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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-11-24
William C. DeLacy
Attorney at Law
Evans Building
Washington 5, DC.
Trustees Sale

OF Valuable Improved Property
Located at 1928 Parrish Drive,
Rockville, Maryland
Under and by virtue of the
power of sale contained in a
certain Deed of Trust from Will
liam E. Howard to Edward X.
Jones and Frederick A. Allnutt,
Trustees, dated the 9th day of
April, 1854, and recorded May
18th, 1854, among the Land Rec
ords for Montgomery County,
Maryland, in Liber 1917 at Folio
8, and at the request of the party
secured thereby, default having
occurred under the terms there
of, the undersigned Successor
Trustee, duly appointed in ac-
cordance with the terms of said
Deed of Trust by the holder of
the note secured thereby, will Of
fer for sale to the highest bid
der at public auction in front of
the premises hereinafter de-
Scribed on
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1866
AT 4 O'CLOCK PM.
the property described in said
Deed of Trust as follows:
Lot numbered Fifteen Q5), in
Block lettered 20" in the Subdi-
vision known as "Warren's End
Addition to Rockcrest", as per
plat thereof duly recorded among
the Land Records of Montgomery
County, Maryland, in Plat Book
No. "A, Plat No. 1921; SUBJECT
to covenants and restrictions as
recorded in Liber 1776, folio 141
and to a minimum building re-
striction line as per plat.
The property is improved by
a one-story house with three bed.
rooms, one bath, frame construc-
ton, gas heat, forced warm air
system, composition roof, copper
piping and side porch.
TERMS OF SALE
A cash deposit of 100000 will
be required at the time of sale,
balance in cash with interest
thereon from the date of sale to
the date of settlement, payable
within thirty 800 days after the
ratification of the sale by the
Circuit Court. Insurance, taxes
and other public dues and charges
will be adjusted to the date of
sale, and all costs of conveyanc.
ing, including revenue stamps,
will be borne by the purchaser
or purchasers.
JOHN NJ. LYMAN
Successor Trustee,
Colorado Building
Washington 5, DC. 697
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-05

Three out of four traffic accidents
happen in clear weather on dry
roads.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-05
RdLCsOn Pupils Score
High In County Tests

-Four Rawson students finished
among the top pten in the recent Han
cock County sighth grade tests it has
been announced by Supt. E. j. Joseph.
Gary Bailey Pummel, Rawson, re-
ceived the highest grade with a score
Of 179. The other three Rawson stu
dents in the top ten and their scores
were Larry George McDougle, ia;
Jerry Carl Smith, 173; and Ruthann
Smith, 157.
Receiving honorable mention in the
tests from the Rawson school were
Eddie Filhart, Earl Cole, Roy Meyer,
Sheila Mae Gibbs, Larry Otto, Lois
Jean Amstut3 Charles Slackland,
Leonard Brewster, Walter Bennett
and Ida Mae Cole.
From Mt Cory were Franklin
Scoles, Ronald Gerard, Suellen Falk,
Roger Kenton, Kaylcen Rupright,
Linda Jane Dangler.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-05
Plans For State Tennis Tournament Here
In July Announced To Ohio JAycee Units

brochures were sent out TO nearly
100 Junior Chamber pf Commerce
units throughout the state of Ohio
this week announcing Iplans for the
fourth annual Ohio baycee Junior
lenms tournament tb be held July
s, and 10 in Blufftbn.
The tournament, fhich last year
attracted rs contest tants at Euclid,
Ohio, will be made up of the Junior
class and the Boys class The Junior
class is between the ages of Is and
IL and the Boys class viii be made
up of players IA years and under.
There will be singles and doubles
IN both age groups. Each entry must
stay in his age group, bet may part
lclpate in both singles and doubles of
that division.
The three-day tournament will be
played on the Blufftdn Municipal
courts and the Bluffton college courts.
United States Lawn Tennis Associa-
ton rules viii be used for the affair.
Nate Ganger, Ottawa, Allen county
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-05
REAL ESTATE DEALS

The following real estate transac-
tons were reported this week by the
office of the Allen County Recorder:
Bluffton: Edgar p. and Beatrice V.
Conaway to Peter and Maxine C.
Schmidt, part outlot 13. Leland and
Ruth Sechler to Donald Z. and Cleta
L. Fruchey, lot $40, Kraft and
Romey's addition, tax 55e. Robert V.
and Cecile S. Wical, to Harold M. and
Marjorie w. Coffman,f 47.62 acres,
section 15, tax $1705.( Alice H. Luigi
bill to Harold B. and Alice J. Kohl,
lot $40, Kraft and Romey's addition,
tax 55c.
Beaverdam: Carl A. Barnum to
Clifford and Virginia Stewart, parcel
of land, section %, tax $7.70.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-05
HERE AND THERE
BY Buth Huber


Don and NJ Srtha Steiner of near
Pandora visited their sister in West
erville, Ohio, Sunday.
Mr.. and IFS. Rhuel Suter of Pan
dora were Wednesday evening callers
at the home pf Mr.. and Mrs. Chester
Huber of Blutfton.
Practically Rll of the streets in OF
tawa will be torn up this summer ex-
cept Main street as the town begins
work on it's new sewage disposal
plant and sewer lines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Stager of Dun
kirk are being visited by relatives
from California.
Local farmers have begun their
battle with the spittle bug, and some
spraying has sta arted.
Mr.. and Mrs Emerson Stump of
east of Benton Ridge were in Tiffin
Sunday attending the auto races.
August Rearns of Ada celebrated
his 85th birthday Sunday. His sons
and daughters \ and grandchildren
were there to help him celebrate.
Francis Grear, west of Findlay, is
improving after being i'll with
pleurisy.
Mrs. Lester Baker of near Benton
Ridge attended a meeting of Women
of the Moose Lodge at Fremont last
Sunday.
Three out of four traffic accidents
happen in clear weather on dry
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-05

singles champion, will probably repre-
sent the USLRA during the event.
The tournament director is the final
Judge.
Committees hafe been appointed by
Jack Koontz, chairman of the state
tournament. Thgse are Richard Smith,
promotion; OliJer Beach, publicity;
Dwaine Amstutz, insurance; Harley
Steiner, registration; James Daley,
entertainment; Paul Reichenbach, lin
en-; DIR. Wayne DHtz, trophies; and
Dean Nonnamaker, chairs.
At the same time the Jaycees an
nounced they would SPONSOR local
tennis tournament to be held some
time during the m 1bnth of June.
Kenneth Hartman is chairman of the
local tourney.
Age groups forf the tournament
which will be held for boys only will
be under IA and 10 to Is. Singles
and doubles will be held in both
divisions.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-05
BlufftOn Hospital
APRIL 20

APRIL 20
Admitted: Mrs. Weldon LaRue,
Elida; Richard Reichenbach, Bluff
ton.
APRIL I21
Admitted: Earl Diller, Columbus
Grove.
Discharged: Mrs, Kenneth Mast
and baby, Bluffton; Mrs. Harold
Hendricks, Bluffton; Mrs. Leonard
McIntire, Bluffton; Mr.. Orville Mat
ter, Bluffton; Mrs. Richard Smith
and baby, Williamstown; Mrs. Wal
ter Turner, Fostoria; Mrs. Norman
Triplett and baby, Bluffton.
APRIL 22
Admitted: Nancy June Blosser,
Connie Sue Blosser, Blpffton.
Discharged: Miss Alice Balmer,
Bluffton.
APRIL %.
Admitted: NJ. NJ. Murray, Bluff
ton.
discharged: Nancy June and Con-
ME Sue Blosser, Bluffton; Mrs. Clare
Gratz, Ottawa; Elizabeth May Nc
Intire, Bluffton; Mrs. Richard Hilty
and baby, Findlay; Richard Reichen-
bach, Bluffton.
APRIL "a
Discharged: Robert King, Bluff.
ton; Mrs. Ned Benham and baby
Ottawa; Mrs. Roger Qoenges anc
baby, McComb; Mrs. Gerald Clun
and baby, Lafayette; Mrs. Stanley
Newton and baby, Pandora; Mrs. H
w. PierInan, Ottawa.
APRIL &c
Admitted: Charles Wayne Boysel
Rawson.
APRIL q
Admitted: Sharon and Ronalc
Turner, Columbus Grove.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-05
College Gets NeW
BLdcktOp Walks

Work has been Etarted on the black
top walks around the Bluffton college
campus it has b zen announced by Joe
Urich, of the College Booster Commit
tee. The walk is to be completed May
].
Funds for lthe walks totalling ST.
37728, were raised through the pre-
sentation of Swiss Holiday which net
ted $4,000 Rnd proceeds of $877.59
from the ANNUAL Booster Banquet.
ALFALFA / is not a permanent
crop and in most cases must be re-
seeded every or 5 years.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-05-05
AIRMAN PROMOTED

Michael Gleason, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. M. Gleason, Bluffton, has re-
Gently been promoted to airman first
class. He is serving with the Air
Force in Alaska.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-25
MARYLAND
By GENE GOoDWM

While Maryland Democrats
are busy trying to decide
whether to use dot or Chanel
No. 5 on George z. Matoney,
the Free States Republicans
are building up to i man sized
senatorial suuabble Of their
own.
Two men already have an
I1ounced their intention to seek
the @. o. r. senatorial nom
ination IN the primary next
May-the incumbent. John
Marshall Butler. and his 1850
adversary, p. John Markey.
And there d talk Of ! pos
sible anti Butler movement de-
yeloping behind the candidacy
Of someone like Representative
Edward ted Miller of the
Eastern Shore.
Add to this the name Of Rep
resentative James r. Devereux
Of the I'd district, who also is
being mentioned as q canii-
date for the Senate, and you
have the markings Of q primary
that might even shove the
Democrats into q back seat.
4 d r .
The Non Friends
Mr.. Buffers greatest OBJ
stacle would be q candidate
backed by o coalition Of his
"non-friends" Gree State Re-
publicans. IN difference to their
minority registration status.
don't like to use strong words
like enemy" when referring
70 one another)
Among Mr.. Buffers nom
friends In the party. unfortu-
nateiy for him, are such IN
nuential citizens as Gov. Theo-
dcre r. McKeldin and fellow
Senator j. Glenn Beall.
Gov. McKeldin and Senator
Butler have never been too
close since 1852 when the Gov
ernor led Maryland Republi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-25
VIRGINIA
Do Study Commissions
Expedite Or Impede?

It said that the differential
In long distance rates within
the State and across it, borders
can be corrected only through
cooperation between various
State regulating agencies and
the Federal Government.
'The telephone industry in
Virginia and elsewhere Is grow
ing rapidly. the subcommittee
said. and It Is perhaps natural
that some growing pains have
developed We do not intend
to minimize the number Of the
problems or give the Inn
preston tint they are not
serious.
The passage OF time may
cure some Of them. Others can
be solved only BY cooperative
effort on the part OF the COM
panies and the State Corpora
ton Commission II. (which
has ample authority to correct
most Of the conditions COM
planned Of. n
Correction In most cases
viii involve higher charges"
So. 1t seems. Virginians will
continue to pay more, rela-
lively. to call other virginians
than to talk with someone In
some other State.
PurceIls Comments
Reached BY telephone ct his
home in Louisa lfrom WASH
ington. and therefore cheaper)
Mr.. Purcell was asked for COM
nent on the commissions
recommendation.
The report did not 20 half
as far - I wanted It TO TO-"
he said. 1T didn't have sum
Gent stan or personnel 70 90
into the subject % much as
] would have liked to. ! was
disappointed. We got nothing
concrete"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-25
only si.3s to Kingsport. Tenn.

only $t.35 to Kingsport. Tenn.
some so miles further.
This Is the situation that
stuck In the craW Of Delegate
Harold II. Purcell Of Louisa. at
the 1854 session. He wanted
to know why. generally speak
ing. 1t costs vireinians more
to call other Virginians than
1t does to eau out-of -Staters.
The state Corporation com-
mission sets rates for calls en-
tireiy within virginia but the
Federal COMMUNICATION Com
mission steps in when State
lines are crossed
Mr.. Purcell made what APP
peared to observers as d pretty
good case as he Hailed his rate
tables around and Grated on
the floor Of the House Of Dele
gates last year.
But the Legislature, SEEM
ingly ever fearful Of re-
stricting the powers of the
State Corporation Commits
/ sion--which Is provided for in
the Virginia Constitutionre-
fused to face the question Of
bucking this powerful iegisla-
tive body. whose members
enjoy many choice perquisites.
Boiley Groups Work
When the topic was referred
to the vALC, it was re-referred
to o subcommittee headed by
Delegate Norman C. Bailey Of
Orange. Mr.. Bailey,s COM
mittee held hearings In both
the eastern and western por-
tons Of the State.
His group has brought In
some laudahle recommends
tons for legislation dealing
with other phases Of the tele-
phone business but failed to
recognize -or chose 10 ignore
the rate situation.
y s = I - ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-25

This Is less true of Repre-
sentative Devereux.
It should be said here that
neither Mr.. Miller nor Mr..
Devereux has as yet made any
public announcement Of 1856
political intentions. In fact.
both are now junketing in
Europe. Their candidates. 30
far have only been discussed
in the uninhibited realm Of
speculation.
Monkeys Position
OF Mr.. Markey 1t can be
said that he belongs to no
man and he probably Ii In the
race to stay.
Mr.. Marley, q T2-year-old
retired National Guard brig
adler general from Frederick,
has scored near misses In two
previous campaigns for the
Senate.
He was his party's nominee
in 1916. and was edged out BY
Democrat Herbert n. O'Conor
BY less than 800 votes.
It would seem that Mary
lands senior Senator win have
TO do some battling II he
wantsas he obviously does
70 carry his party's banner
against whomeyer the Demo
Gratis eventually decide 10 put
up for Senate next year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-25
Non riends' Eye
Butler Senate Seat

cans into the camp Of Presi-
dent Eisenhower almost over
the dead body Of the Senator,
who was q strong hacker Of
the late Senator Robert Al.
Taft.
Senator Beall, who generally
has been with the Governor on
big State political issues. also
supported President Eisen-
hover.
Mr.. McKeldin and Mr.. Beall
may kiss and make up with Mr..
Butler before next May, but II
they don't-and chances are
they won't Republican voters
can look for still q third candi-
date In the field, one backed by
McKeldin- Beall a Co.
a logical recipient Of any
McKeldin-Beall blessing would
be Representative Miller, per-
haps the most nom friendly Of
Senator Buffers non-friends.
Millers Grievance
Mr. Miller. who has won
election TO the House I'VE
times from the heavily Demo-
cratic lst district, Is report
edly OF the strong opinion
that Senator Butler prevented
his appointment to the Fed
eral judicial bench. This ap-
pointment Mr.. Miller desired
very much. and the promise of
II kept him running for re-
election against his personal
wishes In o district that prob
ably otherwise would have
gone Democratic. His annoy
arice with the senior Senator.
after someone else was ap-
pointed to . recent vacancy on
the Baltimore Federal bench.
was said to be extreme.
Another factor favoring Mr..
Miller, % concerns any back
ing from q McKeldin- Beall CO.
alition, Is that he, too, Is q
strong Eisenhower supporter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-25
IVIRGIINIA
By ALEX n PRESTON

The legislative shape OF
things TO come ct next years
session Of the Virginia Cen
eral Assembly Is beginning to
come into focus as the first Of
some 80 special study commits
sions bring Id their reports.
Last January this column re-
viewed the principal studies
assigned to the Virginia Ad-
visory Legislative Council
fVALC) and special commits
sions by the 1854 Legislature.
II was pointed out at the
time that. In many cases. this
was q form Of legislative pro-
crastination. so to speak,
whereby the General Assembly
refused to face some issues as
they come up. Instead. they
were referred to the VALC or
some other special group for
further study"
So far. four Of these COM
missions have reported. They
dealt with the States Alco-
holic Beverage Control system;
q capital outlay program tin
itiated by Gov. Stanley after
the Legislature adjournedl: ex-,
tension services of State-sup-
ported colleges. and rural tele-
phone service.
Phone Issue Eyoded
II Is In the field Of tele-
phones that q subcommittee Of
the VALC appears to have
eyaded. Just as the Legisla-
ture did. the crux Of an issue
Il it can be called that.
It still costs 81 to cali an In
dividual In Richmond from
Alexandria but only rs cents
from Washington.
II you're In Richmond. It
still costs you 4i.S5 10 call
someone In Marion. Va. but
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-25
BY MosBY GRANT

ny mO00x OAANV
One Of the unlisted gcasu-
alties Of Do-It- Yourself out
ii the mythical but typical
suburb Of Rural Woods. Va,
Il the old-fashioned holiday
week end. FOR Q large number
Of families, when daddy's
office shuts down Friday
through Monday Gas It did q
week or so ago1 It Is no longer
. signal to gather the picnic
basket. thermos jug. and In
sect repellant. More likely.
father heads for the hardware
supermarket with q list Of
supplies IN his hand and gran
dose plans In his head.
Though his trip means the
expenditure Of funds. he goes,
with mothers blessing, for Do-
It-ycurself has emerged from
its basement days Of half
hobby. half botched up
inoney-saving device and has
become 8 full-fiedged social
practice.
"A kind Of eighborliness has
been built UP around Do-It-
Yourself. according to some Of
Its Rural Woods devotees. For
instance, AZ various Rural
Woolisians have become more
or less expert I'm some spe-
cialty. such as electrical wiz
ing. woodworking. masonry
o kind Of community work
pool has developed. its mem
bers swapping skills back and
forth on q quid pro quo basis.
But social practice, one Of
the neighbors points out. can
also mean social pressure.
Though o confirmed Do-It-
Yourselfer. she says IL IL simply
o new way Of keeping up with
the Joneses. Money used to
be the only factor" she ex-
planned. Time was. II the
family next door had q new
car, the pressure was on you
to have q new car. There's
still some Of that left. Of
course. but the real new cur
rency Is effort :
Is Bill Jones building 4
patio? Then. Joe Smith feels
he ought to build one. or
something equal to 1t. Is Mary
Smith painting her bathroom
charcoal gray2 Then. Susie
Jones feels the need to get
out the paints and brushes.
Improvement Is the Word
Improvement seems to be
the key word inscribed on the
banners Of the new and grow
ing legion Of Saturday plumb
ers. carpenters and painters.
And improvement becomes part
Of the pressure. In countless
subdivision-suburhs like Rural
Woods. one Of the most cut.
ting comments that can be
made Of . neighbor is: well,
he doesn't seem to care about
improving his place" Yet the
curious fact is that Rural
Woodsiari communities have
the least apparent reason TO
make material improve
ments."
Rural Woods Is young. like
most Of Washington's suburbia.
and presumably stands In less
comparable need Of what the
United States Chamber Of
Commerce calls "moderniza-
ton" tthe lump-sum term sup
posed to cover most Do-It-
Yourself activities). DR.. Je-
rome p. Packard, economic
adviser to the Washington
Board Of Trade, recently con-
Quoted . survey Of local hous-
ing and found the median age
: Of homes In the Greater WASH
ington Area was about Is
years. THAT makes this
Metropolitan Area one Of the
youngest In the country" he
told this reporter, about on Q
par with Houston -. and ahead
Of Los Angeles. The young
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-25
| olent Swaps Expand
Do-It- YourseIf Field

ness Of the homes makes IL
fairly obvious there's not. as
great o need here to modernize
as In most Eastern Seaboard
communities !"
Need or not, the urge to inn
prove Is also obvious In the
suburban growth Of what were
once simple hardware stores
which now stand as cleaning
Palaces Of the New Effort. A
Rural Woodsian reports. the
Saturday before Labor Day.
the only place he had to stand
In line was the local hardware
dealer.
Stors Revealing Survey
This year, according to an
analysis compiled and pub
iished by the Research Depart
ment Of The Star. 59.9ls FAM
lilies made some home improve
ment, ranging from the re-
modelling Of D kitchen CHA
per cent, down through the
addition Of 9 closet (i.2 per
cent?. I48.778 families painted
inside their homes: 69.702
painted the outside. Do-It-
Yourselfers did more than half
the painting involved. and
better than SO per cent Of the
construction work. Yet the
money-value Of the Do-It-
Yourself market Il still DIM
cult to assess. II only because
the term has become so broad
In its application. One sar-
donic Rural Woodsian says
that in the eyes Of the restau-
rant trade. home-c cooking Is
probably considered Do-It-
Yourself. TITS gotten so that
II you buy q cup hook. you be-
come q statistic" he said.
In general. however. most
economists accept the figure
published last December BY the
Bureau Of the Census-s0 far
as home improvements are
concerned. The bureau said:
Sta billions were spent overall:
So billions for materials by
owners who did the work
themselves: more than half OF
this for Jobs valued ct over
$500 about l.5 million Jobs Of
this size. In discussing these
figures. q prominent Washing
ton industrialist - who by
choice rather than financial
position would rather be
caught dead than holding Q
hammer--Fnade the comment
that people were deluding
themselves II they thought
they were saving money.
after all. money is,a repre-
sentation Of effort" he said.
IF people devoted their Do-It-
Yourself effort to making more
money, they could not only af-
ford to have the work done for
them. but probably earn more
leisure and creative relax
alton. :"
luboF's Dim View
Not so strange 10 the fact
that this rather starchy View
point Of one successful capital
LIST Is shared to an extent by
Labor. The ofiicial publication
Of the AL Building Trades,
back tn January, commented.
somewhat hopefully. that
Many Do-It-Yourself home
owners now realize that any
money they initially saved
by not having experienced
union men do the Job has dis
appeared" through wasted ma
terial or Q botched job that has
to be redone. "
.