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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-01-10

former chief counsel of the House
of Representatives Post Office and
Civil Service Committee, announ-
ced his candidacy for the Republi-
can nomination to Congress from
the Sixth Congressional district.
Mr.. Moore, 38, who is married
end has two children, lives at 402
Deerfeld Street, in Silver Spring
and for the past ten years has been
an advisor to congressional com
mitteec. He resigned his position
as chief counsel for the House
committee when making annoul-
cemen+ that he would try for the
COP nomination.
He has also served on Capitol
Hill as chief investigator for the
Joint Committee for Reduction Of
Non Essential Federal Expendi-
lures, as a chief investigator for
the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Supporters, numbering more
than two thousand, and covering
an area from Mountain Lake Park
in Garrett County to Takoma. Park
in Montgomery, have offered t.
aid his candidacy, Mr.. Moore said.
Mr.. Moore stated that he be-
lieves the people of the Sixth Dis
trict want to elect man who has
had personal experience with the
issues which confront the country;
also, that the people of the District
would prefer representative in
Congress who is well-acquainted
with congressional procedures and
leaders. He said he will visit ev-
cry town and village in the entire
District during his campaign.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-01-10
Pentalpha Chapter
InStallS Officers
At Masonic Temple

Pentalpha Chapter No. 3S, Or
der OF the Eastern Star, held in.
stallation of officers ceremonies at
the Masonic Temple in Gathers
burg en- Friday evening, January
A.
Horace E. Troth, past Grand
Patron of Maryland, was Install
ing officer.
New officers of the chapter are
Mrs. Bertha f. Irwin, Worthy Ma
iron; Mr.. William L. Irwin, Wor-
thy Patron; Mrs. Mary W. john
son, Associate Matron, and Mr..
Edgar Allen, Associate Patron.
Other officers installed we've
Mrs. Jane Kinsey, treasurer; Mrs.
Bubbles H. Walker, secretary;
Mrs. Rose Mutt, Conductress; Mrs.
Winnie Allen, Associate Conduct
ress; Mrs. Pearl Hayward, chap
lain; Mrs. Lorraine Walker, Mar
shall; and Mrs. Janet Bell, orga
mist.
Others were Mrs. Dorothy Truly,
Adah; Mrs. tHelen Harvey, Ruth,
Mrs. Kathryn Rotruck, Esther;
Mrs. Gladys Arundel, Martha;
Mrs. Lyndall Fuller, Electa; Mrs.
Mabel Dean, Warder; and Donald
Mutt, Sentinel.
Retiring Worthy Matron is Mrs.
Lorraine Walker. Ralph Hayward
is retiring Worthy Patron.
In addition to Mr.. Troth, other
installing officers who took part
in the ceremonies were Mrs. Betty
King, Grand Marshal; Mrs. Mel
lie Wachter, Installing Grand
Chaplain; Mrs. Janet Bell, install
ing Grand Oragnist; Mrs. Ruth
Belt, installing Grand Warder, and
William Stup, installing Grand
Sentinel.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-01-10
Free Chest X-Rays
Scheduled Here
During January

The Montgomery County Tuber-
culosis Associations free mobile
chest x-ray unit will be at the fol-
lowing locations the week of Jan
uary 7, according to DR.. j. W.
Bird, president of the association:
Mon day, January 7, Sandy
Spring, at the fire house from 8
am. to 8 pm.
Tuesday, January 8, Poolesville,
at the Health Center, from 0 am.
to 8 pm.
Wednesday, January 8, Takoma
Park, Carroll Avenue at Laurel
Avenue from 8 am. to s pm.
Thursday, January II, Bethesda,
by the Hiser Theatre, from 9 am.
to 8 pm.
Saturday, January ~, Silver
Spring Georgia Avenue and Bon,-
FAINT Street from 8 am. to pm.
DIR. Bird also reported that dur
ing the months Of January and
February all high school students
ID years Of age and over in both
public and private schools will be
x-rayed. Also all school personnel
will be x-rayed at the same time.
During this past week students and
"ersonnel at Sherwood, Gathers.
Nurg, Poolesville and Damascus
High Schools have been x-rayed.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-01-10
Yearly Lincoln Day
Dinner for County
Set for February II

The annual Lincoln Day Dinner,
sponsored by the Republican State
Central Committee for Montgom-
cry County Twill be held at the
Congressional Country Club on
Monday, February II at Z pm.
The committee on arrangements
is headed by Willard A. King, as
sisted by William "A. Reutmann.
Other comnittee chairmen for the
event are: James B. Parkhill. tick
cts; Roy TascO Davis, receptionist;
Mrs. JohnfW. Wilkie, membership;
Walter q Clarke, patron and pat
roness; Lewis A. Gravelle, pro-
gram; MRS. John J. Wachter, de-
corationd H. Grady Gore, table
reservation; Arthur j. Hilland,
honored guests; and Mrs. James
b. Burrs, publicity.
Speaker for the evening will be
Gov. Theodore r. McKeldin. Mr..
klng stated, state and MontRom-
cry County Republican leaders will
be present and based upon interest
already manifested throughout the
county, record breaking attend
ance is anticipated"
Details Of the program will be
announced later. Tickets for the
dinner may be secured from Miss
ROBE X. Dawson. chief clerk Of the
Supervisor Of Elections Office in
Rockville; Walter II. Norman,
1850 East-West Highway. Bethes-
ia; Mrs. Esther f. Fleishell, 1907
Ponifant Street, Silver Spring;
and James b. Parkhill at Al Col.
ihmbia Avenue, Takoma Park.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-01-10
Two Killed Here
AS Car Crashes
Into EXPRESS Train

Two Rockville residents were
killed and one was hurt Monday
night when their car crashed into
the side of fast-moving train
at the Frederick Avenue grade
crossing in Lincoln Park.
William Offutt, 26, colored, Of
Westwood Lane. was killed instant
ly and Frey Willard, Is, colored,
of Emory Grove died as the Rock
vile Rescue Squad was taking her
to Suburban Hospital.
Clarence Herman Mcdonald, "a,
colored, also of Westwood Lane,
and the driver of the car, was adj
mitted to Suburban with severe
arm decorations and Possible head
injuries.
The automobile which crashed
into the side of the train as it
was moving at a speed Of 65 to
70 miles an hour was demolished.
Parts Of it were strewn for 500
feet along the track.
An eight-car mail and express
bound for Jersey City from Chi
cago, the train stopped at the
Rockville station, a mile from the
scene of the accident. No passen-
gers were carried and none Of the
train crew injured.
Engineer John w. Stanbaugh
of Martinsburg, W. Va, told police
he was unaware that anything had
occurred until the damaged air
brakes caused r. the automobile
striking the third car of the train
halted it at Rockville.
There were no guard rails at
the crossing where the accident
occurred but a flashing red light
signal was in operation at the
time Of the $3.50 pm. accident.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-01-10
10 Civic Groups
Attend Meeting OF
Women Voters

Nineteen Montgomery County
organizations attended the first of
series of discussions sponsored
by the Montgomery County League
of Women Voters on the proposed
new coming ordinance for the
county. The meeting was held
January Z at the Leagues office
in Bethesda.
Among those present were rep
resentatives from the Allied Civic
Group, Civic Federation, Silver
Spring Board of Trade, Woman's
Club of Bethesda, and the Wood
side Woman's Club, and Ia citi-
zen's associations. Other groups
were unable to be at the first
meeting but expressed desire to
attend later.
Blair Lee, former vice-chairman
of the MarylandN National Capital
Park and Planning Commission
and now with the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission,
will lead the discussion Tuesday,
January Is at 500 pm. at Draft
Board headquarters at the Beth
sda-Chevy Chase Recreation Cen
ter.
The following three meetings
will be held in the County Building
in Bethesda: January 81, 500 pm.
Ralph Boyd of the Allied Civic
Group will act as discussion lead
er; February Mrs. Helen Der
ryberry, member of the Montgom-
cry County Housing Authority
and former vice-president of the
Montgomery County League of
Women Voters, will act as moder-
ator; and February 18-William c.
Burrage, engineer for the MNC-
PPC will preside.
There will be afinal meeting for
recommendations to be presented
at public hearing to be held by
the Commission sometime in the
future.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-01-10

The vows they exchanged hal
meaning = for this week, on jan
uary 9, Mr.. ard Mrs. Joseph Gray,
marked their 57th wedding ami
versary at their comfortable farm
home on Ounce Orchard Road,
near Rockville.
To them, the Sentinel offers con-
gratulations, and proudly states
the Grays are numbered among it's
oldest subscribers. The Sentinel
has been reaching their home for
exactly 81 years.
For 20 years of their married
fife, the Grays lived in Travilah,
Mr.. Cray was assistant mail car
rier there for rs years. He retired
in 1945. For 40 of the 60 years
he has been Montgomery resi-
dent, Mr.. Gray was superintendent
and Jerk at the Travilah Church
and taught Sunday School class
during all of that time. Now 81
years young, he holds an enviable
record = he was never late for
work or church in his life.
Once upon a time, he had a
youthful ambition to play base
ball but broken finger ended his
enthusiasm for that sport. Look
ing back over the years, Mr.. Gray
thinks one of the high spots in
his life was chance meeting and
chat with President Theodore
Roosevelt.
1t happened on Seneca Road
when Mr.. Gray was driving colt
home. He said President Teddy
out for a ramble stopped to talk
with him about life in Montgom-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-01-10
Branch Library Goes
to Damascus Area

Damascus has a new public IL
brary. The place is Damascus
High School. The library is open
Tuesday, "Wednesday and Friday
from 7 to 8 pm. Adults in the
area, however, can use it at any
time during school hours. Facili-
ties are also available to students.
The library was set up as a
lranch of the County Library Sys-
tenn ard is being manned by volun-
teer workers. Mrs. William Wat
ers is in charge of the volunteer
librians.
Among the other civic-minded
women who are working in the
project are Mrs. Emerson Slacum,
Mrs. Cleveland Hyatt and Mrs.
Richard Doolan. There are Others
but the Sentinel was unable to OBJ
tain their names before press time.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-01-10
30 Representatives
Attend Meeting of
HOmemakers Here

The Montgomery County Coun-
Gil of Homemakers met in the Elk
tension Office for the first meeting
of the New Year with 80 clubs rep
resented.
Mrs Paul Heitmul'er, Mrs. AL
bert Kizer, Mrs. Carol Sleek, Mrs.
Ralph Bea II, and Miss Marie
Stang will be delegates to the
Montgomery County Federation
meetings this year.
Inspirational reports were also
given by the cookie and toy pro
iect leaders on December activi-
ties of the clubs.
Mrs. Elizabeth Murray, one of
the trustees of the Davis Memoir
ial Goodwill Industries has extend
ed an invitation to the Homemak-
ers of the County to inspect their
rlant in Washington and to be
their guests for luncheon.
The Chairmen for County pro-
jects were appointed for this wear
and 1858. They are Mrs. Ward
Fetrow, family relationships; Mrs.
Clarence Beatty, landscape; Mrs
Carol Sleek, clothing; Mrs. VII
liam Johnson, foods: Mrs. Rudeli
Bea!l, crafts; Mrs. T. B. Dorset,
fair, and Mrs. William R. Stark,
cookies.
Ais. Mrs. ]. T. O'Shaughnessy,
toys; Mrs. George Walker, Inter
rational Relations; Mrs. Howard
Smith, National Defense; and Mrs.
Elsie Haines, Fine Arts and Mary
lard Antiquities.
Mrs. Roy D. Whitlock, Stat E
Parliamentarian of the Maryland
Federation of Women's Clubs, gave
an interesting and helpful talk on
parliamentary law.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-01-10
13- Year-Old Boy
Battles Mother
Attempting Suicide

A 13-year-old Washington Grove
how battled franticallv r. save the
re- % II. ,,o.hou - ~
' on 'e
obstruction lie won, but his
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Wright, 33
is in serious condition from burns.
She is at Suburban Hosbital.
MONTGOMERY Coun+v no,;ce cold
Mrs WRIGHT in a. of dosnond
orov s+ar+ad for 10, L,sLo.J,e XII,
closet at IL am. on Tuesday. Her
son, Francis w. Wright, Jr., head
ed her off, locked the closet and
hid the key in his sock. He sent
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-01-10
WOmen's Air Force
Fin, Scheduled for
PTA Meeting

An interesting and entertaining
film entitled "Women in the Air
Force" will be shown Tuesday eve
ping at the regular monthly meet
Eng of the Richard Montgomery
High School PTA.
The guest speaker will be Major
Irene Munster, in charge of WAC
WAF Recruiting for the district
and local area. Those interested
in learning of the Importance of
women in our National Defense
program, are urged to attend. The
PTA meeting, held monthly at the
local high school, will commence
at 8 pm.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-01-10
Har Tzeon Sisterhood
Will Meet January 16

The regular monthly meeting of
the Sisterhood of Congregation
Har Tzeon will be held at the
Wheaton Recreation Center, Viers
Mill and Claridge Roads, in Whe-
atom Wednesday, January 16 at
$3.50 pm. This will be a business
meeting. The election of a Board
of Delegates will be Yield.
The Sisterhood regrets it's Dec
ember meeting had to be called off
due to inclement weather and
hopes that those who had intended
No be at the meeting will attend
the future meetings of the organi-
cation.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-01-10
Air Medal Awarded
Gaithersburg Man

S/SRt. Earl L. Burdette, son Of
Mrs. Marjorie N. Burdette, II
Russell Avenue, Gaithersburg, has
feen awarded the Air Medal for
meritorious achievement while OH
duty with weather squadron H.
Japan.
A gunner with the seth recon
naissance Squadron stationed at
a japanese air base, Sgt. Bur-
dette's duties are to protect the
squadron's aircraft as they fly
weather reconnaissance mission
over Korea.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-01-10
HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Miss Olivia Riggs Meyers, pa
tent at Montgomery General, re-
Gently celebrated her Goth birthday
at the hospital with a party in her
loom. Several nurses, patients
and visitors of Miss Meyers We're
presen.;.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-01-10
The NEWS
FROM
Here and There
PARENTHOOD LEAGUE

The Planned Parenthood League
of Montgomery County will honor
Mrs. Philip W. Pillsbury, Presi-
dent of Planned Parenthood Fed
Grafton of America, Inc. at tea on
Friday, January II at the homa
Of Mrs Carroll Morgan, Quincy
Street, Chevy Chase.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-01-10
Bandage Group to Meet

The Civil Defense Bandage
group of the Senior Woman's
Club CT Rockville will meet Fri
day from 10 am. to IL noon at
the Fire House.
Mrs. Barnard T. Welsh, chair
man of the group, said that fu-
ture classes will meet each We'd
nesday at 10 am. She urges all
persons interested in helping in
this important phase Of civil de-
tense to attend the classes.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-01-10
NEW CHAIRMAN

Robert B. Hobbs, executive vice
president of the First National
Bank in Baltimore, will head the
State Cancer Society's Embarrassing
drive this year. New president is
DR.. c. Bernard Brack.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-01-10
PTA Meets Tuesday

The regular meeting of the Rich
ard Montgomery High School p
ia will be held in room 227 of
the high school on Tuesday even
ing, January Is.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-01-10
SINGING CONVENTION

The next meeting of the Mont
gomery County Singing Conven-
ton will be held at 2:15 pm. Sum
day, January 10, at Salem Metho-
dist Church, Cedar Grove.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-01-10
bulletin

Council member Stella Werner
has announced her candidacy
for the Democratic nomination
to Congress from the Sixth
Congressional District. She will
file within a week.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-01-10
HIGHLANDTowN PARTY

The "old-fashioned" party and
business meeting of the Lehigh
Club of Maryland will be held at
eGunthrr's Brewery, in Highland
N ~ Friday night at 6 o'clock.
fGerald g. Leeman, assistant wrest-
hing coach at Lehigh University
will be speaker.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-01-10
RESIGNATION

Farold Norris has resigned as
assistant treasurer of the Board
of Education to take over a for
eign assignment with the Insti-
tute of Inter-American Affairs.
Richard Grove succeeds him.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-01-10
MORE BABIES

Montgomery County General
Hospital reports a record year in
its maternity department. Births
of 634 babies were registered.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-01-10
ROCKVILLE SCOUT ASSN.

The Rockville Girl Scout Asso-
citation meeting will be held We'd
nesday, January 16 at 8 pm. in
the home of Mrs. Raymond Black,
223 West Montgomery Avenue.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-01-10

Back in 1895 - or to be precise January g.,
when the year 1895 still brand new Ida Cooley who
born and raised Buck Lodge and her swain young
Joseph Gray who had to Montgomery from Warren
ton, Va three years earlier ounied down Washington
and were married.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-01-10
Theodore Prizes
Will Be SOlOist
On Janudry17h

Theodore Prizes, "a, graduate of
Sherwood High School, and now a
resident of Silver Spring, will APP
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-01-10
George NJ. Moore
Announces for
COP Nomination

Another hat was tossed into the
political arena this week when
George M. Moore of Silver Spring,
Evening star., 1952-02-13
international Bank Begins
|0l Talks With Nossadeuh
By she Associoied Pres.

/ : I tit i
TEHERAN, Iran. Feb. 13.Ar
International Bank mission be-
gan on-tTe-spot negotiations ii
THE bedside of Premier Mohammeo
Mossadegh yesterday In an effort
TO get the 1.5-billion dollar Iraniar
Eoil industry going again.
The five-man mission. headed
by the banks vice president, Rob-
Eert i. Garner, has q new twist to
this old problem a plan for the
bank to manage Trans national
lied oil industry temporarily until
Iran and Britain settle their long,
standing dispute.
There are some indications Mr.
MosSadegh may now be more will
ing to talk business. With the oil
mdustry's exports cut of, external
revenues no longer are coming in
and the government is fast rum
ming out Of money.
+ TABRIz. Iran. Feb. Is tP1.
HuSSlaS mouse OF culture" here
is still wide open. despite Iranian
government orders closing all for
eign cultural organizations in the
provinces. The United States and
Britain complied with the orders
last week and closed their small
cultural and information centers
here and elsewhere In the PROV
inceS. 4
Evening star., 1952-02-13
Citizens Act 10 Assist
so Southeast Families
Soon 10 Be Eyicted

A committee from the South.
least Citizens Association viii
meet with q group from the Wash.
lington Housing Associa ton 81
Monday to discuss means of as.
sisting so families soon to bt
Ievicted from their homes in and
near the 1000 block Of Thirteenth
street Sc.
The families live In half q hun
tdred flats in row houses, situated
mostly in the 1000 block Of Thir-
Iteenth street Sc. The homes are
being sold to c0lored purchasers
lby the Colonial Investment Co,
acting as agents for Nathan
Levin, Nathaniel j. Tauber and
James B. Evans.
The real estate men obtained
the homes in a trade last Decem-
ber with the Washington Sanitary
Housing Co, which was organized
to provide loW-cost housing for
tenants in low-income groups.
Offer Newer Rentals.
An oficial Of the company said
Ethe Thirteenth street tenants
were offered an opportunity to
rent newer apartments acquired
under the trade, but most Of them
declined to move into the South
west from the Southeast.
In November, 1850, Mr.. Levin.
MIR. Tauber and Mr.. Evans ac-.
|quired some $50 low-rent housing
units from the former Washington
Sanitary improvement Co. for So
million.
Some Of the directors Of the
improvement company formed the
Washington Housing Co. to carry
on the work OF the original organ-
Iization.
Two thirds Of Houses Sold.
A spokesman for the Colonial
Investment Co. said spot check
Of tenants was made to see II they
wished to purchase the flats they
were renting. In the absence Of
offers from tenants. 1t was said,
about two-thirds Of the sllomes
have been sold to individuals
planning to occupy them.
A few Of the old tenants have
moved out. and new owners are
awaiting the expiration Of noti-
f1cation have been extended In
some cases. it was said.
The Urban Development Conn
|mittee Of the Housing Association
will meet with the citizens group
at 10 am. Monday in ,headquar-.
ters OF the association, 1905 M
street NV. according to Brig.
Gen. U. S. Grant III, retired.
chairman Of the committee.
Evening star., 1952-02-13

Iately. The Warrens live at $500
| lStuyvesant place NV.
Robert Allan Emken, %, son of
Cecil w. Emken, 4708 Harrison
street. Chevy Chase, Md. also was
made an ensign at the same time.
He is a graduate of Wilson and OF
the University Of Maryland.
Evening star., 1952-02-13

SASAAs aAtC1 1Ou1
months train
Ing at the
| Coast rd
! Academy. N e W
London, Conn.
A graduate of
wills on High
| School here and
the University
| of North Caro-
lima, En- ig n
| Warren enlisted
last fall and
was sent to Re-
S erye Officers
Ca h di d a I. e
Cat,1o1 J,..,.,n~~4s
Evening star., 1952-02-13
Handicapped Plan Party

Lodge 81. American Federation
Iof the Physically Handicapped will
hold q Valentines Day party at 8
Ppm. tomorrow IN st. Johns Hall,
1921 Sixteenth street NV. Awards
win be presented to persons who
have helped the club.
Evening star., 1952-02-13
Anocostiu Lions 10 Fleet

The Anacostia Lions Club viii
hold an election meeting at $50
O'Clock tonight In the Bradbury
Heights Methodist Church, Ala
bama avenue and Bowen road s ~.
Evening star., 1952-02-13
|NokesviIIe Meetinq Set

A meeting Of dairymen win be
held at the Brentsville District
High School. Nokesyille. va. al
1880 pm. tomorrow to discuss the
newest developments in combine
milking units and tank storing
land cooling equipment.
Evening star., 1952-02-13
Cub Scout Bouquet

Cub Scout Pack AS will hold its
annual banquet at $3.50 pm. to-
morrow in the Eldbrooks Metho-
dist Church, Wisconsin avenue
and River road NV. The pack is
sponsored by st. Columba's Epis-
lcopal Church.
Evening star., 1952-02-13
Controller General S Son
Named Reserve Ensiqn

Charles Frederic Warren, 25-
Iyear-old son of Controller General
and Mrs. Lindsay c. Warren, has
been commissioned reserve en-