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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-14
Damascus
BY Mrs. Ulysses Griffith ~
Telephone Clearwater 3-2682

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The Damascus high school bas.
ketball team got as far as the
semi-finals in the state basketball
tournament On Friday they met
and defeated Margaret Brent
High Schol by score of 60-29.
On Saturday Damascus was de-
feated by Laurel High School by
a score of 5o-34. Congratulations
to the boys and their coach. Even
in defeat on Saturday the Damas-
Gus boys played a good game.
There will be a special assem-
bly, at the Damascus high school
on Friday morning at ten. The
high school band will present a
program of music. There will al
so be a panel discussion by the
speech class on the merits and
drawbacks of a student court in
connection with the student gov
eminent.
The Damascus Auxiliary to the
Montgomery County General hos
pital met Monday evening at the
home of Mrs. Graham Petrie.
The Commission on Member
ship and Evangelism will meet
Friday at 8 p. m. at the Damascus
Methodist church.
The ascus Methodist
church Missionary Study Group
will not meet in March but will
resume the study of home mis-
Sions in April.
Don't forget the fried oyster
and country ham supper at the
D m ascus Methodist church
March % beginning at 3 p. m.
Don't forget the Senior MYF
is looking for old clothes from
the Gay Nineties up to the pres
ent. If you have anything you
can lend them for their old
clothes review, please contact Joy
Green.
DIR. and Mrs. Ben Papiermeister
of Baltimore were weekend
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Papiermeister.
MIR. and Mrs. Don Byrnes are
leaving today March IA for a two
week cruise aboard the Empress
of Scotland. They will visit San
Juan, Puerto Rico, Venezuela,
Cristobal in the Canal Zone, Ha-
vana and then return to New
York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paige Medairy,
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Grimes, Mr..
and Mrs. Roscoe Pearce and Car
roll Fetzer attended the National
Commanders Banquet of the
Legion at Dorchester
Post in Cambridge, Maryland on
Saturday, March 9.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Burke en-
at dinner on Sunday.
Guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
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mother of our own Walter John
son of baseball.
Mr.. A. c. Ward motored to
Brunswick, N. j., on Saturday,
March 2.
DIR. Vernon Il. Martens attended
medical meeting in Chicago, ILL.,,
March l through March 3, leaving
Chicago on Sunday for Charles
ton, w. Va, for further study,
and will return here on Tuesday.
The home of Mr.. Dyke CuIIums'
ranch which was destroyed by
fire last fall has been rebuilt and
is almost ready for occupancy,
a very lovely place for some lucky
couple to live.
Mrs. Gladys Washington, who
formerly worked for the past six
years at The Marylander Rest
Home here and who suffered a
heart attack several months ago.
is slowly improving. The guests
at the rest home miss her so
much, especially Our Little Miss"
Annie McFee, who recently cele-
brated her 102nd birthday.
Our community was greatly
saddened on Saturday, February
%, when it was learned one of
our most gracious ladies' had an
swered that last call to enter eter-
nal rest at her home here.
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beautiful christening was wit
messed when little Denise Marie
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. u.
Leaman, Jr., and Kirk Patrick
Norris, Jr., son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Kirk Norris, were baptised. Little
Kirk is also the grandson of Mr..
and Mrs. j. U. Leaman, Jr.
Cpl. Robert w. Nelly, who has
been a pataient at Walter Reed
Veterans Hospital in Washington
was the weekend guest of your
writer and Mr.. and Mrs. r. E.
Dove. Cpl Nicely will be dis
charged on Tuesday, March 5, and
will return to his home in Jane
Lew, w. Va.
The home of DIR. and Mrs. Yer.
non e. Martens was the scene of a
joint birthday party honoring
Carolyn's 18th and Roberts 18th
birthday with 20 of their friends
having a wonderful time with
games and, most enjoyed perhaps,
horseback riding. The Martens
have three horses, and you know
the fun of waiting your turn on
Ole Dobbins' back. Delicious re.
freshments were served following
the fun.
How about shower of cards
for Mrs. F. E. Johnson of Comus
on March IA, honoring her Goth
birthday? Many will remember
Mrs. Johnson, as she was the
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Olney ROtarians
Choose Officers

The Olney Rotary Club has
elected the following officers to
take office July /, 1857;
Alfred T. Burton, president;
William E. Nelson, vice presi-
dent; Melvin w, Crawford, secre,
tary; William c. Wendler, treas
urer; Foard Tarbert, sergeant at
arms, and Richard N. Kimmel,
Ander ]. O'Reilly, Jr., OgdenNW
Nelsor and Frank c. Kimble, di-
rectors.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-14

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MARYLAND

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French Open Title
Easy Conquest
For Van Donck

PARIS. July II (P.-Flory
Van Donck, 45-year-old Bel
gian pro who played it dam
gerously." won the French
Open golf championship yes
terday with a 72-hole score of
266 that put him eight strokes
in front of his nearest rivals
in a strong international field
Van Donck, never more than
three strokes of the course
record in any round, put to-
gether scores of 66-67-67-66
over the par 70 st. Cloud lay
out. He collected $4,000 francs
$1,000 for his victory. The
course record is "a.
Tied for second place at 274
were the defending champion
Angel Miguel Of Spain ano
Peter Alliss Of Britain. Miguel
posted the best single round OF
the tournament. a IS on yes
terday's second round. anc
Alliss matched Van Donck':
1873 total for the first SO holes
Two American a IN teur.
never were contenders. Gent
Andrews of Pacific Palisades
Calf, former United States
public links, champion. shot
73-69-72-76-289 and Altar
Vlerebome Of Lancaster, Ohio
74-76-78-73-301,
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Bemon Gains Spot
lin Western Golf;
a From Area Fail

LAFAYETTE, Ind, July II
(SpeciaD .-Deane Beman, the
only one Of five hopefuls from
the Washington area to make
it, and 81 other young golfers
teed of today in match
play in the Western Junior golf
championships over the par-7l
South course of Purdue Uni
versity.
Two 18-hole rounds will cut
the field to eight by sunset to-
night. Two more rounds tomor-
row will leave the two finalists,
who will settle the issue over
SO holes Saturday.
Beman and Dick Foote OF
Santa Ana. Calf, were the
finalists last year. with Foote
whipping the medalist for top
honors. And Foote is on his
game again this year. He
posted an unofficial la, best
for the So holes of qualifying
However, as champion he was
an automatic qualifler. That
left the medal to Don Essig OF
Indianapolis with 146, while
Beman and Nick Berklich, jr.,
of Ypsilanti, Mich, tied for
third, each with lat.
1t took 1856 to qualify. Among
those not making it was Keith
Bowie Of the Washington area
who matched that figure. bu:
lost out in a playoff. Eight
scored 1856. The three other
Washington area golfers side
lined were John Grubb and
Chick Cullinane with 1885 and
Bob McFerren with 1926
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-11
Nv DICK STAY

The noise on the roads will
increase sharply and the mo
Vacancy" signs will crop out at
the motels around Marlboro
tomorrow as race drivers and
mechanics from all over the
Nation gather at this South
ern Maryland town.
The occasion is Sundays Ma
tional sports car races at Marl-
boro Motor Raeeway, the fifth
such stop on the Sports Cal
Club of America 1857 calendar
Registration and technical
inspection of cars will begin
tomorrow morning. A drivers
meeting and practice on the
two-mile course are mandatory
items on the agenda Saturday
The 11-race program will be-
gin at 10 am. Sunday.
officials of the Washington
Region of the SEGA now are
expecting $50 entries, all but
about 20 of which are already
signed.
Prominently missing will be
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ATCHISON'S
ANG LIE
BY LEWIS s. ArcHIsok

Guy Ferguson. who presideS
over the portable newsstand
outside The Star building,
thinks he has a clue to the
source of Baltimore Raceway's
woes. Patronage has been so
light the track had to admit
everybody free and give away
three sports cars earlier this
week to lure EN- in, and wager
ing is so far OF some track
officials may have to keep their
1857 Caddies another year.
The big trouble, Guy says.
is the tracks location, a good
distance north Of the city on
the Pulaski highway.
1T may as well be in Havre
de Grace as where it is" Fer
Iguson said, stirring up memories
Of the old fiat track. "A friend
and I drove over one night and
had to leave early to get home
before midnight. That means
if you're losing you have no
chance to get even.
Another friend took the
train over and it was / o'clock
before he got back to Union
Station. That's too late for
a man who's got to get up the
next morning"
Ferguson, who fits the pat
tern of an average fan. says
he prefers Rosecroft and Lau-
rel because he can see a cou-
pie of races before it gets
dark, and somehow it seems
better that way. Others, he
said, feel the same way. Gould
that be a hint for Baltimore
to try twi-night racing. start
ing about 6 o'clock, or $50?
It's merely q suggestion fol-
General Manager Joe Lynch
the old Mount st. Mary's half
back, who probably under
stands now why Dick Hutchin-
son was so anxious to get out
from under the Job last year
Bs',timore needs Washington
patronage. Rosecroft and Lau-
rel draw we'll from both cities
But Baltimore Raceway. unlike
Pimlico. which lies within the
city limits, is too far north fol
District trotting fans to make
the nightly trip. and too fal
south. apparently, for Phila.
delphia's heavy bettors. Ar
earlier start. getting 'em home
earlier, might be a partial solu.
ton to the problem.
Goldie Ahearn, q hungry
promoter, thinks the chic
reason Pete Rademacher ISM
ready to take on Heavyweight
Champion Floyd Peterson
without a gun = isn't hi
amateur status but his we'll
filled tummy.
HE amt hungry, so how car
he be a good fighter?" asked
Goldie before boarding a plane
today for Florida, where HI
will attend Evil Eye" Der
Finkel testimonial dinner
They tell me he eats three
times a day and even owns {
small farm. A guy starting
that way won't win any titles.
The Rademacher Patterson
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Marlboro Now Mecca
For Sports Car Racers

Briggs Cunningham and his
team of D-Jaguars. Mr.
Sports Cars" has said fire.
quently that his crew was being
run ragged by the Eastern rae
ing schedule this year, and
that some races had to be
missed in order to rest his
mechanics.
Marlboro can be sacrificed
because it is not suited to the
D-Jaguar. 1t is a drivers
course. It's nine turns do not
leave enough straight road on
which to wind up the high
speed cars to their maximum
of 150-pluS miles an hour.
But the drivers must like it
Cunningham's two ace pilots
are entered. Walt Hansgen
was in the fold early. and Tues
day the Washington Region
received word that John Fitch
would be here.
Getting Fitch for a race is
much like completing the cast
for a Broadway production. II
Cunningham is Mr.. Sports
Cars then Fitch must qualify
as Mr.. Sports Car Driver.
For four years he drove the
Cunningham Specials built by
his present sponsor. He raced
at LeMSns and in other famous
European events, and in 1855
he won at Sebring, Fla.
A year ago he took over
management Of a team Of Cor
vettes which the, Chevrolet peo-
+ pie had entered at Sebring
after an 11th-hour decision to
enter serious racing. A month
of feverish testing and expert
menting went into the cars,
and Fitch came in ninth in
one Of them. 1t was regarded
as a minor miracle.
Fitch will drive a 3-liter Mas
erati at Marlboro, presumably
the same car in which he won
a regional event at Lime Rock,
Conn. last Sunday. Carroll
Shelby also will have a Sitter
Maserati. in case the 4.5-liter
model fails to arrive from the
factory.
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By MERRELL WHITTLESEY

The District Golf Associa-
tons two-year-old combined
score handicap tournament Is
proving more popular than the
committee ever dreamed.
Secretary Ray Lawrenson has
paired "a two-man teams for
the tournament tomorrow at
Columbia Country Club, and
had to refuse entries of al
least a dozen others. Post en-
tries will not be accepted.
Play is combined score
minus handicap. Argyle's Bill
Gartner and Bill Summers won
last year, Gartner with 70-3-
81 and Summers 1910 fol
1876 over their home course
They will defend.
The first foursome is sched-
uled at 9 o'clock, and players
will leave the tee in a steady
procession through 3:18.
The District Golf Associa.
tons midsummer mixed scotch
foursome tournament is sched'
uled next a week from tomor'
row at Woodmont.
X + \
The Silver Spring Junior
Chamber Of Commerce, which
will be host to the Maryland
Junior finals July 1926 al
Norbeck Country Club, appar.
emily is getting a minimum Of
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ENTRIES TURNED AWAY
District Golf GROUPS
HondicopP IoySuccess


ing groups.
Silver Spring held its quail
flying for the State tournament
with Dick Kraft low with a "a
at Argyle. followed by 15-year-
old Charles Baker of Edgewooc
with "a and Dahn Linkins and
John Steckline with 76s.
Twenty youngsters showed ur
at Bethesda Country Club fol-
qualifying rounds there, but nc
officials. The boys played any.
way, and Frank Baker of the
host club was low with II fol-
lowed by Doug Lindsay. y, anc
Logan Wilton and John De.
vine, 74s.
The Bethesda qualifiers hope
to be sponsored in the State
tournament by the Jaycees. Tit
winner gets an expenses-paiC
trip to the National Jayce,
championship at Columbus
Ohio, starting August 10.
The District Jaycees pre-
viously announced they woulC
not sponsor a golf program thiI
year.
There seemed to be soml
mystery as to why Baker from
Edgewood would qualify a
Argyle.
Other boys who broke 80 a
Argyle we're Chuck Lubar n
Dave Voris, the schoolbo,
champion, 70, and Bob Under
stein. rs. The Silver Sprinl
Jaycees will attempt to havl
them sponsored. Keith M
Poore is chairman of the Silvel
Spring Jaycees golf program.
NOTES-Wiffi Smith, VIII,
gave an exhibition at, Norbecl
C. c. today, will give a clinil
and play a 9-hole match a
Fort Meade Saturday after
noon, the clinic starting a
1880. The correct date TO,
AL Houghton's Pro-Member 1
Monday, July 20 at Primo,
Georges. The original motto,
from the PGA was incorrect
Bobby Brownell and Ralpl
Bogart start play tomorrow il
the John G. Anderson Memoria
tournament at Winged Foot
They've won the event twicI
over the famed course a
Mamaroneck, N. Y.
Charley Bassler now has wol
10 city, State and sectiona
open titles, Maryland Opei
five times, Baltimore Mattel
Play Open four, Mid-Atlanti,
PGA Championship twice, anC
the District Open twice
July 26 is the entry deadlin,
for the rich All-American ant
World championships at Tan
O'Shanter in Chicago. FRS
prize again will be $4,000 thi
wear
When BaSsler won the Mary
land Open for the fifth tim,
Tuesday he spent almost fiv,
minutes checking and re-check
ing his card, mindful, o
course, that earlier Clarenc
Doser had been disqualified TO
an error. 1t paid off, becaus,
the card kept by Jack Isaac
showed Bassler taking a fou
on the fourth hole, where h,
had three. Charley changed 1
before he signed it.
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Golfer Who Lost Eve
Is Ruled NEGLIGENT

PHILADELPHIA, July II (P.
A Federal court here has
ruled that a golfer who lost
his right eye when he was hit
by a ball on the course was
guilty of contributory negli-
gence.
William v. Boynton, jr., Mil
ford, Conn.,, a student at the
University Of Pennsylvania,
has sued Gordon Ryan of Paoli,
Pa. for $4,000 after his right
eye was removed as a result of
the accident.
Judge Allan K. Grim denied
Boynton damages and ruled
that he was guilty of negligence
when he signaled Ryan to play
through. then stepped to the
left on the fairway where he
was hit. The accident happened
May 4. 1855.
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.Miteff Signed
To Meet Cuban
In Bout Here

Alex Miteff, fast rising
heavyweight from Argentina.
next takes on Julio Mederos.
rugged veteran from Cuba. in
a nationally televised bout the
night of July 26 at Capitol
Arena.
At this point Miteff is riding
higher than a college grads
ambitions. He has had lc
bouts and has won them all.
five by knockouts. To continue
in this manner is a guarantees
to make the world of boxing
his apple pie.
Mitef is no stranger to fans
here. He has won twice at
Capitol and just last Monday
night stopped Fernando Fala
of Philadelphia in the second
round of a bout in New York.
That was a cruel blow to
Fala's lofty ambitions. The
Philadelphia entered the ring
with a I'LL record and a repu-
tation for making short work
of those bold enough to stand
in his way. He had knocked
out IL. Miteff. Pan American
Games. champion. staggered
Fala twice and cut him over
the right eye. requiring IS
stitches.
Also in Miteff'S future is Q
possible meeting with Pete
Rademacher. the Olympic
champion who never has had
a pro fight but may get one
with Floyd Patterson. the
heavyweight champion. Pro-
moter Teddy Bremen Of st.
Nicholas Arena has offered
Rademacher a $4,000 guar
antee to box Miteff.
MederoS could spoil all Of
Miteff's plans. He is no push
over and has kept in excellent
shape by boxing Patterson in a
recent exhibition tour. He
beat Bob Satterfield this year
and has stopped Roland La
Starza and Harold johnson.
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Reims Course Record

REIMS. France, July IL (E1.
Juan Manuel Fangio Of
Argentina yesterday set a new
lap record for the Reims course
during trials for the Grand
Prix De Reims which will be
run Sunday. Fangio whipped
his Maserati around the course
at an average of las miles an
hour during the closing minutes
of the trials.
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old Pros Lead
Canadian Open
First Round

KITCHENER. Ontario. July
IL (R.-A couple of old-timers
who have become part-timers
on the golf circuit had the
youth movement" temporarily
sidetracked today entering the
second round of the SIS 900
Canadian open.
Trying to protect a one
stroke lead were 46-year-old
Henry Ransom and 40-year-
old Ed (Porky) Oliver.
Ransom. who has devoted
more time to his sprawling
2,700-acre Texas cattle ranch
in the past couple Of years than
he has to the tour, and Oliver,
who spends much of his time
at club job in Canton, Mass,
shot three-under-par 68s in
yesterdays opening round over
the tricky, wind-whipped West
mount course.
Attempt Comeback
Just one stroke behind were
four pros, three of whom are
trying for comebacks after
slow starts this year. They are
Mike Souchak of Grossinger,
m. Y, Don Fairfield of Casey
ILL.,. and Mike Fetchick Of Ma
hopac, N. Y, along with Doug
Ford. the leading money
winner.
Souchak won four tourna-
ments last year, but hasn't had
a first-place finish this season
Fairfield's 1857 winnings are
about $4,000 under his earnings
a year ago at this time and
Fetchick, winner of three tour
naments last year, is looking
for his first triumph of 1857.
Harvey OF Pace
Paul Harvey, who won last
weeks Montreal Open ano
boosted his earnings for the
last three weeks over the $10,-
900 mark, was far of the pace
with n for the 6.544 yard lay
out.
Dick Mayer, the National
Open titlist, passed up the
Canadian tournament and Dow
Finsterwald, the third leading
money winner who has finished
in the money in SIS consecutive
tournaments, withdrew at the
last minute because Of severe
cold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-11

bout, as you know, has been
tentatively set for August %
at Seattle. even though numer-
GUS protests have been voiced
against it. 1t would be the
pro debut for Rademacher. a
balding. not too impressive
Olympic champion. Observers
think he not only lacks a
chance against the hard
hitting Patterson but might
even get hurt.
Goldie also has q knock on
the Finkel dinner, which he
will deliver Gin poison" tonight
Seems that he was one of the
prime movers behind the
original plans. The restaurant
business slows down during
Washington's hot summers and
such a dinner at Herr Ahearn's
establishment might be just
the thing to pep it up. Goldie's
own testimonial. at $40 a head,
drew a sellout crowd.
THE bum won't leave Florids
after we get it arranged, f"
Goldie relates. land they're
charging SIS a head-five more
than mine"
If Slapsie Make Rosenbloom
the soft-shoe light-heavyweight
Of another era. is on hand, ht
can tell about the time he
boxed whirlwind Harry Greb
who had few peers as a fighter
Greb, showing the effects of q
hard night of play-boying
came into Makes dressing
room before the fight, and tolc
him to be nice, take 1t easy anc
Greb would carry him the dis.
lance.
But Make. q big, fresh kid
sensed chance to grab a yard.
full of bannerlines by wallopine
the old middleweight and ITS.
pound champion. and he LEI
him have it.
I'm all over him." Rosen-
bloom tells the story. 80 he
grabs me and says, Make.
told you to be good. Now, SEE
what you get And then HI
stuck his thumb in my eye
and dialed q number"
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THE WINNING SCORE IS TWO

Herb Score, 24-year-old Cleveland pitcher, and
the former Nancy Mcnamara of Lantana, Fla
his high school classmate, are shown after their.
marriage yesterday at st. Marks Catholic Church
in Boynton Beach, Fla. The ceremony was per-
formed by Father Tom Kelley of New York.
Scores first baseball coach. The union received
moon, Score will report to Cleveland doctor, who
will decide when he can return to baseball. His
right eye was injured by line drive two months
ago. Herb thinks he has recovered sufficiently to
pitch again.-AP Wirephoto.
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WORDS, WIT
AND WISDOM
BY WILLIAM MORRIS

In recent years words like
NATO North Atlantic Treaty
Organization) and UNESCO
Omitted Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organ
ization) have figured promi-
nently in the news - words
made up of the initial letters
or Syllables of a phrase or title.
Several readers have asked
whether there is a name for
such coinageS. They are called
acronyms (AK-roh-nims) from
the Greek akros, Tip" and
onyma. name"
Popular acceptance of &C
ronyms can prabably be traced
to the influence of newspaper
headline writer's who. early in
the New Deal days, discovered
that the names of new govern
mental agencies could be
handled by using capitalized
initials without periods between
the letters. Hence. NRLB, IVA,
FDIC and host of others.
Early in 1912, the Women's
Army Auxiliary Corps was es-
tablished by Act of Congress.
People discovered that this set
OF initials formed a pronounce
able word. WAC, later short