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The Key West citizen., 1954-11-12
Eager Voters
Mark Blanks

RoDMAN. NY. R-Some ballots
were cast for nobody, running for
adthiss. 4 reeanvass of the Nov. 2
.vae here shows.
4. Hsrry LeGrosse, custodian OF
the writing machine In this north
Ierns, New York community, ex.
Iplaiaeds that the machine did not
have enough locking bars to block
on all the blank spaces election
day.
Officials said some voters ap-
paTently we're so anxious TO vote
the straight Republican ticket that
tliey did not stop when the list OF
names and offices ran out.
The Navy aecumuiates 400 900 Gu
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The Key West citizen., 1954-11-12

Editor. The Citizen:
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3911 want to
thank you very much for the wonderful cooperation
and publicity given during the Buddy Poppy sale by
the City Editor and the entire staff of The Citizen.
CHARLES NJ. MACHIN
Post Commander
V. F. w. Post 3911
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-12

The Citizen expressions OF e OF ss read
The editor the right 10 delete items which
considered bsovs The writers should be
and eonns the letters 100 words and write side
Of the only Signature OF the writer must e
and will be pvbIIshed unless rssvsstsd otherwise.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-09-02
.HEW Grants
$l.8 Millions
For Schools

Federal aid funds totaling ST..
$4,000 for school construction in
Montgomery County were ap.
proved Monday, the Department
of Health, Education and Welfare
announced.
The new Wheaton junior high,
estimated to cost 81 200 900, will
get $960,000 in federal money.
Grosvenor Lane elementary
school will get $225,000 toward its
estimated $4,000 price tag.
Also included in the federal
handout was $500 for an addi-
ton to Carver high in Rockville,
but the recent indignation decis.
ion will change this work.
The school board has dropped
plans for the Carver addition be.
cause many of its Negro students
will be shifted to white schools.
Board president Wylie w. Bar
row said that in light of the Su-
preme Court decision, the board
should re.examine the need for
construction.
Originally the board had
sought federal money for the APP
proved projects, plus work at Cal
thersburg high and Wyngate ele-
mentary.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-09-02
Tax Bills Go
Out in City
About Sept. Is

Tax bills will be sent out by
the City of Rockville about Sept.
Is, it was announced at Tuesdays
Council meeting.
Bills can be paid at either of
the city's two banks before the
penalty date.
Councilman and Mayor Hovse-
plan agreed to reach a decision
at next Tuesdays session on a
City Clerk.
City Attorney David Cahoon
has been acting as City Clerk
since the demotion of Mrs. Sara
Mortimer, but said he did not
want tEE full-time job.
HoVS., plan said some 100 ap-
plications for the City Clerkship
had been received, 60 of them
from college graduates and Is
with postgraduate degrees.
No action has yet been taken
on naming a new City Manager
to succeed John Mcdonald, also
denoted by the Council. John
MARYLAND has been acting City
Manager.
MARYLAND told the Council he
has received several applications
for the two town police jobs,
which Sgt. Lewis Butts and Pvt.
Walter Atwell quit two weeks
ago because of their belief they
were insecure" The designations
are effective Sept. Is.
The Council adopted an amend.
ment to the coming ordinance
making a 12-month wait maYlda.
tory before filing for reclassifica.
ton.
! 81 S3,226 bid for pay loader
was okayed.
The Mayor and Council com.
n nded the Board of Trade for
il ituting a shoppers bus serv-
ice which begins today but noted
that in the future, it wants its
transportation committee to
study proposed routes before
they are put into operation.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-09-02

Washington to Frederick Avenue
in Lincoln Park, 10 minutes after
starting.
1t will go along Horners Lane
past Lincoln Avenue to. Baltimore
Road, to Edmonston Road, reach
ing that point 7 minutes after
beginning. 1t will tour along
First Street to Viers Mill Road
10 Misunderstanding on Monroe
Street to Argyle-25 minutes
and winding up back at the Post
office.
Route b
Route 'B" will cover the East
side of town.
Beginning at the Postoffice, it
will travel along Viers Mill Road
to Edmonston, to Grandin Ave
nue-four minutes-along Gran
din Avenue back to Viers Mill,
Continued on Page d
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-09-02
Younger Riders
To Get Chance
At Horse Sh0lU

Novice riders will have an 3D.
portunity to gain competitive
horse show experience at the
25th Montgomery County Horse
show Saturday, Sept II, at Mar
tins Dairy farm on Georgia Ave
nue. extended.
Both pony novice saddle class
and a novice saddle class-limi-
ted to horses and riders who have
never won a first or second prize
IN any open shoW-Will give
younger riders a chance to meet
equal competition.
In addition, there will be "a
classes including draft as well as
team horses, in the show. The
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-09-02
County Artists
Work Shown At
Wheaton Library

Works of artists from all over
the County are now on view at
the Wheaton public library ir the
first exhibition of local art to be
sponsored by the Montgomery
County Art association.
The 70 works Gin oil, water.
color, pastel, pencil, charcoal
sepia wash, and tempar - nav
hanging in the library are only
a part of the nearly 200 works by
County residents to be entered in
the exhibit.
Gustav Trois, judge of the
show, states that, Our initial
venture has met with unprecc-
dented success. 1t proves con
clusiVely that the interest in art
and exhibition are eventful chal-
lenges - according to the on
slaught of works submitted"
Winners in this first exhibition
were Yvonne Pache, who entered
a stilllife in oil; Dr. H. w. Chalk
ey, whose "Protozoan Landscape"
showing life through a micro.
scope provided many favorable
comments; Carolyn Seymour,
who entered Cocktail g.! Fran
els r. Carlin. who showed "Ar.
lists Back Yard; and Robert J.
tombstone, whose "Kensington
Store" in water color was the
only other.than-oil winner.
Many Of the pictures exhibited
are for sale, and the librarian on
duty will give prospective pur-
chasers the name and address of
the artist.
The exhibit will remain at the
library until September 30.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-09-02
County Traffic
Peril Forecast
For Labor Day
School Children
Return Tuesday;
Business Closed

With the rest of the nation,
Montgomery County this week
was preparing to celebrate the
Labor Day weekend to mark the
unofficial end of Summer and
the start of the harvest season
and back to school" days.
BY long-standing tradition, the
arrival of Labor Day signalizes
an end of the vacation season for
grown-ups and children alike.
Undermining this fact is the open
ing of County schools for thou
sands of youngsters on Tuesday
the day after Labor Day.
While the County's 1900 teach
ers are preparing the first days
assignments, another group of
County employees-the police
began to take steps of another
nature looking forward to the
end of vacations and traffic haz-
ards by Labor Day.
Arthur Miller, County Director
of Public Safety, said that he
plans to meet with all County po-
lice captains tomorrow to make
plans for patrolling the main
highway arteries with a heavy
concentration of officers in an eff
fort to hold down accidents.
Worst Weekend
I'VE know from long and pain
full experience that the Labor
Day weekend tops al others in
the year for highway accidents"
Mr.. Miller said
In pleading with County driv-
ers to take particular care while
operating their vehicles during
the coming weekend, the Safety
Director warned that the peak
traffic of persons returning from
Summer vacations will be aug
Continued on Page d
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-09-02

United for
Bid
COP Women Stage
Century Festival
At Rockville Fete

Sixth District Democrats bid
for harmony this week as two
defeated candidates support Ed
ward ]. Ryan's fight for the Con-
gressional seat held by Dewitt
Hyde, Republican.
Former U. S. Attorney Charles
M. Irelan was appointed chair.
man of the Ryan-for-C Congress
committee of the Democratic
State Central committee.
F. Byrne Austin, who ran third
in the Democratic race, was ap.
pointed to the committee by Ire,
Ian.
Ryan faces a hard battle
against Hyde, a first-termer who
won praise from top Republicans
during the SD Congress.
Others named to the Ryan-for
Congress unit were John B. Dia
mond III of Rockville, a former
assistant u. S. Attorney in Wash
ington, and Joseph M. O'Connell
of Silver Spring, both losers in
the Democratic primary for the
House of Delegates.
In other political news of the
week:
The Federation of Republican
Women of Montgomery County
announced details of a COP feSti
val to be held from noon to {
pm, Sept. II, at Southlawn Farm
in Rockville.
The festival will be a Republi
can centennial celebration, fea
turing a barbecue, auction, coun
try store, cfildren's games anc
swimming. Barnee BreeSkin's or
chestra will play.
Tickets will be given to al
registered Republicans and theil
friends. They may be obtained
by calling Mrs. Hepburn at Oil
yer 2-4816, or COP headquarters
Juniper $4,000.
Theme of the festival will be
"One Hundred Years from Abe tC
Ike" A pageant telling the his
tory of the party, will begin al
a pm.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-09-02
Fair-'The Greatest Ever
Sets Crowd, Show Record

New ribbons denoting prizes
won at the County Fair flutter.
ed from the walls of Montgomery
County barns, stables and tack
rooms this week, but otherwise
the 1854 Fair was a memory
wrapped up in statistics which
marked it as the greatest ever"
New records were set in both
attendance and the number of
exhibitors. More than 81 900 per-
sons paid admission fees for a 80
percent gain over similar totals
for last years Fair. The early
forecast of more than 1900 ami
NAL entries was also exceeded.
AT least two Marylanders will
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-09-02
Ask Check
On County
Pet World
COuncilmen Seek
To Bar Too Many
Animals In Homes

The Montgomery County Coun,
Gil Tuesday asked for a coming
amendment to regulate "exces-
sive numbers" of pets in residen-
tial areas.
Parakeets, dogs and chinchillas
were the main targets of the
move.
County Attorney David Mac
donald was told to draw up an
amendment to the coming code.
A public hearing on regulating
slaughter-houses was set for 4
pm, Oct. IS. The Council failed
to act on a proposed public hear
ing to regulate the sale of dan
gerous weapons, agreeing to
study the matter further before
calling a hearing.
In other actions, the Council:
/. Voted 4 to l to construct a
storm drain line along Gatewood
Avenue in Burnt Mills Knobs to
pipe culvert at the property
line of Cedric Wood. Wood was
at the meeting to protest, saying
he believed the Council has au-
thority to increase or diminish
the flow of the stream. The
Council told Wood he could dis
cusS the aspects with Macdonald.
2. Set a hearing for 4 pm,
Sept. 81, on a S250,000 plan to
widen Fenton Street from Coles
vile Road to Bonifant Street in
Silver Spring to ease the traffic
load.
3. Okayed purchase of 170-car
public parking lot at Commerce
and Spring Streets, Silver Spring
for $213,564 from Mr.. and Mrs
Roy II. Hunt.
4. Approved the following ap-
pointments:
Billie Viers Dawson, Silver
Spring, at $2,683 annually as cler.
zeal assistant at the Silver Spring
library.
Frank Evers Potts, Kensing.
ton, $3,577 as engineering aide.
Mary Ellen Barton, German
town, $2,288, as clerical assistant
with the public Libraries.
Billie r. Crouch, clarksburg,
$2,288 as clerical assistant with
public libraries.
Grace P. Baker, Chevy Chase,
$2,288, as clerk-typist with the fl
nance department.
Luther William Booth, Rock
vile, $1,000 as junior engineering
aide.
Lavere ]. Mason, Washington,
at 5000, as public health nurse
trainee.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-09-02
$4,000 Raised In
Montgomery for
March of Dimes

More than $4,000 of the 500.
600 being sought in the County's
Emergency March of Dimes to
combat polio has been raised in
the two weeks of campaign ac.
tivity.
Area residents are urged to
send their contributions to B. Il.
Harding of Gaithersburg, up.
County chairman of the drive.
AS its contribution to the cam.
paign, local American Legion of.
ficials have arranged to have a
40 and 8 unit-complete with bell
ringing Observation-Disclosures at
the Hecht Co. store in Silver
Spring on Saturday. For a dona.
ton to the polio fund, children
will get ride on the vehicle.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-09-02

have reason to remember the
Fair with particular warmth
this month. They are Mr.. and
Mrs. George L. Collins of Balti.
more who won weeks vacation
in Nassau by naming the Purple
Cow Princess Montgomery Puri-
bred"
Several thousand exhibits were
entered by women throughout the
County. Top woman winner was
Mrs. Fred Young, Sandy Spring,
with 10 prizes resulting from l6
entries. Mrs. Young won the most
money $500, and had the most
Continued on page 81.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-09-02
County Youngsters
Return from Camp

Harriet Coleman, Beallsville,
and Horace Claggett, Gathers
burg, returned to their homes
this week after attending the
seventh annual Southwide en-.
campment for Negro All boys
and girls at Jackson, Miss.
The camp, which ran from
Aug. 9.16, brought together the
outstanding representatives of
the nations $4,000 colored All
members.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-09-02
Howard Lewis
Writes Column
For Sentinel

Howard Lewis, editor of the
old Washington Times-Herald's
~. S. and US" column, will be.
gin an exclusive column in next
weeks SENTINEL.
The best-read and most accur-
ate of government columnists
Lewis will write weekly of all
phases of the Federal Govern
meht for readers of this news
paper.
His weekly column will be an.
other step forward in THE SEN
TINEA'S policy of something
for everyone" We would like our
readers comment on the Lewis
stories.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-09-02
loo Shoppers Bus
Service Will Begin
Today in Rockville

chants shoppers Bus" will run
every day except Sundays and
holidays.
Both lines will begin at Wash
ington Street and Montgomery
Avenue, across the street from
the Postoffice, on the hour and
half-hour.
Buses will stop at any intersec-
ton along their routes to pick up
shoppers.
Route A
Here are the schedules:
Route "A"-From the Post
office, along West Montgomery
Avenue to Forest; along Beall to
Manakee Circle, back to West
Montgomery Avenue, arriving
there five minutes after starting.
The bus then will return to
West Montgomery and Washing
ton and travel along North
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-09-02
Board of Trade
To UnderWrite
6-Week TryOut

topper bus service
bringing downtown Rockville
within a few minutes of every
home in the city, will begin today.
Two bus lines, operating on
half-hour schedules, will cover
the city from 10 am. to 5 pm.
tx days week. The fare will
be 10-cents.
The Rockville Board of Trade
is underwriting a six-week mini
mum tryout of the service, sup
piled by the Silver Spring Tran
sit Company.
Buses, marked Rockville Mer-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-09-02
Polo Teams Play
At Barnsley Field

The Washington Polo club will
play host TO the Shemar Polo
club Of Trion, N. c., at games be-
ginning at $3.50 pm. Sunday and
Monday.
The famed Budweiser team will
be shown during the afternoon
event at Barnsley field, Olney.
Admission will be 81 for adults.
Children under ID will be admit
ted free.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-09-02
County Tax Bills
Are In the Mail

Montgomery County real es.
tate and personal property tax
bills were mailed out this week,
Penalties begin Oct. l.
Residents who do not receive
their bills have been asked to
call the County revenues and dis
bursements office, County build.
ing, Rockville. The telephone
number is Poplar 2-2121.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-09-02
New Potomac Writer

Doings in the Potomac area
will be covered in The Sentinel
from now on in Miss June
Lynch's weekly columns. Resi-
dents of that area are asked
to call Miss Lynch at Poplar
2-2262.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-09-02
King-LawsOn Reunion

Descendants of John M. King
and J. Uriah Lawson have been
invited to attend a reunion Sept.
y at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Merle E. Staley in Woodfield.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-09-02

show will open with the draft
breeding classes at 10 am. with
other events to continue through
to early evening. The show is be.
ing sponsored by the Sandy
Spring Lions club and the Coun-
ty Horse Show association.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-09-02
Late News Briefs

Plane spoilers are urgently
needed in Maryland, the State
Civil Defense agency reports.
Persons who want to aid should
contact the local CD director.
Twelve County recreation CEN
tiers, including Cabin John and
Glenmont Connecticut Avenue,
will inaugurate after.school and
Saturday athletic programs Tues.
day.
The automobile club of Mary
land and the d. c. division of the
AAA this week launched a cam.
paign to obtain passage of legis-
lation to preserve the States
$500 million investment in new
roads" Delegate Robert Wallace
of Montgomery county was
among conferees at the campaign
Kickoff in Baltimore.
Members Of the Potomac Co
operative federation will hold a
barbecue from ! pm. to dark,
Sept. 10 at the Fair grounds in
Gaithersburg.
Registration Of new students in
Montgomery County schools will
be held from 8 am. to pm. Fri.
day and also on Tuesday the day
schools open.
Miss Lavonia Hilbert Joined the
States home demonstration staff
yesterday as clothing specialist.
The Timonium State Fair
opens Sunday. and a big week of
racing starts Labor Day.
Incidence Of polio in Maryland
so far this year has been the low
est IN decade, the state Depart
ment Of Health says. Only 81
cases had been reported by the
end Of July, but the peak period
usually occurs during this time.
Malcolm F. Wright and War.
rem Firth of Gaithersburg are at
tending the 43d annual session of
the Westminster Pastors school
at Western Maryland college.
Both major political parties
have endorsed the municipal
Home Rule amendment which
will be voted on at the Nov. 2
general election.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-09-02
Gaithersburg Parade

Gaithersburg is dolling up
for its 10th annual Labor Day
festivities. For the full story
of the celebration, turn to
Page B-3.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-09-02

Members Of the Potomac Co
operative federation will hold a
barbecue from ! pm. to dark,
Sept. 10 at the Fair grounds in
Gaithersburg.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-09-02

Both major political parties
have endorsed the municipal
Home Rule amendment which
will be voted on at the Nov. 2
general election.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-09-02

Plane spoilers are urgently
needed in Maryland, the State
Civil Defense agency reports.
Persons who want to aid should
contact the local CD director.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-09-02

Twelve County recreation cen.
tiers, including Cabin John and
Glenmont Connecticut Avenue,
will inaugurate after.school and
Saturday athletic programs Tues.
day.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-09-02

Malcolm F. Wright and War.
rem Firth of Gaithersburg are at
tending the 43d annual session of
the Westminster Pastors school
at Western Maryland college.
Smyrna times., 1954-09-23

Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Eu-
gene Shockley.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Reynolds
and family were visitors last
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Insolo near Townsend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Collins of
near Fieldsboro were Sunday Wis
itors with Mrs. Betty Dyer and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Steller
and Mr.. and Mrs. Lee w. David
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
William R. Alfree, Sr., near Mid
dletown
The women's Society of Chris.
tian Service will meet Friday
night in the Taylor's Bridge Com
munity Center with a covered
dish supper at $50 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Shetzler and
family of Smyrna, Mr.. and Mrs
Burton Winder and Miss Jane
Burton of Middletown spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. John E
Shelter, Sr.
Smyrna times., 1954-09-23
STATE COLLEGE TRUSTEES
Held First Meeting of School
Year Thursday, September 16


The Board of Trustees of Della
ware State College held its first
meeting of the '954-55 school year
on Thursday, September 16, 1854
in the office of the President of
Delaware State College. The MEM
bers of the Board of Trustees by
unanimous vote reelected to
office for the 1954-55 school year
the slate which served during the
1953-54 school year: president,
James w. w. Baker, Georgetown;
vice president, Robert Reed, Dow
er; secretary, Harold w. Keller,
Laurel; Bernard Young, Milford;
John Mcdowell, Newark; Beatrice
Bergman, Wilmington; Jerome
H. Holland, Delaware State Col
lege. The Board of Trustees dis
cussed several programs with the
college administration relative to
the progress of the college for
the present school year. Mr.. Bak-
er expressed considerable optom-
ism regarding the educational
contributions which the college
will make to the citizens of Del
aware through it's improved pro-
gram.
Smyrna times., 1954-09-23

of 40 people is practicing diligent-
ly for the first football game on
October 1 to be played on our
field. Mr.. Tabb, the music direc-
tor, is drilling the entire group in
new formations for its initial ap-
pearance. The band will make
the trip to Caesar Rodney on
Thanksgiving Eve as their annual
trip.
Smyrna times., 1954-09-23
Band

The Smyrna High School Band
Smyrna times., 1954-09-23
TaylOr's Bridge

Mr.. George Lancaster, Jr., of
near Odessa, spent the weekend
with his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Downs.
Mr.. and Mrs. William J. David
of Amber, Pa, Mrs. May Nc
Kinney of Philadelphia, and Miss
Nora David of Smyrna spent
Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. Lee
w. David.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Walker, ,Jr.,
and Mrs. Albert Walker, Sr., of
Kimbleville, Pa, were Tuesday
visitors with Mr.. and Mrs. John
E. Shetzler.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Moore of
Newark, and Mr.. and Mrs. Bobby
Wheeler of near Smyrna spent
Smyrna times., 1954-09-23
Dry Weather Complicates
diseases of Trees

Dry weather often causes con-
fusion about diseases of trees, re-
minds DIR. John w. Herberger,
Extension Plant Pathologist at
the University of Delaware. Many
of the disease symptoms of the
past two years were caused by
the exceedingly dry weather.
Some damage was caused by
blight, leafspot and wilt but in
most cases the drying of leaves
and damage to twigs can be
blamed on the dry weather. This
is especially true with older trees
and trees nearing maturity.
Other factors which contribute
Smyrna times., 1954-09-23
G.. o.

The General Organization Of
ficers: President, Ronald Stevens;
Vice-President, Kendall Hudson;
and Secretary, Diane Davis; met
with the adviser, Mr.. Williams,
prior to the opening of school to
plan the activities for the school
year. At present a membership
campaign is being conducted
throughout the school with a goal
of 450 half realized after the first
week of campaigning. The first
function of the G. o. will be the
football game on october 1 with
Millsboro at which time the stu
dent with G. o. ticket will be
allowed to purchase a reduced
rate ticket for the game.