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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-06

Fire and rescue calls answered
during the week of April 1924
by the Rockville Volunteer Fire
Department, Inc:
Woods fire, April 10, 1874 am,
Thomas A. Chittenden, Route 2,
Rockville.
Rescue: Mary Ann Beall, II,
taken to Suburban Hospital with
possible head injuries. The child
fell from a horse at the c. o.
Sweitzer farm in Redland.
Brush fire: April 20, $40 pm.
H. F. England, Horner's Lane.
Rescue: Dennis Kingsberry, c
months old, of 420 Park Street
had inflammation of throat
Attended at scene by DR.. Frank.
Fire: April %, T. R. Ricketts,
East Montgomery Avenue.
Rescue: The 11a-year-old child
of Mrs. B. Y. Cheslesky, Sis
Denfield Road, suffered a mashed
finger.
Rescue: April %, Rosa Lee
Mercy, 615 Douglas Avenue
Lincoln Park, suffered a possible
ruptured appendix.
Fire: April "a, c. M. Thomas
farm at Hunting Hill. Assisted
by G. w. G.. F. D.
Fire: Ben Culp, 707 Brent
Road.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-06
Those Bottles Again

We have sounded off in these editorial columns several
times about patrons Of the liquor dspensay in Rockville who
the weekend deposit empty bottles along Middle Lane
between Washington Street and Van Buren,.
In sounding off, have urged the town, the county,
both, to do something about the practice.
We report personal, eyewitness account of two
very young girls probably between IL and H. who last Sun
day afternoon sroed along Middle Lane gathering bottles
they walked and draining them of whatever drops left
inside.
We do not propose that these youngsters frustrated
alcoholics Rather, they couple of youngsters who
should have their brches warmed while they still in the
smart alec stage
Be that it may this fact remains The bottles have
business there The county and the town lax to the
extreme in allowing them to be there and this newspaper
intends to keep yacng until cleans an I'M
slightly and unsavory situation
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-06

The Twinbrook All Club spon-
sored it's second annual May
Dance Festival on the school
playground last Friday. A group
of Lone Oak School boys and
girls wound the ribbons of a ira
ditional May pole. Dressed in
their bright square-dancing skirts
and jeans, various groups of the
TWinbrook All Twirlers put on
an exhibition, expertly called by
Forest Gustafson, Director of
Recreation of Montgomery Coun-
ty. All the youngsters present
were invited to join in the Snake
dance" finale. A good crowd of
mothers and younger children en-
joyed the festival and refresh
ments, proceeds of which will be
used for All conservation work
in the community. Virginia Bur-
rows was the lucky winner of a
baseball-shaped cake, for which
chances were sold. Tommy Curl
ing, president of the Twinbrook
All Club, officiated as master of
ceremonies.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-06

done around here weH try the old
the-facts method:
Richard Montgomery High School, built to hold 900
Students is stuffed with LOO junior and senior high school
ers today and enrolments the rise.
Gahersburg and other Up-County schools in as bad
shape
Back to Rockvlle-school authorities had planned to
move first through fthgraders into the elementary
school next FALL then bring 600 boys and girls from the
Rockville sixth and Potomac seventh grades together in the
old Rockville elementary UNTIL the junior high built
1t looked for while if Rockville about to get
muchdeserved break giving its children the advantages of
separation of junior and senior high school pupils just as the
lower County has.
PTAs doing their best to get the pro tenn County
Manager to give their needs a second look.
These OUR children 1t is up to that they
get equal treatment from the County, instead of being abused
like unwanted stepchdren.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-06
Town & Country
Electric Names
Prize Winners

Door prize winners at the
"Open House" held last week by
Town and Country Electric have
been announced by Mr.. Charles
Burke.
Mrs. Jane Fisher, 1908 Veirs
Mill Road, is winner of the first
prize, an RCA table model radio;
Donald Wilson, POOP Lewis Ave.
nue., won a condiment set as
second prize, and Mrs. Manuel
H. Lopez, 1116 Agnew Drive, was
winner of a laundry cart.
Drawings for the prize were
made Monday by Lila Thomson,
editor of the Montgomery Coun.
ty Sentinel. Commenting on the
drawing, Mrs. Thomson said.
Editors are frustrated characters
because they can't win prizes"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-06

Continued from Page u
board of education paying it
back at cost.
The County PTA Council last
Thursday gave its side of the
argument about cutting the next
fiscal school budget from the
SO, 224, 999 recommended by the
board of education, to 1895, 804
Praising the County Manager
office for giving interested
parties" a chance to have hear.
ing on the anticipated budget :
which probably will be presented
to the County Council next Tues
day-the PTA members ham
mered out these facts:
The board of education's re.
commentators asked for money
to build 78 new classrooms in
elementary schools and 162 new
classrooms in secondary schools,
which would hold a total of 6,510
more students.
Among these would be junior
high in Rockville, a high school
at Wheaton, addition of two class
rooms at Gaithersburg high, 20
classrooms at Carver junior high,
10 rooms at Maryvale, six at
Laytonsville, six at Washington
Grove, and four at Sandy Spring
elementary schools.
The County Managers office,
however, cut the $1,355,380 re-
quest for the Rockville junior
high to $4,000 for acquisition
of a site and STUDY"
The request for 81 ,235, 424 for
the Wheaton school was nicked
down to $150,000 for the cost OF
preparatory work"
The board noted that the full
amounts would not be needed in
the coming fiscal year because
construction would not start until
the next fiscal term.
But the County Council OF
PTAs countered:
"By no means all of the 49,,
225,000 will be spent in 1855
because it will take two years
to construct the secondary schools
which will cost $6,400,000.
However, County Council APP
proval of the full amount in June
is necessary to sign construction
contracts to have the schools com
pleted on time. Bonds need moi
be sold until the money is actu
ally needed"
Unless the money is approved
for the new schools, the PTA
pointed out enrolment will bulge
right out of existing classrooms
1--WE cannot afford to get be
hind" the PTA warned.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-06
Fellowship Tea Set
For Neelsville MAY 7

The Upper Montgomery County
Council of Church Women will
hold the annual May Fellowship
Tea at the Neelsville Presby.
terian Church May 7, at 1870 pm.
Mrs. DIN Johnston, wife of
Senator Johnston of South Caro-.
lima, will be guest speaker Spe.
cial music will be sung by the
Damascus Wesleyan Service
Guild trio. Everyone is invited.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-06
Potomac Pre-SchOOl
Meeting Set May 13

The pre-school enrolment con.
ference for parents of children
who will enter kindergarten next
fall will be held at Potomac
School on River Road, May 10.
Parents must bring the child's
birth certificate and a Doctors
report of the pre-school medical
examination on enrolment day.
Parents are asked to call the
school if they have not received
enrolment forms.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-06
Editor,
Montgomery County Sentinel:

Montgomery County Sentinel:
Sunday, May 2, being a beau
tiful spring day, I took drive
through the upper part of Mont
gomery County. The woods
sprinkled with Towering dog.
woods, the beautiful flowers of
many colors, fat cattle, in fields
lush with grass, the superlative
views afforded from the sides of
Sugar Loaf Mountain, and the
rapturous songs of many birds,
gave me a feeling of serenity,
contentment and pleasure that
words cannot describe.
While meditating at the East
view of the mountain, where
Easter Sunrise Services are held,
the thought fingered with me
that our God, is God of beauty,
variety, music and loveliness, and
that the hideous, ugly and I'M
slightly, are made by thoughtless
men, women and children.
For 1 had seen on my drive,
beer bottles, beer cans, whiskey
bottles, trash, garbage, cartons
and papers, strewn along the
beautiful highways. I had seen
paper and trash on the ground on
Sugar Loaf, left there by picnick-
ers, completely Indifferent to
years of thought, work and thou
sands of dollars spent by Colonel
Strong, to provide a place where
men, women and children could
enjoy the beauty of nature.
If we told people that they are
committing a criminal act when
they throw bottles, cans, trash,
etc. on the highways and there
fore are criminals, they would
say that they are not criminals at
heart. But they would have to
admit that they are thoughtless
and Indifferent to the beauty that
their God has created.
However, it is a violation of
the law to throw bottles, cans,
trash, garbage, etc. along the
highway.
May I offer few suggestions
that may help our citizens be-
come conscious of the ugliness
that is created by thoughtless-
ness and Indifference.
1. Every teacher in public and
private schools could impress on
their pupils the beauty of nature
and that thoughtful people do
not mar the beautiful.
2. The ministers of all congre-
cations in our County could we'll
afford to mention these things &C.
casionally.
3. All Service Clubs should do
the same.
4. A campaign of publicity by
our newspapers would be of
great benefit.
Hopeful.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-06
Huckstress Wagon
In Potomac Today

Loaded down with deep coun
try clothes and leather accessor.
les, the phelps Huckstress Wag
on" will reach Potomac Cross.
roads today for a three.day stay
Exclusive in this area with
Mason Waters, the wagon has at
tracted wide attention as it roll
ed along the roads. This will be
the first showing of the wagon
here.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-06
School Days or Daze?

Cicero said:
what greater better gift offer the republic
vthan to teach and instruct YOUTH"
And Diogenes Clipped in:
The foundation of every state is the education of its
youth"
Skipping all the hgh-falutn' ideas, we ask simply:
when is the County Council going to give us Up
Countians break on schoos?"
For years have ridden in the rumble seat while Coun
ellis sped around the lower County handing out millions for
school construction like a drunken truant officer.
We waited patiently and politely for that junior
high school in Rockville and listened to pep talks how good
going to have it. Then-blooie
One swpe of the County Managers ball point pen
the budget recommended by the Board of Education and
we're back in the little red schoolhouse
patience and polteness aren't the way to get things
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-06
Along The
POTOMAC

The House has appropriated
S55,0O0,000 for aid to schools in
impacted communities, of which
there are several in our Congress
sional District.
A full afternoon was spent in
debate on the bill, and many
members of the House brought
out the problems in their own
impacted areas. These are the
places in which military posts or
expanded defense production have
enlarged the population and re-
suited in overcrowding of the
schools.
Two of the five counties in our
District-Frederick and Mont
gomery-are classed as impac-
ted" by the federal government.
Some time in the future the same
principle might be applied to any
of the other counties, depending
on the fortunes of war and peace.
Critics of this aid program
might call it socialistic federal
aid to education. My record is
very clear against this sort of
thing, and the current bill is en-
tirely different. When the federal
government moves an activity in
to a community the local tax
structure gets badly out of focus.
The federal government pays
no taxes on the land it owns,
thus depriving the local govern
ment of taxes it would get to
support it's schools if the land
were privately owned. In these
areas where the business of gov
eminent causes the rapid growth
of population, the home owner
pays much more taxes on his
home proportionately than per-
sons living in communities which
benefit from taxation on private
industry. While tax revenues fall,
the school population rises.
These arguments were suffi-
Gent for Congress to give over
whelming approval to the appro-
priation. Many members, in fact,
thought it would be larger, and
there will be additional sums pro.
posed in the 1855 budget for the
Department of Health, Education
and Welfare, which administers
the aid program.
During our debate, Congress
man Busbey of Illinois struck a
responsive note with his COMPARE
son of the amounts being spent
for our own schools and for Tor.
eign aid. Granting that our for
eign aid program contributes to
our national security, we must
also recognize that providing bas-
&c schooling for the children of
our own people is Just as I'm.
portant. In one way or another.
they are making a contribution
to our security too, whether thew
build ornaments or bear arms.
The federal government has the
same responsibility as private in.
dustry in helping pay it's share
of public expenses in the COM
munity in which it does business.
On my calendar: Saturday 1
hope to attend the Governors
Conference on Safety at Freder-
lex High School. Monday I'll be
at the dinner in Frederick for
the Washington and Frederick
County postmasters. Next Wed
nesday, if Congressional work is
not too pressing, I will go to
Annapolis for the three-day meet.
ing of the Board of Visitors of
the Naval Academy, of which I
am a member.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-06
For Those Who Depart

vote of thanks you pease-and round of applause
for Mayor Daniel R. Wedde and retiring councme Higgins
Bradshaw, Milor and Williams
Mr.. Weddle has served this communicated for free
for six Mr. Bradshaw and Mr. Higgins also have been
Sitting the council hot seats for number of years Messrs
Aior and Williams have put in two years.
Whether you agreed with their conduct of their towns
business whether you didn't is of Importance The fact
is five leaving office served Rockvie-they served it
honestly and they served it conscentousy They did their
job they it.
They put in considerable number of hours; they re-
ceved applause and of the toughest sessions of
heng in these parts When you add the
their accomplishments many.
For their efforts in behalf of this community where too
few citizens willing to for free, say-hat in
handthank you very much. At least $4,000 other people
should say the same thing.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-06
The Letter Box

Editor:
By the time this letter reaches
you, Rockville's election probably
will be over. I'm so far away !
have to mail this by pony ex-
press.
The reason I left my bed and
board in Rockville was because
everybody was talking about the
election all the time and / got
tired of listening to them.
If you print this letter, though,
I'll have the last word. How about
it?
Ozark Ollie.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-06

Visiting the Strod Books on
Okinawa Avenue this week are
Mrs. Books brother, Mr.. George
Hand, his wife and son, of At
lanta, Georgia. Mr.. Hand, who is
personnel director for the South
eastern area of the American Red
Cross, is attending a meeting in
National Headquarters in Wash
ington.
Newly-arrived in Twinbrook
Forest are the John A. Cannons
of McAuliffe. The Cannons, who
have a four-year-old son, returned
last June from Alaska.
One hundred and twenty-five
TWinbrook tots registered on Ap-
ril % for next falls kindergarten
classes.
Many regular readers of the
Twinbrook column will feel a
pang of regret when they notice
that Mrs. Claud Cross name no
longer stands at its head. After
more than three years of report
ing the Twinbrook news, Mrs.
Cross friendly interest and gentle
ways will be missed by the MAN.
organizations and individuals
with whom she has come into
contact.
When Mrs. Cross moved into
the first group of homes in Twin
brook, the only crossing at the
creek at Ardennes and Midway
Avenues was footlog. She and
her son Larry used to wander
through the brambles up to the
old farmhouse, which has now
been RACED. AS Twinbrook ex-
banded and its civic activities
grew by leaps and bounds, Mrs.
Cross skill at reporting and I'M
derstanding of the increasing i'm
portance of Twinbrook as an en-
terpTlSlng community has Kept
pace with her beat.
In paying tribute to Mrs. Cross,
your new reporter humbly real
ICES she has a job before her. II
is not possible to do a good job
of covering a community the size
of Twinbrook unless the people
in the community help to gather
in the news. The deadline each
week is Monday morning. In ad-
dition to club news, interesting
events and colorful personalities
among our neighbors, personal
items make interesting reading.
My telephone number is Poplar 2
1888. Please keep it buzzin!
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-06
Safety Patrol Meet

Maryland, Virginia and the
District of Columbia school safety
patrols will be well represented
in the 18th Annual School Safety
Patrol Parade, Saturday, May 8,
according to George r. Ham
mond, Traffic Safety Director,
D. c. Division, American Auto.
mobile Association.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-06
ceremonies

At the conclusion of the Home
maker Club-sponsored pre-School
playground activities last sum-
mer, many mothers expressed the
opinion that they needed more
concrete aids to help them in
handling the children. Each day
several mothers were scheduled
to help the paid supervisor. 1t
is felt that every mother, wheth-
er member of the Homemaker
Clubs or not, who expects her
child to attend the playground
should take her turn in carrying
on the program. The Homemaker
Clubs have arranged a four-meet-
ing clinic which should prove in
valuable both at the playground
and at home for mothers with
children in the three, four and
five-year group. The meetings,
which will be held in the all-pur-
pose room of the Twinbrook
School, are open to all. Excellent
speakers have been promised. The
May 6 meeting will explain the
development of three, four and
five-year olds. On May 10, crea-
tive crafts will be demonstrated.
On May 20, games and songs will
be featured, and on May 81, gen.
eral information on how to par
ticipate in the playground will
be discussed. Registration of chill
dren will also take place at this
meeting. No social hour is plan
ned and the meetings are sched-
uled to begin at 8:15 pm. and
end promptly at 1918.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-06

On May 2 an afternoon tea
for the benefit of mission work
in India was held in Crusader
Lutheran Church. After special
music and readings were present
ed, coffee, punch, cake and sand
wiches were served in the Fellow
ship Room of the Church, which
was lovely in its decorations. of
green and white. The committee
in charge was headed by Mrs.
Earl Dupee.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-06

July 20 to August 10 has been
set for the annual Upper County
Girl Scout day camp at Camp
Menke. In the words of Mrs. Dale
Hunt, chairman for the Rockville
area: There the girls will have
fun making things from natures
own exciting supply of woods,
pine cones and green's and OBJ
serving the birds and animals
who make their home on land
and in the creek at Menke. We
will sing, cook and eat and learn
how to be at home in the out
doors, plus meeting old friends
and finding new ones" Registra-
ton forms have been given to
the Scouts and Brownies and 1t
is important that these forms be
returned promptly, since the
camp can accommodate only 90
girls. Fees for the camp, which
will be held from Tuesday
through Friday, will be five dol
lars for two weeks and ten dol
lars for four weeks. Buses will
pick the children up at 900 am.
and return them at $3.50.
Mrs. Hunt made a special plea
for volunteer helpers. Last year
different mothers assisted each
day. This year the assistants will
participate for two weeks in or
der that the camp detectives can
proceed more smoothly. A short
basic training course of two or
three days will be given for all
volunteers. Whether you have a
Brownie or Girl Scout in the fam
lily or not, this is an interesting
way to observe the girls putting
their training into action. The
camp also maintains pre-school
program for small children of
the helpers. Anyone interested
may contact Mrs. Hunt at Pop
lar 2-4755.
Here's a tip to the fashion
wise: Don't forget to buy your
tickets for the Homemaker Clubs
fashion show to be held in the
Twinbrook School all.purpose
room on Thursday, May 10 at
$780, Fashions by Hecht's will
feature professional models and
three of our own TWinbrook Chill
dren:. Virginia Burrows, 7, chos-
en- by lot from Homemaker Club
III; Ann Dudley, 4, from Home
maker Club II; and Kenneth Pie
gari, 10, from Homemaker Club I.
A tempting array of sportswear,
beach clothes, children's apparel
and maternity fashions is prom
Used. Wonderful door prizes have
been secured including a restyl-
ing, shampoo and hairset from
Emile's; lovely earrings from
Emile's; passes from the Rock
vile Drive-In; and a meat holder
from the Silver Shop in Silver
Spring. Buy a fifty-cent ticket
from any Homemaker. member
and help to swell the pre.school
playground fund.
Members of Homemaker Club
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-06

After several weeks absence,
Mrs. George Zimmerman, Viers
Mill Road, has returned from her
daughters home in Plattsburg,
New York; where she has been
caring for a new grandson.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-06

III, splashed through the rain on
April 81 to meet at the home of
Mrs. John Lyons of Vandegrift
Avenue. Highlight of the evening
was a skillful kitchen demonstra-
ton given by Mrs. Carl Burrows
Illustrating a well-planned, easily
served buffet dinner. AS a real
treat, Mrs. Burrows served the
group with samples of her de-
licious chicken casserole followed
by slices of the ice cream roll
she had prepared.
During the course of the bust
ness meeting conducted by the
president, Mrs. Daniel Durham,
Mrs. Burrows, toy chairman, AM
nounced that her workshop had
completed approximately so small
stuffed animals for Childrens
Hospital. The club voted to dis
play table of crafts at the PTA
Fair May Is. Mrs. Henry Redkey
presented reading of two hum
orously interviewer radio pro-
grams. Assisting the hostess were
the Mesdames George Pittenger,
Denis Collins and Peter Gordeuk.
Our Geereart Twinbrook Lady
Bowlers are feeling very, very
pleased with themselves these
days, and well they should. The
Mesdames Dorothy Book, Margar-
ct Wilson, Betty England, Eileen
Simmons and Arlene Duquette
finished in third place in the 16-
team Rockville Women's Bowling
League after playing three games
a night for thirty nights during
the winter season. Following a
good start in the fall, the team
dropped to ninth place by Christ
mas, so the girls feel they made
real comeback to finish in the
running. Prizes will be awarded
at a bowling banquet to be held
May II.
Along with the first and SEQ
ond-place winners, the TwinbrodS
team plans to roll in the citywide
tournament for teams sometime
in May. Four Twinbrook ladies
also bowled on May first in the
Peoples Drug Stores Tourna-
ment. Dorothy Book, Margaret
Wilson, Shirley Murray and Betty
Lartz are eagerly awaiting an
nouncement of the results.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-06

Members Of Homemaker cub