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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-19
Santa Letters A-Plenty
Sent by County Children

With less than week to go
until Christmas, the county's
youngsters are writing a flood
Of letter sto Santa Claus, CO
The Sentinel which threatens
to inundate the editors desk.
Before they are forwarded to
the North Pole, the letters are
being judged for awards of
four cash prizes of SIS each and
four others of $3.50 each, to be
made after Christmas.
The latest batch contains
some unusually interesting re.
quests for Santa Claus to
handle. Here are a few of them:
Dear Santa:
My favorite teddy bear,
Pinkie, is very old. He has only
one eye. Mommy said to ask
you for a new one. But then
bet you take Pinkie away. Re.
member, last Christmas you
took Raggedy Ann away when
got that new doll?
Well, Pinkie likes it here.
take good care of him. Please
don't bring a new teddy bear.
Love,
Cindy Ann Davidson
P.S.-It will be all right to
bring me a COW. Mommy says
Daddy won't ever buy me one
I want a Grade A COW. II
would eat grass, and Daddy
wouldn't have to cut it. Love,
Cindy
P.P.S.-What did you do with
Raggedy Ann?
Dear Santa,
hope you're not like Santa
in the store and take a vacation
The following things are what
I want: Hair dressing set, baby
doll, baby carriage and a dress
Sandra FinneyfrOck
Dear Santa Claus,
Please bring me a barbie dol
and jewelry box with jewelry
in it. / want a billfold, too.
/ am in Bird grade. l will be
8 in March. go to st. Peters
School in Olney.
Virginia Skea
P.S.-My mother says YOU
have many poor children t.
visit. If you run out of dolls
before you come to my house
you can give my give my barbit
doll to a poor little girl, Santa
Claus.
Thank you, v. S.
Dear Santa Claus,
/ have tried to be a good girl
/ have been mean to my
brother. He is 10, am 8.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-19
Hadassah Plans
Theater Party

The Bialik and Yassby Groups
of Montgomery County Chapter
of Hadassah will hold a chill
dren's movie party at the Silver
Theater in Silver Spring Deem
Der q at 1880 am.
The film will be "Alias Jesse
James" and there will be select
ed short subjects. Price of adj
mission is so cents. Tickets can
be obtained at the door or from
Mrs. Louis Rubin, Juniper g.
1854, or from Mrs. Albert Click
man, Juniper 9-0092.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-19
WASHINGTON SUBURBAN
SANITARY COMMISSION
Contract No. 3154-W&S
WATER MAIN AND
SEWER CONSTRUCTION

Sealed proposals for con-
structing in Nora Drive, Tiffany
Road, various other streets and
outfall in Springbrook Knobs
and Manor, Montgomery Coun-
ty, Maryland, approximately
1,155 feet of 3-inch, 5000 feet of
6-inch, 1875 feet of S-inch and
5S5 feet of 12-inch water mains,
$3.50 feet of Inch water house
connection, 995 feet of 6.inch
and Ills feet of 8-inch plain
concrete or vitrified pipe sewers
and 2,505 feet of sewer house
connections, will be received at
the office of the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission,
4017 Hamilton Street, Hyatts-
Vile, Maryland, until
WEDNESDAY, DEC. "a, 1861
At 11:O0 AM. (E.S.T.)
at which place and time they
win be publicly opened and
read.
Plans and Specifications for
this contract may be obtained
from the office of the Chief
Engineer Of the Commission,
Plans and Specifications Sec.
ton.
BLAIR H. SMITH
Chairman
WILLARD A. MORRIS
v. Chairman
WILLIAM c. AUSTIN
JAMES B. BLAND
MORRIS v. SPICCI
WILLIAM B. WHEELER
Commissioners
Attest:
John 7. Bonifant, Secretary
1t-1s7S-12.1s
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-19
Citlin Will Head
Citizens Group

Joseph Gitlin has been elected
president of Wheaton Woods
Citizens Association for 1862.
Other officers are Arch Nor.
gan, vice president Phyllis
Karmel, secretary; Mabel Hoff-
man, treasurer; Joseph Gloyd,
membership chairman; AL Chat
field, publicity; M. P. Blanchard,
recreation; and Eugene H. La.
Brec, liaison.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-19
Legal Advertisement
Law Offices
Conroy and Williams
1901 Norfolk Ave,
Bethesda, Md.
Trustees Sale

trustees SAFE
OF Valuable, Improved Real Es-
tate, located in Montgomery
County, Nd, improved by
premises known as 2015 For
est Hill Drive, Silver Spring,
Md.
BY virtue of the power and
authority contained in a Deed
OF Trust from James T. Gallo
way and Eleanor L. Galloway,
his wife, to the undersigned
Trustees dated the 18th day of
June, 1859, and recorded among
the Land Records of Montgom-
cry County, Md, in Liber 2613
Folio 1877 and at the request of
the parties secured thereby, de-
fault having occurred in the
terms and conditions thereof,
the undersigned Trustees NAM
ed in said Deed of Trust will
sell at public auction on
TUESDAY, JANUARY is, 1862
AT 1900 AM.
IN front of the Court House
door in the town of Rockville,
Md, facing on E. Montgomery
Ave, all that property in said
Deed of Trust described as fol-
lows.
Lot numbered Eleven (11) in
Black lettered "F" in the subdi-
vision known as "Hillandale
Forest as per plat recorded in
Plat Book 55, Plat 1885 among
the Land Records of Montgom-
cry County, Md.
Subject to building restriction
line and all covenants of record.
The property is improved by
a brick and frame split level
dwelling with three bedrooms
and a recreation room.
TERMS OF SALE
A cash deposit of $1,000.00
win be required at the time of
sale. The balance in cash, with
interest at six per centum per
annum from the date of sale to
the date of payment, payable
within two days after final rati.
fication Of sale.
Adjustments on all taxes, pub
lie charges and special or regu-
lar assessments will be made as
Of the date Of sale and there
after be assumed by the pur-
chaser. Title examination, con-
veyancing, State and Federal
revenue stamps, transfer tax,
and all other costs incident to
settlement are to be paid by the
purchaser.
Compliance with terms of sale
shall be made within two days
after final ratification of sale or
deposit shall be forfeited and
the property resold at the risk
and cost of the defaultant pur-
chaser. The property win be
sold subject to a prior encum-
brance, with a balance of ap.
proximately SCI, 1868.
ROBERT X. WILLIAMS, JR.
JOHN M. CONROY
Trustees
John ]. Kelliher
Attorney for Noteholder
4t-1s79-1-9
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-19

would IKE TO have a beauty
parlor set, number please game,
diving man, Johnny Reb cannon,
Pop-za-ball, and some clothes.
Please fill my stocking. 1t is
hanging on the door after you
come in. If you don't know
where, look on both sides of
the door. Love,
Karyl Swanson
P.S.-Merry Christmas!
Dear Santa Claus,
l have been good this year.
l want six toys for Christmas.
Aunt Mary's sick in the hospi.
tai. She had an operation to-
day. December 8 1861. Christ
has is Alfred's birthday.
The presents / want:
Guild Guitar, Happy Christ
mas for Aunt Mary, Happy
birthday for Alfred, warm boys
jacket, size 10 or II, walkie
talkie, Robot Commando.
Joan Bull
Dear Santa Claus,
have been a good bow.
Please bring me an Indian suit,
cowboy boots and rifle and a
cowboy suit, working shoes.
Please, Santa, don't forget the
poor little children that don't
have mothers and fathers.
/ am 7 years old and in the
second grade.
Good-by Santa. Love.
Stephen Brown
Dear Santa Claus,
/ hope you don't fall out of
the sled on Christmas night. /
hope you have a nice sleeping
time as soon as you get back.
II l may, Dear Santa Claus,
please make Rudolf lead the
sled. Love,
ROnnie
Dear Santa Claus,
How are you feeling? /
want a Great Gar-Lu. And a
happy New Year. Love,
Hollis G.
Dear Santa,
! would like lots of paper, so
l could make up lots more
stories. 1 would like a real live
dog and buttons.
We will leave you a cake.
And would you like a Pepsi or
Z up?
Susan Shelton
Dear Santa Claus,
| would like for you to bring
me a number paint set for
Christmas. l would appreciate
this one present if you would
bring me the paint set for
Christmas. Because I wanted it
one time before but my mother
would not get it. So if you
would it / will leave something
good out on the table for YOU.
Sharon Hackery
Dear Santa,
1t is a long time to get here
to my house. Santa Claus, how
come you have a beard?
l hope you have a good
Merry Christmas. Love,
Terry Hackett
Dear Santa Claus.
l want Quick Draw McGraw
and Raggedy Andy. How are
you? / am fine. How is Mrs
Santa Claus. How is your wife?
Love,
Zebra Chapper
Dear "Santie,'
l don't know why l have to
write to you to let you know
what I want as 1 told you or
your knee and l even told one
of your helpers but mommy
says to be write you to be sure.
Maybe I've better as my baby
sister is too small to talk SO
bring her some pull toys and
a baby. We, I want that Win.
chester rifle and some cars and
trucks. Your cookie and drink
viii be out for you, too. Love,
Randy Owens
, 1961-05-10
VERNON W. GORDON
Administrator
Continued on Page -

year. The people in the industries have to be shaking in
their pants, wondering what are the senators now going
to do with respect to minimum wages. You cannot encour-
age industry to come in these islands despite the fct that
often you will hear some one say, Oh, we should have
more industries; we should have more this. People ale not
fooIshly going to invest their money in a community
where there is established a Wage Board which issues an
order on the 29th Day Of March fixing minimum wages,
and on the 9th Day Of June of the same year the Legisla-
ure-whi created that Wage Board-contradicts the
findings of the board. And | believe on that same wage
board there are sitting a few senators.
Mr.. President, believe that the governors veto mes
sage was in order. And I am not going to vote to override
his veto on this bill.
Ito be continued
, 1961-05-10


Flags Restaurant
FREDERIKSTED
$3.50
SUMNER SPECIAL DINNERS
Cup Of Homemade Soup
MoNDAY
Meat Loaf MacGoni . Cheese Fresh Carrots
TUESDAY
Chicken Fricassee Fluffy Rice Garden Peas
WEDNESDAY
old Fashioned BeefsteD Spiced Beets
THURSDAY
Stuffed Pork Chop Scaloped Potato Apple Sauce
Crcanaed Onion
FRIDAY
Casserole of TeHoto Fdntab Mashed Potato
Beets or Stuffed Green Peppers
Homemade Neto England Baked Beans
Baked Ham Cole ShtD
UNDAY
Roast Beef Yorkshire Pudding Green Beans $500
Salad Rolls y Butter
Dessert Coffee
A Daiguiri Cocktail 45c
Tel. F'sted s3-J
Evening star., 1961-08-25

women not to add to the mems
burdens.
I'VE must not worry them
by writing the latest rumorS
we hear" she said. I'VE must
keep their morale high through
our actions and our telephone
calls and letters.
The women were advised to
be careful what they said on
calls to their husbands in Ber-
lin. The telephone lines run
through Communist East Ger
many where tidbits of infor-
nation could bz picked up.
Problems to Solve
There were more immediate
practical problems to solve. In
one case, a departing soldier
forgot to leave his wife money
and temporary funds had to be
arranged. Other families we're
packing for rotation back to
the United States when the
husband left.
And there were baby sitting
problems, illnesses and some
women who tended to get hyS-
terical. But most of the wives
have buckled down and carry
on in good spirit, an Army
spokesman said.
One morale booster was the
arrival yesterday of the first
mail bag from the unit in Ber-
lin. The lucky wife to get the
first letter from the bag was
Mrs. James White of Peytona,
w. Va. Her husband is a
sergeant.
Evening star., 1961-08-25
DILLON
Aides Detachment
Appeals to President

We're just trying to move
things faster"
To that end he has created
an office of congressional liai-
son, to answer CongreSsmen'S
queries, built up a staff Of half
a-dozen economists, and insti-
tuted a central secretariat for
answering letters. He has en-
couraged the Internal Revenue
Services Mortimer Kaplan in
his war against gobbledygook
on tax forms.
He feels that progress is being
made on the balance of pay
ments problem.
The self possessed Mr.. Dillon
will not discuss criticism of
him by Wall street Republicans
who harbor residual traitor
to-hiS class" feelings about his
acceptance of a Kennedy ap-
pointmept, with its consequence
of association with an un-
balanced budget.
Mr.. Dillon has just returned
from South America, where he
carried the full burden of pre-
senting the Alliance for Prog
ress program at Punta del
Este. In dealing with his most
formidable a dverSary, Che
Guevara, CaStro'S economic
minister, he used a technique
that has served him we'll in
handling other critics.
Mr.. Dillon ignored him.
Evening star., 1961-08-25
Rusk Urges
Agency for
Disorming
By the Associa ted Press

Secretary of State RuSk said
today a United States disarma-
ment agency is needed to keep
alive hopes for world order
hopes he said have been dashed
by Russia's rogue government"
In founding the United Ma
tionS, Mr.. Rusk told a House
committee, mankind almost
had it made to keep the peace"
Only Russia refused to go
along, he said, and embarked
on a policy of imperialism.
Mr.. Rusk declared that events
of the past Is years have made
it clear that this rogue govern
ment is not willing to support
world law, but. following the
way of the outlaw, has adopted
the law of the jungle"
He said that the search and
preparation for disarmament
must go ahead despite the So
viet's unwillingness to submit
decisions to any world body"
Mr.. Rusk testified before the
House Foreign Affairs Commit
tee on the Kennedy administra-
tion proposal for a permanent
disarmament agency.
Evening star., 1961-08-25

very short. What we did have
come mostly from the West.
We remaining doctors could
do only the most necessary
work. All operations not of
an emergency nature were
postponed.
On the evening of August IL
a telephone call came from
friends IN East Germany. They
wanted to visit us the next day.
Why so suddenly, We asked.
They said they had decided to
flee to West Berlin. 1 was to
drive them over the border
Sunday morning, with their
few pieces of luggage. Since
I was a doctor, with a certain
freedom of movement, there
would be no trouble.
POnderS Situation
How many friends already
had come to us under these
circumstances! 1t had hap
pened so. often that we had
practically none left. Why did
we remain, we asked ourselves
that Saturday. What was
holding us in East Berlin.
which we hated so much? Was
it my work, which gave me
deep satisfaction because 1
knew 1 was badly needed by
the sick? Was it the scien-
tific research had been carry
ing on, which had produced ex-
citing results despite all the
shortages of materials and
equipment? Or was it only
the habit Of daily living, the
interia. which made us unable
to leave and start life some
where all over again?
Saturday night, after our
friends had arrived and we had
and all gone to bed, thought
i heard the rumble of moving
tanks. But I was only half
awakened and fell back asleep
again without looking.
Early in the morning our
friends rushed in from the
living room, where they had
turned on the radio. They
had just heard the announce
ment that the border had been
closed.
They were white from fright
and despair.
Realizes Time Has Come
My wife and 1 decided i'm
mediately that the time had
come for uS-for our own sakeS,
for the sake of our child.
I had to put my own family
first. My little car could not
carry us all. We bade the sad
dest of farewells to our friends.
Hurrying all of us-includ1ng
our dog-into the car, l made
Evening star., 1961-08-25
Typhoon at Formosu
Kills ;, Eases Force

TA1PE1, FormoSa, Aug. 25
(AP).-Typhoon Lorna blew
down to an ordinary storm
today and moved into the
Formosa Strait after causing at
least three deaths in southern
Formosa and disrupting rail
and highway traffic in some
areas.
Two Chinese air force drivers
were killed at Pingtung when
a tree uprooted by strong winds
landed on their Jeep.
Evening star., 1961-08-25

COl1lplhlIlLS. 1LlOuSl OIlty
I had a position of RESPONSE
bility at the Charlie Hospital
East Germany's best. My SAL
airy from the state was 1000
marks $500 at the official ex-
change rate) a month, which
put me in a high-income group
under the Communist regime
This had all come about in
a relatively short time.
After serving as a tank Off
Ger in World War II, / received
my medical education at Kiel
University. being graduated in
1850. For the next nine years
I was on the staff o. the Ros-
tok Hospital and at one time
was the only eye, ear, nose and
throat specialist for 100000
people in that area.
Spoke Out Against Reds
But although my profession
al career was advancing, !
could not abide the Communist
regime and often spoke out
against it even though 1 knew
the risks. Because of the doc
| tor shortage I was not both
cred much, and my feeling Of
obligation to my patients kept
me from fleeing.
In the first two weeks of Au-
gust cur neighbors-when sure
they were not being overheard
could talk of only one thing:
Would the sector border be-
tween East and West Berlin
remain open? Since hundreds
of people were escaping to the
West daily, we all knew that
something had to happen. The
question was what and when.
Some believed even then that
a wall would be thrown up be-
tween the two parts Of the city.
Clbricht Communist Chief of
State Walter Ulbricht) said this
would never be done, but we
did not trust him. He had lied
so often before.
Others Soothed themselves
with the belief that wall was
Impossible. But I thought to
myself, what is impossible for
a system that sent Titov around
the world II times?
Conditions Catastrophe
Conditions at the hospital
were becoming catastrophe
during these days. Three doc
tors failed to come back to
work in our clinic one Monday
morning they had fled to the
West. The Communist func-
tionaries told me, the acting
administrative head of the
clinic, that I would be held re-
sponsible tor further defectionS.
The number of nurses and
cleaning women grew smaller
from day to day. West Berlin
ers we employed we're deciding
not to cross over any more be-
cause of their uneasiness about
the situation.
Supplies and equipment we're
Evening star., 1961-08-25
REFUGEES PUSH
BORROWED AUTO
BACK OVER LINE

BERLIN (AP). - Three
young men drove up under
the guns of American tanks
to a crossing point between
East and West Berlin today.
They got out and gave the
car a push so that it rolled
over to astonished Red
peoples police.
The driver explained to
news men that he had
escaped from East Ger
many in his boss car and
decided he really ought not
to keep it any longer.
All three men refused to
give their names.
Evening star., 1961-08-25

for the Brandenburg Gate by
the shortest route. 1t seemed
to be the likeliest place to get
through, if that was still pos
sible, because of the great width
Of the crossing there.
We drove by men putting up
placards announcing the new
border regulations.
The nearer We got to the
Brandenburg Gate, the thicker
became the Peoples Police, the
Communist soldiers, the tanks
When we were about 10C
yards away, policeman stopped
us. AS of today, he said, only
1 could go over to West Berlin
and then not unless 1 coulo
prove l had official business
My family would have to stay
behind.
Fear OverCOmeS Fear
I argued that I was needed
urgently and could not waste
time by taking my family back
to the house. The policeman
would not yield. Finally 1 asked
to speak with his chief.
Then it happened. The fear
Of pistols and submachine guns
disappeared before the fear of
a lifetime of captivity.
I threw the car into gear and
raced forward. The soldiers and
policeman stared, too startled
to act. One stood in my way
but jumped aside as 1 kept
coming.
Before they could recover
had reached the safety of the
traffic on the West Berlin side.
My car was lost among the
others.
Freedom at last!
But the next day 1 felt sad.
1t was Monday, and normally
I would have been going to the
clinic. I thought about my duty
to the patients. To me, the son
of a minister, this is like the
duty of a minister to his con-
gregation. I wondered if had
done wrong.
Evening star., 1961-08-25
PRICES
Continued From First Page

Continued From First Page
but that price increases spelled
a decline in real earnings.
He said the sellers outlook
has been strengthened slightly
by lower inventories in auto
mobiles and some other prod
uctS. He noted that used-car.
prices were up 1871 per cent
over last January, while new
car prices remained essentially
stable.
Transportation costs we're
up. In the medical field,
continuing decrease in the price
of prescriptions and drugs was
not enough to offset upward
trends in disqualification and
surgical insurance. ,
AS a result of the July index,
coSt-of- living allowances for
about 100000 workers will be
increased by l cent an hour,
according to Mr.. Myers. He
said, however, that aside from
possible effects of auto wage
contract negotiations this fall,
consumer buying due to wage
increases was not likely to put
notable pressure on prices for
the remainder of the year.
Some Prices Decline
While Washington Housewives
faced higher prices for many
items, there were decreases in
most beef products, and lower
prices for some fresh vege-
tables.
The July retail food index
here was IL per cent above a,
year ago, but still l per cent
below it's 1858 high. SO
Fruits and vegetables COM
bined for the fifth consecutive ,
month, while eggs advanced for
the first time this year.
Evening star., 1961-08-25
Seeks Faster Action

Mr.. Dillon was asked if, upon
assuming office under Mr..
Kennedy, he issued any direc-
tive explaining how things
would be different. II think we
sent around a piece Of paper
saying we were glad to have
you aboard or something like
that. Nothing's changed here,
Evening star., 1961-08-25
East Berlin Doctor Tells
Of Dash to Freedom
By DR.. ERNST LEHNHARDT
written for the Associated Pressl

BERLIN, Aug. 25-My wife 6year-old and lived
Karlshorst good residential in East Berlin. had
house large with pleasant garden
down We could not get repaimen because labor
shortage.
From strictly selfish point of view had no serious