Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-06-28
By Dorothy B. Waleski
Garden 4-SS89

HAPPY VACATION ME- When you read this will ha on
LOVING week off and Stunning myself at the Twnbroo pool cat
mats what the fine print in contract and anyway
distant lands).
Listen in two weeks from now and will tell you about
the Enchanted Forest which fabulous place that who
has child or is child should visit
The Enchanted Forest the Dneyland
an reports hope to be able tell all about it, where
now TO get there how much it costs and what to
Since plan to take all three my children will
giving it the acid vacation? Honestly the things
do to get column!
you wondered who wins all those contests of Is
words or less plus the top off old Chevrolet under the
impression that all the places Elephants
Breath, Ohio, or Spit on the Rock Arkansas?
We here to disilusion YOU Right our own
yard Twinbroo Chamber Commerce please note
merely figure Of speech) young couple Van and Betty
Suins of 58O7 Rdgeway Avenue walked with
number Of prizes in the past year.
When think of all the people these
contestsn one case soOoOo quite impressive to
lind that neighbor of has
ming entries in the entire country
The latest and largest hunk the suns way
is $1,000 laundry equipment including Bendx gas duo
matte washerdyer; alloy duotemp automatic gas
water heater and Youngstown kitchen cabinets
Betty sullns all this with doesn't
know which one) in national competition sponsored Colgate
Palnoive Co. and the American Gas Association.
The competition based completion of limerick
corning AD detergent for washing
by the Colgate Co. Local for the competition
handled by the Washington Gas Light Co.
We can give you the first three lines of the limerick whether
cones be soied in office or laundry Wash them with AID
Freedom Gas Laundry; Wonderfully these
The last or winning line is deep, dark Betty
has sworn never to understanding advertising
rights is believed The contest people the
quarter to get her affidavit notarzed proves they really
mean it when they tell her not to breath a soul
Whatever it she earned her $1,000 opinion We
wouldn't gas feelings and we don't want
to scratch us off their list of customers hut should
tell them that those first three lines "ust go rhythm
my generations dig for strictly succotash")
Contest winning began for the Suns year ago February
when Van Sun awarded two Pacific
Aunt Jenma contest
The thrill produced by the congraIatory
the Srln
also got them mailing list that led a subscription
bimonthy contest magazine.
This ,dpes
outlines the rules and gives hints might appeal
flowery phrases or positive statements
Since that first entry the Sulns
tests and definitely game spite of the fact that
they usually have lots of entries in each contest
Seeley mattress, Congoeum pair of roller skates
box Of chocolates the above Frigidae cleo
trio range which Mrs Suins February
country contest Kddy in the Dnah Shore which
now sits IN all Its white and red glory in the middle of the living
and of the $1,000 laundry equipment which hasn't been
add up to quite return for snare time
hobby.
Contests to the sulns definitely spare time although
Betty Suns two winners of the last con
test that this can be full time occupation
1t that contestmnd people, everyone else are
well organized hold conventions monthly meetings and
nee Is whole Industry devoted to supplying them with books
and magazines
But the suins evidently only the con-
test VIRUS ana their interest essenng since they Joined the Chris
tan Business Mems Committee and began attending Bible study
classes At least nights devoted to this and the
contests are fighting losing battle.
In other respects Van and Betty typical couple
with two children Jimmy who wishes
Miss Graham at Tnbook Elementary his grade teacher
Donnie and another little Sulns due arrive in August
Also In the Twinbrook tradition the dotyoursef pro
Jects In evidence in the Sullns
carpenter enclosed the upstairs hall in pine paneng
ON from there his to build kitchen
ing section build large sectional handhew
sand and polish a mahogany MANTLE
The rest OF their spare time by Van at the Federal
Trade Commission and Betty the
ura Chemists nc 18th and c. SW assistant manager
Every other Twnbrook father has college degree obtained
the CT bill and has got two half wears
instead of the usual four
This is The Twinbrook Story The
in the Picture Window doesn't know half
island ne just hasn't got the native viewpoint wnbrook
Der of Commerce you happy?