Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-10-20
Second, Third
Grade Pupils
In Program
By Mrs. ULYSSES Griffith Nv
Clearwater 3-26S2

he nedlln program at llle ele
Mentary school makes interesting
news this week. The second
round of Salk polio vaccine shots
will be given to second and third
graders on November 3. These
are last years first and second
graders and only those children
who received a first shot during
the last school term will be given
the vaccine at this time.
Audiometer tests will also be
given at the elementary school
during the week of October 81
through November 4. The tests
will be given to all second and
third graders by Mrs. Bessie Rice,
audiometrist of the board of edu-
cation ReferralS who have shown
some difficulties at previous test
ing will be checked as will all new
students in the school regardless
of grade
The annual Community Fair at
the high school last Thursday and
Friday was very successful with
good crowd in attendance in
spite of Fridays miserable
weather. There were a total of
$40 entries in the household de-
partment. The agricultural eX-
@ibit was somewhat smaller than
Usual reflecting the effect on gar
dens of the soaring heat of July
and early August plus the heavy
rain damage of Connie and Diane
Donald Higgs and Mrs Margaret
Thomas were in charge of the
fair. Here is list of the Grand
Champions:
Agriculture: Mahrle Dutrow
largest pumpkin, red tomatoes,
collection of five or more vege-
tables, dried lima beans and green
peppers; Paul King, white pota-
toes; Eddie Beall, mixed hay
old trio chickens and Swiss chard;
Allan Burdette, wheat; David
Beall, squash; Walter Magruder,
young trio chickens and individ-
ual old hen; Russell Ricketts,, 10
ears corn; William R. Stratton,
rabbit; Jimmy Kemp, cockerel
and individual pullet.
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here are the Grand Champions:
Canning-Mrs. Betty Day,
blackberries and grape jelly; Mrs.
Harry Green, beets; Judy StutZ-
man, sausage; Mrs. Edgar Davis,
Mfrawberry preserves and apple
Butter; Betty Lou Leishear, pep
per relish.
Baking-Margert King, bread;
Mrs. Maxine Beall, dropped cook.
les; Mrs. Betty Day, lemon pie;
Frances Clay, cake and Mrs. Jes-
sic Grimes, nut fudge.
Needlework-Mrs. Edna Bran
denburg, embroidery; Mrs. Laura
Sumner, needlepoint; Miss Betty
Darby, tatting and old quilt; Mrs.
Ruth Watkins, hooked rug; Mrs.
Earl Shaw, knitting; Susan Rice,
woven afghan; Patsy Snapp, Gro
cheted afghan; Mrs. Wexford Shift
flett, novelty pillow top; Mrs.
Lloyd Hoover, oil painting; Mrs.
]. William Erwin, adult sewing
(coat, and Eileen Burdette, teen
age sewing "a blouse).
There is of course no school to-
day and tomorrow, as the State
teachers association meets in Bal
timore. Mr.. Lloyd Hoover of the
high school faculty is enc of the
official County delegates to the
meetings of the association.
barilyn GLAND and Patsy Snapp
are members of the Statewide
chorus which sings today for the
association.
The Montgomery County
League of Women Voters spon-
sored a trip to the United Nations
for County students yesterday
and also workshop to orient the
students the preceding Monday
Attending both the workshop and
the trip from Damascus were Bar.
bara Mcdaniel, Linda Blood, Jane
Watkins, Charles Mowry, Ken.
meth Mullinix, Kenneth Pruitt,
Jerry Hyatt, and Joann Shorb.
Mr.. Lloyd Hoover of the faculty
accompanied the group which left
Baltimore Wednesday morning
and returned late Wednesday eve.
ming.
The women of the Damascus
Methodist church held another
apple boiling Monday and Tues.
day of this week. The second ses.
sion was necessary in order to fill
the many orders received for
Wheir product. Just another proof
of what good cooks live in Da
mascus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleve Hyatt are
entertaining the official board to
night.
Next Sunday at the morning