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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-09-02
FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST

Acts. % n Having therefore
obtained help Of God, I continue
unto this day" II u true that we
can't 20 far with out God. we need
His help In all Of our undertake
ings. / pray that the printers OF
this paper would please get the
news right, or print II AZ II u
written There were a miss print
for Sunday. Aug. Il, news. Mr..
Franklin Calbert of the Church
Of God in Christ Of Cincinnati.
Ohio, and Mrs. June marie Bell
field of Point Pieasand Baptist
Church, OF Helena, Ark were not
visitors, they united with Friend
ship Church by Christian EXP.
Service for Sunday Aug. %. was
wonderful, the attendance was
large and our Minister Rev. Harris
brought q wonderful message.
Sub. THE KING LIFE INSUR-
ENCE CO." Every one enjoyed II
for II was inspiring. In the eve
ming Service the Friendly Five
was on the job, and they too In
spired US with the wonderful
numbers in songs which they
brought. I shall attemp once a
gain to put In this paper, that
Friendship Church worshiped with
New Hope Baptist Church in st.
Paul. Aug. q, at three p. NJ. !
report that we had a wonderful
time, many were there our friends
from various other Churches. Rev,
Williams the Pastor was made
very happy. Sunday Sept. 4, at
$50 p. NJ. Elder B. Isabel of the
Church Of God in Christ will wor-
ship with the Friendship Church,
all are invited to come. All the
members that has been delegated
TO 20 to the National Convention
in Memphis, Tenn. please be ready
by Sunday night. We are asking
all 10 pray for the Sick. God bless
you one and all. (Let US learn 10
love and do good 10 all people
Romans 1910, Love worketh no
| III 10 his neighbour. therefore love
is the fulfilling of the law --
Nellie Buckhalton, reporter.
EDITORS Note: we printed TINS
news as Il was written, but will
not do so again, reserving the
right to correct mispeiIed words
poor grammar and improper cap
italization and punctuation, and
cut the material TO fit space re-
quirements.
We pray this correspondent
viii understand that We do the
best We can with what we receive.
There are three errors In the first
paragraph and others throughout
the above news which we print
"as written" to satisfy the cor
respondent this time.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-09-02
ZION BAPTIST

Our pastor, Rev. II. w. Bolts,
Sr., preached on the subject, Sal
walton Through Your Belief"
Scripture reference: st. Mark 10:
Is. "He that believeth and Is bap-
tized shall be saved Rev.
Bolts said that the reason why
people are not saved In because
they do not believe. One does not
have TO make a great deal Of pre-
paration. he said. One just has 10
believe that Jesus died and
through His death is able to save
us II we believe strong enough,
we will stand up and confess II
In these times OF trouble, Rev.
Bolts said instead OF cOddling and
plying ourselves, we must exer-
else faith. Some people have faith
they can rely upon when they can
see actual results. But when they
cannot see results their faith
weakens. Rev. Bolts said faith Is
evidence of things not seen. II we
have 10 sec TO believe then we do
not have faith. Rev Bolts said II
we have faith in Christ we will
have a reward But. II We do not
believe. there IL penalty. The re-
ward comes for your belief, tho
penalty comes from your unbe-
lief.
The Senior choir, w. II. Hale
director. and soloist, Mrs. Bertha
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-09-02

sFal than am"
\ Washington. DC teacher
who stayed on the job year past
her retirement time. gave the fol.
lowing reason Il wanted 10 find
out two things. and have. I have
learned that Negroes have brains
10 achieve Just as much M the
white children And have also
learned that they are not one bit
superior 10 the white children in
music or rhythm"
The kids have know that all the
time
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-09-02
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SIC Mabis g.
Sioux Falla, D. d.
Received a greeting from the
Melvin Smiths who are In Wash
ington, D. c. on vacation and in
tend 10 spent time In New York
and New Jersey before returning
home 10 Iowa. We claim the N.
Smiths a. our products because
they were here for . long time.
The James Moores and Eta
Moxley made a fine trip to oma-
ha. Seb. 10 take Jr. Anderson
home 10 the J. Andersons. They
found all well and have returned
home safely. Mrs. Anderson In the
sister Of Mr.. Moore and Mrs. e.
Moxley.
Mr.. James Monkey chauffeured
Mrs. A. ToIbert and Georgia Lee
10 Minneapolis over the week end
Georgia Lee la the sister Of Bry-
ant Grigsby. who had his leg am
putated in Minneapolis. after a
bus accident. Georgia went to
spend time with her brother.
Marie Tolbert accompanied her
to help Mr. Moxley drive and to
visit with her daughter. Gwyn
ToIbert, who lives in Minneapolis
Mr. Moxley went for the ride I
think. being that II was his car.
Moxley visited friends and made
himself at home in the J. c.
Crowder house.
Butch Coakley, Diane. Patsy
and Charlotte Welcher are all
home after a pleasant trip TO Fer
gus Falls, MINI Charlotte was
telling me Just how those Mime
sofa folks went out Of their way
10 do so many nice things for this
quartette. Nellie Williams (Fer-
gus Falisl gave a picnic for the
group, While Mrs g. Anderson
had them 10 a fine three course
dinner Our Butch stayed with the
Tate family, I'm sure most OF you
folks know these people In Fergus
Falls and as Charlotte says.
They are Tops" Charlotte came
home. changed clothes and rushed
to Omaha, 10 spend the week end
with the p. F'ranklins Robert VII
hams had gone TO Omaha on bust
ness 30 Charlotte returned with
our Mr. Bob
Mrs. NJ Klaudt who has been
manager OF the Airport Cafe for
about three years sold her inter
est, Saturday at Giovanni's Sup
per Club she entertained her six
teen employees with dinner and a
social affair Those Of our group
10 share the blessing were the x
Haynes. the Damerons. the T
Claytons and Mr. Adrian Tolbert
The men % these families have
been associated with the Airport
since II first opened about eight
years ago
Tho r. Bargers are up "a their
tricks Of being nice 10 folks they
have enjoyed Mrs. Allen bud Al
lens mother) Margaret Williams
Mrs Dysart's sister and Mrs
pysart for coffee parties. lunches
brunches, etc,
That goth Century ball team did
play in Sherman, s. u. and the
rain stopped these guys from be
ing murdered For a couple bucks
Ia reveal the names OF the
players and for nothing I'll tell
YOU Dan Coates has more aches
and pains from playing ball than
all the "Hcet" in the world can
cure.
Rev. u. Williams and wife were
fortunate enough 10 get IN On one
~ Bca Hamilton's fine dinners
while they were here visiting Mrs.
Williams mother, Mrs. Parks Bea
Hamilton IL matron OF the Service
Center and believe me, this kid
can cook some tasty vitamins,
I did like 50 much what I read
in the daily Leader about our
Jackson Thumpcr. Jackie IL a col
orf,h character. We love him be-
cause he his proven his colors all
ovrr the state
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(contInued from page u

youngsters In separate but
equal schools, there was a
minimum Of clashes between
white and Negro pupils. Open
complaints were relatively few"
Nor did white children object 10
Negro teachers.
Concluded tho report: Children
In the lower grades seem 70 make
no color distinction among their
classmates. In high schools, there
appears 10 be little hostility be-
tween the races. But each race
keeps pretty well 10 itself"
Time To BLOW Thsir Tops
Baltimore. which has received
much publicity for both It's ints-
grafton strides and strife. lays its
school difficulties squarsly at
mamma and papa's feet. Accord
ing TO superintendent Of public In
strIeti0n. DIR. John ". Fischer, In
tsgrntion there has been extreme
ly successful" Despite the antici.
patory trsmors Of anxiety. trans
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-09-02

Don't Miss Local SO Labor Day
Cabaret Dance. Electrical Work.
ers Hall. Dale at Hague, = .. M
AdVt.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-09-02

WI. pI0F ~ PICrrREs
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-09-02

bethesda Baptist Church news
was left out Of the paper by mis-
take last week. We are running II
this week. a week late, with our
apologies for overlooking II last
week
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-09-02

The Senior choir, w. II. Hale.
director. and soloist, Mrs. Bertha
Montgomery County sentinel., 1955-09-29
Credit Parades
With Creating
Fire Efficiency

The many inter-departmental
flremen's parades and get-togeth-
ers held in Maryland have been
credited with resulting indirectly
in the high quality of Montgom-
cry County's fire-fighting equip
ment.
Except for specialized pieces,
no city in the world has better
fire and rescue equipment than
the County, according to Irving
johnson, longtime Takoma Park
fireman and an authority on
Montgomery's fire departments.
Mr.. Johnson said that parades
and other meets stimulate the
spirit of competition among the
volunteer departments, and spur
them on to improve their serv-
ice and equipment.
Rivalry among the ladies aux.
iliaries of the various companies
back up the firemen with
funds and food-Was also men,
toned by Mr.. Johnson as fac
Montgomery County sentinel., 1955-09-29
Bethesda

The Bethesda Fire Depart
ment, composed entirely of paid
firemen, grew out of a volun-
teer organization in 1926.
In 1889, A. j. Bargagni, a for.
mer District fireman, was ap-
pointed chief of the department
by the Bethesda Fire Board. The
volunteer members objected to
his appointment since he was a
Washingtonian, and withdrew
from the organization. The de.
partment was then put on an all
paid basis.
For several years after that
Bethesda had two competing
fire departments. The former
volunteers organized their own
department, moved into build.
ing on the present site of the
Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue
Squad, and tried to out-do the
regular department on fire calls.
After a few years, the volun.
teers gave up and left the fire.
fighting work to the regular
paid department.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1955-09-29
Chevy Chase

Unlike most of the county's 16
fire departments, the Chevy
Chase organization never had a
housc.Siren to summon adven.
turouS citizens TO man its equip.
ment.
Begun around 1880, it reversed
the usual procedure by organic.
ing as a paid department supple.
mented by volunteers. 1t moved
into its present building, and
named Mr.. Lanahan as first
chief. Edwin Sackett has been
chief since 1884.
In its early days, the Chevy
Chase department was aided by
two Washingtonians, Charlotte
Randall and her brother. Ber.
mar Cassell. B o h donated
money TO the department.
Mrs. Randall was so interested
in fire-fighting and rescue work
that she bought her own ambu.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1955-09-29

fiasco led to the formation Of
the present volunteer fire depart
ment. First president was A. c.
Warthen, followed by Edgar
Moore, Alferd l.. Geiger, Ken
meth Simpson, Bradley c. Riggs
and Leonard Daymude. Walter
Lewis was first chief.
The new department eStab-
lished itself in the basement #
the armory and bought a Dodge
Graham one-and-a-half ton fire
truck.
In 1924 the department or
ganized the first rescue squad in
the State, and the following year
gained Incorporated status.
Maryland's first blood trans
fusion squad believed to be
the first in the Nation - was
formed in 1892.
The present engine house No.
/, on Connecticut Avenue, was
dedicated April 80, 1947. The
second house, in Glenmont, for
mally opened October 3, 1853.
The department, in addition to
volunteers, employs 16 regular
firemen.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1955-09-29
Damascus

The Damascus Volunteer Fire
Department is one of a crop of
county departments that have
grown up in the last decade or
so. Organized in 1914 after
several fires caused large losses
in the Damascus area, the de-
partment started with one en-
gine and 20 members.
The fire station, which today
houses its four engines and two
ambulanceS, was built in 1915.
The organization now has 62 ac-
tive and ITO contributing mem.
berS.
No fire tax is collected in
Damascus to support the fire de-
partment. The volunteers raise
all their money with an annual
carnival and supper, held on the
departments own carnival
grounds.
Roscoe Purdum was the first
chief at Damascus. His success
sor, Kenneth HoweS, has served
for eight years. Current presi.
dent is Clifford Davis.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1955-09-29
And Watch the Dust Fly
We Go Anywhere, Anytime
Is Motto of Rescue Squads

after an intra-department squab-
BILE.
Principal organizer was Lewis
Bowman, chief of the squad. AL
ready the squad has 48 members
all Volunteers-one ambulance,
and a squad truck. Both pieces
of equipment were bought sec
ond-hand and fitted to the squad S
needs by members.
The squads present quarters
are at 11167 Georgia Ave, but
it has an option on a piece on
land where it would like to build
IFS own house. From the start,
the squad was enthusiastically re-
ceived by members of the Whea-
ton community, who contributed
everything from money to a tele-
vision set.
In August, 80 Wheaton Forest
children, directed by 7-year-old
Arnie Bramow, put on a talent
show and raised $78 for the
Wheaton squad.
Both squads operate independ-
emily of any fire department.
Calls for assistance come directly
10 their headquarters, rather than
through the fire control board, as
do rescue calls for fire depart
mentS.
The apparatus of both squads
has radio connections with the
Silver Spring Fire Board, SO that
they can communicate with fire
equipment through the board. =
Unlike the County's 16 fire de-
partmentS-14 of which also an
swer rescue and ambulance calls
the volunteer squads have no
area Of service spelled out in their
charters. Therefore, they answer
calls anywhere, if the calls come
in on their emergency lines or
are relayed to them by telephone
operators.
Throughout the history of the
Bethesda squad, this situation had
led to a number of tiffs between
the squad and various fire de-
partments, when the departments
accused the B-CC outfit of cut
ting in on their territory.
1t is not uncommon for the
Bethesda squad to make runs in
to Washington, and they have re-
sponded to accidents in Virginia
on occasion. Major disasters any.
where in the State usually find
at least one B-CC ambulance on
hand.
Already III its short existence,
the Wheaton squad has answered
calls as far away from it's base
as Rockville. It's members, like
the "Moles," say they will give
service anywhere they are need
ed.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1955-09-29
TakOna Park

The Takoma Park Volunteer
Fire Department was organized
early in 1894, with George L.
Favorite as first chief. Assist
ing him was a five.man board
of directors, consisting of o. M.
Judd, A. ]. Cory, Homer Guerry,
L. T. Dudley and George H.
Welles.
A tWo-wheeled, hand-drawn
hose reel, complete with a gong,
was bought few weeks later.
Soon after, a second hose reel
and man-powered pump were
acquired by the department.
They were housed in an old log
cabin on Laurel Avenue.
The Takoma Park Boy Scout
troop was pressed into service
in the new fire department, with
its trumpeters calling the volun-
teers into action. The Boy Scouts
trotted along behind the equip
ment, to supplement the man.
power with boy-power.
In 1909, the equipment was
moved to the Bliss School.
Ten years later, the town coun-
Gil bought a Model T Ford
pumper, the first motorized
pumper in the county.
The department was incor-
porated in 1922, and continued to
acquire new members and new
equipment. Robert c. Lyddane
was first president under the
charter, and DR.. ]. Walter Dud-
ley, chief. The stone building
on Carroll and Denwood Avenue
was finished in 1928.
In 1913, the physical proper
ties of the department were
turned over to the city and a
municipal department organized.
The department now operates on
a part paid, part volunteer basis.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1955-09-29
Books Obsolete,
Edison Forecast
In '19 Sentinel

Motion picture inventor Thom-
as A. Edison in an interview re-
ported by the SENTINEL of Ap-
ril 25, 1919, predicted that movies
would soon take the place of
text books in schools and col
legeS.
"The only text books needed
will be for the teachers own use,"
explained Mr.. Edison. by max.
ing every classroom and every
assembly hall movie show, 100
per cent attendance will be as
sured," asserted the inventor.
"Why, you won't be able to keep
boys and girls away from school
then"
Wanna bet!
Montgomery County sentinel., 1955-09-29
Glen Echo

A system of fire protection for
the Glen Echo area was set up
around 1880 but the department
folded after a year or so of shoe
string operations. In 1888, the
Conduit Road Fire Board incor-
porated to keep the department
going.
The old fire house, built as
part of the New Deal Works
Projects Administration, was
dedicated in 1886, with the cere-
monies broadcast over nation
wide radio hook-up.
The departments present home
was dedicated August 5, 1854.
Its volunteers are supplemented
by small paid staff.
The Glen Echo Fire Depart
ment houses and maintains the
Montgomery County Firemen's
Association rescue boat, which
was bought by the Red Cross
and given to the county's fire.
men for use in water rescue
operations.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1955-09-29
Silver Spring

In 1915, the Silver Spring
Volunteer Fire Department be-
gan operations with 81 members
and one hose reel. The depart.
ment, which now has 225 mem
bers and two engine houses, was
located near the site of the pre-
sent No. l house, on Georgia
Avenue.
The second house, on Old
BladenSburg Road at Four Cor
ners, was opened in 1913. The
department has several paid
workers who are on duty at the
houses, and volunteers come in to
take equipment to fires and acci-
dent calls.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1955-09-29
KensingtOn

Third oldest in the county, the
Kensington Volunteer Fire De
partment serves the 33 Subdivi.
sionS which make up the coun.
ty's largest fire area.
The department was organized
before World War l, with a few
ladders and buckets stored in
the rear of the old town hall.
To summon the volunteers. the
Methodist Church bell was rung.
After several homes had burn.
ed down, kensington citizens
decided 70 buy a two-wheeled
chemical fire-fighter. This was
stored in a metal building on
Connecticut Avenue.
That summer, Kensington's
streets were turned into quag.
mires by new water and sewer.
age construction. In early
winter, after the first freeze. a
IRE started AT the Dalton resi-.
dence. When the townsmen
rushed into the fire house" to
get the chemical piece, they
found that mud washed in dur.
ing the summer had frozen the
equipment to the ground. The
Dalton home burned down.
Next purchase was a hose reel
with $50 feet of 2i2 inch hose.
After World War, the equip.
ment was moved into the old
school on the present site of the
armory. Shortly thereafter. the
school burned down and all the
fire equipment was destroyed,
too.
In 1921, a mechanical pumper
was bought. En- route to a burn.
ing house one day, the truck ran
out Of gas and arrived at the
fire TOO late to do any good.
Indignation over this latest
Montgomery County sentinel., 1955-09-29
Sandy Spring

Organized in September 1924
the Sandy Spring volunteer fire
department had IS charter mem.
bers. The first meeting was
held at the home of Samuel
Thomas, where Josiah Jones was
elected president and A. Doug.
las Farquhar, chief.
An International chemical
truck was the first piece of equip,
ment acquired by the new depart
ment, with a second truck fol-
lowing soon.
After two or three years of
wear and tear on firemen's
clothes from the soda and acid
used in the truck, the volunteers
were able to replace it with a
Studebaker truck with conven-
tional pump and booster banks
to carry water to country fires.
The Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
was so interested in the new fire
department that it furnished
garage space for the equipment
until the firehouse was built.
Here the firemen set up a coal
stove to maintain enough heat
to prevent freezing of the water
in the trucks. This building
then served as their meeting
place, where loyal firemen sat
on boxes, kegs, trucks and even
on the coal pile while conducting
meetings.
In 1890 the present firehouse
was built. Besides housing the
equipment, it has a large room
for meetings and suppers, a
game room and kitchen facili-
ties.
Each winter the department
puts on a sausage and waffle
supper at the firehouse with all
the cooking and serving done by
the men.
AS the need for new equipment
grew, the volunteers held a car
nival in the summer of each
year. Main attraction at the
first carnivals was the fried
chicken supper and regular
jouSting tournaments in the
Southern Maryland tradition.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1955-09-29
Shooting Gals Were
Menace to 'Chutists

In the dark war days of 1912
occasionally a smile showed
through. In her column Mont
gomery Sidelights" SENTIN-
Ell circulation supervisor Elsie
White HaineS advised airmen
patrOlling Maryland, IF il is
necessary for them TO bail out
and come floating down on a
parachute they better come
down singing "Star SpangIcd
Banner, Dixie, or MARY.
land, My Maryland" TO iden-
tify themselves or they are apt
to get plugged-fOr we read
that some of our girls are go.
ing in for defense with "A bang
they are learning to shoot"
Montgomery County sentinel., 1955-09-29
Offered to Give
Safe Combination

d. M. Blandford must have been
a trusting soul, or maybe just an
optimistic one.
In the SENTINEL of Dec. 4,
1881 he ran this ad: will the
lady or gentleman who took the
cash drawer Saturday or Sunday
from the lumber yard return the
same. A reward of $5 will be
paid and no questions asked.
"Mr. Fisher or l will be glad to
give the combination of the safe
to any interested parties, as it
is too expensive to have a new
lock put on