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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-05-15
Holds April Meeting
With Mrs. Thompson

The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Home
makers Club held it's April meeting
at the home of Mrs. Thomas c..
Thompson on Monday, April %,
with Mrs. Hunter Davidson, Mrs.
Stephen German and Mrs. Wilbert
McInerney as co-hostesses.
The president Mrs. Carol Sleek,
opened the meeting with reading
on Memory Rules" and welcomed
the members and a large number
of guests.
Mrs. Ralph Beall, president of
the County Council of Homemak-
ers was also present. Mrs. Gladys
Hinenburg, Assistant Home Dem
onstration Agent, gave the topic,
What is Important in Family Liv-
i n g?" A discussion followed in
which each mamber gave her view
point on the subject. The months
cultural report on "The Flicker,
Bird of the Month";" was presented
by Mrs. James Hissey. Beautifully
etched aluminium trays, made by
several members of the club under
the direction of Mrs. Sleek, were
displayed during the afternoon.
After the business meeting a n d
program, tea was served by the
hostesses with the officers of the
club and past presidents assisting.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-05-15
New Boys All Club
Organized in April
At GlenmOnt

At an organizational meeting
held on Saturday, April 26, at the
home of L. A. Biggs in Glenmont,
new All Boys Club was estab-
lished and officers chosen. Mr..
Roscoe Whip, who is in charge Of
All Clubs in the County was pre-
sent and leaders of the new group,
to be called the Glenallen All
Club, will be L. A. Biggs and Paul
PLATA.
John Armstrong was elected
president and other officers chosen
were: vice president, Peter Stad-
Ter; secretary, Bobby Biggs; trea-
surer, Paul PLATA, and reporter,
George Sampson.
The next meeting of the group
will be held at the home of John
Armstrong on May 10. Frank
Knight will give a demonstration
on seed planting and Peter Stab
Ter will explain how plants should
be tranSplanted.
In order to be eligible for men,
bership, one must have a garden
and another project such as home
Identification, the raising of
chickens or other farm animals
Any boys in the Glenmont- Whea-
ton area who are interested in join
ing the group may call L. A
Biggs, Lo. -50045 after 2 pm.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-05-15
Olney-Sunshine =
Club Meeting at
Mt. Carmel Church

The Olney-Sunshine Homemak-
ers' Club observed its Both ami
versary on Wednesday evening,
April 80, at the Mt. Carmel Meth
odist Church. Among the guests
present were members of the Home
wood /, 2, and 8 Homemakers'
Clubs, Miss Edythe Turner, Mrs.
Ralph Beall, and Miss Ola dy S
Hinenburg.
Each person was presented a
colorful corsage when greeted at
the door. There were tables decorat-
ed for each month of the year, and
each guests was asked to find the
table which represented the month
of her birth. The decorations were
cleverly done and created much
interest.
The hostess of each table led in
game appropriate for the month
her table represented thus enabl-
ing everyone present to participate
in the evenings fun. A beautiful
birthday cake decorated with the
clubs colors of yellow and green
was served from the lovely tea
table which had as a center piece
a lovely arrangement of tulips in
white and yellow.
The Olney-Sunshine Club h S
had continuous organized activity
for all the thirty years. An ex-
hibit of projects carried during
those years was of special interest
to all. Some of the exhibits were
reed baskets and trays; rush bot
tom stool; refnished ladder back
chairs; upholstered chairs and foot
stool; hooked Rigging; old picture
frames refinished; etched aluminium
trays and copper bowl; ceramics;
, feed bag fashions; sewing; textile
painting; oil pot lamp converted to
electricity; silver castor converted
to electric lamp.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-05-15
Md. Continues All
Safety, Health and
Recreation Programs

Three national All programs, in
which club boys and girls help to
make rural America safer, healthier
and happier, are being continued
this year in Maryland, the State
Club office has announced. They
are the Farm and Home Safety,
Health Improvement and Recrea-
tion-Rural Arts programs, all con-
Quoted under the direction of the
Cooperative Extension Service.
Incentives for outstanding county
records of achievement in these
programs are merit medals f o r
winners in Safety, provided by
General Motors, and certificates of
honor for those in both Health and
Recreation Rural A r t S, in which
Kellogg Company, Battle Greek,
Mich, and U. S. Rubber, respec-
lively, are the awards donors.
The respective donors also pro-
vide trips to the National All Club
Congress in Chicago next Novem-
Der for State winners in Safety
and Health. In the latter, cash
awards Of 500 to each are presented
to ten clubs carrying the b t
health programs in the State. In
Recreation-Rural Arts, a $25 cash
award for the purchase of equip
ment will be given to each county
naming a blue award group of All
Clubs.
National awards are college
scholarships of $500 each for eight
top ranking winners in Safety;
500 us. Savings Bond and blue
ribbon in Health, and Chicago Club
Congress trip for each of IL cham
pions in Recreation and Rural
Arts.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-05-15
HOmemakers Club
Holds Meeting
At BeallsUilIe

Mrs. T. B. Dorset, president OF
the Observation-Disclosures
son Homemakers' Club, presided
over the business portion of the
May s meeting at the Fire House
in Beallsville. Under the direction
of Mrs. Claude Reddick, the group
sang america" and recited "The
Homemakers' Creed" The cultural
report on the Baltimore Oriole
was given by Mrs. G. Best Linthi-
cum.
Twenty-Five members were pre-
sent, and two visitors, Mrs. Charles
Brosius, Lime Kiln, and Mrs
George Leicester Thomas, Jr., Lily
pons. Mrs. Dennis l.. Smith was
enrolled as a new member.
Mrs. Leland Clark, correspond
ing secretary, reported on cards OF
sympathy, notes and invitations
sent out, and also thank-you notes
received.
Plans were completed for the an
nual picnic to be held June IL to
which neighboring club has been
invited.
Mrs. William R. Griffin extended
an invitation to the group to meet
in her recreation room on Friday,
May 16 to cane chairs and make
stuffed toys.
Mrs. Thomas, who was guest
speaker, told of the lotus of India,
and the pond lily-native to most
all parts of thu woodland traced
their history from early times. She
displayed lily and lotus roots and
also selection of aquatic plants.
Refreshments were served by
the following hostesses: Mrs. T. l..
Grub, Mrs. Allen P. Horn, Mrs.
Martin Keffer, Mrs. Helen Kiefer,
Mrs. Guy Lewis, Mrs. Linthicum
and Mrs. Reddick.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-05-15

Ancient chroniclers knew Yemen,
kingdom at the southern tip of
the Arabian peninsula, as the land
of the Queen of Saba, or Sheba,
whose visit to King Solomon is
related in the Bible. Modern Ye-
men is an agricultural country
roughly the size of Nebraska with
four times Nebraska's population,
says the National Geographic
Society.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-05-15
Mennonite Church
Marks Birthday p

On April &c and 81, the Lay
louisville Mennonite Church cele-
brated its third anniversary.
M. D. Sell of Laytonsville is pas
tor of the church.
I h e anniversary celebration
was held at the Goshen Church
and began with a song servic e
and devotion on Saturday even
ing, followed by several interest
ing talks. On Sunday there was
song service in both tt e
afternoon and evening followed by
devotions..
Amos Myer served as Mod
orator and choristers will be
Lauren Horst and Glen Sell.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-05-15
Western Flavor at. MCJC

A real Western RODEO will be
the exciting annual event sponsored
by the Women's Council of Mont
gomery County Jewish Community,
Inc, on Sunday, May 18th hours
from 2 pm. to pm.
The RODEO will be held at the
Community Builing, 8402 Frey
man Drive, Chevy Chase. Admis-
sion is free.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-05-15
Art for Living Exhibit
At Maryland University
Page s

The Department of Practical Art
of the University of Maryland will
present an cart for Living Exhib-
it" to be open to the public from 8
am. to pm. daily May 10 through
May %. The student exhibit, to
be held in the Home Economies
building, will also be open from
Z pm. to 10 pm. Friday, May %,
at which time students will be at
work in each art studio.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-05-15
MCJC Services

The Friday Eve Service on May
18th, at the Montgomery County
Jewish Community, Inc, 84O2 Frey
man Drive, Chevy Chase, Mary
land, will be conducted by the
Young Adults (16-21) of the Com
munity. Services begin at $3.50
D.lIl
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-05-15
Cancer Funds Drive

Counties in Maryland have reach
ed So per cent of their goal in the
1852 Cancer Crusade, State cam
Faign chairman, Robert B. Hobbs
said today.
Total to date raised by the coun-
ties is $64,305.38 toward a goal of
$4,000.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-05-15
Modern Dance Concert
At Md. University

The annual Modern Dance Con-
cert will be presented at the Uni
versity of Maryland May ID, Is
and 16 in the Central Auditorium.
Evening star., 1952-08-24
BY Richord FrykIund

Many Congressman seeking
reelection this year have come
up against this frustrating
charge by their opponents:
you just finished two whole
years in Congress, yet you were
able to pass only one or two
meaSly laws of your own. You
obviously are an incompetent,
Intellectual and no-good law
maker"
It's a hard charge to answer,
because the first statement is
almost always true. Hardly any
Congressman saw more than a
couple of his bills become public
law in the last Congress. Worse
than that, two-thirds of the
Representatives couldn't even
pass one single bill.
The Committee System
But a low score doesn't mean
a Congressman was spending
all his time entertaining chorus
girls in Washington bars. He
could be a hard-working, eff
cient and effective lawmaker
and still score zero in the
statute books. He was just a
victim of the committee sys-
tem-but that's a pretty tough
thing to explain to the con-
StituentS.
Here's the sad story:
Seven per cent of the Con-
greSSmen sponsored 43 per cent
OF the public bills passed by the
82d Congress. The high-pow-
cred per cent was made up
OF committee chairmen. Thirty
six of the chairmen-all were
Democrats, of course-account-
ed for 254 of the 594 laws
passed.
The chairmen let the other
Evening star., 1952-08-24
Battle Of the Rogweed Again

from the weather building at
Twenty-fourth and M streets
NV. as soon as a noticeable
amount of pollen is detected in
the air. A glass slide coated with
vaseline will be exposed to the
air. At 24-hour intervals a
microscope count will be taken
on q constant area of the slide.
A pollen count is defined as
the number of pollen grains
present in a cubic yard Of air.
Treatment is advised when the
count nears 10, but many hay
fever sufferers reach for the pill
bottle before the count gets that
high. Pollen content often goes
much higher than. 10. The
1851 high count, for instance,
was $50. while 1850 reports
showed a high of 155.
Most doctors advise hay fever
patients to get plenty Of rest, to
stay away from swimming poo's
and beaches because the water
makes nose and eye mem
branes more responsive to pol
len nritations, and to install
air. conditioning units which
filter pollen out of the air.
Phenergan hydrochloride is
the latest drug used to fight
hay fever. Its effects are said to
be superior to those obtained
with any other antihistaminic
agent. No antihistamines, how
ever. will have the same effect
on any two persons. Concentrat-
ed amounts must be obtained
with a doctors prescription.
Though they usually give tenn
porary relief, antihistamines
often cause sleepiness and diz-
Ziness.
Evening star., 1952-08-24
By james B. Rowland


grass-cutting crews if weed
growth gets out of control.
Ragweed growth is not re-
stricted to a few States. Ex-
cept for the extreme northern
parts of Michigan, Minnesota,
New Hampshire. Maine, the
central Adirondacks and the
southern tip of Florida, the
plant grows readily east of the
Rockies to the Atlantic sea-
board.
Cures
Immunization to pollen
through shots given over a peri
cd of weeks. before the hay
fever season begins, is the best
way for sufferers to reduce
symptoms. But it is not a guar
anteed cure. A person who has
taken shots also will be better
prepared to receive greater re-
relief from antihistamines.
A doctor, through skin tests,
can discover which pollens are
most aggravating to an indivi-
dual. Diluted watery extracts
of the pollen are injected at
regular intervals, depending on
how responsive the patient is to
pollen irritation. Thus vacci-
mated, the body is not taken by
surprise when the first pollen
drifts into the area. The mem
branes are not as apt to be ir-
ritated.
A disregard for hay fever
treatments of any kind almost
always results il. asthma.
AS warning to local sufferers,
daily counts" are taken
Evening star., 1952-08-24

almost 500 Senators and Rep
resentatives scramble for the
honor of sponsoring the remain
ing $40 laws. Obviously there
weren't enough laws to go
around, and obviously the Dem
ocratS with. the most seniority
would get first chance. The
poor Republicans took what was
left. Consequently only So Re-
publicans-22 in the Senate and
At in the HouSe-were able to
push one of their bills through
to enactment.
Such G. o. P. leaders as Sen
ator Taft and Senator Millikin
scored with only one public law
in the past two years. Senator's
Case of South Dakota, Flanders
of Vermont and Martin of Penn
sylvania led Republican Senators
with three laws. Representa-
tive D'Ewart of Montana was
the big gun among Republicans
in the House with four laws.
Minority Leader Joe Martin
didn't pass a single one. His
record was about par for the
G.. o. P.
Byrd Bots 900
Some of the Democratic lead
ers also had little to show in
Evening star., 1952-08-24
There Oughto Be q Low
Most Congressman Find There Aren't Enough Go Around
At Least When the Time Comes to Run for Reelection

chairman of the Post Office and
Civil Service Committee. and
Representatives Celler Of New
York, House judiciary Commit
hee. and Doughton of North
Carolina, Ways and Means (tax
writing) Committee. all with a
bag Of Is laws.
Since committee chairmen
managed to hog most of the
glory, only 212 of the 531 Sena-
tors and Representatives actual
ly went down in history as law
sponsors. Even 212 is a de-
ceptively large number, because
in the Senate an attempt is
made to share honors for a sim
gle law. A bill may be intro
duced bearing the names of two
or three or a dozen Senators. II
it becomes law, all may claim it
as their very own.
The Library of Congress, how
ever. which keeps the official
score on bills for posterity, gives
multiple credit only when a law
bears three names or less. If
there are more than three spon-
sors. the Library Of Congress
rules, and rightly so, that the
surplus names are merely win
dow-dressing and throws out all
but the first name. This survey
follows the Library of Congress
practice. Even so, a few of the
212 ace Congressman are Sena-
tors merely sharing credit for a
law.
Actually, any of the 212 states
men has a right to be proud
when he goes home to face the
voters. If anybody pokes fun at
his record, he can bring up the
319 congressman who couldn't
pass a single law and let the
voters listen to their hard-luck
stories.
Evening star., 1952-08-24
Metropolitan Scene
Interior Secretary Chapman Is the Man
Behind Anti-Segregotion Drive Here
By John W. Thompson, j

The hand of Oscar Chapman
continues to pull the strings
that control the course of key
events in the field of race rela-
tionS here.
This time the Secretary Of the
Interior has promoted success
fully the appointment Of DR.. Jo-
seph D. Lohman to head up the
new National Capital Planning
Commission.
DR.. Lohman, a race consul
tant for Mr.. Chapman'S depart
ment. is remembered locally for
two things:
/. His study of racial prob
lens here in 1948 resulting in
a vicious attack on the Board
of Trade and local businessmen
in general. The charge was that
they promoted segregation here
for business purposes.
2. His short course for park
police in how to handle racial
violence during the 1850 sum-
mer outbreaks at several public
swimming pools.
The appointment was sold to
President Truman by Mr.. Chap
man despite the fact that many
persons-including some of the
planning commission staff
thought the vacancy was to be
filled from nominations by the
Commissioners.
The Commissioners weren't
sure whether they had to sub
NIT names and decided to sit
tight. Even Donald Dawson,
MIR. Truman's personnel chief.
admitted the question of the
legality of the appointment was
batted around for quite a while
before the White House decided
to go ahead.
Apart from the fact that there
is bona f1de confusion over the
Interpretation of the revised
statute, two factors may have
influenced the White House to
act.
/. The appointment does not
require Senate confirmation
and so could not be challenged
in that forum.
2. Mr.. Dawson was pretty
certain the city heads would
not assert any prerogative they
may have had under the law
once the appointment was an
nounced.
DIR. Lohman has a broad
background in sociology and
criminology. How effectively
that can be used on the area
planning level remains to be
seen. He also has had some
experience in an advisory ca
pacity with the Chicago Plan
ming Commission.
In recent years. Mr.. Chap
mans influence as a champion
Of the get-rid-of-segregation-
Immediately faction has been
Evening star., 1952-08-24

Awarenes of watery nose and
eyes, a dry itchy throat and
frequent difficulty in hearing,
tasting and smelling will make
living for more than $4,000
Washington area residents very
uncomfortable between now and
the first week of October. This
seasonal malady. called hay
fever. is not new, but has been
diagnosed as that since 1881.
The affliction's name is mis-
leading, since the ailment is
provoked neither by hay nor
does it produce a fever. The
villain is an airborne pollen dis
charged by trees. grasses or
weeds.
Tree pollen sufferers reach for
their handkerchiefs and anti
histamineS between March and
May while grass sufferers are
affected from May to mid-July.
Now for the next six weeks rag
weed martyrs will take their
turn.
The prospect for an average
ragweed season in Washington
is bright. Although complete
obliteration Of ragweed growth
Is impossible, the District and
nearby communities do make
attempts to control growth each
year. Poisonous sprays to rid
vacant lots and parks Of rag
weed once were dispersed in the
city, but this plan was aban-
doned when too many innocent
shrubs were injured. Fifteen
men now are striving to clean
up ragweed in the District. They
have the help of seven tractors
and can request the aid Of two
Evening star., 1952-08-24

the billS-paSSed column. Senator
Byrd of Virginia, for instance,
failed to score. His colleague,
Senator Robertson. chalked up
one. Senator Douglas of Illinois
sponsored one law, Senator
Kefauver of Tennessee two laws.
Red-hot legislators in the
Washington area were Repre-
sentatives Sasscer, Democrat. Of
Maryland and Smith, Democrat,
of Virginia. They sponsored
four public laws each--two of
the highest scores for Repre-
sentatives who were not COM
mittee chairmen. In the Senate,
O'Conor of Maryland. chairman
of the Crime Investigating Com
mittee, sponsored three laws.
Butler of Maryland. a Republic
can, sponsored one.
The low scores didn't mean
the Nations lawmakers weren't
trying. Actually the average
Congressman, showing unrea-
sonable optimism, introduced
about II public bills during the
82d Congress.
The bills were promptly
passed on to a committee for
study" and most were never
heard of again.
Filter System
Committees constitute a filter
system that is supposed to VIM
now out the bad bills, amend
and improve the good ones and
send the necessary bills OH to
the House or Senate floor for
debate-if there's enough time
for it.
Most of the bills that survive
the committee filter system are.
through no coincidence, the bills
introduced by the committee
chairman. There are several
reasons for this. Frequently
several Congressman will get
similar ideas for a bill at the
same time. If the idea looks
good to the chairman Of the
committee to which they are
sent. he will lay all the dupli-
cate bills aside, introduce an
identical one Of his own and
see it through to passage. Or
a bill needing extensive revision
will come to the committee.
The group will work it over and
then reintroduce it as q clean"
bill under the chairman's name.
Perhaps the committee staff
has made q study and has
found the need for q new law.
The chairman almost always
gets the honor of introducing
the bill, Or If the President
wants a law, he will get a COM
mittee chairman to sponsor it.
Biggest operators on the Hill
during the 82d Congress were
Senators Mccarran Of Nevada.
chairman of the Judiciary Com
mittee. and Neely of West Vir-
ginia, chairman of the District
of Columbia Committee. Each
sponsored 20 bills which became
law. Trailing them were Senator
Johnston Of South Carolina.
Evening star., 1952-08-24

felt here. Mostly it has been
through successive Superin-
tendents of National Capital
parks as the Interior DEPART
ment ex-oficio representative
on the District Recreation
Board. The majority Of this
board has declared for gradual
elimination Of segregation on
the parks and Fairgrounds they
supervise. These along with
the schools have been the fore
most targets Of the foes Of
segregation.
Board members recognized the
voice as that of c. Marshall
Finnan, then Irving C. Root.
now Edward j. Kelly. But the
hands were those of Mr.. Chap
man.
Storm Clouds Vonish
Clouds that lowered over the
claim of Edgar Morris that he
Is a legal resident of South
Carolina and thus entitled to
continue as a power in Repub-
lican politics there appear to
have blown away.
Mr.. Morris is chairman Of
the Districts Board of Public
Welfare-a position required by
law to be filled by a resident
of the District. When his legal
residence in South Carolina was
made an issue prior to the
recent G. o. p. convention, the
question was raised here wheth-
er he qualified as a member
Of the welfare board. However.
the Commissioners decided to
look the other way. Mr.. Nor
riS also won out in the State
proceedings.
A veteran civic leader. Mr..
Morris has devoted long hours
to District service, especially in
the role of master Of ceremonies
for visiting dignitaries. In fact,
his activities as the Capitals
Grover Whalen brought this
observation from a wag who
read of the residence ques-
ton:
They can't fool me. He lives
on the parade platform in front
of the District Building"
+ y +
Crossing the Line
The weeks good news on the
area integration front was the
Endorsement by the Prince
Georges County commissioners
of joint Maryland District con-
sideration of Capital Transit
fares and service.
The resolution contends:
There is no Maryland transit
system as such. only q series
Of end routes that originate
out Of and feed into the Dis
trict transit system"