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Dan lascus By Elizabeth Kile WA. 6-1454 Herbert S. Hyatt, president of the Bank of Damascus, will be in charge of the Annual Farm Credit Conference of the Mary land Bankers Association to be held at the Sheraton-Baltimore Inn in Baltimore, May 23-24. Mr. Hyatt is chairman of the asso ciation’s agriculture committee. Speakers will include Ray A. Murray and Harold Smith, Uni versity of Maryland economists; G. L. Bridger. director, agricul tural chemical research, W. R. Grace Co.; William Boucher, 111, Greater Baltimore Commit tee; W. Gregory Halpin. Mary land Port Authority; Edward M. Norman, First National Bank of Clarkesville. Tenn.; and Phillip F. Aylesworth, United States Department of Agricul ture. The bankers will also visit the W. R. Grace Research Divi sion in Clraksville, Md„ on the first afternoon. • • * Two deaths in the Damascus area on Tuesday, May 9, sad dened the community which wishes to extend sympathy to the families of Mrs. Lola Y. Burdette, 26720 Ridge rd„ and Robert H. Bolton, Claggettsville. Mrs. Burdette’s funeral was held Thursday at the’ Moles worth Funeral Home with inter ment in the Damascus Ceme tery, and services for Mr. Bol ton were from the same funeral homo Friday with burial in Rockville. * * * Arthur Henley, Mrs. Lans dale Burde*te, Miss Marguerite Appleby, Raymond Wilson and Albert Senseney were patients S HARDWICK Spring s aihions I automatic mfcroroy JJ n GAS RANGES WoJ.m -WatU Qa> CooLinf ‘ rom Wuerstlin Kitchens # "distinctive kitchen designing and remodeling for over a decade" * • fflfilfflOffi ' K IBi j THE ONLY RANGE WITH AMAZING I MICRORAY 4P- j ; BURNER • QAS^y WBgm GAS ( osts Less! j ; ! I I broilers Automatically!! Automatic * This Hardwick Ga* Rang* baa besa * JMjgggJj te m para tur e*yo u° w a n't' **Vo o d 'won't *. **" * ' f • ' Other Hardwick Gat Ranges . wMh ,rI * nf • I There's never been a gas range like the Hardwick from SI 19.95 Microßay Gas Range. 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CALL JU. -2777 in Montgomery' General Hos pital the past week. * * * The Northern Montgomery County Women’s Democratic Club will hold a bake sale May 19. beginning at 11 a.m. in front of the Damascus Electric Co. Mrs. Ulysses Griffith, IV, is chairman. Other members of her commtitee are Mrs. Luther Howard, Mrs. O. E. Williams, Mrs. B. D. Gladhill and Mrs. David Brandenburg. * * * Attention is called to the Dog Rabies Clinic to be held at Da mascus High School Friday, May 19 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Dogs must be vaccinated before a license for the year can be ob tained. The type vaccine used in these clinics affords only a one year immunity and a booster shot must be given each year. These shots are given without cost to all dogs of residents of the county. , * * * Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hyatt attended the Group 4 meeting of the Maryland Bankers Associa tion held at Easton May 9. re turning home the following day. ' * * • The First Baptist Church of Damascus is making good prog ress on its plans for the new church. The architect will sub mit preliminary plans at the meeting qf the building com mittee tonight. A list .of neces sary furnishings nedeed for the new church is being compiled and will be distributed to mem bers and friends soon, so that good used pianos and other fur nishings may be obtained either through gifts of friends, or per haps some one may know where these articles could be obtained at a. special price. The deacons met at the High School Sunday night to consider spiritual mat ters of the church. At the Sun day morning service Mothers Day corsages were given to the youngest and the oldest moth ers in attendance and the moth er of the largest family. * * * The Damascus Auxiliary of the Woman’s Board of Mont gomery General Hospital met Tuesday at the home of Mrs. B. M. Woodfield. The following la dies were present: Mrs. Richard Stuart, Mrs. Sherwood Hackett, Mrs. Broschart Richards, Mrs. Dwight Monnier, Mrs. Kinsey L. Plummer, Mrs. George Boy er, Mrs. Arnold Fritsch, Mrs. William Harris, Mrs. “Dick” Bennett, Mrs. Johanna Hubbard, Mrs. Ralph Jones, Mrs. C. E. Madgeburger, and Mrs. Frarik Blood. This group is still taking orders for flower bulbs and will be glad to assist you in making your selections. Please call Mrs. Arnold Fritsch or Mrs. Richard Stuart. • * * Miss Marilyn Hackett spent last weekend in New Bruns iwick, N. J., where she attended the military ball at Rutgers Uni versity as the guest of Frank Rice of Damascus. • * * Sunday, May 14, at St. Paul’s Catholic Church the following children received their first holy communion at the 10 a.m. Mass: Gary Helfin, Norman Duvall, Robert Lemmon. Georgia Kelly, Deborah Marshall, Pamela Mills and Betty Lou Bargmann. In the afternoon at 3 o’clock the May Procession was held. Ev eryone in the parish was invited to take part. Benediction was given at the close of the serv ice. Monday evening the Holy Name Society had a smoker in the church hall. The. Rev. Fred rick McGuire, C.M., the head of the Mission Secretariat of the NCWC, was the guest speaker. Father McGuire was a mission ary in China. All men of the parish were invited and refresh ments were served. A Solemn Novena to God the Holy Ghost started on May 13 at 7:45 p.m. each evening through Sunday, May 21, which is the Feast of the Pentecost. Saturday May 20 a smorgasbord will be held at Damascus High School from 3 to 8 p.m. Mrs. Davis Cavanaugh will be in charge of the shrimp salad, Mrs. Robert Price, the turkey; Mrs. Walter Shipley, ham; Mrs. Henry Auth, Swed LOckwood 5*4444 Helen P. Mason Personalized Wedding Service Mason’s Flowers, Inc. 11441 Georgia Avenue Wheaton, Silver Spring. Md. SENTINEL Tuesday, May 16, 1961 ish meat balls; Mrs. Earl Mar shall, salads; Miss Lillian Ar nold, potato salad; Mrs. George Kelly, Harvard beets; Mrs. Wil liam Gouker. cheeses; Mrs. Ed mond Rhodes, cole slaw; Mrs. Virginia Dawson, coffee and tea; Mrs. Robert Hart, Smor gasbord table, and Mrs. Albert Hanson, dining room. * * The Women’s Society of Christian Service of Damascus Methodist Church held a Mother and Daughter Banquet at the church, Monday evening. The newly organized Young Adult Group will meet at the home of Mrs. Charles McCreery, 8963 Gue rd. Thursday, May 18. The Wesleyan Service Guild will meet at the home of Mrs. Ber nard Frenzel, 25404 Woodfield rd, May 23 at 8 p.m. Sunday May 21 the new officers of the WSCS and the Wesleyan Guild will be installed at the 11 a.m. (Continued on Page 11) WHEATON PLAZA LO. 5-4358 ■QKH for safer holiday driving RIVERSIDE wtßnM dUI 1 <• —BHHTTif, "IM 3. )0 , iiif ° a i * e °' V 5 y||| 3, *a,uiv I fl ■ 4. * ' olf p 111 ■ .*' ‘mammjn |M % t74 HP Ms mmSBmSBMELmAjk i |/7 PLUS-BUILT NYLON 9 Ovor 3300 traction odgos TT Q Q * • Wide, oxtra deop tread I M • Low-profile—cooler running lube lypo Engineered for more safety... more blackwallle mileage! Rugged Nylon cord body 6.70*15 tube-type whitewall and scientifically improved rubber Now just 20-88* compound combine to give remarkable resistance to blowouts. Wide, extra- 6.70-15 tubeless b ackwall deep tread puts more rubber on the ow i u,t 19*88* pavement to assure you of long mile- 6.70-15 tubeless whitewall age and safer "stop-go" traction. 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