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Evening star., 1952-11-02
by Winthrop Nelson

stand my country. The colonial Americans under
the rule of the British Crown not only wanted to
enjoy the liberty for which they had crossed the
seas. They wanted. through their bell. to pro
claim liberty" Yet today most of us are apt to
take liberty for granted in silence. Though live
with liberty. we have forgotten to proclaim it.
But this year our Boy Scouts have been remind
ing us to vote on Election Day by placing Liberty
Bell rcplicas on our home doors throughout
America. You and l. and all who are proudly
Americans. can recall the inscription cast into the
old State House bell Lets pull ourselves up to the
level of the colonial Americans to whom liberty
meant so much they wanted to ring it out through
all the land. Next Tuesday we have a chance to
do just that We can proclaim our liberty through
out the land and throughout the world by all Of us
using our liberty to vote :
It's so easy to overlook the things of value in
our own home land.
Evening star., 1952-11-02
&lzzIzv

COVER. Bradley Smith is perhaps the only
photographer ever to sit at the Presidents
desk in the White House. Mr.. Smith, assigned
by. THIS WEEK to take the picture of MIR.
Truman's desk and empty chair for this issue,
hastily explains that he was not fulfilling
lifelong ambition, but just checking his photo
lights. Arrangements for the cover picture, in
cidentally, constituted one of the last official
duties performed by the President 'sgood friend
and press secretary the late Joseph Short.
BRITTLE. The Liberty Bell (see article at
left) has far more complicated history than
great many Americans realize. To begin
with, it was cast in London for delivery to
Philadelphia in 1852 - not as liberty bell"
but as new Province bell to celebrate the
5Oth year of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania. 1t cracked when tested soon after
delivery, 50 two Philadelphia workmen recast
it from the same metal Again it cracked. The
third casting, though, proved satisfactory
that is, until 1885 when it once more cracked
as it was being tolled for the funeral of Chief
Justice John Marshall.
COMING UP. A year ago, the American
public was reused to high peak of excite
ment by the Kefauver investigations. The
nations top criminals were at last being put
on the "spot." But what, exactly, has been
done to clean up the country since the hear
ings ended? The answers are in next weeks
issue, where 80 crime reporters the country
over give the exciting city-by-city box score,
in Americas Battle Against Crime"
Also next week: closeup of Bob Matthias,
the young Californian who is being hailed as
the worlds greatest athlete; color pictures and
backstage article about the coming corona
ton of Britains new queen, plus many other
features. THE EDITORS
Evening star., 1952-11-02
L rOclaim Liberty throughout all the
land mntO all the inhabitants thereof"
I IN

tUHuUttUStS
- LEV. XIV: 10
TlHoUGH grew up in Philadelphia. somehow
Il never got around to seeing the Liberty Bell
until after had moved away and returned for
visit. Haven't you noticed that most people over
look the things of value in their own home town?
When at last stood before the Liberty Bell in
the old State House. now Independence Hall.
was struck by the Biblical quotation inscribed
upon it. assumed the inscription was engraved
after the bell pealed out the tidings of Independ-
ence. Then discovered how wrong was. The
words were inscribed on the bell when it was first
cast for the State House steeple in l752. exactly
200 years ago and "a years before anyone dreamed
the bell scottd ring omhe ne,cs Of the Declaration Of
Indebendence'
My discovery has often since helped me under
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In AN. AROUND GAITHERsBURG
Mrs. George Darby Gaithersburg $50
Gaithersburg 800

for an extended visit with her SON.
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. d Foster of Oce.anside, Long
Island, NY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Beall, left
for Seattle, Wash, on Friday. Miss
Beall who is enroute to Tokyo will
sail from Seattle in the near flu
ture. Miss Beall plans to be in
Tokyo for the next two years with
the State Department.
On Tuesday evening the Redland
Discussion Group of the Farm Bur-
eau met at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Basil Waters.
Miss Charlotte Chamblin of
Leesburg, Va, is a guest this week
of Mrs. Thomas Plummer.
The Associated Women of the
Farm Bureau of Montgomery Coun-
ty will meet on April %, at 1870
pm. at the Agricultural Center.
Mrs. aBsil Waters, president, urges
all'members to attend. Mrs. Waters
stated that wives of members of
the Arm Bureau are members of
the Associated Women of the Farm
Bureau.
The recently organized Yout n
Fellowship of Ascension Chapel
met at the Parish Hall on Sunday
evening. The group meets every
Sunday evening from z to pm.
and a great deal of interest has
been shown by the members. Bill
McGraw is president; Victor Col
lier, vice president and Judy Will
liams, secretary-treasurer.
The Study Group of the W.S.C.S.
of the Grace and Epworth Method
list Churches will meet at the home
of Mrs. Sprigg Ward on April 8.
Mrs. Everett Jones of Damascus
will review the book Family Life. :"
DR.. and Mrs. Herman Wilson re-
turned from their trip - South
America the first of this week.
Mrs. Wesley Briggs wishes to
express her sincere appreciation to
all organizations and individuals
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Rockville and Vicinity
Mrs John Diamond Ill Rockville 23l2
Or Call Rockville 2144 - 2I45

Gaithersburg and Rockville. He re
tul ned to Miami on Friday.
Last Wednesday was moving day
for the WilliamMudgetts, W h 0 s G
beautiful new rambler off the Oar
nestown Road has just been com
pleted.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hickman have
recently moved to one of the new
ramblers on North Van Buren, ST.,
from Rockrest, where they former
ly lived.
Among the many guests attend
ing the Jefferson Jackson Dinner
at the National Guard Armory on
Saturday were Charles M. Irelan
Of Layhill, James Gill of Silver
Spring, Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Tubby,
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Reese, and
John B. Diamond. III, all Of Rock
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley Kalev Of
South Adams Street have had as
their house guests recently, Mrs.
kaley's brother. Louis Goodwin,
and his wife, of Philadelphia. Mr..
Kaiey returned to the city of bro
therly love, wi h the Goodwins
where he remained on business for
a few days. He returned to Rock
vile Tuesday night.
Ruth Book of Monroe Street left
Rockville last week en- route for
Tokyo where she will be stationed
for two years as a civilian en-
ployee with the Army. She will sail
for Japan from Seattle. Her broth
err, Tech. Sgt. Paul Morgan, is also
in aJpan, stationed with the USAF
at Ashiya, just a short distance
from Tokyo. They are hoping to
get together for a real reunion.
On Friday, Mr. and Mrs. E. A.
Ross of Mayville, NY, accom-
panied by their son, Rodney, will
arrive in Rockville to be the house
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John Back
us at their home on Upton Street.
The Rosses will stop en- route to
Norfolk, Va, to visit their daugh-
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Mrs. George Darby

Ascension Chapel Guild served a
dinner to the Associated Youth of
the Farm Bureau on Monday eve
ming at the Parish Hall. This was
the kickoff dinner for organizing
this group. Representatives from
extension services were on hand to
aid in planning. Sol Hoke, director
of youth of the Farm Bureau, was
speaker at the dinner. Charles Lin
thicum of Boyds is chairman of
the group.
A recent guest of Col. and Mrs.
Robert B. Ransom were Brig. Gen.
and Mrs. Harris Jones. Gen. Jones
is dean of cadets at West Point.
Mrs. B. 2. Harding and h e r
daughter Miss Barbara Harding re-
turned last week from a trip to
Miami, Fla Miss Harding has now
returned to Western Maryland Col
lege where she is a member of the
freshman class.
Mrs. Harry Chamblin of Lees
burg is guest of Miss Mary Nicol
and Mrs. Jean Harrison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Severance
are now vacationing in Bermuda
with their son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Porter of
Washington.
Mrs. William McBain was hostess
at dinner recently when she had
as her guests at Cape Cod Inn
Rev. and Mrs. Arthur Ewef1 and
Miss Edith Hickman of Lovetts-
vile, Va.
The Glee Club of Gaithersburg
High School will present a con-
cert on Palm Sunday evening at
8 pm. in Grace Methodist Church
with William Earl directing. There
will be no admission but silver
offering will be taken.
Mr.. Oscar Fulks returned this
week from a visit with his son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
L. V. Berkner of New Rochelle,
NY.
Mrs. Evelyn Darby left last week
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who were so kind to her during her
recent bereavement. 1t is impossible
for her to express her deep graft
tude individually, but she wants
everyone to know how very much
she appreciates all the many things
that have been done and are being
done for her and her children.
The Gaithersburg Homemakers
will meet on Wednesday, April 8,
at II am. in Epworth Methodist
Church Miss Edythe Turner, Home
Demonstration A g mt of Mont
gomery County will be present.
The subject to be discussed at the
meeting will be "What is Really
Important in Family Life"
Super guests last Sunday of Miss
Zoe Wadsworth of Washington
Grove were Mr.. and Mrs. Benoni
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ter and husband who is stationed
there.
The recent luncheon which Mrs.
Hemp Griffith gave at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. John Backus on
Upton Street, was not only very
gay st. Patrick's Day affair, but
was strictly family affair, for
four of her six guests were her
sisters-in-law, and the others her
niece and her daughter. Mrs. Frank
Davis of Rockville, Mrs. Howard
Griffith of Bethesda, Mrs. Magru-
der Veirs and Mrs. Clifton Veirs,
ST., of Rockville - all her sisters
in-law were Mrs. Griffith's guests,
while Mrs. John Livingston Of Sill
yer Spring and Mrs. John Backus
completed the family gathering.
On Sunday DR.. and Mrs. Dexter
Means Billiard of Rose Hill, Rock
vile, announced the engagement of
their daughter, Rose Hildreth, to
Dr.. Jarl Edvadr Dyrud, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Jens Bernard Dyrud of
Maddox, N. Oak. Miss Billiard
was graduated from Sidwe Is
Friends School and is now a junior
at Goucher College. She was pre-
sented to Washington society by
her parents during the Christmas
season of 1860 at the Chevy Chase
Club. DR.. Dyrud received his Bach
elor of Arts degree from Concordia
College in Moorhead, Mimi, and
his Doctor of Medicine degree from
Johns Hopkins University. During
the last war he served in the Med
ical Corps of the United States
Navy and is now on the medical
staff of Chestnut Lodge Sanitari-
UNI. The wedding will take place
during the latter part of the sum-
mer at Rose Hill.
Janet Pray, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Kenneth l.. Pray of Wash
ington Grove, was one of a party
of seventy Gulf Park College Stu
dents at Gulfport, Miss, who re-
Gently journeyed to Bellingrath
Gardens, twenty miles gu t h of
Mobile, Ala. The group left the COL
lege early in the morning in two
chartered buses, accompanied by
college hostesses, and spent pleas
ant day inspecting the famous and
colorful gardens. Walter D. Bell
inggrath, owner of the 60-acre
estate, greeted the students and
personally conducted them on a
private tour of several of the love-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-04-03
Holy Week Services
CHRIST CHURCH Rockville

NHRlSI OHURCH Rockville
Palm Sunday 500 am, Holy
Communion; $50 am, Church
School; l1:00 am, Choral Euchar-
list and Sermon. blessed Palms
distributed at all services.)
Monday = 700 am, Holy Com
munion; 800 pm, Special Service
for Mems Club.
Tuesday - TOO am, Holy Com
munion.
Wednesday = 1000 am, Holy
Communion.
Mandy Thursday - 700 am,
Holy Communion; HOO am, Holy
Communion; 800 pm. Preparation
for Easter Communions.
Good Friday = 12:00-3:00 PM,
Preaching of the Passion.
Saturday easter Even) = 400
PM, Baptisms please notify Rec
tor Of Candidates).
Easter Day - 1870 am, Holy
Communion; $3.50 am, Churc h
School Worship Service (no Church
School Glasses on Eastern; HOO
am, Festival Choral Eucharist
Nursery for children in Parish
HalD.
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Just a b out the happiest and
proudest people in town these days
are Ruth and Lowry Riggs who,
on March 81. became parents of
q bouncing baby boy. The young
man who has been named Samuel
Lowry Riggs made his appearance
at Suburban Hospital and weighed
in" at five pounds and eleven
ounces.
Other members of the very young
set in the news are the two-year-
cid twins of Colonel and Mrs. J. M.
Chambers of South Adams Street,
Peter and Paul, who recently cele-
biated their birthday. On hand at
the all important occasion were the
young twin sons of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles w. Woodward, Jr., Of
Maryland Avenue, Paul md Phil
lip.
On Sunday afternoon, a group OF
nineteen girls and boys gathered at
NhC iOihS VI EldlIle uelliHR Oh
North Buren, Street to celebrate her
eleventh birthday. Most of the
guests were Elaine's classmates at
st. Mary's School. DR.. and Mrs.
James l.. Fuelling and their other
daughter, June Anne, have been
making their home in Rockville
since September. They formerly
lived in Charleston, sc. Dr. Fuel
ling is stationed at the National
Naval Medical Center in Bethesda.
Even with the advent of Spring
and the nice weather ahead sunny
Florida still lures local residents
away for a holiday. On Tuesday,
DR.. and Mrs. Frank 7. Linton, Jr.,
left for a months vacation in Flo
rida and on Friday, Mr.. and Mrs.
John H. MARYLAND expect to leave
for a two weeks vacation at Mi
ami Beach.
And speaking of Miami, over the
weekend Dick Diamond flew in
town for a few days on business
and visit with his friends in
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Allnutt of Jacksonville, Mrs. ALL
NUTS grandmother, Srs. Chantler
of Martinsburg, W. Va, and Bill
Allnutt from Baltimore.
There is still time to register for
the town election of Gaithersburg
to be held on May 5, 1862. The
registrars will sit Monday, April
=. from noon until 7 pm. in the
Mayor and Council Room, Fire De-
partment Building.
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Christ Church Rockville
Ascension Chapel Gaithersburg

Palm Sunday = $50 am, Choral
Eucharist and Sermon.
Maundy Thursday = 1900 am,
Holy Communion.
Good Midday = $3.50 am, Morn
ing Prayer, Litany, Pro-Anaphora;
500 PM, Evening Prayer and Ad-
dress.
Saturday easter Even) = 500
PM, Baptisms please notify Rec
tor of Candidates).
Easter Day = $50 am, Choral
Eucharist. (No Church S hool
Classes on Easter.) Nursery for
children in Parish Hall during
service.)
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ASME to Meet

The American Society of Mech
anical Engineers Region III Con-
vention will be held at the Univ
ersitv of Maryland, Thursday,
April II, through April 10.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-04-03
Open House

Lanier Appliance Company, 20
Baltimore Road, will hold open
house onApril 10, IL and IL. For
full details on more fun than any,
thing see the company's advertise
ment elsewhere in this paper.
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ly rooms of the Bellingrath resi-
dence. Late in the day the party
returned to the campus in time for
dinner in the college dining room
where they enthusiastically report
ed the events of the day.
Smyrna times., 1952-06-05
OBSERVER CORPS is ESSENTIAL
TO SECURITY AIR FORCE SAYS

Ground Observer Corps will invite
self-sacrifice by civilian volunteers
who give their time to safeguard
the United States. In an effort to
reduce hardships on their part to
an absolute minimum, the Air
Force will re-study the problems in
cooperation with Federal and State
Civil Defense authorities before
placing the twenty-four hour op-
Grafton in effect. wish to reiter-
ate, however, that it is essential to
place the Ground Observer Corps
on twenty-four hour operation at
the earliest possible date" The
observation post at Taylor's Bridge
needs at least 80 more observers to
complete its schedule for twenty
four hour operation. Volunteers
from this area should contact Will
liam Francis, Smyrna 1892 or Mid
dletown 2219, or Louise s. Rowan,
Middletown 2743.
Smyrna times., 1952-06-05
GRADUATION
AT CLAYTON
C Commencement Exercises for
Class of Twenty-Five We'd
nesday Night, June IL
ADDRESS BY 1T. GOV.

Commencement exercises will be
held at the Clayton School for the
eighth grade graduating class,
numbering twenty-five, on Wednes-
day evening, June IL at 8:15
o'clock in the school auditorium.
The nonor students follow: Faith
e. Houtman, valedictorian; Shirley
A. Darrell, salutatorian; Ruth Ann
Wiley, Charlotte r. Pryor, and
Diane E. c. Walsh. Other class
members: Joan L. Betz, Rose M.
Butler, John E. Clark, Leora M.
Drake, William F. Fleming, Agnes
J. Ivory, Beatrice V. Jackson, Jay
A. knight, Dewey r. Lavender,
Bernard P. Martin, Walter G. Mof-
felt, James o. Orvis, Howard E.
Pinder, Janet M. Thorpe, Ralph A.
Walton, Robert ]. Westrod, Isabel
B. Zippe. The commencement ad-
dress will be given by the Hon. AL
exis I. DUPONT Bayard, 1t. Gov.
State of Delaware. The program
follows: Professional, Pomp and
Circumstance; Invocation, the Rev.
Louis B. Pastorelli; musings and
welcome, Shirley A. Darrell, and
Ruth A. Wiley; Thornrose Waltz
ay-Tchaikovsky, and Mcclure,
Vandevere-Lemare, 7th and 9Th
grade girls chorus; the Challenge
of Life, Faith e. Houtman; You'll
Never Walk Alone, Rodgers-Ham-
merstine, 7th and 9Th grade chorus;
Commencement address, 1t. Gov.
Bayard; Presentation of Certif-
icates, Senator Dudley Crossley,
president, Board of Trustees; Pre-
sentation of Flag, Bernard P. Mar
tin; Response, Robert Hurd; Amer
lea the Beautiful, 7th and 9Th
grade chorus; Presentation of
Awards, William L. Torbert, Jr.,
CONTINUED on Page Five)
Smyrna times., 1952-06-05

The twenty-four hour operation
of the Corps in 27 states had been
to start May II, how
ever, a number of State Civil De-
fense Directors recently requested
that the Air Force reconsider it's
decision to start the round-the-
clock watch by the Ground Corps.
In announcing the decision to post
pone twenty-four hour operation,
General Twining said, '@The Air
Force believes that constant low
altitude surveillance throughout a
vital part of the United States is
essential to the security of this
nation. Such surveillance would
strengthen weaknesses of the
radar network which have been
and will continue on twenty-four
hour operation. Visual observers
are effective in many cases when
radar is of little or no value. Twen-
ty-four hour operation OF the
Smyrna times., 1952-06-05
LIONS
CHARTER NIGHT
To Celebrate Monday Evening
June 9th at Dover Grange
Hall With Dinner
MUSIC AND DANCING

The Smyrna Lions Club will cele-
brate the start of it's seventh year
of service to the community at a
charter night dinner to be held
next Monday, June 9, at Dover
Grange Hall, starting at Z o'clock.
Dancing will follow the dinner with
music by The Starlighters. The
program will feature the installa-
tion of officers. Invitations have
been extended to Past District
Governor Robert Baynum, and to
District Governor Charles Cooley;
also to the presidents of the Will
mington Lions Club, sponsoring
group for the local club; Clayton
Lions Club, and Hartly Lions Club.
Tickets are available for any mem
bers of those clubs who wish to at
tend, and reservations must be in
by Saturday, June z. They may
be made through any member of
the charter night committee, which
includes Lex FAIRIES, chairman, Will
liam Doughten, and Walter Eley.
Guy Edmondson, Jr., will act as
master of ceremonies, and Henry
T. Price will preside.
Smyrna times., 1952-06-05
JOHN v. POSTLES RETRES


Former Smyrnian With Philadel-
phia Gas Works Co., S8 Years
John V. Postles, Vice President
in Charge of Production of The
Philadelphia Gas Works Company,
retired from active duty on June
1, 1852, following thirty-eight
years of Philadelphia Gas Works
service. A native of Smyrna, Del
aware, Mr.. Postles was graduated
in civil engineering from the Uni
versity of Delaware. Upon gradu-
alton, he became associated with
the Construction Department of
the United Gas Improvement Com
pany, and remained there until
1914. He was then transferred to
The Philadelphia Gas Works Com
pany as Assistant Foreman in its
Distribution Department. Subse-
quently, he served in the Appliance
Division and later became Engin-
eer in the Construction Depart
ment. In 1918, he was made As
sistant General Foreman in the
gas plant at 31st and Passyunk
Avenue. In 1923, he was assigned
to the Engineer of Works office
and became responsible for many
engineering projects with the re-
suit that he was made Special AS
sistant to the Vice President in
charge of production. In 1918, he
became the Engineer of Works and
in 1947 was selected Vice President
in Charge of Production, position
he held at the time of retirement.
He is a registered Professional En-
gineer in Pennsylvania and has
been very active in the Technical
Section of the American Gas Asso-
citation. He is a member of tine
Pennsylvania Gas Association and
the American Gas Association. He
has held offices in the Society of
the Sons of Delaware and also in
the University of Delaware Alumni
Association. He is a member of
Covenant Lodge No. 456, F. &
A. M, and is also a member of the
Union League. He lives at 1907
Usage Avenue.
Smyrna times., 1952-06-05
Post Office Job Open

The U. S. Civil Service Commits
sion announces that applications
for the position of substitute clerk
city carrier at the Smyrna post Of
fee will be received until the needs
of the service are met. This posi-
tion pays $751; an hour, appli-
cants must actually reside within
the delivery of the post office, be
at least feet 4 inches tall, weigh
125 pounds and must have reached
their eighteenth birthday but not
passed their fiftieth. Applications
may be obtained at the Smyrna
post office and filed with The Di-
rector, Third U. S. Civil Service
Region, 1O3-A, U. S. Customhouse,
End & Chestnut Streets, Philadel-
phia 6, Pa.
Smyrna times., 1952-06-05
81 TO GRADUATE
AT HIGH SCHOOL
DR.. Douglas SilvertOn to Ad-
dress Class Tuesday Even
ing, June 10th
TO RECEIVE AWARDS

On Tuesday evening, June 10, s
o'clock in the Smyrna School Audi
torium, members of the 1852 grad
uating class of the Smyrna High
School will receive their diplomas.
The class, composed of 81 students
and with Joanne Oechsler as Val
edictorian and Anna Marie Van
Pelt as Salutatorian, will receive
their diplomas from DR.. c. ].
Prickett, president of the Board OF
Education. The Senior Class will
be presented to the President of
the Board of Education by Super
intendent George w. Wright. Mrs.
Julia w. Slaughter, President OF
the Faculty Club will present Fac
ulty awards to the Valedictorian
and Salutatorian. The Glenn s.
King Memorial Award will be
made by Mr.. Guy M .Edmondson
Jr. the Valedictory address will,
be by Joanne Oechsler. The o. G
Jones will give the invocation ant
Rev. Walter L. Beckwith the bene.
diction. The members of the class
are as follows: