Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-07
Germantown
TenderfOOt
Badges Are
Given Out
By Deborah II. LEM
WAverly 6-O692

At a ceremony last Thursday
evening at the Germantown
School, Boy Scout Troop No.
489 met in the presence of a
number of their parents.
Fifteen boys were awarded sec
ond-class badges and five were
presented tenderfoot badges. A
demonstration was given to
show the parents some Of the
requirements for earning the
badges.
Tenderfoot b a dges were
awarded for demonstrating six
ways to tie ropes and how to
build a fire from twigs and dry
wood 1.-TWO matches are al.
lowed. The following received
tenderfoot ba dges: Michael
Gray, Donald Lambert, Gregory
Plummer, Craig Hackey, and
George Hackey.
Receiving second-class badges
were: Ronald Brown, Danny
Bryant, Jimmy Bryant, Bruce
Day, Tom Hamrich, Danny
Moone, Fred Osborn, Jean Pat
ton, Paul Humphrey, David
Sprowls, Rick Sprowls, Larry
Tarter, Charles Grimes, Milton
Prather, and Robert Martens.
Three groups of this class DEM
onstrated camping out (pitch.
ing a tent and the proper way
to build a campfire), first aid,
and Typographical map reading.
To qualify as second class
Scouts, all were required to
walk five miles and to cook
dinner over an open fire. Scout
leader is Mr.. Sylvester Brown
of Clarksburg. Com mittee
Chairman is Mr.. Robert Pun
phrey, assisted by these other
committee members, Messrs.
Everett E. Moone, r. C. Brad
ley, and Howard Bryant.
Revival services are being
held at 7:45 each night this
week at the Germantown Bap-
list Church, and will continue
through tomorrow evening. The
guest speaker is the Rev.
Theron Sturr of Detroit, Mich.
Mr.. Sturr plays the trumpet
and Is also a magician, and will
use both of these accomplish.
ments in his revival services.
More special music will be pro-
vided by Mr.. Clayton Erb.
Everyone is invited.
The regular meeting of the
Germantown P!TA will be held
next Monday evening, April IL.
A physical eduaction demon
stration will be presented by
M. Robert Merrell, instructor.
Last Wednesday evening at
the Jamestown Presbyterian
Church a Father and Son Ban
quet was held with IS men and
boys present. Mr.. Robert
Young. publicity representative
for the Maryland State Inland
Game and Fisheries Commits
sion was the principal speaker.
After speaking on the subject
of conservation, he showed a
movie on Conservation and
Wild Life and then another
film on Birds of Maryland. Also
present was Mr.. William
Hough, Game Warden of Mont
gomery County, who spoke on
the game laws of Montgomery
County and on conservation in
the county. The invocation was
given by the Rev. Daniel c.
Manson, pastor. The program
was prepared by the Board of
Deacons, and the dinner pre-
pared by the Women's Associ-
alton.
Midshipman L. NJ. Garman
of the Class of 1868, cousin of
Mrs. Rodney Whitaker, visited
at the Whitaker home during
his spring vaaction from the
u. S. Naval Academy at An
napolis.
The Executive Committee of
the Women's Association of the
Neelsville Presbyterian Church
met Tuesday night, March %,
at the home of the president,
Mrs. Merhle u. King. Twelve
were in attendance.
Tonight there will be a meet
ing OF the WomenS Association
of the Neelsville Church at 8
o'clock at the church. All the
women of the church are in
vited. The speaker will be the
Rev. Sidney r. Conger, Associ-
ate Director of The Westmin-
star E,oI,ndaffoy, NJ the limited
Presbyterian Church at work
on the campus of the University
of Maryland, with responsible
ity for Presbyterian students.
Mrs. Luther Burke asks that
the following notice be included
in our column: The Northern
Montgomery County Demo