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Evening star., 1954-05-03
; Key Defense Officials :
Sworn In al White House
BY the Associated Press

br the Associated Press
With President Eisenhower
looking on three key defense
officials took the oath of Office at
White House ceremonies today
Promotion of the three re-
suited from the resignation OF
Roger M. Kyes as Deputy Sec
retary of Defense.
Succeeding Mr.. Kyes, Robert
B. Anderson was sworn in as
the number two man in the De-
fenSe Department and was sue
ceeded by Charles S. Thomas as
Secretary of the Navy. Mr.
Thomas was succeeded as Assist
ant Secretary of Defense by
Themes P. Pike.
The White House ceremonies
were witnessed by Mr.. Kyes
Secretary of Defense Wilson and
members of the families of the
three men who were sworn in.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
Mitchell Reaffirms
Stand on Roosevelt
BY the Assoeiated Press

Chairman Stephen A. Mitchell
of the Democratic National Com
mittee said yesterday he will do
nothing to support James Roose-
velt's candidacy for Congress
even if Mr.. Roosevelt wins the
party nomination.
Mr.. Mitchell announced April
4 that the national committee
would not give any financial
support to Mr.. Roosevelt, eldest
son of the late President Frank
lin D. Roosevelt.
On an NBC television program
yesterday, Mr.. Mitchell added
that he will stay out of the
contest entirely if Mr.. Roosevelt
wins the nomination.
Mr.. Roosevelt has been ac-
cused of adultery in a separate
maintenance suit brought by his
wife. Romelle.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
York Projection
Man Among
Held in HoIdup
Sereeonts Breok
Case in "a Hours
After Assignment

Police today arrested a pro.
jectionist at the York Theatre,
3641 Georgia avenue NV, and
accused him of being the finger
man" in the daylight robbery
that netted $2.333.51 there April
10.
They also announced arrest
of two men accused of being the
actual robbers. The identity of
the third masked gunman-still
at large-is known, police said.
Detective Sergts Robert j.
Reed and Matthew l.. Bailey of
the Robbery Squad were assign
ed to the case Saturday. Acting
on a tip. they arrested James L.
Hill. 20. colored a truck driver.
of the TOO block of Third street
NE.
Another Arrest Next Day.
Sunday they arrested James
Smith. 81. colored, a laborer
of the first block Of Bates street
NV.
They called in the depart-
ment's lie detecter expert, De-
tective Sergt. John It. Bailey.
yesterday. and their quarry be-
gan to talk without being put
on the machine. They admitted
their part in the hofdup and i'm
piled Guy C. Hunt. AZ. colored Of
GIT u street NV. as the finger
man."
Hunt was in the projection
booth when the three robbers
bought tickets to the show, en-
tered the theater and went to
the second-floor Office. putting
on masks, 1t. Ernest T. Jefferson
of the robbery squad said.
Bind Two Managers.
The trio held up Charles Gil
more, colored, 80. manager Of
the theater. In the Office they
also found Edward A. Griffith.
81, of 1418 Saratoga avenue NE.
manager of the Village Theater,
who had brought his theater's
receipts to the York.
They tied up the two man.
ayers and fled in Mr.. Gilmore'S
car, which was found abandoned
a block away.
Hunt, who denied any connec-
ton with the crime. was charged.
like the others, with robbery,
1t. jefferson said.
Before United States Com
missioner Cyril S. Lawrence to-
day, Hunt was held on $4,000
bond and his hearing set to May
10 on request of his attorney.
Mrs. Dodey j. Rountree.
Hill and Smith waived hear
ing and were held in $4,000
bond each for the action OF the
grand jury.
None of the loot has been
recovered.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
Boy Bitten by Snake
At School Playground

A 12-year-old Hollywood tMd)
elementary school boy was bitten
by 2-foot-long snake on the
edge of the school playground to-
day and rushed to Prince Georges
General Hospital.
School officials said the boy,
Dale Stewart. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Blew of 5000 Edge
wood drive. College Park. was
bitten on the right hand as he
stopped to pick up the snake.
identified at the hospital as a
non-poisonous pine snake.
The hospital said he would be
sent home after treatment.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
Bethesda Chamber to Meet

The Bethesda Chamber of
Commerce will hold a dinner
meeting at GAS o'clock tonight
at Thompson's Sea Food Restau-
rant in Bethesda, Md. Charles
w. Harbaugh of the United
States Chamber of Commerce
will speak on "Sales Oppor-
tunities in Bethesda"
Evening star., 1954-05-03
Capital Transit Told
To Give Commission
Files on Liquidation

Capital Transit Co. has been
ordered by the Public Util-
tiles Commission to turn over
"all correspondence, memoranda,
notes or other written material
in which the subject of hquida-
tion of the company is men
toned or discussed"
The order covers the period
since Louis E. Wolfson, Florida
multi-millionaire. bought control
of the company in 1949.
The commission also demanded
a vast amount of interoffice cor
respondence and memoranda on
other subjects, to be handed to
the commission by Friday.
Chairman Robert E. Nc
Laughlin said the order was is
sued last Friday in preparation
for resumption of commission
hearings next week on CTC at
temptS to declare a regular
$348.000 stock dividend and call
in all its $3.7 million bonds.
Search May Be Needed.
Robert M. Weston, Mr.. Nc
Laughlin's fellow civilian men,
ber of the commission, said that
as practical matter it probably
would be necessary to go to the
company and conduct a file
search to get the information,
because many of the papers may
be needed in the company's daily
operations.
The date by which the order
must be obeyed comedies with
the ending Of a temporary in
junction by the U. S. Court of
Appeals for the District of CO.
lumbia which blocks payment of
the dividend and that bond
call-in.
Glen Echo Action.
The order also demands all
information on any offers to
buy or sell the company, and on
the firms action in setting up
Glen Echo amusement park and
two pieces of real estate in
separate corporation, the Con-
tinental Enterprises. Inc.
In addition, the order de-
manded all records of talks or
letters between employees and
Mr.. Wolfson, E. D. Gerbert, Jack
Surasky, Cecil Wolfson and Sam
Wolfson, all members of the
Wolfson syndicate.
The nine-man syndicate bought
control of the $23 million COM
pany for slightly more than So
million, paying $40 a share for
stock which then was selling on
the market at less than $18.
Reverse Dividend Policy.
Since then the Wolfsons have
reversed the company's low divi-
dend policy. 1t has paid more
than $50 a share in dividends.
A report Saturday by a Senate
transit investigating subcommit-
tee said it could not determine
conclusively whether the Wolf
sons were milking" the COM
pany preparatory to dumping it
on the Government, but de-
clared:
There are strong indications
this may be their ultimate goal"
officials Refuse Comment.
Company officials, insisting
they haven't yet had a chance to
read the 76-page Senate report,
refused to comment on 1t today.
The order was a new maneu-
yer in the running battle be-
tween CTC and the commission.
The Wolfsons have been de-
manding fares high enough to
yield at least the authorized rate
of return Tor higher one) on
the company's investment in
property used for the benefit of
the public.
Mr.. WolfSon and j. A. B.
Broadwater, CTC president. have
indicated they may liquidate the
company If it does not make a
flair" return.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
Luckey School PIuy

The senior class of Lackey
High School, Indian Head, Md,
will give a play, Three Blind
Dates" at BIS pm. Friday in the
school.
Evening star., 1954-05-03
KeniIworth Meeting Off

A meeting of the Kenilworth
Citizens Association, scheduled
for 8 o'clock tonight, will not be
held, the secretary has an
. nounced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-08

Chanel started it! Eveybodys doing it, These lit
with pink, green. towny and golden glitter Match
ing shower earrings, 81. plus 1929 Fed. tox
JeIeffs JeweID-Sheet Floor, Street and ct
Bethesda. Shrtneton, Silver Spring, Upper Conn. Ave.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-08
4 JeHeN stores open
THURSDAY eOenings!

Downtown, uptown, Maryland and Virginia eve
ming shoppers find JeIIeffs conveniently located at
F Street. Conn., Ave-. Shirneton and Silver Spring.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-11-18
Damascus Contractor
Dies on October 80

Howard R. Watkins, well.
known Damascus contractor and
builder, died Saturday, October
30, at his home in Damascus.
He was the son of Bradley and
Rebecca Burdette Watkins. Mr..
Watkins is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Lois L. Watkins; a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Charles Green. Jr.; a
son, Parker B.; and two sisters,
Mrs. Floyd Monkey and Mrs.
Titus Brown.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, Nov. 2, from the Be-
thesda Methodist Church in
Browningsville with burial in
the church cemetery. Mr.. Wat
kins was a very active member of
the Browningsville church.
He was director of the Beall's
Grove Camp and a member of
the Damascus volunteer fire de-
partment. He was active in all
community and civic activities.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-11-18

spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Donald Boyer of Frederick.
We are glad to report that
Mrs. Jerry King is home from
Doctors Hospital and doing well.
Also home from Washington
Sanitarium and doing fine is Mrs.
Ralph Howard.
Mrs. Lansdale Williams enter
tanned the Mary Greene Evening
Circle Tuesday with Mrs. George
Woodfield as co-hostess.
David Hill, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Carlton Hill, enlisted in the
U. S. Navy this week for a period
of four years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Orem of
Baltimore were Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Braun.
Mrs. William Warfield and
Miss Mary Warfield were lunch
con guests Tuesday of Mrs.
Cooke Walter and Mrs. Margaret
Kimble.
Mrs. Hanson Cashell and Miss
Mary Lee Cashell were Thursday
guests of Mrs. Mary G. Ward.
Also guests of Mrs. Ward on
Thursday were Mr.. and Mrs.
Maynard King.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-11-18
Laytonsvi|Ie and Woodfie|d
Mrs. Ulysses Griffith " Damascus 1882
Damascus 1882

Chaplain Roy Honeywell was
the preacher for the three
churches in the Laytonsville
charge on Sunday.
On Thanksgiving Day, Nov. %,
there will be a joint Thanksgiv-
ing service TO be held in ST.
Paul's Methodist Church, Lay
louisville. at 10 am. Everyone is
invited to attend.
on Sunday evening, Nov. 81,
the annual Methodist hymn sing
will be held at Constitution Hall
in Washington. Everyone is
urged to attend.
The Laytonsville Pitch Club
met Saturday evening at the
home of Roy Talbot.
Mrs. Lewis Kibbee, Chest Cam
paign chairman for Laytonsville,
would like the column to express
her thanks to all who worked
and contributed to the campaign
and helped to make it so success
full. A total of S31025 was
raised with contributions from
81 families. This total was 101
percent of the quota.
Mrs. L. E. Brashear entertain
ed the Laytonsville Homemakers
for their November meeting.
Mrs. Warren Tydings enter
tanned the members of the Cal.
thersburg Woman's Club Thurs
day, Nov. Is.
The Laytonsville district vol
unteer firemen are starting a
firemen'S training course to be
given Tuesday evenings at 7:30
pm. Anyone wishing to take
the course is asked to contact
Chief Spencer ]. H. Brown or
Henry Perry of Laytonsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ray
Snouffer are receiving congratu-
lations on the birth of their first
child. Charles Ray. Jr. Master
Charles arrived Nov. 6 at Mont
gomery General Hospital. His
weight was 8 pounds 2 ounces.
Sunday dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. August Priebe were Mr..
and Mrs. Courtney Priebe and
family of Arbutus, Md.
WOOdfield
Don't forget the date of the
annual turkey supper of Wesley
Grove Church, Thanksgiving
Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Pope
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-11-18
Free Holiday
Troop 'Hellos'
Are Offered

Servicemen stationed in Korea,
Japan, or Germany or on ships at
sea can receive free Thanksgiving
Day radio messages through the
cooperation of a network of anna
teur (ham) radio operators sta.
toned across the world, all of
them working with the Armed
Services Hospitality Committee.
Mothers, fathers, children =
wives and sweethearts are invited
to make use of this free service
to send word from the homefolks
to their men in uniform.
To send a "Ham-Gram' mail or
telephone your message to the
Armed Services Hospitality Com
mittee, 1850 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NV. CREpublic 7-4104). Be sure
to include the name, rank, serial
number, outfit-APO or FPO-
and the port city to which you
direct mail, exactly as you write
this information on an envelope
for mailing overseas.
Then a message of Is words,
not including the signature, which
can be nickname if you like but
also include your full name, adj
dress and telephone number in
case the radio operator has to
check for more information.
For delivery by Thanksgiving,
messages should be filed by No
Vember 18th.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-11-18
SHOP IN
DAMASCUS
Chase Your Fears Away
With Square Dance Tunes

The boss wife is no longer an OBJ.
legation, if she enjoys square
dancing that is all the reason you
need to have her in your square
There is no age limit and it is
easy to learn. And girls, your hus,
band loves it.
All the directions are beamed
at him, it is the sort of action he
finds he is capable of, the church
es all over the country find that
it is a form of recreation which
binds youth groups together,
young marrieds enjoy, and the
older groups can do and it con-
tainS none of the hazards which
the churches wish to avoid.
Recognizing the freedom from
intimate physical contact, the
schools have introduced square
dancing to the children in the ele-
mentary level. Under able guild
ance of enterprising teachers and
parents, programs have been in
PRODUCED in some sections of the
country, SO that square dancing
has become in great favor with
teen ayers. To parents of this
latter age group we say there is
no safer safety valve for the pent
up energies of that all engrossin3
age elevel. 30
So the next time you pass a
room in the school or the church
and see people square dancing,
stop and watch. You will see hap
Ply people enjoying the same
dances their forefathers enjoyed,
back in the days when kitchens
were large and lived in, and the
whole family and the neighbors'
family worked and played togeth-
er.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-11-18
Study Pattern
To Save Time
In Sewing

How can you save the most
time while sewing? The first
time-saving step is to study your
pattern instructions. giving spe-
cial attention to complicated sec
lions.
This advice comes from cloth
ing specialist, -Lavonia Hilbert,
University of Maryland EXten-
sion Service.
After cutting the pattern, pile
the pattern pieces in the order
in which you will need them. But
remember. don't remove the
pattern pieces from the fabric
until you are ready to work on
a particular section. This will
save you confusion and loss of
time in hunting for such things
as special markings.
Miss Hilbert gives other tips to
add to your bag of time-saving
tricks when sewing.
Mark all pattern pieces at one
time. Use a different colored
tailor's chalk for each kind of
marking. For example, you
might use white for darts and
yellow for pleats.
When you don't understand
certain step in pattern instruc-
tons, work out the right way to
do it on the pattern piece - not
on the fabric. Hold the pattern
piece exactly as pictured on the
instruction sheet, and follow the
step-by-step guide. After you've
solved your problems, then you
can work with the fabric.
You can speed up your sewing
If you tie a pin cushion around
your wrist or pin one to your belt.
Then you'll always have your
pins handy when you need them.
AS for your tape measure, hang
it around your neck or loop it
around your waist.
On simple seams you can save
time by pin basting - placing
the pins at right angles to the
direction in which you are sew
ing. Then you can machine stitch
over the pins without breaking
the needle.
Machine basting is another
time saver. Set your machine at
its longest stitch for machine
basting. You'll find that it rips
out easily.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-11-18
BY Babe Gering,
Sugar Loaf Barn, Damascus

If you have never square
danced and CHANGED upon room
of casual dancers who were en-
ioying square dancing, it is not
too difficult to understand why
you should ask why do they
Square Dance?" To the uniinitiat.
ed it appears to be complicated,
physically fatiguing, and I have
heard some say silly. So it is to
those of you who have not be-
come subject to the spell of this
revival of old time dancing that
we write.
We live in a complicated world,
one filled with pressures and
time schedules. The higher the
cost of living, the greater the
pressure and the more worries
with which to cope. Gradually,
we find ourselves shutting our
selves off from those things
which remind us of the days
burdens.
The people who have discover:
ed the pleasure of square dane
ing are people such as you and
men, people seeking relaxation.
Those people want good, clean,
diversion in the company of con-
genial people. To guarantee that
the group be congenial they gen.
orally gather a few friends in the
recreation rooms of their homes,
send for a caller or sometimes
they use records which have the
calls and they set to work to
make a gay, simple evening of
fun for themselves.
They discover that the process
of dancing in square with three
other couples, listening to the
words which direct the dance and
keeping time to the music be.
comes an all engrossing occupa-
ton of the moment. There is no
time to think of the job of the
day, to worry about Junior who
broke a neighbours window, to
discuss politics or any other sub
ject upon which our minds are
apt to stray whep doing other
forms of diversion.
Old John Barley Corn has no
partner in square dancing, there
fore he is left for other times.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-11-18

tuberculosis robs the nation of
approximately 100000 working
years each year-time lost by
people who die of the disease.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-11-18

The Laytonsville PTA met
Tuesday, Nov. 9, at the school
with Mrs. Allie Messer, first vice
president, presiding. The Cub
Scouts led the opening flag
salute. Willis Smith was elected
president of the group to fill out
the unexpired term of Mrs. II. +.
Williamson who had resigned be-
cause of i'll health. Mrs. Roland
Green reported on the PTA ma
tional convention held last year
in Atlantic City. The meeting
was divided into small buzz"
groups to talk over what was
wanted in the program for the
rest of the year Before the meet
ing adjourned the small groups
reported their decisions back to
the entire body.
The Laytonsyille All girls held
their November meeting at the
home of Harriet Riggs. Miss
Elizabeth Skeats, assistant home
demonstration agent in charge of
All work, led the discussion
which was concerned with the
arrangement of furniture in
girls room to best serve the
triple purpose for which the
room would be used study.
Nsleep, and dressing Layouts of
floor plans were made and the
utilization of inexpensive mate
rails was demonstrated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Hilton are
receiving congratulations on the
birth of a daughter. Linda Jean.
Nov. u at Montgomery County
General Hospital. Little Miss
Linda weighed an even seven
pounds.
Walter and Susan Olson spent
several days last week with Mr..
and Mrs. Bruce Burke while
their parents were visiting in
Indiana. This week the Burkes
have as their house guest Mr..
James Hall, who is hoping to en-
joy a week of good hunting.
Don't forget the turkey din
ner at Mt. Tabor Church, Etchi-
son, Saturday, Nov. 81.
The Rev. Warren Firth has
asked this column to express his
thanks and appreciation for the
many cards and kindness shown
him during his recent illness.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-11-18
Damascus 1882

susan, at Montgomery General
Hospital, Wednesday, November
10. Miss Deborah, who weighed
Z pounds II ounces has a brother.
ohm, and a sister, Rachel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Cline are also
receiving congratulations on the
birth of daughter, Robin Lynne.
Little Miss Robin, who weighed
Z pounds 10 ounces, arrived Tues
day, November 9, at Frederick
Memorial Hospital. She has a
brother, Michael.
A Thanksgiving Day service
will be held at the Damascus
Methodist Church at 10 am.
Thanksgiving Day with several
of the neighboring churches par
ticipating. There will be a guest
speaker and special music.
Mrs. John w. Peters is a house
guest of her daughter and son-in-
law, the Rev. and Mrs. A. Dean
Kesler.
Mrs. Brandon Duvall, agricul-
tural census enumerator for the
Damascus district, has asked this
column to mention the fact that
she will be calling at all farms
in the Damascus district for their
census forms which they have
previously received in the mail.
1t will be most helpful if the
farmers have taken the time to
fill out the forms in advance, she
says, and she also said perhaps
this note would help identify her
so people would know she wasn't
selling anything.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reese E. White
sell of Rockville, formerly of
Damascus, announce the birth of
a son, Thomas Reese, Nov. 6 at
Garfield Hospital in Washington.
The Messrs Elwood E. and
Reese E. Whitesell, formerly
proprietors of the Whitesell
pharmacy in Damascus, are open
ing a new drug store in Chester
town, Md. The formal opening
date is set for December 10.
Mrs. Herbert Hyatt, ST., enter
tanned at family dinner Sunday
honoring the birthdays of her
husband and of her daughter,
Mrs. Roland Green.
DR.. and Mrs. Klaus Schwarz
and their three sons, Kai, Hans
and Klaus, left Saturday for a
two-week trip to Mexico.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Day spent
the past weekend visiting rela-
tives in Winston-Salem. N. C.
Mrs. Herbert S. Hyatt, Mrs.
Howard Taylor, Mrs. Roger
Poole, Mrs. Emerson Slacum,
and Mrs. Raymond Smith attend
ed the State PTA convention in
Baltimore last Thursday and
Friday.
Cynthia Jean, three-month-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
T. Bennett, was baptized Sunday
afternoon at st. Johns Episcopal
Church in Olney at a quiet cere-
mony attended by members of
the family. Godparents were
Henry Woodfield, Miss Shelby
Jean Bennett and Mrs. B. M.
Woodfield.