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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-05-03

Would you like a review of hap
penings in Montgomery County
fifty years ago this month? The
Sentinel recently acquired a copy
of THE Index" printed in Rock
vile, May 8, 1901. w. H. Lamar,
manager. The paper belonged to
Kenneth Donovan of Jamestown,
who found it in loft at the home
Of his grandmother, who recently
died in Shenandoah Valley of Vir-
ginia, we were told. 1t came to
us via Roger Lotion of Rockville.
If any old timers remember The
Index and what became Of it we
wish they would inform us.
Now for some fifty years old
news" from all parts of the
county. Members Of st. Lukes,
Redland, observing their anniver-
sary this month, will appreciate
to this item:
The new St. Luke Evangelical
Church at Redland was dedicated
on Sunday morning. The services
were in charge of Rev. J. E. Doer-
mann and Rev. Mr.. Schiff Of
Washington, DC. The choir was
also from Washington. There was
a large attendance, all sections of
the county being represented.
Some of the members Of the new
congregation are Messrs. F. M.
Fraley, w. H. Brake, Alphonso
Clagett, P. B. Souder, E. NJ. Hol-
land, and Mrs. G. S. Haines.
The farmers have taken advan-
tage of the recent fine weather to
get their corn planted, During a
trip through a large part of the
county last week it was observed
that hardly a man could be found
anywhere except in the corn fields.
The recent freshet caused ser
ious damage to the Seneca Mill
property, now owned by Mr.. w. B.
Tschiffely, the mill race having
been washed out for quite a dis
lance. Repairs have been difficult
and expensive.
Extensive repairs are being
made to the Conduit Road. A
fresh layer of crushed stone has
been laid from the District Line
to Cabin John Bridge, and gangs
Of men with a steam crusher are
now at work between Cabin John
and Great Falls. The depth of the
crushed stone is about 5 inches in
the center of the road and 312
inches at the sides.
The little daughter of Mr..
Thomas Everhart of Travilah,
stuck a nail in her foot about ten
days ago, and has been suffering
great agony. She is threatened
with lockjaw. +
Mr.. James Steadman, of Hunt
ing Hill, died at his home at am.
on Thursday. He was about 10
years of age. He leaves one
daughter, who is the widow of the
late James Fling of Rockville.
Mr.. Thomas r. Jones, president
of the National Safe Deposit Com
pany of Washington, DC, is with
Mr.. H. c. Miller of Gaithersburg
for the summer months.
The Washington Grove hotel
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-05-03

point in the activities of the Coun-
Gil each year. Representatives
from each local committee will be
present, and this year two new
committees will be welcomed.
These are the Glenmont Lay
Health Committee under the chair
manship of Mrs. James Clarke,
Springbrook Forest, and the Veirs
Mill Committee headed by Mrs.
Edward E. Daniel, Veirs Mill Viii
lage.
Reservations for the luncheon
must be made by May 9. They
may be made by writing the Treas
urer, Mrs. Leo A. Benedict, 5919
Wilmett Road, Bethesda, or call
ing her at WI-0O67.
Arizona sun., 1951-09-07
Right Is Sure
TO Win
ARIZONA SUN

Don't worry through this toilsome
life
Just keep yourself from sin,
Stand firm on truth : don't falter,
For right is sure to win.
-<;sAsFssA
If you have started wrong in life
Stop now, start over again.
It's foolish to drift on down stream
When right for you will win.
Satan is cunning and full of tricks
And when he tries to make you sin,
Just keep on guard; remember,
That right is sure to win.
Remember our blessed Saviour
His fast was at an end,
And Satan thought had tempt Him,
But right was there to win.
Our Saviour tasted forty nights
and days,
From hunger, a weak state was
in,
The tempter thought by
mentioning bread,
Our Lord would surely sin.
Just so the tempter comes to us
And tries to make us sin,
By striking on our. weakest point,
But right for us will win.
We may get tired while waiting
here,
When hard our trials have been,
But keep your trust in Jesus
For right is. sure to win.
The battle with wrong is not SO
hard
When the voice of conscience
within
Will whisper words of encourage
ment, :
Saying, Fright is sure to win"
If only the Lord we will obey
And His footsteps follow in,
Then in the hardest fight with sin,
Right will be sure to win.
= Jennie Tannehill.
Arizona sun., 1951-09-07
The Crystal
BALL
By ErneStine Mathews


Greetings Readers:
Once again we let the Crystal
light into your home.
Concentrating on the crystal we
notice a very surprising change
in one of our very good friends,
and it's none other than the fam
Gus Peacock, who, after all these
years has finally let his old cap
go for a hat = although it lasted
only one day.
Looking deeper into the Crystal,
I now see very happy face be-
longing to Melvin Smith, due to
the fact that Ruby Miller is now
back from a lovely vacation in
Las Vegas, Nevada.
A warning to all of the girls,
Ebert Lee Chapman is back in
town. If you want your man
you'd better hold him down.
Once more the crystal shows me
a lot of flowers falling from no.
where; another make believe we'd
ding is now in process. This time
It's Mary Thompson and James
Lee.
Tears, yes I see tears coming
from Jean Heard's eyes because
her card-playing partner is going
to the navy, and it's none other
than the famous Joseph (Hole)
Williams.
The Crystal Ball now reveals a
special announcement saying = if
it is dancing you want to learn
see Cubic Woods, he'll teach you
a turn.
I now see something shining
with such brilliance that it dinns
the crystal light. Oh! It's Raymond
Moore's head shining from his
new hair cut.
Now stareing deeper into the
crystal, we notice that Bobbie
Small has just made phone call
to one of his old out of town
flames. Looking very unpleasant
about the matter we see Ula Jean
Bonner, who somehow managed to
hold him a month, which set a new
record, for he has been known to
change girls every day.
Once more the crystal light has
blown a fuse - so until next week
that's all the news.
Arizona sun., 1951-09-07
BROADWAY
NEWS
BY Betty. Carr

The Fellowship Group will meet
Sunday at the Lewis Chapel C.M.E E.,
at Goth and Mobile, at pm.
Among the delegates to leave
for the National Baptist Conven-
ton of America which will be
held in Cincinnati, Ohio, were Mrs.
Mack Allen, 1904 E. Jefferson St.,
and Mrs. Vivian Ludd, BOIL E..
Broadway. They left Sunday night.
The pastor of Lewis Chapel c.
ME-, Rev. L. v. Davis, is back at
her post after a short visit IN Okla
homa. Members of the church
plan a week of appreciation"
Ehonoring Rev. Davis.
Mrs. Elizabeth Williams, 1884 E.
Chapman, will spend a weekend
in Chandler, visiting relatives and
friends.
Rev. L. w. Cook will leave for
Los. Angeles tomorrow night, to
be followed later by his family.
Mrs. Matte Smith, 27O8 E. Co.
roma, who has been sick for a
short time is reported somewhat
better.
Arizona sun., 1951-09-07
ANNEXATION TO
SOUTH FAVORED

The. evident desire of a number
of property owners south of the
present city limits for better fire
protection and other city services
has led to Council approval of
plans to guide the Chamber of
Commerce City Expansion Com
mittee in its efforts to obtain sig
natures necessary to extend the
city limits to the south. Such an
extension would bring in the pro-
perty between the present city Ii
mits and the Salt River from 7th
Street to 23rd Avenue. The area
involved contains 2O5 square miles,
has an estimated population of
$3.50 persons and an assessed val
uation of 81 ,589, 1865. -
Arizona sun., 1951-09-07
PHOTOGRAPHS
for the
Homemuker

Young eyes that are to remain
strong and healthy need the right
kind of light to study by when
school starts this fall, says Grace
Ryan, extension home manage
ment specialist at the University
of Arizona.
According to a 5-year study by
Mary Webber, home lighting spe-
cialist at Nela Park, Ohio, B per
cent of the children in kinder
garten show signs of eyestrain
while the percentage of students
suffering from eyestrain climbs to
81 per cent in college. Eighteen
per cent of the students in the
third grade suffer from eyestrain,
10 to 25 per cent in the sixth to
the eighth grades and % per cent
in junior high school.
For a desk lamp on large
study desk or table, Miss Ryan sug-
gests lamp 25-inches high with
an or 9-inch diffusing bowl. The
diameter of the bottom of the
lamp shade should not be less than
l6 inches and it needs to. be Is
inches above the desk or table
top. Use either a Sway, 5O-1OO-15O
watt bulb or a 15O- watt bulb in
the lamp. Put a large pastel
blotter over most of the desk it
the top is dark or glossy.
When study time arrives, place
the center of the lamp base Is
inches to the left of the center
Arizona sun., 1951-09-07
BACK TO SCHOOL

Within few days children will flock to their respective
schools Fundamentals Of effective living The reefs
Fairgrounds will be relatively free OF the children oorn9
school hours.
In our downtown district Of parents busy securing
The necessary things for their children who will oend me
elementary hqh schools colleges Of city and stoe We
hope that also providing them with the much need
Of good citizenship This needed by o AeeDro no
lon ore needed only by whose aspirations for voooon
their use other hand good citizenship and good
behavior ore necessary if successful life is to be had.
AS adults give best cooperation to the odmn's-
teachers who will direct the growth and
If our children durno the greater part of the doy We also
doing things which contrary to the standards OF me
sound pedagogy used in the schools
systems have fully neeroted children ond feocne m
These systems to be eommended
for their octon We look forward to the day when others VIII
follow suit This certainly much needed step IN making
democracy work. certainly much needed practice when
will demonstrate communsie countries the worth and d'en'y
of individual
Arizona sun., 1951-09-07

of the book or papers and IL
inches back from the front edge
of the desk for the best light. For
left handed persons the lamp is
located to the right of the papers.
Another type of desk lighting
that is finding favor with lighting
specialists is two wall lamps 30
inches apart, extending out to
within II inches of the front edge
of the desk. The bottom of the
two shades should be IS inches
above the desk top and about 10
inches in diameter, with the depth
of the shade about 61s inches.
With 1OO-watt bulbs, these two
lamps provide the last word in
eye comfort, with diffused, even
lighting for the whole desk top.
Put up a list to help you re-
member what you've stored in the
back of your home freezer. Then
you can write down each package
that goes in at the time it's frozen,
and check it off when you use it.
Arizona sun., 1951-09-07
RECORD CITY
WATER USE !

In July, Phoenix set an all-time
record for water consumption of
2,O41, ,296 gallons. Water use in the
same month year ago was 1,761,-
416 gallons. Total water revenue
likewise increased from $252, $40
in July of last year to $257, 900
for the same month this year.
Arizona sun., 1951-09-07
"STR RAIGHT
AHEAD"
By Julius j. Adams

New York = Global - Three
weeks ago when Mayor Impellit-
terri announced that he would ap-
point William L. (Billy) Rowe to-,
the post of Seventh Deputy Cons
missioner of the New York Police
Department, Billy's friends
launched vicious attack ON him;
questioning his qualifications and
declaring out loud that he was
totally unfit for the job.
No one bothered to inquire about
the duties of the Seventh Deputy,
and no one, at the time, was able
to say what they were. 1t ap-
peared that all they knew was that
whatever they were" Billy did
not have the qualifications to-
carry them out.
The use of the word friends"
was deliberate, but don't let it
confuse you. It is fact that some
of the people who few hours be-
fore had been considered as being
among RoWe's best friends un-
sheathed their swords and were
doing their best at double-crossing
surgery.
The dispute over the Rowe ap-
pointment, however, does highlight
a point that Negroes as a group
have consistently neglected training
and apprenticeship for service. The
average Negro will consider him
self thoroughly qualified for any
job there is, but will readily mount
soap box to declare the next guy
unfit.
!. It is not an uncommon practice
among other groups to seek out
young men with some promise and
start early grooming them for
leadership. They are gwen proper
build-up in community affairs if
they are headed for political
leadership. They usually begin
their careers by apprenticeships in
minor offices.
In the case of Rowe, a news
paper reporter for many years,
however, it would seem that he is
adequately qualified for the du-
ties of Seventh Deputy. Both the
mayor and Police Commissioner
George Monahan have explained
that the job calls for a sort of
combination public relations and
community relations job = a sort
of 1iaison between the police de-
partment and the public. Rowe
should be able to do this quite we'll.
On the other hand, nobody would
say that Rowe's qualifications are
such as to make him the sole choice
purely on a basis of personal
equipment, but when one. considers
other factors; political, loyalty,
ETC., it just could be that he was
the ideal choice. for the mayor.
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Arizona sun., 1951-09-07
BING AND BEEF

In addition to being singer and
actor, Bing Crosby is first-rate
stockman The star of Frank
Capra's "Here Comes The Groom"
stocks $500 head of cattle on his
ranch near Elko, New.
Arizona sun., 1951-09-07
PAYNE AND FLEMING

In the Pine-ThOmaS picture,
"Crosswinds," for Paramount =
John Payne portdays the owner of
tWo-masted schooner and
Rhonda Fleming is an employee of
Arizona sun., 1951-09-07

A man always has two reasons
for doing anything : a good rea-
son and the real reason. - j. P:
Morgan. -
Evening star., 1951-08-23
Princess Margaret n

The Associated Press refers to Princess Mar
garet as being "the sweetheart of the British
EMPIRE" but admiration Of her and affection
for her are by no means limited to that portion
of the world. Americans were interested in the
younger daughter of King George vi and Queen
Elizabeth even when she simply was "the other
princess'-a shadow and carbon copy of her
sister, the heiress presumptive to the throne.
Now Margaret Rose of Glamis has reached
81, and England, the empire and all friendly
countries have joined to salute her attainment
of formal and legal maturity. Her earlier "com-
ing of age" occurred when she was Is and she
was regarded as eligible to serve as state
counsellor in the absence of her father This
year she has achieved the full right Of citizen
ship shared with all other women Of Great
Britain who have had 81 birthdays. She tech
nically is entitled to vote hereafter. But it is
very unlikely that she ever will exercise the
franchise The royal family avoids all partisan
activity and she will be faithful to the tradition
of her clan.
Meanwhile, Princess Margaret has work Of
Importance to do. The notion that she is mere
ornament Of the sovereign power is erroneous.
She shares with her parents Princess Elizabeth
and q few other persons the burden Of setting
an example for millions Of people who see in
her and in them living symbols of majesty
which still has historic validity despite the de-
cline of monarchy. Her special field is art, music
and the humanities. Such is her own particular
realm, and she shines in it with distinctive
luStre
Evening star., 1951-08-23
Peronitis

The spectacle Of 100000 workers going on
"strike" in Argentina to demand that General
Peron and his wife, Evita, govern the country
for the next six years bears eloquent testimony
to the corrupting influence that dictatorship
exerts, both on the dictator and on his subjects.
Politically speaking there is no reason or
justification for this phony draft movement
When Peron last ran for the presidency his elec-
ton was made certain by the clumsy efforts of
our State Department to undermine him with
the Argentine people. AS usually is the case,
those efforts backfired. Instead of hurting Peron
they helped him. and he won easily. If he
runs again, he will win more easily this time
not because of State Department interference
but because Of the simple fact that he has no
effective opposition. There is no one strong
opponent, and the country'S election laws have
been rugged so that opposition parties cannot
combine against him. In the American ver-
nacular, Peron-Peron ticket will be a shoo-in.
Nevertheless, and despite the fact that
majority Of the Argentines probably are sup
porters of the general, he feels that it is nee
essary to manufacture phony draft movement
1t would be interesting to know what the real
reasons for this are. Does General Peron feel
a need to bolster his own ego, and If so can
man be capable of such self-deception? Is he
trying to build up an overwhelming victory to
impress his Latin American neighbors and the
world at large? Does he feel an urge to camou-
flage his dictatorship by creating the appearance
of spontaneous and irresistible demand from
the people?
Whatever the motive behind this draft move
ment, there can be little question as to the
conclusion to which it points. The Argentines
are vigorous, proud intelligent and forward
looking people. few years ago this kind of
brazen fakery would have offended them II
they are content to swallow it now, and if Gen.
eral Peron's own stomach remains unturned
it can only mean that dictatorship in Argentina
has attained it's ultimate goal-the destruction
of that inherent integrity which is the mark
of free men.
Evening star., 1951-08-23

We were discussing the origin Of the
word "herdic," form Of public vehicle
once familiar on the streets Of Washing
ton.
Some one looked the word UP in the
big dictionary, and found it came from
the originator of the vehicle, one Peter
Herdic.
The cab was low, with door at the
end, and seats on the side. The local
examples ran from 10th and y streets.
in the '90s, to 18th and H streets.
Another interesting derivation is that
of the hanson cab.
These contraptions were once very
popular here.
They were two wheeled. with the
driver up back, the whole affair look
ing as If it would pull the horses over
backward.
The hanson cab was named after,
guess who?
None less than John A. Hanson, who
invented it, and one wonders why, but
it was very popular for many years.
r.
The poinsettia, the popular Christmas
flower, was named after Joel Poinsett,
this countrys Ambassador to Mexico at
one time.
It is not really flower" since the
red petals, as most think, are really not
petals, but bracts, with the re- flower
Evening star., 1951-08-23
Bv Charles E. TroceweD
Ethel B. PubolS.

the italian form being Amerigo ves-
pucci.
The word "dago," with its slant Of
derrogation, has an interesting history.
It comes from the popular Spanish
name, Diego.
From thence it went to Portugal, and
then to Italy, and crops up in America
as "dago," which really means nothing
but Diegoi
An Englishman, Lord MountevanS,
got his name in an odd way.
He was on one Of the famous explora-
tions into the Antarctic. His name was
originally Evans.
Later one Of the mountains was named
after him, Mount Evans.
It Is said that Evans felt so proud
of this distinction that when he was
raised to the peerage he chose to be
called Lord Mountevans.
We have always had q belief that the
common expression, $50 long" is derived
from the Jewish prayer at parting, be-
ginning "Sholom," etc. Walt Whitman
was the first American writer to use the
expression $50 long," as good bye.
He was addicted to strange and un-
usual expressions, and used many of
them, particularly Of French origin.
$50 long!" shouted old Walt. IF you
would find me, look tor me in the grass
beneath your feet!"
Evening star., 1951-08-23
This and That .

being an insignificant blossom beneath.
Many of our popular garden flowers
are named after those botaniSts who
worked with them and popularized them.
It is only fair that the blossoms should
bear their names.
The zinnia is named for Herr DIR. linn
Of Hamburg.
The dahlia after Prof Dahl Of Sweden.
+
At one time many Of the smaller row
houses in Washington were heated by
small stoves in the parlor.
These were called latrobes.
The name came from the inventor,
John H. B. Latrobe. Baltimore lawyer,
long connected with the B. & o. Rail-
road.
This stove was commonly called the
Baltimore heater" from its place Of
origin.
Many Of the older homes Of Wash
ington still contain these stoves.
This inventor is not to be confused
with his father, BENZ. Henry Latrobe,
the architect, who was made surveyor Of
public buildings here in 1903, and was
architect of the Capitol.
Names and their origins are always
interesting.
MoA school children know that Amer
lea was named for Americus vespuccius,
Evening star., 1951-08-23
Noysoying at Teheron

IL looks now as though miracle OF sorts
will be needed to prevent final collapse
OF the Anglo-Iranian oil negotiations. Common
sense seems to have been routed in Teheran
The Parliament there has just gone on record
as wanting the talks to continue, but at the
same time it has been virtually unanimous in
indorsing Premier MoSsadegh's position, which
appears to amount to nothing more or less than
total rejection of what the British have advanced
as the basic essentials of a settlement
tialS that they say they cannot back away from.
In the circumstances, it is difficult to see how
the two sides can be brought together, or kept
from flying apart by w. Averell Hartman
President Truman's mediating special envoy.
BritainS propoSal-which Mr.. Hartman has
vigorously Supported-seems on its face to be
altogether reasonable. First of all, among other
things it calls for the dissolution of the Brit
ish-owned company and the compensated trans
fer of it's assets to the nationalized company
set up by Iran. Next it provides for the estab-
lishment of new British enterprise that would
buy the oil from the IranianS and market it on
the basis OF $3.50 profit sharing agreement
Finally, it would create third company that
would act as the top management organization
Of the whole undertakings joint company sub
ject to Teheran'S authority but directed by Brit
ons equipped with the knowledge, experience and
trained manpower (which the Iranians do not
naVe) neeQeQ 10 run Cne nlgnly cOmpncaLeQ
operations involved. This last arrangement, ac-
cording to London's negotiating mission is abso-
lutely essential to insure that the large and
indispensable corps of skilled British technicans
at Abadan will stay on the job.
Nevertheless, although it seems clear that
this plan would (D greatly increase Trans oil
revenues (2) meet all the requirements of
Trans naturalization law and (3) simultaneously
prevent a sharp drop in the efficiency of pro-
ducing and marketing operations, the MoSsa-
degh government has responded to it with un-
compromising opposition on every basic point,
particularly the one proposing the joint man
agement company to be directed by Britons.
DR.. Mossadegh, together with the Parliament,
continues to talk about wanting to keep on
talking, but how can there be reasonable negoti-
alton on such a basis? Conceivably, the news
reports have not yet told the full story, but 1t
appears from this distance that the Iranians
have offered nothing but adamant objections,
suspicion-f1lled naysaying and emotional skit-
tishness If they keep on that way, they are
going to do great damage to themselves as we'll
as to Britain and the rest of the free world
The Kremlin must be rubbing its hands in
anticipation.
Evening star., 1951-08-23
Unrestruined on Statues

was very glad to see DR.. Marvins
letter regarding the gold statues that
have been placed on Memorial Bridge.
They do detract from the Lincoln Memo
rial and are entirely out Of keeping with
the general atmosphere of dignity and
quiet strength surrounding them. Placed
as they are between the Lincoln Memo
rial and Arlington Cemetery, they are
completely wrong.
Not being under the restraint of hav-
ing to express myself with dignity, as
DR.. Marvin is, will come right out and
say that in addition to not belonging,
the statues themselves are hideous. Now
that they are actually in place 1t is not
likely that they will ever be removed,
and no amount of popular hue and cry
against them will prevail, just as it did
not keep that tacky balcony of OF the
White House.
Ethel B. PubOlS.