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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-02-21
WoodtieLd
Mrs. Ralph Howard
Damascus 1892

Mr.. j. Raymond Kemp is a pat
lent at Montgomery County Gen
eral Hospital, where he has under
gone major operation. His
friends wish him a speedy recov-
cry.
Mrs. Floyd Grimes was given
surprise birthday dinner last
Thursday by her husband. 1t was
served at "Pope's Recreation Cent
err" at Damascus. Besides Mr..
Grimes and the honors, guests in
cluded Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Grimes, Roberta and Franklin; Mr..
and Mrs. James Hawkins, Sharon
and James Floyd; Mr.. and Mrs.
Atwood Young and Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold w. Ward. Highlight of the
affair was a beautiful birthday
cake.
Miss Betty Darby has left the
hospital and is recuperating at the
home of her cousin, Mr.. Thomas
Darby. Letters, cards from her
friends will be appreciated. Her
address is RID d, Rockville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Maynard of
Falls Church, Va, entertained at
delicious turkey dinner last Sunday.
Their guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Burdette; Mr.. and Mrs.
Jack Sumner, and Tony and Arthur
Bowie. The occasion celebrated
was Mr.. Burdette's and Mrs. Sum-
ner's birthday.
The W.S.C.S. and 1.-THE Mary
Green Evening Circle" held a Fell
lowship Luncheon last Friday at
the Hall. Tables were beautiful
decorated with red and white flow
ers as centerpieces. Much credit
for the charm ofthe decorations
goes to Mrs. Roland Ward and her
helpers. A very fine program en-
joyed by all.
A light supper was served for
all members of the M. Y. F. at
the Hall on Sunday evening. Mrs.
Harrison King and Mrs. Perry
Burdette were hostesses.
Mr.. Raymond Kemp has returned
home from the hospital. He wish
es to thank his many friends for
the lovely cards and other mess
ages of cheer he received while
hospitalized.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-02-21
Clarksburg Church
Announces Mission
Program, for Week

The Clarksburg Methodist
Church is now making plans for
participating in the Tri-District
Methodist Evangelistic Mission of
Greater Washington.
Beginning Sunday night, Mar
CHI 2, at 8 pm, series of services
will be held at the church each
night through Friday. Services
begin at pm.
The Rev. William James Elliott,
pastor of the First Methodist
Church in Cumberland, will con-
duct the special evangelistic SER
vices and special music and song
programs are scheduled.
The Clarksburg Evangelistic
Mission Planning Committee an
ounces the following special COM
mittee: Ora H. King, publicity;
Mrs. Kenneth Ring, entertainment;
Mrs. Clarence Day, program, and
the Rev. Jack Ammon, visitation.
All residents of the Clarksburg
area are urged to attend the SER
vices.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-02-21

Graduation exercises held Saturday. February g.
at Suburban Hospital for aides who had completed
their training there Mrs George B. Hartman Vice Chair
of Montgomery County Chapter American Red Cross
was the nreSidinp officer.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-02-21
Cub Scout Pack
Marks Boy Scout
Week at Dinner

Cub Scout Pack 459 of the Oh
ney-Sandy Spring area held its
first annual banquet commemora-
ting Boy Scout Week at St. Johns
Parish COMMUNICATED, Olney, on
Friday, February Is.
The five dens making up the
Pack participated in the affair.
In the absence of the Rev. Val
liant of st. Johns, the benediction
was delivered by Cub Scout Phil
lip Alderton.
The Hall was decorated by den
ksAothers, Mrs. Calvin Munro, Mrs.
William Wilder Evans, Mrs. Madge
Martin, Mrs. Ralph Greene and
Mrs. H. H. Stinson.
Frank Blood, liaison officer be-
tween the sponsoring organization,
st. Johns, and the Cub Scouts,
presided. He was assisted by Cub
Scoutmaster Calvin Munro, who
made the awards and performed
the graduation ceremony when
Kenny GLAND received his Web
clos badge. Woody Perine led in
the singing of several Cub Scout
songs.
Invited guests included Mr.. Mel
bourne, Cub Scoutmaster for the
Colesville area and Mr.. and Mrs.
Ross. Mr.. Ross is scoutmaster for
the Sandy Spring area. Also, Mr..
and Mrs. Bragdon, District Boy
Scout Counsellor; Mr.. Richard
Kitterman, head of the local Ex-
plorers and neighborhood adviser
for Scouting, and Miss Claire
Hutton, principal of Sherwood
Elementary School.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-02-21

reception given by the Women's
Auxiliary of Suburban Hospital,
and the Canteen Service of the
Montgomery County Chapter Red
Cross.
The members of the graduation
class were: Mrs. Walter w. Bel
son, Rockville, Mrs. Richard W..
Blohm, Silver Spring, Mrs. George
A. Dewitt, Jr., Silver Spring, Mrs.
William James Mackenzie, Jr.,
Kensington, Mrs. Meyer Neishloss,
Washington, Mrs. H. Stewart Ro-
hey, Chevy Chase, Mrs. Richard
c. Sanders, Woodacres, Mrs. Will
liam L. Sturdevant, Jr., and Mrs.
Jack Rockwell Whitney, both of
Bethesda.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-02-21

anticipated. However, Captain
Dossey met them in Rotterdam in
lime for the Christmas holiday.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-02-21
Lee BOrd Opens
New Jewelry Store
In DOwn-COunty

So you want bargains! You
want to save money! You want to
go shopping on Washington's
Birthday. Read further - in
these words you will find just
those things.
In case you haven't heard, Lee
Bord is opening up his brand new
jewelry store down in Bethesda
TAO Wisconsin Avenue, and that
genial gentleman with the win
ming personality has bargains ga
lore. What's more the folks from
hereabouts who drop in will re-
ceive free chances on a diamond
ring; lady's watch, and a mans
watch.
Lee Bord formerly operated just
down the street from his new es-
Establishment, which opens albright
and shiny, at 10 am. The old
establishment just six feet
wide = was known as the smallest
big business in the area.
The new store has six times the
floor space and the same good will
and enthusiastic service. There
will be an optical department; wi
der selections of jewelry, silver
ware and so forth and so forth.
Name brand merchandise of all
kinds - jewelry kinds, that is
will be there for your looking and
buying pleasure and you ought to
go down and take a look.
y. Drawings for those prizes will
be he'd at 8 pm. on Saturday
February %. ....
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-02-21
Boyds
Mrs. JAMES kerr
POOlesUiLLe 2197

Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Bennett,
DR., and little son of Washington,
were weekend guests of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Bennett,
Sr. The BENEFITS also had as
guests his brother, Clifford Ben
nett and friend on last Friday.
A birthday party was given to
Miss Katherine Selby on Thursday,
Feb. IA, by her mother, Mrs. Baker
Selby. About fifteen of her
friends were present and she re-
ceived many beautiful presents,
after which refreshments were
served by her mother.
On Sunday, Feb. 10, Mr.. and
Mrs. R. Spring had their entire
family home for dinner, with the
exception of Rupert Spring Jr.,
who is with the armed forces in
Korea. Those present were Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Morningstar and
three children of Kensington, Mr..
and Mrs. M. Allnutt of Rock.
vile, Mrs. R. Spring and little
child of Clarksburg and James,
Joan, Gloria and Sandra Spring
home.
On Monday, Feb. II, a little
daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs
John Fisher in Jonesville, N. c.
where Mrs. Fisher had gone to
visit her parents.
Donald Selby, son of Mr.. anc
Mrs. B. Selby, has been confined
to his bed for about three weeks
suffering with rheumatic fever
and he will probably have to re-
main there for at least a month
longer, while undergoing treat
ment. His many friends wish him
speedy recovery.
Several groups from Boyds
Church have attended the Billy
Graham meeting, four different
times and have received great
blessings from them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Schaum
celebrated their wedding anniver.
sary on Feb. 10, by attending the
ce Capades in Washington, after
having dinner there.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-02-21
Twin Brook
News
Mrr Cloud n Crocc
Mrs. Claud o. Cross
Rockville 1919

Major and Mrs. VIM. H. Flem-
ing, Jr. were Friday night dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. LANCE Of
Atlantic Avenue, and afterwards
all attended Mrs. Taylor's SYM
phony Course in Rockville.
Pvt. Frank Mccarthy, DR., who is
stationed at the Aberdeen Proving
Grounds, spent the week end with
his uncle, Leo Mccarthy, and
family.
Little Tana Lynn Wells, of
Crawford Drive, celebrated her Bird
birthday February 5, when her
mother, Mrs. William Wells, enter
tanned with big party fr@m3: 100
to 500. Moving pictures were
taken and then the following
guests enjoyed the cake and ice
cream: Ronny Libby, Billy Bill
man, Mary Ann Saloschin, Jeff
Clark, Linda Prince, Barbara
Swartz, and the big brother, Vim
cent.
On February 8, another wee
party took place on the opposite
side of Crawford Drive when little
jeff Clark was two years old.
While awaiting the flasnbulbs tor
the picture taking, each little
guest entertained with a special
act of his own, some singing, some
dancing, etc. Those wishing Jeff
happy birthday were Tana and
Vincent Wells, Linda Prince, Ronny
Libby, Johnny Sarafield, and Mich
ael Ellis, of Bethesda.
The George McLaughlins and
John Curlings were in Washington
Saturday evening roller skating
and bowling.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas Billman and
family of Curawford Drive enjoy
ed a week end visit from their
mother and grandmother, Mrs. M.
D. Billman, of Paterson, New
Jersey.
We welcome to Twin Brook an
other newcomer family on Atlantic
Avenue. Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Gle
seller and two children, of Bethesda,
are now living at 1908. Mr..
Gieseler is physicist at the White
Oak Naval Ordance Laboratory.
The Roberts Saloschins of At
lantic Avenue entertained house
guests last week. They were 1t,
(jg) Joyce Hoover, of Mare Island
Naval Hospital near San Francisco
and Mrs. Joe Brunick, of Boston
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Walsh OF
Okinawa Avenue are the PROUD
parents of baby boy, Thomas
Michael, born February IL, in
Montgomery County General Hos.
pital.
Miss Kay Reagon was hostess al
a delightful Valentine Party Feb,
ruary 10 in the home of her parenus
on Ardennes Avarr" The evening
was one fullof fun with plenty Of
hot dogs, potato salad, toasted
marshmallows, popped corn, anC
other good eats for allat late
hour. The guest list included thu
Misses Shirley Gard, Millicent Nor
ment, Faye Steaton, Penny Christ
enson, and Peggy Allnutt, anC
Billy Whalen, Kenneth Lee, Eu
gene Clark, and Clipper Manning
ly.
The many friends of Mrs. vii
liam Dossey will be interested t,
know she and the two children ar,
now nicely located with Capt
Dossey at Frankfort, Germany
The only bad part about the Who'll,
trip, after they left New York il
mid-December, was the extremely
rough crossing which took abou
two days longer than had beef
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-02-21
Har TzeOn SisterhOOd
Schedules Meeting

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 Whea-
ton, Maryland, on Monday, Feb
ruary 25, at $3.50 pm.
Eli Grad will be the guest of
the evening and will introduce and
lead the group in Israeli songs. A
cordial invitation is extended to all
who wish to attend.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-02-21

The invocation was delivered by
the Rev. Hartwell Chandler, Past
or of the Bethesda Methodist
Church.
The Volunteer Nurses Aide pied
ges were read by Mrs. Halbert
Brown, Chairman of Service
Groups, and Mrs. Frank Mcintosh,
Chairman of Nurses Aides. Mrs.
Francis Murphy presented the d.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-02-21

ing her grandson, Kenneth Mich
OILS of Baltimore while his mother
is working.
Mrs. Granville Thompson spent
Monday with her cousin, Mrs.
Luther Cooke of Arlington, Vir-
ginia.
Guests on Sunday evening of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Patton were Mr..
and Mrs. Charlie Snyder.
This past week was Brotherhood
week and Sunday is to be Mems
Sunday at Colesville, so all you
men come out and bring another
man with you.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-02-21

plomas, following which Mrs. Gold
lie Rogers, instructor, and Mrs.
Brown, gave the caps and pins.
The class was accepted for Su-
burban Hospital by DR.. Frederick
C. Fishback, Chief of the Medical
Staff, and for the Nursing Staff
by Mrs. Lila o. Roemer, R.N.
After the graduation exercises,
the nurses Aides were guests at a
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-02-21

The Edison Electric Mine Cap
Lamp was introduced in under
ground coal mining in 1915.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-01
Sawyer Presents Awards
Al Market Group Dinner

Secretary of Commerce Sawyer
last night presented awards of the
Washington Chapter. American
Marketing Association, at a meet
ing at the Willard Hotel. This
program aids marketing and dis
|tribution. the cabinet officer said,
in congratulating the winners.
First award went to Gustav E,
Larson and Marshall N. Poteat of
the Office of Industry and Com
merce of the Commerce Depart
ment for their marketing guide
book. DR.. Charles A. r. Wardwell
Of the Office of Business Econom-
les Of the department won second
award. He studied regional trends
in the Nations economy.
Attending the dinner were Gov
eminent officials and representa-
tives Of wholesale, food chain and
distribution interests here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-01

The bad man of swampoodle. >
who has been facing judges most
Of his life, got it again yester-
day in Municipal Court.
Judge Mary Barlow found Dallas
10. Williams, about 40, colored
guilty Of possessing a dangerous
weapon, of making threats and Of
disorderly conduct. Williams lives
in the first block of Myrtle street
NV.
Williams. who has 81 charges
on his record since 1888, was al
ready up TO his neck in trouble
Two years ago he was found
guilty on two counts of assault
with q dangerous weapon in q
bizarre shooting.
He fired a bullet that went
through the leg of Harold Mable,
SO, colored. of 42S Newton place
NV, and then lodged in the foot
Of Sam Algood. colored, HOT Sixth
street NV. MIR. Algood who was
asleep didn't know he was wound
ed until he woke up and found he
couldn't walk.
Called 'Jailhouse lawyer
Williams. who got from 2 to 7
years in prison for that, was later
sent to st. Elizabeths Hospital.
Then was returned to Jail.
But Williams, a "jailhouse law
YER" got the U. s. Court of Ap-
peals for the District of Columbia
to allow a new trial. It is sched-
uled for November 3. before the
q. S. District Court for the Dis
trict Of Columbia.
AS a result, he was released
from jail last May and, nine days
later, he was charged in the
present case for Threatening Rer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-10-01
bad Man of SwompoodIe' Gets
Jailed Again on Gun Churqes

nice Coleman. 81. colored, Of al
Ridge road NV.
Several weeks later, Williams
was held up, robbed and beaten
in a nearby alley. He spent two
weeks in Freedmen's Hospital
unconscious most of the time.
1t was a confused audience that
heard the latest story of Williams
escapades, haltingly spelled out.
Gun Found in Store.
His mother. Mrs. Mary VIII
liams, who is close to so, owns q
grocery store at the Riggs court
address. Mrs. Coleman swore
Williams pointed an automatic al
her as she leaned from her second
floor room above the store and
threatened to kill her. The gun
was found in the store.
He pointed direct in my face"
Mrs. Coleman declared. 1T was
shaped like an automatic, but ]
know it was a gun"
And then Williams sister,
Georgia: Mrs. Coleman, she used
to come in the store lots. A year
ago. she threw a bucket of I've on
mother. Her eyes are still bad.
Besides, my brother didn't have
no gun. He didn't even know
there was one in the store.
Robert Washington gave us
that gun years ago-he was shot
in Laurel, Md. later. We got it
to protect ourselves"
Mrs. Williams took the stand
She complained of police brutality.
Lord knows. I want to tell you,
Judge, and I want to talk to you
a little" she said. 1t looked so
bad when her baby" was arrested.
she said, that she cried out:
please don't let him shoot my
child
Faces Reporters.
She faced the jury box where
reporters sat. Defense Attorney
Saul Lichtenberg asked: us Mrs.
Coleman your enemy?"
why, boss man, Lord, she
threw hot water in my eyes,"
When Williams himself took the
stand. his mother. seated in the
audience, began motioning to him.
And Judge Barlow admonished:
There1l be no coaching from
the audience, please. You muslin t
coach your son. Mrs. Williams"
Williams was sentenced to a
total Of two years and a $25 fine
or 80 extra days.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1952-08-23
By WALTER !. STEVENS

II NAV be that out of this closely contested for the
Office of President of the United States there will emerge
people Is million strong who have at long last achieved
the status of first class citizens This great army of Colored
Americans may from the bloody battle between Steven
SON and Eisenhower as the power whose hands lies the
future destiny of America Coored people have only to
acquire and fellow intelligent leadership learn how to
barter and how pray God For is He alone who can
perform Miracles
MANY Of us can recall day in August in 1898 when
Mississippi jury found Will Purvs 81 year old farmer
guilty Of killing neighbor after petty quarrel Through
out the trial he had protested his innocence yet unable
produce evidence to clear himself He sentenced to
be hanged.
On February T. 1894 Purvs led to the scaffold A
crowd had gathered and many of the gry silent had
faith in his innocence With sad eyes they watched the
guards slip the black hood over his head and adjust the
Then the trap sprung Suddenly shout went up
from the crowd of spectators The had held and
Purvis had fallen to the ground unhurt. The Sheriff
ordered the guards to lead Purvs back for second attempt
But the crowd had just miracle For them that was
final preof of Purvs innocence They demanded that the
boy be spared until higher authority could decide his fate
Three appeals to the State Supreme rejected
and another hanging date set But week before the
second execution date mob broke into the Jail and him
free For year relatives gave him shelter then new
Governor eouted his sentence to life imprisonment and
Purvs gave himself up Later response to thousands
petitions the governor granted full pardon Purvs was
free But two questions remained unanswered.
First he were innocent who the murderer? The
swer came when named Joe Beard made full death
bed confession But the second question had never been
answered Was fate accident or Gods will that caused the
moose to slip and save an innocent man?
More than once colored Americans have been led to
the scaod to be erucfed upon of lies but in each
instance the moose has slipped We may yet witness the
adoption Of federal FEPC law the outlaw of the Fill
buster and the complete grant of "cvil Rights" to all
Americans We have only to remain mistaken in cur belief
that miracles can happen
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1952-08-23
DEATH OF
CHAS. P. BARRETT

The funeral of Charles P. Bar
rett who departed this life Sat-
urday, August 2, 1852, was held
on Tuesday, August 5, at 100
Pm. at the Modern Funeral
Home, 81 Dartmouth st., Boston.
Mrs. Cora Reid MacKerrow, I'M
dertaker, and was largely at
tended. Rev. R. N. Owens of
Peoples Baptist Church officiat-
ed, Two solos were rendered by
Mrs. Ella France Jones. Inter
ment was in Cemetery.
Masonic services were held on
the Monday before the funeral
conducted by Mr.. Edmund Tay-
ler. Mr.. Barrett was a faithful
member of W. G. Butler Lodge
No. IL, F. & A. NJ, was for nearly
10 years chairman of its Sick
Committee; st. Phillips Chapter
Royal Arch Masons, No. 3; Holy
Sepulcher Consistery No. II and
Syria Temple No 81, A, E. A.,
order of Noble Mystic Shrine.
Pail bearers at the funeral were
Mssrs Daniel Young, Robert N.
Miller, ST., Arthur Harraway,
Edmund Taylor and Ralph Hunt.
Mr.. Barrett is survived BY a
faithful wife, Mrs. Leila Barrett.
one sister and two brothers.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1952-08-23
# You Failed to Register for the
Primaries do so for the Election
No LEr.up ON CIVIL RIGHTS

The fight for political and civic Righteousness in oenan
Of all citizens must continue without any eup Neiner s
Democratic nor the Republican plank on Civil Rights com
petey satisfies the demand for greater progress toward
realization of the basic concepts Of the Republic ana TINS
failure by both major parties to assume their lOi
t delonment and extension of the American plan OF
living must be met by strong determination to carry on
wider and more forceu struggle for justice and equality
everywhere and among all elements of the people
It is not selfish effort designed for the advantage OF
any one section or any special minority Every effort Tor
Civil Rights is blow against the retardation and reacton
that have marked the nearly two centuries since the nauon
was founded Americans have worldwide reputation Tor
setting things done The lodging Of the work Of bringing to
fulfment the principles embodied in the national law is
continuing enigma here and abroad The battle for Civil
Rights is clearly patriotie it will be viewed by all thought
full citizens as tending toward better America.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1952-08-23
Lightning Saves Man
From Execution

RICHMOND, Va. A man who
escaped execution on July %
only because an electrical storm
knocked out the power lines to
tn eelectrie chair, will die here
on August Is unless Governor
John Battle commutes his sem
tence. The case received no mem
ton in the press until the freak
accident which caused postpone
ment of sentence made it of in
terest to Virginia newspapers.
Albert jackson, Jr., was con-
victed of the rape of a white
woman in this city. The arrest
ing policeman testified that, as
he came on the scene, the woman
was asking Jackson: Where IS
my five dollars?" Virginia citi-
zens who have interested them
selves in the case cite this testi-
mony to show that whatever
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1952-08-23

happened was not rape.
The Virginia Committee to
Save the Martinsville Seven,
which fought the execution Of
seven Virginia men in 1851, was
revived to save jackson; The
committee charges that the facts
in the case were deliberately con-
cealed by the authorities and that
but for the accident of nature
they would not have come to
light until after the execution.
The committee declares that this
was done in order to prevent a
revival of the mass protest move
ment which began in the Mar
tinsville case.
The committee pointed out al
so that no white man has ever
been executed for rape in this
state.