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this water one pint Of muriatic
acid and stir slowly.
Apply to the brick with q
stiff scrubbing brush and then
rinse thoroughly with, water
from the garden hose. You
must wear rubber gloves and
old clothes. Protect shrubbery
from the acid also. It is best
to neutralize the brick after
rinsing by applying a solution
of one pint of household am
monia in two gallons Of water.
The deposits may return until
all Of the salts have been
washed from the brick.
+ *A*
Finish For Ash PaneIing
Dear Mr.. Baum:
1--WE are installing ash ply
wood paneling on one wall of
my home. I would appreciate
advice on how to obtain a
natural wood finish that will
not darken. raise the grain or
have a high gloss" r. j. A.
Answer-Ash has large pores
and always requires a filler.
You can buy this from a paint
store in natural color and tint
it any color you wish, using oil
colors. White would be very
good. Follow directions on the
label for applying the filler. The
wood can then be finished with
a clear penetrating wax or with
a sealer and it will have a
satin finish. Any wood will
darken with age and the finish
does not prevent it.
Plastic COatings For Floors
Dear Mr.. Baum:
Last summer got very
smart and painted my linoleum
kitchen floor with a plastic
paint that was supposed to give
a clear protective coating to
such floors. 1t did-for one
week. Then it turned a dark
yellow. I have tried several
things to get it off but nothing
works. Can you help me?" Mrs.
L. D. j.
Answer-Your letter tells the
same story as a great many
others that we receive, and, so
long ago We concluded that
there should be some CHASTITY
punishment for the people who
sell this material. The worst
part of the deal is that it is
often impossible to remove this
finish without damaging the
floor. You might try using
lacquer thinner on an area
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-27
BY HERMAN BAUM

Dear Mr.. Baum:
"A few years ago. I had a
plastic top put on a kitchen
work surface. The job was done
by professional workmen, yet
within a month it was all loose
This same material has beer
suggested to me for refinishine
an old battered coffee table. Is
there a way to put this plastic
on and have 1t stay?" c. c. M
Answer - Your experience
with the kitchen surface mus
have occurred eight or ten years
ago. Those were the dark ages
for plastic sheets. How well
I remember how we applied the
adhesive and then weighted the
plastic down with toys Of sand
bags and concrete blocks until
the glue dried. If the glue
didn't hold. at least we had
tested the Soundness of con-
struction Of the kitchen dresser
All that is changed now. To-
days contact adhesives are SO
strong that If you fail to get
the plastic positioned exactly
right as you bring it into con-
tact with the wood surface, you
can throw the whole thing out
because you can never get the
plastic OF for a second try.
The surface to which the
plastic is applied must be free
OF all paint and varnish as the
cement may soften it. Take it
on with sandpaper or with paint
remover If you are careful to
thoroughly remove every trace
OF the chemical, The amateur
will find it easier to paint the
edge OF table tops as this can
De done after the plastic is in
place.
II you prefer to cover them
with strips Of the same plastic.
these strips are cut one-eighth
to one-quarter inch wider on
all sides than the width and
length of the surface to be COW
cred. A heavy coat Of the ce.
ment Is applied to the table
edge and to the plastic and al
lowed to dry for at least 40
minutes but not more than two
hours. Start at one end and
carefully feed the edging strip
into place, but remember that
once 1t comes into contact with
the wood 1t is there to stay.
Place a small wood block
against the plastic and tap
with a hammer to insure good
contact. The excess material
is then cut of with a file or
rasp.
The plastic top should be cut
to exact dimensions since you
are apt to damage the newly
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HUGH 7. PECK OFFERS
5 CHOICE HOMES
LANGLEY PARK

1877 Quinwood Street
Modern brick rambler in iip-iop con.
dition. large living room with fire.
place, &c kitchen, 2 spacious bed.
rooms. recreotion room in basement.
Well londseaped loi cdioinine park.
loeuted in close-in convenient com.
mvnity. Excellent terms. Sl5,25o
for quick sole.
Directions: Out Nep Hampshire
Ave. to Quebec ST.. right to 18th
Are. left to QuiHcood ST.. right to
Open" sion.
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Hondymon Can Install
Plastic Work Surface

applied edging when you trim
1t. If you work carefully you
can permit yourself a small
overhang.
A serrated spreader is fur
nished with the can Of con-
tact cement. This must be used
to apply the correct amount Of
the adhesive both to the table
top and the plastic. This ce-
ment is inflammable, so work
in a well ventilated place away
from all fame, and do not
smoke. Also. do not expose
cemented surfaces to direct
sunlight while working or for
40 hours thereafter. After
waiting at least 40 minutes.
press a piece Of brown wrap
ping paper against the cement.
If it does not stick, the two
surfaces are ready to be placed
together.
The best way to do this is
to cover the table top with a
number Of overlapping strips
Of brown wrapping paper. Do
not use newspaper. Carefully
position the plastic on top of
the paper while it is held firmly
in position, pull out the end
strip of paper. Then remove
the remaining paper one strip
at a time.
The older generation will
have a rolling pin which is
excellent for pressing the sur
faces together, but the younger
crowd, who buy their biscuits
in cans, will have to rely upon
their own resources for q tool
to do this part Of the job. The
final step is to put a slight
bevel around the edge of the
top. Use a rasp and file for
this. 1t improves the appear
ance and prevents the edge
chipping.
y \ \ =
Cure for EfI10rescence
Dear Mr.. Baum:
THE brick on my chimney
are starting to turn white. The
same thing is happening to my
neighbors' chimneys, too. Can
you please tell me how to clean
the brick and prevent its hap
pening again. "-J.B.P.
Answer-This is a common
condition having the high
sounding name of efflorescence.
Brick and mortar often con-
tain a quantity Of mineral salts.
Rain water soaks into the
brick, dissolves the salts and
part of them come to the sur
face where the water evapor-
ates to leave the white deposit.
To cure the condition. put 10
quarts of water into a wooden
bucket. Never use a metal
container). Slowly pour into
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SILVER SPRING
Indian Springs Club Estote
2o7 Normondv Drive

WslI-bvilt COLONEL consisting Of
sPoeious rooms. ; b1ths. fireplace in
living room, kitchen with ovtomctie
dishwusher. double hung windows
end basement with outside entrance.
Desireoble established neiehborhood
-convenient 10 ST. BsFnodetfs' s
School and Church. Unusually GOOD
volvs. $l7.950. See Arthur Myers
on premises or coll ~. 1896.
Directions: Out ColesuiHe Rd. past
Mrs. KS Toll House, right on Nor.
mandy to open" house.
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0AKVlEW
91l8 Braddoek Rood

97l8 Broddoek Rood
Modern 3-bsdroom brick rambler in
excellent condition. Twenty two tool
living room with fireplace, beautiful
rsereoiion room. Convenient 10 nearby
community swimming pool. Neor
public and poroehiol schools. An
unusually nice home with 40
financing.
Directions Out NeD Hampshire
Are. to 9700 block. left on Odkpiew
Drire TO Braddock Rd., left to
"OpeH" sion.
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TAK0MA PARK

$40 Ethan Allen Ave.
Attractive home with 3 fine bed.
rooms. living room with fireplace,
dining room, equipped kitchen; deep
lot. Near Our lody Of Sorrows
School. Assume large 4Iz9o loan.
Reasonable down payment. $l4,950.
Dir. OFT New Hampshire Ape. to
Coop Shopping Center, left on
Ethan Allen Ave.
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that does not show. If it works
and does not damage the limo
leum, you can then apply it to
the rest Of the floor.
released by the Register and
Tribune Syndicate. 1857
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-13
Mrs. Huff's Genius
rs in Her Crafts

and interesting facts about
the early American millinery
establishments. They were a
sort Of combination of gen.
eral store and haberdashery.
They even included tea in
their stock. much Of which
was imported. The planters
did most of the shopping for
their families. even for the
feminine members Of their
families.
Meanwhile. Mrs. Huff's re-
search into the nth and 18th
centuries made her interested
in the costumes. umbrellas.
lace and furniture of those
periods. For this purpose, she
haunted old book shops. news
dealers. out-of-the-way an
tique shops and other places.
Interested friends collected
old books and periodicals for
Continued on Page D-3O, Col:
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|Rummoge Sale
Set byORT

Mrs. Ben Herman. presi-
dent of the Southeast Won.
ems American ORT an
nounces the first Embarrassing
project of the year will be
q rummage sale to be held
during the weeks of October
IA and october 81 at 2ll9
Nichols avenue Sc. Through
its programs Of vocational
training. ORT assists dis
placed and underprivileged
persons who would otherwise
be deprived OF their right TO
live as self-supporting. con-
tributing members Of their
communities.
Miss Louise de Wenter, in
terror designer and instructor
Of interior design will present
a well-rounded program on
interior designing at the reg
ular meeting Of the South
east Chapter Of ORT on
Tuesday at 8:l5 pm. at the
Washington Highlands jew
ish Center. l4l Xenia street
Sc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-13
Benefit BRIDGE

The Falls Church branch,
American Association Of Uni
versity Women. will hold its
annual scholarship benefit
bridge. Wednesday at 8 pm,
in Woodward and Lothrop's
Buffalo Room, Seven Corners
store.
This annual event provides
a college scholarship for an
outstanding girl graduating
from one Of the area high
schools. Last years award
went 10 Mary Frances Tyler,
Herndon High School. now a
freshman at Madison College.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-13
October Meeting

The October meeting Of the
College Park Alumnae As
ISOLATION Of Kappa Kappa
Gamma Sorority will be held
at the sorority house at the
University Of Maryland on
Tuesday at Sis pm. Ad-
dressing the Joint meeting
will be Mrs. Susan Christen.
head Of the Lecture Bureau
Of the Patricia Stevens
Charm School. who will lee
ture on The Ideal Woman"
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HEIRLOOM STERLING SILVER

This offer osts from October 4h through November 4h
enobes fine sterling fotwoe popou Consider
the proximity of the holiday entertaining Con-
slider Heirloom Sterling mpoon Christmas gifts enjoy years.
To receive setting teaspoon knife fork sood fork soup
free buy three of these 5pece place settings
5-piece place setting
Reonino Beauty Lasting Spring and Domosk Rose 2S46
Silver Rose eotued) and Flower one mot hown), 27Os
Pleoe odd 1929 ederoIto
WeLThe Silver ROOM Chevy Chose
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D-2s THE SUNDAY STAR
" washington, D. G.
kuNDAV, Ol,TOnER rs, 1891
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invisibly
expertly
thrifty
rewOVen
We invisibly reweove
coots, suits, sWeoters,
dresses. woolens, silks,
royon or toble linen.
Our own experts oother
the threods by hand
ond restore the original
potterns Of the oor-
ment.
WE ALSO REPAIR
handbags. zippers, um-
brelIos, hosiery
clean and repoir gloves.
WGl-Repor Center,
lst Floor also
Dry Cleonine Desk
Chevy Chose and 7 Corners
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oySter-Aquo-Moize
Pink-Luss0se
Pastel and oyster
white linen finished
with an attractive
scalloped edge, and
stamped with a beau.
tiful floral design.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-12-26
Rescue Squad
Study Unit
Appointed

Recent vetoes banning the res
cue squads in residential zones
have led to a countrywide re-as.
sessment of the services per.
formed ~ the 16 fire departments
and two rescue squads.
The Montgomery County Fire
Board, headed by William John
Thomas III, of Sandy Spring, has
named a four-man committee to
make survey Of the services.
They are Chief Curtis H. Rog.
ers, Wheaton rescue squad, Capt.
Ray Lynch, Kensington fire de.
partment, Chief Paul OldfieId,
Bethesda fire department, and AS
sistant Chief Donald l.. Fitzger.
aid, Bethesda-C Chevy Chase rescue
squad.
The survey was the outcome of
4-3 defeat by the County Ccun-
Gil of proposal by the Wheaton
Rescue Squad to seek a special
exception to zoning ordinances to
locate in a residential area.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-12-26

Besides DR.. Whittier, the panel
included County Councilwoman
Stella Werner, School Board
President Lathrop Smith and
School Board Members Rose Kra-
mer and Willard McGraw.
Mrs. Werner said that she was
opposed to any new sources of
revenue but urged that the P-TAs
fight for better redistribution of
present State funds. She also
asked their support for overrid-
ing the governors veto of the
$500 teacher pay increase and
for extension of the Federal Air
program which expires shortly.
improvements that she would
support, she said, were adequate
teacher salaries; better long
range planning with more corela-
ttion between fiscal and land pur-
chase plan; better relations be-
tween the county manager and
the school staff, particularly on
the school budget; and more
3etailed school budget.
Smith agreed with Mrs. Werner
and added that the public laws
needed clarifying on where the
line should be drawn between the
responsibilities of the county
manager and the board of edu-
cation. He also felt that the
schools special education pro-
gram was "a mere pittance of
what we should be doing"
Mrs. Kramer explained why i'm
mediate additions are often need
ed at new schools. Aside from
the money factor, she said, there
was the psychological impact of
having empty classrooms in one
area when other areas are over
crowded
The educators defended them
selves against criticism that
their budget should represent
ultimate goals rather than mini
mum needs by claiming that they
were moving in the right direc-
tion but had to go slowly because
of the need to take care of the in
crease in school enrolment as
well as raising educational stan
dards.
DR. Whittier stated that he
would support a merit system as
a means of raising teachers sal
aries only after an adequate sal
airy scale for all had been reached.
The superintendent also said
that competition for teachers only
applies to the well-trained people;
that there is always supply of
unqualified teachers; and that
school systems with better sal
airy scales have qualified teach
ers standing in line to be hired"
Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-12-26
TwinbrOOk
TwinbroOk
Skits Usher
YuIe in At
MeadOU Hall
BY Joan }. Stern
Garden 1887

An international Christmas
was celebrated at Meadow Hall
Elementary School Friday, with
midsummer rain and tempera-
lures as a backdrop beyond the
windows.
Mixing Christmas with geo
graphy, music, language, and an
thropology each class presented
a short skit before parents who
were invited for the morning.
The program opened with five
carols sung in two-part harmony
by the 80-voice choral group, the
tonettes. Scattered through the
morning were instrumental per
formances.
Kenneth Oswald played Jolly
Old st. Nicholas" on his baritone
in base clef; "Oh Come all Ye
Faithful was done by Kristins
Stevens on the flute, Carol Ann
Cordelli on the saxaphone and
Norris Orbach on the clarinet.
Cicily Evans played a flute
duet, ANGELS We Have Heard On
High" with her music teacher,
James Sadler.
A Chinese Tree of Life" was
constructed of papier mache and
shown by the first grade.
Silent Night" was sung first
in English then in German. Stu
dents gave short speeches on
Christmas customs in a variety
of foreign lands.
An unrehearSed rendition of
Silent Night" by the whole stu
dent body was an outstanding
performance of the morning with
the group showing surprisingly
sweet voices and excellent unity.
Competition to the performing
students came strongly from the
audience when pre-school broth
ers and sisters walled, talked ex-
citedly or called loud Hi" to
their older brother or sister.
Steel girders swung outside the
tall windows lining one wall of
the all-purpose room as the new
wing to the school slowly rises,
offering a reminder that next
years pageant will be a much
larger affair
Out in. the hall was a huge,
gaily decorated Christmas tree
surrounded by boxes of canned
food to be donated to the poor.
Thus, the school says, and we
echo, to all a Merry Christmas.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-12-26
County Expects School
Enrolment of 100000

Predictions of future educa-
tional needs in the county made
during the panel discussion re-
Gently before 60 representatives
of Bethesda area P-TAs included:
Salary increases for teachers
with another 700 teachers needed
next September to bring the in
structional staff close to 5000.
This could only be financed
by higher tax rate, according to
Superintendent c. Taylor Whit
tier, one of the five panel mem
bers speaking at Western Junior
High last Thursday.
School enrolment is expect
ed to reach 100000 by 1865.
Possible contraction projects
next year in the Bethesda area
are: additions to Chevy Chase
and Ashburton Elementaries;
North Bethesda Junior and Wal
ter Johnson Senior Highs; and a
site in the Radnor area for a new
elementary and in the Wilson
Lane area for a new secondary
school.
lntegrat!on steps next year
will probably be mostly in the up
county area but the so elemen-
5ary Negro children in the Bethes
la area now attending Rock Ter
race in Rockville will be integral
ed with the opening of the new
Burning Tree School.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-12-26
Cabin John Valley
Cabin John Valley
McDOUeHs
Write From,
Nippon Land
By Naomi l.. Wood
Oliver 1854

We h ave mimeographed
Christmas letter from the Nc
Dowells, of Bannockburn, who
happen to be stationed at Mil
mura, Japan. They have made
the most of their opportunities,
even down to most luscious, hand
teased rice. paper. Wish l could
quote all they have to say about
their venturesome experiment.
Living is easy" says Mrs. Nc
Dowell. ''The kids walk three or
Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-12-26
Tour Model Basin

The David Taylor Model Basin
is conducting series of tours for
school classes through its model
ship-testing facilities.
A group of IL gifted students
from the science classes at the
North Bethesda Junior High
school recently made the tour
with their teacher, Mrs. Doris
Hadary.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-12-26
Religious Affairs
Christmas
Religious
Side Noted
BY KOko Wittenburg
Church Editor

Christmas programs and wor-
hip services are continuing
through this week, and New
Years eve programs are sched-
uled next week by many area
churches.
Worship service on Christ
mas Day was held at 6 Am. at
the Jerusalem Methodist Church
of Rockville, with the Rev. Wal
ter E. Williams delivering the
sermon. On December 20 at II
AM, worship service, Mrs. Laura
Bishop of the Hughes Methodist
Church, Washington, d. c., will be
guest speaker She will speak
briefly in connection with the
Women's Society of Christian
Service. Watch Night will be held
at 10:30 on New Years Eve, with
the Rev. Williams preaching.
st. Mary's Catholic Church on
Viers Mill Road in Rockville held
midnight mass on Christmas Eve.
On New Years Eve the public is
invited to the church's monthly
dance from 9 to | in the auditor
ium. Music will be by Gene Do.
natl and his orchestra. Joseph
Blocher and Mark Auchremann
are co-chairmen of the affair. New
Years Day masses will be held
at the regular Sunday mass hours
at Z 8, 8, 10 II, and 1915.
The Ascension Chapel of Cal
thersburg held worship service
on Christmas Day at $3.50, with
the Rev. Harry Daizelle, pastor,
delivering the sermon. The parish
party for the adults Of the church
was held Sunday evening, with
Mrs. Donald Smawley and Mrs.
William f. Thompson overseeing
arrangements for games, singing
and refreshments. Holy Commun-
ion was observed at a midnight
worship service on Christmas
Eve.
"The Feast of Lights" a pag-
cant by the Sunday School chill
dren, is scheduled on the Eve of
Epiphany, January 5, at $50
PM. at the Ascension Chapel of
Gaithersburg, S. Frederick Ave
nue. and S. Summit Avenue. A
candlelight program, the pageant
will portray the history of the
church, concluding with the light
ing of the candles held by mem
bers of the congregation.
st. Bartholomew Episcopal
Church of Laytonsville conducted
a Carol program on Christmas
Eve at 9:15, with Holy Commun-
ion at $3.50. On Christmas Day,
worship service was held at 11:15
AM. The Rev. Harry Daizell, of
Gaithersburg is pastor Of this
church.
Chaplain w. Hubert Vinson,
u. S. Navy, will speak at the II
Am. worship service of the Twin
brook Baptist Chapel on Decem-
ber 20. Services of the Chapel are
at the Edwin Broome Junior High
School, Twinbrook Parkway and
Marshall Avenue, Rockville.
st. Jude's Catholic Church,
12701 Viers Mill Road, Rockville,
will celebrate mass at 7, 8, 9:15,
10:30, 11:45 Am. and 12:45 on
New Years Day. Midnight mass
was observed on Christmas Eve.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-12-26
Aid Accountants

Kenneth Smith, of 1909 Motley
Road, Silver Spring, and Doren
D.. Vest, of 5109 Fairglen Lane
Chevy Chase. We're members of a
committee that planned a Silver
Anniversary dinner program last
Wednesday for the Washington
Chapter Of the National Associa-
Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-12-26
WaltOnites' Good Turn

The Bethesda-Chevy Chase
chapter of the Izaak Walton
League of America this year
the fifth consecutive year-col-
lected food, clothing and toys in
cooperation with the Poolesville
Methodist Church for distribution
to needy families in the Pooles-
vile area.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-12-26
Stockmen's Course

The seventh annual Stockmens
Short Couorse, sponsored by the
University of Maryland's animal
husbandry department, has been
slated for January 27, %, and %
at the university.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-12-26
S E N TINEL eS2igTT' SosTeonEng mDl
thursday, December 10 lq57-PE

ton of Accountants.
Vest is past president of the
Washington Chapter. Harold w.
Scott of Detroit, national presi-
dent of NAA, was the guest
speaker.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-12-26
WINK Doubles
Aid to Families

Radio Station WINK and Nor
tons Department store in Silver
Spring this year were able to col
lect twice as much food and cloth
ing and toys for needy families
as they did last year, thanks to
the generosity of the public.
The donations were turned over
to the Salvation Army for distri-
button.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-20
Youths Beot, Rob
Naval Corpsmun

A Bethesda Naval Hospital
corpsman was beaten and
robbed of $3.50 by three blond
youths during a two-hour ride
through the city early today.
Corpsman Raymond Haskins.
%. who was treated in the
Naval Clinic at Constitution
avenue and Nineteenth street
NV. told police it all started
about 1915 am. He said a
black sedan stopped near him
while he was waiting for a
streetcar at Sixteenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue NV.
The corpsman said he got in
when the three young men in
side offered him a ride. From
then until 2:30 am. he was
pushed and battered-by all
three at times-and relieved Of
the money, a light blue nylon
jacket. and a black leather belt.
He told military police. who
took him to the clinic. that the
trio forced him out of the car
in the 1900 block Wisconsin
avenue NV.