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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-12-16
Colored News
Stokes-Boone
Wedding Announced

Mrs. Esther D Stokes. az Farm
vile announces the marriage Of
he'd daughter Esther Elguntha to
Howard Boone 81 Washington
D. c
The wedding took place SaiuF-
day Dec 3. at the home of Rev
u A Wilson Or Green BAY tnt
officiating minister
The couple vii make then
acme tn Washington d G
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-12-16
I.ancas ter Blasts
I C.ontlnued rrom -Page u

Continued from Page Il
Virginia against the proposed
amendment without first taking
tie trouble 70 famllarize himself
'alta me facts There mas been en-
t.feIY too much cytlcisin based on
msalufofmatlon and lack 81 infor-
nation Principal among these is
the charge that the adoption Of
the amendment viii lead 70 public
support of sectarian schools
THERE Is absolutely no bass in
fact for SUCH allegations
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-12-16

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der into town
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-12-16

when absolut-ls necessary rab-
bits viii take 70 water and swim
eXpertly
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-12-16
Abilene

Mrs Bessie Anderson. Mrs. John
Anderson and Mrs Charlie Frank
lin and daughter. Bessie. visited
her sisters Mrs. Daisy Johnson
and Mrs Effie Coleman. in lynch
burg last week
Mrs Hazel Nelson and Mr.. and
Mrs. BIZ Irby ares visiting their
parents, Mr. and Mss. Coleman. in
Florida. who are celebrating their
50th wedding anniversary.
Albert Davis and Lyle Wadder
went 70 Abingdon today with a
load Of hurley tobaeco.
Mrs. Emma Fragklln and Mrs.
Lena Anderson, age working at
Newberry's store n Farmville.
MI and Mrs II ID. Waddell
have moved TO Dualess near Nor
folk
This correspondent wishes the
Herald editor and its staff and
all the readers A happy spirual
Christmas and a prosperous New
Year OF 1856
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-03-31
Dig In Warning Is Sounded;
County to Take Part in Test

Every resident of the county
who lives within 20 miles of
Washington should have an air
raid shelter in the basement of
his home for minimum protec-
ton.
This was the warning given to
100 county employees Tuesday by
George c. Rothrock, Civil De-
tense shelter expert.
He went on to urge new home
owners within the 20 mile
radius of the District to take
immediate steps to make sure
that their new home will be con-
structed with an air raid shelter
of approved sturdiness.
Mr.. Rothrock cited as his
reason for this advice the cost
figures for an air raid shelter
while a home is still under con.
struction and the cost of install.
ing one in a home that is already
built. FILA will make loans on
either type of construction
To put up shelter in an exist
ing home will cost around $500,
he said, while it will be three or
four times cheaper to build a shell
ter in a home under construction.
County civil defense authori-
ties also said that the only known
firm that makes it a business
of installing shelters charges
around $720 for a tWo-bunk in
stallation, and $1,000 for the CON
struction of one with six hunks.
The County CD office also an
nounced that it has booklets that
will be helpful to persons who
want to put up their shelters on
a "do-it.yourself" basis. These
are available without charge.
County officials also announc.
ed this week that Montgomery
County will take part in the
general mock air raid that has
been scheduled for Washington
and 40 other major cities by the
Federal Civil Defense Admins
tration.
Scheduled to take place from
June 1917, the Washington test
will send thousands Of Federal
employees to undisclosed re-loca-
ton centers. Details Of the
county's participation in the ma
tional drill are still being worked
out.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-03-31
Clean Up
Drive Set
In County

Lovers of unspoiled natural
beauty and indignant taxpayers,
who have been bombarding news
papers with protests against
Uttered roadsides in the county,
will have a chance to go into
action soon.
Croydon S. Tolson, county re-
representative on Gov. T. r.
McKeldin's Committee to Keep
Maryland Beautiful" announced
this week that countrywide or
ganization meeting to clean up
Montgomery County" will be
held in the county office build
ing at Rockville at 8 pm. Apr. 5.
The meeting will make plans
for the county's participation in
the State cleanup week drive
which will be held from Apr. %
to Apr. %.
The session will also seek to
form an organization which will
function on a continuing basis to
keep the county clean.
While anyone may attend, spe-
cial invitations are being extend
ed to farm groups, garden and
homemakers clubs, conserva-
tionists and sportsmen, veterans,
youth groups and business and
industry to be present, Mr.. Toll
son said.
Officers will be elected and
committees named to work on
roadside cleanup, town and city
improvement, school betterment
and business and industry CO.
operation.
John f. Clark, Hartford Coun-
ty conservationist and former
legislator, Is chairman of the
Governors committee.
A resolution adopted by the
Maryland House of Delegates
points to the expense and hazards
of litter along the highways and
in public places and urges
Cleanup Week as a means of
dramatically bringing the pro-
blem TO the attention Of the
public.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-03-31
Voters League
Acts to Support
New Indignation

With the how and when" of
migration in the public schools
of the County still pending, the
County League of Women Vot.
ers this week announced that it
has given first" priority to this
subject and public recreation de.
segregation.
The action was taken by a
unanimous vote at a recent meet
ing of the League, according to
Anne w. Branscomb Of the or.
ganization.
The League said that some
segments of the County have or.
gained with the clear intent to
obstruct and circumvent the rul-
ing of the Supreme Court. There
fore it has become the duty of
law abiding citizens to see that
County officials meet their OBJ
legations"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-03-31
Group Urges County Plan
For Public Help to Jobless

Pleas for the establishment of
a public assistance program by
the County Council for unem-
ployed but employable persons,
and for greater public support of
welfare programs by the State
and individuals were heard at
recent meeting of the Social Serv.
ice League of Montgomery Coun,
ty.
The appeal was made by Philip
Schiff, Washington representa-,
tive of the National Jewish Wei
fare Board, and Robert Jones,
executive secretary of the League.
In discussing the problems of
welfare agencies, Mr.. Schiff
urged public spirited people to
concern themselves with the
work of welfare agencies and
asked for greater effectiveness
on the part of the agencies in
making their needs known to gov
eminent.
Other people," Mr.. Schiff said,
whose interests are more selfish
ones than ours have learned to
be more effective than we have
in getting their views across"
Urging support of the Leagues
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-03-31
OAR Sets Up
Essay Contest
In Schools

Junior high school students Of
Montgomery County we're urged
this week to enter the 500 his.
torical essay contest that has
been announced by the Chevy
Chase Chapter Of the Daughters
Of the American Revolution
The award was set up at the
last meeting Of the Chapter on
the motion Of Mrs. Felix Staple.
ton, Chapter historian. The
award will be made in the form
Of y. S. Savings Bonds.
A committee was also ap-
pointed TO investigate the history
Of Montgomery County that is
being used I'm the schools and
offer schools tcxts for their lib.
rarics Mrs. Robert /. Jarnagin
is chairman Of the group as.
sisted by Mrs. George Monk and
Mrs. Mason y Leming.
In other action:
T. The chapter was urged by
Miss Byrd Belt to write 10 con.
grcssrncn on the subject Of the
Brickcr amendment.
2. A slate Of officers will be
Continued on Page ~
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-03-31

ed on a farm for months, but
when his employer realized that
his helper was more adept with
a palette than with a plough, he
released him from his obligation.
The Strawberries fulfilled
another part of their dream and
came to Washington. Once in
Washington he did odd jobs until
he finally obtained a position as
window display artist in a de-
partment store, position which
he kept even after opening his
own gallery.
Here Mr.. Shramchenko does
commission portraits and lee
lures on sketching, painting land,
scapes, still life, portraits in oils
and water color in the evenings
and on weekends on appoint
ment. One of his ambitions is
ITO paint Washington as I see
it, one of the most beautiful
cities in the world.
Before World War II Mr..
Shramchenko taught at t h e
Ukrainian Academy of Fine Arts,
did murals for civic buildings
throughout Europe, and painted
portraits for people in many
countries.
One of his portraits, that of
Alexander Pushkin, Russian poet,
hangs in the Library of Congress
and collection of portraits and
religious subjects hangs in the
Vatican Library. For the latter
he received a personal note from
the. Pope.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-03-31
Bookworm Hunger Greater
Than Fund, Staff Resources

Don't look now, but that much.
ing noise you hear is not caused
by the corn borer or the cutworm.
1t is the rustling of pages being
turned by an increasing volume
of bookWorms in all parts of
the County.
The growing number of read
ers in the County, together with
the losing struggle being waged
by the staff of the County De
partment of Public Libraries in
seeking to keep pace with them,
was made public last week in the
annual report of the Depart
mcnt.
While the bookWorm species is
found in greatest numbers in
down-county areas, it is growing
in the up-county as well.
In 1854, the Department loaned
| 36,753 volumes gain Of 20
percent over the previous year.
The number OF borrowers in
creased to more than $1,000
which means that roughly one
out Of every three persons in the
County looks to the County lib
rary system for books.
Bethesda led the County in the
percentage of gain l57 percent
followed by Wheaton with Nc
percent Garrett Park with 1903
per cent and the Damascus sta
ton with l03 per cent.
At least one additional travel
ling library tbookmobileD is re
quired if the County is TO keep
pace with the demands Of rural
school children and adults, the
Board said. II explained the need
for the mobile units in terms Of
"thc inaccessibility and made.
quacy' Of stationary Libraries TO
The vast majority Of children in
the County.
The three bOokmObilcs now in
service bring books TO 80 schools
and 1900 school children the
Department said. About 1900
adults also receive books through
the travelling units.
The cost Of the three book
mobiles is less than the expense
of operating one permanent
branch. the Department said in
declaring that the economy
from the travelling branches is
beyond question"
at is noteworthy" said the
Department. that all OF the
above activities were accom-.
Continued OH Page d
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-03-31
Big Time Art to Be Shown
At Caithersburg ON April 3

Something almost new will
come to Upper Montgomery
County soon - Art with a capt.
tai letter and "big league"
standing.
Not only will it stand it
will walk and talk in the per-
son of Mykola Nicolas Shram-
chenko whose are works have
been hung in the Library of
Congress and t h Vatican
Library.
Mr.. Shramchenko and some of
his oil paintings, drawings and
water colors will be at the Cal
thersburg High School library
from 2:30 pm. to 6 pm. Apr. 3
under the auspices of the Cal
thersburg adult art class. The
public is invited.
In December Mr.. Shramchenko
opened his own gallery in Wash
ington where he exhibited his
paintings, many of them por-
traits of his fellow-prisoners in
a NaZi concentration camp dur
ing World War II. While there
he dreamed on coming to the
United States to continue his art
career. and in 1949, his dream
was realized when he and his
family came to Virginia.
Here Mr.. Shramchenko work
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-03-31
Easter COrsage
Sale to Benefit
Crippled Riddles

Saturday, Apr. 2, has been de-
signated as National Crippled
Children's Day and county resi-
dents are urged to purchase cor
sages of Easter seals in honor
of the occasion.
Sale of the corsages, as well
as the public purchase of the
seals, makes possible the opera
ton of the treatment center at
1906 Rockville Pike. The center
is maintained by the County
Society for Crippled Children and
Adults.
Corsages will be on sale Apr. 1
in Rockville at the Peoples Drug
Store and at the Viers Mill drug
store. The sale in other parts
of the county will be held on
ABR. 4.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-03-31
Students Plant
Trees to Mark
ArbOr Day Here

Featuring the planting of two
Japanese cherry trees by DR..
Forbes H. Norris, Superintendent
of Schools, and DR.. Edwin
Broome, retired Superintendent,
tree planting assembly will be
held Friday afternoon in keeping
with the annual Arbor Day
tradition. Mrs. Winona Reed,
instructor, and the future en-
gineers are sponsoring the event.
James Souders, F. E. president,
will lead the program with
Ralph Collins offering the bene-
diction and John Mohler reading
the history of Arbor Day.
The RMHS band will play
several selections during the pro-
gram. Il Believe" will be sung
by J. Souders, M. Mills, p. Hard
ing and R. Russman, the F. E.
quartet.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-03-31
Delay Likely
In UP-COunty
NOningPlans

Further postponement in the
Upper Montgomery County zon-
ing ordinance effective date APP
peared almost certain Tuesday
as a split County Council voted
to hold a public hearing on a
new delaying motion.
The Council voted 5 to 2 for
an April 10 hearing on a motion
pushing back the effective date
to Sept. IS.
The move was opposed by
Stella B. Werner and J. Grahame
Walker, who favored the original
May 2 effective date.
Councilmen supporting h e
postponement said they needed
more time to work out contro.
versial provisions of the measure
and also allow for completion of
maps upon which the coming ord
nance would be based.
At special meeting Saturday,
Council members failed to agree
on minimum lot size require
ments for the agricultural zone.
]. G. Walker and Mrs. Werner
favored three.acre minimum lots
in the agricultural zone while
other Council members called
for a residential agricultural
zone, as recommended by the
Landowners Association of
Upper Montgomery County, with
minimum lot sizes varying from
one-half acre to one acre.
In other actions Tuesday, the
Council authorized sale of So.
100000 bonds on Tuesday, Apr.
IL, of which S2,554 600 will go for
schools; 1924 900 for roads; and
100000 for partial costs Of the
new Silver Spring library and
liquor warehouse and $4,000
for the Silver Spring, Bethesda
and Montgomery Hills parking
lot districts.
1t approved construction Of a
S26,950 animal shelter in Lyttons-
vile on the BrookeWlle.Tennley-
town Road.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-03-31

The White House,
Washingtons D. C.
Dear Mr.. President
County, have been noting reports of the annoyance you
have been receiving from the squirrels the lawn of the
White House.
We have also noted the comment of Senator Barley to
the effect that there squirrels your because
of the nuts which the Republicans have brought to Wash
ington.
This newspaper has high regard for both you and the
Senator AS sympathzers with the necessity your long
and frequent trips from Washington to distant gofing
grounds where presumably you free from the
of divotdiggng squirrels agree that something
should be done to the squirrels from the White
House grounds Then you wouldn't have go on these
firing trips.
We think Senator Barley is the right track when
he says squirrels like nuts too But opponents of the
virtues of this the foremost County in the United States
mildly object to his implied designation of Washington
pardon the double meaning the nuttest place in the
country
Montgomery County has everything Mr. President
Space trees and yes nuts just ask any resident and he'll
refer you to his neighbor for confirmation of the state
ment about the County having everything, of course
We just wanted you to know that we synpathize with
squirrel problem in the middle of Formosa and ALL And
if want to get rid of squirrels, don't
look County We have something for everybody and
everything nuts for the squirrels and foxes for both
of EN-.
Sincerely
THE SENTINEL
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-03-31
Plans Already
Shape Up for
Day

If Memorial Day, 1855, will not
be something different in the
memories of county seat resi-.
dents, the Rockville Memorial
Day Ceremonial Committee will
not be to blame. 1t will be the
fault of the weather man.
Appointed in January, the com.
mittee -- composed Of all vete-
rams organizations in the area
under the general craftsmanship
of Jerrold Ullman - has been
working hard ever since.
And this week they were able
to announce that the parade will
have at least five sections. Each
section will be composed of a
military marching unit, a band,
a civic group and at least one
youth organization.
Every veterans group in the
Continued on Page ~
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-03-31

Inspector James S. McAuliffe
Tuesday was named to the new
rank of Superintendent Of Mont.
gomery County Police. His APP
pointment was the first to the
top position from within the
franks.
\ veteran Of % years on the
force, the AZ year.old Superinten-
dent succeeds Chief Charles NJ.
Orme whose retirement becomes
effective today.
Captain Carroll V. Miller,
Silver Spring station commander,
was named 10 succeed McAuliffe
in the inspectors post.
County Manager Melvin J..
Reese presented the promotions
Continued on Page a.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-03-31
City Clilngs
To Control
On Zoning

A possible mass meeting of
Rockville's citizens to consider a
mass meeting of protest" at
threats to the city's right to con-
troll it's own future planning and
growth may not be necessary
after all.
According to the latest advice
from Annapolis, legislation ex-
empting the city from the coming
control of the county wide
regional planning district of the
Park and Planning Commission
has passed the Assembly and
stands a good" chance of Senate
approval.
The towns of Gaithersburg
and Washington Grove also
seem likely to escape the threat
of being zoned by a remote
source. They, too, are exempt
according to the terms of the
legislation in question.
Rockville, however, enjoys an
additional advantage over its two
Up-County neighbors.
Under the terms of the bill
now awaiting final Senate action.
Rockville - present and future
- is removed from the control
of the regional district.
This, city officials indicated, is
important because it covers ad-
joining territory which might. at
some future date, be annexed to
the city. If and when that hap
pens, these new additions will
also be under the coming control
of the city rather than the re-
gional district.
Gaithersburg and Washington
Grove, however, are simply
exempt within their present
limits from the control of the
countrywide agency on coming.
Any new territory that might be
! annexed by either of these towns.
will remain under regional zon-
ing district control.
County observers pointed out,
however, that Rockville's growth
makes such a future territorial
exemption more essential than in
the case of either of the other
two municipalities. Washington
Grove in particular has shown
no desire for expansion.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-03-31
Late News Briefs

Until a new luncheon meeting
place has been selected, the Rock
vile Board of Trade has sus-
pended its weekly luncheon meet
ings. The meetings have been
held at the Char Coal House on
Rockville Pike which is now
closed.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-03-31

Plans were announced this
week for special Easter Egg
hunt that will be held at the
Rockville Drive In Theater at
4:30 p. m. Apr. IL. Over 500
in prizes will be given out and
the program will be completed
by the appearance of TV stars
and the showing of two special
films. For details, see next
weeks Sentinel.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-03-31
Sincerely,
THE SENTINEL

The Maryland Farm Bureau
today charged "that the House
Agricultural committee had
sold out the farmers of the ma
ton in making a deal with Wal
ter Reuther and organized
labor to gain support for a pro-
posed return to so per cent
parity prices in exchange for
farm bloc backing of a higher
Federal minimum wage of
$I.25.'
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-03-31

A Countrywide party for all
crippled children in the Rockville
area will be held at 2 p. m. Apr.
9 at the home of the Smith-Hen-
derson Post of the American Lee
gion near Congressional Airport.
Alumni of Sherwood High
school, Sandy Spring, have asked
for assistance in locating Ed
Brown, former military editor of
the Sentinel and a Sherwood
graduate. The alumni have also
issued four-page newspaper in
which, among other items, the
derivation of the name "Sher-
wood is explained. Many years
ago, the heavily timbered area
suggested the Sherwood Forest
of Robin Hood fame.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-03-31

Two Silver Spring girls were
announced this week as winners
of scholarship awards to the Gar
dener School of Business in Sill
yer Spring. They are AHA Kark-
Inns and Linda Jones.
Encouraged by rumOrs to the
effect that the County will
establish a new Police sub-sta.
ton in the Wheaton area,
HOmewOOd Citizens will meet
at 8 p. m. Apr. in the Recrea-
ton Center to back the move.
They will also discuss fire pro-
lection. Homework is strik.
ing while the iron is hot" civic
leaders declare.
Thursday will be the last day
of operation of the Rockville
Shoppers bus line. Maintain
ed by City merchants for the
first four months the buses
have been operated by a pri-
vate transit company since the
first of the year. Lack of pat
rOnage is understood to be the
reason for the discOntinuance
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-03-31
Our County Has Everything
Food for Squirrels

President Dwight D. Eisenhower,
The White House,
Washington, D. C.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-26
Festival of Color Contest

When you come in to select your colors from the
0Iidden Dromotone color chart, be sure to register
for the nationwide Gdden contest. You may be
one of the lucky winners whose home will be pointed
inside and out by professional pointers just the
way you want it at no cost to you Come in today
and register. in our Paint Department, LIST Floor
North Building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-01
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