Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-02-27
Sandy Spring
Squad Men
Praised for
Storm Role
BY Margaret F. Adeifio
Spring 4.3803


long in the county's annals. Local
residents will be able to pass on
tales of four or five days of
complete isolation, or of trips
from Sandy Spring 10 Washing
ton via the drifts of Highland
and Laurel for those lucky
enough 10 get out. Many had I'M
expected overnight guests, trap
ped friends after parties or
strangers from drifts on the
road.
Our hardworking Rescue
Squad, as well as the Volunteer
Fire Department, deserves a big
word of praise. Rescue workers
dug out roads In order to bring
patients to the hospital, delivered
oil in critical situations, and
worked long cold hours to help
those in need.
Army helicopters were of great
assistance in delivering patients
from Derwood and Woodfield and
from the nearby Layhill Road to
the Montgomery County General
Hospital. The 'copters landed in
front of the st. Peters School
and the patients were transfer
red to the hospital across the
road by Rescue Squad ambulance.
AS a result of the storm no
Sandy Spring column appeared
last week. Apologies to those
who requested announcements
Subject Of the Sherwood Ele-
mentary School P.TA meeting on
Tuesday, March a, at 8 PM Will
be the Teacher Recognition Pro
gram. Various pertinent topics
will be discussed by a panel Of
four visiting school officials with
Mr.. Jacob Gufifl, chairman of the
P-TA's Committee on Education
as Chairman.
The Sandy Spring Theater
Group will present Workshop
Night at Orndoff Hall in Brooke
vile on Saturday night. March /,
at $3.50. This win be a presen-
tation of three one-act plays by
three different directors, and the
public is invited, free of charge
Happy grandparents have sew.
eral new babies to report. John
Rust Candy, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Candy and grandson of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Rust Candy ar.
rived on February 9.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Watkins
have a new granddaughter, Carol
10, born February 3 to the Lin.
coin Watkins family of Baltimore
And from Major and Mrs
Swaren in Bradenton, Florida
comes news of a grandson born
in Germany to 1t. and Mrs. John
w. Swaren, Jr.
A dinner party at Olney Inr
marked the 30th wedding ami
versary of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Conner. A group of q of theil
friends and family enjoyed the
Valentines Day party.
The Ashton Cub Scouts, Pack
759, staged their annual Blue and
Gold banquet Friday evening
February Fl, at the new Indiar
Spring Club. Mr.. Joseph DiNun
no. Cub Scout Master. paid trib
ute to the retiring Cub Scout
Committee chairman, Mr.. Johr
Forbes who has given two years
of service and win be succeeded
by Mr.. r. d. Robertson.
Two new Bobcats" Joined tht
pack: Peter Fletcher, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Hewitt G.. Fletcher; ant
Donald Disharoon, son of Mr.. arit
Mrs. Charles Disharoon. Achieve
ment awards We're presented to {
number of boys. Den 2 gave [
sklt and Mr.. Fred w. Johanser
delighted the audience of 10t
with magic tricks.
Pre-snow regular meetings in
cluded the Friendship Gardef
Club which met at the home
of Mrs. Daniel Lyon. There wa:
a program OF slides, belonging L
Mrs. John C. Keresztesy of the
Manor Club and to Mrs. Georg,
Coffee, showing various gardens
flower shows and other appro
pirate subjects.
The last meeting of the Neigh
bors was at Marden. home OF DR.
and Mrs. Stephen o. Beebe. TIL,
program was presented by Mr.
Fredin, a biologist with the Ma
tional Parks Service, who showed
slides and gave a lively talk OF
various problems Of animal anC
vegetable life in our parks.
And In the middle Of the snow
storm the Farmers Club met witt
Mr.. r. w. Janney as host at st
Luke's Hall. Unfortunately I
was a small meeting but all were
eventually reported home safely