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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-02-02
Rockville Mayor
Moderator OF
Panel Debate

Mayor G. Lamar Kelly of Rock
vile will act as moderator when
the Ray Report on the question of
the Incorporation of Silver Spring
is discussed at an open meeting of
the Silver Spring Junior Chamber
of Commerce, Monday evening,
February 6, at 8 P. M. at the Stone
House Inn.
A panel of leading Montgomery
County citizens will open tie public
discussion. Participants will be
Judge Einar Christensen, presi-
dent Of the Silver Spring Board of
Trade, Frederic P. Lee, president
of the Montgomery County Coun-
Gil and Blair Ice III, vice-chair-
man of the Maryland National
Capitol Park and Planning Com
mission.
DR.. Joseph Ray, consultant to
the department of Government of
the University of Maryland and
his associate, DR.. Christian Lar
son, who together prepared the
controversial report, have agreed
to TEND and to participate in the
forum.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-02-02
RedIand Hunt ChaIks Up
3 Kills During January

hounds discovered their error and
returned he made a break. The
good bitch, Sticky, spotted hirl,
and ran him by sight, followed
with enthusiastic music by the
rest of the pack. He made for his
den in Buck Welch's meadow at
d sizzling pace, the field after him.
A few feet from his den he de-
cided a tree would be safer, and
up he went. Huntsman Frank Fra
ley climbed after him. When Frank
crawled out on the same limb the
fox boldly barred his teeth, hair
standing on end, and came at
Frank. Frank evidently looked
even meaner to the fox, for the
grey decided to retreat, lost his
balance and fell. Hounds accounted
for him before he could get to his
den.
This was the same field where
Crompton Smith broke his leg in
Redland Races of 1910, and near
where your scribe broke two bones
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-02-02
Highway Design
Engineer Sought
By Public Works

The Montgomery County Per.
sonnet Board is recruiting for a
highway design engineer to head
the Design Section of the Depart.
ment of Public Works. The posi-,
ton is a new one and has beer
classified at County grade II, with
salary ranging from $4,000 to
$3.50 per annum. The starting
salary will be $4,000.
The Council on Tuesday ap-
proved the appointment of John
A. Lewis, currently filling the posi-
ton of General Engineer in the
Department of Public Works, as
assistant Director in the same de-
partment. His salary will remain
at $4,000.
Alfred James Clark of Bethesda,
was appointed Junior Craftsman
at an annual salary of $1,000.
A pension for Mrs. Annie
Bailey Turner, widow of Patrol
man Harry A. Turner, jr., was
approved. She will receive $50
for herself and $40 each for her
two children, seven year old Harry
A. Turner, III and William Perry
Turner, aged a.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-02-02
Three Prisoners
Escape From The
Rockville Jail

Police along the entire Eastern
Seaboard were alerted early Tues
day morning when it was dis
covered that three prisoners had
escaped from the Rockville jail
atop the Courthouse. The escapes
who had five hour start before
the break was discovered at mid
night are John E. Coffin, % and
Robert L. Caldwell, 20, both of
Carderock, and Walter F. Will
Jams, IS, of Washington.
Coffin and Caldwell were under
arrest for theft of liquor from the
Montgomery County Dispensary at
600 Macarthur blvd. Williams
is charged with burglary of two
county service stations.
Federal Bureau of Prison Off
Gals on Tuesday advanced four
recommendations for improving
the security of the jail:
1. installation of approved de-
tention sashes in all windows; 2,
installation of six alarm points for
immediate contact with police
headquarters on the first floor; 8,
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-02-02
Handbook On
Government Is
Now Available

A 81 page pamphlet entitled "Or-
ganization Of the Government of
Montgomery County Maryland"
prepared by Richard L. Black, Re-
search Assistant in the Office Of the
county manager, was presented to
members of the County Council
and the press on Tuesday. It was
pronounced a Splendid piece of
work" and "just what we needed"
The pamphlet contains an Off
cial roster, directory of govern
mental officials, map showing the
various districts, with emphasis on
the administrative departments of
the county government and the
State agencies.
In presenting the handbook TO
the council, County Manager Irv-
ing G. McNayr said he hoped citi-
zens and organizations will send
for copies 80 that they may obtain
a general view Of the organization
Of the county government. The
books may be obtained free of
charge from John McElroy, clerk
to the council, at the Courthouse
in Rockville. Apply either by mail
or in person,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-02-02
by Elisabeth McSherry

Redland Hunt had three kills in
January, making a total of seven
to date.
On January 18th the meet was
at Muncaster Mill. The hounds
found a grey in the Daisy Beard
place, about ten minutes after be-
ing cast. He set his mask north
west and ran straight and fast to
Brooke Johns place, then Jim
Barnsleys', crossed the creek twice,
through Ladson's, onto Colonel
Ervin's farm. He had been in plain
sight of the field for about Is
minutes, running boldly, evidently
a veteran at the sport. When the
reached a corner of Col. Ervin's
field he found the horses and
riders had gotten there ahead of
him by a more direct route. At
sight of the horses cutting off his
escape he calmly lay down in the
honeysuckle, and waited while
hounds, confused by the scent of
horses, overran him. When the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-02-02
County Council ProcIoims
Feb. 6-72 Boy Scout Week

The County Council on. Tuesday
proclaimed February to IL Boy
Scout Week to coincide with the
National observance marking the
10th year of the American organ
ization.
Former County Commissioner
Wesley |. Sauter, introduced four
scouts to the council, two Cubs,
Howard .Mattingly and Donald Nc
Kinsly, a Boy Scout, David John
son, and his own son, Wesley, jr.,
who is an advanced, teen aged
Explorer" scout. The boys each
had little to say about the work
Of his particular group and said
they wished all boys had their
opportunity.
Mr.. Sauter explained that there
is a crucial scarcity of leaders and
den mothers. Four troops are in
process of being organized in the
Rockville area he said. The Cubs
are already well organized.
The local Pack 208 will open this
anniversary week on Monday by
wearing their blue and gold uni
forms to school, after which they
will attend a story hour at the
Rockville Library, especially
planned for them by Mrs. Rose
Miller, librarian. On Tuesday
evening, the 7th, they will appear
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-02-02
Secretary AchesOn Says
He Will Support Hiss

\ Secretary of State Dean Ache
Fson declared this week that II do
not intend to turn my back on
Alger Hiss" He made the state
ment at news conference. Later
he gave permission for direct quo
tation.
The statement came few hours
after Hiss, a former high State
Department official and personal
friend Of the present secretary,
had been sentenced in New York to
five years in prison on two per-
jury counts. Mr.. Acheson said
that he would not turn his back on
Hiss regardless of the ultimate out
come of the case. Lawyers have
announced that the conviction will
be appealed.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-02-02

at the regular monthly meeting of
the Rockville Elementary PTA,
where they will present special
flag ceremony, repeat the Cub
Scout Promise, and sing. They will
be led by 1t. Robert Finley, AS
sistant Cubmaster. The Elementary
PTA is the organization which
sponsors the Rockville Cubs.
February IL will be Scout Sun
day, and the Cubs plan to attend
the Rockville Presbyterian Church.
Howard C. Cobbs, Minister of the
Church, serves as Advancement
Officer in the Pack. Rev. Cobbs is
preparing a special sermon for the
Cubs, whose parents are also in
vited to be present at this service.
Almost 10000 Packs in America
are engaged in this 40th birthday
celebration. During 1850 the Cubs
are carrying on a crusade to
Strengthen the Arm of Liberty"
and also to strengthen the home
life of all of the Cub Scouting
families, which number well above
100000 across the nation.
A Blue and Gold banquet for
Cubs and their families in Rock
vile is scheduled for Saturday
evening, February 10. The boys
have started to make table dec
orations for this event.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-02-02
James F. Erwin
New Manager OF
Liquor Board

The Montgomery County Liq-
uor Control Board Tuesday &C.
copied Charles B. Buscher's re-
signation as general manager and
assistant secretary and appointed
James F. Erwin to succeed him
Both actions are effective immed-
lately. Mr.. Buscher, who has been
general manager for about two
and one-half year, is leaving to
work in the Government contract
division of Charles G. Stott & Co.
of Washington.
Mr.. Erwin, who has been with
the liquor board since 1912, will
receive $4,000 a year. He lives in
Silver Spring, and has worked for
the county for a number of years,
first as Deputy Clerk to the Coun-
ty Commissioners, and later was
employed by the Liquor Control
Board.
The board also appointed Paul
Chesley, Woodmoor, to succeed
Mr.. Erwin as beer division manager
and assistant general manager at
$4,000 a year. Ralph P. Lutz, Ia
koma Park, will succeed Mr.. Ches-
ley as assistant manager of the
beer division at $4,000 a year. Mr..
Chesley has been with the Liquor
Board since December 1913, while
Mr.. Lutz formerly was associated
with the Goodman Electric Co.,
Silver Spring.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-02-02
RMHS Students Start
Magazine Campaign

Students at Richard Mont
gomery High School, in con-
junction with their annual Cur
tbs Magazine Campaign, will
also sell subscriptions to the
Montgomery County Sentinel
and the newly established Rock
vile Times. The school will re-
ceive a commission for each
subscription sold and the two
papers are offering prizes for
students in each homeroom hav-
ing the highest total sales; the
individual having the highest
total sales and a prize to the
teacher of the high-sale home
room. These subscriptions will
not count toward premium
points for gifts from the Curtis
Co.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-02-02
Rockville Civic
Assn. Discusses
Town Policing
Photo bg NGche &c Nh

Police protection fer towns like
Rockville was discussed at the reg
ular meeting of the Rockville Civic
Association January 81 at the Soc
ial Agencies Building. Pat Connolly
reported on the best practice
evolving in the experience of other
municipalities and suburban areas,
and general discussion as to inn
plications for Rockville followed.
The trend, Mr.. Connolly found,
l. toward organizing municipal SER
vices for large enough area and
population to achieve economies Of
a large scale operation and to per-
NIT developing specialized services
which are not possible where a
small community Independently
cares for its own needs. Police
services, except for parking meter
supervision, are provided here by
the Montgomery County force, so
that Rockville apparently has a
modern system in this respect.
The citizens present discussed
the need for patrolling in different
sections, and how the most effec-
tive patrol service could be OBJ
tanned with the present staff OF
with somewhat larger staff. 1t
was pointed out that Rockville has
unique advantage in that scout
car routes tanning out from the
Court House give additional pro-
tective service to the town above
that of the scout car regularly
assigned here. The recent codific-
alton of town police and motor
vehicle ordinances was discussed
also. The group feeling appeared
to be that all citizens should accept
responsibility for helping improve
police protection rendered by the
existing good system.
The civic group discussed pro-
jects planned for the remainder
of the year, and it was announced
that the February meeting will be
with the Rockville Volunteer Fire
Department, and the youth activ-
tiles of the community will be the
center of attention in March.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-02-02
Scholarship Survey
Being Conducted In
All High Schools

Mrs. Stella Werner, Chairman
of the Montgomery County Press
Associations Scholarship Com.
mittee is conducting a survey of
all Montgomery County High
Schools in an effort to determine
the best type of journalism scholar
ship to present to the student who
is selected to receive the Press As.
sociation's first journalism award
The money for this scholarship
is being raised through the spon.
sorship of the Greater Washing
ton Premier of TWO BLIND
MICE, comedy by Samuel Spe-
wax, produced by the Montgomery
Players at Leland Junior High
School, Friday, February II.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-02-02


The following twenty of "a
nominees submitted by the nomi-
mating committee and nominated
from the floor, were elected: Mrs.
Thomas Bailey, Laytonsville; J. M.
Buddy Barnsley, 0lney; Sterling
Bowman, Gaithersburg; Mrs. Mar
shall Davis, Germantown; Edwin
D. Fry, Laytonsville; Ashton Gar
rett, Rockville; Donald Hobbs,
Sandy Spring; Raymond Kemp,
Damascus; Mrs. Merhle King,
Cedar Grove; W. Lawson King,
Gaithersburg; George Lechlider,
Gaithersburg; Charles T. Linthi-
cum, Boyds; William H. McCeney,
Jr., Falkland; Allie Messer, Gath
ersburg; Paul Mills, Travilah;
Robert Stiles, Shady Grove; George
P. Plummer, Gaithersburg; Gordon
Umstead, Oiney; Ralph Walker,
Gaithersburg; w. R. Winslow,
Norbeck. Officers will be elected at
meeting of the board on Saturday
morning.
Roscoe N. Whip, secretary, sum-
married activities of the old Mont
gomery County Livestock Show
bringing his report up-to-date with
comments on the first fair held
last year. He told of the purchase
of the site of the fair, the master
plan developed for it's layout and
said that the first fair had showed
profit of $500.
Lawson King, spoke on the work
of the "Big Day" Committee, of
which he was chairman. His re-
port paid compliment to each per-
son, young and old, who had CO.
operated in making so successful
that one day early last summer
when buildings were erected, roads
laid and the layout of the
grounds took shape.
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-02-02

/ Creation of such a commission,
although of considerable import
ance to the county, according to
Council President Frederic p. Lee,
emphasizes the absurd situation
we have under State law in regard
to planning, coming, subdivision
planning, building inspection and
other related matters" he said.
He referred to State laws which
delegate these functions to the
MNCPPC in the lower county. The
ideal situation, according to the
council head, would be to have con-
troll of administrative and exacu-
tive matters rest in the county
council.
However, the Nnly way to cor
rect this situation is by legislative
action at Annapolis" he said.
John E. Reeves, member of the
State Legislature, who had just
won case in court and had
stopped in to see what the County
Council was doing, was asked what
he thought of the proposed ordin-
ance. He pledged the county del
cations support but added, Upper
Montgomery County is not going
to like being regulated - can tell
you that right now. However, the
council had already stated that it
would work very gradually toward
the regulation.
Cited as the upper Montgom-
cry County Planning Commission
Ordinance, 1885," the proposed
measure states in part:
There Is hereby created an
Upper Montgomery County Plan
ming Commission, hereinafter re-
ferred to as TIE Commission" The
territorial jurisdiction Of the Com
mission shall extend to the Upper
Montgomery County Planning Dis
trict, which shall consist of such
portion of Montgomery County, in
GLIDING towns and villages thereof,
except the town of Rockville, which
has it's own coming board, as lies
without the boundaries of the
Maryland Washington Regional
District, as defined by the Mary
land Washington Regional District
Act, as amended.
"The Commission shall consist Of
five members, one to be appointed
by resolution of the County Council
and four to be appointed by the
President of the County Council
subject to confirmation by the
County Council. The terms of all
members shall be five years or
until their successors take Office,
except that the term of the mem
Der first appointed by the County
Council shall be one year from Feb
ruary 1, 1860, and the terms Of ths
members first appointed by the
President of the Sounty Council
shall be two, three, four, and five
years, respectively, from February
/, 1850, as shall be specified by the
President of the County Council at
the time of appointment. Notwith-
standing the foregoing provisions.
the term of the member appointed
by the County Council shall cease
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-02-02
Just A Warning

Numerous fake solicitors have
appeared in Rockville of recent
date, pretending to sell something
and others collecting funds for So
called charitable purposes. One of
them said that she represented
the Baptist Church. The Baptist
Church does not make any public
solicitation of funds and has no.
body seeking public contributions.
Such solicitors have also known to
ben in the vicinity of Gaithersburg
within the past few months.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-02-02
Final Meeting And Tea

Mrs. r. B, Ransom held final
meeting and tea at her home on
Tuesday for the captains and
solicitors of the Up-County Com
mittee of Suburban Hospital. Al
though the reports are still in
complete, the returns from the
Gaithersburg Area are quite graft
flying and the workers wish to
thank all contributors for their
support in the worthy cause.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-02-02
Community Hymn Sing

Another Community Hymn Sing
will be held Sunday evening, Feb
ruary S, 8 p. m. in the Rockville
!, Baptist Church. Group singing will
qE,e led by Charles D. Giauque. The
program will include singing by
the Beall Brothers Quartette and
other instrumental and vocal
music. There will be Surprise"
speaker.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-02-02

This Dutch lad, who is 9 years
old, has been "under the wing" of
the Rockville Womans Club for
several years. Others may help
the club in this project and en-
joy a most interesting program at
the same time, by attending a
Silver Tea on Thursday, February
9, at Christ Episcopal Church
Parish Hall, Rockville. beginning
at 2 p. M, the program will in
clude musical selections by Mrs.
William Quay and Mrs. Marshall
Mayes, and a dramatic presenta-
ton by the Silver Spring Womans
Club, after which tea will be
served.
Nine-year-old Keys, who will
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-02-02
Announcement By Welfare

The Montgomery County Wei
fare Board has decided it will not
give unemployment relief at the
present.
The Board does not consider it
right to give unemployment relief
at time when the entire State is
faced with the shortage of funds
to meet the needs of people who,
because of age, blindness, incapa-
city or extreme youth are unable
to help themselves in any way.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-02-02
Friends Of sPE Hold Shower

Parents of Sigma Phi Epsilon,
fraternity at Maryland University,
have formed society, Friends OF
SPE, to help the fraternity in the
purchase of their new home near
..the campus. A Library shower
WAS recently given them. Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w. Bell, Mr.. and Mrs.
Merle Jacobs, Mr.. and Mrs. Maui
rice Chiswell and Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond jackson attended from
Gaithersburg. Mrs. Dorothy Mason
of Bethesda is Chairman Of the
proun.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-02-02
Planning Commission Is Proposed
For The Upper Section Of County
Five Member Board Would Be Named By
President Of The County Council. Will Not
Receive Pay For Services

An ordinance proposing establishment of a planning
commission for all parts of Upper Montgomery County not
under the regulations of present bcouny Park and Planning
Commission introduced by the County Council Tues
day public hearing the proposed ordinance will be held
in the Courthouse Rockville Monday, February Is, at
7:3OP M
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-02-02
Everngam viii Go To Ohio

G. Gregg Everngam, president
of the Montgomery County Com
munity Chest and Council, has
been authorized by the Board of
Trustees to represent them at the
32nd National Conference of Com
munity Chests and Councils of
America, Inc, to be held at Gin
cinnati, Ohio, February and A..
He will be accompanied by the
Executive Director, Louis L. Or
gera.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-02-02
Board Of Directors Elected
For Agricultural Center

board of directors elected at the first annual
meeting of the Montgomery County Cooperative Agricultural
Center Inc held Monday night January 80 in the Gathers
burg High School Gymnasium. The president, NJ Buddy
Barnsley of Oney conducted the meeting which attend
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-02-02
y Mrs. Mills Hostess

Mrs. Mills Hostess
Luncheon guests of Mrs. Donald
: Mills at her home on Thursday
were Mrs. Elsie Mills, Mrs. Samuel
Finneyfrock and daughter Peggy,
Mrs. Raymond Mills and son Ken
meth Ray, Mrs. Elizabeth Gallo
way and son Ricky and Mrs. Ralph
Mills and daughter Gloria Jean.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-02-02
DIR. And Mrs. Wilson Have

Dc THU MI % VHAoOAN AAUV~
Guest
DIR. Herman M. Wilson, Super
intendent of the Asbury Methodist
Home, Gaithersburg, and Mrs. Will
son, had as a weekend guest, DR..
Karl P. Meister of Chicago, Ex-
ecutive Secretary of the General
Board of Hospitals and Homes of
the Methodist Church. DR.. Meister
has recently returned from Good
Will trip to Europe, where he visi-
ted all Methodist Hospitals and
Homes.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1950-02-02
THE NEWS
FROM
Here And There
Fellowship Supper

FeIIOWSHIV supper
The Little Church in the Wild
wood, Old Georgetown Road, will
hold a fellowship supper on Friday,
February 10th from 5 to 8 in the
church basement. Mrs. Alfred
Pridemore, is chairman of the sup
per committee, and announces that
Fried chicken, ham and fish will
be on the menu.
Evening star., 1950-04-16

thought a veto would have as
little political effect as its ap-
proval would have, since the
measure had split party lines.
"The gas bill vetoed by the
President" he added, had but
one purpose. That purpose was
to enable independent producers
to sell their gas in interstate COM
merce with. the same freedom
with which they can sell it at
home. The Presidents veto will
deny them that freedom. This will
result in less gas and cause higher
prices to the consumer"
Similar to Priest Bill.
Senator Kerr said the measure
was similar to one introduced in
the 80th. Congress by Representa-
tive Priest. Democrat, of Tennes-
see. which was recommended by
the Federal Power Commission
and approved by the President
as being in the public interest.
'"The Kerr BILL" he added, "was
identical in principle with the
Priest bill. If the Priest bill was
in the public interest In 1947 and
1913, the Kerr bill would be in
the public interest in 1850.
This bill had been on the Sen
ate calendar since last June 1t
would not have been called up If
proponents had not understood
that it was acceptable to the
President today as the Priest bill