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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-21
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The 18th annual Door Decora.
ton Contest in the Damascus,
Cedar Grove, Woodfield and
Etchison area is being spon.
sored by the Damascus Lions
Club again this season. This an.
nual competition has enhanced
the beauty of this area each
Christmas since the contest
started in 1947. All homes in the
area are eligible to participate
and any decorated door will be
considered an entry. Many beau
tiful lawn and home decorations
appear each year at Christmas,
but only the door decorations
are considered in the contest, as
the limits of the exhibits are
easily understood by both en-
trants and judges. Originality
and beauty of the doorway are
the primary factors considered
by the judges in making their
selection. Judging will take
place after 6 pm. Tuesday, De-
cember &c. The Lions Club will
award cash prizes of $40, $3.50
and S. to the winners at the
Lions Club meeting January 2,
at the Damascus High School.
The Damascus Garden Clubs
third annual Christmas Tree
lighting ceremony took place
Friday, December Is, at the
tree in front of the bank. The
Campfire Girls and Girl Scouts
sang Christmas carols and San
ia was there. Afterward refresh
ments were served to the public
at the firehouse.
Miss Janice Cline, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis G. Cline,
a senior at Frostburg State
Teachers College, has been
chosen to be named in who's
Who Among Students in Amer
lean Universities and Colleges"
The selection is made on the
basis of scholarship participa-
ton and leadership in academic
and extracurricular activities,
citizenship and service to the
school and promise of future
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-21
Damascus
By Elizabeth Kile
WA. 6-1454

usefulness. Miss Cline has been
named to the Deans List three
times; she was secretary and
historian of the Outdoor Club
and is at present the treasurer.
Treasurer of the Student Chris.
tan Association from 1958-61,
treasurer mathematical frater-
nifty, 1960-61, charter president
Sigma Zeta Mathematical-Sci-
ence Fraternity 1861, co-news
editor of the college paper
State to Date" 1959-6O and is
among 10 students from Frost
burg nominated for the Wood
row Wilson Fellowship to fur
Their her studies. Miss Cline re-
turned to her home for the
Christmas holidays on Friday
and will return to school on
New Years Day.
Mrs, Clinics Campfire Girls
are busy working in Christmas
projects and will be caroling
on December 81.
The First Baptist Church of
Damascus win present its
Christmas music program Sat-
urday, December %, at the Da-
mascus High School at 7:30 pm.
Miss Marilyn Hackett is direct
ing the program which will last
about one hour. There will be a
fellowship after the music and
Santa will be there.
= %R
The Damascus Lions Club
has placed it's booth for the col
lection of gifts for the needy
in front of the office of Jerry
Cook. Be generous in your CIV
ing.
Mrs. George Earl, Mrs. VIII
liam Miles, Mrs. Irving Cue and
Robert Knight were patients in
Montgomery General Hospital,
and Earl Shaw, teacher in Da-
mascus High School was in
George Washington University
Hospital, Washington, la st
week.
Jerry Cook and B. D. Gladhill
attended the meeting of the
Maryland Park and Planning
Commission held at the commits
sion offices when the new
plans for the county were I'M
yelled.
The Women of the Lutheran
Church of the Redeemer will
meet December 26 at 8 pm. at
the home of Mrs. Gene Wallen
in Cedar Grove. The entire con-
gregation will go Christmas
caroling on Friday, December
%, meeting at the home of
Henry Heine, Purdum rd., and
Bethesda Church I'd. at Z pm.
This is for all ages and mem
bers of the community are also
invited. A Christmas eve serv-
ice will begin at s pm. Sunday,
December "a, in the Damascus
Elementary School. There will
be the singing of carols and mu-
sic by both choirs and soloists.
The community is cordially in
vited to share this service on the
eve of Christ's birth.
Miss Pamela Dame, Frost
burg State Teachers College;
William Harris, Clemson Col
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-21
SENTINEL

Pre-registration for students
at Montgomery Junior College
will begin January u for those
who are qualified on a basis of
their past grades. The pre-regis-
tration will continue through
January Is, and those eligible
are encouraged to take this step
to help decrease the rush and
crush of registration January
81 and February /.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-21

WASHINGTON CUPID - If
you are a city family of more
than two persons - with an
income under $4,000 after taxes
= you probably are consuming
food worth about 40 per cent of
your salary.
Statisticians at the us. De-
partment of Agriculture's Eco
nomic Research Service say so.
A comparable farm family, how
ever, consumes food valued at
so per cent of its money income.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-21
Kensington Church
Carol Service Set

The combined adult and child
choirs of the Kensington Bap.
fist Church will present a
Christmas Eve carol service at
6 pm. Sunday, December "a, in
the church at 10100 Connecticut
ave. The choirs will be under
the direction of Mrs. w. Barry
Garrett.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-21

According to George B. Erb.
stein, dean of the extension and
evening division of the collegeg
two extension centers will be in
operation next Ricl14
ard Montgomery High School,
Rockville, and Northwood High
School, Wheaton. All registra.
ton for work at all locations
will be done on the Takoma
Park campus. s
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-21
CarOllers Perform
At Tree Lighting

One hundred children from
the fourth, fifth and sixth
grades at Meadow Hall Element.
airy School sang selection OF
carols at the Christmas tree
lighting ceremony at the Twin
brook Shopping Center on Viers
Mill I'd. Tuesday night.
Mrs. Elsie ]. Pohle led the
group, known as the Meadow
Hall Tonettes.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-21
Deposit Interest Up

The Citizens Bank of Takoma
Park has announced that effect
i've January 1, the bank will pay
a per cent interest on funds
which remain on deposit for a
year or more and 31a per cent
on funds which have been on
deposit less than year and
more than six months.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-21

lege; Frank Rice and Tommy
White, Hastings College, Hast
ings, Neb., are home for the hol-
idays.
Mrs. B. M. Woodfield enter
tanned the Women's Auxiliary
of the Women's Board of Mont
gomery General Hospital at her
home Tuesday, December 10, for
Christmas party. 1t was very
foggy and only eight were pres
ent, but the party was delight
full. They have finished the prof.
ect they have been working on
for some time, refrigerating the
morturary which cost in excess
of $2700 and decided on their
next project. This will be the
furnishing of the new emer.
gency set-up which is planned
by the hospital, and the cost will
be a similar amount.
Bishop Angus Dun of the Do
cese of Washington admins
tered the rite of Confirmation
at st. Anne's Episcopal Church
on Sunday, December 10, to Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph Modlinger, Mrs.
Nina Amey and Donald Adrian.
He also celebrated Holy Com
munion and preached the SER
mon.
The Damascus Women's Club
held its annual Christmas din
ner party at Mealy's Restaurant
in New Market on Wednesday,
December 13. There were Is
members and their guests pres
ent to enjoy the fried chicken
and ham dinner. Afterward the
ladies exchanged gifts.
Dwight Monnier, jr., son of
DR.. and Mrs. Dwight Monnier is
the first boy in Damascus to
receive the Eagle award in
scouting. He started his scout
ing as a cub scout in Karachi,
Pakistan, while there with his
parents in 1859. His father at
that time was in Health Educa-
ton work with the l. c. A. He
joined the Boy Scouts in Hing
ham, Mass, in 1857 and was the
patrol leader. 1t is interesting in
this connection to relate that of
the seven boys in the original
patrol tire other boys received
the Eagle award this week also.
He was a tenderfoot and second
class scout in bingham and
when DR.. Monnier came to this
area to join the staff at NH
in the fall of 1859, Dwight
Joined Troop 445 in Damascus.
In 1860 he received his LIST class
rank and later the same year
the star award. In May, 1861,
he became a life scout and now
has been awarded the high rank
of Eagle scout.
His grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Russell Macarthur, and
his aunt, Mrs. Clinton Hammond
of Branford, Conn.,, came down
for the ceremony. At the pres
entation of the award Rev.
Frank Depro gave the invoca-
ton, Scoutmaster Milton Proett
spoke on what it means to be
an Eagle scout and the award
was presented by Jerry Cook.
The Nakoda Horizon Club, the
older girls affiliated with the
Campfire Girls, collected lbs
pounds of clothing as their
Christmas project to go to the
Save the Children Federation"
to be distributed all over the
world.
The Damascus Methodist
Church will hold its Student
Recognition" day on Sunday,
December "a, when students
will take part in the services.
Evening star., 1961-02-20
Mrs. Putriciu MuuIdin, AZ,
Shorehum Publicity Chief

Mrs. Patricia Mayfield
Mauldin, AZ. public relations
director for the Shoreham Ho-
tel, died yesterday in the WASH
ington Hospital Center after
an apparent cerebral hemor-
rhage. She lived at 1876 Co
lumbia road NV.
Mrs. Mauldin was a we'll
known fashion show COM
mentator here for many years
before becoming associated
with the Shoreham. During
World War II she was chair
man of the canteen at the Sol
diers', Sailors. Marines and
Airmen's Club, 1918 L street
NV.
A native Of Amory, Miss,
she was the daughter of Mrs.
Lucille B. Mayfield and the
late James A. Mayfield. She
came to Washington with her
parents as a child, and was
graduated from George Wash
ington University.
Her husband, Col. Joseph B,
Mauldin, q Marine veteran OF
World War II, heads Joseph
B. Mauldin & Associates, a
technical and management con-
sultant firm here.
Besides her husband, she
leaves her mother and a daugh-
ter, Patricia Bryan Mauldin,
all Of the home address.
She also leaves three broth
ers, Thomas Fite Mayfield Of
Evening star., 1961-02-20
Comdr. Daniel J. O'Brien,
Founder of Navy Branch

Comdr. Daniel ]. O'Brien, Sc,
a retired naval officer. who
founded the Medical Service
Corps of the Navy. died today
at the Bethesda Naval Hospital
after a short illness.
The Medical Service Corps
is an administrative unit, set
up to assist the Medical Corps.
A native of Virginia City,
New, Comdr. OBrien received
his early education in Nevada
schools. While in the Navy, he
was graduated from the Hos
pital Corps School in San
Francisco in 1918 and the Ma
tional University Law School
here in 1928.
Comdr. O'Brien's first as
Signment was aboard the USS
Pensacola, which had served as
a flagship Of Admiral Farragut
during the Civil War.
He served in Asia from 1915
to 1918 and with the Marines
during the Nicaraguan Cam
paign.
A member of the District
Bar Association, Comdr.
O'Brien had been admitted to
Evening star., 1961-02-20

Mrs. Fisher attended st
Mary's School in Dallas and
Sweet Briar College in Vir-
ginia. She was graduated from
the University Of Texas, where
she was a member of Pi Beta
Phi sorority.
After graduation she taught
high school in Tyler. and man.
aged q book store for several
years there. In 1887, she
married Harry Earl Fisher, now
a retired Air Force colonel. The
Fishers came to Washington in
l943. .f... ~aE..
After Col. Fishers retirement
in 1881, they Travelled extern
sively throughout Europe, South
and Central America and irl
the Caribbean.
Mrs. Fisher was q member OF
the Washington Cathedral.
She leaves her husband. ot
the home address, 1898 Quebec
street NV. and Q sister, Mrs
Harmo Taylor Higginbothan
of Dallas.
Services will be at 8 pm
tomorrow at the Fort Myel
Chapel. Burial viii be in.Arling.
ton Cemetery.
The family asks that ex-
pressions Of sympathy be in the
form Of contributions to the
Washington Cathedral, the
Washington Home for Incur.
ables or any other charity.
Evening star., 1961-02-20

Mr.. Pyle's nationally syndi-
Gated columns. After World
War II started Mr.. Miller gave
himself his own title: "Vice
President in charge Of Pyle"
Prepared Book
While Mr.. Pyle was overseas
Mr.. Miller edited his columns
and prepared them for book
publication as Ernie Pyle in
England" Here is Your War" +"
Brave Men," Last Chapter,
and Home Country"
Mr.. Miller was in the Philip
pines when Mr.. Pyle was shot
and killed by a Japanese Sniper
on the small island of IL
Shima. Mr.. Miller took over the
Pyle column for a few weeks.
He leaves his wife, the for
mer Rosemary Carroll, and ar
8-year-old daughter, Devon
Lee, of the home address, 1928
Macomb street NV, and q
son by a previous marriage
Sidney Miller Of Gardena,
Calf.
A memorial service will be
held at 2 pm. tomorrow al
All Souls Unitarian Church
Sixteenth and Harvard streets
INV.
Evening star., 1961-02-20
Mrs. Theodore Michael, o5;
Widow ofD.C. Businessmen

Mrs. Michael was active for
many years in Chevy Chase
Presbyterian Church. She also
served for more than IS years
on the Women's Board Of the
Presbyterian Home for the
Aged. - ~.
Besides a daughter, MRS.
Francis M. Brotherhood Of the
home address, she leaves four
grandchildren and 10 great
grandchildren.
Friends may call at the
Robert A. Pumphrey Funeral
Home, 1857 Wisconsin avenue,
Bethesda, where services will
be held at 2 pm. tomorrow.
Burial will be in Mlddlet town,
Md.
The family requests the ex-
pressions Of sympathy be in
the form of contributions to
the Presbyterian Home for the
Aged.
Evening star., 1961-02-20
Richard {. Bass,
Educator 81 Years

RICHMOND, Feb. 20 (AP)
Richard Edward Bass, di-
rector of vocational education
for the State Department OF
Education. died at a Richmond
hospital. He was SIS.
Mr.. Bass. in the education
field for 81 years. was named
vocational educational director
in 1858.
The year prior to his ap-
pointment he was named Man
of the Year in Agriculture for
Virginia" In 1859, he was
awarded the outstanding serv-
ice award Of the American Vo-
cational Association and the
honorary American farmer de-
gree of the Future Farmers OF
America.
Evening star., 1961-02-20
MRS. J.W. Cross, EXT eocher
Of Music, Attorneys Wife /

Mrs. John w. Gross, SO, a
former music teacher and the
wife Of an attorney. died Sat-
urday at her home, $500 Brad
ley boulevard, Bethesda, after
"a three-year illness.
The former Miss Brunhilde
Oakleaf, she was born in
Mound Valley, Kans. She was
the daughter Of the late
Stephen and lola Oakleaf.
She was graduated from
Emporia KansO State Teach
ers College in 1924 and began
her teaching career as an in
structor at Hayden High School,
Hayden, Ariz.
In 1881, after her marriage
to Mr.. Cross, the family moved
here and Mrs. Cross taught
music for three years at Mont
gomery-Blair High School. She
was instrumental in organiz-
ing the high schools giee club.
/. Mr.. Cross Is q partner In the
law firm of Cross. Murphy g.
|. Mrs. Cross was active in sew
eral music groups IN the area.
She was q member Of Presby-
terian Church Of Chevy Chase
and the Congressional Country
Club. az s. \.
Besides her. husband, she
leaves a son John Of the home
address and a daughter. Mrs.
Kingman B. Brown Of Chapel
Hill, N. c.
She also leaves three sisters,
Mrs. Earl j. Richey Of Erie,
Kans.; Mrs. Nelson ]. Carr Of
Evening star., 1961-02-20

Mrs. Theodore Michael, 95
widow of a District business
man and a former teacher
here, died Saturday at the
Congressional Manor Sanitar-
ium after a long illness. She
lived at 3542 Raymoor road
Kensington, Md,
The former Miss Mary Vivian
Lithgow, she was born at Point
Lookout, Md, but came tc
Washington with her parents
as an infant.
She attended public schools
here and was graduated from
the old Washington High
School in 1886.
Before her marriage to Mr.
Michael in 1898, she taught fo1
about 10 years at various ele-
mentary schools in the District
Mr.. Michael, formerly 9
banker, at the time of his
death in 1856 was the owner
Of a building supply business
Evening star., 1961-02-20
Lee 6. Miller, So, Dies;
Ernie Pyle Biogropher

Lee q. Miller, 5S, former
m anaging editor for the
Scripps-Howard Newspaper Al
lance here and biographer Of
the famed war correspondent.
Ernie Pyle. died Of pneumonia
Saturday night at the Wash
ington Hospital Center.
Mr.. Miller, whose close per-
sonal friendship with Mr.. Pyle
started when both were on
the staff Of the Washington
Daily News, was managing edi-
tor Of the Scripps-Howard bu-
reau here from 1884 to 1914.
During last years election
campaign Mr.. Miller served on
the publicity staff Of the DEM
ocratic National Committee.
Born in Seymour, Ind, Mr..
Miller started his reporting
career with his home town
paper In 1917. He attended
Harvard and then joined the
staff Of the Kokomo (Ind.J
Dispatch.
In 1923 he came to Wash
ington as managing editor Of
the News, where he remained
until 1881, when he was named
managing editor Of the Scripps-
Howard bureau. He served in
that post - except for inter-
ruptions as news editor of the
Buffalo IN. " Times and as
q Washington correspondent
until the end Of 1914. He then
became q war correspondent
covering the southwest Pacific
area until June, 1945.
Wrote Ernie Pyle Story
He wrote "the Story Of Ernie
Plye" in 1850 after compiling
"An Ernie Pyle Album" in 1916.
Mr.. Miller had been doing
free-lance writing since about
1947. He also served in the
Democratic campaigns Of 1852
and 1856.
Mr.. Miller and Mr.. Pyle were
close friends and co-workers.
Mr.. Pyle was a born reporter.
Mr.. Miller was q born editor.
a purist and grammarian whose
ear was offended even at a
party by careless use Of the
English language.
One Of Mr.. Miller's Jobs with
Scripps- Howard was to handle
Evening star., 1961-02-20
Mrs. Mary Fisher, Daughter
OfTexus Banker Gus Tuytor

Mrs. Mary T. Fisher, daugh-
ter Of the late Gus Taylor, q
Texas banker and State civic
leader, died Saturday in Walter
Reed Hospital after a long ILL
ness.
The former Mary Fuqua Tay-
lor, she was q native Of Tyler,
Tex. Her father was president
of Citizens First National Bank
there and q trustee Of Texas
AdEM College.
Evening star., 1961-02-20

practice before the Supreme
Court. He was a member Of
the Federal Bar Association and
fraternal organizations here
and in Brooklyn, N. Y.
During his Navy career,
Comdr. O'Brien was awarded
service medals for World War I
and II, the Second Nicaraguan
Award, Nicaraguan Medal of
Merit, American Area Award,
two Good Conduct Medals Snd
a letter Of commendation for
service performed in connection
with the salvage of Navy sub
marine which was sunk off
Provicetown, Mass, during the
winter Of 1927.
He leaves his wife. Mrs.
Jeanne Isabel O'Brien, and a
son. Daniel O'Brien. jr., both
of the home address, 1901 Ben
ton street NV.
Burial will be in Arlington
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1961-02-20

Ooms received q law degree
from the University Of Chicago
in 1927, He had specialized in
patent law in Chicago since
1880.
In 1946, he served as the
United States delegate to- the
London Conference ON Ger
man-owned Patents. He was the
author Of numerous articles on
patent and trademark laws,
and was a former lecturer on
patent law at the University
Of Chicago.
He leaves his wife, the for
mer Ruth P. Miller; q son, Van
Doom, and q daughter, Su-
zanne, all Of the home address
in Lagrange, H.. and four
brothers and two sisters.
Services will be held toner.
row in LAGRANGE.
Evening star., 1961-02-20

BartleSville. Okla, and Mrs.
Charles Belknap of st. Louis;
q brother Marcus Of Mound
Valley, and a granddaughter.
Friends may call at the Rob-
ert A. Pumphrey Funeral Home,
1857 Wisconsin avenue, Be-
thesda, where services viii be
held at 1880 am. Wednesday.
Burial will be in Fort Lincoln
Cemetery.
The family requests that ex-
pressions Of sympathy be in
the form Of contributions to the
Heart Fund.
Evening star., 1961-02-20
Casper 0Onls,
Ex.Patent Chief

Casper w. Oooms, SO, a former
United States Commissioner OF
Patents. died yesterday in a
Chicago hospital, where he had
been under treatment for a
heart disease.
Mr.. OomS served as Commis-
sioner Of Patents under Presi-
dent Truman from 1945 to 1947,
He was later chairman Of the
Patent Compensation Board
of the Atomic Energy Commits
sion.
A native Of Chicago, Mr.
Evening star., 1961-02-20

Miami, Fla; Richard B. May
field of Chicago, and James A.
Mayfield, jr., of Ponchatoula
La.
Friends may call at Cav
ler's Funeral Home, 1855 Penn
sylvania avenue NV. Services
will be held at / pm. Thursday
in st. Adams Episcopal Church,
Massachusetts, and Wisconsin
avenues NV. Burial will be in
Arlington Cemetery.
Evening star., 1961-02-20
CEMETERY LOTS

fort LINCOLN sites, mr., the
clock: price REDUCED; marker privil.
Call WA. 7-2794. FL
Evening star., 1961-02-20
DEATHS
Announcements Of
Services By Chambers
Distl' Rosa M. W. W. ChSmbers o.
1tt MRtttnrtaitt

EDELIN,, EDWARD. In memory Of our
Gfsndfah:f hshi1 sbwARp EbEniN sSS sRS
departed this life one year ago
today. February 20. 1860.
Gone but not forgotten.
THE FAMILY.
GREEN, TEOLA R. In loving memories
OF our dear sister, TEOLA r.
0REEN, who departed this life two
years aso today. February 20. 1859
FEBRUARY brings sad memories
OF our loved one gone to rest;
You will never be forgotten,
BY the ones that love you best.
A precious one from uOhas gone to
rest,
A. voice we love 10 stilled;
A place is vacant in our home,
Which never can be filled.
SISTERS AND BROTHERS.
Evening star., 1961-02-20
FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Crematorium
J. William Lees Sons Co.
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
Evening star., 1961-02-20

GRICE. MARY A. In loving memory
Of our dear mother (MOTHER MARY
A. GRICED, who departed this life
eight years ago. February TO- 1888!
Her life Is Q beautiful memory.
FAMILY AND FRIENDS, FREDDIE