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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-03-26
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Boyd
Mrs. James Kerr
Phone PooIesyiIle 1877

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Observation-Disclosures
The young people of Boyd
Church have been meeting for the
past several Sunday nights at the
Church hall and holding a regular
Christian Endeavor service, after
which the Rev. James P. Kerr,
pastor has been showing different
films of interest. While not yet
organized, they expect to do so
in the near future and cordially
invite any and all young people
to join with them.
Members of the Church choir
will have bake sale March 20 at
Thomas store in Gaithersburg,
where all sorts of fine cakes, pies,
bread and candy will be sold.
The Rev. Mr.. Kerr officiated at
the funeral of James Howard, who
was killed near Rockville on Mon
day, Feb. %, and buried in the
Church cemetery on Friday, Feb.
81 He also assisted at the funeral
of William F. Reinhart, who died
on Monday, March and was bur-
led on Thursday, March 10, in For
est Oak Cemetery in Gaithersburg.
Mrs. Mary Ellen Simpson and
two little daughters, accompan-
led her husband, William Simpson
of the us. Navy, who went back
to New York City March Is, after
spending about two months with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
Bennett, while her husband was
on sea duty.
The Ladies Aid Society of Boyd
Church met on March II and
plans were made for the annual
Spring Supper, to be held on May
8, in the Hall. The menu will in
clude fried chicken and country
ham, besides several hot vege-
tables, this year. Officers for the
ensuing year were elected and the
same ones were reelected, the
president being again, Mrs. Rufus
Gillian.
A birthday party was given for
little Veronica Sandbower on Sun
day last by her mother, a large
crowd of her little friends attend
ing. ....
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-03-26
Twin Brook
Mrs. CIaud o. Gross
Phone Poplar 2-4549

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
A survey, under the guidance of
Dewey Wyatt, a sociology student
of the University of Maryland,
will be made of Twin Brook in the
near future.
This will be a complete survey
of every phase of community life.
1t is joint enterprise of the Twin
Brook PTA, the Citizens Associa-
ton, and the Homemakers Club,
the three recognized organized
bodies. When completed, the find
ings will be published in the form
of directory.
All residents are asked to make
every effort to cooperate with Mr..
Wyatt and his helpers in getting a
completely answered QUESTIONABLE
from each family. Mrs. William
Wells, of Crawford Drive, is the
local coordinator working with Mr..
Wyatt.
Twin Brook Homemakers l met
last Wednesday evening with Mrs.
Edwin Libby on Crawford Drive.
An informative talk on Laws
Everyone Should know" was given
by the vice president, Mrs. Ray
mond Harris. The cookies which
had been baked by the All Club
Girls were judged. Gladys Crauss,
10 years old, of Halsey Road, was
awarded first palce on her toll
house cookies. The cultural chair
man, Mrs. Lee Woelk, gave an ac-
count of Christopher Morley and
his various works.
The chairmen of the two new
clubs which are in the process of
formation, Mrs. Renee Duran, and
Mrs. Ava Ledford, were present.
A charter member, Mrs. Leo Nc
earthly, has given two demonstra-
tions on the making of lamp shades
before the new clubs.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-03-26
POOIeSyilIe
Mrs. W. A. Daniel
Phone PooIesville 2il8

Once again the American Red
Cross is calling upon the Ameri-
can people for assistance that it
may continue to aid in times of
distress. 1t is a worthy cause and
it is hoped every one will respond
with their usual generosity. Mrs.
D. J. Callahan, Jr. is chairman of
the drive in this area.
Capt. and Mrs. George Welker
were weekend guests in Annapolis
March IA Of Admiral and Mrs.
Ageton.
Miss Mary Alice Kellogg of Hy-
attsville was weekend guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Sprigg Hays, GAINESVILLE.
Mrs. Frank Hobbs of Washing
ton and Mr.. Raymond Moore of
Chevy Chase were dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. 2. M. Compiler.
Weekend guests at Mrs. Isaac
Fyffes' were her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Darby
Peddicord.
After a weeks visit in Wash
ington with her daughter, Miss,
Eleanor May Jones, Mrs. Harvey
J. White is home again.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Opie Green
brought Miss Lulu Hoskinson home
Mar. Is after having her visit them
two weeks. Miss Agnes O'Donnell
from Baltimore accompanied them
and with the Greens were dinner
guests of the Misses Hoskinson.
There are now 26 Girl Scouts
who are active under Mrs. George
Welker, Troop Consultant and
Leaders, Mrs. Siegal, Mrs. Paxton
and Miss Ada Dudley. Three Dens
have been started by the Cub
Scouts who are sponsored by the
P.T.A. under Cub Scout master
Paul Paxton and the help of Mr..
Swarthout and Mr.. Knill.
The P.B.D. Homemakers held
their March meeting in the Fire
House March IL with Mrs.
Isaac Cubitt, Emmert Dyer, Dale
Ferrill, ID. j. Callahan, Jr., R. M.
Meeham and w. A. Daniel as host
esses. Members arriving at 1890
brought their sandwiches and cof-
fee was served, followed by cake,
ice cream, minis and nuts, in the
st. Patrick spring colors, orange
and green. Spring flowers and st.
Patrick decorated napkins and
cloths added to the color scheme.
Due to sickness of Mrs. T. B. Dor
set, Mrs. Guy Lewis, Vice Presi-
dent presided. The chief topic of
the afternoon was talk by Pro-
ject Leader, Mrs. Dyer on claws
Every Woman Should Know"
Pamphlets donated to the Home
makers by Mr.. John Sumner Wood
in honor of Miss Turner were dis
tributed to the members.
We are happy to report Billy
Hilton, Sr. improved at Frederick
Hospital following an operation.
Others at Frederick following OPP
erations include Walter Allnutt
and Billy Jones. Miss Lucia Berns-
dorf has been a patient at Walter
Reed Hospital.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-03-26

cattle division include Junior
Heifer Calf, Senior Heifer Calf,
Junior Heifer Yearling, Senior
Heifer Yearling, and Cow Glasses.
Glasses for baby beeves of all three
breeds are offered as well as classes
for beef heifers.
Programs for the show may be
obtained from Richard Wills, Nc
Donough School, McDonough,
Maryland.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-03-26
Janice Palmer Elected
Alpha Chi Omega Head

Miss Janice Palmer, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank P. Palmer of
Olney, and a junior at Washington
College, has been elected president
of the local chapter of Alpha Chi
Omega national sorority.
Miss Palmer will hold her new
office until the spring of 1854. She
has been a member of the group
for the past three years.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-03-26
LOuthdn Is Editor

M ISIS Mary Lou Louthan,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James O.
Louthan of Rockville. recently was
elected editor of the Towson Light,
a bi-monthly student newspaper at
the State Teachers College, Towson,
Md,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-03-26
The
POTOMAC
From Your Congressman
peWitt S. Hyde

Our Judiciary Committee in the
House of Representatives has APP
proved a bill giving President Els
enhower ert "a i n emergency !"
powers.
Some members, including my
self, felt a certain reluctance in
approving legislation such as this.
The powers given the President
are necessary gecause of the Kor-
can war. If it were not for the ex-
istence of a declared emergency,
many of them would be unconsti-
tutional.
1t is to be hoped that this is the
last extension of Presidential
powers-that the war will soon
be won and ended. l should like to
n get rid of this Government by
emergency" as soon as possible.
While in Brunswick to visit the
Lions Club meeting last week, l
had good opportunity to inspect
the post office building. AS re-
ported to me earlier, the building
was in very bad condition, and l
shall do everything possible to
help secure new one.
Establishment of "a joint, SEN
ate-House committee to make a
through study of the public trans
portation and the companies en-
gagged in public transit in Wash
ington and nearby Virginia and
Maryland is good news to both
citizens and congressman in the
area. Public officials, the compan-
les concerned and residents should
and will do all they can to cooper
ate with the committee.
Much time is being spent by all
Republican members Of Congress
answering questions and helping
individuals who are seeking en-
ployment in the federal service.
The key to the problem is pa
Alience." Recently, Mr.. Yves Roberts
chairman of the Republic National
Committee, attend a meeting of all
new members of Congress and
reminded us that the biggest per-
sonnet job in the world is involved.
When the New Deal came to
power in 1888, Mr.. Roberts said,
there were only 100000 jobs in
the federal government, most Of
them, of course, under Civil Ser
vice. But today there are 100000
making the task of new place
ment five times as big.
am looking forward to another
visit to Frederick on April s, to
address a meeting Of the Rotary
Club. And hope many of you in
western Maryland will take adj
vantage of the spring weather and
Forthcoming school vacations TO
come TO Washington and visit the
Capitol.
Evening star., 1953-02-10
Labor Law CHANCES

1t is hardly surprising, as congressional
hearings on revision of the Taft-Hartley Act
get under way, that publicity blasts should be
coming from the camps of both the AFL and
the CIO.
These attacks are aimed at the amend
ments which have been proposed by Senator
Taft, the laws co-author. According to the
union spokesmen, the Taft amendments will
never do. What little good there is in them is
greatly overbalanced by the evil results they
would produce And so on, and so on.
This is to be expected, for it would be
strange thing indeed If any set Of amendments
proposed by Senator Taft should be wholly sat-
isfactory to the labor leaders. And even If they
were satisfied, a certain amount of viewing
with -dismay for horse-tradng purposes would
be the normal reaction.
1t may be that the reported stand of the
AFL on the national emergency injunctive pro-
visions of the law belongs in this horse-trading
category. According to reports from Miami
Beach, where the AFL leaders have been in seS
sion, that organization will demand repeal Of
the section which authorizes 80-day injunctions
against strikes which imperil the national
health or safety.
The AFL does not plan to offer substitute
Evening star., 1953-02-10

potential Polish army is centered in
Britain.
Though there is no active military
organization OF Poles in England, the
Polish Combatants' Association is very
powerful. It Is worldwide organiza-
ton, with its headquarters in London.
From Edinburgh to Capetown to Buenos
Aires, Polish ex-servicemen keep in
touch by attending regular branch
meetings Of the Combatants' Associa-
ton.
Through these local branches Of the
p. c. A., the demobilized Polish army iS
keeping its cadres intact.
Gen. Anders' secretary gave the
flgure of $4,000 ready-to-go soldiers in
Britain. It is impossible to gauge the ac-
curacy of this estimate. What of the
10000 Poles who married British women
during the war-a large proportion Of
them ScotSwomen-whoSe children are
being brought up as young Britons?
They have a stake in the country.
But Poles never forget their national
origin. OF the 145,000 Poles in Great
Britain-they form the biggest alien
community in the country-only $4,000
have become naturalized British sub
jects since the war. Do the others hope
they will some day return to a free
and independent Poland, battering
down the Iron Curtain, If necessary, to
get there?
A much-traveled Polish businessman
Evening star., 1953-02-10
By Charles E. TroceweN

greater effort than the growing Of most
other types Of broadleaf evergreen
shrubs such as Rhododendron, Azaleas.
There are a number Of old outdoor
plants in the District of Columbia which
indicate the Camellia to be resistant to
all the vagaries of the local climate.
One such specimen, 80 years or older,
grows unprotected on hillside in Glen
wood cemetery. Another, now nearly
40 years outdoors, and priced family
possession, is located at Z. . Fourteenth
street. at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. c. It never fails to bloom.
There are many other real old
Washington Camellias, including the
famous Greek embassy Camellias,
which have been growing and blooming
regularly for II years. and completely
unprotected.
"It is my hope that Washington will
become a city Of Camellias for they do
exceptionally well here. Their gorgeous
blooms come in late winter and early
spring at time when few If any plants
will bloom outdoors in this area.
''You will be doing a real service II
you can convey to your readers the fact
that Camellias are really at home in
Washington.
Every sincerely, j. H."
The National Capital may be said to
be right on the dividing line between
the North and the South.
Many priced plants Of the Southern
section may be grown here, with good
fortune.
One thing to keep In mind is protec-
ton. If the rare plant is placed close
to the house, and protected from north
and west winds. great deal has been
done toward its preservation.
Evening star., 1953-02-10

those precepts Of sound democratic
government which we've expressed over
hundred years ago by our first and
greatest Republican President:
You cannot bring about prosperity
by discouraging thrift.
You cannot strengthen the weak by
weakening the strong.
You cannot help the wage Garner by
pulling down the wage payer.
You cannot further the brotherhood
Of man by encouraging class hatred.
You cannot help the poor by discour-
aging the rich.
You cannot establish sound security
on borrowed money.
You cannot keep out Of trouble by
spending more than you earn.
You cannot build character and cour.
age by taking away mans initiative and
independence.
You cannot help men permanently
by doing for them what they could and
should do for themselves.
M. C. Lyddane.
Evening star., 1953-02-10
The Schumon Plan at Work

While other proposals directed at estab-
fishing unprecedented military and political
unity among the continental nations of western
Europe are making only faltering progress, the
economic community set up by the Schuman
Plan has now become working reality.
The tariff barriers hitherto applied to coal
produced and marketed within six countries
have been removed to make single trading
area for this vital commodity in Europes indus
trial heartland. Joined in this experiment are
France, Italy, West Germany, Holland, Belgium
and Luxembourg-each surrendering voluntar-
lily measure of its economic sovereignty to a
Coal and Steel Authority having headquarters
in Luxembourg. In the weeks to come, other
restrictive practices-such as production subsi-
dies and export-import quotaS-are likewise to
be removed on COAL and by April the same elm
ination of national barriers will be applied to
steel, iron ore and scrap.
1t was on May 9, 1850, that Frances Foreign
Minister Schuman, combining idealism and
practically in his search for a starting point
for new and durable type of European unity
proposed the supranational integration of the
coal and steel industries. Less than year later,
on April 18, 1851, the six participating nations
had drafted and signed 50-year treaty provid-
ing working blueprint for the plan. BY June
of last year parliamentary ratifications were
completed In August, the high authority held
its first meeting under craftsmanship of Jean
Monnet the canny French statesman -econo-
mist who has been prominent figure in the
little band Of West European leaders who be-
lieve that this type of functional integration"
is the best approach to genuine unity and per-
haps eventually to political federation. In this
case, a miniature international government has
been formed, containing system OF checks and
balances operating through executive, legisla-
tive and judicial branches. It Is, in the words Of
former Premier Spaak of Belgium, practical
answer" to the problem "of the abandonment
of fraction" of national sovereignties and so
overcomes zone of the great obstacles to the
organization of Europe"
) That the coal and steel industries should
be chosen for this experiment in international
organization has practical as well as idealistic
implications. Providing the main Sinews of mod
ern economic strength these industries have
been highly competitive ones among the six
nations concerned. Between France and Ger
many they have been even more-a measure
ment of power that has played an important
part in the war-making controversies over Lor-
raine, AlSace and the Saarland.
1t is unlikely that this beginning of integra-
ton under the Schuman Plan will fully and i'm
mediately erase all nationalistic factors even
in the coal and steel industries. It is, however,
one of the most positive and significant steps
toward this end yet undertaken in Western Eu-
rope. As such, it must be considered one Of the
great accomplishments Of postwar diplomacy.
Evening star., 1953-02-10
Payne Parents Condemned

By keeping their children out Of
school and fostering belligerent atti-
tudes, the Negro parents of the Payne
School are responsible for much Of the
trouble now developing in the neigh
borhood between groups Of colored and
white children.
For many years we have lived peace
fully and happily with our neighbors,
but now it is almost impossible when
colored children kick, beat, or threaten
the white ones with knives saying, I'VE
are going to have your school," This
treatment has extended from patrol
boys and girls to children in the lower
grades. and happens as they are going
to and from school or afterward.
Parents and faculty members have
felt it necessary to patrol the streets
before 8. during the lunch hour and
after to protect the children.
This is certainly not the way of
democracy.
Schools in Division (white) have
been and are now much overcrowded
and it has been necessary to wait for
relief. sometimes for years. While wait
Ing, however, the fight was not carried
on by the children nor were they taught
belligerent behavior or racial intoler-
ance.
Since they now have the half-mil-
lion-dollar addition to the Payne
School and empty rooms, in adjacent
buildings it would be we'll for the par
ents to carry on in the American way
and devote their time to training their
children to be good citizens and an asset
in the neighborhood and the city.
(Mrs.) Nelma Beaghan,
President of the Buchanan PTA.
Evening star., 1953-02-10
Underoround AGENTS Adventures

In writing this letter I'm responding
to an irresistible urge. It is prompted
by Jan Karski's letter which appeared
in The Star on January Is. Many
people must know about Count Karski
from his book, ''The Story Of a Secret
State" Although many years have
passed since read his book, still I
remember well the vivid descriptions
of the terrible conditions inside Poland
during the Nazi occupation.
Count Karsh was an officer in the
underground resistance movement. His
fearless exploits, the hardships that
he underwent, and the atrocities that
he witnessed rival the most courageous,
the most fantastic and the most awful
accounts have ever read in either
fact or fiction. Because Of his adm1-
rable record and his personal courage
he was chosen among all men to travel
to London to report to the Polish
government in exile. He was also en-
trusted by the Jewish leaders in Poland
with the mission Of reporting Of the
most inhuman and most deplorable
conditions, which was the lot Of the
Jews in Poland at that time.
In preparation for his trip abroad
he risked his life to visit the ghetto in
Warsaw. There he actually witnessed
the hunt" gruesome sport Of young
German soldiers, in which they amused
themselves by shooting down defense
less Jews. To augment his first-hand
knowledge Count Karski, disguised as
a soldier of one of the Baltic states.
visited a stockade outside Warsaw filled
with Jews rounded up periodically from
the ghetto There he saw carried out
one of the most heinous of crimes
genocide. Whole trains of freight cars
Evening star., 1953-02-10
Prestige for a PointIess Plan

Inclusion in the Republican legislative pro-
gram Of the scheme to increase the number of
District Commissioners to five may be no more
surprising than its mention in the civil rights
section Of the Presidents state-of- the Union
message.
The unexpected prestige thus gained for
this odd proposal, however, does not alter the
in diScernible merit.
1t has been suggested, by some of those who
have been fruitleSsly casting about for plausible
explanation, that the plan to add two more
Commissioners is a sort of compromise on home
rule. The original sponsor of this plan Senator
Case, has contended that it would enlarge the
amount OF representation of District citizens in
their local government It has been further Sug-
geSted, by the same source, that enlargement of
the Board of Commissioners is an accompani-
ment OF other notionS-aS yet haZy and unde-
hned-for increasing the powers Of the Com
missioners to initiate or enact local legislation.
But If adding two more Commissioners is
compromise on home rule, or anything else. it
is foredoomed to failure. Five appointed District
Commissioners would be no more representative
of the people of the District than three. And
II Congress desires that the Commissioners
exercise powers for initiating or enacting local
legislation, five Commissioners would be no
more competent to do so than three.
The proposal would not add to the efficient
operation or the economy of local government.
Under the reorganization plan approved by the
past session of Congress, the commission form
OF government is retained and executive func-
tions are more definitely assigned to the three
Commissioners. To split these functions among
five Commissioners would superimpose cum
bersome organizational setup on one that is
not too easy to defend now from the standpoint
Of efficient operation.
With the President and the Republican
leadership in Congress supporting this plan, it
may be approved. But If 1t is approved, 1t will
still be inane. And in respect to the really
serious problems now facing this city, it is as
incongruous as 1t is pointless
Evening star., 1953-02-10
GEORGETOWN.
Dear Sir:

Dear Sir:
II notice you have mentioned sew
eral times the Christmas roses that
grow in your yard.
II hope some day you will say some
thing about a feature of the George
town section that is seldom mentioned.
but ought to be.
1T is the soil.
II have heard a great many persons
complain about old Georgetown clay
as they call it, but actually it is very
good soil, and will grow almost any
thing.
why, with a little tightening up.
and some fertilizer. this Georgetown
red clay grows the prettiest garden
ever.
II have even seen sweet peas grow
ing here. and where else can you f1nd
them?
"1 recall when I was a girl, some
neighbors planted asters. just plain old
asters, and you never saw such pretty
flowers.
He put them in, just as the soil was,
without preparation. Probably nothing
had been grown there for a hundred
years.
"Well, he had the finest asters, and
an Army man down the street, who
had also planted asters, lamented that
his own were not as good. He had
gone to the trouble Of digging up this
good red clay. and substituting rich
earth, as he called it, which he secured
from Fort Myer.
"The cavalcade that brought him his
good rich earth was Q sight to see;