Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29

III inning up nef block captains
and some of these women will be
coming to call right after the bic
kickoff day-Mrs. Rose Chalk
win, Mrs. Frank Weller, Mrs
Thomas Gikas, Mrs. Vera Lychen
helm, Mrs. Edward Widmayer
Mrs. Yetta Goldstein and Mrs
Stephen Kraft.
The Wheaton Committee for the
United Nations will celebrate thf
big U.N. anniversary on Sunday
Oct. % at 3 pm. at the Glenmon,
recreation center.
This has become a yearly even
for the area and the kids really
have grand time. The price O.
admission is Is cents. AS always
refreshments and entertainment
is free.
Money raised will be used ex
clusively to support Choo Peel
Soon, adopted Korean war or
phan. Be sure to ring your calen
dars. When there are more de
tails as to what is doing, l will
keep you posted.
Good news for all of those who
have been wondering whatever
happened to the Ground Observer
Corps that started with such {
bang last year.
Well, that little structure you've
been witnessing being built, slow
ly, is the tower being erected or
the Weller Road School grounds
Nelson M. Griggs, chief observ
er, tells me there are plans to for
mally open the tower sometime ir
October. And when they officially
dedicate the building there will be
combined exercises by the GOO
and Civil Air Patrol. Really big
doings. Lots of high ranking air
officers will be on hand and g
good band, if it can be arranged
They still need many volunteers
so those interested be sure to cal
Mr.. Griggs at 10. 5-0201 or JU
9-6113.
Oakland Terrace PTA Is hold
ing its first meeting of the sea
son, Tuesday at $50 pm. There
will be an election for president
and vice-president. George Ma
harey and Mrs. Virginia Hubbel'
are running for those offices.
The meeting will be devoted
mostly to a get-acquainted night
between parents and teachers
Samuel Furash, last years presi
dent, is publicity chairman this
year, so there will be all kinds OF
news. coming out of Oakland Ter
race School for future editions.
1t doesn't take those Wheaton
KiWanians very long to get any
thing done. Fifty-seven dollars
were collected and turned over tc
the Red Cross for flood relief.
The big capital district conven
ton to be held at the Mayflower
Hotel Oct. 6, 7, and 8 will FIND
Phil Nachman, Carl Eby, Wilson
Rich and Dallas Diehl represent
ing the Wheaton chapter.
They have already bought over
1000 bundles for Christmas trees
That's right, and they are making
plans to put up the old stands or
the old Heitmuller tract, and al
Blueridge Avenue and Georgia
Avenue. AS l always say, this
group never misses anything
This years money from the sale
of the trees will be used to start
the swimming pool for the boys
camp. Nice going.
tbs pity that the Wheaton Cit.
liens Association can't claim a
quorum at any of their last two
meetings. AL Waits feels that in
about 10 days the association
should be able to come up with a
good slate of people who will be
willing to take the reins of this
once biggest of all citizens aSso
Citations in the area.
1t would be a shame to see il
die for lack of interest. There is
too great need for that area to be
organized. l will let you know
which night is selected for the
next meeting. And all of those
who are interested please make
some attempt to go and reactivate
the Wheaton Citizens Association
1t is always said that all yot
have to do is make one error in {
newspaper column and for sure
you get lots of calls. Joe O'Con
nell called to tell me that my new,
last week of the rowing election