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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-09-11
Woodstock Farms
At BeallSville
Sells For 100000

Woodstock Fa'ms, 700-acre es-
tate near Beallsville, formerly the
property of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Sherry, has been sold for 100000
to Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Clammer of
Washington.
The historic old estate, which
was once owned by George Wash
ington has changed hands only four
times since the 18th Century when
it was established. There are, in
addition to the main residence,
three tenant houses, old slave quar-
tiers and a modern barn.
Mr.. Clammer is an attorney in
Washington for oil interests. He
and his wife plan to move some
$50 head of cattle from their Sum-
beam Aberdeen Angus herd at Mi
ami, Oklahoma.
Mis-. Clammer is the former
Miss Catherine Fullerton, daughter
Of Judge S. C. Fullerton, founder
Of the Sunbeam herd. A half share
in one of the Sunbeam bulls,
Prince Eric of Sunbeam sold for
100000 recently at Red Bank, N.
]. The bull is owned by Shadow
Isle Farm.
The Clammers plan to continue
breeding, raising and showing their
purebred stock at Woodstock
Farms. The Sunbeam strain is
ranked by breeders among the top
Angus in the country.
During the Sherbys residence at
Woodstock, they also operated the
farm for stockbreeding.
Included in the sale price was
the farm, buildings, part of the
farm equipment and about 20 head
of cattle, including $ome milk cows
and a few purebred Aberdeen
Angus.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-09-11
CCC Loans
For Corn Cribs

Farmers who will need a loan
to build new corn crib this fall,
if unable to secure funds from a
local bank or other agency, may
get the money from the commodity
credit corporation through the
county production and marketing
administration.
CCC will make loans to build
cribs up to 80 percent of the cost
Of construction of as per bushel of
capacity, whichever is the least,
according to James A. Cottman,
acting chairman of the state PIMA
committee, College Park.
The loans bear a percent interest,
are for four years and may be ex-
tended in case of disaster.
All county agent offices have
corn crib building b'ua prints and
ether construction information
from the University of Maryland.
Blue prints of corn cribs and other
structures may be secured at very
low cost through this source.
Building engineers have devel-
oped several new corn crib plans
recently which are better adapted
to handling wet corn and for work
ing with modern machinery. Colt
man suggests that in building \
rev crib, it would be a good idea
to make it so drying equipment
may be used if necessary.
The use of hybrid corn and ma
chine harvesting has increased the
possibility of wet corn and while
it varies with the season, there is
usually some corn too wet to store
every year.
Maryland had considerable wet
corn last year. Some farmers left
it in the field as long as possible
but it was still wet when picked.
Much of it sold for about half the
price of coed dry corn. In some
cases the loss would have more
than paid for drier according to
Cottman.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-09-11

tary and Field-man for the district
was also present. Good reports
were given showing the past year
to be outstanding and most sue
cessful from every view point.
The budget which had been notably
increased last year was net with
safe margin. The Finance Board
recommended another increase this
year and the congregation concur
red unanimously. All departments
had most successful year and plan
greater progress next year. Will
lis Smith was elected Sunday
School Superintendent for the COM
ing year. George Jarrels was
elected trustee for five year term.
The Finance Board was filled by
the election of Woodrow Adams,
Ray Holsinger and Willis Smith:
the Board of Christian Education
with Alice Petrv, Mrs. Willis Smith
and Miriam Glovd; and the No
minating Committee, by Robert
Coleman, Betsey Fraley and
Gladys Holsinger. Wallace EN-
hrey will head the group of ushers.
With classes recognizing, and
choosing new teachers for the COM
ing year which begins October l,
every member of our Sunday
School will want to be present in
these last days of the old year.
Democracy can only work when all
participate, in either church or ma
ton. Next Sunday, the pastor,
Rev. Arthur L. Warner will preach
on the subject 'The Price of Re-
vival." You will be interested in
the sermon.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-09-11
Gaithersburg Man
Selected to Attend
Army Leaders School

Pvt. William Lawrence Chiswell
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice H
Chiswell, 81 Brooks Ave, Gathers
burg, has been selected to attend
Leaders School at Camp Chaffge
Arkansas.
The eipht-week school is design.
ed to build CORPS of capable Army
leaders. 1t is the training ground
for future noncommissioned and
commissioned officers.
Private Chiswell worked for
Thomas and Co. in Frederick, be-
fore entering the Armv. He is a
graduate of Gaithersburg High
School, and the University o!
Maryland.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-09-11
DarnestOwn Club
Meets Saturday

The Jamestown Women's Club
will hold its September meeting on
Saturday, the 18th, at the home
Of Mrs. Helen Rice.
The program, which has been
planned by Mrs. William Ward, in
cludes a book review by a repre-
sentative of the County Library
Department.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-09-11
Flower Hill

Next Sunday night, September
IA, at 8 o'clock, the Rev. Robert
Earl Houff of Bridgewater, Vir-
GINA will start a week of special
meetings at the Flower Hill Church
of the Brethren. He is a young
man, a graduate of Bridgewater
College ard Bethany Biblical Sem
mary of Chicago, Illinois, and is
now pastor of the large Beaver
Creek Church of the Brethren near
Rridgewater. During his college
days he was the outstanding ath-
lete in Virginia College and in the
Mason Dixon Conference. He was
classmate of Bob Richards the
worlds champion pole vaulter and
vinner of the 1862 Olvmpics.
While he was a student at Bridge
water, the State council of
Churches organized state United
Christian Youth and he become
it's first president. He has become
on energetic forceful speaker and
a most successful pator. He / a
popular peaker, and Flower Hill
invite all of their friend and neigh-
Dor to come and hear him. He
will preach every night from Sun
day, September IA to Sunday, Sep
TENDER 81, at 8 o'clock.
Phe young people from the East
ern District of Maryland Church
Of the Brethren will meet at Flow
er Hill, Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock, for a round table. Sing
ing, recreation, worship, inspira-
ton fellowship will fill the time
with endowment for the youth.
Supper will be served at a nominal
fee. The young people of the COM
munity are welcome to participate.
Sunday, September %, will be
achievement Sunday, when we will
take the final Missionary Offering
of the church for this year. The
children of Flower Hill have u
project of cabbage raising this
year, and while it has not been a
great success from the amount of
cabbage grown, the most success
full will be made king and Queen"
and be duly crowned that day. An
All Church picnic is being planned
to lend festivity to the occasion.
The men of Flower Hill having
found out just how fast money goes
when they try to improve church,
are talking about Chicken Sup
per, on Tuesday night, October l..
Many of their friends are interest
ed in helping them.
The Flower Hill Church of the
Brethren held a most successful
business session last Monday even
ing. Rev Samuel Harley, their
presiding elder officiated, and Rev.
David Hanawalt, Executive Secre-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-09-11

The Flower Hill Church of the
Brethren held a most successful
business session last Monday even
ing. Rev Samuel Harley, their
presiding elder officiated, and Rev.
David Hanawalt, Executive Secre-
Evening star., 1952-10-17
Unfair to Job Applicants

The Civil Service Commission should take
whatever steps are necessary to end the unfair
practice in some Federal agencies Of "hoarding"
civil service applicants The practice Is unfair
both to the applicants and to other departments
which may need their services.
The boarding trend was disclosed in The
Stars Federal Spotlight" column by Joseph
Young, who found that some agencies have
compiled waiting lists of from 500 to 1000 job
applicants. Yet, because of recent congressional
restrictions on hiring, the agencies viii be able
to do little or no hiring for months. Apparently
the personnel directors concerned are hoping
that the new Congress will lift restrictions and
permit the steady growth Of the Federal estab-
lishment to resume. That possibility, of course,
is highly speculative.
But to keep on advertising for employees when
no jobs are available is to raise the hopes OF the
eager Job seekers without real justification. It
is disillusioning to those who respond to learn
that several hundred eligibles are on the waiting
list and that no vacancies currently exist. The
situation calls for corrective action by the Civil
Service Commission, II the agencies fail to act
voluntarily.
Evening star., 1952-10-17
By Richord Frklund

WHENEVER newspapermen gather
wv for few short beers and q round
of tall tales. an ex-foreign correspondent
Is always on tap with some Of the best
anecdotes. This fellows excellence as q
extent by the fact that seldom is any
one present who can prove that his
version Of what-I-said- to-the- prime
minister is an outright lie.
There are those who enjoy hearing
these rowing journalists but dislike pay
ing for the privilege by always picking
up the tab. Those so victimized may
be happy to learn that the favorite
backroom stories of members of the
Overseas Press Club are out today in q
volume entitled "Off the Record"
Contained therein are about 100
stories which for one curious reason or
another failed to make the public
prints. Many Of the tales are suspect.
but. fact or fiction. they are entertaining
for the most part. Some of the cor
respondents would have it known they
are great perpetrators of hoaxes-such
as the one who allegedly says farewell
to his colleagues, disappears into the
New York Public Library for six months
and emergeS with q manuscript Of q
new book and reputation as an Old
China Hand.
More plausible are some of great news
beats that backfired or Topped Some
reporters do perform genuine death-de-
flying feats and scoop the world. But
not always. as Betty Wason. Of Voice
Evening star., 1952-10-17

Happy days are here again"
Those days, for most persons, come
now and then. They are not contin-
uous. by any means. They have some
thing to do with the soul. and that. OF
course. is mercurial by its very nature.
The happy state Of mind should come
to the religious person. but too often
this type fails to manifest happiness as
he should.
The serious person Is another type.
He may be inwardly happy. but his
countenance is severe. Often he fails TO
meet with the approval Of his asso-
ciates.
Probably the happiest person - just
one born that way. Often he has what
is called Q simple nature. He likes TO
sing. mostly to himself.
''Who il the happy guy?"
The question IL often asked, because
no one knows what he Is happy about.
or why.
This inner consciousness Of happiness
comes from q good conscience, un-
doubtedly. for many persons for
tunately. do not share the guilt complex
so widely written about.
They have very little to reproach
themselves with; maybe they just
haven't been given the opportunity.
Undoubtedly one reason the happy
man or woman Is that way ID because
they resolutely refuse to be shaken from
Evening star., 1952-10-17
Green Hour

1t is the first instant beyond sundo,Dn,
but the golden light still is
luminous In leopes.
And the eDeniag unutterably still, as
of q stiffness t0llotDipg days death,
So that the lone leaf spinning do,cn to
the terrace table and spirullino
as 1t aDedpes
Falls tuith loud 1rhisper beticeen
your glass and mine. between a
breath and breath.
But 1t 1Dds not time for the leaf to fall.
thus green and Without apparent
reason.
Yet gloiing Uith the amber
light but like the hour irreoocably
still:
Somehow on1inous. an unpleasant haY-
bringer OF the ending of season.
WordlesSly eDoktng In the oold-creen
Twilight some unaccountable chill.
And 1to1D as the light diminis7tes and the
summer eDent10 10 tnDolved In
deeper green,
smell OF riuer n,ists, thin plaintius
cricket song. Skinner of first fire.
flies.
We knotD that more than the sunlight
itself has quietly gone out Of this
scene,
And that at this table. tn this hour.
more than green leaf In Green
evening dies.
Frederick Ebight
Evening star., 1952-10-17
This and That

their inner moorings by the confusions
Of these times.
Everything today makes for confusion.
Have you ever really stopped to think
Of that?
The state Of the world is confused.
to begin with.
Governments do not seem to know
exactly where they are going or why.
and it goes back clear through the
forms Of government back to the county
and community.
Ones tax bill suddenly shows ones
little house evaluated-for tax purposes
exactly twice this year what it was
last year. Somebody wants more Of your
money.
It is all very confusing.
The end Of daylight saving, 20 called,
was confusing.
Just as one had got used to looking
ut the clock and the daylight, and
deciding one from the other, here we
were thrown back an hour again, and
the daylight no longer seemed to match
the right time.
How confusing to know, from q life
time Of observance, Just how the light
ought to be at 8 o'clock in the eve
ming
Then one morning to find, by decres
Of law. that 1t 10 much lighter at that
time.
Evening star., 1952-10-17
BY Charles E. TroceweN

Then, months later, to find 1t almost
dark at that time!
These changes are just part Of what
is happening today everywhere. The
buckaroos want changes, because they
make them feel important, evidently.
II you like things to be the same
you are called "reactionary." and that.
dear friends. is something awful, evi-
IDENTIFY.
II you were perfectly satisfied with
boarding your transfer bus at the
terminal. somebody suddenly changes it.
Whereas, before you could remain
seated In the terminal until the bus
came in sight. now you have to stand
out In the rain and snow and wait.
The man slams the door and walks
of, leaving the passengers out in the
cold. They stay there until a new man
comes up and opens the door, which
may be minutes.
All changes. little or big. seem based
on the slogan, Make the man who pays
suffer-"
It is so around the world, evidently.
We are going through q period in gov
ernment and management in which
somebody or group Of somebodies de-
lights In kicking us all In the seat Of
the pants and laughing: "Ha. hal"
Is there anything the wise person
can do except be happy and laugh back?
Evening star., 1952-10-17
Falls Church Hiqh

In the interest of our free public school
system In America, I feel impelled to
write this letter which concerns all citi-
zens Of Fairfax County.
During the spring of 1949. county off,
cials decided the people of Fairfax
County should vote on a bond issue,
which provided. among other things, a
gymnasium, eight new classrooms, an in
dustrial arts shop, and a home economics
department, all for Falls Church High
School. The vote was overwhelmingly in
favor Of the bond issue.
Nearly four years have elapsed since
that time, and Falls Church High School
has not received one cent toward any Of
the additions mentioned above. Mean
while, Fairfax High School has had two
new additions. Now, have no grudge
against any one at Fairfax. but Falls
Church High surely should have gotten
some portion of that money. With the
money from the bond issue all spent, it
appears that Falls Church will have no
additions or improvements.
The band meets in the furnace room,
study halls assemble in the cafeteria.
and physical education classes meet in
o cold, tin building beside the school.
How can we, as students. expect decent
education with such poor facilities?
Our only hope now is the Federal
Government. hope that some official Of
the Government, with authority. will act
on this urgent problem. Our schools have
made democracy strong-let's keep 1t
that wayl
Richard L. Markley.
Evening star., 1952-10-17
Making World Better Piece

All the talk Of smears reminds me Of
poem which I learned about so years
ago. I do not recall the author but here
1t is:
"They say g. all. well, suppose they do.
But can they prove their story true?
Suspicion may arise from nought
But malice. envy, want Of thought.
Why count yourselves among the They
Who whisper what they dare not say.
They say but why the tale rehearse
And help to make the matter worse2
No good can possibly accrue
From telling what may be untrue.
And Is 1t not q nobler plan
To speak Of all the best you can?"
If every one would live up to the
idea expressed in the poem the world
would certainly be better place In
which to live.
Efie n. Jenkins.
Evening star., 1952-10-17
Their Best Stories Never Made the Popers

saying: Broadcast unreceived due to at
moSpherics.
Then there were Paris reporters Jack
Glenn and Dean Jennings who were
lucky enough to be at LIE Bourget Field
when Lindbergh made it across the At
lantic. AS thousands Of frenzied French
men mobbed the popular young hero,
the two reporters fought their way
through to the plane. Suddenly the
crowd disgorged into their arms a
touSeled youth whose clothes had been
shredded by the admiring throng. The
reporters grabbed him-the scoop of
their lives-and carried and dragged him
to safety. Then they got their first
good look at him." the book relates. HE
clothes. He was. he announced, Harry
Wheeler, a tourist from New York"
AS the movies have already revealed,
sex is big thing in the lives Of foreign
correspondents. It proved the downfall
during World War II Of Clark Lee. Lee,
as he tells 1t, was one Of two reporters
permitted to fly on the first B-29 raid
over Tokyo. After the long flight his
wire service competitor, Mac r. johnson,
rushed from the plane with long story
on the historic raid and wired it to the
States. Lee hadn't written word. and
by the time he had done his piece, COM
munications had broken down and he
was scooped by "a hours.
When asked why he hadn't written
his story during the flight, Lee ex-
planned. with tongue in cheek, that he
had spent the entire 13 hours in the
air reading Forever Amber"
Evening star., 1952-10-17

with the U. S. S. r. the readiness Of the workers
of any country to subject all their aims to the
basic problem Of strengthening the U. s. S. r. in
their struggle-this is the manifestation Of
revolutionary proletarian internationalism. !.
The defense Of the U. S. S. r. i. is the holy
duty of every honest man everywhere and not
only of the citizens of the U. S. S. RI
In other words, it is "the holy duty" of the
Communists in the free nations to be loyal
only to the Kremlin and to strive "by euery
means and in euery possible form" dncluding
sabotage, espionage and high treason) to make
the Soviet Union supreme above all. Stains
open pledge of aid to these Red fifth columns
is not only brazen but sinister in its implications.
Evening star., 1952-10-17
More Power for Civil Service

Federal personnel management has become
such big job that outmoded policies and pro-
cedures no longer are adequate to the needs Of
the civil service system. The Hoover Commission
perceived many defects of the system and rec
commended numerous reforms. One of the more
important of these reforms is yet to be adopted.
It called for greater authority for the chairman
Of the Civil Service Commission and a closer re-
lationship between him and the President. It is
reassuring to know that this plan is not dead
ISSUE thanks to the National Civil Service League.
The leagues announced determination to seek
a closer Haison between the Civil Service Com
mission and the White House will help to keep
the plan alive.
The Hoover report rightly argued that Fed
eral personnel problems had become important
enough to justify more attention from the high
est levels of the Government. Unfortunately,
over the years. the commission has been showed
into the background by the rapid growth of the
Federal establishment, with its many emergency
agencies and their wide powers Of bypassing civil
service procedures in order to obtain personnel.
Civil service regulations have become q hodge,
podge, as new rules were added to meet develop
Ing emergencies The Hoover Commission rec
commended that the chairman Of the Civil Serv-
ice Commission be given more administrative au-
thority and that he be given coordinate status
in the Presidents office with the Budget director
and similar officials. The chairman under this
proposal would be "the Presidents principal staff
adviser on all matters dealing with the career
civilian service"
The National Civil Service League bolstered
by . $150,000 grant from the Ford Foundation,
plans to press for greater authority and prestige
for the CSC and its chairman. James r. Watson,
the leagues executive director, has even sug-
gested the possibility Of raising the commission
head to cabinet rank or the equivalent He
pointed out that the civil service system has be-
come too far removed from presidential atten-
ton, and has suffered neglect as a result. While
Congress probably would balk at making the civil
service chief a member Of the cabinet, there is
a great deal to be said for reorganizing the exist
ing setup 80 as to restore the commission to the
respected position and close contact with the
President which it had in its early days. Federal
personnel management today is big business in
every respect. The job should not be allowed to
become stepchild Of the Government.
Evening star., 1952-10-17
Philosophers
Richard L. Markley.

It is encouraging to find so many
fellow Democrats now wearing Ike but
tons and ready to change the habits Of
a lifetime by voting the Republican
ticket this fall.
These people realize that the coming
election is probably the most crucial
one in their lves-possibly the last
chance for us to determine whether our
country is to continue its two-party
system of Government
They are not swerved from their pur-
pose by oratory, or lack of it. They know
that their votes in November must not
be influenced by personalities, but must
be based on basic political philosophy.
Democrat Voting for Ike.