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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-02-04
Rockville Citizens

Continued from Page y
completely inadequate for pres
ent and future Rockville" as well
as for a government responsive
to the wishes of its citizens"
The Citizens for Good Govern.
ment Committee, it was learned,
began to gather momentum last
summer when the town and a
number of outspoken, dusty or
parched residents engaged in a
running battle over the emergen-
cy water ban.
Since that time, it has met
quietly in private homes around
town compiling ammunition to
be fired when the movement had
gained sufficient support.
Registration
Announcement of the Commit
tees formation follows by one
week the successful plea made
by citizen groups in the town to
the Mayor and Council for es-
tabishmlent of additional regis
tration points for voters who ex-
pect to cast ballots in the towns
non-partisan election.
Registration books show that
Rockville's voters now number L.
300, with population guesses how
ering around $4,000. The voter
potential has been estimated at
about $500.
Representatives of citizen
groups who threshed out regis
tration details with the Mayor
and council recently said they
are convinced the actual regis
tration figure will be within call
ing distance of the potential af-
ter registration books are closed
in April.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-02-04
High Cost of McKeIdin

We have not had look at Governor McKeldns big, fat
budget which calls for better than 5000 million worth of State
spending in the coming fiscal year.
But have had look at some Of the fine language
which Mr. McKen uttered when he ran for the Governors
chair That language dealt specifically with lower costs of
State government and the Governor just about dedicated
himself to the task of bringing that about.
The trouble with the Governor and lot of other poti-
clans schooed in the art of rectng catch phrases
axburdened voters is that they shoot off their mouths before
they get in the door, then they're stuck with the mouthngs
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-02-04
SENATE CLOAKROOM

ed by the Government, for var
iety of purposes, including nation
al defense, the school lunch pro-
gram, and other diversions, so long
as they do not have any effect up
on the commercial market. In 9TH
er words, government owned sur
pluses cannot be dumped on the
open market, thereby depressing
current farm prices.
The fundamental problem is one
which should cause us to be very
thankful, and at the same time it
is, to great degree, our national
shame. p, .;.,4y, I,7 e.
While half a world starves, we
have huge SURPRISES. While other
farmers throughout the world
struggle to scrape a bare existence
out of their poor land, our farms
are too productive. What a con-
tradiction! Senator Everett Dirk
sen, discussing the Presidents
recommendations, spoke of the
surplus of eggs and after explain
ing the expensive steps taken by
the government to store eggs said,
"The hens had become too pro-
ductive. The balanced ration fed
them had become too effective. So
there we were, with a surplus"
We have existing SURPRISES in
such commodities as wheat, corn
and cotton, which amount to one
whole years normal requirement.
1t is estimated that by May / of
this year storage fees alone on
surplus commodities will be cost
ing one million dollars day.
Our farmers are doing too good
job! There was a time when rs
bushels of corn per acre-even in
the corn belt-was considered to
be high yield. Today 100 bush
els, and even $50, are grown and
are no longer cause for comment.
Improved techniques of farming,
greater use of fertilizer, etc. have
brought about tremendous increas-
es in production of basic commodi-
ties.
In working out a solution of
these problems 1 hope to learn how
Maryland farmers and farm or
CARNATIONS feel about the Presi-
dents recommendations and the
specific proposals which will come
before the Senate. The American
Farm Bureau Federation has al
ready reported that it's president,
Allan B. Kline, is backing the pro-
gram and has called it forward
looking program with principles
which are essentially sound"
Farmers are urged to study the
proposals and to advise those of
US in Congress of their feelings
and whether or not the program
will assist them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orion C. Castle,
12203 Conn. Ave-, Silver Spring,
son, Phillip Thomas.
Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Ryan, 100
Argyle St., Rockville, a son, Tim
othy Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard ]. Dear
slime, Ri. 8, Gaithersburg, a daugh-
ter, Toni Lynn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas C. Mills,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-02-04
Christian Endeavor
To Participate in
Boyds Service Sunday

Officers of the Montgomery
County Christian Endeavor So.
ciety will take part in the IL
am. service to be held Sunday,
February Z, at the Presbyterian
Church in Boyds. A special
music program will be rendered
by the choir.
Sunday School will be at 10
am, with the evening service of
the Christian Endeavor at 700
pm.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-02-04
Editor

Editor
Montgomery County Sentinel:
Reference is made to your edi-
torial in the January % issue,
headed mo Parking Allowed
County employees could be forced
to park in the spaces allotted to
each of them on the office build
ing parking lot in the rear there
of, and the free parking lot on the
west side of Perry Street be
cleaned and re-established.
In this connection it may be to
the county's advantage to ascer.
tain from the Rockville town en-
gineer the correct location of the
new street that will run from
South Washington Street to South
Perry Street before proceeding
with the plan.
am inclined to think if this is
done and parallel parking at curb
is permitted on the east side of
Perry Street, except for space
about % feet in front of main en-,
trance of the building which
should be used to discharge and
load passengers only, otherwise
only parking in the space), the
situation will be helped.
The general public would then
be out in front of the building
where it belongs and not out in
the back where the majority
would have to walk the better
part of a city block in order to
reach an elevator to get to the
Offices wanted.
Patients having business with
the Health department Clinic
should have at least four to six
spaces reserved at the east en-
trance at all times.
The foregoing is only a sugges-
ton and as everyone is entitled
to their opinion, this is ours.
J.. Remarke
F.. Paul Kramer
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-02-04
by Senator ]. Glenn Beall

ny
Maryland's multi-million dollar
agricultural industry will have a
great interest in the action this
Congress takes on the Presidents
farm policy recommendations.
There are 36,107 farms in Mary
land, containing 2,285,117 acres,
which earn millions of dollars
every year from the sale of live
stock and products, and additional
investments in labor and products
annually increase the value of
farm property and livestock.
Federal Government policies
which in effect have a regulating
control of the industry-can de-
termine whether in future years
the Maryland Farmers standard of
living and income Increases or de-
clines.
Farm prices had been steadily
dropping when President Eisen-
hover, Secretary of Agriculture
Benson, and the 83rd Congress
took oaths of office. Fortunately,
new government policies halted the
decline and farm prices increased
LIZ per cent during the month end
ing December Is, 1858.
The problems of the agriculture
industry have not been solved,
however, and while it is difficult
to imagine that any complete solu-
ton will come from this session
of Congress, l think it is assured
that the Maryland farmer can ex-
pect government price supports to
hold the line on basic commodi-
ties during the next year.
In the meantime the President,
the Secretary of Agriculture, the
Congress, and the American farm
er must produce a workable farm
program which will insure the
farmer of his full share of the
income produced by stable pros
porous country, and which will
meet the requirements of the ma
ton as whole.
Price supports at 90 per cent
of parity for 1854 are, the PresI-
dent said "a legal and moral COM
mitment that must be upheld"
That is the first phase of Presi-
dent Eisenhower's recommended
tons to Congress. The second is
that the program would provide
for flexible parity based upon sup
ply after 1866. Under present law
there is authority to use the old
or the modernized parity on basic
commodities, and this authority
expires January 1, 1856.
The Presidents plan also pro-
vides the setting aside of about
one-half The commodities now own
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-02-04

SOP Monroe St., Rockville, a son,
Robert Steven.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Trageser,
1928 Piney Branch Rd., Silver
Spring, a son, Danny Lee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kurt P. STREET,
Ri. 8, Bethesda, a son, Samuel Lee.
Mr.. and Mrs. George ]. Shep-
erd, Jr., 1907 Tomlinson Ave,
Cabin John, a daughter, Deborah
Jean.
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Schon-
ter, 45O8 Mahar Rd., Silver Spring,
a daughter. IS
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence E. Kan.
ney, 2311 Michigan Ave-, Silver
Spring, a son, Clarence Edward,
Jr.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-02-04

Montgomery County Sentinel:
would like to take this oppor-
tunity to say 1 am enjoying those
editorials. More power to you
we need many, many more good
Americans, as you. in our midst.
Please renew our subscription.
Doris Irvine
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-02-04

| Ills lIlSIdIlCc.
Lewis B. Sims, Chairman
County Personnel Board
ed. Note: The following is the
letter written by the Personnel
Board to witnesses in the Bur
dette hearing. See editorial.)
Some misunderstanding has
arisen as to the reason that you,
as witness for Sgt. James l..
Burdette, were not given the op-
portunity to appear before the
County Personnel Board at the
Board hearing last Thursday,
January 81.
1t was not until almost two
o'clock in the morning, as the
Chairman was calling the hear
ing to close, that Mr.. Joseph
Simpson, attorney for Sgt. Bur-
dette, brought to the attention of
the Board that he had available,
outside the hearing room, wit
nesses who wished to testify be-
fore the Board. This was the first
that the Board knew of the pres
ence of such witnesses. Even
though the hour was extremely
late, the Board informed Mr..
Simpson that it was prepared to
hear you and each of the other
men Immediately.
The Chairman declared a re-
cess, and Mr.. Simpson then left
the hearing room. Upon return
ing approximately IS minutes
later, he informed the Board that
he had decided not to ask any of
the men to come in and testify in
person; instead, he would read
their names into the record and
request permission of the Board
to transmit, at a later date, a
written statement from each of
these intended witnesses. The
Board approved the request of
Mr.. Simpson, and after the
names were read into the official
record, the Chairman called the
hearing to a close. However, it is
regrettable that you were incon-
venienced on that night of Janu-
airy 81. 1t still is not too late to
receive your statement. You may
prefer to appear in person before
the Personnel Board at its regu-
lar meeting of Wednesday eve
ming, February 3. If so, please
telephone the Personnel Assist
ant, Mr.. John P. Gaquin, by the
close of business on Monday so
that we may plan our meeting.
If you send a written statement,
be sure to get it to Mr.. Gaquin
before our meeting Wednesday
night.
A letter similar to this one is
being sent to each of the men
who were expecting to testify at
the hearing on January 81. A
copy is going to Mr.. Simpson.
Lewis B. Sims, Chairman
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-02-04
20 Years Ago
With the Sentinel
February /, 1884

LII dill cIOTI TO DOdSL the only
the county seat, the Rockville
Chamber of Commerce decided to
devote this month to membership
and plans for interesting pro-
grams for the year. Roger Shaw
was named committee chairman
in charge and he said he would
place teams in the field to can
vass the town ard outlying COM
munities which were represented
by any civic or business group.
Herbert L. Diamond was elect
ed president of the Gaithersburg
Chamber of Commerce.
Montgomery County farmers
were said to be in a better mood
as prices Advance" Wheat AL
lotment Checks were a big aid
and the corn-hog program offered
additional assistance.
Gaithersburg alumni gave a
Roosevelt Dance"
Mrs. Hempstone Griffith enter
tanned members of the Tuesday
bridge club at her home. Those
attending were Mrs. Stedman
Prescott, Mrs. Edwin Broome,
Mrs. Frank Leizear, Miss Elsie
England, Mrs. F.. D. Clarke, Miss
Maude England and Mrs. Carl
Eastwood.
In Boyd the Ladies Aid Society
met at the home of Mrs. F. M.
Wire, with a very good attend
ance. Visitors were the Misses
Dora and Rebecca Hall and Mrs.
Mary Hoskinson.
At a meeting of the Grade
Mothers of the Gaithersburg
School on Monday afternoon, jan
uary %, the following officers
were elected for the year: Mrs.
Merle Jacobs, president, Mrs.
Raymond Stang, vice-president,
and Mrs. Dorsey Plummer, secre-
tary-treasurer.
Mrs. Charles Sellman, Mrs. ].
Herbert Brown and Miss Helen
Offutt of Poolesville were attend
ing a Red Cross first air course
in Rockville.
The Sunday School of Mt. Car
mel Church at Sunshine was re-
organized and the officers elected
for the year: superintendent,
Miss Bertha Brown; assistant,
Frank Hawkins; secretaries, Will
liam Hobbs and GLAND Hawkins;
treasurer, Mrs. Frank Hawkins;
organist, Mrs. Eli Leizear.
Rockville defeated Silver Spring
in hard fought, closely contest
ed basketball game by-a score of
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-02-04
Montgomery County Sentinel

Editor,
Montgomery County Sentinel
Because of your interest in the
County Personnel Board hearing
on Thursday night, January 81,
I am enclosing copy of a letter
I have written to each of the men
who were waiting to testify be-
fore the County Personnel Board
on Behalf of Sergeant Burdette.
The letter makes clear the fact
that the Board would have heard
these men that night and will
still hear them or receive their
written statements. There is no
occasion for factual inaccuracy in
this instance.
Lewis B. Sims, Chairman
County Personnel Board
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-02-04

Montgomery County farmers
were said to be in a better mood
as "Prices Advance" Wheat AL
lotment Checks were a big aid
and the corn-hog program offered
additional assistance.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-02-04

l6 to 13. The game was very i'm
portant and the result placed
Rockville second to Bethesda in
the County League.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-02-04

Herbert L. Diamond was elect
ed president of the Gaithersburg
Chamber of Commerce.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-02-04

A brand-new 1884 Ford vs. was
offered for $515 and Sentinel
Classified Columns carried two
For Sale" items. One hardy soul
advertised for job and one lone
ly landlord offered house for
rent.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-02-04
Gaithersburg alumni gave a
Roosevelt Dance"

In Boyd the Ladies Aid Society
met at the home of Mrs. F. M.
Wire, with very good attend
ance. Visitors were the Misses
Dora and Rebecca Hall and Mrs.
Mary Hoskinson.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-02-04

Mrs. Charles Sellman, Mrs. ].
Herbert Brown and Miss Helen
Offutt of Poolesville were attend
ing a Red Cross first air course
in Rockville.
Evening star., 1954-04-30

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-21
to the Wise 8, M. From. co's,

A figure of speech is q change
from the usual form Of express
sion for the purpose Of making
the thought clearer. more force
full, or more beautiful.
Figures of speech include:
/. Simile-A comparison Of
two things when such words as
like as, so, similar to, and the
like are used. as: Strong as a
lion: bold as a bear; timid as
a mouse.
2. Metaphor-An implied COM
parison; that is. a term or phrase
applied to something to which it
is not literally applicable, in
order to suggest resemblance
as: A mighty fortress is. our God.
He was q lion in the fight. (Note:
Metaphors must be sustained,
and not mixed" as in the fol-
lowing: 'I hear a rat; / smell
him brewing; I will nip him in
the bud!" 1--WE must bring the
viper to his knees and make him
cry for mercy" Wa
3. Allegory-An extended met
aphor in the form of q story
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-21
Uncle Ruy's Corner

Perhaps you read an article
which wrote about eclipses Is
months ago. That article spoke
of the total eclipse which is due
on the last day of June this year.
spoke about this again in
December.
Now there Is growing excite
ment about the coming event.
Millions Of persons Are planning
VI watch the total eclipse, and
some viii make trips Of hundreds
of miles. or even thousands, to be
on the dark pathway.
Outside of the pathway. there
win be a partial eclipse of the
sun. California and much Of
Mexico viii miss even q partial
eclipse, but most people on the
continent viii be in for the
treat-if they wake up early
enough.
Astronomers win 60 to various
places to make studies. The band
of darkness wiz stretch from Ne
braska through Minnesota and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-21
By Romon coffmon

the Dominion Observatory-will
be stationed near the village Of
Oba. Another party. from the
University Of Toronto, viii work
at Mattice. A third group. from
the AstrophySical Observatory.
will take another station between
Lake Superior and James Bay.
These astronomers have q Spe-
cial purpose In mind-to learn
more about the flash spectrum. !"
During each solar eclipse there
is a beautiful burst Of light just
before the eclipse becomes total.
For two or three seconds. photo
graphs can be taken to help pro-
vide the needed facts about the
flash spectrum.
I wish to thank DR.. John =.
Heard. president Of the Royal
Astronomical Society Of Canada.
DR.. Heard has sent me advance
information about the flash
spectrum plans, and explains
that cloudy weather may spoil
the chances for good work. That
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-21

interest NWEtn AmertC8s
Western Ontario to James Gay
at the southern end Of Hudson
Bay Later it win cross the At
lantic. touching Southern Green
land. and viii continue through
Europe and far into Asia.
Canadian astronomers win
take . prominent part In study
Of the eclipse. One party-from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-21
BY Fronk Beck

that has the purpose Of teaching
a truth or a moral. as Pilgrims
Progress" A short allegory pre-
senting animals or inanimate
objects that speak and act like
men. is known as a fable. Exam
pie, "Aesop,s Fables; Mickey
Mouse, etc. A short allegory is
also known as a parable, as in
the Bible story of the Prodigal
Son.
4. Metonymy-When a word
or phrase is substituted for an
other that it suggests. as: Gray
hairs should be respected. tGray
hairs is used instead of old age.)
5. Paradox-A seeming con-
tradiction that is possibly true,
Example: 1.-THE poor little rich
girl" What we give. we keep.
6. Hyperbole-Ain exaggeration
not intended to be taken liter
ally: His mouth was so large
that he could whisper in his own
ear.
z. Antithesis - Emphasis by
contrast. as "A wise man changes
his mind, a fool never"
Distributed hy McNaught Syndicate. Incl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-21
Fumous Fables
By {. {. Edgar

CONCEIT-HumoriSt Will
son Miner numbered among
his friends a movie actor
whose conceit knew no
bounds. One day, Miner
suggested that they attend
q baseball game. The actor
demurred.
IT can't go among all
those people," he said. MY
fans will mob me-"
Miner insisted, however.
They arrived in the sixth in
ming, with the Yankees at
bat. AS they were making
their way to their seats.
Babe Ruth hit a home run
with the bases filled. Sixty
thousand spectators sprang
to their feet, cheering. The
actor, q weary look on his
face, turned to Miner and
said:
"You see what I mean?"
ROUNDABOUT-The late
Harold Ross. as editor Of the
New Yorker magazine. could
not bring himself to per-
sonally fire an employee. He
preferred to nudge the hire
| ling into resigning.
At one time. he wanted to
get rid of q stan writer
whose work was disappoint-
ing. He dropped hint after
hint, but the man stubbornly
refused to turn in his res
ignation. Ross finally sent
the writer on q Caribbean
cruise at the magazines ex-
penSe.
When the man was three
DAYS at sea. Ross sent Q
radiogram. relieving him Of
his Job.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-21
Our Presidents
By Honore NJ. CotudoI

IA member of Lincoln's
cabinet was Lincoln's most
formidable rival for the Re-
publican nomination for Presi-
dent in 1864. Who was he?
Lamar, Mo-, was the
birthplace of which President?
3-Which President had ear
lier served as police commits
Sioner of New York City?
ANSWERS on next page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-21
Contract Bridge
By Eosley BIoekwood

The dummy In today's deal
was quite q disappointment to
Mrs. Keen. Not that the ex-
pected values weren't there but
they were badly placed. II she
could have transferred the king
and queen Of spades to the club
suit or the diamond suit. the
contract would have been q
laydown. AS it was. she played
the hand well from a mechanical
standpoint. Only her strategy
could have been improved.
South dealer.
Neither side vulnerable
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-21
Word Come
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Find 20 or more words In
E r b o s E,
meaning, "prolix, wordy." Aver
age is 10; time limit, &c minutes.
Rules :. re - Us mr.. be
81" such rs bats" cats" are not fused.
8 ONLY enc form Of . word 10 used. 4.
Propel names are not used.
Answer 70 DIPLOMAT.
damp, dial. diploma. dolt. idol, tete.
paid. pail. palm. patio. pilot. plaid. Plat.
plat. plot, plod. laid lamp. limp. load,
loan omit opal. maid. mail. malt. mild.
milt.. mold. moi. moat. adit. admit.
adoDt, Aft alto amid. atom. atop, tail.
lamp, tidal. toll. toad. told.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-21
Cocoa Beun Supply

The Gold Coast annually sup
plies about 100000 tons Of the
worlds requirement Of 100000
tons of cocoa beans, Accra re-
ports.
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Is why the three parties win take
stations many miles apart.

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