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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-08-19
NEWS FROM
Mrs. Laura Nicely
Gaithersbure 78o-J-I2

lldppS W report lndl MASTER
Stanley Sutphin is at home again
in fine health following surgery
at Montgomery County General
hospital. Stanley is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jimmie Sutphin
and he was present for Sunday
School this past Sunday. He
never misses except for illness.
Mrs. Florence Carr of Wash.
ington, D. c., was the week end
guest of her daughter, Mrs. Lee
Roy Sutphin.
Mrs. Paul L. Burdette and Mrs.
D. F. Nicely visited with Mrs.
John M. Tregoning at Cedar
Grove on last Wednesday.
Miss Mary Harding and Mr..
Thomas Sisk visited with friends
in Virginia on last Sunday.
The refreshing rains of the
past few days have certainly
caused the pastures and crops to
flourish with new life and it is
hoped that it was in time to do
much to give the late corn crops
a chance to mature without too
much loss from the early
drought. The loss sustained by
our dairy farmers is very great
since it has been necessary for
many to feed their winter feeds
already.
The dedication services at the
Montrose Baptist church on last
Sunday afternoon at, 2 pm. and
y pm. were well attended and
We're among the important mile
stones being experienced by the
newly formed Seneca association
since its new birth this year. OF
beloved state secretary of Mary
land Baptists DR.. c. c. Thomas
gave both sermons, the first be-
ing on the New Testament
Church and the second being on
"Our Great Baptist Heritage" ;,
stressing the fact that today we
as a church especially need mem
bers of informed peoples, who as
the men of old had these four
essential characteristics, Char
acter, Convictions, Courage, and
Dedicated Lives. MontroSe is a
mission of Mt. Zion Baptist
Church. DR.. c. A. Brubaker, pas
tor, who led the prayer of dedi-
cation. Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Irving
of Washington, D. c., led the
singing with piano music greatly
added to by Roys superb playing
of the trumpet. Rev. Ralph w.
Neighbor is pastor of this Mont
gomery county's newest Baptist
church. Miss Ruth Ferguson's
beautifully executed playing of
the orgatron added much joy to
this fine program. You can see
and hear Miss Ferguson on tele
vision each Sunday evening at
500 PM. on "Hand to Heaven,
channel 5. May the peoples of
this rapidly growing community
find a church home here.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Umberger was the scene of a
lovely family dinner on Sunday
honoring Mrs. Umberger's moth
err, Mrs. Trophy Sutphin, on her
birthday.
Besides the hostess and family
those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Jimmie Sutphin and daughters
Irene, Judy and son Stanley of
Boyds, Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy SUIT
phin and daughters Nancy and
Margaret of Germantown; also
Mrs. Florence Carr of Washing
ton, D. c., Mr.. Burton Carr.
More of these lovely tributes to
mothers would make our mothers
conscious of their importance in
the lives of their families.
n On Sunday Mr.. c. M. Janney,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-08-19
F0RD's worth more when you sell it, too

higher proportion of their original cost at trade-in
time than any other carl When you consider Fords
low initial cost :. Ford's low running cost and
Fords high resale value .. it's easy to see that
Ford is your best buy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-14
ADVERTISEMENT.
| HAD TO EARN
MORE MONEY
So T sent IS to The
Wall Street Journal

High prices and taxes were getting
me down. had to have more money
or reduce my standard of living. Like
Alice in Wonderland, had to run
faster to stay in the same place.
So started reading The Wall
Street Journal. / needed its warnings.
/ cashed in on the ideas it gave me
for earning extra income and cutting
expenses. got the money / needed.
Now I'm slowly forging ahead. Be
Heve me, reading The Journal every
day is wonderful get-ahead plan.
This experience is typical. Each
day The Wall Street Journal tells
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New industries. New ways of doing
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money. The Journal gives you quick
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1t can be of priceless benefit to young
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The Wall Street Journal is the
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:Stocks Set New 24-Yeor HIGH,
!. Then Slide Back During Week

market as measured by the Asso-
ciated Press average Of so stocks
broke through q new 1854
peak, highest level for the aver
age since 1890.
Professional traders took the
whole thing in stride. Many felt
that the general investing public
might attach weighty significance
to the new record and come
rushing into the market.
New high marks. no matter
how established. seem to have a
fatal fascination for the public.
Brokers were quick to caution
their customers with the old
Wall Street reminder-you don't
buy the stock market, you buy
stocks. And they were highly Sc
lective in their suggestions for
purchases and sales of securities.
Let's consider the market
through the yardstick of the AS
sociated Press average of so
stocks.
On Thursday it gained 80 cents
and reached $116.40. passing the
previous 1854 high by 10
cents, and reaching the highest
levels since June of 1880 when
it stood at $116.50.
How high is that in relation
to the big boom in 1929? Well.
at the zenith of the great excite
ment, the Associated Press aver
age hit $157.70 on September 3,
1929. Then it broke in the great
est crash in history Of securi-
ties. The average dropped to
$500 before it caught Its
breath. Those are the extremes
for that year.
The market rebounded from
its low and climbed ahead into
1880 in general recovery move
ment. It reached as high as
$125.50 before it fell again. 1t
was a long climb back, and now
"a years later the market is at
the June, 1880, level again.
The five most active issues
this week on the New York Stock
Exchange included:
Glenn Martin up 15s at 215s
with 142.300 shares traded;
United States Steel up "a at
4134; Pepsi-Cola up 70 at 1872;
Southern Pacific off 2 at 433s.
and Radio Corp. up Il at 273s.
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Walter Heuds FILA Unit

Ferdinand Walter. vice presi-
dent. Union Trust Co., has been
named chairman of a new Fed
eral Housing Administration,
Title One, Lenders Committee,
to aid home improvements. An
organization meeting was held in
the office of Thomas C. Barrin-
ger. director of the District in
surfing Office of FILA. 1t was at
tended by representative group
of District bankers and building
and loan officials.
A permanent organizing meet
ing will be held at 3 pm. March
20 in the board room of the I'm
ion Trust Co.. with interested
groups attending. Mr.. Walter
explained committee purposes:
Improve the laws operations.
work more closely with private
contractors on home moderniza-
ton. Lenders will exchange in
formation and customers will be
aloeQ unQer the new program,
Mr.. Walter said.
j. Newton Brewer, jr., partner
in Rouse. Brewer g. Becker, has
been appointed member of the
National Legislative Committee
of the National Security Traders
Association, Inc. The commit
tee chairman is r. Victor Mosley
of Philadelphia, partner Of
& Co., Philadelphia.
Curt C. Mack. resigned as as
sistant commissioner of the Fed
eral Housing Administration has
been elected president of S. L.
organizatioe, Inc.
Baltimore.
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tUnit OF trading 10 shares or sales in full lin
bankruptcy t o. receivership or being reorganized
by such companies Rates OF dividends in the fore
going table are annual disbursements based on the
last quarterly or semiannual declaration Unless
otherwise noted special or extra dividends are not
nGuaso oc a Aiso extra or extras Annual rate
plus stock dividend. Declared or paid SO far this
year. Payable in stock. estimated cash value on
ex-diyidend or redistribution date Paid last year
Declared or paid after stock dividend or splitup
with dividends in arrears Paid this year. divi-
dividend meeting r Declared or paid in 1854 plus
stock dividend tiauidating dividend. cid Called.
x Elk dividend. KIDS Elk distribution, xr EN- rights
xy Without warrants WV With warrants ID When
d attributed vi When issued.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-14
BY Roder Winqet

: By Roder Winget
Assoeioied Press FinuneiaI Writer
; NEW YORK. Mar. 13.-The
!; stock market inched up to new
-24-year high this week and then
retreated,
! With only gentle nudge, the
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pike. District
Heights. Md.
President AL
fred II. Smith
a n n o u n c ed
that Harry F.
Breitbach. as
sistant cash.
lei, will be
manag ger OF
the new Office.
This is the
b a n k S fifth
o f ce, Mr..
Smith S al d ,
and its OPEN
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watthours, up 6.6 per cent from
1852. Maximum kilowatt demand
increased TT per cent. Custom
ers served gained 81 per cent,
Mr.. Dunn said. The company
earned $1.15 a share against
$1.35 for 1852, but in 1858 the
company had nearly million
additional shares.
The rate of business increase
was not at as high a level as in
recent years, the report said.
Yet gains in sales of energy and
revenue were satisfactory in
most customer classifications.
Kilowatthour sales in 1853 in
creased only IL per cent from
1852. But this was mainly trace
able to curtailment in emergency
sales to Virginia Electric &c
Power Co.. which occurred in
1858. the report asserted.
Electric sales for the year to-
tailed 2.828.805. 900 kilowatthours
and produced operating revenues
of $49.835 900. This compared
with 1852: 2.781 .265, 900 kilowatt-
hours and operating revenues Of
SAT ,901 900. The report declared
total operating costs. including
interest and preferred dividend
increased S1.795 600 or AZ per
cent from 1852. To meet con-
tinuing demand for electric serv-
ice. gross additions were made to
property and plant last year
totaling $24,501 900. But. as
previously announced, due to
pending rate litigation, the con-
struction program has been
curtailed.
The annual meeting will be
held April Is at 10 am.
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during the year and 1858, 900
was thus distributed.
Net income transferred to
surplus totaled $1,436,935
against S1.433,156 for 1852. the
report said.
Mr.. Burrus pointed out that
the directors have approved a
modernization plan for the
warehouse and Office. entailing a
SIPS million addition to the
present structure. The company
has $50 retail stores in opera
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-14

annual report
to stockhold-
ers. 1t W a S
also signed by
T. N. Beavers.
board chair.
man.
Sales reach
ed $54,523.336
against S54,-
0l8.l28 for
1852 an in
c + e a Sc Of
$505.207. Cash
dividends OF
81 a S h re
" ere id
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available for
common stock
tot a ! ed S.
899,475. This
C o n t r q S t s
W / t h 1925
S S, 6 0, 942.
These include
sums in liti-
gated rate in
creaSeS.
The gain in
sales to Pep
cos regular
Gus t o m e r 5
reached 49,.
$4,000 kilo.
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Pepco Earnings Dip
Despite Increase in
Net Income for 1853
By William A MiIlen

President r. Roy Dunn Of the
Potomac Electric Power Co., in
the annual report to stockhold-
ers, said net income for 1853
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-14
New Bonk Branch

Open house tomorrow will
usher in the new branch of the
Citizens Bank of Maryland at
Silver Hill road and Marlboro
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-14
Peoples Drug Sets Record

Sales volume of the Peoples
Drug Stores, Inc. for 1858 was
the largest in history. President
G. G.. Burrus declared in the
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with its policy of furnishing ade-
quate banking facilities to Prince
Georges County, Md. residents.
Mr. Breitbach has been with
the bank since 1947. He has been
assistant manager of the Blad-
ensburg branch since 1919.
Evening star., 1954-04-20
Woman Driver Jailed,
Hit LegIess Mans Carrier
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE. April 2O.-Miss
Geraldine Viola Faust, 25, of
Middle River, was given 80 days
in jail yesterday after the court
was told she drove her car into
the wheeled carrier of legless
man.
She was charged with drunken
driving and failure to identify
herself after an accident.
William Isaacs, 81, told Chief
Magistrate Stanley Scherr he
saw the car coming and man
aged to throw himself clear.
Police said Mr.. ISaacs' escape
occurred when Miss Faust drove
her car onto a sidewalk. She
was arrested when her car
rammed q parked automobile.
Evening star., 1954-04-20

are Wet Mini. Maybe they are
not. One never knows.
"Who are the Wet Mimi?
Where are they? Who knows?
They are everywhere.
That is why, in the Tonkin
delta area of North Indo-C China,
everything that might possibly
be damaged by sabotage is heav-
lily guarded by barbed wire and
watched by armed guards. It is
the barbed wire that reminds you
in Hanoi that there is a war
going on.
The city seems peaceful
enough. But the peaceful look
is deceptive. The French admit
that inside Hanoi, capital of
Tonkin, there are at least two
armed battalions and perhaps
more of Wet Mimi in hiding,
ready to rise when and if the
signal is given.
A French sergeant warned me
not to venture abroad at night
in the bicycle observation-disclosures
no such thing as a taxi in Hanoi.
The rickshaw boy might be a
Wet. The French call the rebels
"the Viets.'
Area of Ricefields and Forests.
The French nominally control
all the delta area, an expanse of
Swampy ricefields and dense
forests surrounding 5,400 villages
and harboring seven million per-
sons. But Gen. Cogny, French
commander in North 1ndo-
China, an outstanding and COL
orful officer, says the Wet Mimi
in this area has 80 battalions of
regular troops, Is regional"
battalions, 100 district" COM
panies and about $4,000 guer-
rillaS.
In Hanoi and the villages,
these troops would rise from the
straw-thatched huts. out of the
fields, even out of the city's
sewers if the signal were given
to attack. For the time being
they are lying low.
The troops constantly harass
the French and Vietnamese in
the delta. striking under cover
of darkness, the Wet Mimi reg
ularly each night cut the road
between Hanoi and Haiphong,
the port from which comes the
United States supplies so vital to
the defenders of Wet Nam. Just
as regularly in the daylight.
French engineers restore the
road.
The Wet Mimi persistently
carry out sabotage, stab attacks
and terror forays to strike fear
into the hearts of any Tonkinese
sympathizing with the French.
They raid, kill and plunder, they
impress men into their army and
labor forces. They take over
Evening star., 1954-04-20
Southeast Asia Report
Wet Mimi Are Everywhere,
Terror For0ys Are Routine

the rule villages-they hold more
than 1000 villages in the delta
and terrorize at least another
1000.
Stab Attacks at Night.
Frequently the rumble of ar.
tillery and the chatter Of ma.
chineguns can be heard by night
in Hanoi. That means another
Of the endless stab attacks is
underway.
If the gallant defenders in the
fortress complex at Dien Bier
Phu, 180 miles northwest Of Ha-
moi. should be defeated it might
mean a signal for a rising
throughout the delta. # the
Wet Mimi should suffer such
severe losses at Dien Bien Phu
as to make it no longer worth
the effort-in effect a military
defeat-rebel forces in the delta
also might rise. not only for the
military objective involved but
for purposes of revenge. Thus,
in any case, it is not a COM
Portable situation for the French
and Wet Namese.
The Wet Mini has forces scat
tered all through the Wet Nam,
though almost none in the
neighboring associated states of
Laos and Cambodia. Saigon, a
comfortable, modern city which
you'd hardly guess from a
glance is the nerve center Of a
nation at war, often experiences
stab "attente" attacks on it's out
skirts. particularly in the heavily
Chinese area of Cholon.
Just to Attract Attention.
An "attente" attack is simply
a foray to show the Wet Mini
are still around. The Wet Mini
pulled one such attack only re-
Gently. It was at a Saigon area
training camp for Vietnamese
officers-a camp guarded by
barbed wire and strongpoints.
The Wet Mimi struck suddenly
in the dark, accomplished a lot
of shooting and little else. then
vanished as suddenly as they
appeared.
Ho Chi Minis barefoot hordes
infiltrate French-held territory
at will. They float in and out
in the guise of peasants, arms
concealed under brown tunics.
They have allies who will hide
them and feed them-allies who
are not Communists but just
people who hate the French,
hate the foreigner and want him
to go.
The Wet Mini uses terror, too,
to accomplish infiltration when
ever it is necessary. Tales filter
back of people convicted as ''col-
laborationiSts" and summarily
executed in villages. Ho has a
long arm and peasants who
might be against him know it.
Hos draftees from regular
down to guerrilla are disciplined
by stern terror. Recalcitrants
fare ot host Service in the labor
corps of coolies on the jungle
supply line. At worst. they face
execution. A villager who does
not respond properly to the
words "muong minh"-''long live
Minh"-is suspect.
Hos military leaders have
made soldiers out of a horde of
skinny. unshod, sunderfed peas
Evening star., 1954-04-20

T ants. The Tonkinese are clever
people and learn quickly.
"The Wet is a damn good SOL
dier." a tough French parachute
troop noncom said as we few
over Dien Bien Phu. HE can
march harder and longer than
any soldier in the world and on
less food"
"And he can shoot. too." added
a mustached sergeant. HE is
getting better all the time
The Wet Mimi indeed seems
to have learned quickly. In tes-
timony is the steadily increasing
accuracy of his anti-aircraft fire
aimed at the planes reinforcing
Dien Bien Phu.
Here is how Hos forces are
organized:
Total mobilization has been
enforced in the areas controlled
by the Wet Mimi. The army is
organized in a sort of ladder. At
the top are the regulars, the main
striking arm. These are the best
trained and best equipped. There
are seven divisions of regulars in
all. or about 10000 men.
Local defense is relegated to
the next rung of the ladder, the
provincial or regional troops used
both in Communicated and
non Communist areas. These also
are regulars. but they are not SO
well trained and equipped. They
are stationed in their respective
areas as corps of defense. They
provide help in offensive actions
when the regulars reach their
areas and are invaluable because
they know their country we'll
The regional troops also form a
pool from which the Wet Mini
make up losses among the regu-
lars.
Labor and Troop Pool.
Next down the ladder, district
companies consist largely of ir-
regulars. They have charge of
the corps of boys, women and
old men impressed into labor
battalions. This group is kept at
full strength by constant re-
cruitment from the villages. It
also forms a pool for regional
troops.
A never-ending process of con-
scription. training and shifting
keeps the Wet Mini ranks from
being depleted by heavy losses
inflicted in battle.
Some French authorities say
the Wet Mini has reached the
maximum number it can recruit
in this way. Indeed, Dien Bien
Phu losses have hurt Hos forces.
requiring him to throw in green
troops in a desperate gamble.
But competent American mill
tary observers-and some frank
er Frenchmen, too - are in
clined to believe the Wet Mimi
will continue making up losses
in the usual pattern, though the
process might be comewhat
slowed.
But the Wet Mini are having
other troubles. They have =
problem of supply. In the north
ern delta area, Wet Mimi troops
live off the land and the people
as much as possible but they are
hard pressed to bring up ma
terial and ammunition.
Heavy weapons and supplies
for the Dien Bien Phu assault
have been coming by trucks
Molotov trucks shipped down
Evening star., 1954-04-20

from Russia through China. Sew
eral hundred trucks have been
in the supply line along the dusty
mountain roads. Other supplies
streamed in on the backs of
heavily laden coolies over miles
of mountain and jungle trails.
But soon the rains will be COM
ing-the steady pelting monsoon
rains of southeast Asia. Already
it has been raining some in the
northwest. In a few weeks the
rains will become torrents and
will cut roads much better than
air attack could.
TomorroW-Dien Bien Phu.
Evening star., 1954-04-20
Stolen Cash Register
Found, 5000 Missing
By The Assoeiosed Press

WINCHESTER, Va, April 90.
Police said a cash register
taken in an armed holdup of
the Willow Lawn Farm Market
here early Sunday was found 10
miles south of Winchester.
The cash register had been
broken open.
Market operators said the
register contained between $500
and $500. Norman Smith, mar
ket employe.s was alone when
three men staged the holdup.
They escaped after tying him up.
Evening star., 1954-04-20
Southeast Asiu Report
By WhIiom [. Rvon
Associated Pres. Foreign News AnoIy.,

AssoeIdfed FFess Foreign News AnoIyst
SINGAPORE, April 90. A
cluster of Tonkinese peasants
watched stolidly as our jeep
drove by. Their faces were in
scrutable under their big, round.
pointed straw hats.
"These people," said a French
officer. gesturing, maybe they
Evening star., 1954-04-20

Why wonder and worry when Long Distance call
will bring you news quickly and easily? If you
can't be there in person, Long Distance is the next
best thing!
Service is fast and courteous And your calls will
go through faster if you'll remember to call
by number
Isn't there someone, somewhere, who would be happy
to hear your voice by Long Distance?
Long Distance rates from Washingfon to:
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are Wet Mini. Maybe they are

Second Of q Series.
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the rule villages-they hold more
than 1000 villages in the delta
and terrorize at least another
1000.
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Tomorrow-Dien Bien Phu.
Evening star., 1954-04-20

5"ue shOwm do include Federal
which has been reduced from 259o to IOpo.
FREE Any of Business Offices will be glad to give
handy "Bue Book personal telephone directory for
jottng down frequently called numbers.
The Chesapeake 6 Potomac Telephone Company
Milford chronicle., 1954-11-12
ANDREWVILLE

Richard Jenkins of Wilmington
spent Thursday and Friday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Salisbury.
Mrs. Earl Grimth is in the Mil
ford Memorial Hospital
Mrs. Edwin Prettyman. Kenneth
Prettyman and Ruth Paskey spent
Sunday with Mrs. Prettyman's mo-
ther, Mrs Paul Clifton of Whining
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Breeding and
children, Mrs. Lizzie Butler and
Mrs. Fred Walls were dinner guests
at the home of Mrs. Ella Breeding
AT the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Salisbury on Friday were
Mr., and Mrs Norman HOPKINS of
BurrsVille and Mrs. Blanche Dimes
of Bridgeville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russ Scarborough
of Milford and Deanne Shuttle of
Harrington visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Ryan on Thursday evening.
Leonard Outten of New York
City visited his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Tilgham Outten over the week
end.
Mrs. Katie Gallagher and Mrs.
Helen Katwackin of Baltimore. Md,
were weekend guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Norman Butler.
Earl Griffith spent Monday eve
ming with Mr.. and Mrs. Ebe Rey-
nOlds, Jr