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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-05-28
Health Clinic
Auto Service
Under Study

The Montgomery County Health
Department is making a study of
the question of transporting pa
tients to clinics. For this purpose
new clinic schedule was placed
in effect on May 18th. The ac-
ton follows criticism of free elm
&c transportation by the County
Council.
Under the new schedule the
clinic cars are being used at II
clinics, but at each of these all
patients whose family incomes ex-
coed the medical care scale (for
example, $1,452.OO per year for a
family of four) will be charged
SIPS per round trip per family
transported. This represents the
average cost. Prior to May II all
transportation was free. Most
clinic patients come from low in
come families and it had been as
sumed that they could not afford
to pay.
In 20 clinics no clinic cars are
in use. Several of these clinics
will be operated in the evening
or on Saturdays.
clinic transportation was
started as project of the Public
Health Lay Council in July, 1888,
when secondhand vehicle was
purchased and a driver employed.
The Lay Council and the Health
Department both believed that the
patients who could not get into
the clinics themselves were the
ones who most needed the clinic
service. A second vehicle was
bought in November, 1914, and
two have been in use since. In
1949 a provision was made in the
Health Department budget for
substituting the service, but the
Lay Council continued to admins
ter it. In July, 1851 the county
took over the ownership of the
vehicles and the operation of the
service. This plan is still in eff
feet.
1t is hoped that this study will
help determine the extent to which
patients are able to pay for their
transportation and the extent
which they can get to the clinics
if no transportation is provided,
according to DR.. Y. L. Ellicott,
County Health Officer.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-05-28
5000 Taxpayers
Declared Willing
To Forge Tax Cuts

Nearby $500 County residents
Rave signed the petition indicating
willingness to forego tax reduc-
tons in order to obtain better
schools, James @. Reber, president,
reported at meeting of the Coun-
Gil of PTA's Tuesday night at
Lone Oak School.
Approximately 100 signed the
alternate petition which expressed
unwillingness to give up the tax
cut. Mr.. Reber told the 125 PTA
volunteers who attended that
number of petitions have not been
received.
He scored a recent statement
attributed to County Delegate
Kathryn J. Lawlor describing
PTA's as pressure groups" Mr..
Reber denied the PTA Council has
engaged in any fight with the
County Council and declared the
petition campaign is to give the
Council an idea of the feelings of
the taxpayers.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-05-28

Advisory
Committee
Reports
Budgeting in County
Urged by Fiscal Study
Group Appointed
By County Council

The County Councils Finan-
cial Advisory Committee believes
the county should take "conser-
vative" stand in budgeting pro-
cedures as safeguard against a
downward swing in business.
The committee, headed by Chas.
bearing, senior staff member of
the Brookings Institution, pre-
sented nine page report to the
Council Tuesday after a study of
the county's fiscal policies.
The committee took to task
former County Manager Irving
G. McNayr's inclusion of antici-
pated partial levies in determin-
ing the revenues and the tax rate
for next year.
Anticipating tax funds from
property not yet in existence is
not prudent at this time, the COM
mittee indicated.
Among its recommendation the
committee included:
l. The building up of reserve
to insure against loss of revenue
by the onset of a recession.
2. The use of surplus as "earn-
ed surplus" as is done by business
Continued on Page 6)
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-05-28
Teu,
Briefs

BOYD MEMORIAL RITES -
War Veterans and loved ones who
have passed away will be remem
bered in a special II am. men,
Sorial service Sunday, May 81, at
the Presbyterian Church, Boyd.
Flowers in the church will be in
memory of them. Sunday School
will be at 10 am. with classes for
all ages. Christian Endeavor will
meet at 8 pm. social hour and
refreshments will follow.
MRS. NICHOLSON HONORED
Mrs. Mary T. Nicholson, life
long resident of Rockville was
honored at luncheon meeting of
the annual convention of the
Christian churches of this area
last Tuesday. She was greeted
with a standing ovation and pre-
scented with an orchid. AS small
child, she attended the first meet
ing of the convention, held in the
Rockville Christian Church rs
years ago. The delegates from the
various churches, were entertained
in the home of the members and
: Mrs. Nicholson recalls that at that
first convention her home on Falls
Road was so filled with guests that
it was necessary for her to sleep
on the floor.
CONCERT ST. JOHNS OLNEY
A concert Of the men and boys
n6hoir Of Old st. Paul's Church,
baltimore, will be held at s..
Johns Church, Olney, June A at
s o'clock, under the direction of
the choirmaster and organist,
Edmund S. Ender. The oldest
boys choir in the country, it is
composed Of 25 boys and 10 men.
There is no admission fee and the
public is invited.
BRIDE X. {. SECY.-Crescent
j. Bride Of Rockville was elected
secretary of the Knight Of Column
bus Sunday in Ocean City at the
close Of the Maryland groups
Doth annual convention.
MIR. CARTER RESIGNS-Mr.
Guy L. Carter of Winding Lane
farm, Rockville, resigned recently
as chairman of the Official Board
Vi The Rockville Christian Church.
Continued on Page ~
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-05-28

Has A New
Postmaster
Sentinel Staff Photo

Not only does Rockville have a
new postmaster, but soon will
have model post office building
with only three others in the
United States comparable.
After extensive remodelling, the
building will have a new look. On
May 16, Henry A. (Joe) Dawson
was appointed acting postmaster
succeeding Bernard J. Poss, WHO
had held the position since Octo-
Der, 1862.
Born in 1898 at Pine Ridge, S.
D. on the Indian Reservation, Mr..
Dawson has been a resident of
Rockville since 1911. He attend
ed the public schools here, Beth
lehem Prep School and Lehigh
University in Pennsylvania, where
he was member of Chi Phi. Mar
ried to the former Jessamine Wal
ker of Gaithersburg, he lives on
Forest Avenue in Rockville and
has two daughters, Janet and 10
Anne.
Mr.. Dawson has been an en-
ployee of the Rockville Post Of
flee since October, 1924. He
served as clerk from 1924 to
1893 and assistant postmaster
from 1898 to 1913. From 1913 to
his recent appointment he has
been a rural carrier.
The basement of the post Of
flee is being expanded so that all
rural and city carriers will have
work room, with an outside en-
trance for their use. The up
stairs work room will take care
of incoming and outgoing mail
and window service.
Mail will be sent downstairs by
means of a conveyor belt and will
be returned the same way. The
porch at the rear of the building
will be extended the full length
of the office so that the carriers,
parcel post carriers and mail mes
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-05-28

Thomas c. Kelley, of the upper
county planning commission.
Mr.. Kelley wants the SRC to
provide a major interchange on
the new pike at the Browns Sta
ton Road.
County Public Works Director
Mason Butcher, however, agrees
with the SltC that there is insult
ficient room in this area if the
pike follows its present proposed
route.
Furthermore, he added, if it
were moved, it would ruin a fine
dairy farm and would cut across
the A agriculture Center fair
grounds.
The County Council still has the
proposals under study and is ex-
pected to set hearings on any
roads to be closed in the near fu-
ture.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-05-28
Council Expects
Recreation Plan
Signing Tonight

Members of the County Coun.
ell expect tonight to sign a reso.
luton accepting the recreation
program from the Maryland Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission.
The recreation transfer, effec-
tive Monday, was required under
an act of the recent General AS
sembly. The council met yester-
day afternoon with planning Of
ficials to iron out the remaining
details of the transfer.
Councilman Harold f. Ham
mond, who has been one of the
county's negotiators in the trans
fer, said the county would accept
"almost all" Of the planning COM
missions proposals and noted that
the transfer had been accomplish
ed with harmony on both sides"
The announcement came in the
wake of council action Tuesday
in which they retained Louis G..
Mitchell, superintendent of recre-
alton for the planning commission
since 1912, as the county's new
chief Of the division Of recreation
Mitchell, 44-year-old father Of
five children, will receive an an
nual salary Of SG,552. He will be
second in command under Forest
=. Gustafson, director Of recre-
alton. Hammond said Mitchell
will serve as acting recreation d.
rector during the illness of Gus
tafson, suffering from Yellow
Jaundice.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-05-28
Council and TO,Un FIO1Un
I'm Cdithersburg Road Plan

The County Council, Gathers
burg town officials and the Up
per Montgomery Planning Com
mission are dissatisfied with the
State Roads Commission propo-
sails for linking Gaithersburg with
the new National Pike.
The SRC is proposing to close
Browns Station Road, just north
of the town, at the railroad cross
ing.
The roads commission also
wants to relocate part Of Muddy
Branch Road, put an interchange
on the pike in this area and chan
mel the traffic onto narrow Cedar
Avenue.
The latter proposal would throw
the traffic onto the present Route
240 at the foot of the Baltimore
and Ohio overpass, and would add
to an already hazardous intersec-
ton, according to Chairman
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-05-28
Travilah All Girl
Wins Top Jersey
Field Day Award

The Annual Second District
Jersey Field Day was held at the
Agricultural Center, Gathers
burg, last Saturday with so top
notch Jersey animals being ex-
hibited.
Carol J. Mills of Travilah walk
ed off with the top awards, exhib-
ting the Junior, Senior and Grand
Champion animals in both the A.
II and Open Classes. Carols
year old COW, War Breads Noble
Grace was Grand Champion while
her daughter, Noble testers Fair
Lady, senior heifer calf, was the
Junior Champion.
The grand champion bull, Keep
er's Jester Wonder, was exhibited
by T. NJ. Anderson, Rockville.
In the Junior All Showmanship
contest, Agnes Schwartzbeck of
Travilah won out over II other
contestants. She received a mo-
del Jersey COW for her achieve
ment. Carol j. Mills was the SEN
Tor All Showmanship Champion
and won out over Agnes for the
Grand Champion Snowman Of the
Field Day. Carol also received a
model Jersey COW for her achieve
ment.
In the Judging contest, Nathan
Stiles of Boonsboro was the
Champion judge in the division Of
ii years and under, while Carol
J.. Mills and Betty Ann Fraley
Rockville) tied for first place in
the Is to q year division; and in
the over 81 year division, George
Stiles, Boonsboro, and Mrs. John
Stiles, Mt. Airy, tied for top hon
ors.
John Stiles, prominent Jersey
breeder, Frederick County, was
the official Judge.
The show was under the spon-
sorship of the Montgomery Coun-
ty Jersey Cattle Club and the
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-05-28
st. MGry's Annual
Fair Opens Today;
Oh! Those Dinners

The eagerly awaited annual Fair
at st. Mary's opens today.
From 4 to s pm. the first of
the famous Chicken and Ham din
ners is being served in the Parish
Hall. The second dinner is sched-
uled for Saturday, May 80, from
l to 7 pm. A reputation for de-
licious food attracts people from
far and near. Prices are $1.75
for adults and IS cents for chill
dren.
The rides, including the merry
go-round and ferris wheel, are
back at the Fair. Some new games
have been added to the entertain
ing old ones. The fish stand will
be back, by popular demand, and,
of course, there is your favorite
game. Now this year will be a
balloon stand, where gas balloons
can be bought; new and inter-
esting cigarette game; and a kit
chenware stand. There is fun for
young and old.
A Cake Table will be open on
the same day as the dinners and
it is expected there will be a sell
out of these popular, home baked
delicacies.
Admission to the Fair is free
and there are to be gate prizes
every night. On the last night of
the Fair, June 6, there is to be
a grand award of the 1853 Dodge
sedan.
At st. Mary's there's a Fair
And everyone in ROckyilIe's fhere
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-05-28
Five Bills
Scheduled
For Vote
By Council
Action Tonight
Expected on Fire Tax
Approval Bill and
Recreation Measure

The County Council is expected
to vote on five bills tonight, in
GLIDING a controversial measure
MO empower to Council to set all
. fire taxrates after public hear
ings, at what might be the last
active meeting of the current May
Legislative session.
Up for consideration will be bills
passed over by the Council Tues
day, including the bill, holly con-
tested by County firemen, to give
the County Council power to set,
after it holds public hearings on
fire department budgets, the tax
rates in all fire areas. Some amend
ments to this measure were con-
sidered at conference meeting
last night.
Also to be considered tonight is
a measure to reorganize the Ken
sington Fire Department. 1t would
increase the fire board from seven
to 10 members and establish a fire
area committee of representatives
of business, municipal and civic
groups to name the fire board.
In addition, proposals are still
pending to: authorize the Council
to issue up to 100000 in bonds to
establish a "self-insurance" fund
and do away with commercial in
surance policies; alter the regula-
lions providing exemptions to the
suburban parking lot ordinances,
and establish recreation tax dis
Atrict in the suburban area, to fol-
low the lines of the present subur-
ban district and exempt the upper
county from the recreation pro
gram levies.
Tuesday, the Council enacted Il
bill making legal all site purchases
made by fire departments and libr-
aries without prior Council APP.
proval. The measure was amended
however, by Louis A. Gravelle to
require Council approval prior to
construction on the sites.
The bill, applying to purchases
made before January l, 1858, will
Continued on Page ~
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-05-28
Septic Tank
Cleaners Nav
Be Regulated

County officials are studying the
possibility of regulating persons
pumping out septic tanks on Il
commercial basis in the Upper
County.
Tuesday, the County Council in
structed Joe Kyle, assistant Coun-
ty attorney, to discu1s possible
control Of commercial septic tank
bumpers. Kyle appeared at the
session with a request from DR..
V. l.. Ellicott, county health Off
Ger, that present laws be amended
to require permits for persons
emptying septic tanks.
Ellicott complained that the
men, most of whom canvass the
rural areas with tank trucks, are
emptying refuse into streams and
polluting them. Kyle said Ellicott
believes that permits would give
the county some control and in
spection powers over local persons
and an opportunity to educate
those who come from nearby
counties or from Virginia.
During the discussion, Council
man Lathrop Smith complained
that the streams also are being
polluted by waste from canncries
and said stream near his home
was polluted by the overwhelmed
Gaithersburg disposal plant.
Several Councilmen suggested
to Kyle that he study the possibi-
lily that the problem is simply
one Of police providing more en-
forcement for existing pollution
laws.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-05-28
BY Mrs. Ulysses Griffith Nv

By Mrs. Ulysses Griffith Nv
DR.. John c. MILAN, District
Superintendent of the Washington
West District of the Methodist
Church, dedicated st. PauPs
Church Hall at Laytonsville Sun
day at exercises held in the hall.
For the Rev. Warren Firth, pas
tor, Sielder Childs and Arthur
Stang, co-chairmen of the con-
struction committee, willis m
Stup, chairman of the promotion
committee and every member of
st. Paul's it was the fulfillment
of long desired dream. 1t was
however, az dream earned by hard
work on the part of many. The
two story cinder block building
with its shiny white coating rep
resents many contributions of
cash and materials, free labor
given by the men of the parish
which would have entailed an out
lay of more than $4,000 at pre-
vailing wage scales and many ac-
tivities on the part of the women.
It's estimated value is $4,000.
Within the building are many
gifts in honor of members of st.
Paul's. The Nursery Room is
Continued on Page g.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-05-28
Sandy Spring NeighbOrhOOd
Museum Planned atLibrarv

Photographs of the leaders
among the early settlers will be
hung and several interesting col
lcctions already have been given
or loaned for display. Among these
are n collection Of Indian relics
found on nearby farms and a col
lection Of old firearms. The
Friends Meeting has given a num-
Der Of antique books for exhibi.
ton.
1t is planned TO have some anti
ques on permanent display and
others on loan basis. The Muse.
UNI will be opened formally at q
special event, the date Of which
will be announced later.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-05-28

An early map Of Maryland is
one Of the items already on dis
play in the museum which is being
established in the Sherwood Com
muhity Library in Sandy Spring.
The Library Advisory Board is
working on the project, assisted
by museum committee consisting
Of representative from the local
organizations.
Mrs. Uric Hutton is chairman
Of the Advisory Board and Jack
Bentley is chairman Of the Muse
UNI Committee Other members
are Mrs. Francis llallowcll and
Mrs. Elgar Stabler.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-05-28
Community Mems
Chorus to Sing

The Community Mems Chorus,
composed Of members from Mont
gomcry, Frederick, Carroll and
Howard Counties, will present
program Of sacred music at the
Ridgeville, Md, Methodist Church
at 8 pm. Sunday. May 81.
The program also will include
duets, solos and several male
quartcts. The Chorus is directed
by Professor Jack Reed, music
teacher at Damascus High School.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-05-28
Memorial
Day Rites
Scheduled
In County
Rockville Shops Join
Other County Stores,
Banks and Offices in
Closing for Holiday

Rockville, the County seat, will
spearhead the observance of Me-
mortal Day in Montgomery Coun-
ty Saturday.
Rites in remembrance of the
Nations Heroes and those who
have departed will be held
throughout the county in church.
es and cemeteries and at patriotic
monuments.
Exercises will be held in Rock
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-05-28

Show your colOrs! Fly the
flag. on Memorial Day. It's
great to be an American. Let
Old Glory wave. Remember
you live in Maryland-the home
of ''The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1953-10-26
Funds Urged 10 Tap
Middle East Region
BY the Assoeiated Press

UNITED NATIONS. N. Y, Oct.
ga group of 33 American edu-
Gators and religious leaders called
on the United Nations yesterday
to set up funds totalling nearly a
billion dollars to develop Middle
East resources and reSettle Arab
refugees as a step to peace in
the region.
Their memorandum was sent
to top U. N. officials and to dele
cation heads of the so member
nations with a plea that some
U. N. committee take it up.
Private communications of
this sort. however, are generally
merely filed here unless some
delegation officially sponsors it.
Among signers were Sumner
WelleS, former U. S. Undersecre-
tary of State; William Emerson,
Boston financier and president
of the American Association for
the United Nations; Paul Porter,
former U. S. representative on
the U. N. Palestine Cancellation
Commission; and Jacob S. Po-
tofsky, head of the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers Union.
The memorandum said half
billion dollar international fund
should be administered by a
new U. N. commission to carry
out development of oil, power,
farm, and water resources for
the entire Israel-Arab region.
Israel and oil-rich Arab coun-
tries should also contribute to
the fund, the memorandum
said.
Another commission, with a
$500 million fund to reSettle
more than 100000 Arab refugees
displaced from Palestine over the
next six years, was suggested at
the same time.
Evening star., 1953-10-26
Arms 'Camouf|age'
Opposed by Bridges
BY the Assoc,oted Press

Senator Bridges, Republican,
Of New Hampshire said today
Congress will resist any cam
outage" consolidation of foreign
arms assistance with the regular
military budget.
Senator Bridges, who heads
the Senate Appropriations Com
miuee, said in an interview he is
going to insist that military
leaders break down any overall
defense budget. He said such
a breakdown must show what
equipment and supplies the
Pentagon intends to give foreign
nations and what it will keep
for American fighting forces.
I don't believe Congress will
be willing to sacrifice equipment
and supplies needed by our own
forces to supply our allies
abroad" Senator Bridges said.
There must be no camouhaging
of the foreign assistance pro-
gram. Congress must know ex-
actly what percentage is going
to other countries"
Eisenhower administration of
flcials are reported to have de-
cided to put the foreign mill
tary aid program and the regu-
lar armed forces budget into
lone package" request.
While Senator Bridges didn't
say so directly, he evidently
shared a suspicion of some of his
colleagues that this move was
designed primarily to make for
eign arms outlays more palatable
to Congress.
Evening star., 1953-10-26
Hackers Convention
Hears How Drivers
Can Win Good Will

The taxi driver-traditionally
an independent and vocal citi-
zen-should maintain a gentle
manly attitude, even in the face
of the woman drivers left-hand
turn on a right-hand signal.
Cab fleet owners from across
the country were to hear this
and other views expressed here
today at the opening of four
day convention.
A panel discussion on this
theme was scheduled late this
afternoon for delegates to the
18th annual convention of the
American Taxicab Association at
the Shoreham Hotel.
Driser Is Cornerstqne. r
The faIk- entitled Public
Relations = How to, Improve
Them"-was to cover all phases
of the subject from the cab
driver to the feet owner. But,
an official pointed out, the
drivers attitude toward his
passenger and other motorists
is the cornerstone in good public
relations.
The old days are gone, he
said, of shaking a drunken pas
senger by the heels land figur-
ing that any loose change found
in the cab belongs to YOU" The
fleet owners, he declared, are
here to try and improve cab
service in the community.
Smalr to Speak Tomorrow.
A high spot of the convention
will be a talk at noon tomorrow
by Representative Small, jr., Re-
publican, of Maryland, on a
proposition that the Public Utili-
ties Commission be empowered
to limit the number of taxicab
licenses issued in the District.
Mr.. Small has introduced such a
bill in the House.
A full session Of business meet
ings, entertainment and sight
seeing was planned through the
closing session Thursday.
President Eisenhower sent del
egates a letter of greeting to the
convention in which he praised
the fleet operators.
Evening star., 1953-10-26
Metropolitan Museum
Reopens After Strike
BY The Associated Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-New
York's Metropolitan Museum of
Art has reopened after 12-day
strike by it's ITO guards.
The main building opened yes
terday and its uptown branch,
the Cloisters, started re-admit-
ting the public Saturday.
A work resumption came after
the museum withdrew its recog-
milton of the Museum Guardians
Union Qnd0, which represented
the strikers. The museum then
ordered the guards to return to
work or be fired.
A wage increase of $500 a year
was sought by the guards, whose
pay now ranges from $3,O05 to
$3,525.