Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-02-13
kinbroOk
Community
Accepting
Zap Room

BY Joan J. Stern
Garden 1887

l. =
negative vote on petitions Twin
rook citizens seem ready to bear
kyith a Tap Room in the shopping
ENTER.
E Twinbrook Citizens Association
Eesident, Tom Lawrey, said he
nds there is not enough inter-
st for TEA to make any effec-
i've battle. Lawrey says the re-
.laining course of action would
Il taking the case to the circuit
burt, but interest is so low it is
1t of the question He adds that
roney is a problem on this also,
+. funds are not available for
- art costs.
John w. Anderson, manager of
lie TWinbrook Restaurant and
lip Rom, received no complaints
pm residents in the few days
ace they opened.
II In fact, said Anderson, couple
VI people who previously opposed
Che operation changed tn cir
minds after looking over the
Gremises, and said they felt it
night be an asset to the COM
munity.
Business has been surprisingly
good, remarked Anderson, adding
that he judged 80 to 95 percent
of the patrons to be from the ad-
joining area.
The Restaurant and Tap Room
will open at Z AM. the dining
room win close about 9 PM. and
the tap room will continue on un.
til midnight.
Br0Ome Jr. High School, which
has been in busy use since last
September has finally reached
completion with the single
exception of the Gymnasium,
which may be ready for use this
week.
For the past four or five
months students have been at
tending school, and so have a
crew of workmen. With a mini
mum of conflict between the two
groups and with greatest cooper
alton, according to Principal E.
Guy Jewell, the building crew has
finished the interior work on the
shop rooms. and the art, science
and music rooms.
Although the gymnasium has
been held up the school has de.
veloped a creditable basketball
team which is now entering into
competition with other schools,
They lost to Poolesville by only
2 points, and this despite the fact
they can practice in good weather
only, for their practice area has
been the outdoor blacktop.
The first week of magazines
sales by the students of Broome
got off to spectacular start with
sale of over $500 for the first
day. The first weeks total ap
preached the $1,000 mark.
Last weeks total saw over re
alization of the $4,000 goal. OF
this Jewell expects profit OF
$500, $500 of which will be used
for prizes.
Sales territories ranged so wide
that school officials were amazed
and in one instant were complete
ly confused. When orders came
in from Illinois. Principal Jewell
all but threw in the towel.
Further investigation showed
that Tony Condit proved himself
an ingenius lad. Tony who moved
here recently from Illinois realiz
ed his disadvantage of not know
ing the local people. He easily
settled this by selling, by mail
to his former friends in Illinois
Marion lockwood, new princi
pal at Twinbrook elementary
school, has completed the first
month in her new job and re
ports that she's more than happy
with the school, has found the
teachers wonderful and is
thrilled with the children.
Changing principals meant gift
giving at Twinbrook. The PTA
presented DR.. Larrimore with 9
plaque previous to her leaving
and the faculty gave her a large
memory book complete with pic
= lures of the staff and students
and special events that occurred
during her reign.
Shortly after Mrs. lockwood
took over her Twinbrook duties
the staff, in an informal cere
mony presented her with an in
door garden, for her office.