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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-02

Dove of Kensington. Mrs. Dove
formerly lived near Gaithersburg.
Delbert F. Nicely will undergo
surgery on Thursday at Montgom-
cry County General Hospital.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-02
Night Course
In Electricity
Offered Here

A new course of study for
adults-an apprenticeship train
ing program in the general field
of electricity, has been announ-
ced at Montgomery Junior Col
lege, Takoma Park, to run for
16 weeks, one hight each week,
beginning February IA and end
ing June 5.
The new class, which is part
of the adult education program
of Montgomery County. is spon-
sored by the junior college, and
will be taught on the campus by
staff member Donald r. Christie.
The new course is designed for
workers, contractors and sub-con-
tractors in the field of electricity,
to qualify them for licensing
under the revised electrical code
of Montgomery County. There
are no admission requirements,
and it is open to persons 16 years
of age and over who work in cleo
tricity or fields related to cleo
tricity.
"The new course of study has
been created at the request of
numbers of electrical contrac-
tors, seeking an opportunity for
their employees to meet the new
code requirements, and obtain
the necessary license required by
law" according to William C..
Feddeman, Montgomery County
director of adult education.
A registration fee of S. and an
additional fee of 81 for labora-
tory expense has been named.
at is possible" adds Dean Don
aid f. Deyo, "that the laboratory
fee may be raised to 81 as the
course develops. The course is
new, and costs of operation are
not certain at this time"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-02
Gaithersburg Lions Collect
Old Eyeglasses for Chile

course will consist of instruction
in the graphic and ceramic arts.
Further inquiries as to regis
tration or any other course may
be had by calling Gaithersburg
500 any time during the school
day. Jack Joyce will instruct the
shop course and Joseph Zetts will
teach the art course.
i
Mayor Merton Duvall will be in
terviewed by Alice Gallaher on
her Gaithersburg Teen Show on
Saturday and Gordon Wigle will
be the guest newscaster. She will
welcome another new family to
Gaithersburg, Mr. and Mrs. JOS
eph Richardson and family.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-02
Cedar Grove
Vicinity
BY Lillian Hunt
Gaithersburg ISL w 5

The weather has been so baC
and the roads so slippery that nc
one has been visiting very much
this week.
Mary 10 Watkins had as her
guests last weekend Lou Ellen
Fee of Rockville and Nancy Win
dom of Woodfield.
We're all sorry to hear that lit
tie Peck Tregonimy is back in
Children's Hospital, but we hope
he will be back home soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gyles Jone and
their three-week-old son, Terry AL
len, of Takoma Park, were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Haskell Mawl last
weekend.
Jack Hunt is looking for some
players for his band to be on his
WINK radio show on Saturday
afternoons. He is mostly inter
ested in fiddle, banjo and electric
guitar players, but anyone who
can play a hillbilly musical instru-
ment and is interested may call
Jack at Gaithersburg Isl w 5.
The Blue Birds, under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Delmas Allen, have
changed their meeting days from
Wednesday to Thursday. They
are now planning for Valentines
Day.
Miss Mary Bruner, missionary
from Africa, spoke last Sunday
at the Cedar Grove Baptist
Church on her trip to Africa. She
was over there for two years on
a missionary tour sponsored by
the church.
Mrs. Edward Beall and Mrs.
Mary ]. Beall will be hostesses for
the Homemakers Club meeting
February IA at the home of Mrs.
Edward Beall
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-02
Palmer Heads
County Board
of Personnel

The County Personnel Board
announced this week that Louis
A. Palmer has been elected chair
man of the board and that NAL
colin H. White has been reelected
vice-chairman, for the calendar
year 1856.
Mr. Palmer, a resident of Sill
yer Spring, is attorney advisor to
the Board for Corrections of Ma
val Records, U. S. Navy Depart
ment, and has been a member
of the County Personnel Board
since January 1855.
He has been active in civic af-
fairs, having served as president
of the Allied Civic Group Inc. and
the Capitol View Park Citizens
Association.
The vice-chairman, Mr.. White,
owns and operates a farm in Sun
shine. He has served as a mem.
Der of the County Personnel
Board since its inception in Feb
ruary of 1949, except for several
months during the latter part of
1850. He was chairman of the
board during 1858 and served as
vice-chairman during 1949 and
1855.
The third member of the board
is Edwin l.. Bright whose APP.
pointment took effect January l.
1856. Mr.. Bright, a resident OF
Chevy Chase, retired as attorney
chairman of the Disability Rat
ing Board of the Veterans Admin
istration in 1850, and has been a
practicing attorney in Bethesda
since that time.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-02

has been interested in civic af-
fairs and has participated in a
number of civic projects.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-02
Children's Dental
Health Week Set

Its the brushing that counts"
is the slogan for the Eighth Ma
tional Children's Dental Health
Week, Sunday through February
II, sponsored locally by the
Southern Maryland Dental So
ciety, according to the chairman
DR.. Louis J. Woods of College
Park.
The Dental Hygienist Associa-
ton is cooperating with dentists
in providing speakers for schools
and other groups. Anyone inter.
ested in obtaining a speaker in
Montgomery County, may con-
tact DR.. Lawrence A. Funt, 1918
Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, Oil
yer 1926.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-02
By Mrs. Marie Wayne
Gaithersburg 666

The Gaithersburg Lions Club
is appealing to the residents OF
Gaithersburg and surrounding
communities for old and unused
eyeglasses. If you have glasses
that you no longer use, please
leave them at Reber's Variety
Store or the Ben Franklin 5 and
10 store.
The glasses will be shipped to
Chile where they are desperately
needed. The prescription by
which your glasses were made
does not affect the usefulness oil
them, for the glasses will be grad
ed and fitted to individual needs
when they reach Chile.
The need is certainly great, SC
please drop your unused glasses
at one of the stores mentioned.
=
Congratulations to Mr.. and
Mrs. James E. Wilson, Jr. on the
birth of their daughter, Jackie
Ann, on Monday of last week at
George Washington University
Hospital.
Mrs. Robert B. Ransom enter,
tanned at a tea on Saturday in
honor of her mother, Mrs. John
Raymond Marsh, who celebrated
her eightieth birthday on Satur.
day.
Mrs. James Toquinto entertain.
ed at Stanley party for a group
of her friends at her home on
Friday evening.
The Gaithersburg Homemakers
Club will hold its regular month
ly meeting on Wednesday at the
Epworth Church. The meeting
will be in the form of Valentine
party and the members will ex
change gifts. The members are
reminded to bring sandwiches.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fitzhugh Clark
and family, formerly of Gath.
ersburg, spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Clark. They
were enroute from Chicago, Ill
to their new home in Schenectady
N. Y.
The young adult class of Grace
Church held a covered dish sup
per at Owen Hall on Thursday
evening of last week to celebrate
its first anniversary. Guest speak
er for the evening was DR.. Her
man Wilson, who spoke on his re-
cent visit to the Holy Land. About
30 members of the class were
present.
Adult evening classes in art and
general shop (metal work and
wood work. start Monday at
Gaithersburg High School.
Registration for the courses will
take place at the class meetings
to be held on Monday from 7:30
to $50 p. m.
The shop course will offer in
struction in wood work, furniture
refinishing, art metal and
wrought iron work. The ART
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-02
Judith Williams
Cited for Grades

Miss Judith Williams, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl L. Williams
of Gaithersburg, has been cited
by the faculty of Lake Erie Col
lege, gainesville, o., for scholar
" distinction during the fall
term of 1855. This was announced
this week by DR.. c. T. Ruddick,
secretary of the college.
A graduate of Gaithersburg
High School, Miss Williams is a
senior at Lake Erie College this
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-05
THE FOREIGN LEGION
wears the black kept.
By RAY CAVE
North American Newsoape, Alliance

Nofth AmeflChn NeWe9tSet Alliance
saba, Algeria, Jan. 5.-The six men stand
heat of North Africa listened intently as the
seventh gave them orders in a language they
couldn't understand.
Nor was any of the group capable of speak
ing to his fellows. All were Of different ma
tionalities, Intentionally mixed into modern
day Babel by an organization which is itself
Just such a mixture, the French Foreign
Legion.
The six men composed a typical basic
training squad Of the Foreign Legion, whose
fort in this small Algerian town 80 miles south
of Oran is one Of the three training head
quarters in this country.
Now in the third day of the six months
Of basic training given every Legionnaire. they
were already responding to the orders OF the
corporal who instructed them in French they
didn't speak.
Brought to Saida by truck from Sid bel
Abbes, the headquarters OF the Foreign Lee
zion, where they had been processing Tor as
much as a month, they we're divioed INTO
platoons and squads Immediately upon ar
rival.
Well Mixed Groups
AS they unloaded from vehicles IN the
barrack- lined compound OF the saba training
company. noncommissioned officers separated
The largest groups were OF Germans.
Italians. Spsniards and Slavs. but the For.
eien Legion had no intention OF ALLOWING
these nationalities to band together N tne
same barrack rooms or form cnques paseo
on racial origin.
No sooner was the last Legionnaire Oh nus
truck and properly grouped than ASSIGNMENTS
to squads and rooms were made. One man
from each group land two from the largest.
a
In each squad were thoroughly mixed.
Thus the training squad practicing saluting
on 4 dusty road some 200 yards from its bar
racks was representative OF all such SQUADS.
II consisted of an Italian.sa Dutchman,
German Spaniard an Austrian ana
Hungarian.
The squad was part Of platoon OF 80 men
which had been divided into six sections TO
receive instruction on Salutlng, marching
learning the insignia and names OF training
company cadre, stacking weapons ana the
operation Of the carbine
Veteran Instructors
Each squad was instructed by a corporal
or sergeant, veteran Legionnaires working
under the supervision Of young French
lieutenant who commanded the platoon.
The lieutenant admitted the language prob
lem complicated training, but claimed II
was less significant than one would think.
A sergeant was dismantlmg Mas 40
carbine. holding each piece and slowly pro-
nouncing it's name and function in French.
though he spoke the native language OF haii
the men he was instructing
The trainees repeated the name OF the
piece after the sergeant, in the fashion OF
first-grade reading class and were learning
both French and the breakdown Of the Mas
AS at the same time.
Though much has been written about the
brutal training given Foreign Legion recruits
there was no evidence Of 1t at Saida. There
was, in fact. considerable evidence to the
contrary.
While some classes were learning ABOUT
weapons and military courtesy. another group
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of the three -day recruits was practicing the
Legion march,
This march, being taught to the tune Of
the historic KEPT Blanc march. is still -legged
and slow TO the point Of q crawl. Legend has
it that the Legion first trained in the sand.
and developed it slow pace for marching in
such shifty footing.
Singing is an integral part of the march,
ing and is stressed by the Legion which
teaches its recruits marching songs long be-
fore they know the meaning of the words they
sing.
The training day starts at Sis am, with
a brief snack and lengthy run and march UP
the side. Of craggy foothill about two miles
from Saiua.
After returning TO large breakfast, the
recruits are back in the field by 1880 am.
As the training advances the recruits
shift much of their activity TO the area Of
nearby obstacle course. which they run
through first in athletic shorts, and finally in
full equipment with rife.
Each recruit is timed for this course. and
competition between squads is fostered by the
training cadre. The difficulty Of this course
can be seen when 1t is noted that the best
time ever made over 1t with rifle is four
minutes and four seconds, turned in by an
Indo-China veteran. Every recruit must get
Through 1t in five minutes or less in the final
weeks of basic training.
Swimming Test, Too
Shaded by grove of trees is. the Legion
swimming pool at Saba. in which every
Legionnaire spends considerable time.
Near the end Of basic training ropes are
rugged across tine pool approximately 20 feet
above the surface. The recruit. fully clothed
and carrying an old rifle saved for the specific
purpose. must move across the rope. hand
over hand. Just before reaching the far side
OF the pool he must release his hold, fall into
the pool and swim underwater back to the
side he started from.
The Legionnaires also receive intense in
struction in judo and gymnastics. building
UP the physical endurance for which theY
are noted It is story of Sidi bel Abbes that
one can look long time before finding fat
Legionnaire.
As the six-month training period--which
exceeds that of the United States Army by
two months-comes toward It's close, the re-
cruits are in the field for longer periods, and
march farther from saba. The last march
is more than 60 miles long through the bills
tering heat and rugged Algerian terrain.
Recreation is limited during the training
period. with occasional passes to saba, mixed
with nightly movies shown on the base There
is little athletic recreation, but an excellent
canteen, library and reading room cater to
the needs OF most Of the tired trainees.
Tomonov Monotony Of lite in desert outpost.
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3ToDAY's "
HIGHLIGHTS

7:00. WT0P tS) = San Fran
cisco Beat: Reruns Of THE
Lineup"
$3.50, WRC ll)-Dragnet: New
Timel. The new look features
Marie Millar. a white collar
girl out to collar Sergt. Fri
day; Jack Webb.
$50, WTOP (9) = Climax:
Claire Trevor escapes punish
ment for capital crime only
to face conviction for one she
didn't commit: Pat o'Brien.
$500. WRC a. Peoples
Choice; New Time). Situa-
ton comedy series starring
Jackie Cooper.
$500, WAIAL t7)-Story of an
also-ran who returns to his
class reunion; Peter Turgeon.
$3.50. WRC l4)--Ford Theater:
Journey by Moonlight"
starring Louis Jourdan.
$3.50, WTOP t9) - Four Star
Playhouse: Ida Lupino as a
bowling alley operator who
becomes dangerously in
volved with love-sick man
she hires as pin-boy.
$3.50. WTTG (5)-Diana Lynn
Presents: National Honey
moon" a comedy costarring
Diana Lynn and Dick
Haynes.
1890. WRC t4)-video Theater:
Hands Across the Table,
romantic comedy; Ann JEFF
freys, Robert Sterling.
1890, WMAL (7)-ConfidentialI
File: Documentary on drug
addicts and. how they are
cured and rellabilitated.
1890, WTTG t5l-Wrestling
Live" from Turner'S Arena.
11:25, WAIAL t7l-Top plays of
1855: "a Dream for Jimmy"
story Of high school boys
date with movie starlet.
HAS. WTOP ts)--"Hellgate"::
Story Of innocent man con-
demned to prison: Sterling
Hayden, Joan Leslie. (l952)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-05
ToDAY,s RADIO
HlGHLIGHTS

7:o5, WTOP Curt Massey:
Marion Morgan. the Cheer
leaders and Billy Leibert's
orchestra.
7:o5, WGMS-Howard Mitchell:
Bach. Suite No. 8 In D: Gersh-
win, Porgy and Bess Sym
phonic Picture.
SOC. wASH-fm, 1850, WWDC
-oficial Detective: Police
solve 7-week-old homicide
committed by sleuth posing
under several aliases.
$3.50, WMAL-Yesterdays:
(Premiere) Jackson Weaver
with "reminiscences of music
of days gone by.
$500, WMAL - Sound Mirror:
John Carradine with state
ments Of Lincoln and Cleye-
land. IF I'm Elected =;
Tive" music by ABC Concert
Orchestra.
sos, WRC-American Adven-
ture: 1.-THE Free Man. story
of Joseph Palmer Of Massa-
chusetts. who was imprisoned
in 1880 for defending his
right to wear beard.
$3.50, WRC-Conversation: DR..
Alfred Goldsmith. Jacques
Barzun and Clifton Fadiman
discuss This Cataclysmic
World"
1918, WWDC- Fort Belvoir
Show: GIs select their pre-
dictiops Of top hits in
early '56.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-05

! may not be able to continue my
work. My daughter thinks that ]
might have found a woman
closer to my own age. The fact
is that ! have not. ] did not go
looking for this girl: I met her
in a restaurant where she was
employed as a waitress. and we
seemed TO attract each other
from the start.
Although my business should
have taken me away, ] stayed in
town two months Just to get
acquainted with her, and / am
convinced that our arrangement
is built on mutual need and fine
affection.
/ know that some day, after
my death. she inay marry a
younger man. ] hope so. Why
cant my daughter see that this
girl is good for me, and that
they should be friends?
THE COUNCILS VIEWS
The father evidently did not
state his case too well to his
daughter or allow her enough
time to digest 1t. Certainly an
arrangement such as he describes
/ Is not to be despised as q typical.
llight-headed May-December ro-
nance.
The father should have real
lied. however, that it would be
difficult for his daughter to un-
derstand. He should have been
more tactful and arranged for
| the girls to meet socially before
springine this unusual surprise.
The matter having been
preached crudely. we now sug-
gest a brief -postponement Of the
wedding and a, real effort to
bring about q friendly under
standing.
Tomorrow: A crusader apsets d family.
iGcopyrisht 1855, General Features Corp,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-05
FAMOUS FABLES
BY 3. 3. EDGAR

DEMON S T RATION: When
escape artist Harry Houdini went
to London for the first time. ne
found 1t difficult to get book
ings. He had developed a reputa-
ton of sorts in the United States,
but was virtually unknown in
England.
He finally found a theater
manager who showed some in
ter in his act, in which he slipped
out Of all types Of handouts.
Before engaging him, however
the manager insisted on
demonstration at Scotland Yard
Houdini promptly accepted the
challenge.
I'VE will not be a party to any
publicity stunt said the Yard
superintendent who interviewed
them. However, II. you are real
ly 40 good as you say you are,
Ne viii let you try with real cuffs,
The kind we use here--not stage
handouts. I would advise you
TO think twice before giving your
answer"
"I'm ready right now" said
Noudini.
The superintendent took a pair
Of handouts from this desk.
"All right, young fellow" he
said. Remember. warned you.
He led them into the street
where he and the manager hao
Houdini place his hands behind
his back, around a pillar. Their
he snapped the cuffs.
There. that should hold you
for a while" said the superin.
tendent. He turned to the thea.
ter manager. Let's go UP to my
office. Well come back at dinner
time and release him"
"Wait for mel" cried Houdini
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-05
|GIobuI l-Nioht Stonds

ROME, Jan 5 R.-Renato
Raschel, pint-size comic, is leay-
ing on world tour January is
that will take a total Of 32l hours
and features one-night stands.
He said profits would go to
Italian children's charities, Stops
Iare planned at Hong. Kong.
Tokyo, Osaka Kyoto. Manila,
Mexico City, Havana. several
United States cities, Stockholm
and frankfurt.
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Legion Official
Will Oppose Hale

KENNEBUNK, Me-. Jan. s up.
James v. Day said last night he
has resigned as a national vice
commander of the American
Legion to run for Congress.
The 4i-year-old Mr.. Day, a
World War II veteran, said he
would seek the Republican nom
nation in the First District as
an. opponent Of Representative
Robert Hale. who has taken out
nomination papers for an eighth
two-year term.
Or. Adrian H. Scolten Of Port
land has taken out papers for
the Democratic nomination. The
primary election win be June 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-05
THE FOREIGN LEGION
Bosic Training Is Brisk and Tough
At Soido, Algerian Desert Outpost

The Foreign Legion eloms il hos skilled TO handle
ony Job Ia 1868 the Legion wos fighting in MEXICO
and wos quortered in Monterey The division com
mondef there ordered his troops 10 offend the eee-
brotioa Of high moss. to counterfeit rumors amens
the Mexicons that the French were heothens. After
large crowd hod assembled. and porode complete
with all possible pomp and ceremony had been held,
It was discovered ihet the Mexeon priest who wos
to conduct the service had disappeared Just when
it seemed the moss would have to Be CONCEDED. an
other priest appeared ond sang the moss. Only the
commander knew the stroase priest was q Legion.
noire former bishop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-05

THE DETAILS
EDNA am a sophomore In
college and my father q travel
ing salesman and a widower OF
so. i got the shock Of my life the
other day when my father wrote
me, asking me to come home
next week end to attend his we'd
ding,
he proposes to marry a woman
who Is only I'VE years older than
me. ] think he must be out OF
his mind, and ! don't want to
remain in college and accept this
girl as my mother. I would
rather quit and support myself
FATHER had hoped my
daughter would be able to un-
derstand what ] am doing.
I wrote her all the facts Of
this situation 80. that she might
understand. I earn q very good
salary in my business, but un-
fortunately / have not saved up
much money. MY health is not
very good. and ] need someone
TO look after me when ! am trav-
cling. which is most Of the time.
The young lady whom ] am
going TO marry is a fine. sensi.
tive girl who seems too tinaic
for young men Of her own age
and who has not had too many
opportunities for advancement.
! want her 10 look after me
drive my car. take care Of my
clothes, see that ! live with al
much regularity as my work viii
let me. and be my companion
She is certainly no gold-digger
We have q definite understand.
ing, on which / insisted. that she
lis to get a reasonable allowance
for herself and that she win gel
one-third OF my estate on my
death. with two-thirds going Il
my daughter.
This is no crazy May-Decem.
Der romance, but a real match
between a young girl who prefers
an older man who can be NOR
understanding Of q shy. sensi'
tive girl than the youngel
fellows: and an older man whit
needs an agreeable and attrac'
tive companion.
without such an arrangement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-05

couch. A sprawl in your chair
with feet atop your desk. Re.
fuse to answer all phone calls
during these vacuum periods.
Resolve. tor a while, to get
into bed by . O'Clock two or
three nights q week. And re-
member, al this win take q lot
Of practice. II won't come easy.
But It's worth 1t when you con-
slider that it will lick your
fatigue
AS he left, / wished him good
luck-and crossed my fingers.
Have you been overstraining
your heart. bone. nerve and
muscle2 Think it over!
Temorow: SLOW down little end think.
released BY The Bell syndicate. Inc,
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The FomiIy Council consists Of q Judge.
. psyehiotrisi. o newspaper editor, q
wemen's pose editor and two nsys-
poper writer's. These consult with
eIersymen Of al foiths and dsnoHine-
lions. All letters ore held in complete
confidence.
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who had already slipped out Of
the cuffs.
Thoroughly convinced. the
theater manager promptly signed
him for a two weeks engage
ment. He remained for eight.