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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-23

The most hopeful thing
about the Middle Eastern sit
uation is that the threat of an
Arab-Israeli war does not, at
the moment, come from the
great powers, all of whom want
to avoid being involved in one,
and are most unlikely to chal-
lenge each other in the area to
the point of war.
The Soviet Union is engaged
in reforming its foreign and
domestic policies and interring
the late j V. Stain. 1t cannot
consider the moment favorable
for any foreign adventure.
Doubtless the chief reason
a commonsenSical one-for
erasing Stain from popular
memory is that a government
cannot adequately assert its
own authority in the ever
present shadow of an immedi-
ate predecessor. and especially
of one who had made himself
the symbolic image of Russia
itself.
When Stain died a near
panic shuddered through the
Russian people. However much
they may secretly have hated
him, the passing of the awe
some if cruel father-god en-
gendered feelings of weakness
and superstitions of impending
catastrophe-as the great
Caesars death "unleashed the
dogs of war"
An image superstition sedu-
lousy cultivated for the life
time of a whole generation is
not quickly obliterated. The
new image, a collective face
at that, cannot conceivably
command the confidence of the
old one.
The new leaders, therefore.
must tread softly to replace
the vanished authority with a
more winning one. Politics,
as Russia's leaders well know,
is more than the exercise Of
dialectical materialism.
In London, Messrs. Khru-
Shchev and Bulganin have en-
phasized that they are "politi-
cal leaders" who understand
that politics is the art of the
possible.
Khrushchev warned the
British not to expect the inn
possible from the Soviet
Union. In the context, the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-23
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

Margaret Truman weds Clifton Daniel newspaperman
Poor Harry Truman. Not only does his family join the
party press gets with the check party
Adai Stevenson Ike has close to losing world
leadership You can't Stevensons record of
but once he did come close to losing 4S States
Ike delivers major foreign policy address You've got
expect few Republican mistakes abroad. After ALL this
the time that the party has ventured beyond the three
mile limit
Eisenhower and Nixon have started to sweet-talk the
Democrats They peaceful coexence The Republicans
inland the Democrats out.
Vrgnias senators back Lyndon Johnson of Texas for
President Johnson reformed New Dealer. That's the
school which holds the is less interested in
ending special privilege than getting piece of it.
Republicans insist calling the Democratic party the
Democrat There's doubt whether this is strategy
whether Republicans have trouble pronouncing anything
with than three sylables.
The Nome nugget., 1956-04-18
Starfighter Jet
Shows Off Speed
Of Over 1000 Mph.
BY vERN HAUGLAND

PALMDALE, Calf, R@The
Lockheed F-104A Starfighter, a
missile with a man in it, has flown
more than 1000 miles an hour.
Several hundred persons, in
Guiding the largest gathering of
news writers of its kind on rec
ord, witnessed the achievement
Monday. 1t was the fastest an air.
craft ever has flown before a
sizeable audience.
Il was also the first public show
ing of this dazzling new craft
which Gen. Nathan F. Twining,
Air Force chief of staff, has called
the fastest and highest flying
fighter anywhere in the sky"
The exact speed of the plane
remained a secret. Actually, two
models were floWn-the original
XF-104, which was powered by a
Curtiss- Wright jos engine, and
the production model F-104A,
which has a lighter and more
powerful engine, the G.E. JIG.
A us. research plane, the Bell
X-1A, has flown 1850 mph,-
twice the speed of sound-but the
speed is not an official record, as
it was not made over a regulation
course.
The official world speed record
of 1882 mph. was set recently in
England by Britain's Fairey Delta
experimental plane. The old rec
ord was 822 mph., held by a North
American F-100 jet fighter.
The F-104A was given a Holly
wood type unwilling, with gold
curtain concealing part of han
gar rolling back to disclose the
cleaning, spotlighted plane.
Gen. Otto P. Weyland, COM
mander of the Tactical Air Com
mand, announced that his COM
mand would be the first to receive
the new air superiority fighter.
The Nome nugget., 1956-04-18
New Premier of Bulgaria

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, A-
The Bulgarian Parliament Tues
day named Anton Yugov the new
Communist Premier to succeed
Vulko CWolf) Chervenkov, who
was accused by his associates of
practicing Stain like one man
rule.
Yugov is a 62-year-old former
tobacco worker and oldest mem
Der of the Bulgarian Communist
Politburo.
The Nome nugget., 1956-04-18
Chorus Girls Threaten
To Strike Over Demand
They Pose in Nude

YORK, England, R-Chorus
girls in the touring revue Fancy
Pants" threatened a strike over a
shortage of what's in the title of
the show, and they don't mean
fancy"
Posing in the nude, they said,
was no part of the bargain when
they signed on with the troupe.
Show manager Eric Williams
conceded this, but told reporters:
i"Out here in the provinces the
audiences won't come to the thea
ter unless you give them nudes. /
have explained to the girls that
they must either satisfy the mod
ern demand or we will have to
close down."
For the time being, Williams
and the girls compromised on a
w4sp here and wisp there.
The Nome nugget., 1956-04-18
PAN AMERICAN

Arriving Tuesday from Fair
banks were: Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Gillette, Mrs. Engstrom, Sgt.
Heath, and Messrs. Daily, Sjal-
setka, Schneider, johnson, Luton,
Thorp.
Departing were: Rev. and Mrs.
Lewis Hudgins, and Messrs Rudd,
Beam, Castoneda, Renstrom, Pelli-
grim, Raft, Wheeler, Thibodeauf,
Thorp, Huston and Devine.
The Nome nugget., 1956-04-18
Gifts for Royal
Pair Could Stock
Several Stores

MONTE CARLO, Up = TIL e
diamonds, lions, limousines and
other wedding gifts sent Grace
Kelly and Prince Rainier could
easily reach the million dollar
figure.
When all the gifts are in and
counted, the newlyweds will be in
a position to open an adequately
stocked jewelry store, a used
and only slightly used-car lot, an
antique shop, liquor store, art gal
lery, zoo or speciality shop for
oddments.
The number of gifts already
runs to several hundred. Palace
officials, far behind in their cata-
Logging, have little idea of the ac-
tual total value.
The jewels and such items al
ready announced run to at least
100000. These include $150,000
worth of matching baubles from
the citizens of Monaco and $40
600 diamond and ruby item-us-
able as a necklace or a tiara -
from the gambling casino con-
trolled by shipowner Aristotle
OnasSiS.
Gifts have poured in from roy
atty all over Europe, from official
representatives of Is govern
mentS, from scores of Miss Kelly's
wealthy friends, from every size
able foreign colony, from Monac-
an officials, and from just plain
well wiShers.
The palace concierge has been
accepting a steady stream of
French cheeses, wines, enbroid-
cry, handicrafts and such for
many days.
The Princes ZOO has benefited
to the extent of two Canadian
beavers, two long-legged cranes
and two lion cubs, the latter from
the Sultan of Morocco.
The Nome nugget., 1956-04-18
Eisenhower Urges Early Action by
Congress in Passage Of Soil Bank Bill

, WASHINGTON R-Republican
congressional leaders called on the
Democrats Tuesday to rally be-
hind President Eisenhower's new
soil bank proposal if they really
want to help American farmers.
The COP leadership issued this
call at White House news con-
ference after their weekly meet
ing with the President. Key Dem
ocrats in Congresses, however,
were reacting coldly to the Eisen-
hover proposal.
COP Senate Leader Knowland
and House Republican Leader
Martin forecast the Presidents
veto of the Democratic sponsored
farm bill will be upheld by sub
stantial margins.
Knowland said he thinks many
Democrats will back the Presi-
dents proposal once the "tem-
porary furry" over the veto has
passed.
The soil bank program was in
the compromise bill passed by
Congress but vetoed by the Presi-
dent. Eisenhower backed the soil
program from the first but vetoed
the bill on other grounds, partic-
uiarly its provision for high rigid
price supports.
Eisenhower explained his action
in a nationwide radio-TV broad
cast Monday night.
He insisted no politics was in
volved and said he took his stand
only because the measure was a
Hbad bill" He called for quick
action on a soil bank bill without
the other features, and proposed
a so percent down payment from
the government when farmers
sign up for the acreage retirement
program, as means of furnishing
them quick cash.
Eisenhower said last night he
took his veto action in the belief
the bill as passed would "hurt
more farmers than it would help"
~ will always resist any at
tempt to make the farmer and his
problems a political football" he
said.
I'm the long run it would hurt
all farmers" he said. at was
bad bill for the country"
The Nome nugget., 1956-04-18
MIMI HOSPITAL

Admitted: Ernest Iyapana, Geo.
Kakaruk, Bernadette Trantham.
Discharged: Rosalyn Woods.
The Nome nugget., 1956-04-18

Fine Job Printing al The Nugget
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-16
w. Griffith,
County Native.
Dies Feb. 8

Worthington Griffith of
Middlebrook, son of the late
Judge and Hester Dorsey Crit
fifth, died at his home on Feb
ruary 8 after a brief illness. Mr..
Griffith was a lifelong resident
of Montgomery County and was
born 70 years ago near Laytons-
Vile.
He is survived by his wife,
Lena Gloyd Griffith, and three
children: John w. and H. Gloyd,
both of Gaithersburg; Douglas A.
of Middlebrook and IL grand
children.
Also surviving are two sisters,
Mrs. Margaret B. Kimble of
Washington and Mrs. Lillian G.
Warfield of Woodfield, and two
brothers, Greenberry c. Griffith
of Laytonsville and Charles Crit
fifth.
Funeral services were held at
st. Roses Catholic Church in
Choppers with mass of requiem
Pallbearers were William F. Crit
fifth, Charles H. Griffith, Jeffrey
M. Griffith, Jr., William Slicer
Harry Slicer and John Slicer.
Mr.. Griffith had been employed
for the past IL years at the Ma
tional Institutes of Health
Burial was in the church GENE
terry.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-16
Laytonsvine-
Mrs. Ulysses Griffith ~

LaytOnSVlIie--
Caroline Warfield, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Clagett Warfield,
celebrated her sixth birthday Fri
day with a party in the kindergar-
ten room for all the members OF
the class.
Teddy Snouffer, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Warner Snouffer, celebrated
his sixth birthday Sunday with
a party for a group of his young
friends.
L. w. Fonvielle was a dinner
guest Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
w. White.
Mrs. James Tessier and her
son, Jimmy, left Saturday for
Birmingham, Ala, where they
will join Mr.. Tessier in their new
home.
Don't forget the auction sale
to be held by the Laytonsville dis
trict volunteer fire department
April IA. Start sorting over
things now and see what you can
contribute.
Bobby Messer entertained a
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-16
Germantown
Scouts Plan
Busy Week
BY Martha Palmer
GaitIlershurg RS8 j 1

On February 8, 46 years ago,
the national charter of the Boy
Scouts of America was signed.
Since that time this institution
has grown to the membership of
millions. benefiting the Individual
as well as the community
Germantown is very proud of
their scout club which meets
every Monday night and now has
a membership of II boys.
Under the leadership of William
Wilkinson, the scouts just com
pleted their last project which
was the building of bird houses.
In the near future the boys plan
to place these houses in the Ger
mantown area.
At their last meeting the boys
enjoyed colored slides of nature
and wild life, that one of the mem.
bers presented to them.
This coming week the scouts
have a busy schedule. A trip
has been planned to the Wash
ington Zoo and they also plan to
honor National Brotherhood Week
which Is Monday through Feb
ruary Is. A great deal of credit
is given to Mr.. Wilkinson who
devotes much of his time to this
organization and has done a won
derful job with this club.
We welcome Delbert Nicely
home from the hospital. Mr.. Nee
ly, who recently underwent an
operation at Montgomery County
General Hospital, is doing just
fine.
The Germantown Boys All
Club met at the home of Fred
Frye on February 6, at 8 p. m.
A special form was filled out by
the boys indicating the time and
place of the coming meetings.
Walter King, president, presided
over the meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wilkin-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-16
Cedar Grove
Vicinity
By Lillian Hunt
Gaithersburg 751 w 5

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Wat
kins enjoyed Sunday dinner with
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley Hawkins
of Woodfield.
Miss Lou Ellen Fee of Rock
vile spent this past weekend with
Miss Mary 10 Watkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Haskell Mowl and
their two children and Miss Shell
by Hunt visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell Fling of Rockville last
Sunday.
Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Hunt and Stevie were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Hunt of
Bethesda.
We are sorry to hear that
Thomas Finn was hurt by his
car during the last ice when he
was putting on chains, and we
hope he will soon be well.
Also, think the people in this
area would like a report on John
Clay who is in Suburban Hos
pital He has not yet regained
consciousness and has had four
operations and has to have more.
There have been many nice
people who have promised to do.
nate blood for him as. he has
many more transfusions to go.
Mr. and Mrs. Talmage Watkins
and son Royce are spending this
weekend in Tabor City, N. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Dorcus
and sons David and Roy of Arl.
ington, Va. were guests last week.
end of Mr.. and Mrs. Royce Wat.
kins.
Peggy Hughes spent last week.
end with Patsy Allgood and her
family.
Those who celebrated birth.
days this week included Jack
Hunt, Sunday; Geraldine Arnold,
Monday and Linda Watkins, yes.
terday They all celebrated 18th
birthdays.
The intermediate Union of the
Upper Seneca Baptist Church en-.
joyed banquet in the church
basement last Saturday evening.
The special guest was Gary Pear.
son of the Washington Bible In.
Stitute.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-16


son journeyed to Bristol on Sat
urday to visit with Mr.. Wilkin.
sons parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. c.
Wilkinson. Bristol is located in
Anne Arundle County.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Barndt
and daughters, Esther May and
Susan, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Rawn this past
week. Mr.. and Mrs. Barndt are
from Tilford. Pa.
Mrs Lottie Wright of Washing
ton will be the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Wright and Mr. and
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-16
College Gets Grant

Washington College today an
nounced the receipt of grant of
$500 from the Association of Col
lege and Reference Libraries,
which in turn was acting for the
United States Steel Foundation.
The Eastern Shore institution
was one of 80 colleges so desig-
mated in the United States.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-16

Mr.. and Mrs. Barnard Gladhill,
Mrs. Lillian Roelkey and Mrs.
Mollie Gladhill have been vaca-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-16
Woodfield---

WOOdfield--
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Purdum
have moved into their new home
on Hawkins Cemetery Road.
Wesley Grove Methodist Church
at Woodfield will have baked
chicken and fried oyster supper
on February 25 at the church hall
beginning at a pm.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Pope were
Sunday dinner guests of Mrs.
Margaret Bogley.
Among those attending the
Maryland and Virginia Milk pro-
ducers banquet at the Sheraton
Park Hotel in Washington last
Monday were Mr.. and Mrs. Ray.
mond Kemp, John King and Ro.
land Green.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cramwell King
were dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Kemp at the Girls.
field Restaurant Sunday.
The Lenten service for the
three churches in the Laytonsville
charge this coming week will be
at the Woodfield church Wednes.
day. The Rev. A. Dean Kesler
pastor of the Damascus Methodist
Church will be the speaker.
On the sick list this past week
are Mrs. BERTHE Grimes, Mrs. Jes.
sic Grimes and Mrs. Amos Bur
dette.
Mrs. Robert Ferguson was a
luncheon guest last Thursday OF
Mrs. Mary G. Ward. R~
Jack King was a Sunday dinner
guest of Jimmy Ward.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-16
MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL
Thursday February I6 1855

Mrs. Fletcher Wright this week.
Earle H. Harding, president Of
the Washington photographers,
spent the latter part Of last week
in New York City attending q
photographers conference
Mrs. Ruth Umberger of Ceres.
va. is the guest Of Samuel I'M
berger and family this week.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-16
Damascus MethOdists
Plan New Buildings

to report that Mrs. Mollie Glad
hill was taken to Fort Pierce Hos
pital in Fort Pierce, Fla, last
Thursday where she underwent
surgery. She is getting along
fine according to latest reports
though we are glad to say, and ex
poets to be back in Damascus this
week Friday.
The WSCS will hold its month
ly businessman's luncheon next
Thursday, from 1870 to 1. The
price is IS cents for a good home
cooked lunch.
The Junior MYF met Sunday
evening at the church with Mrs
George Slider and Mrs. Harry
Stipe as hostesses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Rhodes
are receiving congratulations on
the birth of a son last week.
We thought you might be in.
terested in the final figure for the
polio drive fund in the Damascus
district. Here are the figures,
Theater collection, $3.50; or
CARNATIONS, SIS; coin boxes (spon-
sored by the American Legion)
$138.26; Woodfield covered dish
supper, $156; Mothers March
sponsored by the Daughters of
America, $806.72; dance sponsor.
ed by the high school student
council $21792; Peanuts for Polio
sponsored by the American lie
gion, $105.27; miscellaneous, 500
This makes a grand total in the
Damascus district according to
these figures given us by Frank,
lin Burdete, northern area chair
man, of $166727, collected in all
ways for the polio fund in the Da
maScuS area.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Pearce are
receiving congratulations on the
birth of daughter, Gail Minette
Little Miss Gail, who weighed five
pounds and 10 ounces, arrived
February 6 at Montgomery Gen
eral She has brother, Gregory
Mrs. B. M. Woodfield and Mrs
Douglas Riggs, ST., of Brooke
vile spent Friday afternoon with
Mrs. Bernard Williams of David
sonville in Anne Arundel County
The Damascus American lie
gion Auxiliary will sponsor a
dance on Saturday evening March
81 at the Legion Home from IL
to 1. Bill Earle's orchestra will
play and tickets are $3.50 pei
couple. Mrs. Norman Murray is
chairman. All proceeds from the
dance will go to the mentally re
! tarded children'S fund.
Among those attending the
fashion show at Jelleff's for the
benefit of the Montgomery Coun
ty General Hospital were Mrs
James Kerr, who was a model
Mrs. Benjamin Duckett, Mary
Lou Kerr, Col. and Mrs. Steven
son, Mrs. G.. F. Meadows, Mrs. M
M Boyer, Mrs. Katherine Brown
Mrs. Robert Cline, Mrs. James
Mullinix,. Miss Mary Ellen Bur
dette, Mrs. B. M. Woodfield, Mrs
Frank Brown, Mrs. Edgar Madge
burger, and Mrs. Sherwood Hack
EFT.
Mrs. A. Dean Kesler returned
home Monday from Montgomery
General Hospital where she has
been a patient.
There was celebration of Holy
Communion Ash Wednesday eve
ming at the Damascus Methodist
Church. The church official
board meets tonight at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs o. E. Williams.
The church membership train
ing class for children began last
Sunday with IS members. The
class will meet each Sunday dur
ing lent at 9:45 am.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Watkins
have broken ground for their new
home on Mt. Vernon Avenue.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-16
LaytonsviIIe and WoodfieId
Clearwater S-26S2

group of about IS of her young
friends at Valentine party Sat.
urday evening.
The Laytonsville PTA held its
annual cafeteria donation night
this Tuesday. Parents enjoyed a
typical children's lunch prior to
the meeting. Mrs. S. Taylor,
cafeteria chairman, was in charge
If you missed the meeting and
wish to contribute the school cafe.
terra will be glad of your help.
Mt. Tabor Church, Etchison,
will have a covered dish supper
next Tuesday at $50 jim.
Mrs. Virginia Bowman enter.
tanned Mrs. N. f. Hawkins and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Hawkins for
supper Sunday evening.
The Mt. Tabor WSCS meets to-
day at the home of Mrs. Charles
Null of Damascus at 2 pm.
Mrs. Mary Allnutt and Mrs.
Ethel Taylor entertained Sunday
at a family dinner Guests were
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Lyon and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Stinson and Marie, Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Ayres and Susanna, and
Thomas Hawkins.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-16
jewell Talks
To G'burg's
PTA Monday
By Mrs. Marie Wayne
Gaithersburg 666


E, Guy Jewell, principal of the
Rockville Junior High School, will
be the guest speaker on Monday
evening at the regular monthly
meeting of the Geithersburg PTA
at the gym. Mr.. Jewell, who lives
in Damascus and is native of
the county, will speak on the five
year program for Maryland pub.
lie schools.
This program is sponsored by
the Maryland State Teachers AS.
ISOLATION and by the Maryland
Congress of Parents and Teach
ers. 1t is being discussed in all
the PTAs and State legislation all
over Maryland. 1t should be a
program of interest to everyone.
The Gaithersburg Business
mems Association and the XII
wants Club held a joint meeting
last Tuesday evening at the fire
house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Musser
are the proud parents of new
daughter, Teresa Noreen. born on
February 2.
Congratulations also to Mr.. and
Mrs. Buddy Harper on the birth Of
their son, Michael David, born on
February 5 at Sibley Hospital
and weighed seven pounds and
II ounces. Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Harper are the proud grandpar.
ents.
Walter Hershey spent last
weekend visiting with Mr. and
Mrs. William Plummer of Mt. Yer.
non, NJ Y, He was accompanied
as far as New York City by his
sister, Mrs. Leila Farmer and her
son, Dick.
The World Day of Prayer spon
sored by the Upper Montgomery
County Council of Church Won
en- will be observed on Friday al
2 pm. at the Asbury Methodist
Home in Gaithersburg.
The Pentalpha Chapter SO OES
will hold it's 35th birthday party
on Friday evening honoring the
past matrons, past patrons and
charter members.
The Montgomery County Sing
ing Convention met on Sunday af
ternoon at the Epworth Church
The W.S.C.S. of Epworth will
celebrate its 18th anniversary to
night with a program at the
church. The members of the
Grace Church W.S.C.S. will be
their guests and all the women Of
the community are invited to at
tend.
The Rev. Walter o. Kersey was
the guest minister at the First
Baptist Church at the Sunday
morning service.
Forest Fraley is away this week
on a business trip that will take
him to New York City and Bos
ton, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Towers
of Arlington, Va, were dinner
guests on Sunday of Mrs. C. E
Crawford.
Mrs. Clay Plummer was the
weekend guest of Mrs. Harry
Britt of Bethesda.
The annual Patterson banquet
of Epworth Church will be held
Tuesday evening at the church.
The family of the late Louis M
Younkins wishes to express their
sincere thanks and appreciation
for the many kindnesses shown
| them during his illness and recent
death.