Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-28
oIney
Community
Dimes Drive
Under Way
By Sheila Fleishen
Walker 1914

ny 0uCAAd EIClSIteu
Walker 1914 ",
The Mothers March, most i'm,
portant phase of the March of
Dimes, will be held tonight from
z to 9. Chairman of the Olney
Drive is Mrs. Raymond Bocca.
bella. Assisting her will be Mrs.
David Clark, Mrs. David Brig
ham, Mrs. Wilbur Nash, Mrs,
Thomas INLAND, Mrs. John Her
man, Mrs. William Fleishell.,
Mrs. Carl INLAY, Mrs. William
Goddard, Mrs. Charles Meyer.
Mrs. Theodore Yakimchick, and
Mrs. George Cashell. Identify.
ing envelopes will be carried by
all marchers and in the more
isolated areas, some calls will
be made in the late afternoon.
A volunteer in the Olney area
who has had first hand contact
with the great work done by the
March of Dimes Foundation is
Mrs. David Clark. Mrs. Clark :
contacted infantile paralysis
four years ago and can tell you
of the immediate help she re.
ceived from the National Foun-
dation. They not only arranged
for her treatment but paid for
her hospital care and made ar
engagements for the care of her
family. Completely cured, Mrs.
Clark feels that If the public
realizes the great need of the
polio patients still fospitalized,
and be aware of the research
program sponsored by the Foun-
dation on the causes of birth
defects and arthritis, all of our
area residents will contribute
generously.
At the January 81 meeting Of
the Sandy Spring Theater
Group, a one act play was per-
formed by the students of the
drama class of Sherwood High
School. Sharon Goodrich and Ka-
rem Hurst were the featured
players with Audrey Taylor in
the capacity of stage manager
and Ken Johnson as her assist
ant. The group was directed by
Mr.. Richard Ertzman, who is the
teacher of the drama class. This
is the first year that a course in.
the theater arts has been offered
at Sherwood High School, with a
complete curriculum covering all
forms of stage presentations, act
ing, directing, and the discus.
sion of both classic and con-
temporary plays. Planning is
now under way for the first
major presentation of the group,
which will be Inherit thes'
Wind" to be performed on April
% and 80. ~
February 26 was the date Sc
lected by the Sandy Spring The
alter Group for their series of
three one-act plays to be PERI
formed at the Sherwood High
School. Admission is free and
all area residents are cordially
invited. Directing SHow He Lied
to Her Husband" will be Mr..
Fred Joiner, and the cast win
include Mr.. Joseph Mayer, Mr.-
Melvin Schedit, and Mrs. john.
Grzeszkiewicz. Mrs. Catherine
Carr and Mr.. Robert Morgan
will direct the remaining two
plays for which the casting has
not been completed. Casting and
rehearsals for 1.-Two Blind
Mice" the spring offering of
the group, will start next
month.
The recent petition sent by
the Olney Citizens Association
to the County Council asking
for a reversal of the light in
dustrial coming of part of the
former Martins Dairy property,
was turned down by the major.
ity of the County Council. How
ever, in the letter replying to
the request, one member of
the council wished to review the
record before taking a position
on the petition. The Olney Citi-
zens Association will be mott
fled if the Council takes any
further action on this proposal.
In regard to the water tower
slated for the Olney area, no
decision as to the site has been
announced by the Suburban
Sanitary Commission. More in.
formation on this matter will be
presented at the February
meeting of the Association.
A discussion of the types,
uses and care of floor cover.
ings by Mrs. E. Hambleton, was
the featured attraction at the
Wednesday, January 81 meet
Ing of the Olney-Sunshine
Homemakers Club. The club,
which was the first Homemak.
ers club established in the up
per county region, met at the