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A6 Thursday, May 4, 1941 SbNHNfcL COUNTY, * MD. Potomac By CJissy Morgan. Sentinel Correspondent House Tour Huge Success The Potomac Country House Tour, sponsored by the Women of St. Francis Church, brought a crowd of 2700 to tire country roads of Potomac on April 30 and May 1. Blessed with per fect weather on Sunday, a crowd of over 1500 swarmed through the seven houses on tour, and the ladies served over 800 lunches in the country kitch en at the church. They ran out i Of food by 2 p.m. and had used up all of the supplies planned tor the Monday menu too. (This' was replenished by noon the following day!' At one point on Monday after- j noon the policemen assigned to; the Potomac crossroads area was heard to say. “Where in the world do all these women come from." but had he been on duty Sunday the same ques tion could have applied to the unusual number of gentlemen that were touring. Although the final tally has not been reached it was a tre mendous success and if the traf fic was at all indicative, the financial total will surpass that of former years. Holton Arms on the Mote Holton Arms School, well known girls' preparatory school now located in Washington. D. C., will move into the Chris topher Granger estate on River rd. as a result of a land swap between the Grangers and the school. The school board had previ-i ously purchased a tract of land opposite the Potomac Elemen tary School. Later they found that the Grangers' estate was more desirable. The school < property totaled 60 acres and the Granger property has 80 acres, plus a lovely home. It also is four miles closer to town, has public transportation to the entrance, is beautifully landscaped and most important has water and sewerage readi ly available. The Grangers do nated 44 of their acres to the school in the transaction. Miss Mildred Brown, Presi-1 Letters to the Sentinel < Continued from Page A4) I wide by-election the the Pathet Lao iCommunist - oriented group i and their allies won 13 out of 21 seats. In the 1960 j election, Time magazine re- • ports that the anti-Communist group headed by General Phoumd Nosavan won blatant ly rigged elections. It seems possible that the Laotian don’t care who governs, or perhaps the majority even prefer Com munism. I Six years and $3lO million dollars have not enabled us to build up this nation into an effective fighter against Com munism. Mr. Scull now says that Laos is slipping behind the Bamboo Curtain and im plies that we had better do something, presumably some thing other than negotiate. Many observers believe that Laos is the key to Southwest Asia. If so. it is important that we hold it. but whether this consideration overrides all others must be decided by President Kennedy. The Presi dent's concern is not only with Laos and Cuba, but also with world wide commitments, obli gations and responsibilities. He must decide what course to take after considering the world wide picture and study ing information and advice from many sources. Neither Mr. Scull nor I have access to that Information and advice or the responsibility for world wide readiness to fight Com-' munism. l-os is adjacent to Commu nist territory into which in a very short time could pour tens of thousands of Red Chinese. We had such a pain ful experience in Korea. How . much of our military force can we afford to commit in Laos? Is Laos worth the risk? I don’t know, nor. I be lieve, does Mr. Scull. No! doubt our Government is try ing to arrive at thes answers’ now. Let neither Mr. Scull or ; anyone else try to direct thei placement of military forces in one or two small areas' without the best available information on the entire cam paign. The primary concern of President Kennedy, as was true of President Eisenhower, is not whether Laos becomes Communist or not, but the security of the United States If it is necessary to let Laos slip behind the Bamboo Cur tain at this time, nothing we ‘•an say will changi matters. | If it is not necessary, Presi I dent of the school, said that I tentative plans call for the opening to be in the Fall of '63, but immediate plans are under way to enjoy the newly ac quired property on a less for mal basis. The Junior-Senior class picnic is scheduled to be there and. weather permitting, they hope to hold the 1961 grad uation exercises in the country. Presently the school has a million dollar development fund underway. The Honorable Charles Dewey is chairman of the group and Mr. F. Moran McConihe is vice chairman. Mr.! Garvin Tankersley and Mr. Stu art Tipton are also on the com mittee and on the Board of Trustees. Mr. Tipton is also chairman of the relocation com mittee. Approximately one-third of the goal has been reached. Miss Brown advised that the entire physical plant will cost over $2 million before completed. The plans call for a gymnasium, ed ucational buildings, dormitories, and to expand and improve the art, music and athletic depart ments. There are no plans to expand the student enrollment. The property became avail- j able because of the Grangers’ desire to keep it intact. Archi tectural plans formally de signed for the original acquired property’ will be adjusted to suit the new acreage. Potomac Hunt Elections William E. Carroll. >IFH Potomac Hunt, was re-elected Master of Fox Hounds for the j 1961-62 season at the club's an nual meeting on April 28. This will be his second full term as Master of Potomac’s hounds. Three new members, Messrs, j David and Gibson Semmes.! and Valentine Wilson, were l elected to the Hunt Committee. Mr. Preston King was re-elected chairman of the committee. Other members on the commit tee who will fulfill their two j vefcr terms this season include Dr. John Kneipp. secretary. Mr. J. C. K. Shipp, treasurer, and the Messrs. Thomas Dowd. F. G. Harting and Samuel Bogley. dent Kennedy will order the proper steps to hold it Lester L. Kimble Human* Sunday Knowing that you people j are friendly to animals. I am writing to ask if you will please print in your letter column the following request as a public service: ATTENTION ALL MINIS TERS OF CHURCHES: Will you please announce in your service on May 7 that it is Humane Sunday, and that Be Kind to Animals Week is May 7 through 13, and make some kindly remarks regard ing animals and our duty to appreciate and care for them. God placed them here to share the earth, and they have to depend on our goodwill for their necessities. Phrocene Hamilton i Fire* Lightning INSURANCE Extended Coverage HOMEOWNERS POLICIES Your safety and satisfaction are guaran teed by our continuous experience in Mont gomery County since 1848 and our surplus of more than $3,000X10000. There is an Agent r**i**i near you. Diamond 93294 ■tthiila Reck villa ®\ ”yon Henry W. Becraft National 8-64 M POplar 2-2636 Cb*jr Chat* imnnm ■ Jr- Downey Ins Agency EM. 2-82% SPrlng <-3*71 Floyd K. Davis, Jr. National *-0252 •*•* Hewitt Ins Agency a.- Jumper 5-8900 C. W. Day * Son Henry A. Kroll CLearwaUr 3-245# National 8-6690 Mutual Fir* Insurance Company of Montgomery County, Md. Sandy Spring, Maryland WAlker 4-4731 SPrlng 4-2271 There are two permanent hon orary members. Mr. Raymond ; Norton, sr., and Mr. Claude Owen. Home From Bahama Islands Mr. and Mrs. Ruffin Maddox have returned to their Persim mon Tree rd. home following i their If day vacation at the Grand Bahama Club in the Ba hama Islands. Mrs. Maddox caught a 350- pound shark while on a fishing trip, but because it was of the dangerous variety and their boat was unequipped they brought it up only far enough ) to take “pictures of proof.” To complete the successful va cation both won the shuffle board championships in their respective divisions, namely the men’s and women’s title! Brucie Is Eight Master Bruce Reichelderfer, jr.. celebrated his eighth birth day on April 29 with a bang up party at his grandparent’s Rex holm Farm. Twenty three guests arrived for the ice cream and cake party, most of them from his second grade class at | Beauvoir. Two ponies and a I motor scooter were the main | source of entertainment at the | 2 to 4 celebration. Also on hand for the party was Mrs. Preston King, sr., his great grandmother, and his ! grandparents Mr. and Mrs. King, jr., and Dr. and Mrs. F. W. Reichelderfer. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Reichelder fer. were hosts. ! I’ve Heard That . . . Dr. August Kramm and Dick Mansfield have jointly pur i chased. “Glory’ Be.” a six-year | old dapple grey gelding , .. Donelle Gaynor has a new pony . . . The “Dixie” Bitners were down from their Greenwich. ! Conn., home to spend a long j weekend with the Bill Carrols. The Stuart Tiptons spent a five day’ weekend visiting daughter. Judy, at Wellesley, ilt was officially “Father’s: Weekend.” The Pony Club Horse Show, for club members only, will be held May 6 at Dufief Farm . . . The Halter Cunninghams and family are back at “Dollbabv j Farm” following their winter ] retreat in Florida . . . Ed and Karin Ljfman have moved into their new home on Coral dr., which incidentally is off Burbank dr. The Lifman’s and their daughter Karina moved down from upper New York state last week. i HICKMAN S /TT?\ PROMPT • COURTEOUS DEPENDABLE SERVICE Phones: PO 2-2700 PO. 2-2424 - 2-9877 ; , jfm.§sWg > -' ! V ■■ f*, s l'*J £> j. 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Pholt * —t* ll WH - *- 7500 Fuim Humane Society Seeks Takeover Of Montgomery Animal Shelter C? of Montgomery County’s Hu mane Society has suggested to the County Council that it be allowed to take over the oper ation of the animal shelter. Eugene Moran told Council members the Society could save 510,000 annually by replacing the County-operated setup. No mention was made of enforcing the county’s dog ordinance, one of the animal shelter's chief responsibilities. Hadassah Group Plans Luncheon Card Party The Dr. Chaim Yassky Group, Montgomery County Chapter of Hadassah, will hold a lunch eon and card party on Tuesday, May 9, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Nathan Brisker, 3401 Woolsey dr., Chevy Chase. Tables will be set up for ROAD STONE FREE STATE MASONRY MORTAR READY MIXED CONCRETE MASONS LIME Agricultural Liming Materials M. J. GROVE LIME COMPANY Fheae: Therm out . CRestvfew 1-4381, Frederick • MO. S-11M leyds, Maryland - Phene Diamond 9-2148 or WAvcrty 4-1284 -1 Moran said his group could i operate the facility with seven i, paid employees. Councilman • ! Joe M. Kyle and Inspection and ; Licenses Director E. W. Bucklin 11 expressed doubt, however, that 11 a 24-hour-a-day, 7 day-a-week ; j program could be operated with i only seven employees. The shelter, located at 8710 •, Brookeville rd.. Silver Spring, : handled 6,139 dogs and 5,721 | cats during 1960. bridge, canasta, mah jong, scrabble, etc. Proceeds will go ■ to the Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem. For further infor mation call Mrs. Oscar Shien brood, LOckwood 4-0159. HOLLYWOOD (UPD—Come dian Ed Wynn has been signed for a starring role in Walt Dis ney’s “Babes in Toyland,” based on the Victor Herbert operetta.