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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-05-17

James <. Polk was president
when the Naval Academy opened
on October 10, 1S45.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-05-17
Farmers Gas
Tax Refunds
To be Made

Farmers who have been using
gasoline on a farm strictly for
farm purposes will be entitled to
tax refund of that portion, ac-
cOrding to c. /. Fox, district direc-
tor of Internal Revenue for the
Baltimore District,
Mr.. Fox said the present Fed
eral tax on gasoline is two cents
gallon. The new public law
466 was approved by the Presi-
dent on April 2.
The first refund payment will
be made after June 80, on gaso.
line purchased and used during
the first six months of 1856.
Thereafter refunds will be made
for one-year period from July
l to June 30.
The director said to get this re-
fund, a farmer will have to file
his claim after June 80 and before
October 1. Claims are to be
made on Form 2240 and are to be
filed with the district director of
Internal Revenue for the farmers
district. The form will be avail
able after June / at Internal Rev
enue offices and from county ag-
ricultural agents.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-05-17
Beef Field Day
Slated Saturday
At Ag Center

The first annual All Club beef
Held day, sponsored by the Mont
gomeery County All Beef Club,
VIII be held Saturday at the Agri.
cultural Center in Gaithersburg,
beginning at 10 am.
Featured event will be a fitting
and showing contest for differs at
1880 am. Classes will be held
for Angus, Hereford and Short.
horn steers and heifers. Lunch
will be sold by parents of beef
club members.
Leland Clark of Spring Valley
Hereford Farms and John Hudson
of Avenel Farms will Judge the
events, says associate county
agent Roscoe Whip.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-05-17
Legion to Pick
.Teen-Age Queen
This Weekend

This weekend an area girl will
be crowned Miss American lie.
gion Teen-ager of Montgomery
County.
She will be chosen at the Amer.
lean Legion Teen.age Beauty
Contest at Wheaton High School
Friday and Saturday evenings at
8 pm. The contestants. sponsored
by area business firms, are un.
married and range from 10 to 10
years old.
The combined Legion posts of
Montgomery County are sponsor.
ing the contest. Admission is 81.
Proceeds will be used to further
orthopedic work for crippled chill.
dren in the county
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-05-17
BY Mrs. w. A. Daniel
POOIeSVilIe 2I18

Col. Archibald King entertained
relatives at garden party at his
attractive home in Georgetown on
Saturday afternoon. Some of
those attending from this area
were Mrs. David Clark, Mrs.
Roger w. Williams, and, little
jamie Williams, Mrs. Herbert
Brown and daughter, Mrs. Erwin
Hamilton, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
C. Brown and Jimmy, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. Edwin Brown, Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Brown and Mr..
and Mrs. Darby Peddicord.
Recently Mrs. Kenneth Allnutt
and her sisters, Mrs. Allen Penn,
Mrs. Ferdinand Herman and Mrs.
Gordon Darby, visited for a week
in New York another sister there,
Mrs. Clyde Culp to enjoy a Won
derful family reunion.
Guests over last weekend of
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Watts were
their son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. William r. Griffith.
Mrs. Griffith, nee Emily Watts,
is completing her nurses train
ing at the University of Maryland
hospital while Bill has another
years duty with Uncle Sam in
aerial photography at Jackson
vile, Fla.
DR.. Kenneth Endicott left Tues
day for a business trip to Phila-
delphia and Chicago. On Sunday
he will go to Oslo, Norway, for
a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elan Supplee of
Dickerson entertained at dinner
on Saturday evening, their guests
being Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Jones and Mr.. and Mrs. Aleck
Gray of Washington and Rose
Cottage, Dickerson.
Over night guest at the rectory
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-05-17
POOLesUiIIites Attend Fete
In Georgetown Garden

on Tuesday was Mrs. Henry P
Brown of Philadelphia, mother of
Mrs. Carter S. Gilliss.
Dinner guests on Mothers Day
of their son!in-laW and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Warfield
and family of Marriottsville, were
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Malcolm White
and Mrs. c. G. Blake.
Miss Margaret Daniel of Wash.
ington was the house guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Mansfield Daniel over
the weekend.
Hostess to the Tuesday bridge
club was Mrs. Joseph B. Pyles.
There were 20 present at the
Monocacy Homemakers Clu b
meeting on Thursday when called
to order by president Mrs. En-
met Dyer Mrs. Leland Clark
reported attending a meeting in
Rockville with suggestions about
plans for another year. Sixteen
members of our club attended
the spring meeting in Gathers
burg on the 10Th. The Monocacy
Booth showed seven dresses and
was one of the best on display.
Mrs. Knill gave a splendid talk
on outdoor meals. Mrs. Edwin
Brown demonstrated on cleaning
rugs at home. A June picnic is
planned, also to bring toys for
Children Hospital in June and
cookies for them in August.
Our good wishes to Mrs. Cor
don Smith who underwent sur
gerry at Suburban Hospital on
Tuesday and to Mrs. G. E. Will
liams in Frederick Hospital for
surgery.
We are glad to report Sam
Watts is greatly improved follow
ing major surgery in Frederick
Hospital and is now able to sit
up a little.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-05-17
Az Teacher D. Watkins
HonOred at Banquet May Z

Donald z. Watkins, vocational
agriculture teacher at Gathers
burg High School, was given a
testimonial dinner at Brownings
vile May Z by 20 members OF
the Young Farmers and Young
Adult Farmers organizations.
Mr.. Watkins, who began his
career in rural education 81
years ago at Poolesville High
School, now teaches classes OF
adult farmers.
The dinner was highlighted by
the presentation of silver tray
inscribed Presented by students
and friends to Donald f. Wat
kins in appreciation for inspira
tional teaching and guidance
contributed in agricultural educa
ton and farm management"
Mr.. Watkins was born on a
small farm near Damascus and
went to Montgomery County
schools. He received a bachelor
of science degree in agricultural
education from the University OF
Maryland in 1923, and in 1924
took master of science degree
in farm management and mar
keting at Cornell University.
In 1925, he instituted a farm.
ing education program in the
high schools at Damascus and
Gaithersburg and divided his
time between these two schools
until 1882, Mr.. Watkins char,
tered Future Farmers Of
America chapter at Damascus
where he worked as full time
instructor from 1888 to 1910.
He acted as farm servicing
manager for the Federal Land
Bank in Baltimore from 1910 to
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-05-17
Soil Sample
Total Drops
At UNI Lab

Soil samples from Maryland
farms and gardens are coming
into the University of Maryland
soil testing lab at a rate below
last year, according to DR.. Frank
L. Bentz, university extension soil
specialist.
So far this year, the lab has re-
ceived only $500 samples. DR..
Bentz expects the lab will test
about $4,000 samples by the end
of the year. Of these about Is
percent come from home gar
dens. Its the first time in many
years." the soil specialist says,
that we haven't been showed
under with samples"
DR.. Bentz cites three reasons
for the drop-off in the number
of soil samples the university
has been receiving.
Under the 1856 revised agricul-
tural conservation cost-sharing
program, soil tests are not re.
quired where farmers plan to use
one or two tons per acre of
ground limestone carrying from
1000 to 1000 pounds of total OK
ide per ton. A soil test is still
required when more or less than
these amounts are used.
Secondly, the soil specialist says
the cold wet spring has reduced
soil sampling. In many parts of
the state land was either too wet
or frozen from January through
March, the usual time for taking
soil samples.
The third reason, DR.. Bentz
says, is that many farmers caught
in the cost-price squeeze feel they
cannot afford fertilizer or lime
which may be found to be re-
quired as the result of a soil test.
Actually he says a farmer may
save himself money with a soil
test. The test is free to any resi-.
dent of the state and a farmer
may find that he does not need to
lime or fertilize a field as much
as he may have done.
In addition to indicating the
amounts of lime or fertilizer the
soil needs, a soil test will also
indicate when too much chemical
has been added to the soil.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-05-17
A-s
Canal Opening

The Panama Canal was off,
cially opened August 10, 1914.
Two Marines in a dug-out canoe,
bearing miniature Marine
Corps flag, padded frantically
ahead of the official boats and
earned the distinction Of manning
the first craft to pass through
the canal.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-05-17

1913, when for year he taught
veterans farm work under the
CT. Bill of Rights.
Returning to Gaithersburg
High School in 1949, Mr.. Watkins
began adult farm classes the fol
lowing year. In 1852 he inSti-
tuted the farm management edu.
cational services.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-05-17
City 4-H'er
Shows Best
Jersey Calf

Thirty-seven Mont gom err
County All boys and girls ex.
hibited 81 head of prize animals
at the annual McDonogh School
Show held last Saturday in Nc
Donogh. Miss Carroll Sweeney of
Rockville exhibited the grand
champion All Jersey Gaywind
Cutie Czarine, senior heifer calf.
Patsy Messer was selected as the
champion Snowman of the Hol-
stein breed.
Among the 426 animals eXhib-
tied were five breeds of dairy and
three breeds of beef cattle. A
breakdown of the county shows
20 members exhibiting % Hol-
stein; 10 exhibiting 81 Jerseys;
three exhibiting four Guernseys
and one member each exhibiting
a Borwn swiss and Ayrshire. Two
Alters exhibited Hereford steers.
The show is divided into two
classes, one for Alters who are
Is years and under and the other
class for members IA years and
over. The results of the Jersey
cattle are as follows: Senior
heifer calf under IA, Blair Stiles
first place, Norman Fraley third
place, Kenneth Stiles fourth
place. Senior heifer calf over IA,
Carol Sweeney first place.
Junior yearling heifer under IA,
Blair Stiles first place, Kenneth
Stiles third place. Senior yearling
heifer under IA, Norman Fraley
first place, Dora j. Fraley third
place, Gary Pope fourth place,
Eileen O'Boyle fifth place.
Senior yearling heifer over Ia,
Carroll Sweeney third place. Cow
two years and over (under 14),
Dora ]. Fraley first place, Mel
vim Glover, Jr., third place. Cow
two years and over lover 14),
Carol H. Sweeney second place.
The results of the Holstein
Judging are as follows: Junior
heifer calf under II, John Messer
first place. Senior heifer calf
under IA, Joan Fry second place,
Jean Messer third place, James
Clagett fifth place. Senior heifer
calf over ii, Roberta Messer first
place, George Mitchell second
place.
Junior yearling heifer under ID,
John L. King, Jr., second place.
Junior yearling heifer over ii,
Roberta Messer first place. Senior
yearling heifer under IA, Mary E.
King third place, Anita Mae King
fifth place. Senior yearling
heifer over IA, Jane King second
place, Paul r. King fourth place.
Cow two years and over (under
14) Jean King first place, Mary
E. King third place.
Aylshires, over IA, senior heifer
calf, Kristin Westfall, fourth
place. Brown Swiss, under il,
Englebord Westfall, first place.
Over IA senior calf, Virginia
Sheppard third place, Nancy CHM
sixth place. Junior yearling, Vir-
ginia Sheppard third place.
Hereford steers under IA, light.
weight, Frank Kricker, first
place. Under IA, heavyweight
Grover Lyon, III ninth place.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-05-17
WALDO WINS CONTEST

John z. Waldo, Jr, of 1918 Que
bee Terrace, Silver Spring, a me-
chanical engineering junior at the
University of Maryland, has been
awarded full scholarship for his
senior year by Union Carbide and
Carbon, a division of the Bakelite
CO
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-05-17
MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL
Thursday. May u. 1855
School Name Changed

At a recent meeting of the
board of trustees of Washington
Bible Institute, headquarters for
3ible-centered Christian training
N the nations capital, it was vo.
ted to change tie na.Ae ne
school from Washington Bible In
stitute to Washington Bible Col
lege.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-05-17
SECOND ATOM SUB

The worlds first nuclear-
powered vessel, the USS Nautilus
got under way at Groton. Conn,
on January II, 1855. Already,
the second atomic-powered under
sea craft, the USS Seawolf. has
also been completed.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-05-17
Palsy Drive Boosted

Cooperating in the current fund
drive of United Cerebral Palsy of
Montgomery County are the man
ayers and other personnel of sew.
eral food stores in the county.
Grocery bag suffers" carrying
the Montgomery County Cerebral
Palsy message were distributed
to all customers Saturday, at
Food Barn, Food Fair, Wheaton
Coop, A G. P, Giant Food Stores
and Food Lane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-05
Cats Meows That Are Different
Star Photos by Ei,coOd Baker
BY FRANCES w. KERR

NY cat owner will tell you that his favorite breed
"A the best and that particular pet is the greatest
But the owners of Samese will further; they'll
insist that these beautiful thick sleek fur
whpike tails Slanted blue and pointed
What they mean, of course pets merely
they utter sounds that. imagination.
approximate speech
Mrs Sherman Adams wife of the President
Eisenhower is the owner of such
Sylvia friendly than many Samese" says Mrs
Adams This probably due to her active life politics.
She campaign cat given my husband when he was
running for Governor Of New Hampshire eight
She afectionae people nothing better
than being in the middle of She is talker
Sylvia sleeps top of the refrigerator where
She hates automobiles Adamses send her by
railway express whenever they travel
In art circles at least Washngton known Samese
is Anna owned by Miss Carol Stuart
Georgetowner. Anna Leonowens of Anna
and the King of SIAM has posed for Of Miss Stuarts
paintings She likes to sit of the drawing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-05

dartng inquSve paw into the paint As her mistress
puts it, "Siamese real characters"
Another wellknown Georgetown Siamese tthis section
seems to have Samese any other there are nine
in one block is owned by Mr. and Kaer 2733
Dumbarton avenue Although name is Lotus her
owners call her Betsy. Last winter she
weeks and the Kates offered her return
She was finally found three blocks from home
she was Shiverng starved half her weight of
eight pounds, with broken tooth head tremor"
says Mrs kater But she purring. only explain
it by saying Betsy has home After few vita
nnB shots she herself sleeping under her goose
neck lamp and eating two pork kidneys day."
This has been Betsy sole diet throughout pampered
me- except Tor occasional tastes of ice creampreeraby
from our plates" says Mrs Kater
Betsy never walks. though Mrs bought her
beautiful collar with fake sapphires her eyes,
smart Drown leash She goes out only in the family
she doesn't like at ALL" Kater
men and jumps into their laps whenever she can"
Esau who moves almost exclusively educational circles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-12
Atomic Merchant Shin

If all goes well with present planning
the worlds first atomic-powered mer-
chant vessel will be in operation three
years from now. AS described by Clarence
c. Morse of the Federal Maritime Board,
1t will cost the United States $40 million
But the investment promises to yield rich
dividends in terms of speeding up the
advent of large numbers of such ships
for carrying cargoes and passengers on
an economically profitable basis.
There is little question, of course,
about the eventual practically of COM
mercial ocean liners propelled by nuclear
engines. The great submarine Nautilus
has already demonstrated the atoms
revolutionary potentialities at sea, and
the same thing will be demonstrated in
the not too distant future by naval sur
face vessels 1t is only matter Of time
another is years or so-before atomic
merchantmen are likely to begin becom-
ing fairly common sight that the world
will take more or less for granted.
But the first of these ships-a largely
experimental project-will be in a class
by itself, just as the Nautilus is among
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-12
Hiqhhonded Tactics

The District Chapter of the National
Multiple Sclerosis Society has shown
commendable courage and good sense in
deciding to cast its lot with the new
United GiverS Fund. 1t has been pun
iShed for this display of independence by
withdrawal of its charter as a member
of the national organization. Neverthe-
less, the chapter has announced that it
will stand its ground, even though
change in name of the local group will be
necessary. We applaud the chapters de-
cision and deplore the highhanded tao
tics used by the national society in its
vain effort to keep the chapter out of
Washington'S widely approved single
package charity program.
The controversy in the multiple
sclerosis field is the latest public evidence
of sort of tyranny which few national
Embarrassing bodies have sought to exer-
else against chapters which want to join
in united campaigns. We believe the
contributing public is fed up with such
dictatorial methods, just as it is fed up
with the multiplicity of appeals for money
for sundry purposes. And we hope that
the reorganized local society, as a UGF
agency, will continue to receive generous
financial support, SO that 1t can carry on
and expand its worthwhile services to
the community.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-12
Live Politician

few days ago Harry Truman en-
phatically rejected an "elder statesman"
label. IAN elder statesman" he said, lis
dead politician, and I am very much
alive"
Certainly the Harry Truman who ex-
ploded his 'I-prefer- Hartman" bomb
shell on the eve of the opening of the
Democratic convention is politician
and very live one at that. Whether he
is also politician who knows what he
Is doing, who has a reasonable prospect
OF lining up the votes to put over the man
Of his choice, remains to be seen.
One has to start with the assumption
that Mr.. Truman, an old and skilled hand
at this game, would not knowingly and
willingly embark on a will-o'- the wiSp
venture. For if the convention, despite
his fiat endorsement of Governor Harri-
man, should go ahead and nominate Adlai
Stevenson, Mr.. Truman will stand repu-
dated by his first and only political love-
the Democratic Party. 1t simply is not
In his nature to invite such rebuff capri
ciouSly or careleSSly.
At the same time, it is hard to see
how Governor Hartman, even with Mr..
Truman in his corner, can walk off with
the nomination. Virtually every South
ern delegate will vote against him to the
bitter end. And when these votes are
added to those already committed to Mr..
Stevenson, plus the votes that Senator
Kefauver may be able to throw Mr.. Ste
venson's way, it hardly seems possible
that the New Yorker can muster the 6861a
votes needed to win.
Mr.. Truman came to Chicago proclaim
ing neutrality and stoutly denying that
he would be party to a stop" move
ment against anyone. But his eleventh.
hour Endorsement of Mr.. Hartman, with
all of its stage trimmings, is bound to
encourage suspicion that the real objec-
tive is to throw the Stevenson bandwagon
off the tracks and clear the way for a
dark-horSe nominee If this is not the
case, if Mr.. Truman is merely doing what,
with him, comes naturally, he has at
least converted what promised to be a
humdrum convention into a typical
Democratic Donnybrook, on which public
attention will be centered until the last
roll call has been taken and the last
ballot counted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-12

IN downtown New YORK rises
the sculptured likeness of
one who at the zenith of his
public life stood proudly as
a member of the United States
Senate. But in an impulsive
and sensational gesture he
voluntarily stepped down from
that exalted post. 1t was dur
ing the administration of
President James A. Garfield
that Senator Roscoe Conkling,
whose statue thus stands in
Manhattan Island in his native
State, astounded the Nation
by resigning from that which
has been so often called the
greatest deliberative body in
the world. The resignation
was meant as a declaration of
independence from the Presi-
dent with whom he violently
differed on certain public
questions. He took this pre-
cipitous action to prove that
he could not be dictated to by
the White House. The Sen
ator and his political advisors
were positive that Conkling
could be easily reelected and
returned to Washington with
the backing of the Empire
State. This would put the Sem
ator in a position to defy the
Chief Executive. There was no
thought that the hasty action
of the honored legislator
might boomerang into a per-
manent purge. But it did. The
reaction of which he had been
so sure did not come to pass.
He had calculated that the
vote of the State legislature,
which then elected United
States Senators. by reinstating
him would take delight in re-
buking the President. But
when the time came for the
Albany legislature to take &C
ton to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of their
Senator. ballot after ballot
showed the diminishing inf1u-
ence of the public official who
had staged this fantastic ma
neuver. The ex-senator waged
a losing fight for his restora-
ton to the seat he had for
feited. He never returned to
the Senate, and lived with
poignant regret that by this
false move he had given up
the distinguished place in the
legislative department of the
Government.
One of the most anxious and
determinitive questions from
the adjournment Of the 84th
Congress until election results
are known in November, has
to do with Senators who will
either be reelected or de-
feated in their bid for another
term. The historical political
episode of Senator Conkling's
resignation and his failure to
be returned suggests some very
pertinent personal questions
even Of those not in politics
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-12
Courageous Veto

1t is understandable that many
Democrats and Republicans running for
reelection to Congress should be diSap-
pointed and even> diSmayed at President
Eisenhower's veto of the SIG billion rivers
and harbors bill. Omnibus legislation of
this kind traditionally has a Christmas
tree kind Of look in an election year and
few States or Congressional districts are
omitted from the list of those promised a
share in the Federal spending. And there
are, OF course, many needed and deServ-
Ing projects included in these periodic
programs. At the same time, the re-
sponSibility for Federal improvements of
this type does not extend properly to the
point of seeing that the program includes
something for practically everybody 1t
was, IN effect, this consideration that
prompted the President to turn down this
years bill. In his veto message, Mr.
Eisenhower pointed out that nearly a
third of the 113 projects had not been
given the normal technical review re-
quired by law. Some already had been
declared unjuStified by the Army Engi-
neerS, who have jurisdiction over these
particular public works.
In rejecting the meaSure-only an
authorization, not an appropriation, bill
the President reminded Congress that the
proper studies could be made before
new Congress assemblies next winter. On
that basis, legislation for more soundly
conceived program could be introduced
and acted upon quickly enough to elimi-
nate any real delay in getting the needed
work under way. The Presidents action
was justified and is all the more COM
mendable, considering the pressures on
him in an election year.