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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-09-18
PeDcO Granted
Franchise With
$81,OOO Annual Fee

The County Council Tuesday
passed an ordinance granting a
Is year franchise to the Potomac
Electric Power Co. on payment Of
az annual fee of $81,727.
The fee is the smallest of three
considered by the council. The or
iginal compensation asked was 3
Fer cent - about $150,000 - Of
the company's gross income in the
county. This was then cut to a
flat 100000 in the second pro-
posal. .
Pepco will have 30 days in which
to accept the franchise offer. Pep
CO officials have opposed payment
Of any sizeable fee. It's old CON
tract, which expired last August
8. was granted without charge.
The new franchise is non ex-
elusive and grants the company no
right to renewal. 1t would be made
effective as of last August 8.
The fee was based on charge
Of 500 a mile for the right to
use the county's 81727 miles Of
roads in the county. Pepco does
not use all the roads however.
The franchise reserves TO the
council the right TO amend, alter
or repeal the franchise ordinance
in full or in part. The council also
reserved the right for it and Pepco
tC seek a reconsideration Of the
annual fee after five years.
Pepco had threatened to pass the
cost Of any large fee on to con-
sumers. Council members Tuesday,
however, said they doubted if the
fee is passed on TO the county's
$4,000 Pepco customers.
If it were, they noted, it would
amount to about 8 cents en- a $40
electric bill.
The council Tuesday also au-
thorized the payment of claims to-
wild dogs in the upper county.
Charles I. White, Of Laytonsyille
received $33 for an 80-pound sheep
killed July @. Harry S. Ahalt, Of
Dickerson received $50 for a 200
pound eve sheep killed August II.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-09-18
Farm Bureau
Protests New
Regulations
Council to Take
Additional Data
For Two Weeks

Proposed subdivision regulations
# the Upper Montgomery County
Planning Commission hit another
snag this week when at a puDlic
hearing 'alled by the Council on
Monday night, the Montgomery
County Farm Bureau registered its
disapproval on behalf of members.
w. F. Sickle, president of the
group, said the proposals, revised
downward after protests by resi-
dents la3; fall, still make it too
costly 70: "A poor man to build"
4 home in the predominantly rural
part of the county.
Mr.. Sickle said there are five
good reasons why the regulations
should MT be adopted:
/. They are too drastic for Il
rural ec3r omy.
2. Such detailed. planning is not
necessary for the people and prop
crty of the area.
3. The regulations would be an.
'unwarranted" imposition on the
area.
a. Such "unwise" regulations
would stagnate development for
years to come and actually kill
planning and coming in the area for
years.
5. Subdivision regulations should
not be adopted by the County Coun-
I'll unless companion coming regu-
lations arc considered at the sains
time.
County Agent C. w. Anderson
said the subdivision plan would be
practical for metropolitan areas
such as Washington and Baltimore,
but would be highly inappropriate
for rural Montgomery.
While most urban representa-
tives head last night tended to
favor the subdivision plan, r. Ed
win Brown, Rockville attorney
Questioned legality of the Upper
Montgomery Planning Commission
Hhich drnw up the regulations. He
also contended that the proposed
penalty for failing to meet the
regulations-$1000 fine or year
in jail-was questionable because
the County Council can levy
penalty of only 500 and
six months under the Express
Powers Act.
Henry II. Smelling, representing
the Montgomery County Give
Federation. said the body generally
the planning scheme AMI
felt that major objections were due
to misintcrpretation.
Council Member George NesDitt
presided over the hearing, attended
by about 120 persons. He an
9cunced that the record would be
kept open two weeks so other in
lerested persons could present
evidence for or against the pro
posed regulations.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-09-18
Constitution
Day Marked
In County
Crowd at Court
House Hears Talk
By Colonel Griffith

Colonel Paul H. Griffith, of Pc.
tomac, former assistant secretary
Of Defense, told the more than 300
neople VINO assembled on the Court
House Lawn Wednesday to COM
memorata Constitution Day that it
IS mot sufficient" that Americans
rest upon laurels earned by others
who met the test of their times"
In strong speech which decried
the spread of communism through
out the world, and which traced the
history Of the American Constitu-
lion, Colonel Griffith said there are
four cornerstones of vital Am
crican program" \
These are, he said, ATTACK en-
emies of our freedom; teach ap-
probation of our blessing; build
solely for Americas future, and
serve our fellowmen."
The celebration got under way
at 1 pm. with an exhibition in
front of the Court House by the
ceremonial guard drill team of the
United States Navy and concert
by a United States Navy School
# Music Band.
Judge Stedman Prescott, who
served As master of ceremonies,
introduced the speaker. The pro-
gram was arranged by James c.
Christopher, Bethesda attorney.
Besides Mr.. Christopher, other
members CT the Committee on Ar
engagements included Thomas c..
Kelley, Leo Bender, Robert Wal
lace, Archie Meatyard, Edwin
Brown, Flummer Shearin, Vivian
Simpson, Walter H. Norman,
David Belts, James Pugh and Jo-
seph M. Matthias.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-09-18
Loan Firms
Defended by
State Brass
Interest Rate
Not Excessive
Officials State

Maryland's administrator of loan
laws Tuesday defended his Office
md small loan agencies against
criticism; levelled at them in Mont
Tomery county during the .ast
several months.
Lester L. Barrett, and his de-
puty, john w. Dallam, said mos:
# the complaints received against
he loan companies stemmed from
misunderstanding"
Mr.. Barrett said the 8 per cent
I month interest rate charged by
the firms was not oppressive. He
added the loan companies were the
only place many people could get
money since 80 per cent of the
states residents have no bank
credit.
Mr.. Dallam chimed in with A
statement that it was about the
cheapest way working man could
borrow up to $500.
The two men firmly declared
Chey had complete control over the
loan agencies and acted as Gears
when it came to taking away a
wandering firms license.
The Ivan agencies came under
the fire of Circuit Court Chef
Judge Charles w. Woodward last
spring. Later Council members
indicated a desire to investigate
their activities especially in he
downcounty area where the firms
have concentrated along the Dis
trict line.
Mr.. Barrett said the firms draw
much of their business from WASH
ington which has no small lean
law. He said the county profits
from the business the firms do.
Some councilmen expressed a be-
lief the interest rate was too high
ard guaranteed too big a profit to
he lenders. Mr.. Barrett, however,
said he had no control over the
rates. lie admitted that small
loan agencies in some states exist
IN 2 to 25 per cent a month rates
Councilman George Nesbitt sug-
gested the firms ought to be re-
quired to publish annual financial
statements which would show just
how profitable their business is.
Mr., Barrett said most of the
complaints his office receives are
aimed a. the financers of install
inent buying. Abuses in the auto
loan and appliance finance business
are pretty bad, he admitted.
The two men, however, said poo
pie who borrow money on SO called
6 per cent discount rates, actually
pay as high as 1872 per cent annual
interest when all the extra charges
are figured in.
The two men left the council
with official recognition from pre-
sident Lathrop Smith that they
seemed to have the loan offices
under control. Councilmen, how
Cver, indicated they still had a few
questions which for which they
would like better answers.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-09-18
Bible Revision
Meeting at
Caithersburg

The American Revised Standard
Version Of the Bible Observance
for Upper Montgomery County is
scheduled to be held at Grace Meth
odist Church, Gaithersburg, on
Tuesday, September 80, at pm.
The Observance is under the Co.
operative sponsorship of the Mon. =
pomery County Council of Church
Women, the Montgomery County
Christian Endeavor Union, and the
East Montgomery County Counci,
of Churches. 1t is one of 5000
such meetings to be held across tho
United States and Canada which
will mark the completion of the
new version of the Bible as ac-
complishcG by the Commission
sponsored by the National Council
Of Churches.
DIR. Luther A. Wiegley of the
Yale Divinity Schtol served as
chairman of the Commission. The
work rep esents the completion OF
task which began II years ago.
In the preparation of the pro-
gram at Grace Church, the Com
mittee is seeking the cooperation
of all the churches and the meeting
is open to all communions.
The message of the hour will
be brought by DR.. Frank T. Will
stn of tire Presbyterian Church
U. S. A., and the gathering will
be interdenominational, interraeial
and intelfaith in character.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-09-18
Rent Control
Voted Here
By Council
UnincOrpOrated Areas
Affected by 3 to 2
Vote on Tuesday

Extension of rent control in the
unincorporated areas of Montgom-
cry County was voted by the coun-
ty council Tuesday.
The council, by a 3 to 2 count,
voted to ask that Federal controls
be extended until next April 30.
The resolution adopted declared
there was a substantial shortage
OF rental housing in the unincorp-
GRATED areas.
Gaithersburg, Rockville and Glen
Echo already had acted to continue
some kind of controls on rents.
Supporting the extension were
Mrs. Stella Werner, J. Louis Mon
arch and Lathrop Smith, council
president. Mrs. Kathryn Lawlor
and Harold Hammond fought bit
terly to kill controls September 80.
A deadlock and a possible defeat
OF the resolution to extend controls
was avoided when Councilman
George Nesbitt, of Sandy Spring
declined to vote. Mr.. Nesbitt said
he would have opposed the extern
sion but would not vote since Gro
yer Walker, who favored controls,
was absent due to an emergency.
Council observers had not ey-
pected the rent control vote this
week. 1t was understood Mr.. Ham
mond pushed the vote on the issue.
Mr.. Hammond led the opposition to
controls. He admitted there was a
shortage of housing but blamed it
on controls which he said kept too
many units below their market
price.
Mr.. Hammond charged controls
Disseminated against the landlords
who had 2,737 units affected by
them. He said more than 5000
units in the area were not bound
by controls. Mr.. Hammond at
tackled the survey of the Rent Con-
troll Area Rent Office in Silver
Spring which showed only 49 va
cancies in $3.50 units checked. He
said the staff there wanted to con-
tinue controls because it meant
their jobs.
Mrs. Werner, however, declared
she accepted the facts presented
by the rent office and felt it
showed a definite housing short
age.
Mr.. Hammond said there had
been a big turnover in apartment
occupants this year and he deemed
this an indication there was plenty
of housing available. Mr.. Monarch
and Mrs. Werner, however, dis
agreed with his conclusions.
Supporters of rent control noted
that landlords today had nearly
100 per cent occupancy while in
pre-war days 60 to 70 per cent oc-
cupancy was considered operation
al and 80 per cent exceptional.
The councils discussion of the
issue came out in open session
and saw party lines split on the
vote. Rent control had been bit
terly opposed by the real estate
board, the county commerce as
ISOLATION and other trade associa-
tons. Proponents had included a
number Of civic groups, veterans
organizations and hundreds of ten
ants in the county.
When the vote came it was evil
dent that proponents had refused
to consider only the question of
whether there was a shortage of
housing.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-09-18
JeWish NeW Year
Celebration

Grossman Brothers and Sachs
store will be closed beginning at
3 pm. Friday in observance Of the
Jewish New Year celebration. Both
stores will be open Monday morn
ing. The religious holiday begins
officially at shutdown Friday and
extends until shutdown Sunday.
Yom Kippur, the Day Of Atone
ment, is September 20.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-09-18

Plans to launch Lutheran
Church in Rockville, which have
been under way here for soEin
months, were realized this week
with the announcement that two
ecre tract has been purchased al
Viers Mil Road and Broadwood
Avenue as a church site.
The frs unit of the church build
ing is now being planned and de.
signed by architect Elmer Capped
mann. It is expected construction
will get under way before year.
end.
At the same time it has been
announced that the congregation
which has been conducting Sun
day School classes at Lone OAK
Elementary School since March 81,
will install its new pastor, the
Rev. Howard A. wilson, at pin.
at Christ Lutheran Church in Beth
osda on Sunday. The Rev. Otto
Z. Schuetze will preach and offici-
ete at the installation service.
The Rev. George p. Schmidt Of
st. Lukes Lutheran Church, Red
land, and Mr.. Richard Miller, stu
dent assistant at Christ Lutheran,
will assist Rev. Schuetze.
The ne'v pastor is a native Of
Detroit and is a graduate of Capt.
tai University and Capital Univer-
sity Theological Seminary in Col
umbus, Ohio During his inferno,
chip, he founded and served as pas,
or of thu Good Shepherd Lutheran
Church IT North Miami, Florida.
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-09-18
G. H. S. Football
Schedule Announced

2:3O - September 81 - Falls
Church, there; $3.50 - October 3 49,
Rel Air, there; 800 - October 10
Laurel, home-night; 300 -
October II - Frederick, there
night; 800 - October "a - Sher-
wood. home-night; October 81 -
open; 2:30 - November 7 -
Georgetown Prep, there; and 300
= November ID - Rockville, home
night.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-09-18
| Might Be
Wrong But
By
P. G. STROMBERG

Whether we rejoice in it or not
we must accept the Mccarthy VIC
tory in Wisconsin as an expression
of opinion of the people of that
State on a great current issue. The
tremendous victory of Senator Jo-
seph R. Mccarthy need not neces-
sarily be attributed to his great
popularity. There are too many
people who don't endorse his meth
eds to assume that he has a great
personal following. However, Sena-
tor Mccarthy received more votes
than all the other candidates COM
! bined both Democratic and Repub-
lican. 1t must, therefore, be inter-
preted as an expression of con-
demnation for any subversive ac-
tivities within the Federal govern
ment. In that respect Senator Nc
earthly is probably the outstanding
symbol of anti-Communism.
And it cannot be properly inter
preted as an expression of the
people of an interior State or that
Wisconsin has so long been I'M
practicable politically.
Our own people in Maryland I'M
questionably gave like expression
when Senator Tydings was defea-
ted in 1850. Senator Tydings had
served the State and nation in an
outstanding manner for a genera
ton. He was one of the top-notch
U S. Senators. And yet he was
defeated by the votes of thousands
of people who felt that he had been
too lenient with the subversive is
sue. Maryland cannot be classed in
the identical category with Wiscon-
sin because Maryland is not an
interior State and has a tradition
of true conservatism.
1t seems to me that both the
Democratic and Republican cam
paign directors should take cogni-
zance of the Mccarthy vote in Wis
consin and chart their courses ac-
cordingly. 1t seems to me that the
people are definitely fed up with
sny thought that there might be
more Communists in our Federal
establishment.
| believe the conviction of Alger
Hiss served as a warning and pro-
duced an element of doubt and fear
on the part of our public, lest there
be others in the same category as
Hiss, Chambers, ct al. 1t seems
that Mccarthy has been made al
most national hero because of
this very reason.
Should the Democrats fail to rec
ognize the Mccarthy victory as
warning they will be lacking in
good political sense. On the other
hand should the Republicans fail to
recognize the Wisconsin vote in
its true sense and use it forcefully
they too will be lacking the cour-
age to adapt the psychological ad-
vantage thrown at them in the
Wisconsin primary.
Democratic leaders have already
begun their campaign to minimize
the Wisconsin vote by making it
appear ridiculous fora General
Eisenhower to appear on the same
platform with Senator Mccarthy.
If the Republicans fail to take the
offensive their opponents will sue
coed in neutralizing the effect of
the Wisconsin vote.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-09-18
WCTU Meets
At Spencerville

The Spencerville WCTU met
Thursday, September IL, at Tire
LONE of Mrs. John G. Thompson Il,
Sandy Spring with Mrs. Herbert
Cuff of Ashton serving as assistant
hostess.
Routina business was followed
by the announcement of the Mary
land State WCTU convention dates
Of October 20 and % at the Firs5
Methods: Church, st. Paul and
22nd Streets, Baltimc re.
Governor Theodore r. McKeldin
and MIRO. A. Seigle Colvin, pres;-
dent of the National WCTU, I'll
be principal speakers at the con-
vention.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-09-18
Women Voters wiz
Hold First Fall Meeting

The Rockville Unit Of the Lea
que of Women Voters will hold its
first meeting Of the fall season on
Monday, September %, at 8 pm,
at the home Of Mrs. Roger Tubby,
215 w. Montgomery Avenue.
The subject to be discussed will
be League History and accom-
plshmen:,,"
Mrs. p. C. Haskell Of Washing
ton Grove. newly appointed chair.
alan of the Unit, will preside.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-09-18
Women of Moose to
Sponsor Oyster Roast

The Rockville Chapter 1876, WON.
en- of the Moose, will sponsor an
oyster roast and shoot at the Izaak
Walton League, Choppers, on Sun
day, September 81, from until
. pm.
Proceeds will benefit a needy
family. The group promises "all
you want to eat and drink" for SO
Children's tickets are 75-cents.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-09-18
Correction

We were advised last week that
the Poolesville Parent Teachers
Association would give a reception
for the new principal. He was
identified as William G. Pyles Of
IL Williams Street. Our informant
was Incorrect. The new principal is
Thomas w. Pyles of II Williams
Street. The Sentinel regrets the
error.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-09-18
Big Brother Group
To Organize Here

Judge Alfred d. Noyes of the
Juvenile Court, Reverend Paul f.
Myers Of Gaithersburg, and at
tGrney Donald H. Dalton, Chevy
Chase, have been appointed to
start a Big Brother movement in
Montgomery County, by Mr.. Con-
Ion, President of the Youth Com
mission of Montgomery County, it
was announced this week.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-09-18
Garden Club to
Meet Next Week

Members of the Community Gar
den Club of Rockville, will be
guests of the Executive Commit.
tee at a luncheon meeting, to b.
held at Normandy Farms, Tuesday,
Septembe: %, at IL noon.
The president, Mrs. j. H. Mat
.ingly, will conduct the business
meeting which will follow. There
will be the usual exhibit and judg-
ing of specimens and flower ar.
Tangements.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-09-18
Sandy Spring Meeting
Of Friends United

The JOINT Sessions Of the Balti.
more Quarterly Meetings will be
held with the Sandy Spring month
ly meeting Of Friends United Ut
Sandy Spring on September 81.
The schedule for the meeting
follows: Ministry and Council, 9:45
an; Meeting for Worship, II ant:
Luncheon, 1890.
A conference and business meet
ing are scheduled to be held at
2 pm.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-09-18
Are You a Voter?

Registration books for Mont
gOmery County voters close Oc-
tOber 4, one month before cleo
ton. The Rockville office is open
daily from 9 am. to 4:30 pm.
Special open days are Saturday
September q and October a;
also from 7 to 10 pm. on the
nights of September %, %, "a,
81, 20, 80, and October / and 4.
There is no excuse for not reg
istering and no excuse for not
exercising the right to vote.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1952-09-18
Childrens Clothing
Needed in County

Persons with children's clothing
ond shoes which can be utilized
by needy school age youngsters %
Montgomery County are requested
TO contact the Student Aid Com
:nittee.
Contributors should contact Mrs
Eileen Wilkinson, Rockville 1881,
extension 3, or Mrs. William Allen,
Wisconsin 7457.
Evening star., 1952-03-27

/ read your article about miserable
Evening star., 1952-03-27

$4,000 vehicles day. None OF New York Citys
tunnels or bridges handles as many cars as
the twin bridges here. There are special periods
when the traf1ic load over the Fourteenth street
structures exceeds 100000 cars, trucks and buses
in "a hours. Once last year the days load was
10000 vehicles.
These traffic counts have convinced the
Highway Department that the next bridge over
the Potomac should be built somewhere between
the Fourteenth street and Key bridges, rather
than at Alexandria. The department favors a
location at the foot of E street extended A
crossing at this point would accommodate ap-
proximately $4,000 cars day, it is estimated,
whereas an Alexandria bridge would be used
by about 10000 vehicles day. II these esti-
mates are well founded, there should be no
question about where the next Potomac bridge
should be built.
Evening star., 1952-03-27
BY Charles E. Trocewen

he gives q much better idea Of the mar
vel Of flight than the smaller ones, whose
abilities along this line seem without
effort. so natural that one almost asks.
"Why shouldn't they dy?"
Even the little cedar waxwings seem
to 60 about through no effort OF their
own, although they use exactly the same
principles of fight the heavier crows
and eagles do.
The bold jay stands about midway in
this--he is large, but still he seems to
be very part Of the air in which he
lives and breathes and has his being.
He is another fine bird we have never
seen injure another species, although
there can be no doubt that at times he
does so. We have seen blue jays many
thousand times as often as crows. and
still have yet to see them do any harm
to other birds.
They, too, are intelligent. and no doubt
could be taught to talk. or maybe: cer-
tainly we have never heard Of talking
blue jay. though we have known several
intimately. There is no finer species,
and certainly no more American bird.
It fills place no other does. somehow,
being fayorite Of all who have enough
discrimination to Judge. In other words.
our beautiful jaybird Is sort OF test.
II you like it. al IS well-if you do not,
something is the matter with you. not
with the blue jay. for he Is . wonder Of
the modern world.
Come to think Of It. he Is great deal
like one Of the charming parakeets. II
he doesn't talk, ct least one thinks he
ought to.