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Evening star., 1954-03-20
Circus Parade Today
To Herald Shrine's
Benefit Performances

The Shriners of Almas Temple
were to hold a colorful parade
In the downtown area at 2 pm.
today to herald the opening Of
the 18th annual Shrine Circus
in Uline Arena on Monday.
Elephants, lions. tigers and
bears were to be in the parade.
Also circus personalities and the
uniformed groups of Almas Tenn
pie. according to William Doolan,
chief rabban of Almas Temple.
The route of the parade was
to be south on Tenth street NV,
from K to E streets, then west
on E to Twelfth street. then
north on Twelfth back to K
street.
Shrine Musical Units.
The parade was to be headed
by Orville E. Megby, illustrious
potentate of Almas Temple; Mr..
Doolan and the Temple mobiles.
1t was to include the AlmaS
Temple Military Band. the Le-
gion of Honor. the Arab Patrol,
the Drum and Bugle Corps, the
Almas Temple Chanters, the
Greeters and the Oriental Band.
The parade was planned to
attract attention to the three
ring all-professional Shrine Cir
Gus, which will stage 13 per-
formances for the benefit of the
charities and activities of Almas
Temple.
Produced by George Hamid
and Bob Morton, the circus will
have 40 American and foreign
acts, including some never be-
fore seen in the United States.
Featured Acts.
Some of the featured acts will
be Capt. Pat Anthony and his
new group of Is lions, elephants,
the Great Kosmar. Mexican
king of balancing experts; the
Hartzellonis on the flying
trapeze, the Zoppe bareback
riders. the Aliens and their
aerial motorcycle thrill routine
and the Yokol Troupe of Jap
aneSe unicycle and bicycle dare
devils.
There will be seven night per-
formanceS at 8:15 pm, and six
matinee performances at 1880
pm Tickets. priced at $1.20.
$1.80, $2.40 and So, are available
at Almas Temple. 1915 K street
NV. and at Uline Arena, Third
and M streets NE.
Evening star., 1954-03-20
Police Seek Cash,
Other Woman in
Deserted Bride Case

NEW YORK. Mar. 2O.-Police
are looking for $4,000 in cash
and another woman" in the
case of the runaway bridegroom
who left his 67-year-old bride
of two days but took along her
$243.000 bankroll and jewels.
Percy William Herman, 49, and
Mrs. Dyoll Prather Herman were
married in Palm Beach. Fla. on
March 2. They started on their
honeymoon by car with the cash
plus S59.60o of her jewels.
At Fredericksburg, Va, on
March 4. Herman dropped his
bride off at a motel and was
looking for a garage to have the
car repaired, he said, when he
thought he was being followed
and got nervous.
Picked Up by FBI.
Herman told this story last
Monday when he was picked up
here by the FBI.
His bride relented when they
met in New York and asked Of
ficials to cancel her complaint.
but they refused. She put up
$4,000 bail for Herman.
Yesterday Federal officials
told Mrs. Herman they recov-
cred the jewels and $213.000 in
cash in two safety deposit boxes
in banks here. But another de-
post box. they said. contained
nothing but ozone"
Further, authorities said, Her.
man checked into a Broadway
hotel March with a Kathleen
Nagler and put most of the
money in the safe deposit boxes
in her name.
Gave California Address.
Assistant United States Attor-
ney William Esbitt said the Nag
Ter woman gave an Oregon ad-
dress and that Herman gave a
California address. Mr.. Esbitt
said the couple took a suite with
two bedrooms and connecting
door
AS for the woman, Mr.. Esbitt
said, I'VE have been unable to
find her or to identity her
further"
Mrs. Herman said she was
puzzled and surprised" to learn
of the missing money. She made
no comment about Miss Nagler.
1t was the fourth marriage for
the wealthy Mrs. Herman. Mr..
Esbitt said Herman has been
married at least twice pre-
viouSly.
Herman gets a hearing here
next Tuesday. when action may
be taken on his removal to
Richmond, Va, where his wife
made the original complaint
which involves violation of the
Federal stolen property act.
James r. Moore, an assistant
prosecutor from Richmond. re-
portedly has Joined Mr.. Esbitt
in the local investigation.
Evening star., 1954-03-20

NEW YORK, Mar. 20 (P.-
Dorothy Kilgallen. columnist
and radio and TV personality,
gave birth to a boy last night.
She and her husband, producer
Richard Kollmar, have two other
children, a son, IL, and daugh-
ter, 10.
Evening star., 1954-03-20

to sway ominously. Then 1t
buckled, and pushed the men
against the building.
Firemen said Mr.. Hughes told
them he tried to grab support
from the side of the building but
it was too far away.
He held on to the ladder as it
fell toward the ground. The
three men still had hold of it
when it finally settled about 10
feet from the ground.
The fire was reported to have
started in the basement Of the
building. only 100 feet or so
from the old German Embassy
Evening star., 1954-03-20
4th Comet Engine Found

LONDON, Mar. 20 (R.-Divers
have recovered the fourth en-
gine of the British Comet which
crashed in the sea off Elba in
January. killing 35 persons. the
admiralty announced today.
Technicians of British Overseas
Airways Corp. are trying to find
out the cause of the accident.
Evening star., 1954-03-20
Eric Remorque Injured

LOCARNO. Switzerland, Mar.
20 (R.-Eric Maria Remarque.
author of the novel "All Quiet
on the Western Front" was
shaken up and bruised yester-
day when his automobile crashed
into a wall near here.
Evening star., 1954-03-20
Genealogical Society

The National Genealogical So
ciety will meet at 8 o'clock to-
night in the lecture room of the
Mount Pleasant Branch Library,
Sixteenth and Lamont streets
NV.
Evening star., 1954-03-20
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Evening star., 1954-03-20

Snow urres forecast for tonight in Northern New
England the lower Lakes region and Western Pennsylvania
well the mountains of wyoming Colorado New Mexico
and Nevada Showers expected in Central Southern
California and the Colorado Plateau Elsewhere conditions
will be generally fair will be cooler from the coast west
ward through the Appaachians the Central Rockies
with little change elsewhere. ZAP Wrephoto.
Evening star., 1954-03-20

Virginia Partly cloudy,
windy and colder tonight and to-
morrow, low 35-42 In east por-
ton and 1885 in west.
Wind-NorthweSt 20-35 miles
per hour tonight and tomorrow.
Small craft warnings are dis
played.
River Report.
tFrom s Engineers
Potomac River muddy at Harpers Fer
~ and muddy at Great Falls Shenan-
doah muddy at Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1954-03-20

Record Temperature This Year.
Highest. 76. on February l6.
Lowest. l3. on January %.
High and Low Of Last - Hours.
High, 81, at 4:30 pm.
Low, SO. at 1925 pm.
Evening star., 1954-03-20

by United States Coast ane
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-07-01
Our Children KnOIU
What Does Freedom Mean?'

Oraory will spill lagdecked
next Sunday Americans celebrate Independence Day.
But of could have got better lesson freedom sitting
in fftgrade classroom at the Rockville elementary school
few weeks ago.
Few professional patriots forget meaning
independence spelled the pupils of
Hazel Gilmore.
had talking
refugees fleeing Curtain countries in Europe.
The teacher then the blackboard four questions deal
ing with the afternoon topic-U. S. immigration laws police
sates the drama Czechoslovaian famys train ride
freedom; Polish pilots flight to the West
AS afterthought she chaked fifth questionable one
which brought the childish but inspired
What does freedom to you?"
The Sentinel prints examples of the here including
the mistakes in grammar and punctuation.
The story not how the children SPELL but what they know
of freedom:
81 think freedom the thing in the world and
thankful that my family live United States
where do not have listen somebody else and where police
do not watch minute and church
want. love freedom
Ann"
81 feel that freedom is an independence not telling you what to
do minute but letting live freely and comfortably
Anne"
Its fun to be free and walk where you to-
able sing skip and jump whenever want to- And there
is enough freedom in America to last for long time
love to be free and wish all the other people could be free
and wish them lot of luck and God bless them!
freedom that you ought by your
try and can to church wish and ought to love
Country ought love the people in You should
because to church don't have to work like slave
and things go with it. You don't commanded by
dictator what they any place that
you want to if you have freedom
Peggy
why glad to be free. I long be free 1
may believe God go may play do what
l don't have be free because free
JudSon."
Freedom is wonderful thing really don't know how lucky
to be free
Paul"
II love freedom because if you you
tor and that important if have dictator do what the
dictator ee if free anywhere
time you to.
Martha"
When the Fourth July, speLbinders
of words about freedom, of them say better?
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-07-01
'Black-Out'
Follows Bic
Storm Here

Montgomery County today was
still cleaning up after vicious
Summer storm which ended the
drought and heat wave, but
caused wide damage.
Tipping in late Saturday, the
storm wrecked havoc with power
lines, spilled an inch of rain on
dry paStureland, splintered trees
and nosedived the 100.degree
temperature to IS within an hour.
A survey of Upper County
residents showed no deaths or
severe farm damage were caused
by the thunderstorm.
Great trees we're blown down
across highways and throughout
the City of Rockville.
An eerie black cloud and a
greenish sky jresaged the storm,
which was followed by a riotous
sunset seldom seen in this area.
Electric companies reported
"blackouts" lasted as much as "a
hours in some parts of the Coun-
ty.
On the good side, however, was
the report that the storm had
saved crops from further heat
damage, and broken the back OF
the sweltering weather.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-07-01
Youth Unit Sees
Recreation Lack
Stumbling Block

Many youth problems in Mont.
gomery County could be pre-
vented if youngsters of all ages
had a year-round recreational
program under capable leader.
ship.
That is the conclusion of the
newly created recreation and
group work section under the
social planning council of the
Montgomery County Community
Chest and Council, which was or
gained formally last Thursday
night, by delegates from II pri-
vate, public and Chest supported
agencies which are charter
members.
Inadequacies of the county's
present recreation program and
lack of the kind of leadership
that will be good influence on
youths are top on the list of pro-
blems the section decided to face
and do something about. First
step in this direction is to arouse
the public about the necessity and
value of promoting preventive
projects by opening its member
ship to all organizations and in.
dividuals demonstrating an ac.
tive interest in county recrea-
tional work.
Under the adopted bylaws each
group may have two voting dele
gates. Individuals may serve on
committees. Currently it has 40
members-at,large.
Although the Chest supports
seven group work agencies in its
II member family, it only meets
between 60 percent and 70 per.
cent of the estimated needs due
to lack of funds, Richard Pal.
matter, the Chests executive sec.
rotary, explained. At present the
Chest spends 38 cents Of the allo.
Gated dollar or S75.3S1 for these
agencies. This represents only
50 percent of their support, he
said. The balance is through self
support by the agencies.
Rapid growth of population is
bringing an increase of youth
problems and until agencies can
secure building facilities for &C.
Continued on Page d
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-07-01
They Are &c.
Howe Tells Mill
Owners Re Fires

Mills still are highly.combust.
ible property in the opinion of
County Fire Marshall Charles II.
Howe, although he doesn't want
to add any fuel to his statement
of two weeks ago to the effect
that the county has a number of
mills built to burn.
After Chief Howe made this
remark in the course of testimony
before the County Council with
respect to the Derwood mill fire,
owners Of other mills in the
county took fire" and appeared
before the council last week 10
protest.
Headed by Gus Shelby, the
mill owners entered a categorical
denial of the incendiary descrip-
ton of their business establish.
ments given by Chief Howe.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-07-01
$1,000 Raised by
Rockville Toward
Shoppers Bus Line

Trade board officials an
nounced yesterday that 81 $50 has
been contributed by Rockville
merchants toward underwriting
the cost of Shoppers bus"
line.
The soliciting committee needs
$500 to begin service between
downtown Rockville and the out.
er reaches of the Viers Mill Road
area.
Contributors so far, as listed
by the fund committee:
Abode Hardware, Burroughs
Brothers Electric Service, Chill.
dren's Center, Citizens Building
& Loan, Food Town, Fosters
Beauty and Barber Shop, Greia
Stevens, Irene Shop, Modern
Furniture Company.
Also G.. C. Murphy Company,
Normans Youth World, One-Hour
Martinizing, Peoples Drug Store,
Radford's Bakery, Rockmont Mo-
tor Company, Rockville Paint G.
Hardware, Sea Horse Gift Shop,
Standard Supplies, A. G. Watkins
Company, Western Auto Associ-
ate Store, and Worth's Depart
ment Store. Names of other con-
tributors will be announced each
week.
Committee members who soil
cited funds for the bus operation
were Mrs. Elizabeth Talon, Sea
Horse Gift Shop; Mrs. Irene
Young, Irene Shop; Norman
Bernstein, Norman's Youth
World; M. w. Bradshaw Western
Auto Associate Store; Glen Koe-
penick, Abode Hardware; and r.
win Schwartz, Children's Center.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-07-01
How About Bali HOO'ey!

Maryland's new Travel Coun-
Gil, organized to promote the
State as a vacation mecca, this
week began a contest to find d
good slogan.
First prize, according to Max
Chambers of Preston, will be a
weeks vacation at one of the
States top Edens-Ocean City,
the Chesapeake Bay or Deep
Creek Lake.
The Council wants a slogan
describing its efforts to ballyhoo
Maryland for tourists. Entrants
should write their slogans on L
postcard or in a letter and mail
it to the Council, Box 7O6, An,
napolis, Md, before midnight,
July 20.
Samples of the type of slogan
wanted, Chambers said, are,
Your Key to the Free State;
THE Mirror of Maryland" or
Making Maryland Travel Con.
scious."
Second prize in the contest will
be a free weekend at any Balti-
more hotel with tickets to a base.
ball game of the Orioles. Runners,
up will win 100 gallons of gas
oline, a 25-pound Garrett Coun-
ty turkey, rooted and bagged dog
wood trees and boxes of candy.
Winners will be announced
July 25.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-07-01
SC Tax Cut
In$692,O52
City Budget

Shipping a nickel off the 90
cent tax rate, Rockville's city
fathers early Wednesday passed
a record $692,052 budget.
They earmarked $475,741 for
operating expenses and $216,311
for capital outlay.
Businessmen's protests short
circuited Council talk of bypass
ing the legal IS per cent reduc-
ton in personal tax this year.
The Council quickly re-insert-
ed the cut, which had been re-
commended by City Manager
John Mcdonald, back in the
makeup of the budget.
Frank Jenkins, president of
Rockville's Board of Trade,
claimed that a 100 per cent per-
sonal tax would be a soak bust
ness" scheme which would drive
new business away from Rock
vile.
With a $4,000 surplus in view,
the Mayor and Town Council
decided to allot So. 2SS for this
additional capital Improvement
work:
Extension of ArdenneS Avenue
to Halpine Road and improve
ment of Halpine, to cost $4,000.
Putting in sidewalks on West
Montgomery Avenue, $3,668.
Continued on Page ~
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-07-01
Ban on Sewers
May Delay End
OF School Work

Completion of Rockville's
nameless new elementary school
may be stalled because city Off
Gals have refused to. let the
builder hook up with sewer lines.
A spokesman for the school
contractor said this week he was
unaware of the State board of
health's ban on new sewer link
ups until recently.
City Engineer John MARYLAND
refused to grant the contractor a
permit for the hookup, but re-
ported yesterday that the problem
will be ironed out within a week
or 10 days.
The H. o. McAlister company
of Wheaton began work on the
$390,000, 20-room school last Fall.
Work will be completed-e except
for the sewer connections-With-
in week, it was said.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-07-01
If Then Can Make 1t
Antique Autos to
Huff & Puff Into
Rockville July "a

Rockville will be host to some
$50 prize antique automobiles
during the regional meet of the
National Capital Region of the
Antique Automobile Club of
America to be held here on Sat
urday, July "a.
A feature of the event Will be
a parade of all the cars taking
part in the meet through Rock
vile streets late in the afternoon.
Host for the occasion is Senator
A. r. Lofstrand, il, member of
the AACA.
Judging and all other events
in connection with the meet will
take place at Southlawn Farm.
Twenty standard clasSifications
of antique cars will be judged at
the meet. First, second, and third
prize winners in each classified
ton win receive attractive troph.
les presented by the businessmen
of Rockville through the Board Of
Trade An elaborate Best Car of
the Show" trophy will be pre-.
scented by the American Automo-
bile Association, which is also co.
operating in the show.
Tying in with this outstanding
event in Rockville Will ne a two.
day, city.wide sale to be held on
Friday and Saturday, July % and
"a. Special values will be offered
by Rockville merchants during
the sale.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-07-01
Reducing Group FrOlics at Picnic
On Dieticians' Delight; Fades Away

Their leader, Mrs. Charles
Knescl says the members are
averaging one and one.fourth
pounds loss weekly.
Next Monday, Mrs. Louis
Grossman will begin her second
Rockville reducing group. The
last open meeting will be July II
i'm the Home Demonstration Of.
flee, County Office building.
Meetings begin at 7:45 pm.
Further information can be oh.
tanned from Mrs. Irma Bell pop.
lar 2.2121, extension FOG.
Miss Della Moore showed the
Olney reducing group how to
alter their clothing when their
figures change from thick to thin.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-07-01
Organizations
SweepPrinnary
In Light Vote

Democratic gubernatorial nomi-
nation from George Mahoney,
Baltimore contractor, by a big
electoral vote margin, but slim
popular plurality.
Governor Theodore R. Nickel
din, who will face Byrd in the
November election, swamped his
three opponents.
James w. Gum of Dickerson,
Montgomery County's entrant in
the COP gubernatorial field, ran
behind Temus Bright, Baltimore
auto dealer, but ahead of retired
Marine General Pedro del Vale.
Byrd and Mahoney had waged
the hottest political fight of an
otherwise desultory campaign,
but the hottest race developed in
Democratic ranks for the Sixth
District Congressman's post.
Edward ]. Ryan, a Cumberland
attorney, finally squeaked ahead
of Charles M. Irelan, Montgom-
cry County lawyer. His final edge
was about 500.
Irelan had led handily in early
returns from his home county, but
Ryan piled ahead the day after
the polls closed with big margins
in Allegany and Frederick Coun-
ties.
F. Byrne Austin of Takoma
Park, third man in the Demo
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-07-01
OK $50 Million
'55 Budget; &C
Tax Rate Hike
Schools, CD Win
Council Approval
In Record Outlay

With reservations on the part
of some members, the Montgom-
cry County Council Tuesday
okayed a 1954.55 budget of ST.
$4,000 in operating funds and
$12,021, 1879 in capital expendi-
lures, raising the tax rate from
its current level of $1.87 per 500,
to $1.93.
Formal passage of the resolu-
ton was set for Wednesday
morning, but the action became
reality Tuesday afternoon with
an item-by-item consideration and
vote on the funding measure.
Packed as usual with the tug
of-warN conflicting pressure
groups, the budget remained a
burdensome and dramatic item
up to the last minute of the
Tuesday session.
Near the conclusion of the
session, Harold F. Hammond,
Council President, made a long
distance phone call to Bond At
torney wainwright in New York,
to scertain Wainright's
opinion about the effect of hold
ing a $650,000 surplus in a
cushion fund" to guard the
county against failure to receive
anticipated revenue next year or
some other contingency.
AS Hammond reported to the
Council at the conclusion of the
call, wainwright urged the reten-
ton of the $650,O00 on the
grounds that it would improve
the countys credit standing on
the bond market and, possibly.
result in lower interest rates.
mo matter from what angle l
approached him on this" HAM
mond told the Council, "Wain-
right always gave the same
answer"
Nevertheless it was Hammond
who, in a last minute resolution
counter to Wainright's advice,
succeeded in getting the Council
CONTINUED on Page d.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-07-01

County, featured mainly by the
Knockout of Charterites.
Democratic Harmony" and
Republican "old-line" candidates
steamrollered their opposition as
only about 30 percent of the
voters turned out.
For the first time since it link
ed up with Republicans in 1916
to upturn the old Democratic
3 regime. the Charter suffered a
bad - perhaps fatal = beating.
No Charter-backed candidate
who met head-on with an organi-
cation candidate, won.
On the State level, DR.. H. c.
Byrd, former president of the
= University of Maryland, won the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-07-01

Members of the Silver Spring
reducing group froliced at an
outing recently to prove fun and
reducing can 60 hand in hand.
Meeting at the Health Center
to weigh in before the picnic,
they went to the Long Branch
recreation center for their big
day
The menu?
Barbequed beef, tossed vegeta
BILE salad with zero" dressing,
fresh fruit molder in honey dew
melon and sliced Rye Crisp
spread with roqucfort cheese.
washed down with sugar.less iced
tea.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-07-01
Still Improved
If Ink-Stained
Editor Runs Red

Sweat and tears on publication
day last week prevented the
Sentinel's Editor from giving his
blood
He had planned to donate a
pint of blood to the Red Cross
at the Sherwood High School as
a challenge to other countians to
contribute.
The next date for blood donors
will be July 8 at the National
Institutes of Health. The editor
will be there. Why don't you
contact the Red Cross, make a
date, and be there, too?
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-07-01
Quiet Fourth
Expected Here
For Holidays

Rockville and Montgomery
County will observe a safe, sane
and quiet Independence Day.
No parades are scheduled, no
speech-making is in prospect and
the graves of any soldier dead
which will be decorated will be a
matter of private, rather than
public, participation.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-07-01

County police and fire in
spectors are checking retail
establishments in the county to
make sure that the sale of fire
works, prohibited by State law,
is not going on. No violations
have been uncovered.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-07-01

But at least four civic groups
and two private citizens still hold
by the traditional belief that July
4 just isn't July unless there are
some rockets shot off to mark the
occasion.
Fireworks permits have been
secured for private parties by
David +. Belts Of Hectic Hill and
Homer Kudelsky of Silver
Spring.
Continued on Page ~