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Evening star., 1953-10-27
Martha Black
Becomes Bride

Miss Martha Anne Black,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Carlyle Black of Alexandria, be-
came the bride of Mr.. Fred
Lehman Weaver on October II.
He is the son of Mr.. Arthur j.
Weaver of Omaha, Neb. The
Rev. Richard G. Smith officiated
at the ceremony. which took
place at the National City Chris
tian Church.
A reception at the home of the
brides parents followed the
ceremony. The couple will live
at Camp LIE Jeune. N. c., where
the bridegroom is stationed in
the Marine Corps.
Evening star., 1953-10-27
DR.. Marvin
To Be Feted

The George Washington Uni
versity Board of Trustees will
honor University President Cloyd
H. Marvin and Mrs. Marvin at
a dinner tomorrow evening at
the Sulgrave Club.
Chairman of the Board and
Mrs. Robert v. Fleming and the
boards new secretary, Mr..
Newell w. Ellison and Mrs. Eli
son will join other members in
giving the dinner.
Among the other hosts will be
Mrs. Wilbur j. Carr, DR.. and
Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor, Mr.. and
Mrs. Brooks Hays, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred H. Lawson, Mr.. and Mrs.
John K. Mckee, Mr.. and Mrs.
B. M. McKelway. Mr.. and Mrs.
Donald Darcy Shepard, and Mr..
and Mrs. Lloyd Bennett Wilson.
Others are Mr.. and Mrs. John
st. Clair Brookes. jr.. DR.. and
Mrs. Homer Cummings, Mr.. and
Mrs. Watson Davis, DR.. and Mrs.
Charles Carroll Glover. jr., Mr..
and Mrs. Robert H. Jackson, DR..
Charles H. Tompkins, Mr.. and
Mrs. James E. Webb. DR.. Alex
ander Wetmore, and DR.. and
Mrs. Charles Stanley White.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence A. As
pinwall, DR.. and Mrs. Lyman j.
Briggs, Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua
Evans. jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
E. Freer, Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
Ulysses S. Grant, III. Mr.. j.
Edgar Hoover, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank A. Howard, Judge and
Mrs. Evan Howell, Miss Helen
Newman, and DR.. and Mrs. Wal
ter r. Tuckerman will also
| honor the Marvins.
Evening star., 1953-10-27
Miss North,
Mr.. Cook
Engaged

District Postmaster and Mrs.
Roy M. North announce the en-
gagement of their daughter Janis
Elizabeth to Mr.. Joseph Allen
Cook. He is the son of Dr.. and
Mrs. Robert c. Cook of Chevy
Chase, Md.
The bride-elect attended the
University of Maryland where
she was a member of Kappa
Kappa Gamma sorority. She Is
an accomplished ballet dancer
and was the 1850 Homecoming
queen of the University of Mary.
land.
Mr.. Cook served in the Navy
in World War II and is a grad
uate of the University of Mary
land. He was the president Of
Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.
The wedding will take place on
November 10.
Evening star., 1953-10-27
Diane Simon
Is Betrothed

The engagement Of their
daughter, Diane Ruth, to Mr..
Harold w. Castle, is announced
by 1t. Col. and Mrs. Walter A.
Simon. The bridegroom-elect Is
the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Castle of Miami, Fla.
Both Miss Simon and Mr..
Castle attended the University
of Miami. and are now employed
by National Memorial Park.
Evening star., 1953-10-27
SocietyNeWs
Turkish HOLIDAY
Fete Is Planned
Other Diplomatic Entertaining;
Sonora de Chuves Coming
SocietyNeWs
Bv Katherine M. Brooks

Turkish Ambassador and Nine.
Erkin are planning a reception
Thursday evening from Z to 8
o'clock to which only Turkish
residents here will be invited.
The party will mark the thir-
tieth anniversary of the Procla-
nation of the Turkish Republic
and would call for one of the
large and brilliant receptions
given in past years were it not
for the austerity of living in
the Turkish Republic. The Am
basSador and Nine. Erkin have
kept all of their entertaining in
recent years as small and simple
as is possible.
The Ambassador and Nine.
Erkin recently returned from
New Orleans where they attend
ed the seSquicentennial cele5ra-
tion of the Louisiana Purchase.
Today the Ambassador was
guest speaker of the Middle
East Institute at the Hotel
Washington, where the topic
was Turkey and the West"
Former United States Ambassa-
dor to Turkey George c. Nc
Ghee also was a speaker.
Luxembourg Dinner
Luxembourg Minister and
Nine. LeGallais were hosts to a
company of 18 at dinner last
evening entertaining in their at
tractive legation on Massachu-
sets avenue. Their guests of
honor were newly appointed
United States Minister to Lux
embourg and Mrs. Wiley Bu-
chanan who will leave Thursday
en- route to his new post.
Minister and Nine. LeGallais
are very popular in Washington
where he has been the diplo-
matte representative of the
Duchy of Luxembourg since Mo-
vember 1910. The Buchanans
are equally popular here where
they have lived for some years.
Another party yesterday on
diplomatic row was the late aft
ernoon reception in the Iranian
Embassy. Long the scene of gay
and delightful entertainments
the Embassy has more recently
been dark, so far as parties are
concerned. The host was the
Charge d'Affaires Mr.. Abbas
Aram, who recently came to as
sumo his duties as Counselor of
the Embassy. He, like the newly
appointed Ambassador Nasrollah
Entezam, is a bachelor. Guests
yesterday were limited to Iran
ians living in Washington.
Mr.. Entezam, Trans delegate
to the United Nations, came
down for the party yesterday
which celebrated the birthday
anniversary of the Shah. recent
ly returned to power in his coun-
try. Mr.. Entezam was AmbaSsa-
dor here from September, 1850,
until midsummer of 1852. Even
then he was no stranger in
Washington where he has served
at his Embassy on several tours
of duty. The President is ex-
pected to receive him next week.
lnter-Americon Group
Sonora Amalia de Castillo
Ledon, who has been chairman
of the nter-American commits
sion of Women for the past four
years, is back in Washington for
a visit. Sonora de Castillo
Ledon was succeeded as chair
man by Sonora Maria Concep-
cion Leyes de Chaves of Para
quay. Sonora de Castillo Ledon
will continue as Mexican men,
ber of the commission but will
return to her home in Mexico
City as soon as Sonora de
Evening star., 1953-10-27
Enooued to Wed

Mrs. Katie L. Disney of Wash
ington announces the engage
ment Of her daughter Patricia to
Pvt. Jack D. Melcher, who is
now stationed at Cherry Point,
N. G.
No date has been set for the
wedding.
Evening star., 1953-10-27

Visiting New York
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul A. Neuland
of Washington are guests at the
Plaza Hotel in New York City.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-03-12
In Retirement Blast
Hammond Denies
WastefuI Spending
Charged by Lee

Councilman Harold F. Hammond
of Silver Spring Tuesday denied
statements by Col. E. Brooke Lee,
retiring leader of the County DEM
ocrats, charging the county coun-
ell with unlimited, wasteful and
unnecessary spending"
Mr.. Hammond produced re-
port from County Director of FL
nance Alex X. Hancock which in
Dictated that, although the cost of
government and schools has in
creased by some SIS million since
1913, the increase amounted to
only about SIG million when adj
justed for the population and cost
of-living increases during the same
l0-year period.
Hancock's report was computed
on the basis of q 73 percent popu-
lation increase and a SO per cent
rise in the cost of living. Using
these figures, it asserted, the in
crease in the actual cost of County
government is $696,O0O less today
than in 1913.
Using the same basis, school OPP
irrational costs rose by some $2.3
Continued on Page ~
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-03-12
In Retirement Blast
Wasteful County Spending
Attacked by E.. Brooke Lee
Does Not Wish
Leadership in
Election Fight

Col. E. Brooke Lee, for many
years a State and county Demo-
cratic leader, Saturday issued a
statement bitterly attacking the
"wasteful and unnecessary spend
ing" of the County Council and
announced he does not intend to
be leader in the forthcoming cleo
tons.
Col. Lee said he wishes to re-
tire from active leadership in the
election campaign.
while l am willing to do my
full one mans share in the APP
preaching campaign" he said, 81
shall make considerable effort to
avoid the responsibility or position
which is sometimes called leader
ship.
The statement declared that
"few if any county services have
been improved" in spite of "un-
necessary spending that prevails
at the county level" He added
that there is nothing new except
S3,000,000 new county office
building still unfinished after three
years and Every bad Upper
Continued on Page ~
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-03-12
Annexation
On Route 24O
Urged on City

Rockville Pike business men are
working to have their. properties
included in the city limits of Rock
vile.
A group of business men appear
ed before the Mayor and Council
last week to urge that section of
approximately 600 acres adjacent
10 Route 240 be annexed to the city
The group also has asked action
by county members of the General
Assembly.
The businessmen said they want
sewer and water facilities and have
despaired of getting them from
the Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission.
Included in the group were Der
mot A. Nee, who offered to change
the name of his North Bethesda
Shopping Center to South Rock
vile; Roger w. Eisinger, Jr., of
the Eisinger Mill G. Lumber Com
pany, Bethesda, and Arthur c.
Hyde, of the Congressional Air
port.
Members of the Council were
unanimous in their approval of the
annexation, which will bring valu-
able commercial and industrial land
into the city limits.
Mayor Daniel C. Weddle said the
city will enter into a contract with
the business men to furnish sewer
end water facilities if the annexa-
ton is approved.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-03-12
Advisory
Group Set
To Study
Economy
School Board Names
13-Member Group
To Check Possible
Building Cost Cut

The County Board of Education
and the County Council acted al
most concurrently Tuesday in an
attempt to plug another hole in the
county taxpayers pockets by ap-
pointing a 13-member Citizens Adj
visory Committee on School Con-
struction.
The new citizens group will
study present school construction
methods and costs with an eye to
possibly standardizing school
building plans and cutting the per-
pupil construction costs.
David Scull, Silver Spring bust
nessman, is serving as temporary
chairman of the group and prob
ably will be designated as it's first
official chairman.
Upper County residents named
to the new committee include Mrs.
Roland Green of Gaithersburg;
Allan F. Brooke, Sandy Spring and
r. w. Farmer, Gaithersburg.
Other members include Blair
Lee III, Silver Spring; Robert
Sherwood; Carroll D. Fentress,
Chevy Chase; Brig. Gen. F. w.
Browne, USA, Chevy Chase; DON
aid Pratt, William Wilder Evans
of Silver Spring; J. Ingram Med
ley, Silver Spring, John P. Sippel,
Takoma Park, and John G, Scharf,
Bethesda.
AS the School Board appointed
the construction cost-cutting COM
mittee, it also approved prelimin-
airy plans for new school and an
addition to an existing one.
Approved were plans for a new
Continued on Page 4)
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-03-12
High Rate
Bond Bid
Is Accepted

Highest interest rate paid by
the county in recent years was
bid on the $7025,OOO issue sold
last week by the Montgomery
County Council.
A group headed by Halscy, Stu
art &Co. bid an effective inter-
est rate of 1874 percent, highest
interest paid by the county in at
least five years. Alex X. Hancock,
county director of finance, pointed
out, however, that the bid was
reasonable in relation to the cur
rent level of the bond market.
Included in the issue was S.
100000 for school bonds; $675,O00
in road bonds; S650,000 for bonds
for parking lot districts in Beth
esda, Silver Spring, and Wheaton,
and 100000 in assessment certi-
tlcates for road improvement.
The Bank of Bethesda was sue
cessful bidder for a parcel of
S126,000 in bonds to finance a new
firehouse for the Glen Echo area.
The banks successful bid was
based on an interest rate of 2.8
percent.
The bonds were authorized at
the May legislative session Of the
County Council. Bids were opened
March 4,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-03-12
F. p. Jenkins
Grand Jury
Foreman

Frank =. jenkins, Rockville bust
nessman, has been named foreman
of the Montgomery County Grand
Jury, which convenes Monday for
the March term.
Mr.. jenkins is president Of the
Rockville Fuel & Feed Company,
Inc, and vice president of the Rock
vile Board Of Trade. He formerly
was president of the Rockville
Rotary Club. He lives on Great
Falls Road.
Twenty-Five other Grand Jury
men will be selected by the judges
at the opening of the term Mon
day. Others who have been
drawn for jury duty are:
Election district / -- Ruth Pope
Frye, Augustus w. Loe, Dorothy NJ.
Blood election district 2 - w. Paul
Benson, Isobel +. Ardinger, Lloyd
w. Burdette; election district 3 --
Clarence +. Painter, Helen w. OAR
by, Barbette Griffith. Sydney
Thompson and Joseph X. Allnutt;
election district 4 49, Ruth f. Hayes,
Edward A. Osborn, Mary NJ. Sch
wart, Hubert X. Bridgewater,
Frances f. Ricketts,. Daisy NJ. Ma
gruder, Wesley d. Shaffer, Guy J..
Carter, Andria A. Conklin; election
district 5 Howard A. Taner, Efrie
Hobbs, Bertha +. Burton, Clyde S.
Edwards, John B. Nutter, Geraldine
B. Rverson; election district -
Carol s. Sleek, Howard G. Cissel,
Rean S. Miller; election district 7 -
Dorothy NJ. Clancy, Harry F..
Diehl. John r. Pollock, Oscar Eel
ker Lester d. Flory, Marion T.
Phillips. Alexander G. Anderson,
Continued on Page ~
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-03-12
Press Group
dominates
At Luncheon

Joseph L. Brechner, business
manager of Radio Station WGAY,
and Eugene Glasgow, public re-
lations consultant, were nominated
for the presidency of the Mont
gomery County Press Association
at a meeting Friday in the Mont
gomery Blair High School, Silver
Spring.
William p. Allen, publisher of
the Bethesda Chevy Chase Trib-
une, who had declined nomination
for president, was nominated with
out opposition for vice president,
and Herman Simmons, of the
Maryland News, was nominated
without opposition to serve as
treasurer. Chuck Dulane, Station
Continued on Page ~
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-03-12
Tax Rate
Reduction
To $1.92
Possible
Taxpayers Group Tells
Council Economies
Can Effect Reduction
Despite School Costs

The Montgomery County Tax
payers, Inc. this week painted a
rosy picture for county home.
owners as they asserted that the
county tax rate could be cut to
$1.92 next year and still provide
the County Council with an adj
ditional SIT million to spend over
this years $13.3 million budget.
The associations president,
James r. Miller, however, urged
the Council to cut deeply into bud
get requests from department
heads to slash the tax rate even
lower.
Most county officials, however,
are not so optimistic about the
prospects of heavy tax cut. As
matter of fact, some feel the
Council will be fortunate if ii
holds the line on the present tax
rate.
The taxpayers group said they
based their figures on an assess
able base of 636 million, some
$40 million above the base used
last year.
The group said the ST. million
figure represented the estimated
new or increased costs over this
years expenditures. These includ-
ed provision for 200 new teachers
and a 100000 increase in the
county's debt service, Miller said.
The group commended the Coun-
ell for its "strict economy" state
ment to county department heads
two weeks ago. The group added,
chat unless strict economy meas
ures are applied to present county
functions as well as to new pro-
posals, the county will be faced
with an estimated $15 million ex-
pense budget and basic county
Continued on Page ~
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-03-12
Council
Considers
Publicity
Jittery Council Looks
For Way to Advance
Public Understanding
Of Fiscal Problems

The Montgomery County Coun-
ell, made jittery by reassessment
: protests in the suburban area, is
J preparing to hire a public rela-
tons man to present its case to
county residents.
The Council Tuesday directed
County Manager Irving G. McNayr
and the Personnel Board to draw
up a list of qualifications, duties
and responsibilities for the in
formation post.
Councilmen feel the residents do
not get clear and complete pic
ture of county fiscal problems and
services provided by the county
departments.
The Council has been considering
the proposal for several months
but its action Tuesday was the first
public notice revealed.
The proposal came from Harold
F. Hammond, leader of an economy
trio witch last fall assured resi-
dents they felt a cut in the $2.10
tax rate would be Forthcoming this
July.
Hammond, in suggesting crea-
ton of the post, conceded he felt
the Council would be criticized for
hiring another employee, but in
dictated that Sin the long run, it
will pay off,"
The public relations post will
, carry a $4,000 to $4,000 a year
salary. 1t also probably will have
an official title of research assist
ant"
The Councils timing in announc-
ing its consideration is embarass-
ing for a number of Charter lead
ers and Councilmen themselves
have blasted again and again the
Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission for en-
ploying a $1,000 a year public re-
lations man.
Hammond urged the Council to
take speedy action in setting up
the job and filling it. He said such
a person was needed before the
Continued on Page ~
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-03-12
Press, Radio
Clinic Set
By Educators

A Press and Radio clinic will be
held under auspices of the Public
Relations Committee of the Mont
gomery County Education Asso-
citation at 4 pm. Thursday, March
10, at Richard Montgomery High
School, Rockville.
Joseph NJ. Matthias, formerly as
sistant city editor of The Wash
ington Post and now a practicing
attorney and journalism lecturer
at George Washington. University,
will explain: what Is News"
Phillip J. Austensen, editor of
The Montgomery County Sentinel,
will discuss: "How to Write News
For the Press" and Ernie Tanner,
program director of Radio Station
WGAY, will talk on: "How To
Write News for the Radio"
William B. Evans, Jr., admins
trative assistant to the Superin-
tendent of Schools, will discuss:
"What Are the Responsibilities of
Each School and of the Board of
Education in Publicity and Public
Relations?"
Some successful experiences
with press and radio will be told
by several other speakers: Mrs.
Lucille N. Moler, of Montgomery
I Blair High School; Benjamin All
mutt, Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School; Dean Hugh Price of Mont
gomery Junior College; Mrs. Eliza
Callas, principal of Pleasant View
Elementary School, and Charles
Kopeland of Kopeland Associates
and the Silver Spring Board of
Trade.
A question and answer period
will complete the program.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-03-12
Fire Control Center
Receives Emergency
And Fire Alarms

Upper Montgomery County's
long-awaited new fire control CEN
ter, where all fire and emergency
calls will be received and referred
to volunteer fire dep tT9entss has
been placed in operation, Fire
Marshall Charles H. Howe, jr. an
nounced yesterday.
The fire control station is OPP
Grated by the Division of Fire Pro-
lection Of the Montgomery County
Department of Public Safety, in
cooperation with the Division of
Civil Defense and the Damascus,
Gaithersburg- Washington Grove,
Hyattstown, Rockville and Upper
Montgomery County Volunteer
Fire Departments.
The control center, which is To-
Gated at the Lateral Roads De-
partment Building, Washington
Grove, contains a sixty position
PIX board with direct telephone
lines to each of the five up coun-
ty fire departments, Montgomery
County Police at Rockville and the
Silver Spring Fire Board and
25O-Watt radio transmitter opcr-
ating on the county fire depart
ment frequency. The radio trans
mitter provides communication for
the IL bumpers, ambulances, 1
squad and / chiefs car in the up
per county fire departments and
for 3 cars in the county fire mar
shal's office. The control center
is manned and operated twenty
four hours "a day by county en-
ployees of the Division of Fire
Continued on Page ~
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-03-12

where they viewed Congress in
session. After dinner the CHS.
council bid the Irondequoit stud
ents farewell at Union Station.
This trip was the second part
Of an exchange plan which the
Gsithersburg council put into ef-
feet for the first time in Mont
gomcry County this year. In No.
Continued OH Page -
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-03-12

the home of CHS. council prcsi-
dent, Bill McGraw.
Saturdays agenda consisted Of
a tour Of the University Of Nd,
after which the students divided
into groups and visited points Of
interest Of their choice.
The Episcopal Church hall was
the scene Of a gala party that
Yight.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-03-12

quot High School student council
located in Rochester, N. Y.
The visitors, who were accom-
panied by two advisers, arrived
early last Friday morning, March
6, at Union Station for a our-day
stay.
After a tasty breakfast prepared
by several Of the council members,
the visitors attended various clas-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-03-12

Sunday, the council members
were taken on "A tour Of the Naval
Academy and Annapolis. A party
at the home Of Nancy Smith high
lighted that night.
The last day Of their visit the
lrondequoit students toured points
Of interest in Washington. Repre-
sentatives Hyde and Heating wei
coined the visitors ut the capitol,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-03-12

ses throughout the day. A quiet
entertaining assembly was held
that afternoon at which the visi-
tors were introduced to the student
body, and the Crew Chiefs orches-
ira from Boiling Air Force Base
performed.
A student council dance, the
Bunny Hop" was held Friday night
after which followed a party at
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-03-12
Visitors Are GiUen
WhirlIUiHd Weekend
Tour by Hosts

The Gaithersburg High School
Student Council was very much
honored last weekend by the ar
rival Of Is members Of the lronde-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-03-12
Avoid Penalty
Pay Water Tax
And Sewer Bill

The Mayor and Council Of
Rockville announced yesterday
that penalties will be imposed
after March 16 on all unpaid
water and sewer bills.
Evening star., 1953-07-26
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