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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-22
Religious Affairs
Discussions
Cover Wide
Topic Range
BY KOkO Wittenburg
Church Editor

Many of the area churches con-
stantly sponsor one kind of a
thought provoking session or an
other for stheir members and
friends. Some of these sessions
dwell on beliefs associated with
the particular denomination of the
sponsoring church, but many
cover a wide range of subjects
which are supervised by religious
authority.
st. Lukes Evangelical Lutheran
Church of Redland will open a
special course in Lutheran Doc
trine at the church on January
% from 3 to 5 pm. "The Word of
God" "Triune God" and Church
of Jesus Christ" will be discussed
at the first session. On February
] from 3 to 5 pm, THE Sacra-
ments of God" Baptism" and
"The Lords Supper" will be the
topics for discussion conducted
by the Rev. William Fl. Mercer,
pastor of the church.
The Rockville Methodist Church
plans to conduct a Church School
Workers Conference January 20
at 8 pm. for its teachers, cOun-
selOrs, and advisers of the church
group. 1.-THE Teacher as Evan.
gelist" is the theme of the con-
ference which will be held under
the leadership of Mrs. Edwin
Ross, wife of the pastor Of the
Marvin Memorial nj e thodist
Church of Silver Spring.
The Rev. and Mrs. Muradian of
the Bro kevill emit. Carmel
Charge, recently showed slides at
a church supper meeting upon
their return from Europe, where
they visited seven countries.
The members of the Rockville
M e h odist Church and their
friends saw a film on Bolivia at
their Family Night Sunday. The
audience got a glimpse of the
Methodist Missionaries and their
work in Bolivia, at Ancoraimes
and at Santa Cruz in the lowland
jungles. Rev. G.. c. Cromwell, the
church pastor, gave interesting
sidelight information about the
missionary work in Ancoraimes.
where his son-in-law, the Rev. Mil
ton II. Robinson and his family
are stationed.
st. Lukes Evangelical Lutheran
Church, Redland, is planning to
conduct a survey of the churched
and unchurched residents in its
area beginning in the spring.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-22

Raymond King; wildlife conserva-
ton, w. o. Reese; welfare, Rev.
Ben Hartley.
At the January 9 Board of Edu-
cation meeting, an addition to
Clarksburg school was proposed.
The facilities included would be
three new classrooms, all pur-
pose room, office, health room
and a new heating system. This
proposed addition must now go
before the County Manager and
Council for approval.
Miss Deverux, who recently
joined the staff of Clarksburg
teachers, comes to us from North
Chevy Chase school. She was
graduated from Catholic Univer-
sity with a Masters in Education.
Capt. Mallet Provost has been
recalled for temporary Naval duty
at Arlington Annex, to serve on
Selection Board for promotion
of line officers. He is expected
to be on duty for six weeks.
Michael Sadtler was welcomed
as a new member of the Cub
Scouts this month. The den is
planning a trip to the Franklin
Press in Gaithersburg soon.
The January meeting of the
WCSC was held at the home of
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-22
Germantown
Community
Concert
Is Held
BY Deborah II. LEM
Gaithersburp 6o2.M

On January II, the third in the
current Community Concert Sc
ries was held in Rockville, which
number of Germantown pa
irons attended. The Rude Sin
fonietta presented a delightful
concert of instrumental and vocal
selections. Directed by Mr.. Rob-
ert Rude, this concert was one
of the most appealing since the
Series began, largely because of
the friendly, breezy informality
of the director, and the wide va
riety of the selections which
ranged from a scene from Mo-
Fart opera to songs from Rodgers
and Hammerstein.
If there are persons interested
in subscribing to next years Com
munity Concert Series, there will
be an opportunity for new mem
bers to join up in May. Present
members may renew their men,
bership at the next and final con-
cert on March 10, when Alec Tenn
pleton will be presented. DR.. Ben
ton B. Westfall is Germantown
representative on the board of di-
rectors, serving as vice-president
Washington City Presbytery
met at the Riverdale Presbyterian
Church on Tuesday afternoon,
January 18th, and the Rev. Al
bert w. LEM attended, serving
his final session as acting stated
clerk of the presbytery. The Rev.
Arthur M. Romig, the general
presbyter, will become also the
stated clerk in February.
The Mems Fellowship of the
Neelsville Presbyterian Church
met on Tuesday evening, January
18th, at the church.
Lee Woody of Baltimore was a
guest of David Waters over the
weekend of January 10th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene II. Wat
ers left last week for few days
of quail hunting in Kingstree, N.
c., and from there they will mo-
tor to Florida for a winter vaca-
ton.
A. H. Paul and Staley Weller
attended the State D.HIA. meet
ing in Baltimore last Thursday.
Last Fridays snow prevented
two residents from leaving on a
trip south. Mrs. Minnie Norton
and Mrs. Martha Cross, proprie-
tors of the Cider Barrel Trailer
Court, had planned to leave on
Friday for Florida. Their trip has
been postponed until the weather
is more favorable for motoring.
The Afternoon Circle of the
Neelsville Presbyterian Churh
met last Thursday at the manse,
with IS members present. Mrs.
G. Clyde Fletcher took over as
circle leader for the year. Mrs.
Andrew II. Gibbs will continue
for another year as circle secre-
tary-treasurer, and Mrs. John II.
Norris will serve as cheer chair
man. Mrs. Merhle U. King, who
is president of the Women's AS
ISOLATION, announced an associa-
ton meeting to be held at her
home February 5, at 500 pm.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-22

will be four feet wide and doors
three feet to enable easy passage
with a wheelchair. The kitchen
will be modified to allow for a
minimum of walking and easy
reaching.
Twinbrook Citizens Association
will meet this evening at 8 pm.
at the Rockville Civic Center.
Marie Godeurk attended the re.
gional meeting of Sweet Adalines,
Inc, at the Adelphia Hotel, Phila-
delphia. She was the only rep
resentative Of her chapter. There
are % chapters. Delegates were
lavishly entertained by the host
group.
Marjorie and Arthur Stuck
have moved from their house on
McAuliffe DIR. to their new home
on Dav I'd. near Glen Hills. Their
boys are delighted to have big
basement to play in.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-22
Twinbrook
TwinbroOk
2 Teenagers
Visit With
Dick Clark
BY Rita Il. Elliott
Garden 1896

Two teenagers who are walking
in the clouds these days are
Mary Rose Pearson and Barbara
Floyd. They were the winners in
this area of contest sponsored
by American Legion Post sc, and
Station WINK.
They won trip to American
Band Stand in Philadelphia as
guests of Dick Clark for having
derprivileged children. Accompa-
MED by the director of the Teen
club in Cabin John, the two girls
and four other teenagers, Sue
Fultz, jamie Cook, Jack Fried and
Frank Ferro left at IL am. and
returned home the same evening
by plane.
AS special guests of American
Band Stand, Dick Clark intro
duced them on television and pre-
scented them with gifts: cuff links
and tie pins for the boys, and
necklaces for the girls. Clark also
gave each an autographed pic
ture and sent one back for Ed
Jones of WINK.
Virginia Eckhart, known to her
friends as "Ginny," has the adj
miration Of all her friends. Two
months ago she had the unfortu.
nate experience of slipping in her
bath, and breaking two bones in
her leg. and fracturing her knee.
cap. Until after Christmas she
was in cast and confined as an
invalid. Now she has been able
to resume most of her activities.
If you know Ginny this is only
one of a series of events which
she has taken in her stride. In
the summer of 1852 the dreaded
disease of spinal polio struck with
total wickedness. Both legs and
right arm were effected. Months
of pain and therapy followed un.
til about New Years Day, 1853
At last she could come home and
attempt to learn to walk with
braces.
A devoted husband and good
friends helped but mostly the
courage and determination of
"Ginny' brought her through this
difficult six months. That sum.
mer she not only succeeded in
learning to drive a car with
hand brake, but she learned to
swim.
BY now her right arm was back
TO normal and only one leg com.
pletely paralvzed. while the other
leg remained weakened from the
attack.
She now drives to the grocery
store, takes care of her family.
cooks for them and has raised
three devoted sons. In her busy
schedule she finds time to spend
two days a week as a volunteer
worker at the new quarters Of
the Montgomery County Society
for Crippled Children and Adults.
She feels a great obligation to
them because she knows what
they can do for others with their
therapeutic equipment.
Knowing the love her three
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-22

January 26-29. Glasses will start
February 3.
The classes will be held tues
day and Thursday nights at
Richard Montgomery, Wheaton
and Bethesda-Chevy Chase High
Schools, and at the North Be
theSda Junior High School.
Classes will run one, two, three
and four hours each and all start
at $50.
Registration will cost So and
credits will be awarded for a
two-year Associate in Arts de-
gree applicable toward further
college degrees.
One reason the extension
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-22
During 1858
During 1858
Fire Damage
OF $4,000
Is Reported

Close to $4,000 in losses was
attributed to fires in the Rock
vile area last year. according to
the Rockville Volunteer Fire De-
partment's annual report re-
leased last week.
Altogether. the department
covered 1878 miles in answer
ing 1017 calls of all types. Rescue
calls were the most numerous
429-whereas service calls - 81
were the least. A service call
might be one where the depart
ment is called to free dog from
a locked car or rescue a cat from
a chimney.
Volunteers spent 60l5 man
hours on the job and $50 hours
fighting fires. The largest fire
during the report period was the
Miller building fire in Rockville.
early on the morning of Septem.
Der 8. There was no major
rescue operation during the year.
Some statistics: city street box
alarms turned in, %; alarms of
fire answered by both Rockville
companies. %; local alarms,
called by the Washington Grove
fire board, 261; rescue calls, 429;
emergency ambulance trans
ports, 147; routine transports, "a;
service calls, 81; details, 81;
drills, 10; miscellaneous, 6.
The department is completely
volunteer by nature and its OPP
Grating funds come from its an.
nual carnival.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-22
Queen Finalist

Ruth Ann Stevens, daughter of
Mrs. Ann A. Stevens, 4516 Saul
I'd, Kensington, is one of five
coed finalists in the Winter Week
end Queen Contest, at Syracuse
University. Announcement of the
winner will be made February 6.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-22

their home on West Edmon-
ston DIR. Guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Arnold Duquette. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Haltiwanger, Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Jacksons, Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Polhemus, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Dhyse, Mr..
and Mrs. Bob Talkington, and
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ford.
Coming up on February 6 is
another of st. Mary's gala, ever
popular Mardi Gras dances, which
annually gathers many, many
unique" and elaborate costumes.
Dancing and judging will be at
the ST. Mary's Hall on Veirs
Mill I'd.
Congratulations to Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Sample. who celebrated
their 18th wedding anniversary
last weekend.
The Kiwanis Club of Rockville
will observe Ladies Night at the
Civic Center on January q, when
the formal installation of new of.
ficers will take place.
Mrs. Henry Ford of 113 Forest
ave. was hostess to a bridge group
last week.
The Rev. C. c. Cromwell of
the Rockville Methodist Church
recently baptized David Byron
Eadie. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
o. Eadie. and William David Cas-.
son, son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. A,
CasSOn.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-22
New Law Firm

Ralph George Shure and Joe NJ.
Kyle have joined in a law partner.
ship to be known as Shure and
Kyle. They will maintain offices
at Citizens Bank, Takoma Park,
and II South Perry ST.. Rockville.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-22

courses are being offered is be.
cause the college campus has
nearly reached its capacity en-.
rollment. DR.. Vinton H. Rambo.
assistant dean in charge of night
classes and extension work. said
that demand for education at the
junior college level has increased
steadily to the p point that the
schools facilities are near the
straining point.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-22

Registration for four. off-cam-
pus extension schools conducted
by the Montgomery Junior Col
lege will take place at each of
the centers from $50 until $50
pm, Monday through Thursday,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-01
Peoples Drug
Reports Rise
In Earnings

People Drug Stores, Inc, had
net income of $782,582 or $l.42
a share in nine months ended
September 80, compared with
$689.915 or SIPS q share in the
same 1858 period. President
George B. Burrus announced
yesterday in an interim I'M
audited report to stockholders.
Nine months sales aggre-
gated $60.916.053, compared
with $52,7l8,727 a year earlier.
Total store income was SOL
841, 672 VS.. $53.532,9l0.
Cost Of sales and general ex-
penses totaled SCOOPS, 727, COM
pared with $51,829, 1888 a year
earlier. The interim report is
subject to year-end adjust
ments and independent audit.
Current assets on September
30 totaled $22,141,472 and cur
rent liabilities $7,547,217, a ra-
ito Of $2.93 to 81. A year
earlier the totals were $l6,716,-
1854 and $6.694,187, respectively,
and the ratio was $3.50 to 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-01
CHICAGO
LIVESTOCK

lar SaIcA seSDles os Since May
the. butcher hog market TINS week
and prices were 25 cents lower Tor
the period with soys down UEs 90 Ssrs cents us
in the East also helped depress prices.
recovered as much as so cents a
hundredweight for best grades,
The cattle run OF $4,000 head on
the total was only slightly above a
week ago; SLAUGHTER steers were
With the declines lin on grades striekly
Dressed steer and heller beef prices
on Chicago Wholesale markets were
down so cents to S1.00.
Barrows and gifts, steady to % lower,
ow weak e 30 lS SGer t0f At tf te Tfes
and 2 as well as q few lots. No !
200-220 lbs brought 13.75-14.0O with
other No /, No 2 and mixed No and
mixed No 2 and 3 and mixed No j.
2 and 3 100000 lbs went at 1900
1885. Mixed grades 300-525 lbs sows
closed at 10.25-12.00.
Cattle 100: for the week: high choice
and prime 1,200-1,350 ID: steers most
other weights and grades steady to 25
lower with spots so lower. Heifers
steady to 20 lower, mostly steady. Cows
weak to fully LOO lower, bulls weak to
so lower. Vealers about steady. Dressed
steer and heifer beef prices Boil 90
lower in the Chicago wholesale meat
trade. High choice to mostly prime
1,100-1 1875 ID. slaughter steers 2875
and 1900, bulk choice and mixed
choice and prime. steers all weights
20 50-2S:50, mixed choice and prime
! .4Oo-1 800 ID; weights 27.OO-27 so,
few loads mostly choice over 1900 Id.
steers sold down to $500; load lots
mixed. good and low choice lighter:
weight steers 20 :0O.26.25, most good
grade steers 24.5O-25.75. utility and
standard grades 100000 90, mixed
high choice. and prime. 950-1 $50 ID.
heifers 26.30-27. 90, good to high choice
g. 50-26;2 5, bulk choice 25.00-26.00,
few head standard cows 1S.0Q-2Q.00,
utility and commercial bulls closed at
10 1922 90; few good and choice veal;
good grades 25,00-3O 90. Gull and util-
ity largely 14.00-24.00.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-01
PEOPLE
BUSINESS

Robert A. MeGinnis, prom
inent Arlington attorney, has
been named to the Advisory
Board of the Shirlington Trusts
Buckingham Office.
William A. Spaugh, vice pres
ident, American Security &
Trust Co., was renamed to the
Instalment Credit Advisory
Board for the Fifth Federal
Reserve District.
william ]. Mileham was
named sales director for the
c. Carney Smith Agency of
Mutual Benefit Life Insur-
ance Co.
Samuel Brown of Lansburgh's
was appointed to the commit
tee helping to gather operating
statistics for the Controllers
Congress, National Retail Mer-
chants Association.
James w. Shields, executive
vice president of Judd & Det-
weller, was renamed for his
fourth term as chairman of the
Union Employers Division of
Printing Industry Of Washing
ton.
Frank G. Gravett was named
commercial manager for Barr
Realty, Inc. in Arlington.
Walter Brehm was named
sales director for Page Com
munications Engineers.
Arthur L. Markell was ap-
pointed Washington repre-
sentative for the anti-subma-
rine warfare division of Aero
jet-General Corp.
Robert E. Miller has become
manager of the advanced de-
Tvelopment staff Of Melpar, Inc,
subsidiary Of Westinghouse Air
Brake.
Toni Pearson was named
radio-television director for
the Lewis and Polinger ad
agency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-01
Colonial Bakery
To Open Plant at
Silver Spring

The new 81 million Silver
Spring plant Of Smiths Colo
NAL Baking Co. will start OPP
Grating in the coming week.
The 26.000-square-foot plant
on Colonial lane, has been con-
structed on the site Of q for
mer structure which burned to
the ground last March II. The
firm is q division Of Mrs.
Smiths Pie Co. Of Pottstown.
Pa, and serves Safeway Stores
and restaurants in this area.
Albert E. Fausak. general
manager Of the Silver Spring
plant. said automatic conveyor-
type ovens have been installed
and win be able to bake up to
$500 pies an hour. After the
March fire, the company main
tanned service from Philadel-
phia, York and Pottstown with
virtually no interruption.
John A. d'El'agnier was
architect for the new plant and
Chevy Chase Builders of Rock
vile was the general contractor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-01
Old Dominion
ToSe|I 1850
More Shares

Old Dominion Bank will Of
fer 1880 additional common
shares to It's stockholders at
$50 a share to raise around 81
million Of additional capital
funds and increase its lending
limit to $425, 900, President Ed
win T. Holland announced yes
terday.
AS First Virginia Corp. owns
% per cent of Old Dominion's
stock, most Of the new capital
will come from that source.
Also headed by Mr.. Holland.
First Virginia recently raised
around $2.1 million from a pub
lie stock offering.
Rights will be issued to stock
holders for purchase Of new
stock on the basis of 04814 of
a share for each present share.
Deadline for exercise Of rights
will be pm. Eastern standard
time. November 16.
The new shares will increase
outstanding common to $4,000
shares from the present 40.500
and increase capital funds of
Old Dominion to $3.2 million,
including 100000 Of common
stock, 81 million of preferred
stock. $1.220,0O0 of surplus and
around 100000 of undivided
profits.
After the offering, the limit
for any individual loan will be
$425. 900. compared with $275,-
900 previously. State law fixes
the limit at is per cent of capt.
tai and surplus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-01
N. Y. COTTON

NEW YORK, Oct. 81 AP).-Futures
on the New York Cotton Exchange
closed 20 cents lower to S1.00 bale
higher this week.
There were no new developments to
cause aggressive buying or selling. Cot
ton met support from light mill and
trade price fixing, short covering and
scattered local buying. Offerings came
from commission house selling and
light hedging.
through October is In the current
crop season had Appropriated $780,
600 bales compared with b,l73,000 q
year earlier.
Exports for the week ended last
Tuesday were estimated by the New
York Cotton Exchange Service Bureau
at $4,000 bales compared with $4,000
bales q week earlier and $4,000 bales
in the same week last year. Through
October q Of the current crop season,
exports had reached 474,000 bales
compared with $4,000 bales year
ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-01
Bank Of Maryland Plans
New Branch Opening

The Bank Of Maryland, with
seven other offices in Prince
Georges County, will open its
newest branch in East River
dale, Md, Tuesday. it was an
nounced by James P. Casbarian,
president and board chairman.
The eighth Office. to be
known as the East Riverdale
Branch, will be open from $3.50
a m. to 2 pm. Monday through
Friday and from 5 to 8 pm. on
Fridays.
Edgar L. Allen, assistant
cashier, will manage the Office.
It will be open for q public
|preview from 3 to 8 pm. to-
morrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-01
Corporate LIST
Gains, Federal.
Bonds Slide
BY WARREN BENNETT

Asboeiatou Fresa FINANCIAL Wfiter
NEW YORK. Oct. Gilt was
a mixed week in the bond mar
kets as investors, caught in the
crossfire Of economic uncertain
ties. kept to the sidelines.
The factors which made them
wary were the spreading paral-
ysis Of the steel strike, infia-
tionary aspects of any settle
ment to the long drawn-out dis
pute and terms Of a Treasury
refinancing for SO billion.
In this uncertain atmosphere,
Treasury bonds lost much Of
the previous weeks gains. The
tone Of the Government market
flrmed markedly on Friday af-
ter the Treasury announced late
Thursday it would confine its
issues to the short term field:
a AZ per cent one-year certifi-
cate and q AZ per cent four
year note.
The corporate market closed
higher on balance but its per-
Torrance was decidedly ragged.
Only a fairly good Friday en-
abled q shift to the upside for
the weekly averages. Invest
ment quality issues and foreign
bonds lost ground. Industrials,
rails and utilities edged higher.
Among the Government is
sues. the Victory avs of De-
cember 1972-67 lost / and 1882
at 80 1882 bid. The previous
week they gained / and 1882.
The IS Of 1895 were of a full
point at 80 4/32 while the 3Ks
Of l983-78 were down / and
1882 at SO 4/32 bid. The gas
OF 1868 lost 20/32 at 90 1882
bid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-01

to attend the annual conven-
ton Of the United Savings and
Loan League, which opens in
Dallas November 9.
julius A. Maedel. president
of the District Savings and
Loan League, announced that
headquarters Of the area group
will be at the Adolphus Hotel.
Oficials, delegates of the Dis
trict league will include:
Mr.. Maedel, r. Edward Early,
Martin A. Cook, John G. Kolb,
Joseph P. Burke. jr., Lawton
E. Inabinet and Richmond H.
Gibson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-01

1858 period. the monthly re-
port said.
Net for a warm September
was listed at $l,847.074. up SO
per cent from $l.206.398 in
September last year.
Operating revenues for nine
months expanded to SCI, 1884,
435, a gain of 1919 per cent
from $54,261, l18 a year earlier.
September revenues Of $780,
$40 were 26.5 per cent ahead
Of $6,7l4.755 in September last
year, the report showed.
For nine months. deprecia-
ton Of $6,808.698 was up 8 per
cent and taxes Of $10,577,6 $50
were 17.9 per cent higher than
a year ago. For September. de-
probation Of $844,959 was 1919
per cent above September last
year and taxes Of $2.052.010|
were up 50.7 per cent.
Nine months sales of $780,
220,859 kilowatt hours were up|
IL per cent from a year earlier,
while September sales Of 468,-
416,605 kilowatt hours were 23.5
per cent higher.
The unexpected bulge in air
conditioning sales apparently
boosted revenues to q point that
an increasing portion carried
through to net income. The
rate increase became effective
with meter readings starting
April %. PUG officials said.
In a somewhat earlier state
ment for newspapers, the COM
pany announced the number CT
common shares outstanding on
September 80 totaled 1878, 481,
a gain of % per cent from
5,910,135 shares on the same
1858 date.
Per share earnings for IL
months ended September 30
were listed at $1.63, compared
with. $1.55 a year earlier. Net
for three months ended Sep
TENDER 80 was reported equal
to go cents a share VS.. IS cents
a share on the fewer shares q
year earlier.