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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
County Schools
Trained Adults
For War Work

AS the World War II labor
shortage pinched tighter and
tighter, four Montgomery Coun
ty high schools opened classes to
train adults for essential de-
Tense work.
Richard Montgomery High
School offered the most extern
sive curriculum. Glasses in
acetyline welding were held Mon.
day through Friday nights from
7:3O to 1890, taught by j. w.
Wisner and B. NJ. Miller. Mr..
Wisner also taught a daily day.
time welding class from 1890 to
$3.50.
The United States Employ.
ment Service guaranteed grad
yates of the Montgomery Blair
War Training Center jobs in war
industry upon completion of the
course in aircraft sheet metal
work taught Monday, Wednesday
and Friday nights by Lee
Medium.
M. f. Mcpherson taught cleo
trio welding to adults three
nights a week at Bethesda High
School.
Two classes, machinery repair
and forge and acetyline welding
were offered two nights a week
three hours a night, at Sherwood
High School. S. j. Finnyfrock
was the instructor.
All the free adult classes were
sponsored by the Program fol-
Vocational Training for War Pro
duction.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
Gang War in
TUkOmaPUrk
Took Victim

In the cold dawn of October
q, 1884, Allen B. Wilson slump
ed dead, in the front seat of his
automobile, the innocent by
stander in an attempted gang
land killing.
Wilson was a routeman for
the Washington Herald. At Ais
am. he was making his rounds
and pulled up in front of the
Takoma Park home of "big shot
gambler" Mickey Mcdonald.
Suddenly from behind some
bushes five shot gun blasts ex-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
Garrett Parks
Garrett Parks
Little Hoyas'
Are Oldest
Catholic Prep

The oldest Catholic Preparatory
School in the United States is the
Georgetown prep School, in Gar,
rett Park on the Rockville Pike.
It's beginnings r traced
back with those of its parent
institution, Georgetown Univer-
sity, to the year 1889 when the
first Archbishop of Baltimore.
John Carroll, established on the
heights of Georgetown, this edu.
cational institution. Father An.
drew White, S. j., chaplain of the
expedition into Maryland by
Lord Baltimore, planned the
original school for the sons of the
early settlers.
For more than a century and
a quarter, the Preparatory
School was located on TIL e
grounds of the university, but in
1919 it was separated and estab-
lished in Garrett Park, and later
incorporated in 1927.
The campus includes SO acres
of Handicapped rolling hills and
level land. Among the facilities
provided are a nine-hole golf
course, 10 tennis courts, three
football fields, two outdoor bias,
ket ball courts, a soccer field. a
rifle range, a quarter-mile track
and facilities for sports in the
winter season.
The main building and two
wings, one built in 1921, one in
1928, measure 480 feet and are
of Georgian architecture. The
Chapel of Our Lady, of italian
Renaissance style, was built in
1884 from funds from a donor
who expressed a wish to remain
anonymous. There is also a gym
nasium.
The educational progra m
starts with the seventh grade
and continues through the
twelfth, the school being ac
credited by the Association OF
Colleges and Secondary Schools
of the Middle States and Mary
land.
The present headmaster is
Father William A. Ryan, S. ]
who graduated from the school
in 1882, returned to teach for
three years in 1888 and returned
the second time in 1851 to take
up his present position.
There are "a other members of
the faculty including Father
Kelvin T. MacKavanagh who has
been teaching Latin, English and
Greek to the seniors since 1885
and Father William B. Cum
mings who has taught science
and math for almost as long
The Reverend Philip A. Nc.
Greevy, 81. is project of studies.
There are at present 230 stu.
dents, 104 of them being resident
They came from all over the
United States and from Rome,
Italy; Venezuela, Puerto Rico,
the Philippines, Cuba, Ireland,
Guam, Bolivia, Ell Salvador and
Ecuador, as well.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
Victim of Shooting

Russell King was shot and crit
ically wounded in Clarksburg
Nov. %, 1884, at the same time
his father, Charles E. King, was
taking the oath of County Com
missioner in Rockville. After fir
ing five shots at young King the
Negro assailant, John Brown,
killed himself.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
Unlucky HOrseshOes
Brought Staying

Grafton Nelson was a bad
sport.
One July afternoon in 1888
Nelson defeated Samuel
Bright in game of horse.
shoes at the LaytOnsviIIe home
of George Webster. Bright be.
came enraged at the defeat
and had to be elected from the
lawn by Nelson.
Webster grabbed a shotgun.
He was angered by Nelson's
presumptuOusness. Nelson
grabbed a shotgun.
The horseshoe winner shot
and killed his host.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
MARYLAND. Nv MARYLAND

Maryland.licensed automobiles
bore an inspection sticker with
the word MARYLAND" instead of
Maryland" in 1910. How the
stickers passed the printers
proof.reader with the missing "Y"
remains a mystery.
Evening star., 1955-11-10
Warren Aids Drive
For Trumun librury

LOS ANGELES. Nov. 10 Rl.-
Chief Justice Earl Warren win
be honorary chairman for q din
ner to raise funds for the Harry
8. Truman Library.
The former California Cover
nor said in a letter to Edwin w.
Pauley. chairman Of the fund
raising event here, that he would
be delighted to accept the post.
However. Mr.. Pauley said yester-
day. Supreme Court duties will
prevent the Chief Justice from
attending the dinner November
20.
The library. now under con-
struction at Independence, Mo-,
will house the former Presidents
personal papers. It win be pre-
sented to the people Of the
United States.
Evening star., 1955-11-10
cuIiforniuns Flee
Fire

VENTURA, Calf, Nov. 10 up,
Families fed their homes as a
stubborn brush and timber fire
limperiled six residences today
after blackening 10000 acres.
Occupants moved possessions
to a Hidden Valley chicken
ranch owned and operated by
E. L. Curly Lambeau, former
coach Of the Green Bay Packers
lChicago Cardinals and Washing
ton Redskins.
The endangered homes are
Inear the crest Of Carlisle Canyon
near Lake Sherwood and Hidden
Valley-in Ventura County 4C
lairline miles northwest of Los
Angeles. Additional fireIrigs were
dispatched to the scenes
Another fire, in La Tuna
Canyon of Tujunga, a hilly SUBJ
lurb a few miles north OF Los
angeles, was controlled yester-
day. 1t had burned 5000 wooded
acres in the Verdugo hills and
destroyed three homes.
Evening star., 1955-11-10
Child Injured
In Bus Crash

A school bus, loaded with nine
children returning from the
Peter Pan School. spun out Of
control yesterday, struck a tree
and stopped just short Of ar
apartment house at 320l Twelfth
street NE.
One child. william Hinkle. S
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Hinkle
of 600l Chillum place NE, was
treated for q bruised forehead
at children,s Hospital, ther
released.
School officials and police
transported the other children
home. The accident occurred al
AIS pm.
Driver Of the bus, Avee Jones
40, colored, of 1902 Seventh
street NE. told police the right
front wheel of the bus locked
Police reported the bus crossed
Evening star., 1955-11-10
Group Protests
Negro Priests

JESUIT BEND, La, Nov. 10
(P1.-Oficials of the New Or
leans Archdiocese today were
faced with q petition being cir
cuIated by a group Of Catholic
laymen who formed a Citizens
Council to protest assignment
of Negro priests.
The ckancery Office had no
comment on the development
last night.
The Citizens Council was
formed in little river towns
south Of New Orleans after
Archbishop Joseph Francis RUM
mel suspended services at Jesuit
Bend when parishioners refused
to let d Negro priest say mass.
Chapters have cropped up In
many southern cities to resist.
tntegration.
The group announced that 100
persons showed up at an organ
Rational meeting at Belle
Chasse and more than 800 names
have been obtained on q petition
protesting assignment Of Negro
priests.
@The archbishop" /" said Arthur
Bergeron, a leader on the move
ment, '.is trying to compel US to
go against the way we were
raised and the things we be-
lieve in.v
The petition said iIltegration
was contrary to church teaching
and assignment Of Negro priests
was a step toward breaking down
the segregation barriers.
If no white priest Is avail
able, let the church remain
closed" said Joseph Sendker,
who presided over the session.
The archbishop last month
took disciplinary action against
the Jesuit Bend congregation
when parishioners ttirne6 away
the Rev. Gerald Lewis, a Negro
priest assigned TO help out In
q shortage Of priests.
His swift action was praised
by the Vatican newspaper.
Catholic schools are segregated
In the New Orleans Archdiocese,
but Negroes regularly attend
most churches In the diocese
without regard to special seating
arrangements. BY custom. how
ever, most Of them take back
peWs.
Evening star., 1955-11-10

formation was confidential be-
tween the Navy and the COM
|pany. Subsequently, the com1
pany authorized the Navy to
disclose its offer--about $l26
million.
Al week later. the Army an
nounced award of q $7S million
order for MAS medium tanks tc
Alec Products. Inc, of Schenec-
tady, N. Y. The announcement
said Alec. whose proposal was
low. was awarded this contract as
a result Of competition with
Chryslet Corp" Like the Navy,
the Army declined to disclose the
amount of the offer by the un-
successful bidder and the COM
pany also preferred not to au-
thorize its publication.
Here is the way the rationale
recently adopted by the Penta-
g0n explains it.:
ut is believed contrary to the
best interests Of the Government
and the individual firms who
participate in Government pros
curement, as well as contrary to
established business policy to re-
quire that all elements Of the
contracting procedure be public
information. In our system Of
competitive enterprise. Individual
firms guard their methods Of
operation. pricing structures and
policy, and other so-called trade
secrets in order to maintain
their competitive position. In
order to protect the integrity Of
the process employed In nego-
tiated procurement and to over
come the hesitancy of companies
to participate therein, 1t is neces-
sary to instiIl confidence that
information revealed to the Gov
ernment by participating sup
pliers win be held in strict con-
fidence. It would be unfair to
make such information public
and would harm the business re-
lationships Of the Government =
In the case of both the carrier
and tank contracts, newsrnen
mad asked only for the amount
If the other bids.
Supplementing the policy set
'orth in the Pentagon's ration
lie, : a spokesman said also that
many negotiated bids differ con-
;iderably in detail between COM
oanies. He said that long and
complex explanations would
nave to be presented to show
Why one bid Is. overall. more
satisfactory than another.
Evening star., 1955-11-10

1lSpectlOQ DIGS was nOt aVdll'
able. but Navy figures for Juiy
and August show that $685.
056.000 Of the s3i3.o8s, 900 In
procurement contracts were lei
through negotiated bids.
The general practice with
negotiated bids is to announce
publicly only the amount Of the
successful offer and to keep con-
fidential the proposals of other
bidders.
The practice has been fol-
lowed generally for some time,
but only within the last few
months has the Defense Depart
ment formally adopted a policy
or what Is called, in Pentagon-
ese, q rationale" to justify the
practice.
Two Big Contracts Awarded
Details Of the policy became
available today.
Two recent big contracts
turned attention on the system,
The first was an award of q
Sis, BAL .034 contract to the New
York Shiphullding Corp. for
construction of d fifth Forrestal
class carrier. The Navy an
nouncement said that firms bid
was lower 'by a substantial
margin" than that Of the only
other offer. by the Newport
News (Va.) Shipbuilding g. Dry
dock Co.
Reporters asked the amount
Of the Newport News bid. The
Navy initially declined TO dis
close it. saying this was contrary
to practice and that the in
Evening star., 1955-11-10
Mon of the World
Has His Problems

LoGANsPoRT, Ind. tR.-ora
E. Gray. who lives in Jefferson
Township has q few complica-
tions.
He works in Logansport. has
IA telephone on the Burrows ex-
Ichange, gets his electricity from
Delphi and his mail from
IBurnettsville.
He shops in Lake cicott and
Logansport.
Evening star., 1955-11-10

ia sidewalk. struck a tree, then
stopped short Of the brick apart
nient house after knocking over
q low fence and hedge.
Mr.. Jones was not charged,
Police. however. set a corpora
tion counsel's hearing in the case
for November is.
The bus. marked THE Barrie
School" carries both children
who attend the Peter-Pan School
801 Fern place NV. and older
children Of The Barrie School. OF
the same address.
Evening star., 1955-11-10
Pentogon Won't Reveal
All Negotiated Bids
BY ELTON C. FAY
Associated Press stan Writer

Department considers publication Of
f bids negotiated contracts contrary the best interests
of the Government and the individual firms
That type of bidding apparently accounts for than half
of the billions dollars the department spends each year for
weapons and other equipment
breakdown between negotiated and open-o- publc-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-26
FAMOUS FABLES
SETTLE BAILEY

ISOLATION: English
novelist William M. Thackeray
also wrote brilliant speeches. Nc
one appreciated the eloquence OF
his language more than he.
He was, however. a poor public
speaker. He became flustereo
in front of an audience ano
usually forgot his lines.
He was to deliver the prin-
cipal address at a dinner. He
had worked for days on the
speech and had turned out a
masterpiece. After a few mo-
ments. his voice began to quaver
and he looked about in despera-
ton. He tried to continue, but
1t was no use. His mind was 9
blank.
The man seated next to him
tried to console him. Still angry
with himself, Thackeray turned
on the man and snapped.
you needn't console me.
should console you. You just
missed one of the greatest
speeches ever written!'
SUSPICION: Shortly before
his death theatrical producer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-26

clothes policeman" and filming
them $40 for "scandalously
breaking the peace"
Finally he accosted the wrong
man. you are quite right, Of
ficer," said this young man, "but
L must go home to get the
money" D'Achille let him go and
shortly the young man and his
girl came back with the police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-26

Brock Pemberton made out his
will. He placed a copy in his
Office desk.
One morning a few weeks later
he observed that the desk had
been rifled. When he checked
the contents he discovered that
only the will was missing.
do you have any suspicious
about who did this?" asked his
secretary.
Moo" replied Pemberton,
"but apparently one Of my rela-
tiYes has suspicious about me"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-26
Submitted by Kathy Malone 1888 N Wash Blvd Arlington
HAPPY NEW YEAR,
China

Chinese consider New Years Day important holiday
Their calendar differs from and the first day of their
somewhat later than January Each has
special such Year of the Lion Year of the Rat
At the Chinese Year. houses gay decorated with
lanterns The streets full of merymakers who calling
on their friends and shooting hrecrackers
picture of Chinese boy celebrating. Paste it on
cardboard and color with The boy wearing jacket
and trousers of bright contrasting coors His socks and the
oes of his shoes white the red The ecrackers
red too.
the parts carefully Attach the separate
of shoulder with fastener bent the
dcated holes Now the boy swing his and light
his ecackes Fold back the ends at the dotted lines and
the picture will stand.
Each of this weeks series shows two months of 1856
pictures your calendar for next
year
Tomorrow: Scotland
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-26
Bogus Cop on Vic Apple
Tries to Fleece Lovers

Although kissing in the moon
light is not a crime In Italy. En-
rico DAchille tried to cash in on
newspaper stories of fines for
hugging in cinemas.
He went around accosting cou-
piles basking in the moonlight on
Rome's Via Appia, as a plain
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-26

President F. D. Roosevelt &
guest, British Prime Minister
Winston Churchill, said this in
an address to Congress Deem
Der 26. 194l.
president and Mrs. Wood
row Wilson were received by the
King and Queen on December
26, 1918.
3-Thanksgiving Day was
made a legal holiday by act Of
Congress signed by President
F. D. Roosevelt on December 26,
l94l.
Questions on preceding page.)
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1955-02-26

BEFORE buying or selling
consult the advertising COL
umns of your local newspaper.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1955-02-26

lately about the contributions
that colored Americans have
made to the welfare and the
culture of our country. The
narration of events in his
tory in which they figured was
of value in stimulating devo-
ton to the democratic prin-
cipleS at the root of the ma
ton. Besides, the history week
exercises should lead to a bet
ter and more widespread
knowledge of general American
history, which suffers much
neglect by the American peo-
pie. We have had plenty of
meetings, speeches. Now there
is presented an opportunity to
show genuine interest and
earneStneSS by attending the
commemorative ceremonies
Saturday, March S."
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1955-02-26
Spring Cleanup

Throughout America each
year a period usually a week,
is devoted to Spring Cleanup.
Some communities conduct a
campaign. in March, others
may prefer to do so in April,
but whatever the time, the
campaigns result in greater
fire safety and better looking
and healthier communities.
According to the National
Board of Fire Underwriters,
these campaigns do much more
than promote fire safety. For
instance, they help foster COM
munity spirit. Streets are
cleaned, homes are beautified
and repaired, and accumulate
ed waste and rubbish "a, cause
OF fire. disposed of. In addi-
: ton, public buildings often arr
? renovated and vacant ground
< improved.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1955-02-26
1856 DIAMOND BALL

The Buckminister Burgundy
Room was the scene of an In
1tial Tea of the 1855 Diamond
Ball on Sunday, February 20.
The Tea was held by the Club
Assembly of Greater Boston
composed of the Cosmopolitan
Club, The Links, the Smart
Set and Former Junior Mat
rons.
An overflow crowd of 400
persons including many cell
ebrities heard musical pro
gram as well as the formal
pubic announcement of the
Ball which is to be held on
April % at the Boston Arena.
Mrs. Frank w. Morris, Chair
man of the Club Assembly
Council, announced the plans
for the Ball and the follow
ing charities were named:
Free Hospital for Women, Har-
riet Tubman House, Resthav-
en-, West Medford Community
Center, Special Youth Project,
and the N. A. A. C. P. Legal
Defense Fund. Chairman of
the Tea was Mrs. Gertrude
Chandler. Assisting as pourers
were: Mrs. Victor C. Bynce,
Mrs. Esther Wilson, Mrs. Rob-
ert o. Phillips, Mrs. Otis Find
ley, and Mrs. Roland Hayes.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1955-02-26
St. Mark Center New Building
SIS 900 Reconstruction Fund Drive

Fourteen days hence the St.
Mark Forces will begin raising
funds for the erection of a
new building to take the place
of the two frame structures
destroyed by fire last October.
They expect to ask every per-
son in Ward IL to give Just
one dollar at least.
The st. Mark Center, Inc.
for twenty-five years has min
iStered to the upper Roxbury
Community without regard to
religion, race or station; and
its continuance is practically
a public demand. 1t is the
only institution in Ward IL
paying special attention to the
recreational needs of a ne
elected group in an area no.
torious for juvenile delin-
quency.
Checks and currency have
been coming in right along
since the fire the first con-
tributor being the Fisk Club
of Boston.
This Guardian will carry,
from time to time, the news
of the plans and progress of
the drive.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1955-02-26
ATTY : GEN FINGOLD FETED

A group of admirers of Att
orney General George Fingold
rendered a banquet of apprec-
iation to him and his wife, Sat
urday February H., at the
Business and Professional Mems
Club SAB Mass. Ave.
After a brief social hour, the
assembly filed up to the ban
quet hall for a delicious re-
past followed by the usual ses-
sion of speeches and song. Inez
TinSley turned the program
over to Herbert L. Jackson,
and he introduced Mary Br-
own, contralto, who lead in the
singing of God Bless America"
accompanied by Ernest O'Ban-
youn at the piano. She next
offered Trees. Julian Rainey,
and Rev. Samuel Leroy LAWS
count were introduced, in turn.
Mrs. Brown next sang
Through the Years.. Atty.
Gen. Fingold was then intro
duced, followed by Mrs. Fin
gold. All speeches elaborated
on the Fingold's appointing
persons qualified regardless of
race, creed, nationality. Fin
COLDS speech promised q con-
tinuation of his present prac-
tises.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1955-02-26
Pythians Install

Gladiator Lodge 10, K of P,
held public installation exer-
ciSeS in the main hall of K of
P Home, Asst Mass. Ave. Tues
day evening, Feb. Is.
The following officers were
installed by &C. Walter o.
Taylor: Fla. Perkins, &C.;
Calvin Massenburg, VIC; Fred
Hearst, M of F; Abraham Mad
reg, prelate; Edmund Taylor
K of Rand S; Dozier Bentley,
M of E; Cephas Clark, M of
w; Robert Perkins, 1. G.
There were greeting from
Puritan Lodge 2 by Thas X.
Williams, &C. and from Pro-
gressive Court Of Calan the 4
by Mrs. Louise Hudlin Remarks
of encouragement were made
by Atty. and Mrs. James G..
Wolff after the installation,
motion pictures we're shown of
several K of P conventions by
John T, Walker Refreshments
were served in the dining room
below. All spent an enjoyable
evening.
The new project, the K of P
Home is owned and controlled
by five men, namely Fla. Per-
kinS, pres; Arthur Simmons,
Continued On Page -Four
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1955-02-26

HONOR MARTYRS
OF MARCH 5, ITO

Plans are complete for the
Boston Massacre observance
which is to be held downto
Saturday of next week, March
5.
There will be prominent
speakers at the "Spot" ON
State st where the first mar
tyrs for Liberty and Independ-
ence were shot dead by the
insolent British qua1tered in
Boston. Addresses by other
noted speakers will be deliver
ed at the Granary Burial
Ground ON fremont st opposite
fremont Temple and also at
THE MonumeSnt ON Boston
Common. The City Of Boston
will hang wreaths at all three
sites.
The celebration of Boston
Massacre day has been car
sled ON every year for the
past five decades by patruiotic
citizens of Greater Boston. A
bill was passed in 1882 by the
General Court authorizing the
Governor annually to issue a
proclamation for the obser-
vance of the March 5, ITO
sacrifice of five citizens in
the revalt against the tyran-
NY of Great Britain.
The Boston Massacre Bill
was passed in 1882 and was
signed by Governor Ely. II
was fathered by William Mon
roe Trotter and it had tht
influential support of the Hol
Christian A. Herter who a
that time was Speaker of tn
House. But for a long perio,
| prGr TO that date annue
obServances were conduc5e
voluntarily by a citizens com
mitbee motivated safely h
patriotism.
J A spokesman for the Cit
Gems Committee says 'v
E have heard considerable ia