Montgomery County sentinel., 1955-12-22
BY Susie KapIan
10 4-7S6S

Preparations for the big day.
Grocery shopping was the big
news of the day, with the biggest
decision to be made as to whether
turkey or what have you will be
the star attraction for Christmas
Day.
love this time of the year. It's
true, people still shove, but with
a smile and apologies. Men are
now permitting women to drive
slowly up Viers Mill Road without
honking. their horns like mad and
generally parents are remaining
calm trying to keep sane house.
holds while children are full Of
the Christmas spirit.
This is the time of the year
when this reporter gets a chance
to say thank you to the many
Wheatonites who make my job
Just a little easier.
Ii l were Santa Claus there are
some local citizens / definitely
would include on my trip.
! would stop by Mrs. Chrapaty's
house. Yvonne is the public re-
lations chairman of the Glenmont
sleighborhood association of Girl
Scout adults, She does a wonder
ful job for them and never misses
a chance to write something
about her group.
-. Then there's Vic Leisner, pres
ident of the Wheaton Chamber of
Commerce. Vic has really put
Wheaton on the map this year
and deserves a special treat from
all of us.
Now that his property has been
rezoned to commercial, maybe
he'll come across with that big de-
partment store that everyone is
hankering for.
Keep moving, Santa, for there
are more houses to cover. Alice
Hayes of the American Legion
Auxiliary, deserves a visit. She
never misses an opportunity to let
me know what is doing with her
organization and it has certainly
grown this past year.
DR.. James A. Davis. president
of the Kensington-Wheaton Jay
Gees. He is determined to have
every member of his Jaycees
really pitch in and do a big job
for the combined towns.
Don't forget Anne Hogben, the
former chairman of the Wheaton
UN Committee. She and her COM
mittee did their utmost to keep
the group alive so that money
could be raised to help support
their adopted Koreon war orphan,
Choo Peck Soon. 1t was real
pity to see that group fold.
Wait a minute, Santa, you're
going too fast AT this house lives
Sam Furash, publicity chairman
of the Oakland Terrace Elemen-
tary and just a short distance
from here lives Mrs. Jean Min
nick, who keeps me supplied with
news of the Glenmont Elemen.
tary School.
/ think everyone should meet
Alys Spealman. chairman of the
Homewood Citizens Association.
They have quite live-wire or.
ganization and Alys just bub-
bles with ideas.
We need more of the dedicated
men and women who work for
the recreation department and
lead the teen groups in Wheaton
and Glenmont. Ed Mulhern, Alex
Gottesman, Jim Shumate and
Dick Davis do their best to help
with the teeners of this area.
Bob Pendleton of the Wheaton
Lions Club, Rex Peake of the Op.
timists and Phil Nachman and
Ed Rogers of the Wheaton XII
kanis are all out there pitching
for the youth of Wheaton. AS a
matter of fact, Santa, many OF
the Wheaton fathers are up at the
Kiwanis lots selling Christmas
trees this very moment to raise
money for the Kiwanis boys
camp.
Beverly Ruane, editor of the
Glenmont Hills Reporter, must
need something. Probably would
like the news for her news bulle
tin much earlier. That's any
editors wish for Christmas.
can't forget the youngsters
of our town.
Marc Jacobs, editor of the
Wheaton Scroll and Harry Slye,
Jr., president of the Student
Council of Wheaton High.
Mrs. Diggs of the Wheaton
High faculty who manages tc
take time from her busy schedule
TO give me a fill-in each week OF
what is doing at that very popu
lar high school
Morton r. Shift, newly elected
president of the Wheaton Clti
zens Association, needs lots more
members for his organization.
Let's stop at the home of Mel
son Griggs, who is one of ouI