Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-08-04

John A. Hartley was named
chairman of the campaign and
store owners have promised ac
tive assistance in removing trash
from store premises.
On the agenda for possible fu
ture action is the tree grows in
Wheaton campaign" for the bust
ness district. 1t has been sug
gested that the planting of shrubs
would be logical next step in
the current clean up campaign.
This is good project for all
of the citizens of our town and
when the season starts of meet,
ings it seems to me that the diff
ferent civic groups, church
groups, P.T.A's, Kiwanis, Opt
mists, Civilians, etc. should all
, enter into the spirit of beautify-
ing our mushrooming CONNER.
cial center
Surely we don't need contest
brought on by anyone to make
us realize that whatever our bust
ness center looks like will have
direct bearing on all of us. For
one it would cut out so many of
the gripes that you keep hearing
everytime you try to shop.
The other big project that the
Chamber is sponsoring is drive
for first class Wheaton Post
Office. Surely Wheaton has out.
grown that tiny sub-station that
IS called on TO service the entire
Wheaton-Glenmont area. Parking
is a real problem, cramped quar-,
tiers, inadequate staff, inability
to secure mail from Post Office
Boxes after 6 p. m. and Satur-
day afternoon, these and mil
lion other gripes are very real
to those who depend upon this
sub-station for daily service.
Congressman Dewitt S. Hyde
and Post Office Department of.
ficials will be contacted to see
what can be done TO get this off
of the ground.floor. For months
now there has been talk of re-
guessing a Wheaton Post Office
and the Chamber intends to do
something about it, but here
again they can't go it alone. AL
of the citizens are requested to
join in the effort to write Con.
gresham Hyde and make known
their feelings so that this pro
Ject can get the full support of
the entire area
1t is a worthwhile objective for
the Chamber and every other or.
ganization. AS Isl" Sherman
said I'VE need a great deal of
publicity and l hope that every
newspaper will get behind us in
this request" He doesn't have
to worry about the SENTINEL.
Tor any ideas or suggestions as
TO how anyone can improve the
Wheaton area will get more than
routine support from, the SEN
TINEL.
Harold l., Esten, an architect
was admitted as a new member
of the Wheaton Chamber. Mr..
Esten is formerly of the staff
of Ronald l.. Senseman, and
among his other works, he helped
design Wheaton High. The mem.
bers wished him much success
in the Community of Opportun
ity."
We have many celebrities liv.
ing among our midst and ono
OF the most genial, likable PEG.
pie l have is Edwin l.. Rogers OF
WGAY.
Wheaton is his home, but he
came to the Nations capital orig
inally in 1881 as a replacement
for Arthur Godfrey. While he
attended Columbia University he
sang on the New York stage.
He got into radio in 1928. Hc
auditioned as a singer at WOR
New York, but had a bad colo
and was hired instead as am an
nouncer, That's the way it wa,
in those days, if you came for ono
job and there was an opening in
another field you were hired. IL,
does say that times have changed
When Godfrey was almost killed
In 1881 in an auto accident, Roger,
was hired to take his place. II,
spent II years with NBC Wash
ington doing announcing anc
news. Today the only Singing
he does is with the Takoma Parl
Presbyterian Church.
He is one of our more activ,
members who contribute SO mucl
to our community lie is marrieC
and has three children, two girl,
and a boy now all OF approNi
mately voting age.
Glenmont's Girl Scouts say
Thank You" TO Mrs. Morton
Goldberg, Mrs. c. r. Heave, Mrs.