Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-06-18
Evelyn PorterfieId

The Clarksburg Community As
ISOLATION met at the Clarksburg
School Monday, June 8. James r.
King presided. Mrs. R. A. Jordan
read the minutes of the previous
meeting. Ora King brought the
Association up to date on its fl
nances.
Mrs. Roy Porterfeld of Publicity
announced that her daughter Eve
Ign was the correspondent for the
Montgomery County Sentinel. She
requested that all items be phoned
her at Gaithersburg 757-J-1.
There was no report from the
Development committee. Paul Bur-
ner of the Sign Committee report
ed that the road signs have been
placed at each end of Clarksburg
on U. S. 240. The Secretary was
instructed to write the people who
cooperated with Mr.. Burners COM
mittee and thank them. The AS
ISOLATION gave a vote of thanks to
Mr.. Burner and his committee.
Raymond King of park commit
tee said that they had big day
at the pond last Monday. Many
of the County fishermen visited
our pond on that day. Many large
bass were caught. He said the park
and pond are very popular. The
Association was grateful to the
State Park and Planning for re-
placing the trees that died in the
park.
The Fish Committee was hopeful
of getting their new program
started for next season.
Theodore Jordan told the Asso-
citation how urgent he thought Civ
il Defense was, and that the Coun-
ty should be prepared and on the
alert. After his splendid talk, it
was decided to petition the Coun-
Gil and urge them to support Civil
Defense for the County. Many sig
natures were secured for the pc
tition.
The Rev. Amman, recreation,
suggested that since school is
about to close, some preparation
should be made for the children
for the coming summer He was
hopeful that the Association
would provide funds to buy the me-
cessary facilities for the play
ground. He advised that Mr..
Schaeffer will permit a parcel of
his land to be used as bail field
and part of the school ground as
a playground. The Rev. Amman
said that all the balls and bats
and other equipment had to be re-
placed. One of our members gave
very substantially for this worthy
cause, and then the Association al
so gave literally to insure a bet
ter program than last year. Vol
unteers are needed to help to su-
pervise this activity. All youth in
Upper Montgomery are welcome
to use our playground and faciIi-
ties. The addition of a basketball
court was also suggested.
President King announced the
formation of a Service Club called
the Clarksburg Optimist Club, to
cooperate with the Community AS
sociation in helping to make the
community and this area bigger
and better place to live. This SER
vice club will bring fellowship and
enjoyment, as well as the service
it will render thru it's various pro-
jects. Ora King announced that the
movies scheduled would not be
shown because of another matter
pending.
Mrs. Charline Graham and Mrs.
R. A. Jordan were in charge of
the comittee for Refreshments. The
attendance was large. The next
meeting will be held on July 6.
We understand that one mile of
the Hyattstown Mill Road from
Kings Corner to Mabe Residence
has been stabilized. These people
have waited a long time for this
improvement. They certainly were
due this improvement as it is one
of the oldest roads in the County