Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-28
!cIarksburg
Martz Nev
|Optin,ist
President
BY Doody Burkett
WAverly 6-1461

The OptiInist Club of Clarks-
burg met at Melody Inn, Mid
dlehrook. Pres. Russell King
presided. Ralph Martz gave
the invocation. 1t was Ladies
Night. Among those present
were Pres. and Mrs. ]. Russell
King and son. John, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. o. Rose, Capt. and
Mrs. C. et.Prevost, Ronnie
Provost, Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
Corey, Mr.. and Mrs. Dorsey
Howes, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Claggett, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Marty, Arnold Price, Wilfred
Murphy and Kenneth Smith.
Among the guests present
were 1t. Governor Homer
Brooks of Dist. SO, Bill Herrick
of Frederick High School, and
Mr.. David Kidd, Assistant
County Agent. A fine steak
dinner was served. The nom.
mating committee submitted
the following nominees. They
were Ralph Martz for presi.
dent: Dorsey Howes and vii.
fred Murphy for vice presi
dents; Dorsey Howes for sec
retary-treasurer. and Arnold
Price for director (three year
term). They. were unanimously
elected.
Rus Corey of the Boys Com
mittee announced that our club
will be represented by Forrest
Snyder, son of ]. ]. Snyder, oil
the Damascus High School. He
gave his Grafton at the Francis
Scott Key Hotel on April 20
at 8 pm. 1t. Gov. Brooks an
nounced that the District Con
vention will be held on NAV
12-13-14, at Ocean City. Md
He introduced Bill Herrick, one
of the oratorical contestant:
who would compete in the Zone
Oratorical Contest. His theme
was excellent, and his delivery
was splendid. His Grafton was
entitled 1.-THE Voice Of Opti
mism." Pres. Rus King intro
duced David Kidd, the Asst
County Agent, who gave a tall
on gardening and how to care
for lawns. He also distributed
much valuable literature on thu
subject. Everyone enjoyed hi.
talk.
Many of the club member!
attended the Zone Oratorica
Contest on April 20, at thu
Francis Scott Key Hotel il
Frederick. Md. Forrest Snyde,
placed third in the competition
Arnold Price led the member
ship in reciting the Optimfs
Club Greed. The next meetin'
will be held at Melody Inn OIL
Nav 2, at 7 pm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mile
and daughter, Nancy, visite'
relatives and friends at Clarks
burg, w. Va, during the Easte
holidays.
Mrs. Raymond King remain
a patient at the Montgomer'
County Hospital in Sand.
Spring.
The application for permit t
build saw mill in the vicinit,
of the Ridge and Comus re
intersection has been denied
Reason given for the denia
was that such projects indis
criminately allowed at thi
time would jeoiardize future dc
. velopment of the area.
Robert Sherwood spent tn
weekend in the home of Nh
, and Mrs. Burge Burkett, Will
/ their son. Burge, jr.. spent tn
week with his grandparents il
/ Washington. Over the week
, end, Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Keefa
and children, Bill and Pam. MI
! and Mrs. r. H. Sherwood an
, other sons Leslie and Michae
: and Mr.. and Mrs. P. C. Neviti
: were visitors in the Burket
! home and the boys wer
"traded" back to their rightfu
owners.
Much progress has bee
made on the addition to tn
Clarksburg Elementary Schoo
The baseball diamond has bee
used in part to place the cart
removed by the eXcavators s
the children will have to "pla,
ball" on the grassy are
around the diamond.