Montgomery County sentinel., 1956-08-23
458 Families Enjoy
TlUinbrOOk Picnic

it joy in spite of the fact that
it rained the entire first week.
Their dampened spirits were re-
vived each morning by the sight
of Pete cooking breakfast over an
open fire-frying pan in one hand
and British umbrella in the other.
To reach the bathing beach
from their camp site, it was nee
essary to walk across a narrow
dam built of rocks. During the
warm second week, a rattleSnake
summed himself on the rocks and
gave Peggy, Pete and Beth only
the most disinterested glance as
they passed.
Neither the Santes nor any
other campers made an attempt
to kill the snake, whose apathy,
they felt, indicated that he was on
vacation too.
Other wild life encountered by
vacationing swimmers were por-
poise and small shark at Re-
hoboth. Janet and Bob Rapp and
JJanet's parents took the children
to the shore for week to attend
the annual Rehoboth swimming
meet.
The Walter Reed team piled up
new honors and Marie Gillet of
the District won the mile swim.
The small shark was washed up
on the beach, dead, by a storm
and lent considerable excitement
to the appearance of 30 to 40
porpoise who were running close
in-shore (about 200 YARDS with
only their fins showing.
To make up for the scare they
had given the bathers, the por
poise staged an impromptu ballet
including a production" number
in which the life guards on surf
boards took part.
After three weeks communing
with nature at North Beach
Haven, the Posners report they
are still basking in the after-gloW
4 of sun, sand and surf, which theil
isolated cottage afforded withou
projects, problems, or even por
poise. (Guess We'll take around {
petition and bring Rita back t.
reality.
Our poor psychotic Dalmatiai
is now neurotic as well. The he
tel at which we stayed in New
York had a sidewalk compose'
almost entirely of grills over sub
ways, cellar entrances and cor
veyor shafts. After a four-hou
drive from Massachusetts, he wa
frantic starting out, and hyster
cal by the time he reached tn
reassuringly solid curb whicl
promised him some relief.
He was about to relax etc
when a nearby man-hole emitte
a blast of steam and bitsy-boy "a
65 pounds of him) had to be cal
ried a block to a parking lo
which offered the Solace of era
grass and gravel. However, tn
poor beasts stay in the big cit
was not a total loss. He saw hi
first horse-in the market are
of lower Manhattan.
The pre-school playground pre-
gram will have it's final fling t
day at Twinbrook Park, featul
ing cup-cakes, candy, and prize
in the bathing beauty contest fo
the most beautiful and the mos
handsome as well as for the mos
original.
| The swimming pool is half-wa
home on its collection of dues an
money in as soon as possible. TIL
$40 isn't just the price of swim
ming these last few days, it's a
investment in the future value {
the pool.
| In addition to the immediat
construction costs and the NOR
gage payment, money should b
available to "winterize" the poo
members are urged to get thei
Calking, painting and other mail
tenance work will cost less an
serve better if done in the fal
| One hundred members of tn
pool who feel that the financis
difficulties of the pool are chroni
and the capacity of the poo
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