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Montgomery County sentinel., 1953-10-01
Methodist
Day Meeting

Methodists in the Baltimore
Conference gathered for "Meth-
odist Day" at Strawbridge Home,
Sykesvile, Maryland on Septem-
Der 26.
! Bishop G. Bromley Oman, resi-
dent bishop of the Washington
area spoke.
Beginning in 1926, this has been
an annual affair which brings to-
gether all the Methodists in this
area. During World War II, due
to the shortage of gasoline, the
program was discontinued for two
years.
Sponsored by the Laymen's AS
sociation of the Baltimore Confer
ence, the program planning COM
mittee was headed by DR.. o. B.
Langrall, district superintendent of
the Baltimore West District. Com
mittee members are laymen and
ministers from throughout the
conference.
Outstanding speakers through
the years have included bishops
of the church, widely known min
listers, college presidents and
prominent laymen. On the pro-
grom with Bishop OMAN was
DR.. F. Reid Isaac, executive di-
rector of the Board of Child Care,
who gave an account of the
philanthropic work being done by
the various homes and institutions
supported by the Methodist church
in the Baltimore Conference.
Strawbridge Home for Boys
was opened in December, 1924, and
named in honor of Robert Straw
bridge, pioneer Methodist preacher
from Ireland who established the
first Methodist Society in Mary
land about 1863 and who carried
on his ministry only a few miles
from the home. The Rev. Charles
f. Miner is the present superin-
tendent of the home.
The Rev. R. L. Wood, pastor of
the Govans Methodist church, Bal
timore, states, "One of the OBJ
jectives of Methodist Day has been
to present to Methodists the pro-
! gram of institutional work car
ried on by the conference.
At 10 am. the buildings Of the
home were opened for inspec-
tion. Home boys functioned as
guides in showing the buildings.
Strawbridge Home has ample fa-
cilities for the care of large
crowd, thus the meeting has al
ways been held at this home.
Primarily a "get-together" of
the area Methodists, Methodist
Day" is a large-scale picnic. Many
Montgomery County sentinel., 1953-10-01
BOOkmObile Schedule

Friday, October d-Burtons-
vile, from 3:15 to 4:30; Cabin
John, $3.50 to 5:15; McKenney
Hills, 3:15 to 4:30; Rock Creek
Gardens, $50 to 9.
Saturday Oct. 3d-Sligo Park
Apis, $3.50 to II am; Brookmont,
1915 to 1:15; Woodacres, 1870 to
2:45; Glen Echo, to 4:30.
Monday, Oct. 5th-Alta Vista,
3:15 to 4:30; Connecticut Ave. Es-
tates, 3:45 to 5; Piney Branch &
Flower Ave-, 3 to 4:30; Twin
Brook, 6 to 7:15; Wheaton City,
1880 to $40.
Tuesday Oct. 6th-Glenmont,
3:15 to 4;3O; Lake Shopping Gen.
ter, 3:15 to 4:30; Lone Oak, 3:15
to 5.
Wednesday, Oct. 7th-Brooke-
vile 3:15- to 4:30; Chevy Chase
Shopping Center, 3 to 5; North
west Park Apis. 3:15 to 4:30 and
$50 to $3.50; Unity, a to 4:45.
Thursday, Oct. 8th-Hillandale
3:15 to 4:30; Parkwood, 3:15 to
4:30; Potomac, 3:15 to 4:3O.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1953-10-01
Gardner School
OF Business Offers
Teenage Typing

Typewriting classes for teen
ayers are again being offered this
fall on Saturday mornings by The
Gardner School of Business in
Silver Spring. Donald M. Atlantic
will be the instructor of the
twelve-week course which begins
on October 3 and runs through
December 10. The class will be held
from 900 to HOO each Saturday
morning.
In the twelve-week period begin
ners will learn the entire keyboard
with ,all of the symbols as a mini
mum requirement. Advanced stu
dents will be taught letter set ups,
statistical work, and speedbuild-
ing.
In the regular evening sessions
which are held on Tuesday and
Thursday evenings, new class in
commercial law will be started on
October 6. This class, which will
be under the instruction of T.
Robert Romero, an attorney in
the Fig Building, will be held from
SEQ to 900.
Those interested in joining these
new classes in typewriting and
commercial law, or in accounting
or in any of the other classes
which are currently being offered
by the school, should contact the
school office on the second floor of
the Fig Building for registration.
Call JU. 7-9052 for any further
details.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1953-10-01

Worley entertained three tables at
"a Canasta party last Wednesday
and Mrs. Charles Elgin was host
ess to the Wednesday Bridge Club.
Guest of the Misses Hoskinson
on Sunday were Mrs. William E.
Freeman and son Billy of Chevy
Chase and Mr.. and Mrs. William
Graham of Washington, DC. Sun
day last, Miss Ruth Ainsworth and
Mrs. Theo Smoot of Washington
visited at the Hoskinson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. William E. War
field of Dickerson are receiving
congratulations on the arrival of
a new daughter who, incidentally,
already has an older sister and
brother. t ~
From Adamstown, we are happy
to know the Newton Kanode's are
all home from the hospital and lit
tie Barbara Lynn is doing nicely,
along with Newt who is recover
ing from a broken back. Mrs. Kan
ode is the former Barbara Lewis
Of Beallsville Oddly enough, this
makes seven grandchildren for the
Lewis's, all of whom are girls.
On the sick list but better are
Robert Dayhoff, Lawrence Jones
and Newton Brewer. Get-well
wishes are also extended to Mr..
Will Robertson at Frederick Hos
pital following an operation last
week and Mrs. P. w. Lambert who
is also a patient there.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1953-10-01

families bring picnic lunches and
spread them beneath the beautiful
trees on the grounds.
The Rev. William Lewis of Ar
butus Methodist church, Arbutus,
Maryland, led in group sing
ing. Additional entertainment was
furnished by the Conference Min
isters' Quartette.
Members Of the quartette are
the Rev. Edward B. Lewis, Union
Methodist church, Washington,
d. c.; the Rev. Wesley Dodge,
Rockville Methodist church, Rock
vile, Maryland; the Rev. Chester
Smith, Savage Methodist church,
Savage Maryland; and the Rev.
Charles Shook, Cedar Grove Meth
odist church, Cedar Grove, Md.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1953-10-01
Poolesville
Hears Saws,
Hammers Sing
By Mrs. W. A. Daniel
POOlesville 211S

Not only is the high school area
VA busy place these days, but the
din and hammering in other parts
of town is "real music to the ear,
as one person said. Carpenters are
4 thsy as the new Odd Fellows Hall
and Barber Shop are being rebuilt,
a new porch is being added to the
apartment over Williams Store, the
steeple is being repaired at st.
Peters Episcopal Church, while
Mr.. Tom Clements is rapidly COM
pleting the three apartments in the
center of town across from the
bank. 1t is all good to see and
i the bank just shines with it's new
scoat of paint.
M Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Rhodes,
formerly of Poolesville and now of
Queenstown, held Open House from
Montgomery County sentinel., 1953-10-01
Fire MarshaI's Office
Important County Service

office is the County Fire Board
which is in the Lateral Roads
Department Building in Washing
ton Grove. This Fire Board dis
patches fire equipment throughout
the upper County and also coop
crates with the Silver Spring Fire
Board which dispatches lower
County equipment. Funds for the
County Fire Board come partly
from Civil Defense funds.
Dispatchers at the Washington
Grove office (also on 24-hour call)
are William Berry, senior dis
patcher; and Rodney White, Ber-
nard Stolz and Leo C. Hull. These
man, and the men in the Marshal's S
Rockville office all obtained their
jobs through competitive examin-
alton.
The Fire Inspectors have all
had special courses in fire fight
ing and prevention work at the
University of Maryland, and all
are paid instructors for winter
courses given the various fire
companies during the winter. AS
an example, each inspector gave
between 10 and IL Of these 20
hour courses last winter.
Interesting information which
comes from the Fire Marshal's
office includes the fact that near
ly 80 percent of all fires are pre-
ventable fires-that is, man made,
usually through carelessness. Ma
ture takes care of the other small
amount through lightning, land
slides, etc.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1953-10-01
By Anna Marcus

The coming of Fire Prevention
Week October 4 through 10, TO-
cuses attention on a little known
service of Montgomery County
that of the Fire Marshal's office.
The office of the County Fire
Marshal is charged with the en-
forcement of the Montgomery
County Fire Code, which was ad-
opted February IA, 1850, and be-
came effective March 16, 1850.
This Code was based on the Mo-
del Ordinance as suggested by the
National Fire Protection Associa-
tiop and the National Board Of
Fire Underwriters.
In addition to the enforcement
of this code, this office is in an
advisory position to all merchants
of Montgomery County and stands
ready to help in any possible way
to prevent fires from occurring
in commercial establishments,
public buildings, and in private
residences. Being charged also
with the responsibility Of investi-
cation Of all fires involving loss
of property or life, the Fire Mar
shal's office occasionally has to
prosecute in some cases.
There are in excess of 5000
commercial establishments and ap-
roximately 50 public and 80 pri-
vate and parochial schools in
Montgomery County, all of which
receive regular inspections from
this office. An average of about
rs inspections are made weekly.
Places of public assembly require
monthly inspections, while other
hazardous occupancies require
quarterly inspections. Still others,
semi-annual inspections. Com
plete records of these inspections
are kept in permanent files in the
MarshaPs office.
In addition to the above duties,
special Fire Prevention Programs
and activities are planned and car
ried out in the interests of the
public in assisting them to prevent
fires and understand the poten-
tials that are prevalent in homes
and business establishments. These
programs are produced on radio
and television for the purpose of
reaching the largest number of
people possible. Personal contacts
with civic organizations are also
a part of this never-ending pro-
gram to promote fire safety in
Montgomery County.
The Fire Marshals staff in
cludes the Fire Marshal, himself
Charles H. Howe, a graduate en-
gineer, who also is with the Ia
koma Park Fire Department; In
spector M. Thomas Slater, also
Assistant Fire Marshal and Chief
of the Rockville Volunteer Fire
Department; Inspector Louis R.
Kengla, former drill master and
former Chief of the Kensington
Fire Department; and Inspector
Linwood Robertson, former drill
master of the Silver Spring Fire
Department and holder of six
years service with the Federal
Fire Service.
These men work from the Mar
shal's office in Rockville, and all
are on 24-hour call.
Also under the Fire Marshal's
Montgomery County sentinel., 1953-10-01
Rockville WOman's
Club Meets Oct. s

Rockville Woman's Club will
meet Thursday, October 8, at the
Presbyterian Church. Judge Sted-
man Prescott will be the speaker
and will discuss woman's legal duty
to her community.
The years program will offer a
variety of subjects including
interior decorating, travel movies,
flower arranging and a book re-
view.
In order that the Club can keep
pace with Rockville's growth the
total membership limitations have
been adjusted so new people in the
community will have an opportu-
nifty to participate.
Women who are interested in
Montgomery County sentinel., 1953-10-01

A to z on Saturday. Those going
down for the weekend from here
were Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Wand
ercook, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fritz,
DR.. and Mrs. Gordon Smith and
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Jones.
A miscellaneous shower was held
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
son Poole on Friday evening when
Mrs. Poole, Mrs. Sprigg Hays and
Mrs. Sam Talbot entertained for
Mrs. Roland Walsh, (nee Mickey
Chisolm). A social time was great
ly enjoyed and she received many
lovely gifts.
On Sunday evening, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. J. Chisolm II held we'd
ding reception in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walsh and some 80 guests
streamed in from A pm. on. Mrs.
Walsh was attired in her wedding
dress of aqua irresdescent brocade
with a corsage of white roses. The
home was attractively decorated
with fall flowers and bridal white
flowers at the dining room table.
Mrs. Ernest N. Cory, College Park,
Mrs. Helen Pike, Takoma Park,
and Mrs. Wilson Poole and Mrs.
Sprigg Hays of Barnesville served
punch and the other goodies. Mr.
and Mrs. Walsh will report in Ten
nessee for duty by October IL.
One of the largest and also love-
liest of the seasons bridge lunch
cons was held at Francis Scott Key
Hotel on Saturday when Mrs.
Frances P. Williams of Poolesville
and Mrs. Walter Pyles of Rockville
were joint hostesses. Sixty-five of
their friends greatly enjoyed the
party and prizes were won by Mrs.
Thomas OXley, Mrs. Lloyd Jones,
Mrs. Byron White and Mrs. Will
liam Pyles.
A miscellaneous shower was held
on Saturday evening for Mrs. G..
w. Norris, Jr., at the home of Mrs.
David Shook at Mountaindale with
her sister, Mrs. Helen Seybolt of
Mt. Rainier co-hostess. The bride,
nee Shirley Cubitt, was the recipi-
ent of many lovely and useful
gifts.
It's back to college for some of
our young ones, Roberta Stevens
to University of Maryland, George
Bryant to McDonough School,
Webb Hersperger to University of
Maryland Medical College at Balti-
more and Estelle Buxton to Norm
al School at Towson.
The Rev. and Mrs. Raymus Hill
lizard and two children are on two
weeks vacation in North Carolina
with their home folks.
Misses Mary and Lulu Hoskin-
son motored down to Dale's Beach
last Tuesday and were overnight
guests o. Mr.. end Mrs. Darby Ped
dicord.
Sunday din r guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charl Elgin and family
were her p 'ents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. A. Jones Mr.. and Mrs. Roger
Sheriff. and Mrs. Betty Newman,
all to helr celebrate the birthday
of Mrs. Jones.
Guests Miss Lulu Butler sew
eral day last week-were Mr.. and
Mrs: JON Gather of Arlington,
Va.
Mrs. H; D. Brown, Mrs. Perl
Baughman and Mrs. Ward Fulton
spent last Wednesday in Baltimore,
guests of Mrs. Donald Fulton.
Mrs. T. C. Oxley and Miss Sue
Montgomery County sentinel., 1953-10-01
NURSES AIDES CLASS

Montgomery County Red Cross
will start classes October 5th
from 9 am. until II noon, two
days a week for Nurses Aides for
Suburban Hospital. Applicants
will please contact Mrs. Marjory
Brown, Chairman of Service
Groups at Chapter Headquarters,
202O East-West Highway, Silver
Spring.
Mrs. Dorothy Hissey, Regis
tered Nurse will be the instructor
for the class. This is the only
class that will be offered this year.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1953-10-01

civic activities and who are 95 years
and over-including new residents
may make application for mem
bership by calling Mrs. L. H. Matt
ingly, Poplar 2-3042 or Mrs. F. w.
Chambers, Poplar 2-3327.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1953-10-01
MICHEL sAAB DINED

Mr. and Mrs. George Barnes Of
Glen Road, Rockville, entertained
at dinner at Normandy Farm re-
Gently in honor of Mr.. Michel Saab
of Lebanon, who is in Washington
to attend the international bank
ing conference in his capacity as
president of the Bank of Lebanon.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1953-10-01

TOO MUCH SUN can perman-
emily damage vision, says the Ma
tional Society for the Prevention
of Blindness. Never look directly
at the hun, no matter how dark
your sun glasses are.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-08-06
Services Thursday
For EsteLIa Watkins

Services will be held at 2 pm.
in the Paul Diller funeral home for
Mrs. Estella Watkins, II, who died
at 1910 pm. Monday in Bluffton
Community hospital. Death was due
to complications of diseases follow
ing a broken hip suffered July 26.
Mrs. Watkins, for many years,
had made her home in Bluffton,
but more recently had been living
with a daughter at West Liberty.
Born September 8, 1875, in Allen
county, she was a daughter of John
and Susanah (Driver) Garrett. She
was married to Albert Watkins who
died May IL, 1943.
Survivors include her daughters
Mrs. Jeanne Swank of Riley, Mrs.
Alice Wenz with whom she made
her home in West Liberty, Mrs.
Myrtle Mann of Arlington and sons,
Kenneth and Brice of Columbus
Grove, and Marvin of Melvildale,
Mich. There are 16 grandchildren
and five great grandchildren. Mrs,
Alice Brobeck of Bluffton is a
sister.
Burial will be in Maple Grove
cemetery.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-08-06

Mrs. Eva Arnold spent Sunday after
noon with Mrs. Lula Klingler of Del
phos.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Green were
weekend guests of relatives in Albion,
Mich.
Rev. and Mrs. H. H. McPheron are
vacationing with relatives in Wapa-
koneta, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Wolfe spent
the weekend with relatives in Michi-
gan.
Mrs. Mary Lacock and daughter,
Jane, who spent week below the Ma
son and Dixon Line, arrived home one
day last week.
The Win One class of the Methodist
church will hold an ice cream social
on Friday night, August 7th, on the
church lawn.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Barnum, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed. Kimmick, Mr.. and Mrs. |. ].
Amstutz and Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. AM
stutz attended the evangelistic service
on Sunday at Beulah Grove near Mem
don.
Mrs. Blanche Sawmiller who has re-
sided here for the past ten years, has
sold her home and is leaving soon to
take up residence in Tulsa, Okla.
The Order of the Eastern Star will
hold picnic at Lafayette on Thurs
day evening. Quite a number from
here are expected to attend.
Weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Hall were Miss Carol Hall, Ft.
Wayne; Delbert Hall, Camp Atterbu-
ry, Ind; and friend, Donald Green,
Turtle Greek, Penna. Afternoon call
ers were Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Will
Jams and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Clay
Searfoss, Columbus Grove; and Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Williams and son, Lii
ma.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-08-06
DR.. AIbrecht To Speak
In Pandora MOnday

DR.. William A. Albrecht, keynote
speaker at the gardeners conference
in Bluffton, Saturday, will also speak
at the Pandora high school auditori-
UNI on Monday evening, August 10, at
s p. m.
DR.. Albrecht, widely known soil ex-
pert, is a graduate of the Bluffton
College Academy, Class of 1907. At
ter receiving his A. B. degree from
the University of Illinois, he came
back to Bluffton and taught at the
college during the school year 1911
IL. He married Gertrude Lehman of
Berne, Ind, a sister of G. A. dad"
Lehman.
His appearance in Pandora is being
sponsored by the Schumacher Soil
Service, and the meeting is open to
all interested in garden and farm
crops.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-08-06
Fred GettIes' Brother
Dies In GdIIipOHs

Funeral services were held last
Sunday afternoon for William A..
Gettles, IT, brother of Fred Gettles
of Bluffton, who died Thursday of
last week of cerebral hemorrhage in
a Gallipolis, Ohio, hospital. Mr.. Get
ties had been i'll only two weeks.
Funeral services were held Sun
day from Mr.. Gettles' home in
Wellston. Attending the services
from Bluffton were Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Gettles and daughter, Mrs.
James Griffith.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-08-06

Mary and Miss Julia Ash, Ada, spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs.
c. L. Rupright.
Miss Treaist Ellenberger, Lutz,
Fla, is spending the summer with her
father, VIM. Ellenberger, Sr.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Augsburger and
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-08-06

John Patterson spent the weekend
in Columbus, Ohio, attending the
graduation exercises of his grandson,
John Kemph, who is graduate of the
school of medicine, Ohio State Uni
versity.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Shadley, Miss
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-08-06
TEACHER ASSIGNMENTS

An item appearing in the News last
week listing teacher assignments for
the Forthcoming school year omitted
the name of Miss Theresa F. Slusser,
who will again teach history, social
science and English in the high
school. Miss Ocie Anderson will also
continue as librarian,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-08-06
Beayerdam

Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Clark and
family, Irwin, Texas, are visiting with
Mrs. Norah Clark and daughter, Ell
len.
Robert Snodgrass spent the week
end in Canada on a fishing trip.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-08-06
MICHIGAN MAN FINED

Walter L. Emmitt Jr, Ann Arbor,
Mich, was fined $40 and costs by
Mayor w. A. Howe last week for
passing without the assured clear
distance ahead.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1953-07-29
Tax Commission Was Riqhi!

petition circulated the Northern end of Horny
county recently asking the South Carolina Tax Commss-
ion to the beer licenses of firms located
in the State Line the Green Sea highway Just
South of the North Carolina line
The petition presented to Sheriff John T. Henry
who wrote to the tax commission saying that he had
in that section since becoming sheriff.
and asked the commission to honor the petition that
presented
Thus, the South Carolina Tax Commission granted the
request and six of the caught without licenses
The seventh, for some reason unknown, granted
license renewal The commission right in refusing
these licenses. There is probably rougher section in
the nation than that half mile During nearly two decades
it has been the of of disturbances Several
have been murdered Knfings shootings fights and
mysterious explosions rather commonplace and much
too often the and the law that Justice
is done
The good citizens of the community saw in the sale of
ntoXicants at least goodly portion of the the
trouble They set about doing something about it, and
have succeeded thus far However, the sent
representative to Conway last week hear the pleas
of some of those whose licenses have been revoked He
has returned to Columbia and the commission will recon-
slider its action 1t sincere hope that the commission
will not back but rather will stick its guns
hold the licenses.
A good churchman who has played a part in circula-
ting the petition requesting withholding of the licenses
attended the hearing in Conway He said that petition
of some kind offered by those firms losing their
stating that the good reliable and
satisfactory firms However, the of the sgners
not disclosed to those in attendance.
The second alleged petition interests great deal.
Most certainly, no good Christian would put his
signature petition that would the area is whole
some and righteous and that beer license should be per-
mltted Anyone fully acquainted with the knows full
well that such is not and has never been the case
There has not been time in years that the
illegal sale of whiskey carried there dare
say that any stranger make purchase lust about
any brand he wants there within the "a hours.
It's good bet that those firms whose beer IL
have been revoked have been selling right on
bet bat y.ilIc r,lI
1t along with much stronger drink day night seven
days week with without licenses.
However the revokng of these beer licenses should
make 1t easier for the Sherffs force convict
the offenders.
The petition that organized by the folks along that
road and IN the Green Sea-Finklea to revoke the
licenses and curtai of the lawlessneSs is a note
worthy step on the part of private citzenry. 1t was
handled above board and legal in every respect It's lust
such fine movements that this section and the ct
zenry who backed the proposal is to be commended
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1953-07-29
.byMst

beings. If each driver would take
II upon himself to help make the
highways a safe place. il would be
only matter of time before driv-
ing would once again become a
plcaSurabl> event instead OF an
ordeal.
In event that you observe an III
fraction of the LAW on the high
way yOI, can be .. service to your
self and oInCr motorists who are
trying 10 make the highways safe
by recording the license number
OF III" Vioiator and sending it to
the Motor NcnICi>s Department in
Raleigh, n. {. Include an account
of the details in order TO aid the
officials in visualizing the serious
ness OF the violation. They will in
turn notify the Violator that he
haS been observed operating his
automobile in q negligent manner.
This should awaken careless driV-
crS and encourage them TO abide
~ the laws if for no other reason
iAan selfish ons-thcy may save
their own lives.
More power to tie Dept. of
Motor Vehicles in coming through
with sound idea for promoting
safety on our roads. Any move to
save as much as one life is worthy
of mention