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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-12

vile Community Federation.
The Federation approved these
recommendations and moved that
the report Of the Youth and Rec
reation Committee be made public.
1t also indicated approval of the
subcommittee of the main com
mittee, and their programs. 1t was
emphasized that the Youth and
Recreation Committee should de-
velop both phases of it's program
the investigation and development
of Rockville's recreation program,
and the immediate establishment
of a Youth Recreation Center.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-07-12

George E. Judd of New York
City is visiting his son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
Judd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Hampton
and daughter spent Sunday at
Mayo Beach.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-11
Three FBI Witnesses
Called in Murder Trial
BY the Associoisd Press

RIVERSIDE, Calf. July IL
Three FBI criminologists were
summoned to- y to give testimony
in the murder trial Of Lawrence
y. Walker, 20-year Old Air Force
mess sergeant.
One of the Oman Trio is a bal
|listic expert, Robert w. Zimmers.
Presumably the prosecute n will
draw from him evidence on
whether a As caliber bullet found
near the body of one .hurder vic
tim came from a As automatic
found locked in the trunk of
Walkers automobile after his
arrest.
Walker, who is colored, is
charged with killing Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Cook, both 10, in a
desert area near here March 26.
Cooks body was found beside his
automobile on a highway. Mrs.
Cooks body was found two days
later in a quarry II miles away.
The bullet was near her body.
The other FBI agents are w. r.
Heilman and E. r. Donaldson.
The State sent numerous pieces of
evidence to Washington for exam
ination in the FBI laboratories.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-11
Georgia Deans Ex-Wife
Wins New Trial in Shooting
By the Associated Press

ATLANTA, July 11.-Convietion
of Mrs. Kathleen Merry Drewry
for shooting a young woman who
succeeded her as the wife of John
e. Drewry, University of Georgia
journalism Gean, was overruleo
yesterday.
The Georgia Supreme Court held
that remark by the trial judge
was prejudicial and ordered a new
trial. Solicitor General Marshall
Pollock said he planned a retrial
next week.
Mrs. Drewry, IS, was convicted
of assault with intent to murder
Miss Miriam Thurmond, who later
married Dean Drewry. She was
sentenced to two to four years
but is free on bond.
Miss Thurmond was shot in hei
living room December %, 1949, as
she sat at Dean Drewry's feet
The dean was wounded, but Mrs
Drewry has not yet been triec
on that count.
The Drewrys were divorced al
the time of the shooting, but Mrs
Drewry claimed they were COM
mon law man and wife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-11
els Oppose Phoney Peace,
Wounded AIexondrion Says
Truce TuIks Must
Yield Final Accord,
Veteran Declares
By Wallace (. Clayton

The "best pacifists in the world
Army infantrymen-are opposed
Ito truce now unless it will mean
a lasting peace.
That's the report of 22-year-old
1st 1t. Charles E. Rammel, who
is back from Korea for treatment
of an arm wound at Walter Reed
Hospital.
"Of course, we all want truce
Ito get this fighting stopped, 1t.
Rammel said yesterday. "Remem-
Der, those fellows fighting through
the mud and mountains in Korea
ARE more anxious than any one
Ito get this war over with.
But the soldiers in the line
over there don't want a truce now
If it will mean that all their
Ibuddies who were killed during the
last year will have died in vain.
"A temporary peace wouldn't be
worth anything"
Hit by Machlnegun Fire.
1t. Rammel, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest O. Rammel of 302
North Royal street, Alexandria,
said he thought the soldiers also
didn't want the people here to
start yelling" for the soldiers
to be brought home as soon as
the ink is dry on a truce plan or
armistice. 50
That's what happened last
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time" he said. ''If 1t happens
again it may mean once more
that the peace won't last"
1t. Rammel was wounded in the
left arm by a machinegun bullet
June IL.
He was struck as he was lead
ing two members of his platoon
in a running attack against a
machinegunner blocking his COM
pany's advance just north of the
38th Parallel.
II was running almost arallel
to the machinegunner, getting
ready to pull the pin Of a gren-
ade." he said. THE gunner, a
Chinaman. started getting more
accurate. I turned to tell the
men to hit the dirt when I was
struck.
You know" he said thought
fully. "it's amazing how wild the
guy was when we were under
cover and how accurate he got as
soon as we showed ourselves.
81 was contemptuous of that
guys craftsmanship. but now !
figure him as sharp operator
He was trying to suck us in"
1t. Rammel. a 1949 graduate of
the Virginia Military Institute,
said one of the men in his platoon
put a bandage on the wound,
which was in the fleshy part of
the arm. After seeing the enemy
machine gun nest knocked out by
friendly machine gun fire, he
went to a flrst-aid station and
eventually was evacuated to Japan
and then to this country.
Aided Two Landings.
The lieutenant first went to
Korea in September, when he took
part in invaSions at Inchon and
near Hamburg.
His company, &c" company of
the 18th Regiment, 7th Division,
was the first group of United
States troops to reach the Yalu
River last November, when the
war seemed to be all but over.
A few days later. the company
started falling back as more and
more Chinese volunteers" en-
tered the war.
The retreat to Hamburg was
very orderly" 1t. Rammel said,
and the withdrawal from that
port was magnificent"
After returning to Pusan fol-
regrouping, 1t. Rammel became
Ill February /. and was sent back
to Japan for disqualification. He
returned to duty June 8, and was
wounded four days later before
I'd gotten a chance to know
every one in the platoon"
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By the Associated Press

Weather conditions during the
next SO days will pretty well de-
termine how much more, if any
farmers may be able to expand
production of meat, dairy ano
poultry products.
Supplies of these vital foods
are governed in large measure by
the previous years corn crop
The Agriculture Department yes.
terday forecast a 1851 corn cror
which, coupled with reserves or
hand, would allow slight further
expansion in hog and cattle pro-
duction.
Indicated at 1926, 000,0 bush.
els, the prospective corn cror
would be about 1855 million more
than last years harvest. but about
80 million less than the Govern
ment's goal. This goal seeks
further increase in livestock
numbers without dipping into re-
serves which officials would like te
keep for a possible future emer-
gency.
Favorable growing conditions
during the remainder of this
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Weather to Determine if Farms
Can Expand Food Production

month and during August could
well boost the corn crop to the
goal level.
Except for excessive rains in
some areas at planting time, the
corn crop estimate might have
been for a record. Farmers
planted more land to this grain
than last year but still fell about
3.8 million acres short of the Gov
ernment's goal of 80 million acres
The current corn reserve is esti-
mated at 675 million from previous
crops. A year ago this reserve
was $50 million bushels. Officials
are anxious to keep it from drop
ping below ATS million bushels.
The department said crops as a
whole progressed favoraply during
June to raise the possibility of an
aggregate production only 1.8 per
cent short Of the record set in 1948.
The wheat crop improved during
June. The new estimate is 1,070,-
100000 bushels, or Is million more
than a month ago.
Tasmania is seeking old-style
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-11

Tasmania is seeking old-style
village blacksmiths from overseas.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-12-06
German Officials Visit Montgomery
To Study Democratic Government

ZACH, manager of a county agri
Gu tural in nature. He has inter.
est in municipal and county ad
ADMINISTRATION and citizen participa-
ton at the local level. In his
rome county he is chairman of /;
youth council and chairman of a
secondary school.
Heinz Theodor Schmidt. forme~
ly a judge in the civil courts and
now city manager of Detmold, 9
town of 1000 in Lower Saxony
His interests lie in public works,
road construction and administre-
ton. Also, in power and water
supply, housing and traffic prob
lens, and public safety institutions
Ralph Won Boenninghause1
manager of a county of $4,000 in
North Rhine. Westphalia, where
'gricultural interests predominant
md where the County seat is pop
ulated by 10000 people. Mr.. Doe
Continued on Page 6)
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-12-06
Legion Post Elects
New Officers at
Recent Meeting

American Legion Barber Briggs
Post No. 104, Gaithersburg, met
Tuesday evening at the home of
Ohio c. Trundle and elected the
following officers for the coming
year, when increased activity is
planned.
The new commander Is DR..
Frank Broschart, County Medical
Examiner; first vice commander,
Harry Pollock; second, William
Mainhart; third, Norman Belt.
Service officer is Jack Griffith and
Ohio C. Trundle is historian. Guy
Riordan was named chaplain, Rich
ard Perry, sergeant-at-arms, and
Edward Barber and Frederick
Stoltz were selected as senior and
junior color bearers. Ohio G.
Trundle will also hold down the
posts of Finance Officer and Adult
ant.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-12-06

July 16, has been appointed full
executive director, according to an
announcement made this week by
Judge Stedman Prescott, president
of the Chest and Council.
In making the announcement,
Judge Prescott voiced appreciation
of the job Mr.. Shinker did in the
recent successful Red Feather
Campaign.
A native of Pomeroy, Iowa, Mr..
Shinker was loaned to the County
by the Chest Federation and sue
ceeds the late Louis L. Orgera. Mr..
Shinker was Comptroller of the
Chest Federation prior to coming
here.
During 1943-45, he was comp
troller of the Community War
Fund and had charge of setting up
all financial records of World War
II Embarrassing organizations,
which included the County and 9TH
er community chests in the area.
Before entering Community Chest
work, Mr.. Shinker was employed
by the American Oil Company and
the Union Trust Company.
He attended George Washington
University and Benjamin Franklin
University where he obtained his
Masters degree in Commercial
Science. He is a member of the
Washington Board of Trade, the
Holy Name Society, and The 13
Club, the members of which are in
terested in public speaking and
parliamentary procedures.
Mr., and Mrs. Shinker and their
two children live at 1902 Elson
Street, Takoma Park.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-12-06
|Smith-McDOnald
Taxation Debate
Draws Crowd

An unusually large number of
persons crowded into the Social
Agencies Building last Friday
night at the Rockville Civic Asso-
citation meeting, to hear Col. La
throp Smith for the County and
John Mcdonald for the City of
Rockville speak on the problem of
duplicating service and taxes.
Col. Smith, newly elected presi-
dent of the Montgomery County
Council, said that areas of such du-
plication do exist, but he was sure
the town and county could get to-
gether on a fair ALLEGATION of taxes
and services. Specifically, Col
Smith stated that so far as recrea-
ton was concerned, nothing had
been done as yet except to set up a
board to study the problem, and
that he believes general county
tax to finance recreation would be
Continued on Page g.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-12-06
Madame COrea Will
Address HOmemakers
Council on Dec. 10

The County Council of Home
makers will have as its guest
speaker on December 10 Madame
G. C. S. Corea, wife of the Ambas-
sador of Ceylon, at meeting to
be held in the Extension Office at
Rockville at pm.
Madame Corea will discuss life
in Ceylon. The program is in
charge of the Councils Interna-
tional Relations chairman, Mrs.
Ralph Beall, who is just ending
two years of service as chairman
of the group.
Educated in Ceylon and England,
Madame Corea has long been in
terested in YWCA work and joined
the YWCA College at Selby Oak,
near Birmingham, England, for a
special course of training for
YWCA secretaries. After three
year course, she travelled extern
sively in Europe for two years and
returned to her native Ceylon in
1881.
In 1888, she married Mr.. G. C. s.
Corea, who was then a Cabinet
Minister, and while she was closely
associated with YWCA work in
Ceylon and with social welfare ac-
Continued on Page g.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-12-06
Rockville Elementary School Will
Transfer 100 Pupils to Lone Oak

One hundred and thirty children
will move from Rockville Elemen-
tary School to Lone Oak School on
January /. Announcement was
made by Olney S. Weaver, princi-
pal, at the Rockville Elementary
P-TA meeting tuesday night in
the high school cafeteria. Three
teachers, as yet unnamed, will al
so change to Lone Oak and the en-
tire kindergarten enrolment Of
139 pupils and their three teachers.
This action, according to Mr..
Weaver, is the result of a confer
ence attended by members Of the
Board Of Education and represent
tatives Of the two elementary
schools and will help alleviate the
overcrowded conditions in Rock
vile Elementary.
Dudley Haley was unanimously
elected second vice president to fill
that vacancy. Will Stackhouse.
chairman Of the budget committee,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-12-06
YOungerman Plea
For Use Permit
Heard by Council

At hearing held Wednesday
night by the Town Council on the
request of Mrs. Clara B. Younger
man to formalize the use of her
property at 100 Forest Street,
Rockville, as a sanitarium seven
protests were raised against APP
proval.
At the same time, F. Barnard
Welsh, and Mrs. Gilbert V. Hart
ley, both neighbors of Mrs. Young
erman, pleaded Mrs. Youngerman's
cause; explained that the eight ell
derby women guests who live at
1.-THE home are well cared for, and
that the home in no way was a
nuisance in the neighborhood.
While the seven DIRECTORS as
sured the Council the home as con-
Quoted by Mrs. Youngerman is not
detriment to the area, they voic-
ed concern in the event the prop
erty should later change hands.
City Attorney David Belts ex-
planned that the hearing arose out
OF Mrs. Youngerman's attempt to
have a building permit issued for
construction of an addition to the
residence which would add four up
stairs and four downstairs rooms
Since use of the Residential A
property as a sanitarium is a
CONTINUED on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-12-06
Education Board
Issues Report on
School Progress

In an SPACE report issued late
last week, the County Board of
Education has made it's second
Communication to parents" and
in the doing has not only describ-
ed County efforts to improve the
educational program but has out
lined school needs as we'll.
The Board said its main prob
lem is still the swelling enroll
ment and that a total of $4,000
pupils are expected to be in the
public schools next fall. If this
figure is reached, as is expected,
the number of pupils in the public
schools will have doubled since
1916.
In order to keep pace with this
increased enrolment, the Board
pointed out that more than 100
new classrooms have been added
annually during the last two years.
1t said also there are SO school
projects now under construction
which will increase pupil capacity
by 500, and that money is avail
able for 10 more projects this year
which will care for 1920 more chill
dren.
While emphasis has been on
housing of pupils, the Board said
the "plus values" in creating a
"first-rate education" in the Coun-
ty have not been neglected. Among
the many special services provided
now in the County are the school
library service, adult education, a
lip-reading program and an ex-
panded music program. The gift
ed" children, those with Especial
needs" and those with cerebral
palsy have also received special
attention. In addition, the board
said the County schools now en-
ploy a wide variety of audio-visual
aids such as films, recordings
slides and film strips. This year
television techniques are being
studied.
The Board said the cost of the
term was SIS, ,437 for the regu,
Continued on Page g.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-12-06
Cold NOU. May
Add UD to MiIder
Winter, This Year

Rockville's weather prophet, at
torney Donald A. DeLashmutt, has
only made one weather prediction
in better than 80 years of daily
weather-watching.
That was the night preceding
the Inauguration of President
Howard Taft. He predicted to
friends, right in the middle of a
driving rainstorm on Inauguration
eve that the next day would be
"cold and clear" When the big
day dawned, however, the Capital
City was tied up in a blizzard,i
trains were stalled and a good
many people who had hoped to at
tend the festivities never got with
in birdeye view of the city.
Nonetheless, this week the Sen
tinel called on Mr.. DeLashmutt for
his opinion on the weather and
managed to elicit comment that
the winter may be mild" = but
that's no prediction. 1t is merely
an opinion based on the time-prov-
en- theory that a cold November
adds up to a mild winter.
Mr.. DeLashmutt, who keeps de-
tailed weather records, said No
vember 1851 was next to the cold
est November in ~ years. The
mean temperature for the month
was 40.3 degrees. November 1886
was little colder with mean of
40 degrees. The average daily
temperature in November 1851 was
4S degrees (brr-r-r) and in 1886 it
was 45.8 degrees.
Freezing or lower temperatures
were registered on II nights out
of November's 30. Lowest was 16
degrees on the 28th and highest II
on the 10th.
Of course, according to Mr.. De-
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-12-06

cember 10, former Congressman
Jennings Randolph, who is now as
sistant to the president of Capital
Airlines.
The occasion is the Both Annual
Banquet of the Club and will be
held in the Sandy Spring Fire
House. The mems group was or
gained by DR.. F. J. Bohannon,
then rector of st. Bartholomew
Parish, and now has 81 active
members.
A banquet, to be served by wives
of club members, will precede the
program. Mrs. Ann Boyd is chair
man of banquet arrangements.
Mr.. Randolph served in the
United States Congress for ID
years as a representative of West
Virginia. Born in Salem, w. Va,
and graduated from Salem College,
he holds honorary degrees of Doc
tor of Laws; Doctor of Letters;
Doctor of Aeronautical Science and
is member of the Board of Trus
tees of Salem, and Davis and Eli
kins colleges. He headed the De-
partment of Speech and Journalism
at Davis and Elkins for six years.
Known as one of the most "per-
suasive public speakers" his
speaking schedule is crowded. Last
year, he made 1877 speeches in va
rious sections of the country. Au-
thor as we'll as speaker, Mr.. Ran
dolph wrote the popular book "Go-
ing, to Make a Sneech and was
co-author of "Mr. Chairman, La
dies and Gentlemen"
Francis +. Kruhm, president Of
the Mems Club, will act as master
Of ceremonies during the program
Other club officers are George era.
ven, vice president; Josiah Gilpin
secretary; Guy Jewell, treasurer
Executive officers are Francis
Hawkins and Frank Blood.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-12-06

announced budget for the coming
year Of $559.25. This was approx
ed by the members. George KEEP
hart, P-TA president, called on
Mrs. Lucy Barnsley, chairman Of
the Education Committee, for a
report of the State P-TA Conven-
ton which she and Mrs. Will
Stackhouse attended as delegates.
In glowing terms she described the
convention as the "best and most
inspiring" she had c~ar attended.
Results Of the Book Fair were
announced: Of the $345.42 taken in
$3.50 will go TO the Library Fund.
The report was sent in by Mrs.
John Whelan, chairman Of the Lii
bray Committee.
Winners Of the room count were:
Primary, Mrs. Dawn Slime; Inter
mediate, Mrs. Lois Brown.
The meeting ended with group
singing of familiar Christmas
carols.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-12-06
Santa Claus Due
In Gaithersburg
On December 7

You'd better watch out" - to
quote the words of the well-known
Christmas song-for Santa Claus
really is coming to town, the town
OF Gaithersburg, that is. On Fri
day, December 7, at 7 pm. he will
arrive in town in his sleigh. How
ever, don't expect the eight tiny
reindeer or Rudolph, either. Ac-
companied by the Gaithersburg
High School Band, Santa will ride
down Frederick and Diamond Ave
nues, making stops at Reber's Va
riety Store, Wolfson's Department
Store, Thomas and Co., and the
Continental Five and Ten Cent
Store, where he will give gifts to
the children.
Prior to his arrival, the lights
that are decorating Frederick Ave-
nue. as well as the main business
section of town will be turned on
SO Santa will know that Gathers
burg is really preparing for
Christmas. At the same time
Christmas trees at Grace Method
list Church, st. Martins Catholic
Church, the Gaithersburg Wash
ington Grove Fire Co. tree on the
bridge, and the Homemakers
Clubs tree will be lighted.
The Gaithersburg Business
Mems Association is sponsoring
the lighting Of the town as we'll as
Santa's visit. Merle Barbour,
chairman Of this project, stated
that it was B. u. Harding who per-
suaded Santa Claus to drive down
from the North Pole TO see the
children Of Gaithersburg. SO have
your lists ready, children, on De-
cember 7, when he will be in town,
On December 20, Miss Connie
Field, owner Of the Gather movie
theater and a member of the Bust
ness Mems Association, will pre-.
sent a show of comedies and car.
toons for the children. Admission
Continued on Page G)
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-12-06
Gaithersburg Citizens
Association to Meet
Next Thursday

The Gaithersburg Citizens Cit
zens Association will hold its
next meeting on December 10, at
8 pm. in the cafeteria of the Gal
thersburg Elementary School. Thu
subject to be discussed will be the
coordination and cooperation o.
organizations and groups of Cal
tkersburg. 1t is hoped that al
organizations will send represen
tatives to this very importan'
meeting. The speaker for the eve
ming will be DR.. Mildred Fenner
managing editor of the National
Education Association Journal. With
DR.. Fenner as speaker, the pro-
gram promises to be a very in
teresting one. The general public
is urged to attend.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-12-06
.4-H Achievement
Banquet Set for
Saturday Night

The annual Montgomery County
All Achievement banquet will be
held in the auditorium at the Ag-
ricultural Center, Gaithersburg, on
Saturday, December 9Th, at pm,
An outstanding program has been
prepared by the Banquet Commit
tee with Charles Linthicum, Boyds,
as chairman.
Special features will include a
talk, "We're Off to the Fair" by
Patsy Messer. Laytonsville, and
Things that Make All Fun" by
Jack Bowman, Germantown. There
will be group singing as well rs
some special music by the Wood
field and Lewisdale Girls All Clubs
and a solo by Gordon Keys of Oh
ney.
Janice Palmer, Olney, and Bar
bara Riggs, Laytonsville, will show
the color slides taken on their trio
to Europe and give short expla-
nation of them.
Outstanding All Club members
will be given awards for their
achievements by Miss Christine
Flake. Asst. Home Demonstration
Agent and R. N. Whip, Asst.
County Agent.
Other council members on the
banquet committee are: Janet
pay, Patricia Bailey, Barbara
Riggs, Joan Toms, Donald Hobbs,
Charles Ward, Hazel Lechlider,
Jackie Gather, Marshall Davis,
Robert Dorsey, Amy Fry, Marjorie
Fry, Millard Lethbridge and Ed
win Fisher.
A committee of Homemakers
under direction of Mrs. George
Ray, will prepare and serve a tur-
key dinner for the occasion.