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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-22
Mass Feeding
Course Taught
By Red Cross

In cooperation with the county
civil defense office the Montgom-
cry County Red Cross began
classes Tuesday in mass feeding
for all county school managers of
cafeterias. The course will be
taught by DR.. Christine Hanson
of the Washington Missionary
College.
This course is designed to train
canteen service volunteers to
prepare and serve nourishing and
palatable food under sanitary
conditions in Red Cross disaster
feeding operations and in other
Red Cross and community feed
ing activities, and to do so coop
eratively, efficiently, safely and
economically.
The course is planned to in
clude three lessons the first
two required, the third, a choice
of one of the following = indoor
feeding, outdoor feeding, or mo-
bile feeding.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-22
Good Year Seen
In Building Trade

DR.. Nathan Bailey, dean of the
school of business administration
of American University, told
members of the Suburban Mary
land Builders Association at a
recent meeting at Indian Spring
Country Club, that 1856 will be
a good year for the building in.
dustry, but not as good as 1855.
DR.. Bailey stated that the two
basic props of our economy are
the construction and auto indus.
tries.
In the next few years, he said,
as long as industry increases its
output, the homebuying market
will be good. More sources of EN-.
ployment develop with the in.
crease in industry, he added.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-22

Every weekday morning, be-
tween so and IS persons board
Baltimore and Ohio train in
Rockville and commute to their
jobs in downtown Washington.
And each day slow stream
of people comes into the B and
o office to pick up packages con-
tanning anything from bundle
of outgrown clothes for the new
baby to several dozen parakeets
for a chain stores pet counter.
All this activity takes place at
the Rockville B and 0 station, an
old red brick building almost hid
den behind ST. Mary's Church, on
Baltimore Road.
The station itself is little bit
of turn-of-the.century Americana
in modern-day Montgomery Coun-
ty. It's waiting room, painted
cream with olive green trim, is
spotless. Three long wooden
benches, with the initials of mum.
berless bored commuters carved
into their boards, line the walls.
Heated by Stove
The room, like the others in
the station. is kept warm by a
coal-burning pot-bellied stove sci
in the middle of the floor.
]. II. Orme, 60-year-old agent
in charge of the Rockville sta
ton, estimates its age as between
IS and so years.
This place is as old as any or
the Metropolitan Branch he
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-22

cont you worry, I'll have those
cars for you tomorrow" Wher
he hung up he explained he had
been talking to a manufacturer
of mine cases for the government
who had so carloads of cases to
send out of Rockville.
Mr.. Orme, B and o employee
for 43 years, has the fierce 10y
atty of an old-time railroad man
Asked if Rockville had been the
scene of any major accidents, be
sides the school bus crash, he said
why no! :. The railroad has mer
who do nothing but walk up and
down the tracks, checking for bad
rails. And there's machine that
costs hundreds of thousands, that
automatically tests the rails ir
the track.
Run on Time
And these trains are depend
able, too. Our commuters get tC
work on time every day."
In fact, Mr.. Orme says, wher
the weather is bad business
jumps, because people prefer tc
ride the train than drive to work
on icy or snowy roads.
The station-master, a grand
father of three, lives on Brooks
Avenue in Gaithersburg, ant
manages to run the Gaithersbura
Restaurant and Soda Bar in his
spare time. His job requires hin
to be in the Rockville station
from Z am. to 4 pm.
Before coming to Rockville las
March, Mr.. Orme was agent a.
the Gaithersburg B and o station
for 10 years.
But this is the best job
ever had" he declares. "ThC
people are very fine to deal with
and there's enough to do here t.
keep me out of mischief. l hope
to stay here until / retire from
the railroad, when I'm IS"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-22
NH Players
DO 'Ceasar'
This Week

A streamlined version of Viii.
liam Shakespeare's Julius Caes.
ar" is being presented at the Ma
tional Institutes of Health, Clint
cal Center Auditorium, 5000 Wis
conSin Avenue, Bethesda, yester.
day through Saturday at $50 pm.
This is the first time that the
Hamsters, the little theater group
of NH, have worked in conjunc-
ton with other little theater
groups in the area. The other
groups participating are the Ken
sington Players, the Garrett Play
ers, and the Rockville Little Thea
ter group.
The cast includes Paul B. Walt
err, Brutus; Manley St. Dennis,
Caesar; Fred Lang, Meltellus
Climber; Bud Lewis, CHINA; Sara
Griggs, Portia; and Wilbur
Marks, servant to Anthony; all
of the Kensington Players.
The Hamster group includes
Paul Blanck Cassius; Dr. r. B.
Ross, Casca; Charles Dayton,
Decius Brutus; Erving Lijegren,
soothsayer; and Pricilla Maury,
Calpurnia. Mark Anthony is play
ed by Parker Fairlamb of the
Rockville group.
The production is under the d.
rection of George Detmold of the
Garrett Players, who is assisted
by Mrs. Bing Davis, of the Ken
sington Players and Garrett Play
ers. Warren Thompson, of the
Kensington Players, is stage
manager.
Tickets may be obtained at the
door and the play is open to the
public.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-22

Mr.. Orme says. II always tell
them the easiest way is to turn
on Baltimore Road, just after ST.
Mary's." A grade crossing used
to provide direct access to the
station, but it was closed in 1885
after Ia children were killed when
train hit their school bus at
that crossing.
Two kinds of packages -
freight and express - are hand
led at the Rockville B and o sta
ton. The freight is brought out
from Washington by truck, but
the express is unloaded from the
10:41 train each morning.
Trucks deliver both freight and
express within Rockville's deliv-
cry area. Persons outside that
area must call for their packages.
Freight Right Heavy
1.-THE freight is right heavy
here" Mr.. Orme says. 1--WE get
all kinds of things - a couple of
weeks ago live jackass came
off the train here. We often get
shipments of a couple hundred
parakeets for the chain stores.
They're funny, those birds -
when they first get here they
make an awful racket, but then
all of sudden they quiet down
and you don't hear a peep out Of
them"
The station is a sending and re-
ceiving point for merchandise for
most of the businesses in the
Rockville area, as well as pack
ages for private families, Mr..
Orme says.
While he was talking to re-
porter, Mr. Orme's phone rang.
"B and o." he answered. Nov
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-22
Antique' Boo Station Serves
Rockville Commuters, Businesse

morning, and arrive in Union sta
ton in Washington at Z, $40 and
11:25 a. m.
Two Come Back
Two trains make the return
trip, getting into Rockville at 5:22
and 6:34 p. m.
A number of the commuters
are older persons who have rid
den the train to work for years,
Mr.. Orme says, but quite few
are persons new to the Rockville
area. In the morning, their wives
pile husband and children into the
car, put husband on the train,
then have the family car for the
rest of the day.
In the afternoons, the station
agent says, the waiting room is
alive with wives and children
waiting for Daddy to come home
from work.
And many mothers bring their
children to the station just to
watch the trains go by and wave
to the engineer.
Race Train Stops
In addition to the commuter
trains, a special train to the
Charlestown race track stops at
Rockville every day during rae.
ing season and takes on 20 to 80
passengers. Through trains don't
stop at Rockville, though, Mr..
Orme says.
People who've never been here
before USUALLY call for directions. "
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-22

says. II guess you could say it's
somewhat on the antique side"
Besides the waiting room, the
building contains the office where
Mr.. Orme and his secretary, Mrs.
Jaunita Beach of Gaithersburg,
work, a smaller room behind it,
and large room where packages
are kept.
Rooms Use Changed
The station was designed for
two waiting rooms, Mr.. Orme
says, but one is now used for
freight. The station agent adds
that the Rockville depot's bust.
ness is increasing every month,
and he feels that it must be re.
modelled or enlarged soon to ac-
commodate more passengers and
packages.
Besides serving as a place
where railroad business is con-
Quoted, the building is living
quarters for two families-the
Carriers and the Allnuts-who
live on the second floor.
A total of 10 people, plus a dog
and a pet rabbit, make their home
above the station, Mr. Orme says.
Most old B and o stations were
built with living quarters for the
station agent, but the families
in residence here pay a small
rent to the railroad, he explained
Commuter trains, with three OF
four coaches in each, leave Rock
Vile at 6:22, 1886 and 1O:41 each
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-22
7 Health Agencies
Get TB Subsidies

Seven state agencies will re-
ceive grants and subsidies total
ling over $4,000 from the Mary
land tuberculosis Association for
tuberculosis control activities
during the coming fiscal year
1956-57, it was announced by Ed
ward M. Passano, president of
the association.
According to Mr.. Passano, the
following agencies will be the
beneficiaries of the associations
continuing grants and subsidies
program: Baltimore City Depart
ment of Public Welfare, Balti-
more City Health Department,
Maryland State Department of
Health, Enoch Pratt Free Lii
brary, Johns Hopkins Hospital,
University Hospital, Johns Hop
kins University, and the Loeb
Raven Veterans Administration
Hospital.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-22
By Jane Anderson
SIP. 1926

Most of Sandy Springs famil-
les who spent all or part of the
winter in the south have returned
home to find their grounds COW
cred with snow. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick l.. Thomas are back
from Winter Haven, Fla. Mr.. and
Mrs. P. G. Lyon back from Win
ter Haven, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Bentley are back from one month
spent on their farm in Mobile,
Ala, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Owens
are home from Florida, and Mr..
and Mrs. L. Dan Wilson are re-
turned from two weeks spent in
Florioa.
The Robert Chichesters have
returned from a two week trip
through the south which included
Florida. They enjoyed visits with
friends known to many readers
of this column.
The Christie and Morris family
in Crescent City, Fla, Mrs. Henry
Griffith and Miss Vashti Bartlett
in Passa-grill, Fla, DR.. and Mrs.
Clarence Rhodes in Atlanta, Ga.
and their son, Gordon Keys, who
is in the Army and stationed at
Camp Fucker. Atlanta.
Mrs. Betty Zimmerman, presi-
dent of the Legion Auxiliary of
Norman Price Post, recently Wis
tied Mount Alto Hospital, accom-
panied by Mrs. Gladys Brigham,
Mrs. Alice Kruhm, and Mrs. Ger
tie Sheeler. The ladies brought a
bit of cheer to the hospitalized
veterans and distributed cigaret-
ties and comfort items TO 70 men
in two different wards.
The March meeting of the Bes-
sic Erwin Circle of Ashton Meth
odisr Church was recently held at
the home of Erma Boerrm, in
Ednor. Mrs. Majorie Crawford
served as co-hostess. Plans were
made for the April IL spaghetti
supper, which will be held at the
Sandy Spring Firehouse, for the
benefit of the building and ex.
pansion fund of the church.
The Womens Guild of St.
Johns Episcopal Church met at
the home of Mrs. William Robey
last Wednesday evening. The
members found that the promised
surprise fashion show starred
themselves modelling Easter bon
nets which they created on the
spot out of such materials as
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-22

Mrs. Thomas Lansdale won
blue ribbon in the Australian
Gold Rush" class with her flow
err arrangement at the National
Guard Armory Flower Show on
March 8. Mrs. Thomas Ladson al
so won blue ribbon in the uni
ted States Industries" class on
March 9.
This closes the report on the
Friendship Garden Clubs partici-
patton in Washington's annual
flower show and means that near
ly every entry made by the club
and its members won a ribbon
in competition with the best of
the nations capital garden en-
thuSiaStS.
The Iron Bridge Hunt held its
st. Patrick's Day dance at its
clubhouse Saturday evenin.
Miss Beth Miller, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert H. Miller,
Jr., returned home Saturday from
Emory University where she is
student, to spend spring vacation
with her parents.
During the month of April the
Alexandria Association, Virginia,
is sponsoring an exhibit at Gads-
by Tavern of Alexandria works
of art through the years. Many
interesting contributions have
been made by descendants of AL
eXandria families who live in
Sandy Spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Sladen
of Ottawa, Canada were recent
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Elgar
Stabler.
Mrs. Edith S. Gillikin of
Charleston, w. Va. is visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Raymond Ravens and
Miss Clarice Shoemaker.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-22
Sandy Spring Folk
Back from Vacations

pie plates, chicken feathers, and
pipe cleaners!
Plans were discussed at the
business meeting for a spring
rummage sale to be held at st.
Johns Hall on April 13 and IA.
Now is the time to enroll chill
dren who will start kindergarten
at Sherwood next September, for
the year 1956-57. If your child
plans to attend, Miss Claire Hut
ton would like a penny post card
addressed to her at Sherwood
Elementary School, Sandy
Spring, with the following infor-
nation: parents name, post of
flee address, telephone number,
and child's name. Immediately
upon receipt of this information
registration blanks will be mail
ed to you.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-03-13
TUESDAY, MARCH 13
Da-;ayoI Torla,, rlpI /

TUESDAY, MARCH 13
Regional meeting Wilmington Methodist Church
930 a..
WEDNESDAY MARCH IA
Vespers St. Johns Lutheran Church 7:30 p m.
Family Night Supper Methodist Church $50
Presbyterian Church 7:30
Club home Mrs. James Mcbride West High Street
THURSDAY, MARCH Is
Society ST Johns Lutheran Church 730 p.
Lenten Trinity Episcopal Church 73o Inquers Glass
8 p. m.
London Chapter Program and Social Hour by the
FRIDAY, MARCH 16
Married Ladies Thmbe Club F. 137
High St, 2 m.
Rummage Methodist Church basement Sat- $50
Circle 5 WSCS
Runrnage Sale IoOF by Rebekah
Lodge
Oak Grange SIS Grange Hall.
Lilly Chapel WSCS home Mrs Ed Elsie, Lilly Chapel
SATURDAY MARCH II
Catholic Community Club St Patricks Party cards Parish Hail.
$3.50 dance Lbs gym m.
MONDAY, MARCH 19
Hornbec
la Rd. p.
Sigma Gamma meeting Presbyterian Church p
Las Jovenes Glass Methodist Church m.
Circles and joint meeting Las Jovenes classroom Methodist
Church
TUESDAY, MARCH 20
American Legion Auxiliary Legion Home p. m.
East High Street Club Coover Memorial Club House
London Lions Club
Harmony Needle Raub, Pike pm
WEDNESDAY MARCH 81
St Parcks meeting special program pm
TUESDAY, MARCH 81
BLOODMOBI.E LONDON.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-03-13
RedIegs Workout
At Tampa Field

With the Redlegs at Tampa,
Florida - Thirty-seven members
of the Cincinnati Redlegs, plus six
youngsters from their minor lea
que clubs, were on hand as the
Rhinelanders opened their spring
drills at Plant Field in Tampa un-
der ideal weather conditions. Man
ager Birdie Tebbetts met with his
players for half hour before the
initial workout. several of the
Redleg players are wearing the
new red helmets the club will use
while batting during the season.
They are being used here to see
if any improvements can be made
before ordering them for the en-
tire squad. Ted Kluszewski, Roy
Mcmillan, Johnny Temple, Al Sill
vera and Gus Bell are wearing the
new type uniform to be worn by
the Redlegs in 1856. ;. a sleeveless
shirt affair, similar to the vest
like ones worn by Chicago Cubs a
few years back. These uniforms
are very light and form fitting
with the material of durene and
nylon with give" to it. the
players like the comfort and
lightness of the uniforms. Coach
Tom Ferrick give the pitchers a
brief turn at calisthenics before
each workout.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-03-13
With A BUCKEYE IN CONGRESS
BY Congress 9TH Ohio District

BY Brown, 7th Ohio District
preparing this report the Senate voted 54 to
strike the Bill
the Agriculture provision which would have sub
rigid 90 ofpary for the
price support effect the 1854 Agri
80
be voted but the Administration has its
legislation which
Senate early this week
of
practically all provisions of the Federal Highway Bill which will
40000me highways with
the Federal Government paying about 80 cent of the cost and
will provide $3.50 matching with
the secondary
Means Committee of
bill the funds
needed the highway Both
be brought in the House before the
judiciary
Bricker
slightly. expected sup
by
null
Constitution detrimental rights
hereunder
ton bill carrying funds for the Departments of Labor
and Welfare billion
than requested by the President and SIG million than voted
the Congress
research by the National Health Institutes were increased
House Committee Office Civil
holding hearings March 18th the proposal to
postal letters
second and third class mail by approximately per
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-03-13
Ohioana Library
Contest Winners

The Ohioana Library's state
wide competition for Ohio artists
has been won by Eugene White
Middleton Point, Van Vert Coun-
ty, it was announced today.
His drawing of Fort Recovery
was awarded first prize of $100
1t will be published, along with
the other pictures chosen by the
judges, in the 1857 Ohioana En-
gagement Calendar Year book.
The announcement of the win
ners was made by Walter Rumsey
Marvin, Executive Director of The
Martha Kinney Cooper Ohioana
Library Association, Columbus.
Second prize of $50 was won by
Mrs. Elizabeth c. Fall of Port
Clinton for her picture of Mouse
Island.
These two winners and the win
ners of the ten Honorable Men
tions of $40 each will receive
their prizes at a tea on Sunday
afternoon, March 18, at the Co.
lumbus Gallery of Fine Arts. The
presentations will be made by
Mrs. Louis B. Seltzer of Cleve-
land, President of the Association.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-03-13
Highway Director
Says Funds Spent

State Highway Director S. 0.
Linzell stated Friday that Ohio
has committed more than $13 mil
lion of the $50 million in federal
aid funds available for highway
improvements between now and
1853.
Linzell's statement followed
charge by Senator George II. Ben
der that the Highway Depart
ment had failed to use $40 mill
ion of available highway funds
from the federal treasury.
In refuting the senator
charges, Linzell stated, Actually,
we have only a little over two
million dollars that we can use to
develop new projects right now" i"
Some instances have been re-
ported in which group of several
eagles have attacked and killed
small deer, but many observers
deny that such attacks are often
made.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-03-13
Liquor Control
Tightens In Ohio

The Ohio Department of Liquor
Control reports that more permit
holders were cited for liquor law
violations in 1855 than any pre-
vious year in history. In addition,
80 stills were siezed, % of them in
the Portsmouth area. Sunday sales
and sales to minors led the list of
violations.
In Madison County, the one raid
in 1855 resulted in two arrests fol-
lowed by two convictions and the
payment of $100 in fines.
The department moved also to
stop minors from making purch-
ases at the liquor stores. Effective
March /, purchaser whose age is
in question must take an oath that
he is 81, with the liquor store per-
sonnel witnessing the oath. Minors
are reminded that for handling or
buying liquor, they may be fined
S25 to 500 and that false swear
ing is a penitentiary offense.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-03-13
An Editorial
GRASS ROOTS OPINION

PORT HURON. MICH. TIMES HERALD: "SocaIred med
cine just Of the socialist programs that does not work
and that has worked The United States did we'll
down socaed medcine-hs Country is the heathes Coun
try in the world and free enterprise medicine responsible for
that happy state of affairs
BROWNSVILLE, Pa TELEGRAPH What built the electric
industry gave the light and power? The is
free enterprise And Edison the ultimate exponent OF that
free enterprise.
KNOXVILLE, IOWA. EXPRESS: The who is hopeessy
debt lot off than the national government which
in the fix The individual subject to avs which
seize his property; the just raises the debt limit
few billions and pays interest which accounts tor
much of your high taxes of today"
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-03-13
Old Age Pensions
Show Steady Rise

Following approval of old age
pensions by the voters at. the Nov.
ember 1893 elections, first pay
ments went out in July 1884 to
1899 recipients. The average
award was S12.74 a month.
BY the. end of 1894, the num-
.ber of recipients had increased
a. 80, 543 and by the end Of the
first full year, 1895, total reci-
pients had jumped to- 85,669 The
average award in December 1885
was only S15.o7, and total pay
ments for the first full year We're
S13,O03, ,448.
Persons on the aid for aged
rolls reached a peak in January
1912 with 139,567. but had de-
clined to 1O0,3o1 at the end of
1855 as more and more persons
came under federal social security.
Meanwhile, yearly payments
reached an all-time high of ST.
5o9, $50 during the fiscal year
ended June 80, 1855. The federal
government provided $40, 191, ,089
of the total paid.
The average old age pension
check for December 1855 was
SIS. SO.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-03-13

est rates that average about 2%
while the student is in college and
about Az when he graduates, the
magazine reports. In most cases,
those who borrow have an un-
limited time after graduation in
which to repay.
The average college has about
$4,000 in reserve for loans to
students, and lends about S14,S00
a year. On the average, about 125
students in each college apply for
and get loans during the school
year.
It is easy to obtain such loans.
In 1855, 1870 of loan applications
covered in the survey were granted.
There is usually a limit on the
total amount a student may bor-
row, but in most cases the
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-03-13
Suicide Indicated
In Friday Death

Members of the Plain City Fire
Department found the body of
Gerald L. Mouser, "a, inside his
burning automobile shortly after
9 p. m. Friday night. Reports in
dicated that the car was locked
and that hose had been run
from the exhaust pipe to the inter-
ior of the car. -
Union County officials theorized
that Mouser had intended suicide
and sat in the car, smoking d Gig
aret awaiting death. The burning
cigaret was believed to have set
fire to the auto after Mouser col
lapsed. The fire was reported by
passing motorists.
Mouser's address was listed as
Plain City, Route 3,
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-03-13
'Roger-D
Out OF Style

Gagsters will have to think UP
another one to replace the honor
ed and time worn Roger dodger,
you old codger". The phonetic al
phabet has been changed by the
International Civil Aviation Or
ganization following recommended
tions made by the u s. and other
air forces.
The new alphabet is A-Alpha, B.
Bravo, C-Charlie, D-Delta, E-Echo,
F-Foxtrot, G-Golf. H-Hotel, LIN
dia, J-Juliett, K-Kilo, L-Lima, M
Mike, N-November, O-Oscar, P
Papa, Q-Quebec, R-Romeo, S-Sier-
ra, T-Tango, U-Uniforn, V-victor,
W-Whiskey, X-x-ray, Y-Yankee,
~ z,,r,.