1910 acre estate,
Hardwood, at Gordonsville, Va,
from Mr.. and Mrs. Richard S. Rey-
holds, of Richmond.
Mr.. Small heads a third genra-
ton florist firm. Since he has been
a member of the firm he has added
nurseries, landscape architecture
and other features to the business.
He is a breeder of Aberdeen-Angus
cattle, and plans to take his herd
to the Virginia estate. Three noted
bloodlines in the Small herd are
Bandolier, Sunbeam, and Ellen
mere.
1t is understood that Donald
Mehmel, herdsman for the prize
winning cattle, and his family will
go to Virginia with the Smalls.
The Mehmels live in the former
DR.. V. H. Dyson house which was
added to the Small holdings after
the doctors death.
The 100 year old Hardwood is
one of the show places of Louisa
County. It's architecture shows a
Moorish influence. Many of the
slave period outbuildings still stand
and were converted by Mr.. Rey-
nolds into guest house and to other
uses. There are lovely trees and
lockwood on the place, Mrs. Small
says.
Rolling Ridge Farm, the Small's
230 acre estate in Laytonsville,
which they plan to sell, has house
which is a collectors gem. 1t has
been shown in several Garden
Tours. Said to have been built by
Robert ODER around 1889, it has
original mantels, floors, locks, keys,
and an old fireplace with original
crane. Until about twenty years
ago it had been owned and occu-
pied by descendants of the builder.
The last of the line to occupy it
were Mr.. and Mrs. James c. Chris
topher, parents of the Rockville
attorney, James C. Christopher,
who was born there.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-12

, The program is divided into two
parts. Part / consists of 80 new
schools plus 81 equipment and site
improvement projects. Part 2 is a
standby schedule of projects that
may be undertaken in case others
in Part are delayed or postponed.
The Board has announced a policy
of proceeding rapidly to get prof.
ects under way, even though Fed
eral permission must be obtained
before contracts may be awarded.
Part / of the construction pro-
gram of up-county schols for prof.
ects over 100000 include: Sher-
wood High School, additional land,
10 classrooms, office and home &C.
onomics room, 100000; Hunting
Hill Elementary, site, eight class
rooms, office and health room,
$185,000; Glenmont Elementary,
eight classrooms and site, inn
provements, $4,000; Poolesville
High, 10 classrooms, office and
cafeteria, 100000.
Part l of the construction pro-
gram of up-county school for prof.
ects of less than 100000 include:
New Gaithersburg High, equipment
and site improvement, $4,000;
Laytonsville Elementary, equip
ment and completing construction
$4,000; Sandy Spring Negro Ele-
mentary, equipment and complet-
ing construction, $46,500; Long
view Negro Elementary, equipment
and completing construction, SILL
900; Lone Oak Elementary, equip
ment and completing construction,
$53,600; Viers Mill Elementary,
equipment and completing con-
struction $25,200; Richard Mont
gomery High, equipment and COM
pleting construction, $4,000; New
Negro High, completing construc-
ton and site improvement, $4,000;
Burtonsville Elementary, equip
ment and completing construction
$4,000; Germantown Elementary
equipment and completing con-
struction, $4,000; Falkland Ele-
mentary, four classroms and office,
$50, Gaithersburg Elementary,
renovating old building, $4,000;
Rockville Negro Elementary, four
classrooms, 100000; Dickerson Ele-
mentary, additional land, $1,000;
Colesville Elementary, additional
land, $4,000; Elementary north of
Glen Mont, site and plans 100000.
In addition to these projects, $780,
COCO is allocated for furniture and
equipment and $4,000 for recon-
ditioning of existing schools.
Projects in Part 2 of the pro-
gram total $2,344,000. These may
be undertaken if any Of the other
projects are delayed or postponed.
Elementary northwest of Glen
Mont, eight classrooms, office and
health room, $4,000.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-12
Three AS Honor
Towns Having No
Traffic Deaths

"Your towns have proven it can
be done-you have led the way for
other communities in the State to
follow in pedestrian safety" Paul
E. Burke, executive director of the
Maryland Safety Commission, told
the mayors of five nearby towns
which had no pedestrian traffic ia
talities during 1850, at luncheon
meeting Tuesday at Mrs. KS Toll
House Tavern in Silver Spring.
The luncheon was given by the
Washington Bureau of the Ameri-
can Automobile Association which
presented plaques to the mayors
of the towns. They were G. La
Mar Kelly, jr., Rockville; Jesse S.
Baggett, Hyattsville; Herbert W..
Reichelt, Mount Rainier; Frank j..
Lastner, Greenbelt, and Mayor pro
TEN, Charles j. Klinck who re-
ceived the award for Mayor Ross
of Takoma Park, who is vacation
ing. The presentations were made
by Burton W. Marsh, Director of
Traffic Engineering, A.A.A.
Washington I. Cleveland, man
ager of the Washington Division
AAA presided and made the intro
auctions. Mr.. Cleveland was COM
plimented on the work he had done
in helping establish the Montgom-
cry County Safety Board, said to
be the only one in the twenty-three
counties.
Col. Elmer F. Munshower, Supt.
Of Maryland State Police, repre-
scented Gov. Theodore R. McKeldin,
who was out of town. He compli-
mented the work of the School
patrols as we'll as that of police.
Edward C. Babcock, Pedestrian
Analyst for the AAA, said only
Rockville had reported in detail on
what was being done by the town
and by it's civic groups for pedes-
trian safety.
Congressman ]. Glenn Beall
pointed out that the five towns
cited for no fatalities carried about
1870 of all traffic entering the Dis
trict of Columbia, which he
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