Village News

November 2014
Volume 48 Issue 3
Serving the people of Cabin John and beyond
CJCA Prepares Fix-It List for County on Bike Path
by Burr Gray
Service With a Smile
The cross walk at Persimmon is of special concern.
As we understand the situation, the change was made
to accommodate the Ride On stop, but local residents
have found that the change makes the intersection more
dangerous and less useful. At least 90% of the traffic that
turns onto MacArthur from Persimmon Tree or from 82nd
Place/Little Leigh Court crosses over the new crosswalk
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Jackie Shipp at the Sept. 13 Crabfeast
© Susan Shipp
The contract for the work on the shared use path/
MacArthur Blvd in the Cabin John section is to end in
mid-November. CJCA VP Greg Pawlson, with input from
other Cabin John residents, prepared a list of items that still
need fixing and e-mailed it to the County on Oct 17, 2014.
Among the items we addressed: 1) multiple areas with soft
shoulders, deep tire marks and standing water, 2) several
unfinished Ride On stops, 3) square, not tapered entrances
from several driveways and one road, 4) areas of the “bike
shoulder” that are well less than 2 feet, 5) some bike riders
ignoring or confused by the white lines which makes cars
passing bike riders worse than before this project, 6) no
signs at the Cabin John Bridge asking bikers to walk bikes
across the mixed use bridge path, and 7) incomplete cross
walks at Persimmon, Seven Locks and at the access road to
the Clara Barton parkway.
(more Crabfeast photos on p. 10-12)
Cabin John Vets Remembered for WWII Service
by Rita Hunter
As a young child in the mid 1950’s, on rare
occasions, my maternal grandfather, John Sipes,
would take me to
Touhey’s Tavern.
Sipping through a paper
straw from a glass
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bottle of orange TruAde
and eating a bag of
Roster of Cabin John WWII Vets......................
Cheetos, I sat among
his comrades who drank
Raven’s Roost................................................
beer and talked of days
gone by. Oh, if only I
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could go back in time
and listen to their stories
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of the war! Recently,
my aunt, Betty Sipes
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Peck, and I began
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chatting about Cabin John during the war years
when she was a teenager living on 6th Street (now
78th Street). Most of the young men whom she
personally knew had joined the service and verbally
we created a list of them. Public library books
such as Maryland in WWII Register of Service
Personnel stated their branch of service and service
number. The 1940 census of Cabin John, including
the African American families along Seven Locks
Road, confirmed their residency. Realizing that
some of the men on our list had made their home
in Cabin John immediately after the war, they were
also added. The internet site, www.Fold3.com, was
used to access Navy muster rolls of ships which
verified the man on a ship during a specific time
period. Another internet site (www.history.navy.
mil/danfs) contained the “Dictionary of American
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Naval Fighting Ships” and gave us the history
of the ships they served on. With all information
connected, it gave us an insight into some of the
horrific experiences these men endured. In honor of
Veteran’s Day, what follows is an account of some
of these brave men’s stories.
VETS
cont. from page 1
Maintenance, upgrades
and repair
Networking
Advice and instruction
Virus/spyware protection
Internet safety and parental
controls
www.dhandyman.com
240-447-6535
© Rita Hunter
My father, Richard “Tootie” Hunter, was aboard
the destroyer mine sweep Wasmuth at Pearl Harbor
the morning of December 7, 1941, when the
Japanese attacked the USA naval base. The USA
declared war on Japan the next day. Following
the declaration, Japan’s allies, Germany and Italy,
declared war on the USA bringing the USA into
WWII. One year later, the fate of the 1200-ton
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Richard “Tootie” Hunter
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26................................ CJ Haunted House
Clara Barton Center
4 - 6 pm (see p. 13)
28.......................................CJCA Meeting
Clara Barton Center
7:30 pm
NOV
2......................... Bannockburn Craft Show
Bannockburn Club House
11 am - 4 pm (see p. 15)
8-9................................Lock House Tours
First Year Portrait Program
document baby’s first-year milestones
with gorgeous custom portraiture
www.tamzinsmithphoto.com
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noon - 3 pm (see p. 15)
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participated in Pacific operations. Returning to
the in U.S. in July 1944, the ship carried President
Franklin Roosevelt and his party to Pearl Harbor.
Buck and his family lived at the corner of
MacArthur Blvd and 79th Street.
© Judith Holt
Wasmuth was brought to an end in December 1942
while escorting a convoy of seven vessels through
a heavy Alaskan storm. Two depth charges were
wrenched from their racks, fell overboard, and
exploded beneath the ship’s fantail. Within minutes,
the rear section broke away. Despite the heavy sea,
the tanker Ramapo came alongside the foundering
Wasmuth and for three hours tried to shoot a line
to the sinking ship. By 8 pm, spring lines were
secured between the two ships and each time the
ships slammed together, men hurtled over the
intervening space and fell forward. Incredibly, all
136 crew members were saved. My father went on
to serve on the destroyer Bradford and participated
in various Pacific operations for the remainder of
the war. In the spring of 1945, his parents purchased
a home at 76th and Cabin Road where he resided
immediately after the war. In the early 1950’s,
Everett and Mary Morgal purchased this property.
During the war, David “Everett” Morgal was part
of the naval construction battalion stationed at Pearl
Harbor that repaired damaged ships.
Walter “Monkey” Bissell
© Mary Morgal
Walter “Monkey” Bissell of Woodrow Avenue,
was aboard the battleship Alabama
where for the first six months of 1943
the ship became a unit to the British
Home Fleet as the Royal Navy lacked
heavy ships. In August, the Alabama
detached from the British, headed for
the Pacific and participated in operations
in the Gilbert Islands, Marshall Islands,
Mariana Islands and elsewhere and
survived a deadly 1944 typhoon
(Typhoon Cobra) that had recorded wind
gusts of 96mph and rolls of 30 degrees.
Three destroyers were lost in the storm.
Ralph and Everett Morgal
Virgil “Buck” Worsham was aboard the fleet
oiler Kaweah which made oil runs between ports
on the East Coast and the Caribbean from early
1941 until late Fall. It later supplied North Atlantic
fleets with gasoline and diesel oil. Buck transferred
in April 1943 to the heavy cruiser Baltimore that
Robert “Robby” Davis of 78th Street,
was aboard the aircraft carrier Yorktown
in the Pacific during the same typhoon.
His ship participated in the rescue
operation for survivors of the three lost
destroyers. In March 1945 operating off
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Japan, the Yorktown launched strikes on airfields on
Kyushu, Honshu, and Shikoku, Japan. By afternoon
three Japanese dive-bombers launched attacks on
the carrier. The first two failed; the third succeeded
in planting a bomb on the signal bridge where it
passed through the first deck and exploded near the
ship’s hull punching two large holes through her
side killing five men and wounding another twentysix. Robby was stationed at No.7 quad 40mm gun
mount when the bomb exploded. Shrapnel ripped
into his stomach and fractured his left arm. Fearful
of losing his arm, he grasped it tightly. The injured
were transferred to the Windham Bay and reached
the naval hospital on Guam four days later. One
year later in March 1946, Robby was honorably
discharged from the Bethesda Naval Hospital and
received the Purple Heart for his injuries.
Other Cabin John men who served in the Pacific
include James Ferguson, whose family lived
on MacArthur Blvd and Tomlinson Avenue.
He was aboard the aircraft carrier Kalinin Bay.
Robert Studds, of 79th Street, was aboard
the fleet oiler Millicoma which, among other
© Robert H. Davis
VETS
cont. from page 3
© Dawn Fyock
Robert Davis, in bed, with piece of bomb shrapnel.
Wayne Swisher
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operations, replenished ships during the conquest of Iwo
Jima and Okinawa with fuel, foodstuffs, medical supplies,
ammunition, and mail. Morris “Paul” Watson, of
Tomlinson Avenue, was aboard the net cargo ship Tuscana
which assembled and launched anti-torpedo nets which
protected harbors from enemy submarine attack. Archie
Booth of Cabin John Gardens, was aboard the fleet tug
Chickasaw when the ship arrived off Saipan in June 1944 for
tug duties, patrol, and salvage in support of the occupation of
that island and later conducted salvage and rescue operations
throughout the Battle for Leyte Gulf. Elton “Sonny” Sieh,
of Seven Locks Road, was aboard the tank landing ship LST912 which was assigned to transfer men and equipment for
various invasions and as an emergency evacuation hospital
at White Beach. The ship returned to Leyte Gulf when the
Japanese surrender was declared August 15, 1945.
Cabin Johners who served in Europe include Wayne Swisher
of Cabin John Gardens who was aboard the transport ship
Borinquen with operations between U.S. and British ports.
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Cabin John Men Who Served in World War II
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© Rita Hunter
Ferguson, James Clive enlisted Navy July 1942 –
Chaumont March 1943; Kalinin Bay Nov 1943
Fields, John Charles – Navy
Hannen, Paul Thabet – Navy
Hannon, Stancil A. enlisted Army Nov 1945
Hannon, William E. enlisted Army Oct 1940
Harris, Daniel John enlisted Navy April 1943 – Winslow
Oct 1943
Holifield, James enlisted Navy
Hunt, Norman Cyrus, Jr. enlisted Army June 1946; died
auto accident Aug 1948 Mont.Co. MD
*Hunter, Benny Henry enlisted Navy Jan 1944 – Comet
drowned at sea Dec 1944
Hunter, Edward Scott enlisted Army May 1944 –
European Theater of Operations
Hunter, Richard Upton enlisted Navy Nov 1939 –
Wasmuth Feb 1940; Bradford June 1943
Hunter, Walter Scott enlisted Navy Nov 1942 – Kalinin
Bay Feb 1944; Antietam Feb 1946
Hunter, William Perry enlisted Navy 1943 – Wallace L.
Lind
Jackson, Samuel G. enlisted Army July 1942
Johnson, Henry Branch, Jr. enlisted Navy March 1938 –
Chateau Thierry 1942
Johnson, John V. enlisted Army April 1941
Lynch, Alvin Douglas – Navy – LST–914 Dec 1944;
LST–1042 March 1945
Knight, Raymond R. enlisted Army Dec 1942
Magruder, Clinton J. enlisted Army Sept 1942
Magruder, William E. enlisted Army Nov 1942
Marshall, Harold V. enlisted Army Aug 1943 duty in
England and Belgium
Marshall, Pearman P. enlisted Army Jan 1943 duty in
England. Korean War
Marshall, Warren H. enlisted Army Aug 1942
Money, Carlton A. enlisted Army July 1944 – combat
wounded
© Uva Cable
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Allen, Edward Winters enlisted Navy Sept 1942 – Delta
Feb 1943; Auriga Dec 1945
Barber, Marvin enlisted Army Air Corp March 1946
Baker, Perry D. – Army
Bissell, David enlisted Army July 1943
Bissell, Thomas enlisted Army Dec 1942
Bissell, Walter, Jr. enlisted Navy Sept 1942 – Alabama
Nov 1942
Bissell, Vincent enlisted Army Sept 1944
Bisset, Harry R. enlisted Army Sept 1944
Blackburn, Raymond E. enlisted Army Aug 1943
Blanford, Joseph A., Jr. enlisted Army Oct 1942
Booth, Archie Palmer, Jr. enlisted Navy Sept 1943 –
Chickasaw April 1944
Broughton, Robert Samuel enlisted Navy Aug 1943 –
Catahoula Parish LST–528 March 1944
Cable, George enlisted Army Sept 1941 – 804th MP
Camp Carderock MD 1943
Camplair, George H., Jr. enlisted Army Feb 1941
Camplair, Peter Martin enlisted Army Feb 1942
Carter, Herbert Lee – Navy
Coffin, John E. – Army
Cooper, James E. enlisted Army Dec 1943
Corbin, Kenneth B. enlisted Army Oct 1942
Curtain, William Kerry – Navy
Davis, Robert Harry enlisted Navy Nov 1942 – Yorktown
– combat wounded
DeGroat, Edward L., Jr. Army Air Corp – air plane shot
down & combat wounded
Donovan, Victor Baldwin – Coast Guard
Dove, Frank T. enlisted Army April 1941
Evans, Floyd William enlisted Navy Oct 1939 – Wasp
April 1940; Orizaba Oct 1941
Evans, Fred S. enlisted Navy March 1937 – Maryland
Sept 1937; reenlist March 1941 Orizaba June 1941
Ferguson, Elwin D. enlisted Army Oct 1941
John Coffin
Norman Cyrus Hunt, Jr.
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Norris Musgrove
© Uva Cable
Thompson, Robert Warner enlisted Navy Aug 1942 – Mount
Baker Feb 1943; General Sturgis Dec 1944; Ticonderoga
Dec 1945
Titus, Ralph E. enlisted Army July 1944
Touhey, Gordon M. enlisted Army Air Force March 1943;
Korean War; Reservist until 1959.
Touhey, Kenneth M. enlisted Army Nov 1942
Walker, Primus E. enlisted Army Jan 1944
Walters, Thomas enlisted Army March 1943
Watson, Morris Paul enlisted Navy Dec 1943 – Tuscana
March 1944
White, Allen enlisted Army August 1943
White, Preston enlisted Army March 1943
Wilson, Herbert C. enlisted Army April 1945
Worsham, Lewis Elmer, Jr. – Navy – State side duty
Worsham, Virgil enlisted Navy Sept 1940 – Kaweah Dec
1940; Baltimore April 1943; Cleburne Dec 1944
Worsham, Walter Herman enlisted Navy Nov 1945 –
Mississippi
* died in action
© Rita Hunter
Herman Worsham at 79th Street and MacArthur Blvd.
© Betty Peck
Benny Hunter
© Noreen Koehler
© Rita Hunter
Morgal, David Everett enlisted Navy Oct 1943
Morgal, Ralph Leroy enlisted Navy – LST-23 Sept 1943
Moran, Charles R. enlisted Army Nov 1943
Muck, Charles W.,Jr. – Marine Corp
Musgrove, Norris enlisted Army Feb 1943 – 143rd Infantry
36th Division: Germany, Central Europe, Italy
Ney, Herbert H. enlisted Army Oct 1944
Perry, Walter M. enlisted Navy Jan 1941 – Mattaponi;
LaVallette Oct 1942; Longshaw Dec 1943; Samaritan
Nov 1944 under treatment for injuries
*Pettis, John Leo enlisted Army Oct 1942 – killed in action
Prather, Paul D. drafted Army Aug 1943 – 351st Infantry
88th Division: Italy
Reid, Joseph E. enlisted Army Nov 1946
Ricketts, Warner W. enlisted Army Aug 1942
Shifflett, Roy E. enlisted Army May 1945
Shuff, William H. enlisted Army Nov 1943
Skinner, John W. enlisted Army Nov 1942
Sieh, Elton Lloyd enlisted Navy Dec 1943 – LST-912 May
1944; reenlist Aug 1947 for 2 years
Sipes, John T. enlisted Navy Oct 1942 – Naval Station
Guantanamo Bay Cuba Aug 1943–Aug 1944
Smith, Charles R., Jr. enlisted Army March 1944
Spong, Charles D. enlisted Army Jan 1942
Stewart, Charles L. enlisted Army Dec 1942
*Stone, Frank Pelham – Marine Corp – killed in action June
1945
Strother, Walter Elmer – Navy
Studds, Robert William enlisted Navy Nov 1942 – Millicoma
March 1943; LST-45 Oct 1946
Studds, Thomas Lee, Jr. enlisted Army Feb 1941
Stull, John Marion – Navy
Swisher, Wayne W. enlisted Navy Aug 1943 – Examiner;
Charles Posten; William Cody; USAT Borinquen
Swope, Carroll L. enlisted Army March 1943
Swope, Walter B. enlisted Army June 1942
Thompson, Alvin H. enlisted Army April 1943
Joe Reid
John T. Sipes
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Local Nature
by Eric Dinerstein
© Trudy Nicholson
Raven’s Roost
By October, most of the birds that breed here in
the East have taken wing to warmer climes—
South Carolina, Florida, the Caribbean, Central
America, or even the Peruvian Amazon—to pass
the winter in places where bugs, caterpillars,
and fruits are still plentiful. Only hardy
species remain behind, well adapted, by dint of
feathers and extra fat, to cope with the freezing
temperatures and fierce winds of winter.
tower as a winter roost gives me great comfort:
the Raven’s discriminating eye evidently sees
wilderness worthy of occupation as close by as
the shores of the Potomac and Cabin John Creek.
It’s rare to see ravens inside the Beltway, so our
pair are something special; perhaps not the first
amenity a real estate agent recites in touting the
benefits of “Cabin John living,” but a highlight to
anyone who cares about nature.
One of the pleasures of a crisp, clear November
day in Cabin John is spotting a pair of large
black birds roosting on the water tower’s railing
at the top of the hill. Watching over us from the
highest vantage point in our hamlet is the largest
perching bird in the world—the Common Raven.
The first introduction many of us had to ravens
was in Poe’s most famous poem. But his take,
both melodic and macabre, made the talking bird
a frightening subject. Along with other members
of their family (the Corvids), crows, jays, and
magpies, ravens may be the most intelligent of
all birds and they have among the largest brains
of any bird. The raven’s cultural significance
is well established among tribes of Northwest
Indians who consider the bird a god figure and
trickster, perhaps in recognition of its cleverness,
and include representations of it in their totems.
I have also seen ravens in Bhutan, where it is
the national bird and where the monarchs wear a
crown depicting a raven.
When they fly
off from their
perch, it’s easy
to distinguish the
Common Raven
from the ubiquitous
crows of the
neighborhood.
Ravens are larger
than crows and with
a more robust bill,
and a longer wedgeshaped tail. But it’s
the vocalization that
Common Raven
most memorably
sets them apart:
once you learn to recognize the Raven’s loud
croak you will never forget it. And it’s a useful
field ID to know: you can travel almost anywhere
in the wilds of the northern hemisphere, from
the coast of Siberia, to the slopes of Mt. Everest,
across to Spain, and much of North America
down to southern Mexico to find this species.
The Common Raven has one of the widest ranges
of any perching bird.
In the United States, the Common Raven was
once a bird of the wilderness, but it has over
the decades made its way into areas where
settlements are interspersed with forest. That
this denizen of remote regions uses our water
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Ravens pair for life and are long-lived among
wild birds, perhaps reaching 20 years of age.
Their intelligence, wide global range, broad
diets, and adaptability to a variety of habitats are
some reasons why ravens, crows, the American
blue jays, and magpies are so abundant. But
Nature always has surprises in store. In 1999
the first instance of West Nile Virus (WNV) was
recorded in the U.S. and the disease affected
many bird species but especially hit hard were
members of the Corvid family and many birds
simply disappeared to the consternation of
ornithologists. By 2002, WNV had become
widespread in the eastern U.S. and for a while, it
was hard to even find the once-ubiquitous crows,
let alone a raven. Somehow, our neighborhood
ravens survived, or their offspring did, or a new
pair moved in to take the place of the departed.
Either way, we should be delighted to have them
back. And for the record, I prefer the wild raven’s
deep croak—the sound of wilderness—to the
talking version’s “Nevermore.”
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VETS
cont. from page 5
soldiers in the Pacific and abroad. Monkey Bissell was aboard the
Alabama and Bobby Thompson, now
aboard the Ticonderoga, where both
ships participated in this service.
© Danny Harris
Another Cabin John Gardens resident, Robert
”Bob” Broughton, was aboard the
LST-528 which participated in the
June 1944 Invasion of Normandy.
Daniel “Danny” Harris of
Caraway Street was aboard the
destroyer Winslow in October 1943
when the ship was assigned to the
Fourth Fleet and given the task
of protecting the South Atlantic
convoy routes from German
underseas and surface raiders. In
Liverpool, rafted together with
three British torpedo boats, Danny
stood watch on the gangway as
Prime Minister Winston Churchill
boarded en route to the British
ships. Churchill shook Danny’s
hand and told him, “Good job
laddy.”
Paul “Pete” Prather of 78th
Street, was among the men of the
Army’s 88th Division, 351 Infantry
in Italy and participated in the military campaigns
there. In the post-war, the 88th Division was a
POW Command, responsible for guarding and
later repatriating 324,462 German POWs. The war
in Europe ended when Nazi Germany signed the
Instrument of Surrender May 8, 1945—Victory in
Europe Day.
Robert “Bobby” Thompson of MacArthur Blvd,
was aboard the ammunition ship Mount Baker
which supplied ships in Algeria, Tunisia and Italy.
The ship later armed ships in the British Isles
ports from which the Normandy invasion was to
be staged. Bobby then transferred to the General
Sturgis which travelled to Marseilles to redeploy
troops back to the Pacific. The ship departed for
Manila on August 26, 1945, with officers and
officials of the USA, Australia, Canada, Dutch
East Indies, China, and the Philippines. Arriving
in Tokyo Bay on August 31, the officials carried
by the General Sturgis were transferred to the
USS Missouri for the historic Japanese surrender
ceremonies which was the scene of the signing of
the Instrument of Surrender of Japan to the United
States of America—September 2, 1945—the War
was over!
From September 1945 through January 1946,
Operation Magic Carpet was devised by the US
Navy as the official ride home for sailors and
Danny Harris
Without having knowledge of the
veterans’ official service records,
some errors may be present. I wish
to express my gratitude to Betty
Sipes Peck and those family friends
who provided veteran information
and photos for this article: Uva
Worsham Cable, Danny Harris, Mary
Hook Morgal, Pete Prather, Thelma
Marshall, Judy Bissell Holt, Dawn
Cable Fyock, Noreen Musgrove
Koehler, and, Robert Davis who
commented that our families paths
have crossed for four generations
starting along the tow path of the C&O
canal. And, a heartfelt appreciation to
Judith Welles for reviewing the text
and photographs!
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CJCA News
Next CJCA Meeting Agenda—1) status of
MacArthur Blvd bike path project, 2) presentation
and discussion of any initiatives that will be on the
ballot in November (for educational purposes and
not to develop any CJCA positions), 3) possible
other issues to be circulated via the CJCA listserv.
Minutes from the CJCA Sept 23 Meeting—The
attendees agreed that in addition to the usual
activities, CJCA would pursue the following goals
in the next year: 1) get the County to put a “No
Entry” during the morning rush-hour sign at the
entrance to Arden Rd from Tomlinson Ave (this
to prevent commuter traffic from cutting through
in the morning), 2) completion of the
MacArthur Blvd bike path project, 3)
new CJ directory (Susan Roberts to
head up this effort), 4) solve the evening
rush hour traffic on the Cabin John
Bridge, 5) get water back in the Canal
in the CJ section, 6) review the CJCA
website with an eye to improvement, 7)
replace the exhibits in the Post Office
with new photos, 8) consider a possible
CJ house tour, 9) focus on increasingly
occurring stormwater issues, 10) invite
cycling representatives/community to
get the word out about the new fast bike
lanes on MacArthur Blvd.
Oct 5 Blood Drive Results—The Red Cross
congratulated us for 32 pints collected, thus
meeting the Red Cross goal of 30. For those of you
interested in statistics, we had 34 donors presenting,
with 3 deferrals and 3 incompletes, but we had
4 so-called “double-reds” where you get hooked
up to a different machine and those count double.
So, a big big thank you goes to all of our donors,
most of them CJ residents. Plus a big thanks to the
following folk who helped with running a smooth
show at the Center: Tina Adler, Lisan Martin, Scott
Lewis, Bill Jobst, Susan Shipp, Nancy Shaw, Larry
Heflin, and Sondra Baxt. Karen Melchar organized
and ran the show, as always.
© Susan Shipp
The next meeting of the
CJCA will be Oct. 28
at 7:30 pm at the Clara
Barton Community
Center.
by Burr Gray
Anna McGuire, second from left, and Delaney Corcoran, far right,
along with other members of the Whitman High School Drama Club
strike dramataic poses while selling baked goods.
Creating D
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utdoor njoyment
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Mark Willcher & co., inc.
landscape designers/contractors
Building sustainable gardens for wildlife and people since 1980
www.markwillcherco.com
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Steve Cash dines indoors during the early rainy
portion of the crabfeast.
2014 Crabfeast Photos
© Susan Shipp
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© Susan Shipp
At left: After
working the
lemonade
stand, Jeff and
Anne Rothman
join friends
outside for
some crabs.
© Susan Shipp
Servers Leslie Meyers, Sarah Craven, Linda Green, Nancy Russell, Benno Schmidt
and Craig Russell at their stations.
Mary K. Young, long-time member of the
kitchen crew, preparing the baked beans.
■ SUNDAY MORNING SCHEDULE
Holy Eucharist
Adult Forum and Bible Study
Nursery Care
Holy Eucharist
Church School for All Ages
8:00 a.m.
9:15 a.m.
10:15 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
■ UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS
Sunday, November 2, at 5:00 p.m.
Choral Requiem Mass for the Feast of All Souls
Monday, November 3, at 7:30 p.m.
Contemplative Service in the Style of Taizé
© Susan Shipp
Sunday, December 7, at 5:00 p.m.
A Service of Lessons & Carols for Advent
6201 Dunrobbin Drive at MacArthur Boulevard
Bethesda, Maryland 20816
301.229.3770 ▪ [email protected]
Catherine and Barbara Wilmarth work the serving line.
www.redeemerbethesda.org
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Liam Black digs into his crabs.
CROSS WALK
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rather than the old one. People using the new
crosswalk have to also cross over Persimmon
Tree. This is a dangerous proposition because cars
turning right from MacArthur onto Persimmon Tree
do so too fast, often carelessly, and blindly (you
can’t see around that corner till you’re on top of
it, especially at night). The old crosswalk location
avoids the right-hand turn problem entirely.
Pedestrians between 82nd Place/Little Leigh
Court and the walking path along Persimmon Tree
cross MacArthur where the old crosswalk was.
Now they don’t have the benefit of a crosswalk—
unless they want to use the more circuitous and
dangerous new crosswalk, which is not likely. One
end of the new crosswalk also meets a grass strip
rather than any pavement.
CJCA also took the opportunity to note several
other items on MacArthur Blvd that while not
related to the bike path project are of ongoing
concern, including the following: 1) cross walks at
Seven Lock and Persimmon that end in a dead end
with no sidewalk access, 2) certain Ride On stops
on the westbound side of MacArthur that are not
ADA compliant and need to be relocated to provide
safe access beyond the stop itself.
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At the Clara Barton Community Center
9th Annual Haunted House
on
Sunday, October 26, 2014, 4 pm to 6 pm
The Clara Barton Community Center will hold its ninth annual Haunted House on
Sunday, October 26, from 4 pm to 6 pm at 7425 MacArthur Boulevard, Cabin John.
Once again, the Friends of the Clara Barton Community Center,
in conjunction with the Montgomery County Department of Recreation,
will create a scary experience on Halloween!
Although all ages are welcome, children up to age 12 will probably find it most rewarding.
Parents, please accompany the young ones. No charge for entry.
Refreshments will be served, plus photo opportunity with a professional photographer for
those in costume.
For adults, we will have a small, separate section that will feature frightening things—yes!
Hope you will visit and be very frightened!
For more information about the event,
contact the Center at (240) 777-4910. 13
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Hughes Landscaping
16111 Morrow Road, Poolesville MD 20837
(301) 330-4949 (O) / 301-977-4949 (F)
Real Estate Activity in Cabin John Sept - Oct 2014
Courtesy of your neighbor and realtor Patricia Ammerman.
ACTIVE: 1 Carver Rd
7640 Tomlinson Ave
6527 78th St
6604 Seven Locks Rd
6506 79th Pl
6511 78th St
8204 Caraway St
6513 76th Pl
Landscaping Professionals
Dedicated to Exceptional Quality
Residential & Commercial - Mowing & Maintenance
List Price
$620,000
$699,000
$999,900
$1,349,000
$1,349,000
$1,899,000
$2,179,000
$2,199,900
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UNDER CONTRACT:
6530 75th St
$922,000
8212 Caraway St
$2,179,000
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SOLD:
19 McKay Circle
6429 83rd Pl
6417 78th St
6422 83rd Pl
6525 75th St
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$660,000
$810,000
$989,000
$1,135,000
$1,620,000
Landscaping - Design & Installation
Walks, Patios, Built-In Grills – Flagstone, Brick, Block/Stone
Retaining Walls – Stacked Stone, Flagstone, Block, Timber
Tree & Shrub Care – MD Licensed Tree Expert
Serving Montgomery Co. Homeowners Since 1983
Come Visit Our Web Site – www.hugheslandscaping.com
Or E-mail to [email protected]
PATRICIA AMMERMAN
And associates
Your Cabin John Realtor
Cell 301-787-8989
Office 301-229-4000 Ext 8306
I have been living in Cabin John for 17
years and love our neighborhood
Top Producer
Licensed in MD, DC & VA
Fluent in
English and Spanish
[email protected]
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Please call me for all your Real Estate
needs or concerns
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Lockhouse Tours
The Canal Trust, the official nonprofit partner
of the C&O Canal National Historical Park, will
celebrate the 5th Anniversary of the Canal Quarters
program by opening the doors of six lockhouses
to the public on November 8-9. Nearly 10,000
guests have stayed in the lockhouses, including
Lockhouse 10 in Cabin John, since the program
began. The program has won national awards for
historic preservation and providing experiences of
a bygone era.
Lockhouses 6 and 10 will be open on Sunday Nov.
9 from 12 – 3 pm. At Lockhouse 10, in addition to
tours of the house, local author Judy Welles will
also lead history walking tours of the Seven Locks
at 1 and 2 pm. For those interested in venturing
further upstream, lockhouses 22, 25, and 28 will
be open on Saturday Nov. 8 from 12 – 3 pm and
lockhouse 49 will also be open on Sunday.
BANNOCKBURN CRAFT SHOW
It’s time for the annual sale of
jewelry, pottery, silk accessories
and clothing for adults and children
as well as home decor and gourmet
food. This year’s event will be
held from 11 am to 4 pm, Sunday
November 2 at the Bannockburn
Club House, 6314 Bannockburn Dr.,
Bethesda. Admission is free. For more
information, contact Claudia Levy at
301-229-4045.
Neighborly Newshound Needed
The Village News is looking for a volunteer
to serve as a point person to collect short
announcements about our neighbors ten
times a year for the newsletter—items
such as births, deaths, marriages, honors,
graduations, etc.
If you are interested, please contact me
at 301-229-3482 or email bbeckmartin@
verizon.net.
—Barbara Martin.
Neighborhood Services
CABIN JOHN DOG WALKING: Midday walks to keep your pets happy and
healthy. Many happy Cabin John and Carderock pet owners and their pets will
happily give their recommendations. Call Carolyn 240-204-2953.
CHILD CARE. Licensed Family Day Care. 20 yrs. experience, references.
Call Siew at 301-320-4280.
CABIN JOHN ORGANIZING. Professional Organizer and Daily Money
Manager. Call 301-263-9482 or e-mail [email protected] for help with
your home and home office. Member NAPO, AADMM.
WANTED
WE WILL NEED MANY VOLUNTEERS TO HELP WITH
COLLECTING INFORMATION FOR A NEW CABIN
JOHN DIRECTORY PLANNED FOR 2015. WE WILL BE
UPDATING RESIDENTIAL INFORMATION, AS WELL
AS EMERGENCY, COMMUNITY, COUNTY AND STATE
SERVICES PHONE NUMBERS.
TO VOLUNTEER FOR ANY CATEGORY PLEASE E-MAIL
SUSAN ROBERTS AT:
[email protected]
Bethesda Coop
Don’t be Afraid! All are Welcome
Wine Tastings Every
Weekend! Fine Wines @
Fantastic Prices +5% off for Members!
Farm Fresh Produce & Breads
Fall Beers Ciders Local Brews
Gourmet Cheese @ Great Prices
100s of Monthly Sale Items
Local Apples are In!
Macs Stayman RubyJohns Cortland Mutsu
Goldens Smoke Galas Fuji Jonathan
Visit us @www.bethesdacoop.org 301 320 2530
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Classifieds
BALANCE, STRENGTH and FLEXIBILITY
are just a few things that we work on in our funfilled exercise class. Come join us at Concord St.
Andrews on Tuesdays at 9:15 am. Priced as low as
$7 a class. For more information contact Carolyn at
[email protected].
BATHROOM REMODELING AND REPAIR
American Bath Inc., family owned and operated,
over 25 years of experience in Mont. Co. In 2013,
over 48% of our business came from referrals and
repeat customers. MHIC licensed. Call for free
estimate, references available. 301-586-8100.
www.americanbath.net
COMPUTER SERVICES— DC/PC Computer
Support offers friendly, personalized computer
services to local residents. Services include
maintenance, repairs, upgrades, tune-ups,
new pc setups, virus and spyware removal,
networking and training. Appointments are
available mornings, afternoons and evenings.
Telephone and e-mail support is also available.
To schedule an appointment or learn more
about our services email [email protected]
or call Jim at 202-841-0873.
PET CARE. YOUR PET WILL THANK
YOU! Daily walks, play dates at my home
with new friends, overnight stays at my
home or yours—fenced-in yard means lots of
playtime. I will pick-up and return your pet
for play dates! Many neighborhood references.
http://www.licksandleashes.com/ Lisa Charles
cell 301-326-3260
To place an ad in the Village News classifieds, send
us your ad and payment of $0.25 per word by the
deadline. If you have questions, call Lorraine Minor
at (301) 229-3515.
THE VILLAGE NEWS is
published monthly except in
July and December and is sent
free to all 800+ homes in Cabin
John. Others may subscribe
for $10 per year. Send news,
ads, letters, and subscriptions
to: The Village News PO Box
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The next deadline is 10 am,
Wednesday, Nov. 12, for the
issue mailing Nov. 22, 2014.
Volunteers who make the
Village News possible: Mike
Miller and Tim Weedlun–
editors, Lorraine Minor–
business manager.
Regular Contributors:
Burr Gray, Judy Welles, Eric
Dinerstein, Trudy Nicholson,
Barbara Martin.
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