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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-04
CURB SERVICE, ALL SHOOK UP,'
FINDS IT'S MRS. EISENHOWER

The Hot Shoppe at Wheaton, Md. bit SHOOK up"
yesterday by unexpected visitor who arrived shortly after
in long, black limousine and buzzed for curb service
Impressed by the luxurious car Frank Bowers Of o6l1
HiIdIidge drive Kensington, Md, student at Walter
johnson High School, responded on the double.
There in the back seat e chauffeur and bodyguard
seated up 'front.' sat other than Mrs. Eisenhower
According to the White House. the First Lady who had
been spending the week at the Esenhowers Gettysburg
farm in the visiting friends" Later she returned
to the farm without stopping at the Executive Mansion
ut rocked me-" Frank said 81 real shook up.
There she sat- just like anybody ee except for her dark
glasses"
He brought requested order but before he could
get back to pick the tray and ask her to autograph the
check, the sped OF.
"As matter Of fact" Frank added, "the driver kept
the engine running throughout the meal"
And what did the First Lady eat?"
"a hamburger and milk shake, just like anyone else"
the student-wait declared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-04
July 9TH Is ToIIed
with Traditional
lFervor in Alaska

JUNEAU. Alaska. July 4 Dr.
A 5-foot-high model Of the Lib
erty Bell win be struck here 181
times at noon today-once for
each year since the Declaration
Of Independence.
The once-a-year tolling Of the
Alaska Statehouse bell Symbol
Lies the territory's Independence
Day celebration. There are few
areas under the American flag
where the day still is observed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-04

TONGANOA1E, kanS., July
stone building collapsed in a sh
two adjoining structures and
eastern Kansas town yesterday.
Eight other persons, two OF
tangled debris, were injured.
The three who were killed
irnperiled by masonry falling
from partly standing walls.
sought for more than four hours
to free them.
The dead were Claude Reyn-
olds, rs. retired McClouth, Kans.,
laborer; Charles Farrell, Is. Nc
Clouth farmer, and George
Stephenson, so. Tonganoxie cat
tie trader. They were in a pool
hall on the first floor Of the
two-story main building. which
collapsed into its basement.
Mrs. Earl Grady and Kobe
Hall had to be dug from the
wreckage. Mrs. Grady, who suf-
fered q sprained back, was freed
shortly after the crash, but Mr.
Hall, an employee of the pool hall,
was trapped for nearly four
hours. He suffered severe bruises,
decorations and shock.
The other injured were Damon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-04

ing the bodies into Lake Charles
and commended, 1--WE can do Just
as good a job Of identifying these
bodies at the area in which they
are found"
He said the plan involved COL
lecting personal articles-dental
work. rings, bracelets-of each
body and displaying them on pos
tiers. The refugees. he said,
would pass in front Of the post
ers and seek clues to identity
that way.
DR.. Guillermo Vasquez, head Of
the local State health unit, said
Cameron is not hsbitable now
and added "there is no accurate
determination" when it viii be
ready for its citizens to move
back.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-04

second-story apartment occu-
pied by the buildings owner.
Mrs. AL Hicks, through the
street-level pool hall and into
the basement. A portion Of the
east wall collapsed. wrecking a
cafe operated by Mrs. Freeman.
Rescuers talked with the three
men who died in the ruins as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-04

they struggled in near 100
degree heat to clear q 12-foot
deep tangle Of debris. At one
time, Deputy Farmer and DR.
David Parker. a Tonganoxie ply
Stefan, ran an electric fan from
Ia 100-foot extension cord to try
to cool Mr.. Stephenson. who
complained Of the heat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-04
Building Collapse Kills 3,
Hurts 8 in Kansas Town

4 @.-A time-weakened native
altering avalanche that wrecked
killed three men In this small
whom had to be dug from the
died while rescuers, themselves
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-02-28
Extend Conservation
Sigh-Up Dates

Farmers have until April 10 to
sign Conservation Reserve con-
tracts to begin this year. The orig
inally announced closing date was
March Is. The additional time,
Leonard c. Burns, chairman of
the Maryland State Agricultural
Sterilization and Conservation
Committee, explains. will give
farmers a better opportunity to
plan their operations for the Pc
Rod of the contract and will re-
lieve the pressure on the county
ASC office.
The committee advises that up
to February Is, a total of 121
farmers in Maryland had signed
contracts. A total of 2,178 acres
were from grass practices for pc
RODS of five to 10 years; and 319
acres were for tree practices for
10 years. For the five and 10-year
contracts farmers will receive
payments covering up to so per-
cent of the cost of starting the
practice as well as annual pay
ments.
Contracts signed to date call
for payments to the participating
farmers amounting to $105, 474 for
annual rent and grass or tree
cover establishment.
The signing period for con-
tracts to begin in 1858 is expected
to start late next summer or in
early fall.
Chairman Burns emphasizes
that the extended sign-up period
applies only to the 1857 Conser-
walton Reserve Program. There is
no change in the closing date for
signing the one-year Acreage Re
serve agreements-March l for
cotton and tobacco and March 8
for corn
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-02-28

was a weekend guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Cain.
The Ladies Auxiliary to the Da-
mascus Fire Department meets
tonight February % at the fire
house at 8 p. m.
The Senior MYF enjoy e d
watching an ice hockey game Sat
urday night in Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Medairy are
receiving congratulations on the
birth of Jacqueline Ann. Miss
Jacqueline who arrived February
10 at Montgomery General Hos
pital weighed six pounds and
fourteen and three quarter
ounces.
An interesting meeting was
held last week in Damascus un-
der the Craftsmanship of Mr.. r.
T. Carlson, PTA Youth Commit
tee Chairman. Attending the
meeting were adult representa-
tives from most of the young
peoples organizations in the COM
munity.
Repre- zen I e d were the Boy
Scouts, Cub Scouts, Bluebirds,
Campfire girls, Alters, Little
League Baseball and the Lions.
Theme of the meeting was what
the adult citizens of Damascus
can do to help make their young
peoples organizations more sue
cessful
There are many interesting
jobs in young peoples groups
that need filling. AS an illustra-
ton there are sixty cub scouts
most of whom will want to con.
tinue in Scouting.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-02-28
Debris Burning
Regulations

The Maryland Department of
Forests and Parks wishes to re-
mind everyone that beginning
March 1 the burning of brush and
debris within 200 feet of wood
land or inflammable material
that can ignite and carry fire to
woodland, will be permitted only
between A p. m. and II midnight,
E. S. T. This regulation is in eff
feet from March l to May 81, and
does not apply within the limits
of incorporated towns.
After A p. m, burning is al
lowed only after the following
precautions have been taken:
/. Plow or otherwise construct
a fire line at Leaf 10 feet wide,
free of inflammable material,
completely around the area to be
burned.
2. Provide sufficient help with
tools to prevent the fire from es-
Gaping.
3. Have at least one Waterman
on the grounds until the last
spark is out.
Last year there were 376 forest
fires in the State which burned
1898 acres, with a total damage
Of $7,860.72. Let's stop this shame
full waste and keep our forests
growing and not burning. Nine
out of every 10 fires are caused
by human carelessness. So re-
member. only YOU can prevent
forest fires. Let's help keep Mary
land green.
For additional information con-
corning Regulation w, write to
the District Forester at Laurel,
Maryland, or telephone Parkway
5-0189, or Parkway 5-0213.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-02-28

BY Mrs. Ulysses Griffith Nv
Telephone Clearwater 3-2682

Registration was held last week
for the second semester of the
adult education program at the
high school Glasses are being
held in advanced and beginning
tipping on Monday and Wednes,
day from 7:30 p. m. to $3.50 p. m.
with Mr.. Toquinto.
Mrs. Rotruck has a class in
Tailoring ! on Thursdays from
p. m. to 3 p. m. Registration is
limited to sixteen and students
must have had the Bishop Meth
cd sewing course. Jack Joyce will
have a Woodworking class on
Thursdays from 7:30 p. m. to $50
p. m. Leonard Tolley will have a
farm machinery repair class with
special emphasis on welding from
1880 p. m. to $3.50 p. m. on We'd
nesdays. If you didn't register
last week there is probably still
time to dc so.
A birthday dinner was given
on Sunday February 10 in honor
of Mrs. David E. Zimmerman at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
John Woodfield.
Guests were Mr.. and Mrs David
E. Zimmerman, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Anderson and family, Mr..
and Mrs. David E. Zimmerman,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-02-28

viii be fellowship hour after
which DR.. Montgomery Shroyer
will present his first talk on the
Letters of Paul.
The church membership train
ing class for youth who wish to
unite with the Damascus Method.
list church on Palm Sunday will
meet Sunday March 10 at 9:15 a.
m. The class will be taught by
the Rev. A. Dean Kesler.
The Upper Montgomery COun-
ty Farmers Club met Saturday at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry
Williams. Highlight of the eve
ming was one Of Mrs. Williams
wonderful home cooked meals
followed by business meeting.
Cub Scout Den ifs enjoyed a
skating party Friday night at
Sunset Roller Rink. They were
accompanied by Mrs. Woodrow
Main and Mrs. Ray Purdum.
The column extends sympathy
to Mr.. and Mrs. B. M. Woodfield
on the death of Mrs. Woodfield's
brother, Dowell j. Howell Satur-
day at Alexandria Hospital. Mr..
Howard who was Superintendent
of Public instruction for the state
of Virginia was born in Brooke
vile.
A few advance dates for the
calendar The TB X.ray unit will
be in Damascus on May 6 and the
Bloodmobile sponsored by the Da-
mascus Lions will be in the com
munity on May 3 from 3 p. m. to
8 p. M The quota has been set
at 135 pints of blood.
derry and Bethany Cook and
their Damascus Orchestra will
play Saturday night at the Home
Show in the Frederick Armory
from seven to eight. The program
VIII be broadcast simultaneously
over Radio Station WIND.
The Damascus Lions will be
host club on March 5 to a zone
meeting with the Gaithersburg
and Monocacy clubs. The meeting
will be held at the elementary
school.
The Damascus FLA boys will
play a basketball game on Friday
at 2:30 p. m. with the high school
faculty. The game is being played
to help raise funds for the annual
FLA Patterson banquet.
Damascus PTA will meet Mon
day March a. The program for
this meeting will consist of an
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-02-28
Trouble With Sizes?
By Mrs. Catherine RhOads
Home DemOnstratidh Agent
POnIar 0-111I IA 0Oe

BY Mrs. Catherine RhOads
Home Demonstrated Agent
Poplar 2-2l21, Ext. FOG
Mixed up about the new dress
pattern size? Having trouble al
tering patterns? Can't get a dress
to fit? Fitting problems will be
considered at three district Home
Demonstration meetings through
out Montgomery County during
March These meetings are open
to any women in the county with
fitting problems.
Principles of fitting and pat
tern alteration will be demon
strated by Mrs. Catherine M.
Rhoads, Home Demonstration
Agent, with the help of Extension
Clothing Leaders.
These plans were worked out
by the Extension Clothing Com
mittee composed of Mrs. r. N.
Whip, Rockville; Mrs. Delmer
Sage, Kensington; Mrs. Reuben
Hecht, Kensington, and Mrs. Lee
land Clark, Poolesville.
Each session will start at 10
a. m. and conclude by IL noon.
Southern area meeting will be
held Wednesday, March 6, in the
new Silver Spring Library, Coles
vile Road, Silver Spring. For
people in the Rockville area, the
fitting clinic will be Wednesday,
March 10, in the Home Demon
stration Office, Room sol, County
Office Building, Rockville. We'd
nesday, March 20, a similar meet
ing is scheduled for the Agricul-
ture Center in Gaithersburg. For
further information about fitting
problems, call the Home Demon
stration Office, Poplar 2-2121, ex-
tension 206.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-02-28

Jr. and family, Mr., and Mrs. Boyd
Page, Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Zim-
norman and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Zimmerman, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Smith, Frank Ander-
son, the Rev. and Mrs. Charles
Adams and family, Mrs. Eliza.
beth Howard, Miss Grace Wood
field, William Bowers, Miss Edith
Bowers and Mary and Nellie
Burkey.
Mrs. Zimmerman enjoyed a
large cake and many lovely gifts.
Court Damascus of the -Catho.
lie Daughters of America and
their husbands enjoyed Valen-
tine party at the Maryland Coon
Club on February Is.
Don't forget the benefit dance
sponsored by the Ladies Auxili-
airy OF the American Legion Sat
urday March 2 at the legion
home. Music by the Nightingales.
All proceeds from the dance are
for the benefit OF retarded chill.
dren.
Mrs. Dorothy Murray is chair
man. If you can't 90 perhaps you
can purchase a ticket anyway or
make a contribute n to this
worthy cause
Next Sunday, March 3 is Holy
Communion Sunday at the Da
mascus Methodist church. Holy
Communion will be served on Ash
Wednesday March 6 from Z p m.
to 8 p. m. Persons may come in
at any time during the period.
The Committee on Education
of the Dam ascus Methodist
church will meet at the parson.
age at s p. m. Thursday March Z.
The WSCS will meet at the
home of Mrs. Clyta Woodfield on
Thursday March at 1870 p. m.
The Chairman of the survey
subcommittee will report on
Sunday at three in the afternoon
at the Methodist church. Report
ing will be Population growth of
community and school chairman
Everett Jones, Growth and de-
velopment of church and Sunday
school chairman William Frein-
muth, Financial conditions chair
man Bradley Woodfield, building
and site conditions chairman Jo-
seph Rice and church program
chairman Rev. Dean Kesler.
On Sunday March 10 the school
of missions will begin at Tbs p.
m. at the Methodist church. There
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-02-28
Gaithersburg Coop
Men at Conference

Donald Butt and Nat Moler of
Southern States Gaithersburg Co
operative have returned from a
three-day farm service conference
at Baltimore which was conduct
ed by Southern States Coopera-
tive for managers and employees
of its local cooperative service
agencies.
The meeting was especially de-
signed to help agency personnel
become better acquainted with
the products and services of the
cooperative so they in turn will
be better equipped to service
Southern States 10000 members.
The conference was conducted by
officials and top distribution and
purchasing men from the cooper
ative's central offices in Rich
mond, Va.
The conference is one of nine
meetings held at various points
throughout the six-state operat-
ing territory of the organization.
The Cooperative, which is one Of
the nations largest owned farm
organizations, has agencies in
Kentucky, West Virginia, Virgin
ia, Tennessee, Maryland and Del
aware.
Talks were presented on seed,
feed, fertilizer and farm supplies
at the meeting.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-02-28
What You Can Freeze
By judith B. Koenig
Asst. Home Demonstration Agent
Poplar 2-2I6I

Poplar 2-2I6I
What foods can be sucecssfullv
frozen? What materials are avail
able for freezing? How do we
freeze prepared foods?
These are some of the ques-
tions that are answered in a dem
onstration on Freezing Prepared
Foods" being presented to the
Girls All Clubs by Judith B. Koe-
mig, Assistant Home Demonstra-
ton Agent.
Discussions on preparing foods
for freezing, foods that cannot be
frozen, and types of prepared
foods that can be frozen are in
cluded in the demonstration
Any individual interested in at
tending this demonstration may
do so, Contact the Home Demon
stration Agents office, Poplar
2-2121, extension FOG, to find out
what club is nearest you and
when it is scheduled for this dem
onstration.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-02-28
Saturday
Sunday

9:00-Sunday Supplement
9:30-Washington Greek Hour
1O:30-Jewish Family Hour
11:30-Georgetown Forum
12:00-Music OF Distinction
1:OO-Italian Family Hour
2;OO-Song and Praise
2:15-U. n. Story
2:30-Just Palm Music
3.OO-Sports with Jim Myers
3:15-Capitol Productions
3:45-Paul Shinkman and the News
4.09-Concert by Request
6:O0-11:O0-In the Concert Hall
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-02-28
HOIstein COws
Skater Records

After standing unchallenged
for more than 20 years, an all.
time national butterfat produc-
ton record has been successfully
shattered by two widely-sepa-
rated young registered Holstein
cows.
The record the all-time high
for Junior three year olds MIXED
three times daily in the Ten
Months Division of The Holstein-
Friesian Association of Americas
Advanced Registry testing pro
gram was established in 1886 by
Mendocino Abbekerk r e k a
159O126.
Her official 3O5 day production
in the Mendocino State Hospital
herd, Talmage, California totalled
81 ,462 lbs. of milk containing
1854 lbs. of butterfat.
This class record stood up I'M
der the continuing onslaught Of
more than two decades of vigor-
Gus Holstein progress. Last year,
it was finally shattered by Dee
Ann Lucky Model, 3894610 - a
member Of the registered Hol-
stein herd owned by Cheatham
Dairy, Inc, of Laveen, Arizona.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-02-28
Gaithersburg
Mems League

Team w l.
Higgins Oil ..................... 46 &c
Western Auto ..........~...,... AZ 80
Blue Moon ~...,...,......~....... 80 33
Gath. Barber Shop ......4.. SO ga
Stone Brothers .............., 81 IS
Midway Diner ..,.......y.....,. 81 35
Seneca Hotel ...................... 81 IS
Rockville c and P .......-. "a 38
NOMINEES and Poppies 49, 33 80
Congressional Lumber !. 80 40
Waters Motors .............. % 40
Musser Brothers .~..~.. % "A
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-02-28

swers to questions which have
been submitted at previous PTA
meetings or directly to the pro-
gram committee. Elementary SUI
pervisor John King and High
School Supervisor Richard Wag-
ner assisted by faculty members
viii try to answer The questions.
Mrs. Raymond Wilson program
chairman will be in charge of the
questions.
Mr.. Murray Andrews of the
high school faculty attended the
American Association of Second
airy Principals meeting in Wash
ington on Monday where he
served in the American School of
Librarians booth as a consultant.
Mr.. Basil Burdette is a patient
at Suburban Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Watkins,
Mrs. Ed Stanley and Mrs. Bill
johnson returned recently from a
Florida vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Hood left
Saturday for vacation in
Florida.
The following high school stu.
dents visited the Maryland legis-
lature last Monday night-Dean
Kesler, Jerry Hyatt, and Tommy
King. Each had a different as.
signment to bring back material
to report to the class. They were
accompanied by Murray Andrews
and Harry Stipe.
Jerry Herbert Hyatt, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert S. Hyatt, was
elected as one of three delegates
from the Central Regional Asso-
citation of Student Councils to
leave on June IS to attend the
National Convention of Student
Councils in New Mexico. The
Central Regional Association is
made up of high schools in How
ard Carroll, Baltimore, Hartford
and Montgomery Counties.
Walter S. Cain of New York
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-02-28
Sheep Field Day
Set for March 2

The seventh annual Sheep
Field Day at the University Of
Maryland, College Park, is
planned for March 2. This annual
event is held by the Department
of Animal Husbandry to bring
sheep raisers up to date on new
developments in the industry.
A flock improvement program
for Maryland sheep breeders will
be presented in the opening SEES
sion, which begins at 10 am.
Progress in marketing lambs
and wool and recent research de-
velopments on the use and value
Of wool will be described.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-23

dress form and then walks to his desk before
he does a double take"
Bob got out of the show as quickly as he
could and launched his TV career as Bob
Collins. photographer.
collins isn't stupid fellow. nor are the
situations wild. He Just happens to be super
wolf. the type who always gets tripped up by
woman. The central plot of the show is
sex-boy meets girl"
To illustrate his off-screen timing" here's
an eye-popper. Il takes only one day to shoot
each Cummings episode! How this is done is
yarn in itself.
Bob shares the same studio lot and crew
with Burns and Allen and Peoples Choice.
George takes one day, Bob one. and Jackie
Cooper-who's still new to the buSineSs-takes
three.
We've simply cut the problems of COM
munications." he explained. MARY my wife.
handles all the money; also direct and my
head writer is also the producer"
Wife Mary-who was Mary Daniels. MEM
Der of the Josephus Daniels family before her
marriage-backs Bob up in his off-screen
ventures, too.
He explains why frankly. The Govern
ment takes 81 per cent of my salary. I've
simply got to take that other per cent and
gamble with It."
The gambling" consists Of q variety Of
business ventures He is associated with Art
Linkletter in some of them (Bob's visit to
Chicago was to confer with his attorneys)
The joint Cummings -Linkletter investments
include oil wells. . fantastic 5O0,0OO-acre rice
project near Darwin. Australia at place called
Humpty-Doo bob. Art, Irene Dunno and other
American investors were ribbed when they took
this plungeJ and a sheep ranch in Southern
Australia.
Bob Is higher on the ranch than he Is on
the rice project, which is doing fine. Bob bought
1000 acres, wants to make it 10000, and Link
letter bought 10000 acres. The price? Fifty
i've cents an acre.
The hitch Is that the ranch must be
promptly developed, which explains why the
Australian government offered rare induce
ments to outside investors--like allowing them
to take their money out in dollars.
This area, which totals some 4 million
acres. was formerly a wasteland, supporting
only the scrubbiest growth. There was enough
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-23

MY OWN GRANDPA--Bob Cummings
sometimes takes his fans back to the
good old days" by portraying Bob
Collins grandpapa and shows how
photographers operated in those days.
post had five or six zinc nails in 1.-THE one
element that was missing from the soil to
make things grow.
The land now supports three sheep to
one acre!
Because of its frost-free climate, Bob also
emissions the area as citrus fruit center. In
the meantime, he and Art have founded little
town between their holdings which they named
Serendippity.
Conf1dentially, though, 1 don't know why
Bob Is the least bit worried about the future.
If he ever quits acting this happy father Of five
should find prompt employment as a salesman
He sold me on that ranch over the phone
and I could hardly wait for him to hang UP
to go over my bank balance. That however.
was sad mistake.