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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-08
First Polio
Case Listed
BY County

A 31-year-old Silver Spring
woman this week became the
county's first polio victim of the
year. Three cases had been re-
ported at the same time last year.
Her case was described as para.
lytic, but affecting only the
extremities. She was hospitalized
but her condition was not expect
ed to become serious.
At the same time, county
health officials said that no spe-
lcific plans have been started to
obtain vaccine against the cpl
|demic of Asiatic influenza. No
such cases have yet been reported
although there probably will be
some, they said. Any program
combating the affliction will be
statewide.
The disease is not much worse
than a common cold and at the
worst, can be expected to cause
working person to stay off the
job a day or so.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-08
Over Garden Wall
Here's Dope
On Tomato
Problems
By Andrew A. Duncan

1t is common for home gard
eners in all parts of Maryland
to become alarmed at this time
of year about the physiological
diseases of tomatoes. The ply.
siological diseases are those
which are not caused by germs.
Blossom end rot is the condi-
ton which is most widespread.
II shows up as a large black
rotten spot at the end OF the to-
mato fruit away from the stem.
1t affects green as well as ma
ture fruit.
The first evidence of the in
Jury is a brown discoloration at
the blossom end. The spots en-.
large until they cover one-third
to one-half of the surface. The
tomato tissue becomes shrunken
and the surface of the spot Is
sunken or concave. The skin
may become black and leathery.
Blossom end rot occurs when
the plants have grown under
favorable conditions during the
early part Of the season, and are
then subject to a long period OF
drought. Under such conditions
the cells at the blossom end ap-
parently fail to get enough water
to support their growth. Break
down of the tissue follows.
Strangely enough, if the soil is
saturated with water for a long
time many small roots are killed.
With the root system damaged,
the tomato plant cannot take up
enough water and the fruits are
the first to suffer.
Even regular waterings will
help to control blossom end rot,
plant pathologists say. Mulch
| ing the soil around the plants
with sawdust, peat moss, grass
clippings or aluminium foil will
help to prevent the soil from
drying out too much.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-08
News Highlights
Free State

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge is
five years and one week old. Its
amazing earnings figure close to
$21, 100, 900, nearly half the cost
of the curving span which cost
$45 million. Last Sunday, a rec
ord daily total of more than $751;
900 in tolls was collected.
The Anne Arundel County
Board of Education met Monday
on a petition urging desegrega-
ton of all county schools by Sep
TENDER. The county desegregated
the first three grades last year
and has added the fourth grade to
these this year in program OF
gradual desegregation. Under its
present program, the fifth and
sixth grades will be desegregated
in September, next year.
The State Government closed
the fiscal year with $2S mil
lion surplus, 81 million less sur.
plus than it had when the year
started. j. Willard Tawes, state
comptroller, said the reason for
the drop was that the state spent
more than it collected. More than
$16.5 million of the surplus al.
ready has been appropriated by
the legislature for this years use.
Maryland will get more than
$33 million during the 1853 fiscal
year as it's share of Federal funds
for highway building. TIL e
amount, about what was expect
ed, was announced a year early,
ito insure uninterrupted prog.
ress." Texas will get five times
as much and several states will
receive four times as much.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-08
Trained Coon Dogs
Compete Sunday

More than 100 trained coon dogs
from the District of Columbia,
Maryland and six nearly states
will compete in the Eighth An
nual Coon Dog Field Trials, to
be held Sunday at the Conserva.
ton Farm of the Izaak Walton
League, four miles south of
Poolesville, Md.
The Field Trials will be spon-
sored by the Bethesda-Chevy
Chase Chapter of the Izaak Wal
ton League as part of its recre.
alton program. The field trials
are exacting tests of the dogs
strength, speed, alertness and in
telligence. as well as exciting
sport for the dog owners and
League members and their
friends.
They start at 1880 am. and
are open to the public. Food and
refreshments will be served at
the Club House by the Chapter
members and their wives.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-08
Bank Branch
Plane Tickets
"A Success

The new plane ticket service
arranged by the Suburban Trust
Company with Eastern Air Lines
has proved successful in Prince
Georges and Montgomery coun-
ties. A substantial number of
now pick up their air
line tickets at any of the IA Of
fices of Suburban Trust.
1t is believed that eventually
arrangements can be made
through Eastern Air Lines to
travel on any flight, in any di.
rection, with any company.
Wisconsin Electric Power Com
pany uses 100000 tons of coal
every year in the generation Of
electricity and about 1915 per cent
is delivered by river barge.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-08
CHM Family
Scores Sweep
In Field Day

Something of sweep in dairy
herd circles was scored last Fri
day when the CHM family, Of
Dickenson's AK la Chapelle
farm. took over the annual field
day of the Maryland South Cen.
trail Guernsey Breeders Associa-
ton at the Howard County Fair
Grounds in Ellicot City.
Nancy CHM, 16, won first prize
for the senior calf in both the
open and the All classes, a second
prize for senior yearling in the
open and first prize, for the
same animal, in the All class.
This latter animal went on to
win the All junior championship.
Another of Nancy's entries won
second place in the junior get-of-
sire class.
Not to be outdone, her brother,
Jonathan, IL, took firsts in the
All and open classes for three
year-old cows with a fine speci-
men which ultimately won the
senior and grand championship
All award for Jon"
This was the same COW which
Jon showed with the Maryland
All herd at the National Dairy
Show in Waterloo, Iowa, and
which won first place there, last
October.
Then it was fathers turn. Fran
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-08
Conservation
Officials Meet

A staff meeting of Soil Con
servation Service employees held
at Hagerstown, July 81 and Au-
gust /, was attended by j. Fred.
erick Hazen, Work Unit Conser.
vationist; David G. Morgan, Soil
Scientist; and James T. Cole, Con-
servation Aid of the Rockville
office.
Discussions included watershed
programs, the amendments to the
Farm Pond Law, methods of seal
ing ponds that do not hold water
satisfactorily, and ways of i'm
proving the program to meet the
increasing requests for technical
assistance from the Soil Conser.
walton Service.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-08
st. Peters Church
Dinner Saturday

A mountaineering menu should
draw many to the annual dinner
and bazaar Of ST. Peters Church
this Saturday at the Sherwood
High School cafeteria.
The dinner win consist of ham.
country butter on farm-fresh corn
with potato salad and cole slaw.
tomatoes, relishes and hot rolls.
Let the children ride the ponies
or play the games. The adults
can eat and play bingo. 1t starts
at $3.50 and lasts until 8 F. m.
Adult prices, $1.50, children Is
cents.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-08
BY RICHARD S. BLOCH
PUBLIC TRUST

Did you know that the
money you and your employer
pay toward social security is
held in a trust fund which now
amounts to over $22 million.
This money is invested in Gov
eminent bonds and other Fed
eral securities which pay inter-
est, thus keeping your premium
at a minimum. The amount
needed for administrative ex-
penses of the program.
These investments are similar
to a private insurance COM
pany's investment of current
premium receipts not needed for
payments to beneficiaries and
for operating expenses. Social
Security trust fund investments
are restricted to government Sc
curities because they are con-
sidered the safest. and because
it is not the purpose of the gov
eminent to intervene in private
business management.
Benefits paid from the trust
fund are expected to increase
steadily during the next so
years. In 1855 they were equal
to 80 percent of taxable earn
ings and are expected to be 7.3
percent in 1880, 8.3 percent In
1000 and go percent in 2025.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-08


els CHM nailed down first place
in the senior yearling and junior
champion divisions; first prize
for two-year-old; first prize for
a four-year-old; first prize for an
aged COW Give years and over
which became the senior and
grand champion Of the show; and
a first prize for a senior get-of-
sire.
He topped it off with a win in
the ring-side stock judging con-
test. And, oh yes, Mrs. CHM did
the same thing in the women's
division followed by son Jon in
the junior division.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-08
ANSWER

No, because for disability in
surance the person must have
been employed under social Sc
curity for five out of ten years
before the disability occurred.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-08
WANTS CREDIT

v. M. writes: l worked for the
government in 1887 but was not
under Civil Service. Can / pay
in to get credit for that en-
ploynent under social security?
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-08
Furniture Lesson

A lesson in how to combine
modern with early American fur
niture can be learned this Sunday
by visiting the model home built
by Eugene B. Casey, in the Rose
mont subdivision of Gaithersburg.
Casey, a builder. is constructing,
six ranch-type homes. The model
house is furnished by the Henry
w. Becraft craft shop. Authentic
early American and reproductions
of old furniture set the decor.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-08

"Mr. James Offutt, about SIS,
departed this life on Thursday
last week after protracted ill
ness, endured with unmurmur-
ing fortitude, leaving an exten.
sive connexion and wide cir.
Gle of friends to lament his de-
parture from their midst" ed.
Note: Mr.. Offutt was a County
Commissioner
A front page advertisement:
price of a One-hOrse thresh-
er and Winnower, including
belts, wrenches, can &C., $128.00.
Orders delivered to Georgetown,
D. c., or any place on the rail-
road"
Notice to Tax Payers &c:
Il shall positively proceed, in
every case, with respect to per-
sons, to distrain. Those wishing
to save cost had better settle
forthwith. M. H. Letton, trus-
tee."
OF nominees supported by the
Union Ticket:
Judging from the spirit de-
veloped by the conventions of
our party +. we have no rea-
son to apprehend that the pro-
.ceedings of tomorrow will not
be characterized by the utmost
harmony and most encouraging
enthusiasm; on the contrary, we
have a guarantee in this that
unanimity of sentiment will pre-
vail, resulting in a choice of
candidates who will enlist the
active exertion of every Anti
Know-nothing in the county for
their success"
On Crime:
at will be recOllected that we
incidentally referred some weeks
ago since to certain outrages
committed by desperate char
acters in Cracklin District. With
in a few days past we have
learned that one at least of the
parties charged was arrested,
and while the deputy sheriff
was making arrangements to
bring him to Rockville, the cum
ming fellow was dexterous
enough to withdraw himself
from the clutches of the Off
Ger, spread his wings and be-
took himself to flight. His
lighting place has not as yet
been discovered"
A Sentinel editorial champion
ing Union ticket delegates to
the forthcoming convention,
said:
This morning we nail to the
masthead the names of our
standardbearers, so far selected,
for the opening of the campaign.
They are all of the right mate
rial for effective service.
We open the campaign by sub
hitting to the consideration of
intelligent voters, the following
reasons why they should with
hold their support from the
"know-nothing" aspirants led.
note: Republicans) to political
position and authority.
First because its members are
bound to a blind obedience to
dictates of others;
Third because it creates an
organized band of secret spies;
Fifth because it makes reli-
gion test for qualification of
office;
Sixth because it excludes all
persons Of foreign birth from
all political rights !"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-08
CAN'T WORK

Mr.. F. writes: Do l meet the
requirements for disability in.
surance? l have worked for
four years under Social Secur-
ity. Then 1 was disabled and
have been unable to work for
three years.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-08
ANSWER

No. There are no provisions
for voluntary payments If the
work, when performed, was not
subject to the social security
tax. Employees of the Federal
government in 1887 were not
subject to social security.
RENTAL INCOME
Mr.. D. L. Writes: / rent my
farm to a tenant. Do / build
up social security credits from
rental income?
ANSWER
Not unless you participate
materially in the management
and production of the farm.
Next: Oriental Flu
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-08
UneIe Sam S
Question Box

Send your queries to Uncle
Sans Question Box in care of
this newspaper. Replies will be
made as space permits. Letters
cannot be answered personally.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-08
In the Sentinel
100 Years Ago

The Sentinel, on August 8,
1857 reported:
"Mr. James Offutt, about SIS,
departed this life on Thursday
last week after protracted ill
ness, endured with unmurmur-
ing fortitude, leaving an extern.
sive connexion and a wide cir.
Gle of friends to lament his de-
parture from their midst" ed.
Note: Mr.. Offutt was a County
Commissioner
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-08

A front page advertisement:
"Price of a One-hOrse thresh.
er and Winnower, including
belts, wrenches, can &C., $128.O0.
Orders delivered to Georgetown,
D. c., or any place on the rail-
road"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-16

Imagine: one policy provides permanent whole
life insurance for Dad and term insurance for
Nom and the kids. and each new child is
automatically insured when he is IS days old
at no increase in premium! To find out
about Prudential's famous Family Policy,
See your Prudential Agent.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1957-01-19
They Who Sleep In Death

ladder, broken out a window,
rescued the three-year-old
from another room. The baby
was burned to death I'M
noticed. The mother, Mrs.
MaryAnn Baxter, was not at
home at the time of the fire.
She was doing her laundry
at the home of a nearby neigh
Dor.
The charred remains of the
tiny infant were found in the
house after the flames had
been extinguished. The other
two children were unframed.
John Harper
John B. Harper, 70, died
Friday at his home, 529 Pat
ton Ave-, N. w.
Surviving are his wife, a
son, John ", Alexandria; two
daughters, Mrs. Thelma Mo-
ten and Mrs. Theresa Thonp-
son. New York City; two sis
tiers, Mrs. Creola Hairston,
Martinsville; Mrs. Ethel Ed
wards, Bluefield, w. Va; and
one brother, Rev. Samuel Har-
per, Kimberly, w. Va.
Funeral services were held
At Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
Tuesday. Jan. II. Rev p NJ
Caldwell officiating, with in
terment in I;Hco,n Cemeacr
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1957-01-19
Students In
America
Sings
BY Collie j. Nicholson

Grambling, La. = T h e
Grambling College students
have poems appearing in
America Sings" the An
thology of College Poetry
edited by the National Poetry
Association.
The volume includes the
work of students from $50
colleges and universities from
all sections of the United
States.
Dennis Hartman, National
Poetry Association Secretary,
said material for the current
anthology was culled from
10000 manuscripts.
"The choice was not SIM
ple," he pointed out, adding
"these are the best"
Contributors from Gramb-
ling were Renee Wilson Mitch
ell, Grabbing: Lou Ethel
Floyd, Jeanerette; and An
drew P. Brown, Jr., Orange,
New Jersey.
Their poems were pub
lished earlier in a 35 page
anthology of prose and poetry
edited here by members of
Serbia, creative writing club.
Mrs. Yolanda S. Nix, facul-
ty adviser, currently on leave,
said the Grambling anthology
was published to reward the
efforts of students repre-
scented and to increase their
knowledge of literary devices
employed in writing.
Louisiana Tech, LSU and
Grambling are the only Lou
isiana schools represented in
the 141 page National Poetry
Association Anthology.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1957-01-19
Jackie Robinson Confirms
Plans For Retirement

ferring to Robinson's method
OF handling his retirement,
announcing it in a national
magazine without previously
informing either the Dodgers
or the New York Giants, to
whom he had been traded last
December Is.
Il thought Bavasi was a
friend of mine," Robinson
said. Nov l know better.
He certainly didn't act like
an executive. Instead, he
acted like a little kid who had
his candy taken away from
him. His remarks were COM
pletely in contradiction to
what he stated in a letter he
sent me after / had been
traded to the Giants. In it
he thanked me for all the
things had done for the
Brooklyn baseball club"
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1957-01-19
ROSE OF SHARON
HOLMES CHURCH

The Missionary Circle of
Rose of Sharon H o | m e 8
Church met Sunday, January
13, 3 pm. with sister Sarah
Reed from Lynchburg, Va, as
guest speaker for the occa-
sion. Sister Reed used for q
pe4JN 90 I ]! L puVn '4osrqns
up from the earth, will draw
all men unto me-" st. John
1892. a
Keys of Zion Chorus rem
dered the music.
Sister Henry, Pastor of st.
Matthew Church gave a solo.
Members from veral
churches were present.
Next Sunday, January 20,
Eddie T. X. Craig will speak
at 8 pm. at the House Of
Prayer in Lynchburg.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1957-01-19
INFANT-vICTIM OF FIRE

Funeral srevices were held
for little four-month-old Tena
Marie Baxter, Monday, Jan.
Ia, at IL am. at Hamlar Cur
tbs Funeral Home. Interment
was in Lincoln Cemetery.
The victim, little Tena, and
two other children, one-year-
old Marilyn and three-year-
old Debbie, were in their home
at 812 Gainsboro Rd., N. W.,
last Friday afternoon when
the fire occurred in the second
floor apartment.
The children were saved by
passerbys, who seeing the
blazing home, attempted res
cues. Clarence N. White of
1929 Rorer Ave, N. W., and a
student at ADDISON High, on
his way home from school
when he saw the building
ablaze. Nearing the home
and seeing a child at the win
dow, he flung his books
against the window. Having
succeeded in breaking it, he
climbed in from the west side
to hand Marilyn Baxter down
to Cecil II. Smith, owner of
the building. William John
son, an adult, was credited
with saving the life Of the
other child, Debbie. Johnson
is reputed to have secured a
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1957-01-19
Fear OF Reprisals Closes
Negro Church In Alabama

Rev. Ralph d. Abern . .hy,
a leader in the movement Tor
Indignation in NJ ltgomery,
Ala, and pastor Of First LAP
fist Church there, lbs dis
continued the evening sarv-
ices for the church, bee 45e,
he feels that the lives of his
members might be endanger-
ed.
Some other ministers who
were the targets of six bomb
ings Thursday urged from
their pulpits that their at
tackers be forgiven. They
pledged to continue efforts to
obtain complete racial equali-
ty.
There were no other re-
ports of night church serv-
ices being cancelled.
The bombings came three
weeks after Negroes won ra-
cial equality on Montgomery
buses under federal court or
der. Bus service was sus-
pended indefinitely by the
city commission after the
bombings. No one was in
jured in the attacks.
| Another church was bomb
ed several weeks ago, and con
demned by the fire depart
ment. 1t was Bell Street Bap-
fist Church, Rev. u. j. Fields,
pastor. Both r evere S,
Fields and Alternately, have
expressed opinions that the
city should assume response
bility for damages, since they
were not provided with the
proper police protection. Both
ministers are also asking that
the F.B.I. be brought into the
cases.
1t is rumorcd that the JUS
tice department is studying
the ease to see whether the
federal government has the
right to intervene.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1957-01-19
Volunteer Service
Nursing Course
At Addison High

The Woman's Auxiliary O.
Burrell Memorial Hospital un
der the leadership of it's en-
ergetic president, Mrs. Au
gusta Bailey, is sponsoring 8
Volunteer S ervice Nursing
Course for students of Ad-
Olson High School.
The course, which began
last Friday afternoon, is de-
signed to teach nursing fund
amentals to students upon
completion of the course. STU
dents are planning to volun-
teer their services to Burrell
Memorial Hospital several
hours a week in after school
hours.
Special instructors are Mrs.
Betty Stricter, Mrs. Helen
Hall, and Miss Emma Craw-
ford; all RMS at the hospi-
tai.
Students enrolled are Miss
es Patricia Moore; Claretta
Newsome, Catherine Johnson
Shirley Calhoun; Jacquelin
Dillon, Eta Mae Smith, Pri-
ella son, Patricia
Thompson.
Also Barbara Lewis, Ruth
Kasey, Sonya H. Muse, Doris
M a on, Dorothy Caldwell,
Rosa Paulin, Sylvia Davis,
Marie Hunter, Nancy Quar-
les, Gloria Divers, Yvonne
Gray, Alice Edwards, Dean
ma Parker, Joyce Easley,
Saunders, S shirley
Scales, Lille Mae Anderson,
and Addie Hubbard.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1957-01-19

toMse Savage
alderman Library
University of Virginia
mar 10 ttesVille. Va.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1957-01-19
John HI. Fizer

John H. Fizer, 60, of 1922
Gilmer Ave-, N. W., died Fri
day in a Roanoke hospital.
He was a janitor in the Nor
folk and Western Railway
general offices.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Cleopatra Early Fizer; three
daughters, Mrs. Cleopatra F.
Bruce, Miss Margaret E. FL
ger and Mrs. Mary Lee Sim
mons, Roanoke; seven sons,
Stafford and Walter Fizer,
Roanoke; Charles Fizer, Tren-
ton, N. j.; Sterling G.. Fizer,
Brooklyn, N. Y; Carroll S.
FiZer, Los Angeles, Calf.
Leonard L. and Lewis r. FL
ger, Springfield, Ohio; a sis
ter, Mrs. Lillian McGeorge,
Roanoke; nine grandchildren,
and seven daughters-in-law
He as an employee of JEFF
ferson Hospital for 20 years
Later he was employed by
N & w.
Funeral services were held
at st. Paul Methodist Church
with Rev. Travis, the pastor,
in charge. Remarks were
made by Reverends Reuben
Lewis and II. A. White. A
beautiful solo was sung by
Ernest Canty. Mrs. Eunice
Poindexter read the obituary
Burial was i'm Lincoln Gene
terry.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1957-01-19

the practical task of adjust
ing public activities to the
principle of non-segregation.
The principle of non-segrega-
ton neither directs nor re-
strains the individual in his
personal relations, beliefs, or
attitudes. Freedom of choice
in these personal matters re-
mains an individual right"
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1957-01-19
MI. OLIVE HOLY CHURCH
TO HAVE DEDICATION
CEREMONIES

A@AsA|NhO4NAEO
Dedication Ceremonies of
1T. Olive Holy Church, TIA 7th
erect, N. w., will be held Sun
day, January 20. Regular
morning services will be OBJ
served with Mrs. Ethel v.
Tratnall of Richmond preach
ing the sermon. The Dedi-
atorial Service will be con-
Quoted by the Rt. Rev. Will
liam Clements, president of
the Southern District of the
United Holy Church of Amer
lea. Solos will be rendered
by sister Elizabeth Hairston.
Rev. James Williams will
introduce Rev. Thomas Tai
icy, district elder, who will
deliver the message of dedica-
lion. ~