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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-05-04
Plans Fail For
Shopping Center
In Rockville

Plans for a shopping center for
Rockville fell through this week
when Charles M. Hickman, owner
of the property involved, and a
Washington syndicate which had
negotiated for it, failed to reach an
agreement.
Mr.. Hickman refused to disclose
the price he asked for the real
estate, located at Washington
Street and Frederick Road, which
includes a florist shop, Hungerford
Tavern and the property now oc-
cupied by Mrs. Hattie L. Ward.
1t was understood that Mr.. Hick-
man paid $4,000. for the Tavern
alone when he bought it several
years ago. This latter, he said, will
be posted for lease or sale.
The proposed two story building
would have housed ten stores, Mr..
Hickman said.
In explaining the inability to
reach an agreement on the trans
action, Hr. Hickman stated 81
met the syndicate better than half
way for the progress of Rockville,
but it is all off now"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-05-04
County Clocks Go
On Fast Time To-day;
Weather To Be Wet

Metropolitan. Washington, which
includes Montgomery County, was
. synchronized with other eastern
/ localities this morning when local
time shifted to Daylight Saving
Time. The official change was
made at 2 am. today. Many per-
sons changed their clocks immedi-
ately after supper last night so
that the hour was lost between
supper and bed time, and not dur
ing the night. The lost hour will
be picked up on September "a
when localities will return to East
ern Standard time.
April, like the U. s. Congress,
was also behind with its duties.
April showers have come in May.
Weather Bureau officials say that
this April was the dryest since
1912. However, overdue rains are
keeping the county damp, and the
forecast is for rain again during
the weekend. Temperatures are ex-
pected to remain mild.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-05-04
Rains Come To Rescue
Of Firemen Plagued BY
High Number OF Calls

The rains OF the past week have
greatly lessened the work Of County
Volunteer Firemen. Earlier, due
TO an unusually dry April this year
local firemen were kept busy fight
ing field and woods fires, costing
many thousands Of dollars, in adj
dition to a high number Of house
fires and other calls.
Rockville firemen reported total
of forty-four calls responded to by
their department during the month
Of April. They included: q field
fires; 9 rescue calls; 2 house fires;
1 auto fire; stoves and heating
plants; and 1 shed.
The report from Gaithersburg-
Washington Grove Fire Depart
ment included the following: A
field fires; ~ woods fires; ~
houses,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-05-04
Two School Board
Members Appointed

Mrs. Ben B. Baylor, jr., Be-
thesda, education chairman of the
Maryland Division, American AS
ISOLATION of University Women,
has been appointed by Gov. Lane
to the Montgomery County Board
of Education. He also reappointed
H. Stanley Slime, Silver Spring, to
a second six-year term on the
board.
Mrs. Baylor will serve until
May, 1862, completing the un-
expired term of James w. Gill;
Silver Spring attorney, who has
resigned. Mr.. Gill, who also is
attorney to the County Liquor
Board, said his law practice "woulc
not permit me to further give tC
the position the very great deal OF
time which it requires"
The new Board member is q
vice president of the County Coun.
Gil of Parent Teacher Associations
and was one of five persons recon-
mended for appointment at g
countrywide nominating convention
in March. Mr.. Slime was not NOM
mated by the convention. He is
vice president of the District Title
Co., a former School Board Presi-
dent, and lives at GIT Bennington
Lane.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-05-04

moLey if we are to continue to
serve such a large territory" he
said.
The average run to farm fire,
according to the Fire Department
records, covers e.sven miles, re-
quires more equipment, is more
costly to the department, wears out
the equipment faster and involves
generally a property of higher as
sessment. The department runs up
to thirty miles to protect Az mil
lion dollars wirth of property at
the Sc rate, and yet itlprotects 2-A
million dollars worth of property
within a mile radius for 10c.
Nine bills were introduced at
the first Legislative session of this
year, held in Rockville Monday
afternoon. Two more weIe pre-
scented on Tuesday. The Council
meets for 30 days to enact new
local laws for Montgomery County
during the month Of May each
year. Approximately 80 measures
are expected to be introduced and
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-05-04
Benefit Dance To Be
Held In Rockville
Gymnasium On May -

Entertainment, provided by the
seven member schools of the Inter
high Council will highlight tie In
terhigh Orchestra Dance, May 10,
in the Rockville Gym.
Dancing, to the music of Johnny
Hendricks Orchestra, will last
from 8 till IL. During intermis-
sion, entertainment will be offered
by the seven participating schools
-Gaithersburg, Sherwood, Damas-
Gus, Pooiesville, Blair and Beth
esda, with Richard Montgomery as
Master Of Ceremonies.
This dance, which will end the
Interhigh Council activities for
this year, is to benefit a scholar
ship fund, awarded to one student
in the county, by the Council
Townspeople and alumni are in
vited TO attend this affair which
was postponed earlier in the year
because of the coal shortage.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-05-04
King and Queen
OF May Crowned
At Local School

Before an audience of about 600,
Bob Duley and Patsy O'Brien were
crowned May King and Queen on
Monday at a festival given by
Richard Montgomery High School.
Elected by the entire student body
from a group of twenty candidates,
the names of the King and Queen
were known only to one person,
Mrs Margaret Miles, senior class
adviser. The scroll containing the
identity of the King and Queen
was presented to Jack Prettyman,
master of ceremonies, who made
the announcement.
The festival, which began with
the coronation, was followed by a
program of dancing, singing and
band music. With back ground of
flowers, palms and gayly colored
Maypoie, the pageant had an air
of solemnity due royal corona
ton.
Contestants with Miss O'Brien
for May Queen were jeanne Daw-
son, Louise Cecil, Betty Rogge, Fay
VanRiper, Anne Wilson, Pat Hit,
Jeanra Watkins, Ruth Rokahr and
Donna Diehl. Boys were repre-
sented by Bob Duley, Jimmy
Nicholson, Paul Violette, Bradley
Karn, Larry Payne, Larry Dahlin,
Howard Leighton, Douglas Carlin,
Bill Humphrey and Ed Candy.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-05-04

At present the tax is 10 cents in
the towns named and five cents in
all other areas lying within the
area served by tx, Gaithersburg-
Washington Grove Fire Depart
ment.
The extension of the 10 cent area
is necessary if the department is
to continue its service to outlying
section, Chief Charles p. Fox told
the Sentinel this week. He pointed
out that net receipts from tax
sources were $4,000 in 1949 - that
this year even with the new as
sessment, tax raised receipts will
net only $6,21O.12. Operative cost
for last year was $4,000, the diff
ference being made up from sup
per and carnival receipts. This
year to meet the minimum require
ments of the fire department and
to. operate the rescue squad it will
cost $12,517.66, the chief stated.
"We are using hose 20 years
old = we need ladders and other
protective equipment we bor-
rowed $1,000 this year to pay cur
rent expenses. We must have more
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-05-04

commissioners and one new one.
Renamed for one-year terms were
G. ID. Armstrong and Luther G..
Howard. Sam Riggs ~, town
treasurer for the past three years,
won over w. w. White, the other
incumbent for the third post.
Thirty-four votes were cast.
In Brookeville, three incumbent
town commissioner we're reelected
for two-year terms. Howard T.
Craver polled % votes, Charles r.
Hawkins, 81, and C. Willard Har-
vey, "a.
At GAINESVILLE, one newcomer
was added to the towns three
member board of commissioners.
He is Mark LETTERS, who received
IL votes. Mrs. Stella Lillard re-
ceived 13 tallies and Lowell B.
Moon, 8. Both were incumbents.
The third, Miss Mary Morningside,
was nosed out.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-05-04
County Farm
Tax Rates Are
Being Studied

Sponsored by the Upper Mont
gomery County Farmers Club,
Farm Bureau and other county
farm groups, study of tax rates
and assessments in Montgomery
County to determine whether
farmers are paying more than
their share, is under way.
The survey is directed by DIR.
w. Paul Walker of the department
of agricultural economics of the
University of Maryland. County
farmers have received circulars
asking for donations of 81 or mora
to help pay for the survey.
Farm spokesman contend that
the farmer is being assessed at too
high a rate because his farm hap
pens to be situated near subdivid-
ed land where subdividers are max
ing money on their land. They
contend that assessments on farms
should not take such proximity in
to account.
County farmers have complained
for some time that farm assess
ments in Frederick County are
lower than in Montgomery. The
survey will include a comparison
Of assessments in other Maryland
counties.
Cost Of the survey is approxim-
ately 5000 but an effort Is being
made to raise $1,000 more to put
our conclusions into effect" The
survey is expected to be completed
by July. s4}
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-05-04
Miss Rockville
PrelilninarieS
On May 3lst

The Rockville Chamber of Com
merce has set May 81 as the date
for "preliminaries" in the much
talked about Miss America Pag-
cant. Final judging, when win
ming contestants from Rockville
and several neighboring COM
munties will be sent to Baltimore,
has been announced as June z.
There will be special meeting of
the Chamber of Commence in the
Firehouse on Monday, May 8, s
p. M, according to Van F. Lip
pard, president of the Chamber.
Civic organizations and clubs in
Rockville are asked to send repre-
sentatives to discuss details of the
contest and to enter the name of
any girl they wish to sponsor.
Girls between the ages of 10
and %, unmarried, with high school
education and possessing some
special talent, are eligible to enter
the contest. The latter may in
clude singing, or other musical
abilities; recitations, or proficiency
in other arts or accomplishments.
In addition to selecting a "Miss
Rockville" contestants from DAM
ascus, Potomac, Gaithersburg,
Washington Grove and Shady
Grove, will have individual pag-
eants. The winner in each case
will represent her town at Balti-
more. Winners in the Maryland
contest will then represent the
State in the colorful Miss America
Pageant in Atlantic City in Sep
TENDER. Contestants will also be
seeking one of the 16 educational
scholarships amounting to $4,000
annually, offered at the National
Finals.
Chairman of the Rockville Cham
Der of Commerce Committee is j.
Warren Milor, who states that a
contestant is under no financial
obligation. Local winners will have
all expenses paid to Baltimore yby
their local groups. He also ex.
planned that each contestant will re-
ceive some form of prize, whether
or not she wins.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-05-04
Bids For Bypass
In Rockville To
Be Asked MAY %

The proposed bypass of Rock
vile, designed to relieve congestion
OF traffic through the main street
moved step nearer this week. A
telegram received at the office of
Mayor and Council, and posted on
the bulletin board in the city office
at 10 Commerce Lane, reads:
"This is to advise that project
MASS the Rockville relocation, Ri.
U. S. 240 will be advertised on
May 90, 1850, and will be placed
under contract as soon as possible
after receipt of bids. 1t is con-
fidently expected the entire project
will be completed during the cur
rent construction year. (Signed
States Road Commission of Mary
land per Joseph M. George"
1t is understood that preliminary
negotiations for acquiring the
necessary land have been COM
pleted. According to Mayor c.
Lamar Kelly, about 800 of the
property owners in the area
affected agreed to dedicate the land
for 100 foot right-of-way.
The route will leave Highway
24O near St. Mary's Catholic
Church and parallel the B. & 0.
Railroad tracks to a point just
south of Westmore. Total cost of
the project has been set at APP
proximately $250,000.
The city Of Rockville will pay
the cost for curbs and cutters on
the new road, Mayor Kelly stated
this week, and he hopes to have
the east and west Rockville con-
Meeting links completed by the
time the bypass is finished.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-05-04
Dear Ruth" To Be
Given By Rockville
Little Theatre Group

The Rockville Little Theatre is
presenting on May 18th and 10th,
and goth it's latest production
"Dear Ruth" in the Episcopal Par
ish Hall. This fascinating and
hilarious comedy may be familiar
to those who saw the movie version
several seasons ago.
Mrs. F. K. Mostofi is director
of the forthcoming production.
Charles E. Hutsler is assistant d.
rector, with the following cast:
Barbara Payne, Ralph Hohenstein,
Lucille Campbell, Mrs. William Jen-
nings Bailey, jr., Ruth Shipley, Col.
harrington Wilson, Ray Maryman,
Able Clogg and William Clements,
III
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-05-04
Papageorge To
Retain Job In .
Public Works
Council Appoints
Two New Inspectors
In His Department

Director of Public Works, George
T. Pspageorge and County Man
ager Irving G. McNayr have "re-
solved their differences" and Mr..
Papageorge has withdrawn his
resignation, the press was told by
Mr.. Papageorge on Tuesday. Later
Mr.. McNayr confirmed the state
ment. The post, which pays $500
year has been held by Mr.. Papa-
george since July.
II felt that the work was not
being handled as rapidly as it
should" Mr.. McNayr said, "but
Mr.. Papageorge had a logical APP
proach that he should build up his
organization first and then get to
work." The two ideas have been
compromised and a little Of each
will be adopted, he explained.
Both denied that J. GLAND Har-
vey, chief of the division of equip
ment, maintenance and eonstruc-
ton, who is one Of the Oldest em-
ployes in time of service in the
county, had anything to do, with
the resignation. Mr.. Papageorge
has been quoted as saying he could
not agree with Mr.. Harvey, who Is
said to have refused to move his
desk from the County depot in
Gaithersburg, to the Rockville
office of the department.
Meanwhile, the County Council
OH Tuesday appointed two new in
spectors for the Department Of
Public Works as measure to meet
the criticism that inspection has
not been as good as 1t should have
been, President Frederic P. Lee
said. Mr.. Lee said contractors have
complained that the inspection has
not been worth the fees they have
charged. 'oa 81
The new appointees are; James
A. Buchanan Nv, OF Bells Mil
Road, to receive 1890 3 year, and
William B. Mckinney of Silver
Spring to receive $2S6O year.
Both appointments are effective
May 8.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-05-04
Mayor Kelly And City
Manager To Be On Air

Mayor G. Lamar Kelly and
City Manager John G. Melon
aid will be interviewed by Ernie
Tanner on the WGAY Com
munity Forum Program on Sun
day afternoon, May 7, at lis
pm.
The Mayor expects to touch
on the subject of planning for
the city of 10000 persons dur
ing his next two years in office,
and will cite some advantages
of Rockville-what it offers in
low tax penalties, transporta-
ton and other factors which
make it "a better place to live"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-05-04
Mayor And Entire Council
Reelected Here And In G'bq

The Mayor and Council of both
Rockville and Gaithersburg were
reelected in municipal elections held
Monday. While Rockville had the
largest vote in it's history as town
with 760 votes cast, only 10 per-
sons voted in Gaithersburg with
381 registered voters.
Mayor G. Lamar Kelly, il, who
was unopposed for reelection for
his third two-year term polled 673
votes. Elected with him were
councilmen Frank H. Higgins who
received ,641 votes; Samuel p.
Hersperger, GA; Daniel r. We'd
die, 583, and Murray w. Brad
shaw, GA. Another candidate,
Robert B.. Ladd, received the low
est number of votes, 230, in an un-
successful bid for one of the four
Town Council seats.
Rockville's first voter was Mrs.
Leigh Allnutt, former town clerk.
The large vote here was at
tributed to recent land annexations
by the community which last year
made the town six times larger in
extent. Total registration is APP
proximately 1925.
In Gaithersburg Mayor Harry c.
Perry, sr., was returned to Office
for a second two-year term. The
incumbent councilmen renamed are
George w. Marshall and Charles
P. Fox for four-year terms and
Sprigg Ward for a two-year term.
Each received 18 votes and were
unopposed.
Residents of Laytonsville re-
elected two Of their three town
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-05-04
Thrift Shop Needs
Adding Machine

Now that it's Spring cleanup
time, the Montgomery County
Thrift Shop will be pleased if you
turn up an old adding machine for
its accounts.
Any other attic and basement
discards-small furniture, bric-a-
brac and clothing-will be sold at
the shop, Ais Hampden Lane, Be-
thesda, for county welfare projects.
The telephone number is Wisconsin
9843.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-05-04
Mother Goose Slide"

A Mother Goose Show Slide"
prize for the RMHS P-TA Carni-
val, May 20, will be- on display in
the Public Health Window in Rock
vile within the next week. A COM
bination wardrobe, desk, bureau
and sliding board, it is shaped and
painted to resemble Old Mother
Hubbard's shoe. The adult prize
will be a handmade quilt. Other
features of the all-day carnival in
clude games, rifle range, pony rides,
grab bags, fortune tellers and music
by the Potomac Band. f
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-05-04
Tax List To Be Published

On May 18, the delinquent list of Montgomery County,
will be published this Any taxes that paid
by IL AM Monday, May Is, will be listed with the
description of and interest and
this advertisement according John Diamond chief
and Disbursement Division
AS this list submitted to the May between
this date and May will be necessary of
plus interest at six percent from October 99
plus $3.50 penalty for withdrawing advertisement from
Mr.. Diamond warned
At IL O'Clock AM May Is, flat price of $3.50 will be
added to and interest to Advertising of making
list and auctoneer fe Any property advertised in
issue be included the three Mr. Diamond explained
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-05-04
Music Festivals BY Many
Schools Slated Next Week

The first in a series of Music
Festivals to be presented by 1000
elementary school children in the
county will be heldvon Wednesday,
May 10, p. M. in Leland Junior
High School Auditorium. A mixed
chorus of 80 children from Chevy
Chase and Westbrook Schools; a
third grade tonette group of go
children from Bethesda Elemen-
tary School; and band composed
of lao children from Alta Vista,
Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Bradley,
Clara Barton, Forest Grove, Som
erset, Lynnbrook, Westbrook, ele-
mentary schools, will take part in
this first program.
On Thursday night, May II, 8
P. M. in the Montgomery Hills
Junior High School, the lower
county elementary school festival
will be presented. A 100 voice
chorus, of 9th graders from Four
Corners, Glenmont, Montrose,
Pleasant View, Sherwood, Woodlin
and Woodside will sing. Children
from Oak View and Sherwood will
present folk dances. Also on this
program will be ehoruses from Oak
View, East Silver Spring, Silver
Spring Intermediate, Takoma
Park, Pinecrest, Kensington and
Garrett Park.
Another festival will also take
place on this same evening, May
IL 8 p. M, in the Gaithersburg
High School Gym. An Elementary
school chorus of 300 voices from
the 18th and 9Th grades Of Rock
vile, Gaithersburg, Laytonsville,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-05-04
Night Baseball League To
Play First Game May 18th

President, Henry Beanie" Brown,
Bethesda; treasurer, Ralph Walk
err, Gaithersburg; secretary, Ros-
coe N. Whip, Rockville; and Off
ciak scorer, Johnny Burdette, Rock
vile.
Last Monday night sixty or more
men worked like beavers" to get
the field at the Ag Center in shape
for the season. Starting at o p. M.
at the farm of Basil Mobley, who
donated sod, the men cut and haul
ed il TO tire center where it was
completely laid by IL p. M. The
field is laid out and modelled after
Griffith Stadium in Washington.
During the week black sand and
dirt mixture will be put on the base
paths.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-05-04

Damascus, Clarksburg, barnes
town, Dickerson, Poolesville, and
Potomac will sing. A Apiece
Junior and Senior High School
Band composed Of children from
Rockville, Damascus, Sherwood,
Gaithersburg will play. The pro-
gram will conclude with a End
grade rhythm band from Gathers
burg and general community sing
ing by the choruses and audience.
All festivals are free and open to
the public.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-05-04
Sherwood Library Tea

The Operating Committee of
Sherwood Community Library,
Sandy Spring, invites the public
to tea on the library on Wednes-
day, May 10, p. m. Guest speaker
will be Dorothy Troth Muir of
Washington Grove whose subject
!, will be "The Writing of Historical
Novels" Mrs. Muir is author of
several historical works dealing
with the Washington family, in
Guiding Potomac Interlude,"
Presence of a Lady," and her new
book, "Woodlawn Mansion"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-05-04
High School Chorus

The first of the series of music
festivals in the County, will be pre-
sented Friday evening in the Rich
ard Montgomery High School GYM
nasium, Rockville. Beginning at
8 p. m. the concert will feature a
chorus of over 100 high school stu
dents selected from the best choral
talent in the county.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-05-04

A 56-game schedule has been set
up by eight teams, members of the
newly formed Montgomery Coun-
ty Night Baseball League, which
will hold its opening game on Fri
day night, May IL, $3.50, at the
Agricultural Center field, Gath
ersburg. This game will feature
Bethesda and Burtonsville. The
following night, Saturday, Gath
ersburg and Silver Spring will
play. Rockville and Evansville will
play on Tuesday, May 16 and
Colesville and Damascus on Fri
day, May 10. All games will be
held in Gaithersburg and will be-
gin at $3.50. A. full schedule will
be released next week.
Officers of the league are:
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-05-04
Washington Grove Girl
Recuperating After
Fall From Family Car

Three-year-old Phyllis Marie
Rynex, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Allen Rynex, 112 Chestnut
Avenue, Washington Grove, is re-
cuperating from injuries received
when she fell from the family car
OF Friday morning. She unlocked
the rear door of the car while rid
ing in ,Gaithersburg with her
father.
After being treated by DR.. Will
liam A. Linthicum Phyllis was
taken to Suburban Hospital. She
was badly bruised and received
some cuts which required several
stitches. e..