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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-02-05
Mrs. Rose
Lyddane Veirs

Funeral services will be held
Friday morning, February 6, at
10 am. in st. Mary's Catholic
Church in Rockville for Mrs. Rose
Lyddane Veirs, 80, who passed
away Tuesday, February 3. The
services will be conducted by the
Reverend j. Gilbert Ham, pastor
of the Church, and will be preceded
by prayers at $50 am. at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. ].
Vinson Peter. Prayers will also be
said Thursday evening at s pm.
by members of the Sodality. In
torment will be in Union Cemetery.
A life long resident of Mont
gomery County, Mrs. Veirs was
the daughter of Harriet Holmes
Magruder and James Lyddane.
Her husband was the late
Charles Veirs, who died in 1885.
She is survived by two sons,
Charles Clifton Viers, Sr., and
Thomas Magruder Veirs, both of
Rockville. Three daughters also
survive, Mrs. F. Bache Albert, Mrs.
William Pate and Mrs. J. Vinson
Peter, all of Rockville.
She also leaves the following
grandchildren: Mrs. X. r. Will
liams, Kingston, Canada; Charles
Clifton Veirs, Jr., Rockville; AL
vim Veirs, Thomas Veirs, and Mrs.
William Mudgett all of Rockville;
William Albert, Bach Franklin
Albert, Jr., both of Rockville; Mrs.
Mary Lee Mclaughlin, Mrs. Fran
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-02-05

The biggest news in the Damas-
Gus area this week is the story of
the tremendous public response to
the Polio Fund Drive. All who
worked and all who contributed are
TO be congratulated.
The dance sponsored by the high
school junior class cleared $500
with some ticket money yet to come
in. Cash contributions to the juni-
ors in addition now totals $40 with
some not yet in. The Mothers
March on Polio sponsored by the
Daughters of America collected
$428.91. Theater contributions
which were under the supervision
of Mr.. Carl Fetzer and were gather
cred by the various youth organiza-
lions in Damascus totaled $256.2i.
Contributions from the two schools
ran over 500. Money in the "iron
lungs" placed in various business
establishments had not yet been
totaled when this column was
written. Emerson Slacum says he
is confident that over $4,000 will
be realized when all contributions
are totaled together. This also in
cludes the $168 realized from the
Mary Greene Evening Circle cover
ed dish supper in Woodfeld which
is counted in the Damascus area.
Miss Nellie Fairchild, Chairman
of the Mothers March, Mr.. Carl
Ketzer in charge of theater collec-
tions, Mr.. Franklin Burdette who
placed the "iron lungs" and Mr..
Emerson Slacum for the school
activities will present the total
amount collected to the county
drive chairman Thursday and we
will report the grand total next
week.
Mr.. Albert Senseney is a patient
at Sibley Memorial Hospital where
he recently underwent an operation.
He is doing well. Mrs. Kenneth
Watkins is patient at Suburban
Hospital. Also on the sick list last
week at home was Mrs. Ernest
Lipford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Howes
and Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Howes left
Sunday for trip to Daytona
Beach, Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Abrahams en-
tertained the members of the Dam
ascus Baseball Team and their
wives at dinner Sunday evenings.
Word has been received of the
safe arrival in Japan of Pvt. Austin
Mullinix who sailed from Seattle
January 6. We are sorry to report
however that Pvt. Mullinix was
hospitalized Immediately on his ar
rival in Tokyo with an attack of
flu.
Mrs. Eileen Davis and Jimmy of
Lewis Drive spent the weekend with
friends at Falls Church, Va.
Miss June Snapp was week
end guest of Miss Bunny White of
Germantown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Hall of Silver
Spring were Sunday dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Matthews.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-02-05
Red Reflector
Material Legal
On Rear of Car

Thomas B. II. Mudd, Commits
sioner of Motor Vehicles, has ad-
vised owners of motor vehicles
that the red reflectorized material
Which is being placed on the bump
ers Of vehicles may only be placed
on the rear, as under the Motor
Vehicle Law, this device is illegal
showing to the front.
The State Law Department has
concurred in this ruling covering
this material, because it reflects a
red light to the front, and as red,
under rules and regulations, indi-
Gates the rear of vehicle, drivers
could be confused as to the direc-
ton in which the vehicle is being
operated, which is dangerous.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-02-05
Damascus 1882

Quite few Damascus folk at
tended the annual banquet of Wes-
leyan Service Guild of the Wood
side Methodist Church. and enjoyed
hearing a talk by Mark Evans.
Those attending were Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Lipford, Mr.. and Mrs. Her
bert Layton, and the Mesdames
Herbert S. Hyatt, o. E. William
Gilmore Hurley, Charles Tschiffely
and Emerson Slacum and the
Misses Edwina and Constance Null
link.
The Missionary Study Group will
meet Tuesday, February 10 at the
home of Mrs. Herbert S. Hyatt for
luncheon at one followed by a book
review.
Mrs. Jerry Williams entertained
at dinner Wednesday. Guests in
cluded Mrs. Clayton Brandenburg,
Mrs. Lille Williams, Mrs. o. E.
Williams, Mrs. Jack Raines, Mrs.
Edward Williams, Mrs. Merle Burd-
cite, Mrs. Ellie Burdette, Mrs. Mary
Williams and Mrs. Herbert S.
Hyatt.
Mrs. Luther Moore is spending
some time in Baltimore with her
son-in-law, Mark Fleming and his
family while Mrs. Fleming is a
patient at Bon Secours Hospital.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-02-05
Garrison Monkey

Damascus district lost a we'll
known and respected citizen in
the death on Monday of Garrison
Monkey of near Kemptown. Mr..
Monkey who was sc was one of
the last surviving charter mem
bers of the Browningsville Band.
He was President Emeritus of
that organization and had played
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-02-05

with it continuously for SIS years
until his retirement a few years
ago. He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Martha A. Monkey and by five
grandchildren and five great grand
children.
His only son, Windsor, was lead
err of the Band when he died in
1885. The funeral was held We'd
nesday from the Montgomery
Methodist Church at Clagettsville
with interment in the church
cemetery.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-02-05
Farm Service Meet
Held in Baltimore

Wilson Kite and Harry Shaffer
have returned from a two-day farm
service conference at Baltimore
which was conducted by Southern
States Cooperative for managers
and employees of local cooperative
agencies.
Purpose of the conference, was
to give Agency employees and
managers a better understanding
of the cooperative and it's supplies
so that they can better serve far
mers in the area.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-02-05
Correction

We did it again! Last week we
carried a story which said James
I. Gore was speaker before the
Rockville Kiwanis Club. That was
all right. Then in the head of
the story, we said in 18-point type
that the speaking took place be-
fore the Rotary Club. Be it I'M
derstood Mr.. Gore spoke be-
fore the Kiwanians. We're sorry.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-02-05

If you aren't using one already,
ask your county agent about pig
brooders for your spring crop of
pigs. 1t will help you save and
wean more pigs.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-02-05

ces Scott Handy, Chevy Chase,
William A. Pate, Jr., and Mrs.
John A. Malloy both of Rockville,
and Charles Albert. Eighteen great
grandchildren also survive.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-02-05

The S. H. S. varsity lost to
Kendall 55-65; and the varsity and
j. V. both beat Rockville on Thurs
day, January 20. j. V. 41-36 and
varsity 1927.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-02-05
News From
Sherwood High

The Sherwood Student Council
sponsored a Box Lunch Social on
Wednesday, January %. The pro-
ceeds will be used to buy the num-
bers and names for the doors in
the new building.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-02-05

The junior high team is still I'M
beaten. Their last game was won
from Damascus $3.50.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-02-05

The girls basketball team played
Rockville on Tuesday, January 27,
and lost 1929.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-27
TIP 10 CANDIDATES WHO VII
RUN FOR CRY CoAaAarssI0N

How much do You know about politics, Th.t /. !.
timely question, with the city election little more thar
shvss months sway Do yOu think that your name ~
sukiicent pulling power to elect you II you do Won ara
surely mistaken.
Hers = proof Of that assertion: Bernie q paw !.
unQuestcnably the best known man politicalIv i ~
West He has for office 10 times and has been Iecfs
~ Does he depend his former successes and hia
being widely known ii Monroe COUNTY ia win his nom;
nation when primary time rolls aroundi
he certainly does not To him every campaign IN
which he engaged i the hardest and while he does
~ lutte more tnan he did II preceding primary "a
Gst votes he huatles just much and does not let
porsunity slip by him 20 gain single vote
Voters Are considered one by one, and Papy 81 his
workers SO aeE them, one BY His realization ST the
Importance Of one vote should be arng lesson to those
men g women who keep away from the polls with that
ridiculous excuse, ny vote counts only one"
= the one vote that piles up the hundreds and
Thousands q votes che total into millions Il i
made 40 of one votes.
Rapy has been alive 70 the Importance Of the single
vote since he first ran for representative in 1882 the wear
the late Dave Shox was elected governor Sholtz began
BE eampasn n August Of 1881, and week before the
1t primary in 1882 he said he had visited the .byways
and hedges y Florida looking for votes and that when
he met Group. he made Il point to speak to every one
@ them, one b one.
Rapya and Sholtz' not missing voter they could
reach should provide fertile tip to the candidates who
win run for TIE City Commission Don't take anything
Tor granted 4 rule that applies to every walk IN lfe
but e none Of them a. much 30 As IN politics.
Key West can provide many proofs Of how essential
y e see e many voters possible during campaign
The late Eugene Abnry who had been successfully elect
q - city tx assessor brushed aside the suggestions Of
friends that he get OUT to look for votes when the late
George Babcock ran against him. Abury thought the
voters would flock 20 him without his botherng to see
snem and va shocked speechess when the count Of the
ballots showed Babcock had won.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-27
GOOD RuslNEss AHEAn

The Committee on Economic Policy Of the Chamber
a Commerce Of the United States said recently gradual
declining defense expenditures not present ser.
ous problem 70 the economy Of the country Termng the
y economy growing and healthy one. the commit
eee issued program 70 expand Jobs and production
The Committee proposed far-sighted leadership on
the part Of business and predicted intelligent leadership
= the business field could give this country higher stand
ards of living ct stable prices in the years to come
The Committees program IS we think, both timely
and n the best interest of the national economy As
have pointed out other occaaon the United States Il
gaining h population at the rate Of 100000 persons
year. ~ long this Increase continues and living stand
ards remain high, buying power win increase Actually
the standard Of living and incomes and wages have con-
tnued 70 rise Ii recent years This also increases buying
power
While the economy may suffer some readjustment
nnd strains ii certain places defense production shirts
- civilian production agree with The Chamber Of
Commerce. committee that u s business men should take
view into the future and conduct their oper-
atoms accordingly, without fear Of the future
Flattery often conceals jealousy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-27
KEY BOOKS
d 4. 9 I. eINcRAs

(THE FUTURE or THE WEST by
j. G. de Beus, non-flction, publish
by Harper and Bros, - e. 50 ST.,
New York City. ITS pages.l
The Western World may now
emerge from the historical dog
house built for il more than thirty
years ago ~ one Oswald Spengler,
dyspeptic German historian.
And It Is j. q. de- Beus. minister
at the Netherlands embassy IN
Washington, who has personally In
yited the long maligned civilization
TO come out of the pessimistic
shadows Of the Spengler built edi-
flee, and move into the cheerful
sunlight which he feels IL very
much deserves. For ii his Future
Of TIE West Author De Beus holds
out q hope 10 the Christian West
ern wodld. ne assures il DR..
SpengIer might Be = very bad
diagnostician. The patient might be
well able to pull itself together and
avoid the increasing decline and
eventual death which the gloomy
German historian predicted for Il.
Mr.. de Beus explains to the West
ern World and anybody else who
wants 70 listen, about the materials
out Of which the dog house is built.
and about Oswald Spengler, the
builder. He also describes the the
cries Of the English historian Toyn-
bee, who constructed q charitable
Christian porch I'm the historical
edifice, those Of the Russian his
t0rian Danilevshy, who even before
Spengler. ordered the Western
World into the disgrace Of decline.
But fortunately In the latter In
stance, nobody translated the Rus
sian order 20 the Western World, 50
II went happily and hopefully on its
way until Dr.. Spenglef's '.De-
cline Of the West was written and
widely read and translated.
After his historical summary, Mr..
de Beus begins part two Of his
book with i statement Of exactly
where We stand, Il Spengler's the
DRY Of civilizations as organisms,
Is to be.considered sound. He then
warns of the three challenges 10
western civilization: the disunity Of
Europe, communism, and the anti
western slant Ii the awakened ma
tionalism of formerly dependent
peoples.
Then In two chapters entitled,
The Creative Force of Europe
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-27
Safety
Notes
NJ BILL CmB
KEY west reliee Oefiesp

EeMsk MAts S@A&&E EDNNG4&
There Is nothing wrong with ear
lteen-agers that 4 little shoaehasaa
consideration On the part of adults
won't cure. I'm inclined TO aRree
with the youths that sigruwn-ups
are old fogeys who forget that they
we're young once. =
Ny experience with the young
boys and girls ID Key West sAowe
that they are quite amiahle 10 being
led in the right direction but they
want understandable facts. not die.
Itat0rial rules. rs to why they
should so IN that direction. Such
an attitude ID understandable.
Give an eighseen.year-old On
automobile capable or doing 100
Imph and unless you can show him
TIE reason why the power was
built into the car for purposes
other than speed. he Is going to
naturally assume that Is Is safe lu
ldfiVe 81 top limit.
Tel 4 sixteen.year-old RiEi that
she should travel Ia her ONn are
group and unless You explain Why,
she is going to rebel and think that
you are merely trying % lie her
down like d slave.
One pretty young thing the other
might was complaining 10 me that
"grown.nps think everytime q boy
and girl get together : IA they do
lis .smootch. They even criticize
you for having your arms around
q boy on the dance hO0r!n
! laughed 1t her but couldn't
help thinking back Il twenty years
ago when the same accusations
were leveied at my own crowd.
Why don't You Kids beat the
grown-ups on their own grounds?''
I replied. Ask them II Is chap
erons. There are some mighty plea.
SAINT games such as Post-office or
iopln-sne.DOtue that they can't OBJ
lject 10 because they played them
when they were young. That way
you can smooth as you call it
without being criticized. "
n 4 town such as Key West that
lis loaded down With bars and has
an unusually large number Of
young folks. entertainment does
present q problem that Is directly
connected with the subject Of
Safety.
One Of the best answers Is being
provided BY the Jay Teen Center
III Poinciana. Here, the youngsters
are able 10 get together, enjoy
dances, motion pictures and gam
les. They are free to enjoy them.
selves in youthful fashion. Teen
ayers are their own strictest CEN
sors II first provided with q fun
damentaI knowledge Of RICH. and
wrong.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-27
J far too optimistic in bis predic,

liz far too optimistic n his predic.
ltiOns.
But regardless Of any criticism
lof either his deductions or his 81,
legged blind spots, Mr.. de Beus'
book Is 4 welcome one. II is 4 time,
~, scholarly summary Of where
we stand today, written in clear
easy.to-read style. And the authors
Icheerfulness Is probably far closer
to truth than is the pessimism 81
historians who seem to have had q
permanent historical and literary
bad egg for their breakfasts.
JUNIOR SELECTION
GUEST REVIEW By SPANCEN.
BERG
I(THE WOODEN LOCKET by Alice
Allison Lide and Margaret Alison
JOhansen, illustrated by Corydon
Bel, children's fiction, ages 3 to
Il2, published BY The Viking Press,
Is. East 18th Street, New York
City.
This Is one Of those rare books
that holds the interest Of boys and
girls alike.
Il recOunts the experiences 81
the VOdn family Of five displaced
persons brought from war-torn Eu.
rope to make i new life for them.
selves in the Alabama farmlands.
The family consists Of Papa and
Mama Voda, baby Josef, twelve
year old Jan, and shy Tilka, Ma.
mas orphaned niece who Is Jams
lage, and finds Il difficult To accept
the safety and friendliness Of her
new surroundings.
The Foster farm seems unbe,
lIieyably wonderful to them, and
they are all very happy IN the little
white house which Mr. and Mrs,
Foster and their two children,
twelve year old Philip and tiny
Betsy, have prepared for the Vods
home. And, when the new family
learns tnat tnls little mousse, WIZ
enough clean beds TOR III % sleeE
Iat one uEne where rooms ars
lighted hy merely pressing . but
ton On ne wal ana where there Y
a abundance Ct toOd. = iOr them
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-27

and the Creative Force Of Ameri
Ca" historian de Beus sums up ouI
assets. He reminds Us Of the Ben,
|elux economic union, of NATO, d
the council Of Europe, and that ii,
|dustrial production of most western
European countries with Marshall
plan aid, has increased one hundred
and flfty percent over prewar out
put. He summarizes EurOpe's re
cent contributions In architecture
and music, to say nothing az cine
matOgraphy.
Topping his listing Ok Americas
assets Is creative force Of Amer,
lean technology. He then commend.
the same force in politics, *
|phasizing under one subtitle, OnI
IvigOr and inventiveness IN iii
realm q foreign policy:
the main decision al post
war American foreign policy: III,
Marshall aid to Europe; the Tru
man Doctrine for Greece and Tur.
key: the Berlin kirlift; tie Poinl
-Four program; the sudden decision
10 60 to the aid d South Korea
after the communist attack: the de,
|cisiOn to integrate Germany il
the defense Of Europe ali beaI
the hallmark Of initiative, courage
and farsightedness.
He then describes the creative
forces in American arr, and Il
science.
Shape 81 Things 10 Come d
the title of the third and final sec,
ton Of the book. The author de-
Iscribes the possibilities IS he see.
them for peaceful and foreefuI 81
|lutions II diIemmas of the west
IeFn world, and predicts success Ii
either eventuality.
Historians. scholars and review.
ers may object % many things
about Mr.. de Beus' book. They
may say be doesn't contradict
sufficiently the whole structure
built up BY Spengler, TOynbee and
DaniIeyshy, inasnuch IS science
and Communication devices III
over the world have nuIlified any
possibility Of repeating yesterdays
patterns DC civilization development
Or decline. They may say that Mi
acknowledged lack Of information
about such i large chunk If the
world IS South America, leaves 1
blind spot In his picture az western
civilization. They may say that ii
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-27
CONGRESS IS BLAMED

y NORFOLK, Va. IN The new
commanding general Of the Allan
lie Fleet Marine Force says that
Congress not the military services
--is responsible for much 81 the
'ared tape ID purchasing By the
armed forces.
There are ! lOt of regulations
coming down that Ne would Ike 70
ret i'd 81 ourselves says II. Gen.
Oliver 4. Smith. USAkc. whose s.
star rink was confirmed only last
Thursday by the Senate.
Gen. Smith commented 70 report
|ers last week in reference to a.
accusation By House investigators
that the armed services are trying
10 hide evidence 81 waste and mis-.
management in secrecy and "red
ltape''
"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-27

NEW YORK ia They used %
say every dog has his day. But
to-day the dog Is enjoying bis cen
furry.
The 10Th Century vas once hailed
lby former Vice President Henry
lWalIace ii . famous speech as
..the century Of he eom1non man. =
The common nan Is stu daIedly
asking, "LOok, nobody really Is
blaming this century On me, i
her / am Just 4 common man.
They cant hold i against me, can
they? Or can sheyf''
But tie common dog and The
Uncommon dog are having The besl
time o. any fOur4egged. tail-wag'
ICING tame animal ID history. TheJ
have been petted into m era 81
canine plenty.
Many J family taday that cam
figure how % send The kids 10
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-27
BOY KILLED IN FALL

HAMDEN, Conn. "a = Handlers
Sleeping Giant has claimed It's Sec
ond life this year. The Sleeping
Giant, a range Of hills with Z CEN
tour resembling 4 prone human
form, has many cliffs to lure De
adventurous.
Saturday afternoon 16-year-ld
Thomas Beck Of Bridgeport undlr-
took to climb to the Giants
Head starting bis ascent frsm
the floor Of an abandoned TIP
rock quarry. When within 20 feet
of the top 81 the 2OO.foos cliff, De
boy slipped, pIummeting to be
rocks below.
Less than three months ago .
Princeton student, John K. Ewilg,
|Ie, Of Berwvn, Pa, died on .
Sleeping Giant cliff when . Allbg
rock hit his head.
Some termites carry fungi to kll
wood for them 70 eat.
81
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-27

Some termites carry fungi to 81
wood for them to eat.