Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-11-12
Damascus
Lions Ready
For Annual
Auction Sale
BY Marion Griffith
Clearwater 3-2682

mans 10 houSehOld Items Will
be held that night. Null and
Null will be the auctioneers and
Jerry T. Williams, the clerk
All proceeds go into the chart
table funds of the club. Jerry
Cook is promotion chairman.
The Damascus Volunteer Fire
Department held its annual ban
quet last Wednesday at Peter
Pan with 1852 members and
guests present. Among the dis
tinguished guests who were in
PRODUCED by E. Guy Jewell
POSTMASTER were the following:
Rev. James Minter, state fire
mems chaplain who gave both
the blessing and benediction;
Capt. Alton Harding of the
county police; Sgt. Joseph Kav
anaugh of the state police
Ralph Small, jr., president Of
the state firemen's association;
Vincent Simmel, secretary OF
the Board of Trustees of the
state association; Matthew Dill
lon, training course instructor;
William Bliss, president of the
county association; Mrs. Ear
Pope, president Of the Damascus
Auxiliary; Earl Pope and Mrs
Raymond Snapp, eo-chairmen Of
the departments turkey sup
per; Joe Price, chief of Hyatts
town. Jesse Rippeon, president
of Hyattstown; Byron Miller and
Forte Sandison, chief and presi
dent of Gaithersburg; George
billiard, chief Upper Montgom
cry; Ronald Kile, president
Laytonsville; Donald Hobbs and
Jack Clark, chief and president
Mt. Airy; Charles Wilcom and
William Smith, vice president
and president of New Market
w. Bartgis Storm, past presi
dent of the state association
Floyd Heimer, secretary of thu
state association; and the Rev
Raymond Moriarty, pastor Of
st. Paups Catholic Church ir
Damascus who was the princi
pal speaker of the evening.
Chief Les Thompson reported
the department had answered
1S1 calls during the year with
a fire damage of $1,540. The
Chief also announced the ap
pointment of the following cap
tains and lieutenants and pre-
scented their badges: Captain
100 Utility, Deets Warfield, jr.
lieutenant, William Riggleman
capt. 131, Robert Mullinix; 1t.
Harry Merson; capt. 1872, Monroe
Duvall; It,. Lester Runkles
capt. 1873. Austin Mullinix; 1t.
Donald Shipley; capt. 1874
Joseph Hawkins; It,, Franz
Leizear; capt. ambulance, Ken
meth Howes and It., Martin
Darby. Fireman of the Veal
Trophy was awarded to Donald
Shipley. Outgoing presiden
president Robert Mullinix pre-
scented his badge to incoming
president Kenneth King who II
turn presented badges to al
other officers.
The P-TA met last week a
the high school. Attendance ban
ners were won by Mrs. Thomas
eighth grade and Mrs. Tack
mans first grade. Program
Chairman, Mrs. Irwin Wallen an
nounced that NBC Commentator
David Brinkley will be presen
at the December meeting a
which time a film Back 4
School" narrated by Mr.. Brinkle,
will be shown.
Mr.. Ellis Cline, principal in
Quoted the following into thu
National Honor Society: Sylvi;
Pope, Carole Steckman, Sharon
Monkey, Linda Burdette, MARY
Kesler and Elaine Tobin. HI
was assisted by society member
Paul Welsh, Peggy Burdette ant
Susan Petrie. Jerry Duvall wa
in charge of stage arrangements
Mr.. Robert Morrow Of tn
school board spoke on Boart
Problems as seen by a member
The following officers wer'
elected by the Damascus chapter
of the National Honor Society
last week: Peggy Burdette
president; Mary Kesler, vice
president; Carole Steckman, sec
rotary; Linda Burdette, treas
urer; and Susan Petrie, chaplain
The following were elected
officers OF the school patro
recently; Leila King, captain
Gail Hurley and Ann Watkins
lieutenants.
Senior students at DIS wit
take College Entrance Boart
exams are eligible to compete
for the 100 four year scholar
ships offered by General Motors
Full details may be secured
from the Guidance Counselor.
Mr.. Jerry Cook spent thii
past week in Toronto. Canals
where he attended the Nationa
Real Estate Boards Convention
He Is a director Of the county
board of realtors. Also attend