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Evening star., 1953-06-07
7 ropicoI WoterIiIies
These Varieties Are Popular for Size,
Color and Fragrance in the Pool
BY W. H. Younemon
Garden Editor,

It has been said that sooner
or later the waterlily grower
must give in to the beauty and
freedom Of bloom Of the color
full tropical types. Their i'm
mense size. rich color and de-
lightful fragrance make a COM
bination that is hard to with
stand very long. Considering
their intensive blooming season
and the quality of their flowers,
the tropical waterlilies are the
most economical and beautiful
garden flowers. AS cut flowers
they last from 3 to S days. The
size Of the bloom depends for
the most part on the room given
to each plant, the amount of
soil and the warmth Of the sum-
mer.
This would seem to make trop-
ical waterlilies a must for every
grower. The joke, of course, is
that they are almost as rampant
as a kudZu vine. Where a hardy
waterlily needs a surface area
of at least 3 feet in diameter,
the tropical wants one nearly
z feet across. Thus it is ad-
mitted that they belong in the
larger pools. If in a small pool
it is reasonable to confine ac-
tivities to the growing of a sim
gle variety.
The tropical waterlilies are
treated as ANIMALS. The old
plant is allowed to die after frost
puts an end to the Towering sea-
son and is replaced with new
plant the following spring. 1t
is not often practical to carry
them over winter in the home.
Some Are Night Boomers.
Tropical waterlilies are divided
into day and night bloomerS.
The day-bloomers open their
flowers in the morning and close
them in mid or late afternoon.
The night-bloomers open their
buds in the later afternoon and
keep them open during the eve
ming. Most gardeners prefer
them because the flowers are
open during the hours when they
are at home.
There is one other point of
distinction between the hardy
and the tropical waterlilies. The
blooms of most hardies float on
the water while those of the
tender varieties stand on erect
stems held several inches above
the water. Also, the tropicals
are usually more fragrant than
their tougher cousins.
Like all waterlilies, the tropi-
Gals need full sun and warm
water in which to do their best.
Springfield pools are likely to be
too cold for good growth and
free blooming. Pools shaded by
trees, especially strong growing
weeping willows are not likely to
produce satisfactory growth. In
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light sprinklings only aid shall
low rooted crabgrass at the ex-
pense of the turf grasses.
Rake crabgrass before now
ing to lift it, making it easier to
cut. Set the lawnmower so that
it cuts grass an inch and a
quarter or higher. Shorter moW-
ing tends to weaken the roots of
most lawn grasses.
Evening star., 1953-06-07

Weedkillers that prevent weed
seeds from sprouting, or that kill
the terminating weed seeds.
sound wonderful to the gardner
who is continually fighting
weeds. However, a mulch will
accomplish this plus improving
the soil, keeping soil tempera-
lures down, and still more i'm
portant, prevent the soil from
cruSting.
Evening star., 1953-06-07
Mulch for Nuns

Mulch chrysanthemums and
other fall bloomers so that they
will go through the summer un-
checked by hot, dry weather
Most of the fall bloomers need
this extra care to insure good
growth.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-10-29

Gashen Church was the guest
preacher Sunday evening at the
Mennonite mission in Baltimore.
Notes from the Methodist
Churches-The Mary Greene Eve
ming Circle met Tuesday at the
home of Mrs. Paul Howes. Sun
day, November 1 will be Layman's
Sunday at st. Paul's with Mr..
Everett Jones as guest speaker.
Mr.. AL Livesay, seminarian as
sistanf at st. Bartholomew was
dinner guest Sunday of Mr.. and
Mrs. Vestus Wilcox.
Mrs. Vestus Wilcox, president
of the Women's Board of the Mont
gomery General Hospital and Mrs.
P. G. Lyon, first vice-president
attended the meeting of the Mary
Hospital Auxiliary held Wednes-
day at the Lord Baltimore Hotel
in Baltimore.
Mrs. Lewis Kibbee entertained
at a bridge luncheon Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Howes we're
Sunday dinner guests of their son
and daughfer-in-law Mr.. and Mrs.
Calvin Howes of Brookesville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Robertson
have moved into their new home in
the Bailey subdivision.
st. Paul's Methodist Church in
Laytonsville was the scene of a
lovely ceremony Sunday when Roy
Wilson Barber, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis Barber was christen-
ed by the Rev. Warren Firth. The
church was attractively decorated
with red and white roses given by
the baby's parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Stang were Godparents and
presented little Roy viii a white
Bible.
Following the ceremony the
baby's paternal grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Barber entertained
at dinner. Guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Stand and Lois, Mr..
and Mrs. Guy Hough, the mater
nal grandparents, great grandma
ther, Mr.. w. C. Heflan, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Somervell, great aunt
and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Barber, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Kemp and Stephen, and the Rev.
erend Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Firth,
Johnny and Laurie. Little Roy was
christened in the long white christ
ening robe first worn by his older
sister Sherry Lee.
Mrs. Harold Mitchell entertain
ed group of friends at dinner at
Normandy Farms this week to meet
her sister.
The Reverend Mr.. and Mrs. Ros-
enberger were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Lech-
lider.
Mr.. and Mrs. ellis Owings were
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Congratulations. Hostesses were
Mrs. Robert Cline and Miss Nellie
Fairchild.
Miss Carrie Schneider was a Sun
day dinner guest of Mr.. and Mrs
Maxwell Burdette.
Mrs. George w. Boyer and Miss
Mary 10 Boyer spent this past
weekend in Annapolis where Mary
10 attended one of the Naval
Academy hops.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Moore of
Damascus, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Benson of Laytonsville and Mrs
Annie Speck of Green Meadows
left Friday morning for a motor
trip through Virginia and the
Carolinas.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Weldon has
as weekend guests Mr.. and Mrs
Edward X. Allen and family of
Shrewsbury, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Sfipe at
tended Homecoming at Shepherd
College, Shepherdstown, w. Va.
Saturday and were dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Neel.
Miss Anna Lee Gladhill, a stu
dent at Temple Univercity was
home for the weekend.
Here are the standings of fhe
women's bowling teams as of Mon
day, October 26. First, Woodfield
second, Bellison and Burdette
third, SCOTS Garage; fourth
Druid Theater; fifth, Damascus
Food Store; sixth, Sandra Shop
seventh, Alba's Store, and eighth
Clarksburg. 49,. tor
In the mems league the race
seems to be getting red hot with
fseyeral teams, tied. for various
places. fo.aiir..
First, Souder's Construction and
Chevrolet; second, Mains Store
and Plumbers; third, Shell; fourth,
B. and B. Grovery; fifth, Liberty
Mills; sixth, Reed Brothers; sew
enth, Druid Theater; eighth, Fling
Floor Finishing and Damascus A.
c.; ninth, Gulf, Wachter and
Poole and Lions; tenth, Board of
Education and eleventh, County
Roads and Clarksburg.
The W.S.C.S. will meet Thurs
day, November at the home of
Mrs. Everett Jones with Mrs.
James P. Kerr and Mrs. Mary Vir-
ginia Dietz and Mrs. Vincent Day
as co-hostesses. On Saturday, No
vember 7 the W.S.C.S. will serve a
turkey supper beginning at 3 p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryce Wilmington
and Mr.. and Mrs. Hall Miles and
son Robert of Marion, Md. and Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Enrich of Kensing-
ton were weekend visitors of Miss
Nora Frances Lynch.
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the date on your calendar and
come out.
Two member of our very young
set observed birthdays this past
week. Tommy Burke, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Edmund Burke celebrated
his fourth birthday with a party
for a group of friends on Saturday.
Also observing his fourth birthday
this week was Phillip Green, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Green who
celebrated his birthday Wednesday
with family dinner party.
On Wednesday the members of
the Laytonsville All girls pre-
pared and served an easy supper
according to fhe demonstrations
given them by their food projects
leader Ruth Ann Payne at the
home of Mrs. Roland Green.
Mrs. Harry White is convalescing
following her recent operation at
the home of her daughter Mrs.
Mansfield Daniel.
Mrs. Richard White is spending
a few days with her mother, Mrs.
Arthur Miller in Frederick.
The Rockville and Upper Mont
gomery County Women's Democra-
tic Club met Monday at the home
Of Mrs. Roland Green.
DR.. and Mrs. Kermit Smith and
daughter Carol of Silver Spring
were dinner guests Sunday of Mr.
and Mrs. Roland Green.
Miss Edith Cornelison and Mrs.
Josephine Caravan of Warren
Pennsylvania who have been house
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Allie Mes
ser for the past month returned to
their Pennsylvania home on Tues
day. They were accompanied by
Mrs. Messer and Mrs. Robert Stiles
who stayed on for a visit of few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newton Ebbs of
Glenmont Village entertained at
dinner Sunday for members of
their family and the family of Mr..
and Mrs. Wilbur Burns. The din
ner was joint celebration mark
ing the Ebhs sixth wedding ami
versary and the birthday of Mrs.
Wilbur Burns October 21), Miss
Dorothy Burns October 26) and
Charles Mills October 22).
Notes from the Goshen Memo
mite Church = Paul Gingerich re-
Gently appointed missionary to Al
RIGA will speak at the Goshen
Church Saturday evening at 1890
p. m.
A revival meeting will begin at
the Goshen Church Thursday, No
vember 5 at 1880 p. m. and will
continue each evening through No
vember Is. Bishop Stoner Krady
of Lancaster, Pennsylvania will be
the evangelist. The church rented
the old bank building in Gathers
burg and it will be used as a branch
Sunday School and church with
services each Sunday at 2:30 p. m.
They are also sponsoring a church
at Jacksonville with services each
Sunday at 1000 a. m. Wilmer
Hunsecker, associate pastor at the
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rec of the Maryland State Fire
mems Association; Joseph E. Ser
rim, President of the Montgomery
County Association of Volunteer
Firemen and Louis C. Graybill, Jr.,
secretary of the county organiza-
ton; Oscar Baker, President of
the MI. Airy Department; Herman
S. Beck, chief of the Mt. Airy De-
partment; Byron Miller, Chief and
Forte Sandison, President of the
Gaithersburg- Washington Grow
Department and Bargis Storm,
Past President of the Maryland
State Firemen's Association.
The following appointments were
made by Chief Howes, Hawkins
and Burke at the meeting: Engine
50, Captain Robert Mullinix and
and Lieutenant, Thomas Wood
field; Engine 55, Captain, Ken
meth King and Lieutenant Martin
Darby; Engine Sc, Captain, Nor
man Murray and Lieutenant
Thomas Bellison; Engine 81, Cap
tain, Leroy Mullinix and Lieuten-
ant George Jewell; Rescue Squad,
Captain, Leslie Thompson and
Lieutenant James Perry.
On Tuesday, October 27 az 500
p. m. the Wesleyan Service Guild
of the Damascus Methodist Church
met att he church for a special
United Nations Observance. Mrs.
Everett Jones spoke on "Why We
Should Support the United Ma
tons. She gave a background his
tory of the organization, and spoke
of some of the things it has accom-
plished particularly in the fields of
health and education. Mrs. M. E.
Farrell OF Washington showed her
collection of dolls representing the
various countries of the world.
Members of the W.S.C.S. were in
vited as special guests.
Amidst the quacking of ducks,
the growing of ROSTERS, the excited
talk of the younger ser of Damas-
Gus and the eager interest of most
of the adults the eighth annual
Damascus Community Fair came to
a close Friday evening, October
% after a successful two day run.
There were better than 1900 in
dividual entries and over $500 won
in premiums. Sponsored by the Da
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Sunday supper guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis Eckloff of Silver
Spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles johnson
entertained Mr.. and Mrs. Mowatt
Windham and Mr.. and Mrs. Char
les Richards at dinner Sunday at
Goetz'.
WOODFIELD
Mrs. Iona Burdette is spending
two weeks visiting with her son
and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwin Burdette of Tuscarora.
Mrs. Ava King is spending this
week with Mr.. and Mrs. William
H. Burdette of Clagettsville.
Weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Moses Scheib were Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Tagtmeier of Atlantic CRY,
N. j. Dinner guests Of the Scheibs
Saturday were Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
per Scheib of Takoma Park.
Mrs. Best Seek returned home
from Washington Sanitorium last
week and is doing well following
her operation.
Friday guests of Mrs. William
Warfield and Miss Mary Warfield
were Mrs. c. A. Rhodes and Mrs.
Eugene Smith of Atlanta, Geor-
gia and Mrs. Hugh Howard and
Mrs. Dorsey Griffith. Sunday
guests of the Warfields were Mr..
and Mrs. Cooke Walker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Burdette
and Mr.. and Mrs. John Harvill
spent this past weekend in st.
Mary's, Penna.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Gregg are
receiving congratulations on the
birth of daughter Saturday, Oc-
tober "a at Montgomery General
Hospital. The Greggs have two
other girls. twins.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-10-29

The annual banquet and meet
ing of the Damascus Volunteer
Fire Department was held at the
Peter Pan Inn, Wednesday, Oc-
tober 81. The following officers
were elected to serve for the com
ing year: President, Carlton Bran
Cliff Davis, ST.; Second Vice
Presidens, William Vernon; Re
cording Secretay, E. G. Jewell
Treasurer, Basil Burdette; Chief
G. Kenneth Howes; First Assist
ant Chief, Joseph Hawkins, and
Second Assistant Chief, Luther
Burke.
Also elected at the annual meet
ing were the following directors
o. E. Williams, Charles Tschiffely,
b. M. Woodfield, Merhle Warfield,
James Davis, Willis Watkins, John
Hood, Martin Darby, Thamas Bel
lison, William Herndon, Robert
Cline, Leroy Nulinix, DIN Moles-
worth, Robert Mullinix and Mon
roe Duvall.
Also present ar the banquet were
large group of distinguished
guests in the field of fire depart
ment work. They included William
A. Chenworth, President of the
Maryland State Firemen's Asso-
citation; Vincent A. Simmel, Trus-
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More Damascus
News and Advertising
On Following Page
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FIRE DEPT. REPORT
STARTS NEXT ISSUE

Starting the next issue, the ans.
nual report of the Damascus VM
unteer Fire Department report Is
to be carried in weekly Install
ments. This will be the complete
report for the year concerning all
events of this organization. Watch
this page for the full information
on your fire company. This report
has been compiled by Chief G. Ken
meth Howes.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-10-29

The mobile chest X-ray unit will
be at the Laytonsville Elementary
School from 1000 a. m. to 500
p. m. on Wednesday, November a.
Mrs. Edwin Fry, co-chairman of
the health committee of the P-TA
who is heading the drive to bring
everyone in the area out for an
X-ray urges all to take advantage
of the opportunity. The Homemak,
ers and the churches under the
leadership of the Rev. Warren
Firth are aiding Mrs. Fry and the
P-TA in a concerted drive to bring
everyone in the district out. Circle
Evening star., 1953-09-22
SoItonstoII Puts u. S. Job Cut
At $4,000; Goals 10000

works hard at it and you and I
pay less for that better service.
The spirit of service in the
White House is reflected right
down through the thousands of
people who work in our Govern
ment service"
In his prepared speech, the
Senator quoted The Washing
ton Star-"a responsible evening
paper"-as saying that a car
check shows Government work
erS are reaching the office 20
minutes earlier than last autumn.
That section was lost, however,
when the Senator had to trim
his talk so he would not conflict
with President Eisenhower's air
time.
Senator Saltonstall'S reference
to The Star may have referred
to story last May in which
Senator Bridges, Republican, of
New Hampshire was quoted as
saying that a survey showed that
Washington's peak morning traf-
fic was moving 81 minutes ear
lier. indicating that Federal
workers were getting to work
that much earlier.
Evening star., 1953-09-22

can conceive of no higher COM
mission that history could
have conferred upon us than
that which We humbly bear
the preservation, in this time
OF tempest and Of peril, of the
spiritual values that alone give
dignity and meaning to mans
pilgrimage on earth.
So. in spirit, we 60 back
through this century of wild
and wondrous change, to find
that, after all. certain truths
have changed not at all. For
the first Republican President
asked himself: What consti-
tutes the bulwark Of our own
liberty and independence?"
And Lincoln answered his own
question.
1T is not our frowning bat
Elements, our bristling sea-
coasts. =. Our reliance is in
the love Of liberty which God
has planted in us. Our defense
is in the spirit which prizes
liberty as the heritage of all
men, in all lands, everywhere"
This truth the whole last
century could not change.
1t is our prayer and our
task that, 100 years from now.
the same can be said by this
people-thankful and free and
at peace.
Evening star., 1953-09-22

The Republicans have got rid
of $4,000 Federal employees since
they took over in January, and
plan to drop $4,000 more by July
l, according to Senator Salton-
stall, Republican, Massa-
chuSetts.
The cut was predicted by the
Senator last night, as he praised
the change in spirit" among
Government workers, in a
speech introducing President
Eisenhower at the $l00-per-
plate New England G. o. P. din
ner and rally in Boston.
What a change has come
over the spirit of our Govern
ment in Washington" he de-
clared. To-day there is a far
greater evidence of a desire to
give real service to our people.
Already there are $4,000 less
people working for our Govern
ment, and that figure is supposed
to rise to 10000 by the end of
the fiscal year. This does not
mean that there is less service
to be given. It does mean that
where two people were taking
it easy over one job, one person
Evening star., 1953-09-22
Record in Office
Is Party History

To do this is. Of course, not
simple at all. 1t is to define the
political institution to which
our energies are dedicated
and upon which can depend
even the future of freedom
itself.
What I presume to suggest
to you, I cannot. of course,
myself evade. AS your guest
this evening, I have accorded
myself the privilege Of ad-
dressing aloud to you some Of
my own thoughts on the party
in which I believe.
It is logical to look for the
cleareSt marks of a party in
its record in Office. The record
of the present administration
is too short to be anything like
definitive. But the facts that
are plain are also indicative of
deeply held ideas of the widest
meaning.
There are, already in this
record. these facts:
We have observed and
practiced true bipartisanship
in international affairs, be-
lieving that no matter what
domestic differences may
create and animate parties
at home we must present a
substantial solid American
front to all with whom we deal
abroad.
We have seen a cessation of
fighting in the Korean war,
giving us relief from the pain
of casualty lists and allowing
us to work more effectively
for the Nations security
against threats originating
anywhere in the world.
We have given to the world
the clearest testimony to our
firm allegiance to the common
cause and needs of free peo-
Piles everywhere. We have
sent shipments of wheat to
Pakistan, medical and recon-
struction supplies to Korea.
food to Berlin. We have
Evening star., 1953-09-22

dedication to the good Of
America.
We can destroy our cause
even with decent intent-in a
number of ways. There are as
many roads to disaster as to
diShonor.
We must Shun them all.
We must, even in our pa
triotism. guard against that
prideful nationalism which i'm
patiently breaks the bonds
binding all free peoples. For,
in our age, both just principle
and selfish interest conspire to
impress upon us single truth:
The cause of free men is one
everywhere-and the whole
suffers from a wound any
where.
We must, even in our honest
political fervor, fear neither
partisan criticism nor self
Evening star., 1953-09-22
Party Has Grown
ALONG With America

These deeds are the record
of a party that has grown as
America has grown - seeing
and meeting its needs, its
responsibilities, and its aspira-
tions. 1t fears change no more
than it fears life. It knows
that the two are one and the
same.
From all this we learn one
truth: The living definition of
this party, at this moment in
our history, is not to be found
in the fine print of a legislative
record, nor beneath the dust
of our historic achives. It can
be found only in our own
hearts and minds. Born of
change-born to change-this
party is and it will be what we
make it.
In this sense, let us speak of
the party in which we believe.
We CAM think-deflne this
party first by its spirit and
secondly by its principles.
It's spirit has distinctive
marks. It is young. It is sober.
It is confident. And it is free.
Each of these marks means
something quite specific.
This party is-and must be
young in spirit and thought
for the simplest of reasons:
because it has been charged
with the hopes of the youth
of America. A new generation
of Americans is looking toward
us with a gaze-both hopeful
and watchful-that can be
neither ignored nor evaded.
For this generations hopes for
peace, for jobs, for just wages
and decent homes. depend
upon our foresight, our can
dor and our courage. To be
worthy of this trust, we must,
in the deepest sense, care more
for their hopes than for their
votes.
This party is sober in spirit,
for its sense Of responsibility
makes it so. We know Of no
great problem before us that
Evening star., 1953-09-22

churches Of America and heard
her pulpits flame with right
eousness did I understand the
secret of her genius and power.
America is great because
America is good-and if Amer
lea ever ceases to be good
America will cease to be great"
have read those words to
such an audience as this once
before. It was here in Boston.
The utter truth they held for
me then. they hold today.
These words contain not
only a promise but a warn
ing. And as they apply to
America, SO they must apply
no less to the political party
which is Americas chosen
servant in these days.
No more as a party than as
a Nation can we expect to find
our greatness in anything but
Evening star., 1953-09-22

criticism. For the pretense of
perfection is not one of the
marks of good public servants.
And we must, even in our
zeal to defeat the enemies of
freedom, never betray our
selves into seizing their weap-
ons to make our own defense.
A people or a party that is
young and sober and confident
and free has no need of CEN
sors to purify it's thought or
stiffen its will. For the kind
of America in which we believe
is too strong ever to acknowl-
edge fear-and too wise to fear
knowledge.
This is the kind of America
and the kind of Republican
Party-in which I believe.
I do not know how to define
it with political labels. Such
labels are, in our age, cheap
and abundant. But they mean
as little as they cost.
We are many things.
We are liberal-for we do
believe that, in judging his own
daily welfare, each citizen,
however humble, has greater
wisdom than any government,
however great.
We are progressive-for we
are less impressed with the
difficulties we observed yester-
day than the opportunities we
envision tomorrow.
We are conServative-for we