Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-03-02
Charles NJ. Ornne
New Police Chief
For Montgomery Co.
Edward Deets Named Coun-
ty Engineer; Hancock Back
AS Accountant

The Montgomery County Commits
sioners reached into the "Grab Bag
this week and pulled out one Of the
most popular appointments ever
made when they named Charles M.
Orme chief of police. At the same
time the governing board selected
Edward H. Deets, of Clarksburg, a.
county engineer and called back
Alexander X. Hancock to fill the
post of county accountant. These
two appointments also met with pop.
ular approval.
President Thomas E. Hampton Of
the Board of County Commissioners
announced that in voting for the APP
pointment of Chief Deputy Sheriff
Charles M. orme of Gaithersburg, as
Chief of the County police force, the
Commissioners had been most favor
ably impressed with Mr.. Orme's long
and efficient record as a member Of
the county police force and as Chief
Deputy Sheriff of the County. Mr..
Orme was appointed member of the
original Montgomery County police
force in 1922 and made an excellent
record as member of the force until
he was appointed one of the salaried
deputies in the sheriff's Office; in which
Office he has been continuously en-
ployed since, and for the past eight
years has been Chief Deputy Sheriff
Of the County. In these Offices Mr..
0rme has gained a knowledge and ac-
quaintance of the people Of Montgom-
cry County second to no other county
resident. He also knows every coma
naunity and section of Montgomery
County intimately and is as well &C
quainted with all Of the members ~
the County police force as the police
problems of the County. Still Mr..
Orme for the past dozen years has
been representing an, Independent
Office closely associated with h4ptlics
force, and so has been separated from
any of the difficulties betwee ifidisid-
uals on the force which some tines
arise within police forces. 81. 5sy
Mr.. Orme is AZ years Old. and an
alert, intelligent and active man He
has shown good executive ability In
the police Offices he has held centinu-
ously since 1928. 4. W. u ssxsE
The majority of members 81. the
Board of County Commissioners H.
lieve that in Mr.. Orms. they have ap-
pointed first class chief Of police -
the Montgomery County police fore
from the standpoint Of professional
and technical training, who also has
all the advantages Of being a life
long resident Of Montgomery County
who has both spent his entire adult
life in police work and in positions
which have given him the unusual ac-
quaintance with the people and the
communities Of Montgomery County
al well as with the members of the
police force.
Mr.. Hampton stated that in view Of
the present illness of Chief William
Garrett the Board Of County Commits
sioners had authorized the continue
ton of his salary for fifteen-day
period.
President Thomas E. Hampton
stated that in appointing Edward
H. Deets of Clarksburg, county engi1-
eer the Board had been impressed by
Mr.. Deets' long and successful record
as a practicing engineer who has
worked for most of his life upon
problems similar to those now con-
fronting Montgomery County. From
1910 to 1912 Mr.. Deets served as as
sistant engineer for Montgomery
County and from 1912 to 1914 as
superintendent Of construction and
resident engineer for the County. The
next year Mr.. Deets was a partner in
the preparation Of the original county
survey of Montgomery County.
For the next two years Mr.. Deetsr
worked as a computer and craftsman
on the main sewerage plans prepared
for Montgomery County by the firm
of Greiner and Whitman of Baltimore.
Mr.. Deets is now en-
ployed as supervising engineer on the
of one of these sewer pro-
posals by the WPA.
During the World War Mr.. Deets
served as first lieutenant Of engin-
GERS and captain Of the quartermaster
corps. In both positions he was as
system should be borne financially