Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-01-26
By Elaine Wojtanowski
GA 4-8898

While meandering through the
Parklawn Cemetery last Monday
night, minding our own business,
which was to attend the TEA
meeting on taxes, we visited the
mansion.
We were greeted by the same
people who attend the TEA meet
ings, familiar faces were at the
head table, and we were happy in
the knowledge that this week S
column would be taken up with
taxes and require no news hunt
ing on our part.
Our first suspicion that some
thing was amiss came when we
saw Merle Firor carefully exam
lining the contents of a large ma
mia envelope and asked her what
she had in there. She said, II
have Atlantic Avenue" from
which simplification we knew we
were at swimming pool meeting.
Bob Saloschin conducted the
briefing of block chairmen who
have volunteered to help in the
loan drive now under way. The
loans are to be kept strictly 'in
the family '-members of the pool
will be asked to lend money and
the notes will be non-negotiable
and will bear no interest, but un-
like some loans 'in the family"
they will be repaid at the end of
three years.
If worst comes to worst and
the pool is not rolling in money at
the end of three years, the coop
Grafton will then be able to re-
finance its obligation and there
will be no Individual losses.
Therefore, all you solvent citi-
zens, the time is now, the risk is
nil, and summer is coming. Just
peel back your plastic storm win
dow and look for yourself.
The Homemakers l, II, and III
Clubs had joint meeting last
week at the Parklawn Mansion
to hear lecture on the proper
use of lighting facilities.
Mrs. Irma L. Bell, who is assist
ant home demonstration for the
county, gave the talk and demon
strations, which will undoubtedly
result in a rush of redecorating
in our imperfectly Lit homes. The
Homemaker III Club served as
hostesses and provided the re.
freshments. Individual business
meetings were held by the vari-
Gus clubs after the general dis
cussion.
We wonder what the anthropol-
ogists will make of the cryptic
1--WE couldn't resist sign of our
times, that most of our commu.
nifty recreation takes place in the
cemetery. We'd also like to read
the thesis some student will write
on the probable causes of the
transfer of activities from the
cemetery to the bathhouse base.
ment.
Our Cub Pack 43 has been re-
chartered-and with flying colors.
The PTA renewed its sponsorship,
and at the January II charter
ceremony the pack received all
four of the possible awards, for
leadership, manpower tours is
one of the largest packs, pro-
gramming, and prompt recharter.
At the last pack meeting Den
Four was awarded the Honor
Flag, Den Eight presented the
best display and Den Two the
best skit on the theme for the
month. This was mid-winter Gus.
toms in other lands. The cubs in
this den provided the narration
while small relatives and neigh.
bors pantomimed the various &C.
tivities described by the boys.
The girls were all dressed in
authentic native clothes-not COS
tune" many of which have been
collected by Mrs Arthur L. Burt,
den mother, in her travels.
Countries presented were Nor
way, by Allan Burt and Vigdis
Nicholson, Israel by Patrick 500
and Dennis Ferguson, Holland by
Jack Ferguson and Mary Burt, ia
pan by Tom Dunlea and his sis
ter, Terry, Austria by Leslie 500
and Jeanne st. John and Mexico
by Billy Linton and Nancy ST.
John.
AT this same meeting Billy Lin.
ton became a Wolf and Billy Day
achieved the rank of Lion. Nor
man Person, who is the Pack
leader reports that there now are
a few openings for boys in the
pack and parents who are inter
ested may call him at GA 1894.
An early sign of election year
activity was manifest on the 18th
of this month with the first gen.
eral meeting of the Democratic
precinct in Twinbrook Seven
teenth precinct Fourth district is