Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-08-02
Damascus
Kids Stage
Backyard
Carnival
Elizabeth C. Kile
WA 6-1454


WA 6-1454
Several enterprising young
ladies of the community after
hearing of the "Popeye and
Romper Room" TV programs
about backyard Carnivals for
the benefit of the fund drive
for Muscular Dystrophy made
plans and held their Carnival
on Monday at the Firemen's
Carnival Grounds. Reba Mer-
son, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry B. Merson was the Chair
man. Marcia Cue, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Cue had
charge Of the Advertising and
Mary Beth Jones, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Jones was
the Vice Chairman. Their plans
originally designed for the Mer-
son background snowballed to
the extent that the affair had
to be moved to the Carnival
Grounds. Mr.. Brake loaned
them his ponies for pony rides.
The Jerry and Bethany Cook
Damascus Band played and
many donations were given. The
girls showed much originality
in the games they planned and
in the names which they used
to describe them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Null
link are the happy parents
of a baby boy born at Mont
gomery General Hospital on
July ~. He weighed i'm at
8 lbs. 10 or.
Mrs. Antonio Almario is re-
cuperating at home after being
a patient in Montgomery Cen
eral Hospital.
The Da mas sous Methodist
Church Choir will give its Sum.
mer Concert at the Church on
August II at 8 pm. The Mis-
sion Study Group of the Wo.
mems Society of Christian Serv.
ice will meet at the home of
Mrs. Edna Brandenburg with
Mrs. Gertrude Runyon as co.
hostess on August s at 1890
am.
Don't forget to attend the
hearing on August 10, 8 pm.
at the County Building in Rock.
vile on Zoning No. C826 for the
property owned by James C.
Dulin and promoted for a shop
ping center by Jerry Cook. Mr..
Dulin has retained Julian Berla,
architect, designer and engin-
eer; Mathew Witenstein, mark
ct research counsellor; Wallace
Agnew of Walker and Dunlop,
leases and management, and
Robert McCloskey, attorney real
estate titles.
Jesse Becraft a long time res.
ident of the area died at his
home in Claggettsville on July
"a. Mr.. Becraft is survived by
his wife Bessie May Becraft and
a daughter, Mrs. Robert L.
Etchison. Services were held at
the Olin Wordsworth Funeral
Home on Saturday with inter
ment in the Montgomery Meth
odist Church Cemetery at Clag-
gettsville.
Raymond Snapp was patient
in Montgomery General Hos
pital last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston III.
Holly have moved to their
new home 257O1 Ridge rd. The
HOlly's come to our neighbOr.
hood from Aiken, S. C. Mr..
Holly is with Acc.
DR.. and Mrs. James Kerr are
mentioning this week in New
Jersey.
The Lutheran Church of the
Redeemer will hold a Congrega.
tional Picnic for members and
friends on August a from 1890
to Z pm. at the home of Hubert
Yinger, Sr. in Woodfield. Each
family is to bring its own food
and utensils. Games will be
available for children.
Troop No. AS Boy Scouts
have had lots of activity this
past week when Is boys, Cord
on Hanson, Richard Hessler,
Ronald McNab, Bert Magin Tim
Martin, Charles Mcclellan, For.
rest Neal, Steven Neal, Allan
Payne, Ronald Poole, Mark
Proett, Lanning Ray and James
Saylor, spent the week at Camp
Wilson at Dunston Hall, Lorton,
Va. This camp specializes in
working Hn Merit Badges. The
five boys from this Troop who
three weeks ago left for Camp
Philmont, Cimarron, New Mex
leo, returned on Thursday eve
ming. Those boys were Pat
Anamosa, Chris Van Petten,
Dwight Monnier, John Bassett
and David Slayton.
The Lewisdale All Girls Club
won several ribbons and one
Championship at the "4-H Color
rama" held at the Agricultural
Center on July Is, when they
modelled clothes made by them
selves. The following were the