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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
Leaves All Eaten, Boxelder
Bug Invades Home Closets

found on rocks. tree trunks and
in wood piles.
He recommends three methods
for combating these household
pests. The best method, he said,
is to get rid of the female box
elder trees. The next method is
to make the house bug-proof and
the third method of combat is to
use insecticides.
Insecticides such as chlordane,
DOT and lindane are useful for
spraying trees and other foliage
infested with the immature box
elder bugs, Bissell said. The i'm.
mature bugs may be identified
by their alfred wingless bodies:
In using insecticides, always fol
low the manufacturers directions.
Ordinary household detergents
can be used to spray the box
elder bugs. Bissell recommends
using one cup of powdered deter,
gent in two.and-a-half gallons of
water, applied with 25 to so
pounds of pressure. A thorough
soaking of a bugs is important,
he said.
In the house, Bissell recon.
mends a good strong fly swattel
or a kerosene based fly spray.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
Old Homes Still Standing
In COunty's Germantown

He built a cabin for his home,
with a wooden chimney. This
proved inadequate as it was too
low to carry away the smoke so
they always had room full of
smoke. But he soon learned that
the land was not free and he
bought many acres at So or 81
per acre compare that with the
present $1,000 or more per acre. =.
So they paid taxes as they had
done in Germany.
In the year 1919 when the road
was built from Neelsville to
Jamestown the Snyders helped
to build it. This was the begin
ming of Germantown so other
Germans began to move here,
among them the Stangs, Metzs,
RichterS and when these homes
were established they began call
ing it Germantown.
But it was not officially called
Germantown until the charter for
the Metropolitan Branch of the
B & o railroad was granted in
1865 and was finished in 1873.
Then it was officially called New
Germantown, and the older Sny-
der settlement was called Old
Germantown.
And with the railroad came the
first U. S. post office for the
Germantown settlement.
The Germantown Baptist
church was formed in 1860 at
Jamestown as a mission of Rock
vile Baptist church, and in the
year 1864 Is by 30 foot church
was built at Germantown and
still stands as a monument to
those real pioneers.
Today, after 81 years of using
this building Germantown Bap-
lists have a beautiful 40 by 10
building with full basement, a
full time pastor with a rapidly
growing Sunday School and
church to meet the challenge of
tomorroW's task.
A Methodist and Presbyterian
church also are a part of our
rapidly expanding lovely COM
munity and many fine folk have
come here to establish perman-
ent homes. A very efficient bank,
feed and flour mill, general store,
modern rest home, chinchilla and
mink breeding farms are a part
of the modern Germantown.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29

The little red and black box
elder bug is back again to plague
homeowners, T. L. Bissell, Uni
versity of Maryland Extension en-
tomologist said.
This annual pest is prevalent
all year except during the sum-
mer months when it feeds on the
leaves and seed pods of the box
elder tree, BiSsell said. There
have been some reports of box
elder bugs staining clothing, &C.
cording to Bissell, but otherwise
the bugs are harmless.
Maryland was free of these in
sects until the 192O's when the
bug followed the boxelder tree
which was brought into the state
from the West. The bugs live on
~ on the female of the boxelder
trees. The female tree may be
Identified by its small, double
seed pods similar to seed pods
found on silver naples. 1t is from
these pods that the bugs feed.
The male of the boxelder tree
does not have the pods.
When the pods dry up and the
leaves fall, boxelder bugs seek
shelter elsewhere usually in sun.
ny exposures around the house.
Bissell said the bugs can also be
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29

Mr. and Mrs. c. Boucher Silver Spring,
son. Kenneth.
Mr. and Mrs David c. Hughes, 12703
Atlantic Ave, Rockville, daughter. Lynn
Susan.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael p Reidy, Silver
Spring. sen. Cornelius Joseph
Mr. and Mrs. X. Wentzel, 2102 Stanley
Ave, Rockville, daughter. Margaret Stuart
Mir and Mrs. r. Hall, COS Longwood
Dr.. Rockville, son. David Wayne.
MIR and Mrs Vim. Dorsey, Rockville
daughter, Melinda.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Taylor, Glen Echo. son,
Michael
Mr. and Mrs. F. Cheney. Bethesda. son.
Robert
Mr. and Mrs l. Washington. Rockville.
son, Perry.
Mr. anc Mrs. VIM. Dencee. Cabin John,
son, William Grant.
Mr.. and Mrs r. eraser, Bethesda
daughter, Joy Robinette.
Mr. and Mrs. r. Guilli. Bethesda, girl.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Auders, Dickerson
daughter. Callie.
Mr. and Mrs. Cantrell, Kensington,
daughter, Deone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown. 1924 Genfield Rd.,
Rockville, daughter, Diana.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
X-Ray Truck
Will Visit Six
County Areas

The mobile X-ray unit, spon-
sored by the Health Department,
Medical Society and the Mont.
gomery County tuberculosis and
Heart Association, is scheduled to
be at the following locations dur.
ing the month of October:
October 3-Seneca, 1.8 pm;
October Wisconsin Ave. and
District Line, 10 ANS pm; DC.
tober 6-Wheaton Shopping Cen.
ter, Is pm; October 7-Takoma
Park-Piney Branch and Flower,
1.8 pm; October 8-Silver Spring
Ellsworth Dr.-Hechts, 10 am
5 pm.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
Fever Study
Shows Public
Blind Spot

Several startling facts about
the lack of knowledge about rheu.
matte fever were revealed last
week when the results of study
undertaken by Ronald Cameron,
a student at the University of
Maryland School of Medicine un.
der the auspices of the Montgom.
cry County Health Department
were released.
This study involved the follow.
up of 120 cases of scarlet fever
reported to the Health Depart.
ment last winter in one part of
the County. Previous studies in.
dictate that 3 to 6 percent of the
population infected by either
scarlet fever or "Strep" throat
subsequently develop recogniz-
able rheumatic fever.
In about rs per cent of the
families interviewed there was
no knowledge of the fact that
rheumatic fever may follow an
infection of the scarlet fever
type. Half of these, however, were
aware that there could be com
plications" though they could not
say what they were.
Medical services were rendered
to all 100 patients when they ask
ed for them. Many of the famil
les are INDECENT and on medical
care but all received essentially
the same adequate treatment and
care. Recreation was somewhat
of a problem during the recup
erative phase and the study indi
Gated that some work was need
ed in this area.
The private physicians respon
sible did a good Job in educating
the families as to their immedi
ate needs and the necessity Of a
complete check.up at the end OF
a three week period. Here, how
ever, the education either ended
or had no effect on the follow
ing period of two months which
is most important in the develop
ment of rheumatic fever.
According to DR.. Aaron Traum
Chairman of the medical advisory
committee of the County Medical
Society, plans are in progress fol
the forming of a county Rheu
matte Fever committee which will
work out a comprehensive pro
gram to cover all phases of the
problem.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
Now Is Time
To Watch for
Apple Blight

Maryland apple growers should
watch for sooty blotch which NAV
develop on apples before harvest
advises L. o. Weaver, University
of Maryland Extension plant
pathologist.
Sooty blofch appears as pale,
irregular, cobwebby growth
which later turns sooty brown
or black. All varieties are sus.
ceptible, Weaver said, but the
blotch is most noticeable on
Grimes, Golden Delicious and
Jonathan varieties.
Weave recommends spraying
apple trees with Zineb or captain.
using two pounds of chemical to
100 gallons of water Where fruit
rot has been a problem, Weaver
recommends growers use one
pound each of Zineb and captain
in 100 gallons of water. Apply
spray only to those varieties that
will be harvested late, he said.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
Trees, Too,
Haze GirdIe
Troubles

Trees frequently have suicidal
tendencies.
They sometimes strangle them.
selves with girdling roots.
A girdling root is one that
wraps around the base of the
trunk or around another root in
stead of growing outward as ii
should. AS it increases in diane,
ter, it presses more tightly until
circulation may be cut off. &C.
cording to d. B. Magruder, field
representative of Davey Tree Elk.
pert Co.
Girdling roots may develop
either above or below the ground
Those above ground are quite OBJ.
vious. Below ground they are diff.
ficult to locate, but the results
can be seen above ground, even
though the actual girdling cannot.
Periodic examination for this
trouble is advisable, especially in
the case of young trees that have
been growing for several years
on small lots or under other re.
stricted conditions.
Possible indications of girdling
roots are poor leaf growth; early
defoliation; sparse crown devel.
opment, particularly on one side;
understood leaves; frequent
scorching and other characters.
tics of poor circulation.
If the tree base is straight.
sided instead of flaring, this also
may indicate girdling roots, al
though such a condition may re.
suit from other causes.
Where the home owner has
reason to suspect his tree is suf.
fering from girdling roots, he
can easily check by removing the
soil to a depth of several inches
around the base, extending out
for a foot or more. This will ex.
pose all main roots, including
any girdled ones. If any girdling
roots are found, they should be
removed. Great care must be
taken to prevent injury to the
adjoining trunk or root.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
County Legion Took Ball
On Polio Help Until 1851

With the county population in
creasing rapidly, polio cases We're
more than doubled each year.
Because of these reasons, the
Legion Council accepted the offer
of the foundation and the new
chapter was formed in Rockville.
on October 3. 1851.
The executive board for '51-'52
included Maurice Atkin, Donal
Chamberlin, Charles Davidson,
chairman; Mrs. Walter Davis,
William B. Evans, secretary;
Nathan Gilbert, Mrs. Charles D.
Heron, Mrs. Ralph E. Him
stead, David Macdonald, vice
chairman; William E. Marvel,
ST., treasurer, and DR.. Harold P.
Morris. Mr.. Chamberlin was
chairman of the 1852 March of
Dimes campaign.
Under the work and guidance
of the new chapter, over $4,000,
an increase of $4,000 over the
previous year, was raised. The
next year, with Mr.. Chamberlin
again serving as chairman, $780,
500 was raised.
Thomas Oyster from the 1858
executive committee was chosen
as chairman for the 1858 drive
in which $4,000 was collected.
Edward Ragland, also of the 1858
executive committee, took over
Continued on CC-6)
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29

Following a meeting with the
Maryland State representative of
the National Foundation for In
fantile Paralysis in 1851, nine
Interested citizens of Montgom-
cry County petitioned the foun-
dation for the authority to
organize a chapter for this
county.
One would gather from this
statement of fact that the work
of the NIP locally in helping
with the care and treatment of
polio patients was just beginning,
This, however, was far from be-
ing the situation at that time.
The Regional Director of the
Foundation and the State repre-
sentative prevailed on the Mont
gOmery County Council of the
American Legion to act as their
agent and as a chapter in 1888.
The Council of the American
Legion had for a number. of
years been raising funds and
spending them for needy ohio
pedic cases.
Alfred Paul of the Legion Coun-
Gil from the Bethesda-Chevy
Chase post directed the fund
raising and handled the patient
aid program at that time. Will
liam E. Marvel from the Silver
Spring post acted as treasurer of
the council and also devoted
many hours to this project.
For the next 10 years, mem
berS of the American Legion
Posts throughout the county
gave many man hours of labor
and planning during the annual
March of Dimes drives.
To name only a Few is unfair
to hundreds of others but some
names do stand out, such as Wal
ter Davis, George B. Kissinger,
John Alexander, E. Brook Fetty,
Joseph Fields, Thomas Foster
and Daniel P. Mularky of Silver
Spring Post Al; David Shant,
John Rothwell, James Martin,
Joseph Cantrell and Donal Cham
berlin of B-CC Post 105; the late
Bernard Cassell, Howard Mill,
Virgil Bryan, Frank Long and
Charles Davidson of Kensington
Post 80; the late William Phoe-
bus of Gaithersburg Post 104;
Carroll FetZer of Damascus Post
III; Martin Iverson, DR.. H. A.
MaStenton and James Iverson of
Takoma Park Post %; Norman
Farquhar and David Brigham of
Sandy Spring Post IS; H. ].
Moore and Allison Chaplin of
Rockville Post Sc.
Following the Annual March
of Dimes campaign in January
1851, the NIP suggested to the
Legion Council that if they wish
ed to withdraw as agent for the
foundation, chapter would be
formed in Montgomery County.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
T. Nj. Garrett 4 Sons
Buy Guernsey Bull

r. M. Garrett e. Sons, Rockville,
have just purchased the young
Guernsey sire, Winding Lane
George, from Henry H. Carter,
Rockville, according to the Amer.
lean Guernsey Cattle Club.
This richly bred young bull is
out of the high.producing COW,
Winding Lane Lucinda, that has
once been classified Desirable for
type.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
County Spring Got
Name from EX-Slave

A spring on the Bonifant farm
here is still called Prissys Spring,
after a former slave who lived on
the property.
When Samuel c. Bonifant, the
second, left Montgomery County,
he gave his slave, Priscilla, her
freedom and provided that she
would always be entitled to live
in her cabin on his farm. The
spring, near her cabin. still bears
her name.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
County Has
Long History
AS Bedroom

In the years before the turn
of the century, many Washing
tonians, unable to face the city's
oppressive summer weather,
spent their summers as boarders
in some of Montgomery County's
farmhouses.
Among the ladies who took in
summer boarders was the mother
of Roger B. Farquhar, of Rock
Spring Farm, near Norbeck. AL
though the family had a large
house, Mr.. Farquhar says that he
and his six brothers and sisters
sometimes had to sleep in the
cellar or the attic to make room
for the boarders.
The boarders were welcomed
as much for their company as
for the cash they added TO the
families income. The younger
boarders added city sophistica-
ton to the local peoples parties
and dances, and the older WISH
tors often entertained their hosts
in the evenings with recitations
and musical performances.
Among the well.known people
who boarded at Rock Spring dur.
ing that period was Ainsworth r.
Spoofard, Librarian of Congress
from 1895 to 1897.
Another celebrated Rock Spring
guest was Bernard r. Green,
Washington architect, who was
one of the supervisors of con-
struction for the Library Of Con.
gress. Mr. Green, Mr.. Farquhar
recalls, often entertained the fam.
lily with his flute.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
BY Laura A. Medley

The history of Germantown
goes back to the beginning of
Montgomery County, with many
old families represented there.
The town got its name because
many of its early settlers were
Of German descent.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jul
ian B, Waters on Waters Lane is
among the very oldest in Ger.
mantown, and according to Mr..
Waters is almost $50 years of
age Into its construction in that
long time ago was incorporated
something that 1 haven't seen in
any other home-a cross is built
in each door of the home. This
was done in order to keep the
evil spirits away from the home
and its inmates. The great walls
are many inches in thickness and
it was a veritable mansion in
its day.
The original land which be-
longed to this estate consisted
of many hundreds of acres. The
original land grant from the King
of England is still highly priced
possession of the Waters family.
1t is dated November 9th, 1852
and the seal is made of sealing
wax adhered to the parchment.
Mr. Waters still owns 500 acres
of the original land, and hopes
that it will remain a heritage of
the Waters family for many more
generations.
The old slave quarters are still
in very good repair and the pun
ishment quarters are still intact.
A paper in which a slave was
given liberty is among the price
less articles held by these fine
folk, and one in which the slave
chose to remain with her own.
erS.
Mr.. Horace Waters, father of
Julian B. Waters, was one of the
early storekeepers at German.
town in the early 1865. l saw a
bill for a coffin costing just a
few dollars which he had sold
to a neighbor.
The Montgomery County SEN.
TINEL has been a priced add.
ton to this home since its first
publication and continues to be
weekly part of this home.
In the year 1882 a vessel came
into the port of Baltimore bring
ing many emigrants. Among
those of German descent were
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Snyder and
their two sons and several girls
Although there was plenty OF
work to be had in Baltimore. Mr.
Snyder however did not tarry
They hired a team, loading their
household effects, and set out tc
the south, arriving at Steptowr
in Montgomery County Onow
known as Middlebrook).
Living here for the next four
years, although the large farms
were mostly worked by the
slaves, there was still plenty OF
work for this industrious German
as he was a fine tree man and
good at other skilled labor.
Soon he was anxious to found
a real home for his own family
He started out looking the wild
erness over and through swamps
and abandoned fields he crossed
the McCubbin Mill Road, came
TO a beautiful sunny hill, anc
Immediately decided that here
was the ideal spot for a home
thinking that the land was free)
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
SENATORS IN COUNTY

Walter johnson, the great
Washington Senators pitcher,
made his home in Germantown
and served as a County Commits.
sioner. Other Senator pitchers
who retired to the county include
Jack Bentley Of Sandy Spring,
Sam Rice of Ashton and Lou
Blue of Cloverly.
Evening star., 1955-07-03

holding steady. The question
economists are beginning 10 de-
bate is whether there Win be lust
q little imitation or q lot Of It.
Mechanization May Help
It may turn out that prices
won't go up quite - much a.
would be required to compensate
for labor cost hikes. This could
happen If productive efficiency
from new mechanization has
risen as much as some econo-
mists believe. The Labor De-
lpartment's Bureau Of Labor
Statistics has dug up evidence
of a startling jump in produc-
tiyity but is withholding an
nouncement pending Q recheck
and further analysis.
A sufficient increase In pro-
ductivity could make 1t possible
for management to pay higher
wages. keep prices fairly stable
and still enjoy the same profit.
When this happens there is a
net gain In living standards.
Such productivity Improvement
is. however, not uniform and
varies widely between industries.
Evening star., 1955-07-03
DIVIDENDS

NEW YORK. July @.-Dividends
announced:
Pc Stk. of Pay
Rate. riod. record. able.
Halliburton owe n 4bc - 9-16 9-2S
Increased
Conn. C q, Ltd 1Oc 7-6 7-15
Winn q Lovett 0roe- &c M 7-2o 7-30
Regular
Niagara Share --15c e-I 9-15
North Illinois Cp20c @ 7-15 81
Stone Container = zoe 7-15 7-27
Winn g. Lovett Groc &c M S-19 S-31
Do &c M 9-20 $50
Carpenter Paper 400 S-12 9-1
Metal Textile 15c @ S-22 9-I
Natl Auto Fib -----25c = $40 81
Evening star., 1955-07-03
5 Boys Escape,
2 Recaptured

Two boys who were among the
1--WE that escaped yesterday from
the National Training School fol-
Boys were quickly recaptured by
No. IL Precinct detectives.
The boys were preparing fol
inspection of a recreation room
when they decided to escape
Ranging In age from Is through
|17, they wore khaki pants and
white T-shirtS. None is from the
Washington area, officials said.
Detective Sergts. Beryl E
Darr, James K. Hunter and
Probationary Detective Emmitt
K. Bell were cruising in the
neighborhood, looking for the
boys. when they saw three of
them. Detective Sergt. Darr said
he was able to grab two of the
boys. but the third was too
fieet-footed and got away.
Mr.. Darr said two Of the
escapes took an automobile
parked momentarily in the 5000
block Of Clinton street, NE,
while its driver left the keys
in 1t and went into his house.
The pair disappeared with the
car. police said.
The remaining three boys at
tempted to steal another car,
Detective Sergt. Darr said, but
were scared OF by . woman.
The trio had cut through the
woods and were on Brentwood
road when the detectives spotted
them.
Evening star., 1955-07-03
Secret Service to Mark
goth Year on Tuesdoy

most Of it before it reached
public circulation.
The Service also wars against
forgers Of Government bonds
and checks, spies, and criminals
who defraud the Government.
In all, the Service investigates
10000 criminal cases every year.
It considers its biggest job,
however, the task of guarding
Presidents. It has been assigned
to that job since 1901.
Only four years ago, the
Secret Service became a "perma-
nent" agency of the Govern
ment. Until then it had existed
on a year-to-year basis. It got
its authority from the annual
appropriations bills voted by
Congress.
Congratulations Offered
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey. in noting the COM
ing birthday Of the Service, has
sent Chief Baughman his
hearty congratulations" But
Mr.. Baughman says that his
agents, whom he calls "the best
investigators In the business" I"
are the ones who "have always
worked without glamor and glory
and are the ones who deserve
recognition on this historic ami
versary."
A special display of original
investigative reports and other
old documents and of old-time
and modern counterfeit money
Evening star., 1955-07-03
Store Collections
Above Year Ago,
Down

Collections Of Washington de.
partment stores are running i'm.
pressively ahead Of a year ago
the Federal Reserve Bank oi
Richmond reported yesterday.
Those on charge accounts IL
May amounted to 43.4 per cent Of
May / receivables, compared with
42.7 per cent in May last year
Collections on instaIlment ac-
counts in May amounted to 14.1
per cent Of May receivables,
compared with only 1873 per cent
a year earlier.
The bank also reported inven-
tories Of the Washington stores
on May 81 were Ia per cent
below q year earlier, while out
standing merchandise orders on
the same date were up 22.6 per
cent from a year ago.
Evening star., 1955-07-03
Equitable Sets
New Records in
Assets, Savings

Assets Of Equitable Co-opera-
tive Building Association reached
q new high mark Of $40. 1851. .9sz
on June 80. an increase Of II
per cent from s18.170.16o a year
ago. President Edward L. Nc
Aleer reported yesterday.
Invested savings also reached
a new peak Of $17.637.815 a gain
Of 10 per cent from $16.081 .24s
on June 80 last year. Real estate
loans totaled $18.443. .966, a rise
of II per cent from $16,604 ,083,
and reserves expanded to ST.
828,666, up 8 per cent from
81. .682,876 a year ago.
One Of the oldest associations
in the Capital. Equitable started
business In 1879. In addition to
its main Office at 915 r street
NV, 1t has a Wheaton, Md,
branch. :