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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-03-20
Parks Fund Now $1O,SOO

The movie benefit sponsored in
Rockville for the Bob Parks family
by Sidney Lust, theatre owner, the
Rockville Volunteer Fire Depart
ment, and The Sentinel, netted a
totel of 1921.
Bill Best, Fire Department
Treasurer and custodian of the
"arks fund said the movie fund
row brings to total to about TO-
300.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-03-20
Special Services At
Free Methodist Church

Call TO Lenten Revival Services
for the balance of the week at Free
Methodist Church, Rockville, will
continue to feature the well-known
Rev. G. Stanley Pugh, evangelist
from Minerva, Ohio.
Tonight Thursday is Neigh
bors Night; Friday, Sunday School
Night; Saturday, Youth Night and
Sunday, Family Night. The public
is invited TO attend.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-03-20
Gaithersburg Lions
To Hold Benefit Party
For Briggs Family Fund

The Gaithersburg Lions Cub will
hold benefit party for the Wesley
Briggs Family Fund on Friday,
March 2s, at the Agricultural Cen
ter.
The Center is donating the use of
the snace; decorations are donated
by Reber and Jack Griffith donated
the tickets. Entire proceeds will
go to the Briggs fund,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-03-20
Baseball on the Air

Radio Station WWDC, Wash
ington, will broadcast all 154 Am
erican League Baseball games
played by the Washington Sena-
tors, both at home and away, dur
ing the 1862 season, Ben Strouse,
vice president and general man
ger of the station, announced thi
week.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-03-20
Open House at Md. u.

The Fourth Annual Industrial
Education Open House Of the Uni
versfty Of Maryland will be held
on Friday, March 81, from 3 am.
to 1890 pm. and on March %
from 10 am. to 8 pm.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-03-20
Sunrise Service

The Montgomery County Chris
tian Endeavor Union will hold an
Easter Sunrise Service at Neels-
vile Presbyterian Church at 7
am. The speaker will be the
Rev. LEM.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-03-20
String on Your Finger

. The Rockville Elementary
School Parent Teachers Associa-
ton will present its "Spring
Festival" at the school on Fri
day, March 81, at 1880 pm.
Evening star., 1952-12-14
Emergency Vehicles and Signals

Virginias General Assembly muffed an OPP
portunity at its recent special session to inject
some common sense into the States law governing
operation of fire, police and other emergency
vehicles The present law, as interpreted in
split decision last week by the State Supreme
Court of Appeals, does not make sense. The
majority of the court ruled in effect that emer-
gency vehicles have no more right than any
other vehicles to proceed through red lights or
otherwise disregard traffic signs and regulations.
The court majoritys ruling held the State
law permitting drivers of emergency cars and
trucks to disregard stop signs and lights does
not absolve them of liability in event of an
accident Under the opinion, the liability would
exist even if the driver had exercised great eau
ton in proceeding Chief Justice Hudgins dis
sented from this view, however. He said the law
properly held driver accountable for "a reckless
disregard of the safety of others" but he con-
tended that the driver of an emergency vehicle
"should not be held guilty of negligence. as
matter of law, simply because he failed TO stop
at an intersection on a red-lght signal"
Chief Justice Hudgins is right. All drivers
of fire, police and other emergency cars should
drive in such way as to avoid accidents, but 1t
is going too far to require them to wait for every
traffic light to change to green while responding
to emergency calls Lives could be lost and prop
erty imperiled by such an absurd procedure In
urban communities where there are many traffic
lights-Arlington for example. The District OF
Columbia, Maryland and most other Jurisdictions
Evening star., 1952-12-14

leader manifested three qualifications
which are always factors of true great
ness. First, the capacity for a great
love; second, the capacity for great
enthusiasm: third, the capacity for q
great wrath. His love is for Korea.
His enthusiasm is for freedom every
where. And his wrath is for atheistic
communism, with all its hateful works.
Even when some were duped by its fair
promises and were inclined to say kind
things about it's motives" he knew
that it was evil. through and through.
How often, when some were suggesting
compromise, which really was appease-
ment, he would reply: "You just can't
cooperate with rattlesnake!"
When with this intrepid warrior some
of us celebrated his 10th birthday
with the coronation of his life passion
still in the dim future, it seemed that
he might have to pass the torch to
other hands. But the end of the war
and the defeat of Japan suddenly
opened vistas of the promised land for
which his heart had been longing for
more than 40 years.
Late one memorable afternoon he
noiseleSsly appeared in my study, look
Of ineffable rapture on his face, on
which was deep craven the Odyssey Of
his long journeyings. In his quiet way
he whispered that he had desired that
to be the room from which he would
depart to board the plane which was
to wing him to Korea, where his people
with grateful enthusiasm had sum-
moned him to take the helm It all
seemed too good to be true! Calling in
my brilliant young ministerial colleague,
now chaplain in Korea, said: I'm
this hour want you to look upon the
face Of this man for whom the clock Of
destiny has struck. You will live to
hear him acknowledged everywhere as
the George Washington of Korea"
In few hours. stepping once more
on his native soil, he was wildly ac-
claimed by hundreds Of thousands and,
Evening star., 1952-12-14
Spires of the Spirit
The Portrait Of q Man

Standing under this weeks Spire we
beg leave to introduce our readers to
man. He is almost canonized by mil
lions of his countrymen, and as vigor-
Ously cannonaded by the Kremlin and
all its cohorts. Since the establishment
or the Korean Republic his name has
become known around the whole wide
earth and in the chancelleries of the ma
tons. Meet Syngman Rhee.
The writer's close friendship with him
dates from dismal days when the liberty
Of his native land was but fervent
passion in his own dauntless heart. In
Free America together we dreamed Of
Free Korea. His was pleading voice in
wilderness of indifference when few
would listen. Those were the days when
It was not popular to NEEDLE with af-
fairs in that suppressed faraway penin-
sula In this attitude was involved a
guilt complex, because almost half
century ago America had stood aside
and allowed this ancient land with
culture older than that of its captors
or that of China, to be enslaved by
mighty empire so close to it's shores.
When this Korean patriot saw the
shSckles fasten on the land he loved
more than life. in solemn dedication he
gave himself. body. soul and spirit. for
her final emancipation. The ruthless
explofters Of his people prosecuted him,
imprisoned him, tortured him. When,
after years Of agony, he escaped, q high
price was set upon his head. From
henceforth, wherever his physical pres
encc happened to be, his consuming
mission was to plant the grapes of
wrath" in the hearts of the oncoming
generation of his fettered country. With
hope burning like an acetylene torch in
hlc very soul, young Rhee came to
America. Here, with Spartan discipline,
he conditioned himself, in great univer-
sites training himself as scholar and
a statesman. He drank at the clear
springs of democracy under the personal
tutelage and friendship of Woodrow
Wilson. AS the years of his exile length
ened, deeper and deeper there was
etched on his heart detailed map of
his manacled country. In manifold ways
he kept in closest touch with the land
to which his life belonged.
It was during those difficult years
of hopes deferred that my life joined
his. For decade, it was my joy to be
his pastor. How his face would light
up and how profound was his gratitude
when from the pulpit during public
worship the cause of Korea was de-
Tended and proclaimed! He is an in
spring Christian. My own love of
Korea had been engendered many years
before by great missionaries knew well,
who gave their lives to it.
Increasing bands Of Korean exiles and
American citizens joined DR.. Rhee in
planning for 1.-THE Day." This wise
Evening star., 1952-12-14
Foster Care in Montgomery

A recent letter from Former Resi-
dent" of Montgomery County comments
on the situation pertaining to provisions
for the county's deserted, dependent and
delinquent children. I am led to COM
ment on this, first, by stating that Mont
gomery County, while perhaps above
average socially and economically, still
has children whose needs are not any
different from those of children in other
communities and whose parents are
human beings with problems similar to
those of people all over the world.
Secondly, believe that the writer
either left the county so long ago as to
be unaware of the PHILOSOPHERS and
practices of its present social agencies
in endeavoring, If at all possible, to keep
a child in its own home; or else he is
so misinformed as to the reasons for a
child's needing foster home care, either
on temporary or permanent basis, that
he does not have clear understanding Of
foster-care programs. May suggest that
he Cor she) take time to contact any or
all of the Montgomery County agencies
Interested in child welfare to learn the
answer to whatever it is that is bothering
him or her, as no agency accepts child
in foster care simply to relieve the
parents Of their responsibility. On the
contrary, it is to protect the right Of each
child to decent home, security and love,
and to meet his needs in this respect
when his own parents either cannot or
will not provide them.
Finally. I would point out that all
foster-care agencies having good stand
ards maintain constant drive" to Sc
cure new foster parents, in order to have
homes available to replace those which
are lost by the natural turnover caused
by normal changes in foster families. It
takes very special kind of person to
care for and love some one else's child,
and thus good foster parents are hard
to find. They deserve the acclaim of
every one for their work Of love for all
children.
Children's Worker.
Evening star., 1952-12-14

tainly was prosperous, too-if the ad-
vertisements in The Star of December
Is, 1902, signified that money was
in circulation. j. and W. Else
man, Grimes Piano Stores, w. B.
Moses g. Sons, Droop's Music House,
Reinhart's, Sanders g. Stayman Co.,
B. Rich's Sons. C.. M. Bell Photo Co.,
Holmes Bakery. c. C.. Pursell, Shaw g.
Berry Co., the Tolman Laundry, Bren-
tano's Bookstore. B. H. Stinemetz &
Son Co., Snyder & Kidd, Geo. F. Muth
& Co.. Franklin & Co., Bowens Hard
ware Store, Downey's Hotel for Horses,
John Herbert Corning, Gait & Bro,
Clark & Davenport. Charles r. Ed
monston, j. Jay Gould Toy Shop, Mrs.
c. Stiebel Bon Marche, Williams
Temple Drug Store, James F. Oyster,
VIM. Hahn g. Co., Stumph & Lyford
and Mayer Bros. g. Co. were among the
merchants represented by cards"
Others were: Woodward & Lothrop, S.
Kann Sons & Co., Smoot. Golfer & Nc
Galley; Family Shoe Store. VIM. H.
McKnew. H. Zirkin, Parker, Bridget
g. Co.: the Palais Royal. Saks q Co..
Goldenberg's. Lansburgh & Bro. Barber
& Ross. Hecht's. Chris. Xander. House
g. Herman. Castelberg's. D. j. Kauf-
man, j. n. Friedenwald & Co., Isidor
Grosner-au familiar names then,
many Of them still familiar now.
Part 8. Pages 1-10," was q supple
ment to the regular paper of the day.
titled, Making Modern Newspaper:
Remarkable Changes That Have Oc-
Cured in Fifty Years" A "cut" labeled
THE Editorial Staff of The Evening
Star" showed 81 men and one girl who
had collaborated in the special issue.
Nineteen men represented the business
Office in like picture. The employees
Of the composing room and the press
room had been photographed by the
Evening star., 1952-12-14

Part in the National DEVELOPMENT OF
Washington; Hal p. Denton. "The
Homes Of The Evening Star: j. Harry
shannon. Some Remarkable Compare
sons Between The Star Of 1852 and The
Star OF 1902: r. o. Bailey. 1.-THE Era Of
Library Expansion; Charles z. Kern.
Improvement Of Railroad Terminals and
the War Against Grade Crossings; r. T.
Small, "The Evening Star in Shepherds
Time; N. O. Messenger, Reporting and
Publishing the News Of Congress Then
and Now; w. w. Price. How the Work
OF Gathering White House News Has
Changed: A. j. Clarke, News Gathering
in War Time; Charles M. Shinn, "The
Beautiful Rock Greek Park; Allen D.
Albert, jr., Fifty Years Of Industry and
Science; D. !. Mercier, "A Half Century
Of National History Chronicled by The
Star; Philander c. johnson. "Humor
and Drama in Newspapers" ana Helena
Mccarthy. Social Gaieties Before the
War;" Then at the end A. T. Cowell paid
tribute to men mo longer on The Stars
roll"-HarTy r. Goodwin. william r. Col
Inns. Henry o. Noyes. Samuel v. Noyes.
Cluskey Cromwell and other elder
brothers" retired or deceased.
h
theoretically all this should be dun
reading half century after The Star
was SO years old, so years young: but In
truth 1t still is lively. interesting. q worth
while experience to add to ones life,
whether one is on the sunset or on the
sunrise side Of his career in the world.
The Star held the mirror up to nature in
its first half century very much as it
did in It's secondhand will continue 20
to do into reasonably unlimited future.
Evening star., 1952-12-14
Book Censorship

With regard to The Star article, De-
cember 6, concerning the hearing on OBJ
jectionable material in books, magazines
and comic books. and the statement
about an article of Mrs Margaret Culkin
Banning. appearing in one of these
highly questionable magazines, may I
say that I. and feel sure good many
of the other persons present at that
hearing, were greatly surprised to learn
from the testimony of the publishers of
the connection between supposedly rep
utable publishers and some of this type
magazines interlocking organ
izations handling their circulation and
other devices?
Could it be that Mrs. Banning is being
subjected to little discipline by her
publishers, or by others who have some
control over her publishers. for having
dared to speak out on behalf of decency?
I think the quotation you have given
from her article would be improved by
a full publication of the context
Elizabeth A. Smart,
Evening star., 1952-12-14
Fifty Years Ago in The Star :.

Half century ago The Star was half
a century old, half century young,
=. 1t celebrated in its
otor SeieDrofes edition of Decem-
Fiftieth Birthday ber Is, 1902. in
terms of ia pages
of text and illustrations, still worthy of
perusal SO years later. The front page
was normal front page except for a
Seven-column running head or banner"
and cartoon showing The Star Build
ing rising above pile of coal and the
caption: would Be an Acceptable
Birthday Gift" Among the subjects
presented as news were reports on the
Venezuela controversy. child labor in the
mining industry, the price of a canal
concession in the Colombian Republic,
a damaged smokestack at the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing, mixup at
prizefght in Seattle and plan for dis
injecting cattle cars under the direction
of the Department of Agriculture.
On the editorial page the leading
article began: Fifty years ago today
The Star assumed its modest place in
the local newspaper armament. It could
not then be called fixed star. Many
sparks Of journalistic light had appeared
here only to flicker out after. a brief
period of more or less brilliancy. But
fortune favored the newcomer. Gov
erned by principles of devotion to the
local welfare, The Star finally shone
with steady light for the illumination
Of the path of duty which the Nation
should tread in caring for its ward. the
District of Columbia, and today. at the
completion of its first half century, it
feels that it has won the regard and
support of the people of Washington
chiefly because of its unwavering cham
pionship of the interests of the National
Capital
Life seemed to be congenial in WASH
ington at the moment. The city GER
Evening star., 1952-12-14
Children's Worker.

same photographer for the same pur-
pose. Even the route agents and the
carrier force were included. None of
The Star family" was omitted. The
contributions of everybody were ac-
knowledged.
Under the heading Prosperous Wash
ington and the Men Who Have Made It"
a second supplement. part T." repeated
the prosperity theme and justified it by
stories about public utilities, real estate
developments, contracting, interior deco
ration, food processing. publishing, bank
ing, every branch Of merchandising.
Part S" described Washington as q city
Of homes as well as great cultural CEN
ter and reflected the history of the COM
munity from its establishment as the
seat of the Federal Government in 1900.
One entire page Of this portion Of the
anniversary issue was devoted to the saga
Of The Star itself from its beginning up
to the eve of its 50th birthday. The
last seven columns of this supplement
carried scores OF messages Of good will
sent to the paper by President Roosevelt,
cabinet officers, members Of Congress,
jurists. educators, clergymen, business
and professional people. Most Of these
congratulatory greetings stressed The
Stars public service, urging its continu-
ance for at least another half century.
But the real ''prize package" Of the
anniversary issue was q magazine sup
plement" printed on book paper and de-
voted to the cause Of freedom and
progress to which The Star was pledged
from its beginning. Theodore w. Noyes
wrote on a "A Half Century Retrospect"
Crosby S. Noyes. Washington Journal
ism. Past and Present: S. H. Kauff-
mann, "The Evening Star of Today;
James Croggon. Washington City Fifty
Years Ago; w. B. Bryan, "The Making
Of q City: G. A. Lyon. jr.. ''The Stars
Evening star., 1952-12-14
An Unlikely Suit

At this time last year some Of the Nations
bigger headlines had to do with Red Hungarys
extortion of blackmail from the United States.
The blackmail took the form of imposing a
"fne" of $123, ,60615 on four American flyers.
That was the ransom that had to be paid to
insure their release by the puppet Budapest
regime.
These flyers, who apparently had strayed
off course while en- route on a legitimate mission
from Germany to Yugoslavia, were forced by
Soviet fighters to land their unarmed cargo
plane-the property of the United States-on
Hungarian airfeld. After some weeks of
detention and a queer trial" by Communist
military court, they were found guilty Of "de-
lberately violating" border regulations, and they
were not set free until our Government put up
the ransom demanded.
In all the months that have since passed,
the Kremlin and its stooges have refused to
return the plane and its cargo, a cargo valued
at almost 100000. So our State Department,
after an exhaustive" inquiry, has now sent notes
to both Moscow and the Budapest regime. The
notes declare that the inquiry has disclosed
serious discrepancies" between the real truths
of the incident and the "facts" set forth at the
trial. Further, while implicitly suggesting that
a return of the ransom may in time be demanded,
the notes threaten to sue both the Soviet and
Hungarian governments unless there is a salts
factory explanation of why the aircraft and
everything aboard have not yet been handed
back.
Nothing, of course, could be less likely than
that such suit will ever take place, either in
the International Court of Justice or in direct
legal action carried out automatically between
our country and Russia and Hungary. For Mos
COW and Budapest have merely to refuse to be
sued to make it impossible for us to sue them.
Thus our notes seem to be essentially futile.
Their own real virtue, apart from having some
possible propaganda value, is that they serve
to remind all of us in this country of the base
ness of the people we must deal with when we
try to maintain decent and civilized relations
with the world behind the Iron Curtain.
Evening star., 1952-12-14
By Frederick Brown Harris
Minister. Foundry Methodist Church
Chaplain. United States Senate


a little later, elected President Of the
new Republic. With unspeakable con-
ditions in his devastated land and havoc
to be multiplied. with lying Commu-
nistic propaganda constantly pouring
over the radio from the North, with
an impoverished people utterly unpre-
pared for posts of responsibility, he has
since then accomplished herculean
task. He has lived dangerously. For
armchair experts in safe lands to criti-
cize him for not being able overnight
to establish a full-orbed democracy,
under conditions prevailing, is sheer
folly.
This is no attempt to weave haloes
for his aging head. He does not be-
lieve in haloes for humans. OF course,
he has faults. as each of us has and
as each of the Presidents of the United
States has had. However, he has not
a drop of dictatorial blood in his veins.
Hemmed about as he has been with
subversive, disloyal elements, under him
has been trained an army of South Ko-
reans. fighting often with suicidal
abandon which warrants their being
classed with the immortals Of Their
mopylae.
When, this year, his detractors here
and elsewhere thought he was through,
he was overwhelmingly reelected as.
in q glorious demonstration Of democ-
racy, millions rallied to his standard.
Recently, nationally read commenta-
tor declared, "Rhee is one Of the most
extraordinary heads Of government in
the world" When the President-elect
of the United States called upon him
to discuss the present crucial situation,
he came from his presence with this
tribute: 1.-The Korean president shows
every qualification of a great leader"
His dominating conviction is that his
crucified land is but part Of the wide
flung battlefield Of freedom. on which
communism seeks to dominate the
earth with the ultimate goal Of de-
stroying its most hated foe, the United
States. He declares that Korea, united,
not severed in two. would rather face
determination than bow to Communist
or any other overlordship.
Here, then, Is a man whose deeds cry
to the world: mo coward soul Is mine.
no trembler in the worlds storm -trou-
bled sphere!" From the hand Of George
Eliot we take the frame for picture:
Ideals. sometimes, are made flesh; they
breathe upon us with warm breath;
they touch us with soft, responsive
hands; they look at us with sad. sincere
eyes, and speak to us in appealing tones.
They are clothed in a living, human
soul. Then, their presence Is power,
they shake us like q passion: and we
are drawn after them with gentle COM
pulsion as flame is drawn to flame"
Inside that golden frame fits the por-
trait Of Syngman Rhee.
Evening star., 1952-12-14

have proceed cautiously" laws, based on model
law approved by police and fire authorities.
Virginia should amend its law to uphold the
right of emergency vehicles to disregard signals
but not public safety-in carrying out expedi-
tiously their vital missions. The recent session
of the Legislature, preoccupied with other busi-
ness failed to act on a proposed amendment.
Meanwhile, Arlington wisely will continue to
allow its fire and police drivers to proceed through
red lights, provided due caution is used. The
policy undoubtedly will have public support.
Evening star., 1952-12-14
Nice Try

tipsy driver hailed before Judge in upper
New York State, came forward with what
appealed to him in his condition as an ironclad
defense. MY dog" he said. was telling me how
to drive"
But alas, it didn't work. Mans best friend
had let him down. A policeman, characters
tically Indifferent to the human-interest aspect
of this little drama took the stand and testified
that the dog had been drinking beer-too much
beer.